Results 2,201-2,220 of 3,623 for speaker:Ulick Burke
- Seanad: Learning to Teach Report: Statements. (27 Feb 2007)
Ulick Burke: Few have just 20 pupils.
- Seanad: Learning to Teach Report: Statements. (27 Feb 2007)
Ulick Burke: The Minister does not seem to be worried about it either.
- Seanad: Learning to Teach Report: Statements. (27 Feb 2007)
Ulick Burke: It suited her to move it forward on that day.
- Seanad: Learning to Teach Report: Statements. (27 Feb 2007)
Ulick Burke: Under 20.
- Seanad: Learning to Teach Report: Statements. (27 Feb 2007)
Ulick Burke: That is very optimistic of him.
- Seanad: Defamation Bill 2006: Committee Stage (Resumed) (28 Feb 2007)
Ulick Burke: I am sorry to interrupt the Deputy but I point out that amendment No. 14 has not yet been discussed. We will come to it.
- Seanad: Order of Business (1 Mar 2007)
Ulick Burke: The World Health Organisation report on the state of nation's children has generated many headlines over recent days in the media and much attention in the other House, but a serious comment on the education system in Ireland is hidden in the text. According to the report, 10% of children aged ten years and over exceed the 20-day limit for missed school days, at which point educational...
- Seanad: Order of Business (1 Mar 2007)
Ulick Burke: Obviously, Senator Mansergh does not live in the west.
- Seanad: Order of Business (1 Mar 2007)
Ulick Burke: There are only site visits; there are no jobs.
- Seanad: Order of Business (1 Mar 2007)
Ulick Burke: Senator White is usurping ministerial and Cathaoirleach functions.
- Seanad: Order of Business (1 Mar 2007)
Ulick Burke: She did not get to ageism yet.
- Seanad: Order of Business (1 Mar 2007)
Ulick Burke: When will we hear chapter 2?
- Seanad: Order of Business (1 Mar 2007)
Ulick Burke: There have been no closures in County Tipperary.
- Seanad: Order of Business (7 Mar 2007)
Ulick Burke: I agree with Senator Ross about the underlying trend that has begun in terms of job losses. Everybody here is genuinely concerned about the job losses in Nenagh and in Limerick. This is an ongoing issue. In parallel to the manufacturing and service industries, many people have lost sight of the fact that the agriculture sector has been losing jobs at the rate of 10% per annum. This is a...
- Seanad: Education System: Motion (7 Mar 2007)
Ulick Burke: I move: That Seanad Ãireann, noting that: the physical condition of many schools is poor, yet the delivery of new classrooms and buildings proceeds at a snail's pace; 30% of children from disadvantaged backgrounds have serious reading problems, three times the national average; 110,000 primary schoolchildren are in classes of 30 or more, with 10,000 of these children in classes of 35 and up,...
- Seanad: Education System: Motion (7 Mar 2007)
Ulick Burke: Reducing class size requires substantial investment. We know from OECD reports that Ireland's expenditure on education, at 4.5% of GDP, is the second lowest of 30 OECD countries. This figure is indicative of our lack of commitment to primary education. In recent years, we have repeatedly argued that failure to invest in primary education will result in children being lost forever. Every...
- Seanad: Education System: Motion (7 Mar 2007)
Ulick Burke: I will conclude shortly and hand over to my colleague, Senator Browne. The position regarding the National Educational Psychological Service â NEPS â is a sorry one. I will give two examples, one from Dublin and another from Galway, to allow the Minister of State to judge the gravity of the problem. The position as regards early childhood services at the Brothers of Charity service in...
- Seanad: Education System: Motion (7 Mar 2007)
Ulick Burke: It is argued that parents can secure services privately. One cannot get access to private services. Last year, the parents of a child in Dublin who is waiting for an appointment to see an ophthalmic paediatrician and a psychiatrist had to pay â¬3,310 to have a private assessment of the child carried out. This year, they expect to pay â¬4,500 to access the service. Is this the type of...
- Seanad: Education System: Motion (7 Mar 2007)
Ulick Burke: Did it hurt?
- Seanad: Education System: Motion (7 Mar 2007)
Ulick Burke: Will Senator Fitzgerald be the hangman?