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Seanad: Industrial Development (Science Foundation Ireland)(Amendment) Bill 2012: Committee and Remaining Stages (13 Feb 2013)

Seán Sherlock: A thorough reading of the research prioritisation steering group document will reveal a clear statement about research for knowledge and for policy. Science Foundation Ireland is not the only game in town. Science Foundation Ireland and the research prioritisation exercise is one of a number of research funders within the State. There are entities like the Health Research Board, the Higher...

Seanad: Industrial Development (Science Foundation Ireland)(Amendment) Bill 2012: Committee and Remaining Stages (13 Feb 2013)

Seán Sherlock: I always accept Senator Barrett's interventions in the spirit in which he makes them. We must be clear, however. Prioritisation is not the entire funding game. There is a myriad of sources. If the principle of excellence is adhered to and impact measured there should be no reason any researcher who is doing excellent research with impact within Irish society could not derive funding from...

Seanad: Industrial Development (Science Foundation Ireland)(Amendment) Bill 2012: Committee and Remaining Stages (13 Feb 2013)

Seán Sherlock: The section amends section 9 of the Industrial Development Act 1993 by requiring an institution engaged in research and development funded wholly or partly from moneys provided by the Oireachtas to supply information to Forfás from time to time. This is required by a Commission regulation relating to statistics on science and technology. Forfás compiles data on a yearly basis regarding...

Seanad: Industrial Development (Science Foundation Ireland)(Amendment) Bill 2012: Committee and Remaining Stages (13 Feb 2013)

Seán Sherlock: I thank the Members for the time afforded to me and for the opportunity to debate the issues. I am grateful for the insights of Senator Barrett on the amendments he tabled and for the contributions of Members on Second Stage.

Finance Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (20 Feb 2013)

Seán Sherlock: "The Madness of King George".

Finance Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (20 Feb 2013)

Seán Sherlock: I would never buy a car in Limerick.

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Copyright Legislation Review (21 Feb 2013)

Seán Sherlock: An independent Copyright Review Committee was established by Minister Richard Bruton in May 2011 to examine the Irish copyright framework in order to identify areas that might be considered to create barriers to innovation and to make recommendations to resolve any problems identified, whether at national or EU level. As part of the Committee's terms of reference, they were asked also to...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: EU Funding (26 Feb 2013)

Seán Sherlock: Ireland’s researchers and companies have been involved in more than 1,500 successful applications obtaining European Commission funding of approximately €485 million (2007-2012) under the Seventh Framework Programme (FP7). The overall Irish success rate at 22.7%, is above the European Member State average of 22.1%, and a very positive indication of the prospects for Irish...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Special Educational Needs Services Provision (7 Mar 2013)

Seán Sherlock: Supports for pupils with Down's syndrome are based on the extent of their general learning disability. Pupils with Down's syndrome receive additional teaching support either under the general allocation model in primary schools or equivalent provision in post primary schools if their educational assessments place them in the mild general learning disability category. Pupils with more...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Special Educational Needs Services Provision (7 Mar 2013)

Seán Sherlock: Children with Down's syndrome whose level of intellectual disability places them in the mild general learning disability, GLD, range may receive individual resource teaching hours in the same manner as children with other low-incidence disabilities but they receive their support through the general allocation model, GAM. Schools have provision, under the GAM, to allocate and target resources...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Special Educational Needs Services Provision (7 Mar 2013)

Seán Sherlock: Historically, the Department allocates resources to support children with special needs on the basis of categories of disabilities but for many years children with special needs were primarily educated in special schools or special classes. These schools and classes were designated as catering for a specific category of disability, but the report of the Special Education Review Committee,...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Special Educational Needs Services Provision (7 Mar 2013)

Seán Sherlock: I acknowledge the points made by Deputy Finian McGrath. They will be taken on board.

Other Questions: EPSEN Act 2004 (7 Mar 2013)

Seán Sherlock: The Children's Rights Alliance report noted that the Department of Education and Skills received an overall "B-minus" grade for solid progress, particularly in literacy, patronage and school buildings. This is one of the highest grades given to any Department and reflects well on the overall performance of our education system. The National Council for Special Education, NCSE, has advised...

Other Questions: EPSEN Act 2004 (7 Mar 2013)

Seán Sherlock: I acknowledge the points made by the Deputy. As I stated earlier, the NCSE has been tasked with the provision of policy advice on the appropriate nature and configuration of educational supports required to be allocated in order to achieve as much as possible of EPSEN within the confines of the parcel of funding available in that regard. The Government will endeavour to ensure as much as...

Other Questions: EPSEN Act 2004 (7 Mar 2013)

Seán Sherlock: Without being facetious, that is too optimistic. A number of sections have already been implemented. I can provide a list of all the sections that have been implemented thus far but for the sake of brevity, I will not do so now. I take the point made by Deputy O'Brien in regard to ensuring greater collaboration between the Departments of Education and Skills and Health and for people to...

Other Questions: School Staffing (7 Mar 2013)

Seán Sherlock: Is the Deputy serious?

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Intellectual Property Protocol (12 Mar 2013)

Seán Sherlock: The aim of the Intellectual Property Protocol is to encourage the commercialisation of all forms of intellectual property arising from research in the publicly funded research sector, with a view to maximising the economic and societal benefits, in particular the creation of sustainable jobs. The IP Protocol aims to encourage industry – both indigenous and FDI companies – and...

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: School Relocation (12 Mar 2013)

Seán Sherlock: I am responding to this Adjournment matter on behalf of my colleague, the Minister for Education and Skills, Deputy Ruairí Quinn. I thank the Senator for raising the matter as it provides me with the opportunity to clarify the current position on a proposed new school building for Summercove national school. The school has applied to the Department for large-scale capital funding for a new...

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: School Relocation (12 Mar 2013)

Seán Sherlock: I appreciate where Senator O?Donovan is coming from. It does me no good to say that a school in my own county cannot have a definitive timeframe for the provision of a new school. The Government is faced with Hobson's choice at the moment because demographics do come into play. We are now faced with a situation in this country where there are pockets in metropolitan and urban areas where...

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Consumer Protection (12 Mar 2013)

Seán Sherlock: I thank the Senator for raising this matter. The question posed by her as to whether there are any plans to introduce legislation to tackle higher prices charged by traders in this jurisdiction as compared with prices charged in the neighbouring UK jurisdiction seems to presume that price control measures can protect consumers from what may be perceived as high or unjustified prices. In so...