Results 3,381-3,400 of 4,073 for speaker:Mary Mitchell O'Connor
- Seanad: Commencement Matters: Work Permits Eligibility (3 Oct 2017)
Mary Mitchell O'Connor: On behalf of the Tánaiste and Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation, I thank Senator Noone for raising this issue in the House. Ireland's over-arching labour market policy is to support the sourcing of skills and labour needs from within the workforce of Ireland and the European Economic Area, EEA. The employment permits system offers an interim solution for employers when...
- Seanad: Commencement Matters: Work Permits Eligibility (3 Oct 2017)
Mary Mitchell O'Connor: I note the Senator's comments and will ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Business, Enterprise and Education, Deputy Fitzgerald, to keep her up to date.
- Seanad: Commencement Matters (Resumed): Third Level Facilities (3 Oct 2017)
Mary Mitchell O'Connor: I thank the Senator for raising the issue of the library in Mary Immaculate College. I am very aware of the good work of the college for its students. The Government recognises the importance of the higher education sector to Ireland's future economic and social development. However, the reality of the economic situation in recent years and the nature of the public expenditure corrections...
- Seanad: Commencement Matters (Resumed): Third Level Facilities (3 Oct 2017)
Mary Mitchell O'Connor: No, a Leas-Chathaoirligh, I have said my piece.
- Questions on Promised Legislation (4 Oct 2017)
Mary Mitchell O'Connor: Yes. He had not finished.
- Death of Former Taoiseach: Expressions of Sympathy (5 Oct 2017)
Mary Mitchell O'Connor: Tá brón ó chroí tagtha orm faoi bhás Liam Cosgrave. D'fhóin sé d'Éirinn go dúthrachtach agus go tírghrách agus tharraing sé gradam mór air féin as an tseirbhís sin. Duine uasal onórach ab ea é. Inniu tá na meáin lán le moladh ina thaobh. Duine na linne ina mhair sé ab ea Liam Cosgrave...
- Leaders' Questions (11 Oct 2017)
Mary Mitchell O'Connor: It is fake.
- Leaders' Questions (11 Oct 2017)
Mary Mitchell O'Connor: We have spoken about none.
- Leaders' Questions (11 Oct 2017)
Mary Mitchell O'Connor: Lie down.
- Leaders' Questions (11 Oct 2017)
Mary Mitchell O'Connor: Sinn Féin's numbers are wrong.
- Leaders' Questions (11 Oct 2017)
Mary Mitchell O'Connor: It is 7,000 homes.
- Financial Resolutions 2018 - Financial Resolution No. 4: General (Resumed) (11 Oct 2017)
Mary Mitchell O'Connor: I announced a lot of money yesterday in that regard.
- Financial Resolutions 2018 - Financial Resolution No. 4: General (Resumed) (12 Oct 2017)
Mary Mitchell O'Connor: Budget 2018 is a major event for higher education in Ireland. After a really difficult decade, we can now start to address some of the challenges facing the sector. In this budget, we are announcing extra current and capital spending, which I am confident will make a real difference. In parallel, we are committed to making changes in how the higher education sector works and measures its...
- Questions on Promised Legislation (18 Oct 2017)
Mary Mitchell O'Connor: Stop boys.
- Questions on Promised Legislation (19 Oct 2017)
Mary Mitchell O'Connor: The Deputy will see it very soon as it is nearly finished. The drafter has worked on it and it has come back to the Department. The Department will this Friday send it back to the drafter.
- Questions on Promised Legislation (19 Oct 2017)
Mary Mitchell O'Connor: I hope to bring it to Committee Stage and have it through, please God, before Christmas.
- Seanad: Commencement Matters: Third Level Admissions Entry Requirements (24 Oct 2017)
Mary Mitchell O'Connor: Gabhaim buíochas leis an Seanadóir as ucht a cheist. Déanfaidh mé gach iarracht é a fhreagairt. I thank Senator Ó Donnghaile for raising this issue of entry requirements for students from Northern Ireland wishing to study in one of our higher education institutions, HEIs. I may need extra time on the follow-up question, especially concerning the PE question...
- Seanad: Commencement Matters: Third Level Admissions Entry Requirements (24 Oct 2017)
Mary Mitchell O'Connor: I am keen to answer the specific question regarding physical education. In assessing subjects from the GCE or GCSE UK qualifications for the purposes of NUI matriculation, PE is a recognised subject. However, it may not be combined with sports science for the purposes of matriculation. Trinity College Dublin has determined that the content of certain courses does not meet its requirement...
- Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Priority Questions: English Language Training Organisations (25 Oct 2017)
Mary Mitchell O'Connor: The majority of English language schools in Ireland are privately run. The relationship between teachers and private providers of education is based on a private contract. Issues relating to working conditions are a matter between the two parties and do not come under the remit of the Department. There is an extensive range of legislation in Ireland which protects the employment...
- Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Priority Questions: English Language Training Organisations (25 Oct 2017)
Mary Mitchell O'Connor: I thank the Deputy. She has raised the issue numerous times in the Chamber. A core component of the Government's future policy for the English language sector will be the introduction of the international education mark, IEM. It is the intention that the regulations governing the IEM will include a requirement that all obligations concerning national employment legislation...