Results 7,321-7,340 of 11,861 for speaker:Brian Hayes
- National University of Ireland. (28 Jan 2010)
Brian Hayes: It is not looking for the abolition of the NUI.
- Schools Patronage. (28 Jan 2010)
Brian Hayes: Question 4: To ask the Minister for Education and Science when he will respond to a request from Educate Together for recognition as a patron for post-primary education provision here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4315/10]
- Schools Patronage. (28 Jan 2010)
Brian Hayes: I am absolutely dumbstruck by that. This is great stuff. One of the Minister's senior officials told the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Education and Science before Christmas that the matter would be sorted out within weeks given that this application is now more than two years old. In reply to Deputy Quinn on 22 April last year, the Minister stated that the examination of the recognition...
- Schools Patronage. (28 Jan 2010)
Brian Hayes: It is my understanding that this is the first time this legal issue has been raised. Up to this point, the Minister has never raised the question of the legal status of Educate Together as a patron in post-primary education. When the Minister refers to the Education Act 1998, is he referring to section 10?
- Schools Patronage. (28 Jan 2010)
Brian Hayes: I think the Minister is. Section 10 gives the Minister the right to recognise patrons which in this case is an existing patron. There is considerable legal opinion to the effect that it does not have to go through all the hoops again to be recognised given that it is already recognised in the primary school sector. This is a very important intervention by the Minister because the legal...
- Computerisation Programme. (28 Jan 2010)
Brian Hayes: Schools welcomed both the announcement by the Minister before Christmas of â¬22 million in funding and the decision to lodge the funding in school accounts before the Christmas break. I have been approached by individuals from a number of schools who argue that digital projectors are old hat. Many schools which have advanced far beyond this technology want to use the money provided by the...
- Computerisation Programme. (28 Jan 2010)
Brian Hayes: For the purposes of clarity, will the Minister of State consider issuing another circular to schools because there is some confusion on the matter? I am not sure if the Minister of State is as familiar with the position as I am given that I visit schools on a daily or weekly basis. Whiteboard technology is being used in many schools as an interactive tool, in other words, it allows children...
- Computerisation Programme. (28 Jan 2010)
Brian Hayes: That is correct. The other important issue principals are raising is that while it is great to have a digital camera and projector or whiteboard, if one does not have broadband or if one's broadband connectivity is poor, the type of equipment available in a school is irrelevant. Schools must be given a little more flexibility and clarity.
- Computerisation Programme. (28 Jan 2010)
Brian Hayes: It is not available at the speeds required.
- Computerisation Programme. (28 Jan 2010)
Brian Hayes: I did not infer anything.
- Computerisation Programme. (28 Jan 2010)
Brian Hayes: I suspect the Minister of State does not know what he is talking about.
- Proposed Legislation. (28 Jan 2010)
Brian Hayes: I welcome what the Minister said in respect of the bringing forward of the date of application. It makes absolute sense that at very least applications would be cleared pending the CAO's offer. The Minister might get that information out to the 66 awarding bodies. Presumably they will still be in place next September. Will the Minister confirm to the House that, according to information I...
- School Accommodation. (28 Jan 2010)
Brian Hayes: I am pleased that the Minister is to announce more capital projects. He normally does this every February. Will he radically increase the number of announcements this year? The real problem we have had is that we do not get the schools through the planning, tendering and construction stages as quickly as we should. Some of that is down to the tendering process employed since 2008 in the...
- School Accommodation. (28 Jan 2010)
Brian Hayes: The Minister was complicit in being political at that time.
- School Accommodation. (28 Jan 2010)
Brian Hayes: All schools which made applications should have been included.
- School Accommodation. (28 Jan 2010)
Brian Hayes: Only seven of the 70 projects were completed.
- Schools Patronage. (28 Jan 2010)
Brian Hayes: Section 10 of the Act imposes an obligation on the Minister for Education and Science to provide parents with a variety of options in respect of their children's education. That is his constitutional and legal responsibility. This issue does not merely relate to Educate Together. There is a view among many of the partners involved in post-primary education that any new post-primary school...
- Schools Patronage. (28 Jan 2010)
Brian Hayes: Will that happen days, weeks, years or decades from now?
- School Staffing. (28 Jan 2010)
Brian Hayes: Since the decision was taken in budget 2009 to reduce the number of teachers, what has been the total loss of teachers? The Minister of State has informed the House that approximately 1,500 teachers are in place during this school year. What was the requisite number for the previous school year?
- School Staffing. (28 Jan 2010)
Brian Hayes: Was it a loss of 600?