Results 721-740 of 2,735 for speaker:Marie Louise O'Donnell
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Possible Reconfiguration of Schools: Edmund Rice Schools Trust (18 Jun 2014)
Marie Louise O'Donnell: It got better as it went along.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Recent Closures of English Language Schools: Discussion (18 Jun 2014)
Marie Louise O'Donnell: I think what has happened to these students is disgraceful. This may be the greatest swindle I have come across in some time. Delegates from the Department of Education and Skills will come before the committee after the current witnesses and I will have much to say to them. I do not think this issue has received the incisive exposure in the press that it should. Members of the press...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Recent Closures of English Language Schools: Discussion (18 Jun 2014)
Marie Louise O'Donnell: Where is the organisation based?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Recent Closures of English Language Schools: Discussion (18 Jun 2014)
Marie Louise O'Donnell: How is ICOS funded?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Recent Closures of English Language Schools: Discussion (18 Jun 2014)
Marie Louise O'Donnell: International students do not pay a stipend to ICOS.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Recent Closures of English Language Schools: Discussion (18 Jun 2014)
Marie Louise O'Donnell: ICOS does not get State funding.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Recent Closures of English Language Schools: Discussion (18 Jun 2014)
Marie Louise O'Donnell: Were any of the colleges involved in this issue members of ICOS?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Recent Closures of English Language Schools: Discussion (18 Jun 2014)
Marie Louise O'Donnell: Do any other international colleges, such as International House, make payments to ICOS?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Recent Closures of English Language Schools: Discussion (18 Jun 2014)
Marie Louise O'Donnell: How do international students access and make use of the services of ICOS?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Recent Closures of English Language Schools: Discussion (18 Jun 2014)
Marie Louise O'Donnell: How and when did ICOS come to know of the lack of regulation in this area? Some of these colleges have played fast and loose.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Recent Closures of English Language Schools: Discussion (18 Jun 2014)
Marie Louise O'Donnell: What did ICOS do about the issue? Exactly how long was it aware of the problem?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Recent Closures of English Language Schools: Discussion (18 Jun 2014)
Marie Louise O'Donnell: So for the last five years ICOS was aware of the issue that has recently come to our attention. When did ICOS and the Departments of Justice and Equality and Education and Skills begin to know that something was wrong?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Recent Closures of English Language Schools: Discussion (18 Jun 2014)
Marie Louise O'Donnell: I know that. I am just asking Mr. Moore questions to which I would like to obtain some answers. I am extremely aware that the council is represented on the task force that has been charged with trying to clean up the sector. However, I would like to know how and when ICOS became aware that this was an enormous problem. In view of the fact that 2,000 students were involved, it was...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Recent Closures of English Language Schools: Discussion (18 Jun 2014)
Marie Louise O'Donnell: I am just wondering how and when it was established that a problem existed.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Recent Closures of English Language Schools: Discussion (18 Jun 2014)
Marie Louise O'Donnell: Yes.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Recent Closures of English Language Schools: Discussion (18 Jun 2014)
Marie Louise O'Donnell: Did Mr. Moore have an inkling in advance that there was something amiss or did it all just suddenly happen one day?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Recent Closures of English Language Schools: Discussion (18 Jun 2014)
Marie Louise O'Donnell: So ICOS has been highlighting issues with the Government and the Departments of Education and Skills and Justice and Equality over a period of years.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Recent Closures of English Language Schools: Discussion (18 Jun 2014)
Marie Louise O'Donnell: To whom did ICOS make representations?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Recent Closures of English Language Schools: Discussion (18 Jun 2014)
Marie Louise O'Donnell: Are the representations made by ICOS documented?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Recent Closures of English Language Schools: Discussion (18 Jun 2014)
Marie Louise O'Donnell: I accept that ICOS is represented on the task force charged with cleaning up this mess. In his initial contribution, Mr. Moore stated, "The key question for ICOS at this time is not what led to the closures but how many more will follow". I beg to differ. The key question relates to what led to the closures, what were the reasons involved and why was action not taken either last year, the...