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- George Mitchell Scholarship Fund (Amendment) Bill 2010: Committee Stage (18 Feb 2010)
Brian Hayes: I congratulate Deputy Quinn for tabling this amendment. At this juncture, the difficulty is understanding and accepting what has been said privately or in e-mails. Given that we are moving to a much larger investment compared to the â¬2 million in 1999, we have an opportunity to do this right. The suggestion made by Deputy Quinn, that the auditor be appointed by the Government or the...
- George Mitchell Scholarship Fund (Amendment) Bill 2010: Committee Stage (18 Feb 2010)
Brian Hayes: The Minister said in his reply to the Second Stage debate that â¬1.5 million exists currently in matching funds - funds that have been obtained by the alliance. Admittedly, it is a difficult internationally to obtain funds for philanthropic purposes such as this. Am I right in assuming that if that â¬1.5 remains in place for the duration of this year, the only sum of money that could be...
- George Mitchell Scholarship Fund (Amendment) Bill 2010: Committee Stage (18 Feb 2010)
Brian Hayes: What does that mean?
- George Mitchell Scholarship Fund (Amendment) Bill 2010: Committee Stage (18 Feb 2010)
Brian Hayes: In other words, as the Minister of State indicated in his opening remarks, we cannot deliver â¬4 million this year because the matching funds are not there. Is that not a fact?
- George Mitchell Scholarship Fund (Amendment) Bill 2010: Committee Stage (18 Feb 2010)
Brian Hayes: This is all predicted on the matching funds becoming available in the United States in an international climate where, for all kinds of reasons, it will be much more difficult to obtain such funds. At the end of a five year period where it would have been expected that â¬4 million would have been spent a year, only â¬10 million might have been spent.
- George Mitchell Scholarship Fund (Amendment) Bill 2010: Committee Stage (18 Feb 2010)
Brian Hayes: Were matching funds not to become available and there was a deficit of â¬8 million, â¬9 million or â¬10 million, is there provision in the Bill, not in the context of this amendment to the principal Act but in the context of the original Bill of 1999, that those funds can be used for purposes other than those of the alliance? In other words, could they become available to other programmes...
- George Mitchell Scholarship Fund (Amendment) Bill 2010: Committee Stage (18 Feb 2010)
Brian Hayes: There could be a significant deficit over a number of years. If the private side has raised only â¬1.5 million this year-----
- George Mitchell Scholarship Fund (Amendment) Bill 2010: Committee Stage (18 Feb 2010)
Brian Hayes: That is a good question. Can that money be spent this year? The House is giving the Government permission under section 4 not to exceed â¬20 million, although admittedly not over a time period. There would be a concern if we asked that the money be spent in such a way but that over a number of years it was not spent because of the inability of the alliance or anybody else to obtain...
- George Mitchell Scholarship Fund (Amendment) Bill 2010: Committee Stage (18 Feb 2010)
Brian Hayes: The Minister of State is being open in stating that he wants the agreement of the House in how to achieve proper oversight, which I welcome. Am I correct in assuming the detailed agreement between the alliance and the Department has not yet been reached?
- George Mitchell Scholarship Fund (Amendment) Bill 2010: Committee Stage (18 Feb 2010)
Brian Hayes: Once it is passed, will there be a statutory instrument or will it be laid before the House as an agreement? What is its legal standing?
- George Mitchell Scholarship Fund (Amendment) Bill 2010: Committee Stage (18 Feb 2010)
Brian Hayes: Do they not?
- George Mitchell Scholarship Fund (Amendment) Bill 2010: Committee Stage (18 Feb 2010)
Brian Hayes: Will it be published?
- George Mitchell Scholarship Fund (Amendment) Bill 2010: Committee Stage (18 Feb 2010)
Brian Hayes: I thank the Minister of State for being honest and open about this. It would be useful for the agreement to be published, given the scale of the funding involved and the new sections to be added. I welcome the fact the Minister of State has given a commitment to publish the agreement and it might be laid in the Library. To return to Deputy Quinn's point, my understanding is that with any...
- George Mitchell Scholarship Fund (Amendment) Bill 2010: Committee Stage (18 Feb 2010)
Brian Hayes: It is an historical issue.
- Computerisation Programme. (18 Feb 2010)
Brian Hayes: The Smart Schools = Smart Economy report was published in a blaze of glory on 16 November 2009. Nobody can disagree with the need for this initiative, given the ICT system in our schools is of Third World standard and is nowhere near what is needed to support a knowledge-based economy. The strategy launched in November has been a long time coming but the fact that the Minister is finally...
- Written Answers — Redundancy Payments: Redundancy Payments (18 Feb 2010)
Brian Hayes: Question 53: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment when a person (details supplied) in Dublin 12 will receive their statutory redundancy from her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8523/10]
- Written Answers — Departmental Properties: Departmental Properties (18 Feb 2010)
Brian Hayes: Question 191: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of privately run preschool or Montessori facilities in buildings or on lands owned by his Department on which no rent is paid; if this practice exists and if his attention has been drawn to it; the number of tenancy agreements in place between his Department and private preschool providers on which rent is paid and where...
- Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (18 Feb 2010)
Brian Hayes: Question 192: To ask the Minister for Education and Science to state the number of special needs assistants on the payroll in February 2010 in comparison to February 2009. [8464/10]
- Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (18 Feb 2010)
Brian Hayes: Question 193: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the position regarding the 78 projects announced as commencing construction in 2009 which have completed the tendering process; the number on which construction will begin in 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8472/10]
- Written Answers — School Enrolments: School Enrolments (18 Feb 2010)
Brian Hayes: Question 201: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if his attention has been drawn to the fact that some post primary schools require a deposit when a student's name is being considered for admission; if this is legal practice; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8524/10]