Results 7,681-7,700 of 11,861 for speaker:Brian Hayes
- School Patronage (6 May 2010)
Brian Hayes: The Tánaiste's reply is a step backwards by comparison with her predecessor, who showed more flexibility in his short tenure in his Department of Education and Science than she has in a month. She does not want to consult with anyone. Her Department stated in March that it had identified ten sites. Now the Tánaiste cannot tell me where those sites are or how the Department consulted with...
- School Patronage (6 May 2010)
Brian Hayes: So where are they?
- School Patronage (6 May 2010)
Brian Hayes: Will the Tánaiste publish it?
- School Patronage (6 May 2010)
Brian Hayes: By the end of the month.
- School Patronage (6 May 2010)
Brian Hayes: How will the Tánaiste find out what parents want? For the past two and a half years Deputy Quinn and I have suggested that a forum on the issue of patronage, control and ownership-----
- School Patronage (6 May 2010)
Brian Hayes: -----is the way to go. That should be in public and not in secretive bilateral meetings between the Tánaiste and the Catholic Church or the Tánaiste and other parties behind closed doors; it should be out in public. Political parties should be represented there. As I have said before, if ever there were a necessity for a talking shop, it is on this issue. It will not be easy to arrive...
- School Patronage (6 May 2010)
Brian Hayes: It could be done in tandem.
- Industrial Relations (6 May 2010)
Brian Hayes: Question 3: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills if she will make a statement on her recent attendance at the INTO and TUI annual conferences. [18573/10]
- Industrial Relations (6 May 2010)
Brian Hayes: That is the wrong answer.
- Industrial Relations (6 May 2010)
Brian Hayes: Why was it the case that her Department took four full weeks to clarify key questions the teaching unions had on aspects of the Croke Park deal, particularly in respect of teacher holidays and the length of the school day? When clarification was sought a month ago, why did she not choose to directly address teachers about their concerns at the two teacher conferences she attended? Given...
- Industrial Relations (6 May 2010)
Brian Hayes: Concerning management of an issue, is this not a terrible way to do business? The teachers did not want to be persuaded by the Tánaiste or anybody else. They wanted facts. I attended those conferences as did Deputy Quinn. All the questions teachers raised with me in the course of discussions were simple and the Tánaiste could have clarified matters in the address she was asked to make...
- Industrial Relations (6 May 2010)
Brian Hayes: The Tánaiste is their employer.
- Industrial Relations (6 May 2010)
Brian Hayes: I have one final question.
- Industrial Relations (6 May 2010)
Brian Hayes: I have one other question. In the course of her speeches to both the INTO and TUI conferences, the Tánaiste alluded to further cutbacks in the education sector, to come possibly next year. Can she give further information to the House at this stage, given there will be more people in our education system next September than at any time in the past 100 years?
- School Utility Services (6 May 2010)
Brian Hayes: We all accept that money is tight and it is a very difficult time for the country and schools. They must make do with the money given to them by the Department of Education and Skills. A typical school with gas as its main source of energy may spend approximately â¬10,000 per year and of that half goes towards site charges, VAT and other charges over which the school has no control. It is...
- School Utility Services (6 May 2010)
Brian Hayes: Who will speak up for the schools?
- School Utility Services (6 May 2010)
Brian Hayes: I know that.
- School Utility Services (6 May 2010)
Brian Hayes: This matter was first brought to my attention by the Catholic Primary School Management Association, CPSMA, which had the matter brought to its attention by a large number of its schools. I have spoken with some gas companies, which claimed that they have no control over this area because the regulator sets the tariff and pricing structure. This is a matter for the regulator in consultation...
- School Curriculum (6 May 2010)
Brian Hayes: With the greatest degree of respect to the Tánaiste, she is wrong.
- School Curriculum (6 May 2010)
Brian Hayes: This is a policy issue for the Government. Her predecessor opposed the argument for bonus maths points. The clear spin put about by the Tánaiste in one of her addresses to the teacher conferences was that she was in favour of bonus points. Either we have a policy or we do not. If we do, the universities will implement it. As I have suggested previously, one solution could be to apply...