Results 61-80 of 4,782 for speaker:Olwyn Enright
- Education for Persons with Disabilities Bill 2003: Report Stage (Resumed). (13 May 2004)
Olwyn Enright: I move amendment No. 50: In page 9, line 18, to delete "under this section". This is a technical amendment to tidy up the language. Moving the words "under this section" to the end makes more sense and it also reads better.
- Education for Persons with Disabilities Bill 2003: Report Stage (Resumed). (13 May 2004)
Olwyn Enright: I have no difficulty with the amendment, which makes sense.
- Education for Persons with Disabilities Bill 2003: Report Stage (Resumed). (13 May 2004)
Olwyn Enright: I support Deputy O'Sullivan's amendment. She has made her argument well. She is correct to say that everything hinges on the issue of resources. People have expressed a good deal of faith in this legislation since the Minister's amendments became known, but they still have genuine concerns about resources. They understand how the legislation that has been published is supposed to work in...
- Education for Persons with Disabilities Bill 2003: Report Stage (Resumed). (13 May 2004)
Olwyn Enright: We should be able to break cost down in the way instanced by Deputy O'Sullivan. There is a good deal of benefit in breaking costs down for each child, and perhaps more importantly for each school, so that they can see what they will get. I do not want to evaluate the services being provided to a child in a value for money sense, but if we want to ensure that the services are provided and the...
- Education for Persons with Disabilities Bill 2003: Report Stage (Resumed). (13 May 2004)
Olwyn Enright: I accept what the Minister said about amendment No. 101 bearing in mind that the plan would already be in train. Is it the case under section 8(3), that the special educational needs organiser would be involved?
- Education for Persons with Disabilities Bill 2003: Report Stage (Resumed). (13 May 2004)
Olwyn Enright: I am happy with the wording of this amendment which seeks to achieve the same objective as my amendment No. 69. It is important to have clarity so that when parents appeal there will be a definite timeframe for a response.
- Education for Persons with Disabilities Bill 2003: Report Stage (Resumed). (13 May 2004)
Olwyn Enright: I welcome the amendment which affects further amendments we have tabled. We had raised issues concerning the qualifications of psychologists and who would judge them as being suitable. Earlier, the Minister acceded to that point also. I welcome the fact that qualifications are part of this equation. It is particularly important that we should know what we are dealing with and that if parents...
- Education for Persons with Disabilities Bill 2003: Report Stage (Resumed). (13 May 2004)
Olwyn Enright: Deputies Crowe and Finian McGrath dealt with the amendment as it applies to primary schools. It is also important for children with a physical disability who are studying specialist subjects at second level, such as science or metalwork. It will be necessary for more teachers to become involved at that stage because of issues of physical access. It is an important amendment from that aspect...
- Education for Persons with Disabilities Bill 2003: Report Stage (Resumed). (13 May 2004)
Olwyn Enright: I move amendment No. 80: In page 11, line 39, before "services" to insert "support". This is a technical amendment. The Minister removed the definition of the phrase "support services" yesterday because he wants to widen the definition compared with that in the 1998 Act and I accepted that idea. It is important, however, that we include the words "support services" so that we are clear what...
- Education for Persons with Disabilities Bill 2003: Report Stage (Resumed). (13 May 2004)
Olwyn Enright: The definition of the phrase "support services" was still contained in the Bill when I tabled the amendment, but the situation has changed in the meantime.
- Education for Persons with Disabilities Bill 2003: Report Stage (Resumed). (13 May 2004)
Olwyn Enright: I welcome that amendment. I accept that Minister's point that it would be more complex, and the idea is that whatever is done should be done properly rather than in a hurry. The timeframe given is reasonable.
- Education for Persons with Disabilities Bill 2003: Report Stage (Resumed). (13 May 2004)
Olwyn Enright: I too welcome the Minister's amendment. We have had a big issue on Committee Stage over the use of the word "progress". I know "development" is only a word, but it is a more positive way of looking at matters. We had a discussion yesterday as regards pre-school children. It is important that they are included. I made the point yesterday and I reiterate it as regards how much can be changed...
- Education for Persons with Disabilities Bill 2003: Report Stage (Resumed). (13 May 2004)
Olwyn Enright: I also support amendment No. 110. To be fair to the Minister I will concede that in his first amendment, yesterday, he has included the fact that provision is to be made "in a manner that is informed by best international practice". He has come a long way towards accepting the spirit of the amendment being tabled by Deputies Crowe and McGrath. However, he could go a little bit further by...
- Education for Persons with Disabilities Bill 2003: Report Stage (Resumed). (13 May 2004)
Olwyn Enright: I would like to be clear on this too because the wording of the Minister's amendment does not include the appeal, which was our concern. Can the Minister please confirm or clarify that the choice will rest with the parents so that an appeal will not be necessary?
- Education for Persons with Disabilities Bill 2003: Report Stage (Resumed). (13 May 2004)
Olwyn Enright: In amendment No. 133 we seek to ensure that after making the request, the principal must make the decision rather than sending out a notice to the parents a week after the decision is made. Inserting the words "2 weeks after receiving the request" sets a definite timeframe within which he or she must take action and would be a better way to approach this issue.
- Education for Persons with Disabilities Bill 2003: Report Stage (Resumed). (13 May 2004)
Olwyn Enright: Deputy Stanton and I tabled a number of these amendments. In regard to the Minister's amendment No. 123 and our amendment No. 124, in our consideration of this section â this also relates to our amendments Nos. 126 and 127 â we are conscious of ensuring that failure is not ascribed to a child and of ensuring that the language used is positive. In amendment No. 124 we propose that the...
- Education for Persons with Disabilities Bill 2003: Report Stage (Resumed). (13 May 2004)
Olwyn Enright: I move amendment No. 128: In page 16, line 3, to delete "6" and substitute "4". Question, "That the figure proposed to be deleted stand", put and declared carried.
- Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (13 May 2004)
Olwyn Enright: Question 117: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of schools that will have their teacher allocations cut for the academic year 2004-05; the number of schools that have been informed of this cut in recent weeks; the number of these schools that are classified as disadvantaged by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13946/04]
- Official Engagements. (18 May 2004)
Olwyn Enright: We could have the EU headquarters here.
- Special Educational Needs. (18 May 2004)
Olwyn Enright: Question 32: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of applications for special educational resources with his Department; the timescale for processing these applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14586/04]