Results 921-935 of 935 for speaker:Mary Moran
- Seanad: Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Bill 2013: Report and Final Stages (15 Dec 2015)
Mary Moran: I am sorry to come back in again, but I said earlier it was a good day for the Seanad. Moreover, I commend Senator Ó Clochartaigh as well. It is great to see cross-party support and that we can work as a team in the Seanad.
- Seanad: Commencement Matters: In-service Training (16 Dec 2015)
Mary Moran: I presume the Minister of State is taking this motion on behalf of the Minister for Education and Skills, Deputy O'Sullivan. I brought this Commencement matter to the House to ask the Minister to clarify the position regarding teaching practice hours for teachers who are pursuing a master's degree in education and who already have contract hours in school. I have been contacted by several...
- Seanad: Commencement Matters: In-service Training (16 Dec 2015)
Mary Moran: As Senator Paschal Mooney said, one always gets the nub of the answer in the last paragraph of a reply. I am very disappointed because the reply does not reflect the question I asked on what arrangements are in place and how they will deal with the fact that a teacher who is employed in a school for a certain number of hours will now have to have substitute teaching hours. It is students...
- Seanad: Order of Business (16 Dec 2015)
Mary Moran: I congratulate Phil Donnelly, one of the ushers in the House, who is with Members this morning, on her recent promotion as team leader. It is a huge recognition for Phil, who becomes the first ever female usher to be promoted within the Houses, but it is also a stark reminder that although female ushers were first appointed in 1994, it has taken 21 years for a female usher to win promotion....
- Seanad: Order of Business (16 Dec 2015)
Mary Moran: Absolutely. I also welcome the passage through the Seanad last night of the Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Bill 2013 with unanimous support from all parties. This was a momentous and historic day in the history of the Seanad, particularly for those who lack capacity, as it will allow them to have more control and more of a say over their financial property and personal affairs into the...
- Seanad: Order of Business (19 Jan 2016)
Mary Moran: Is Senator Mooney volunteering?
- Seanad: Order of Business (19 Jan 2016)
Mary Moran: I, too, wish to add my voice of support to Senator Bacik's call today for those with cystic fibrosis. I welcome the announcement of €127 million that is being made available through the European Regional Development Fund. In particular, I welcome the €2 million grant assistance awarded to Dundalk to rejuvenate the centre of the town. It is badly needed. I look forward to the...
- Seanad: Order of Business (19 Jan 2016)
Mary Moran: Absolutely, but something really needs to be done to address this issue.
- Seanad: Order of Business (19 Jan 2016)
Mary Moran: I am sorry, but I have been raising it for the past five years.
- Seanad: Order of Business (19 Jan 2016)
Mary Moran: Excuse me, but all of us are raising it.
- Seanad: Order of Business (19 Jan 2016)
Mary Moran: I am not politicising this. I am saying what is necessary.
- Seanad: Order of Business (19 Jan 2016)
Mary Moran: We do not need a programme about the place where Sinn Féin is in power.
- Seanad: Order of Business (19 Jan 2016)
Mary Moran: There is a homelessness crisis up there.
- Seanad: Order of Business (20 Jan 2016)
Mary Moran: Tomorrow I will launch a report that I wrote for the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Education and Social Protection based around the role of the special needs assistants, SNAs, in schools. I have been working on this for the past year and a half. I consulted comprehensively with the SNAs, trade unions, principals, school boards of management, the Department of Education and Skills,...
- Seanad: Order of Business (20 Jan 2016)
Mary Moran: Well said, Senator D'Arcy.