Results 921-940 of 1,108 for speaker:Sinéad Gibney
- Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: International Students (29 Jul 2025)
Sinéad Gibney: 3426. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to provide detailed information on the acceptance criteria, processes for assessment and any other pertinent information of the Government of Ireland International Education Scholarships with respect to applications from students from Palestine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44240/25]
- Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Staff (29 Jul 2025)
Sinéad Gibney: 3484. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the number of full time equivalents directly employed by his Department, broken down by grade, in tabular form. [43666/25]
- Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Information and Communications Technology (29 Jul 2025)
Sinéad Gibney: 3485. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht whether his Department has a policy or goal of better insourcing of IT requirements and needs of the Department for better cybersecurity, autonomy, and crisis management; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43684/25]
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Safeguarding Policies and Procedures within the Football Association of Ireland: Discussion (24 Sep 2025)
Sinéad Gibney: I thank all the witnesses for being here. Like others, I echo not only the good work that is being done but also the sentiments of the Chair, that we really have not had a great start. I appreciate from the FAI's perspective that there are confidentiality concerns around issues relating to safeguarding but I do not think it is striking the balance right. I am seeking comfort, and I think...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Safeguarding Policies and Procedures within the Football Association of Ireland: Discussion (24 Sep 2025)
Sinéad Gibney: Can she tell me what the prior mechanism for reporting of concerns was? I appreciate that, as she said, she started in November 2022 but, as director of people and culture, she would have been briefed on what was in place beforehand, I am sure.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Safeguarding Policies and Procedures within the Football Association of Ireland: Discussion (24 Sep 2025)
Sinéad Gibney: Then does Ms Pakes have the answer to that? I apologise to Ms Rafferty. What was it that was in place before the Raiseaconcern service?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Safeguarding Policies and Procedures within the Football Association of Ireland: Discussion (24 Sep 2025)
Sinéad Gibney: How many reports and concerns have been raised annually under the Raiseaconcern service? How does that compare with figures prior to the introduction of that service with any equivalent mechanism that existed before then? Do the witnesses have those figures to hand?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Safeguarding Policies and Procedures within the Football Association of Ireland: Discussion (24 Sep 2025)
Sinéad Gibney: Do the witnesses have the figures from before that service was introduced? As many of my colleagues have tried to do, I am trying to get a picture of the operations that were in place in terms of safeguarding before and after some of the very pertinent issues under discussion. Does the FAI have that kind of analysis? If so, is the service working?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Safeguarding Policies and Procedures within the Football Association of Ireland: Discussion (24 Sep 2025)
Sinéad Gibney: Okay. I thank Ms Pakes for that.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Safeguarding Policies and Procedures within the Football Association of Ireland: Discussion (24 Sep 2025)
Sinéad Gibney: Briefly, please.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Safeguarding Policies and Procedures within the Football Association of Ireland: Discussion (24 Sep 2025)
Sinéad Gibney: I appreciate Mr. Courell giving additional detail and colour, but it is really not what I am looking for.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Safeguarding Policies and Procedures within the Football Association of Ireland: Discussion (24 Sep 2025)
Sinéad Gibney: I have a limited amount of time and I just want to continue.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Safeguarding Policies and Procedures within the Football Association of Ireland: Discussion (24 Sep 2025)
Sinéad Gibney: Please do provide that.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Safeguarding Policies and Procedures within the Football Association of Ireland: Discussion (24 Sep 2025)
Sinéad Gibney: It would be helpful.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Safeguarding Policies and Procedures within the Football Association of Ireland: Discussion (24 Sep 2025)
Sinéad Gibney: In my line of questioning, it is not really what I am looking for. I am not sure whether the witnesses answered Deputy Byrne's question on how many legal cases were currently pending with the FAI.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Safeguarding Policies and Procedures within the Football Association of Ireland: Discussion (24 Sep 2025)
Sinéad Gibney: Do the witnesses have the broader figures as well?