Results 13,081-13,100 of 16,057 for speaker:Mary Coughlan

Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (28 Apr 2010)

Mary Coughlan: As I advised the Deputy in my response to Parliamentary Question 193 on 21 April 2010, all primary schools were allocated Learning Support/Resource Teaching support through the General Allocation Model. These teaching resources were provided in order to enable schools provide additional teaching support to pupils who have learning support needs or who have been assessed as having a high...

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (28 Apr 2010)

Mary Coughlan: As the Deputy is aware, notification of a decision to grant planning permission issued last week for the project to which she refers. Subject to no appeals, the final grant of planning permission will not issue until 4 weeks after the initial decision to grant. The progression of this project is contingent on the receipt of the necessary statutory approvals and the completion by the school...

Written Answers — Parliamentary Questions: Parliamentary Questions (28 Apr 2010)

Mary Coughlan: The vast majority of the approximately 1,100 Parliamentary Questions submitted to my Department to date in 2010 have received a full and comprehensive response. Unfortunately, due to the industrial action undertaken by some civil service grades, it has not been possible to fully address all of the issues raised by Deputies in a small number of Parliamentary Questions. In such instances, my...

Written Answers — Higher Education Grants: Higher Education Grants (28 Apr 2010)

Mary Coughlan: Financial assistance is available to students under the maintenance grant schemes, which are administered by the local authorities and Vocational Education Committees on behalf of my Department. Students who are entering approved courses for the first time are eligible for grants where they satisfy the relevant conditions as to age, residence, means, nationality and previous academic...

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (28 Apr 2010)

Mary Coughlan: As the Deputy will be aware, on 16 February my predecessor announced details of 51 major school building projects that will appoint design teams this year. I am pleased to inform the deputy that the project in question is scheduled to have a Design Team appointed in the fourth quarter of 2010. My Department will contact the school regarding this matter in due course. Details on all of these...

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (28 Apr 2010)

Mary Coughlan: I can confirm that the school to which the Deputy refers have made applications to my Department for large scale capital funding. The application has been assessed in accordance with the published criteria for large scale capital projects and assigned an appropriate band rating. Information in respect of the current school building programme along with assessed applications for major capital...

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (28 Apr 2010)

Mary Coughlan: The project to which the Deputy refers is currently at an advanced stage of architectural planning. Planning permission has been received and the Design Team is currently working on completing the stage 2(b) submission for this project. Following receipt and review of the Stage 2(b) submission, my Department will revert to the school regarding next steps in the progression of the project...

Written Answers — School Accommodation: School Accommodation (28 Apr 2010)

Mary Coughlan: The Forward Planning Section of the Department is in the process of carrying out detailed analysis of over 40 locations of highest population growth in order to identify the school accommodation requirements up to and including the school year 2014/2015. Given the increase in the birth rate in recent years the initial focus of this analysis is on primary school accommodation requirements and...

Order of Business (29 Apr 2010)

Mary Coughlan: It is proposed to take No. a9, motion re ministerial rota for parliamentary questions; No. 9, motion re payment to the social insurance fund under section 9(9)(a) of the Social Welfare Consolidation Act 2005; No. 22, Merchant Shipping Bill 2009 - Report Stage (resumed); No. 22a , statements on development in child welfare and protection services. It is proposed, notwithstanding anything in...

Order of Business (29 Apr 2010)

Mary Coughlan: It is only in the past ten years that the social insurance fund has been in surplus.

Order of Business (29 Apr 2010)

Mary Coughlan: The €1.55 billion from the Social and Family Affairs Vote was provided for in this year's Estimate. It is a technical matter that must go before the House.

Order of Business (29 Apr 2010)

Mary Coughlan: It is exactly the same as what was contained in the Social and Family Affairs Vote. On the issue of home heating oil increases, as the Taoiseach said, the relevant Ministers are working towards a new scheme which will be available at the time heating supplements were heretofore made available.

Order of Business (29 Apr 2010)

Mary Coughlan: These will be available in the usual season for such allowances. As the Minister for Social and Family Affairs reiterated, access to the exceptional needs measures are still available. Question, "That the proposal for dealing with Nos. a9, and 9 without debate, be agreed to", put and declared carried.

Order of Business (29 Apr 2010)

Mary Coughlan: The Government's policy has not changed. I will reiterate the Government's policy.

Order of Business (29 Apr 2010)

Mary Coughlan: Perhaps Members will wait to hear what I have to say. The cost of an immediate liquidation is prohibitive and that option was not taken up. Members will be aware that a plan is being developed by Anglo Irish Bank. That plan was sent to the European Commission, the views of which are being taken on board and which I will not reiterate here because I do not base any of what I say on whispers...

Order of Business (29 Apr 2010)

Mary Coughlan: This story will gather legs again. As the Minister for Finance has always indicated during parliamentary questions, he will always take on board suggestions from people on the Opposition benches on any issues and he has done so vociferously in all the debates.

Order of Business (29 Apr 2010)

Mary Coughlan: The Minister indicated at that time that he does not have a closed mind on the issue. He is open to suggestions on how the best outcome will be achieved.

Order of Business (29 Apr 2010)

Mary Coughlan: It will be on the basis of the best outcome for the taxpayer.

Order of Business (29 Apr 2010)

Mary Coughlan: That is the situation.

Order of Business (29 Apr 2010)

Mary Coughlan: Unfortunately for the Opposition, it must await the plan and the deliberations of the Government before this matter is brought to finality by the European Commission.