Results 121-140 of 166 for speaker:Shane Curley

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Irish Language, the Gaeltacht and the Irish-Speaking Community: Earcaíocht sa tSeirbhís Phoiblí: Plé (14 Oct 2025)

Shane Curley: Glacaim leis sin. Is é fáth a gcuirim an cheist sin ná, má bhreathnaítear ar na Gaelscoileanna atá lonnaithe timpeall na tíre faoi láthair, tá go leor éagsúlachta iontu. Tá soláthar Gaeilgeoirí ag teacht amach astu i láthair na huaire a laghdófar an fhadhb seo diaidh ar ndiaidh thar na blianta atá romhainn....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Irish Language, the Gaeltacht and the Irish-Speaking Community: Earcaíocht sa tSeirbhís Phoiblí: Plé (14 Oct 2025)

Shane Curley: Tá súil agam go mothaíonn gach duine a chuireann isteach ar phost go bhfuil fáilte go dtí an tír rompu agus ba mhaith liom a bheith cinnte go mothaíonn. Ba mhaith liom é sin a rá freisin. Bogfaidh mé ar aghaidh go dtí an bhunfhadhb a fheicim féin. Luadh go mbeidh gá le 6,000 nó 7,000 státseirbhíseach líofa...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Irish Language, the Gaeltacht and the Irish-Speaking Community: Earcaíocht sa tSeirbhís Phoiblí: Plé (14 Oct 2025)

Shane Curley: Tá mo smaointe féin agam maidir leis na meánscoileanna lán-Bhéarla ach is scéal eile é sin. Tá ceist dheireanach agam. Conas is féidir an sprioc 20% a bhaint amach gan córas dáshrutha a chruthú atá scoilte idir oibrithe le Gaeilge agus iad gan Ghaeilge? Rinneadh tagairt éigin dó sin.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Irish Language, the Gaeltacht and the Irish-Speaking Community: Earcaíocht sa tSeirbhís Phoiblí: Plé (14 Oct 2025)

Shane Curley: Gabhaim buíochas as an airgead a chaitheann Fórsa ar scoláireachtaí Gaeltachta. Tá sé sin an-dearfach. Gabhaim buíochas le Paul McSweeney agus Aisling Cusack as teacht isteach.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Irish Language, the Gaeltacht and the Irish-Speaking Community: Earcaíocht sa tSeirbhís Phoiblí: Plé (14 Oct 2025)

Shane Curley: Gabhaim buíochas leis na finnéithe go léir as an taispeántas. Uaireanta, ceapaim go mb'fhéidir go bhfuil míthuiscint ar an oileán seo maidir leis na stádais atá ag na teangacha éagsúla sa tír. Tá dhá theanga oifigiúla ann, is iad sin, an Ghaeilge, ár dteanga dhúchais, agus an Béarla, teanga a...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (14 Oct 2025)

Shane Curley: I would like to be associated with the condolences to Senator Costello on the loss of her dad. It is a very sad time for her. I would also like to say my own hello to Mr. Ken Kerr. As someone who lived for quite a while in Maryland, it is great to have him here today. I wish to raise the issue of critical skills visas for drivers coming into this country to drive trucks for road haulage...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Tillage Sector (15 Oct 2025)

Shane Curley: Gabhaim buíochas leat, a Aire Stáit. Sin tusa críochnaithe. Anois beidh an Aire Stáit, an Teachta Kieran O’Donnell, linn.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Mental Health Services (15 Oct 2025)

Shane Curley: Before the Minister of State responds, I welcome the Old Belvedere Rugby Football Club men's shed to the Public Gallery. Before I became a politician, the best grilling I got and the best preparation for debate was with the Loughrea men's shed in County Galway. I sat in with them a few times and they prepared me for life in politics very well, I welcome you all to the Gallery today and...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Disability Services (15 Oct 2025)

Shane Curley: Gabhaim buíochas leis an Aire Stáit, an Teachta Hildegarde Naughton, as teacht isteach.

Seanad: Teachtaireacht ó Chomhchoiste - Message from Joint Committee (15 Oct 2025)

Shane Curley: Tá an Comhchoiste um Thithíocht, Rialtas Áitiúil agus Oidhreacht tar éis a bhreithniú ar na Rialacháin fán Acht um Pleanáil agus Forbairt (Forbairt Dhíolmhaithe (Acht 2000)), 2025.

Seanad: All-Island Strategic Rail Review: Statements (15 Oct 2025)

Shane Curley: The Minister of State, Deputy Canney, will speak first for ten minutes and then we will have the group spokespersons for seven minutes each. All other Senators will have four minutes each. The Minister of State can then reply not later than 5.50 p.m. The statements will conclude at 6 p.m.

Seanad: All-Island Strategic Rail Review: Statements (15 Oct 2025)

Shane Curley: Gabhaim buíochas leis an Aire Stáit as ucht a bheith anseo anocht. On a light note, because I am going to focus on the infrastructural side of things, I concur with Senator Cosgrove, who mentioned the song, "The West's Awake". When it comes to getting caffeine on the Dublin-Galway train on the way home on a Friday evening, the west is definitely asleep because we cannot get a...

Seanad: All-Island Strategic Rail Review: Statements (15 Oct 2025)

Shane Curley: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Statement by the Taoiseach (16 Oct 2025)

Shane Curley: Gabhaim buíochas leis an Taoiseach as an ról a thug sé dom bheith mar urlabhraí ar an nGaeilge sa Seanad. I am really proud that the Taoiseach nominated me to be our party spokesperson on education in this Seanad. Donogh O'Malley's revolutionary decision to allow free second level education in 1966 opened up the doors for my parents to go to secondary school in Loughrea....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Youth: Curriculum Reform at Senior Cycle: Discussion (16 Oct 2025)

Shane Curley: I thank the delegates for the presentations. I learned quite a lot from them and there are positives. The more flexible and integrated pathways, particularly in the leaving certificate vocational programme, are really welcome. In my opinion as someone who spent 11 years in the secondary school classroom, moving from high-stakes examinations to a more human way of doing things is very...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Youth: Curriculum Reform at Senior Cycle: Discussion (16 Oct 2025)

Shane Curley: Yes. I made a submission. I am just wondering how long the subject development groups had for reviewing before they drafted the specification.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Youth: Curriculum Reform at Senior Cycle: Discussion (16 Oct 2025)

Shane Curley: Did the subject development group see it?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Youth: Curriculum Reform at Senior Cycle: Discussion (16 Oct 2025)

Shane Curley: Into a report. I sat with students in TY classes, where there is a little more flexibility and not as much exam pressure, and really encouraged them to make submissions in relation to Irish. The general feedback from the students was that they loved the language but hated the subject. How do we fix that? The students, who were going into fifth year the following year, made submissions....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Youth: Curriculum Reform at Senior Cycle: Discussion (16 Oct 2025)

Shane Curley: Yes.