Results 14,241-14,260 of 16,057 for speaker:Mary Coughlan
- Written Answers — Training Programmes: Training Programmes (7 Jul 2010)
Mary Coughlan: The information requested is being researched. I will reply to the Deputy substantively as soon as possible.
- Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (7 Jul 2010)
Mary Coughlan: I can inform the Deputy that following the announcement of the programme of Decentralisation, in the main, applications for transfer are made by way of the Central Applications Facility (CAF) which is managed by the Public Appointments Service (PAS). My Department has requested this information from the PAS and will provide it to the Deputy as soon as it becomes available. The number of...
- Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (7 Jul 2010)
Mary Coughlan: The project for the school referred to by the Deputy is currently at an early stage of architectural planning. Information in respect of the current school building programme, including the project referred to by the Deputy, is available on my Department's website at www.education.ie. The progression of all large scale building projects, including this project, from initial design stage...
- Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (7 Jul 2010)
Mary Coughlan: The training budget meets the cost of training and development for the Department's staff in the administrative, professional, technical and service grades, and aims to enhance the skills and knowledge of staff to build capability to enable the Department meet current and future challenges. Also, under the terms of the Department of Finance circular 23/07 my Department operates schemes to...
- Order of Business (8 Jul 2010)
Mary Coughlan: It is proposed to take No. a11, motion re membership of committees; No. 11, motion re proposed approval by Dáil Ãireann of the ratification by Ireland of the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants, back from committee; No. 11a, motion re referral to select committee of proposed approval by Dáil Ãireann of the terms of the borrowing agreement between Ireland and the...
- Order of Business (8 Jul 2010)
Mary Coughlan: It is an injustice to every Member of this House that on the occasion of deciding when the summer recess will happen, that we create a presumption in the public mind that Members of this House will not be working when in fact, each Member of this House will be working during July, part of August and September. They will be participating in their normal duties as Members of this House and all...
- Order of Business (8 Jul 2010)
Mary Coughlan: The Minister indicated legislation on the reference pricing of drugs will be published later this year. Approval was given by the Government to prepare draft heads of the Bill on sunbeds. I will try to find out the updated position and when we expect publication.
- Order of Business (8 Jul 2010)
Mary Coughlan: Briefly, I understand that last week, the Taoiseach articulated that the Attorney General and a number of Ministers and Departments are working through the issue of the referendum on children, arising from the work that was carried out by the committee. As the Government wishes to avoid unintended circumstances, this work is ongoing. Clearly, however, the Government intends to have a...
- Order of Business (8 Jul 2010)
Mary Coughlan: The Minister of State will have a meeting at approximately 5 p.m. or 6 p.m. this evening and I will ask him to inform personally the Deputy of matters arising from that discussion himself.
- Order of Business (8 Jul 2010)
Mary Coughlan: Yes.
- Order of Business (8 Jul 2010)
Mary Coughlan: I will ask the Minister of State to advise the Deputies in their constituencies.
- Order of Business (8 Jul 2010)
Mary Coughlan: To be helpful to the long-term Member from Goleen, I will ask the Minister for Justice and Law Reform to advise him as to when he anticipates a further response.
- Order of Business (8 Jul 2010)
Mary Coughlan: The Deputy is a wild man.
- Order of Business (8 Jul 2010)
Mary Coughlan: This month.
- Order of Business (8 Jul 2010)
Mary Coughlan: The legal costs Bill is coming up next year. As for the issue regarding access to the child benefit section, I will speak to the Minister and ask him whether something can be done to resolve the matter.
- Written Answers — European Globalisation Fund: European Globalisation Fund (8 Jul 2010)
Mary Coughlan: To date over 2,200 persons are availing of measures including occupational guidance, upskilling, retraining, enterprise supports and educational opportunities, which are being provided to redundant workers from the Dell Raheen plant and ancillary enterprises with the assistance of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (EGF). Expenditure to date and committed in 2010 is still being...
- Written Answers — European Globalisation Fund: European Globalisation Fund (8 Jul 2010)
Mary Coughlan: Since June 2009 the Government had made four applications under the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (EGF) for co-financing assistance for measures in support of redundant workers. Two EGF applications, in respect of redundant workers at the Dell plant in Raheen, Co. Limerick and the Waterford Crystal plant in Kilbarry, Co. Waterford have been approved by the EU budgetary authorities...
- Written Answers — FÁS Training Programmes: FÁS Training Programmes (8 Jul 2010)
Mary Coughlan: The information requested is being researched. I will reply to the Deputy substantively as soon as possible.
- Written Answers — Employment Support Services: Employment Support Services (8 Jul 2010)
Mary Coughlan: The Work Placement Programme will provide up to 9 months work experience for 2,000 unemployed individuals, including graduates. Under the programme there are 2 streams, each Stream consisting of 1,000 places. Stream 1 is the graduate stream and stream 2 is the non-graduate stream. Whilst participating on the programme, participants may be entitled to maintain their social welfare entitlements...
- Written Answers — FÁS Training Programmes: FÁS Training Programmes (8 Jul 2010)
Mary Coughlan: The Short-Time Working Training Programme was introduced in May 2009. FÃS administered the programme, which aimed to provide training to people on systematic short time for the days they are not working. The Programme aimed to provide two days training a week for up to 277 workers over a 52-week period and they received training free of charge for these two days. The Department of Social...