Results 15,841-15,860 of 16,057 for speaker:Mary Coughlan

Order of Business (20 Jan 2011)

Mary Coughlan: -----the dramatics of a former Tánaiste-----

Order of Business (20 Jan 2011)

Mary Coughlan: -----of the Labour Party who walked out on the Fine Gael Party well before Christmas and we did not have an election until February.

Order of Business (20 Jan 2011)

Mary Coughlan: I cannot add to what I have said twice in this House, that the Taoiseach will come to the House when the constitutional issues have been complied with. The Taoiseach will revert to the House. (Interruptions).

Order of Business (20 Jan 2011)

Mary Coughlan: A Cheann Comhairle-----

Order of Business (20 Jan 2011)

Mary Coughlan: Under the Constitution, Ministers have not resigned until such times as their resignations have been accepted by the President.

Order of Business (20 Jan 2011)

Mary Coughlan: As I indicated, for the fourth time, that when these matters have been complied with, the Taoiseach will revert to the House.

Order of Business (20 Jan 2011)

Mary Coughlan: I will state once more that as I have indicated a number of times, Ministers remain until such times as the President has accepted those resignations. I also stated-----

Order of Business (20 Jan 2011)

Mary Coughlan: -----that if and when these matters are complied with, the Taoiseach of course will come to the House.

Order of Business (20 Jan 2011)

Mary Coughlan: I cannot add any more than that to it.

Order of Business (20 Jan 2011)

Mary Coughlan: Ministers will continue to discharge their duties until such time as constitutional matters have been complied with and the President has accepted their resignations.

Order of Business (20 Jan 2011)

Mary Coughlan: I must refer Members to the Ministers and Secretaries (Amendment) Act 1946 which states: "The Taoiseach may from time to time assign a particular Department of State to a Member of the Government and may assign more than one Department of State to that same person".

Order of Business (20 Jan 2011)

Mary Coughlan: Those assignments are not a matter for the House. The House is only informed of them. However, the matter of appointments is a matter for the House. As indicated, if and when those matters have been finalised-----

Order of Business (20 Jan 2011)

Mary Coughlan: -----the Taoiseach will come to the House.

Order of Business (20 Jan 2011)

Mary Coughlan: I propose that the House adjourn until 1.30 p.m.

Written Answers — Departmental Correspondence: Departmental Correspondence (20 Jan 2011)

Mary Coughlan: The matter raised by the Deputy has been addressed.

Written Answers — Departmental Agencies: Departmental Agencies (20 Jan 2011)

Mary Coughlan: The following is the information requested by the Deputy. The Educational Disadvantage Committee was formally abolished in October 2008. If provision was to be made for the Committee's reconstitution it would be of the order of €100,000 per annum. The National Adult Learning Council was formally disbanded in October 2008. While the Council had not met since 2003 and no expenditure had...

Written Answers — Higher Education Grants: Higher Education Grants (20 Jan 2011)

Mary Coughlan: The decision on eligibility for a student grant is a matter, in the first instance, for the relevant grant awarding authority i.e. the applicant's local authority or VEC. Where a grant application is refused, the reason for the refusal is given by the grant awarding authority. An applicant may appeal the decision to the relevant local authority or VEC. Where the grant awarding authority...

Written Answers — School Accommodation: School Accommodation (20 Jan 2011)

Mary Coughlan: Officials from my Department visited the school referred to by the Deputy in October 2010 and examined the prefabs at the school. The prefabs were found to be in good condition and well maintained. However if the management authority of the school in question feel that improvement works to the prefabs are necessary they may apply to my Department for grant aid for such works and any...

Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (20 Jan 2011)

Mary Coughlan: As the Deputy will be aware, the National Council for Special Education (NCSE) is responsible, through its network of local Special Educational Needs Organisers (SENOs) for allocating Special Needs Assistants (SNAs) to schools to support children with special educational needs. The NCSE operates within my Department's criteria in allocating such support. In considering applications for...

Written Answers — Higher Education Grants: Higher Education Grants (20 Jan 2011)

Mary Coughlan: Additional cost pressures will be brought to bear on the student grant schemes in 2011. These include a significant increase in the number of students qualifying for grants, a proportionate increase in the number of students qualifying for higher rates of grants and payment of the Student Contribution on behalf of grant-holders. To manage these cost pressures, it was necessary to introduce...