Results 1,581-1,600 of 1,981 for speaker:Conor Lenihan
- Teaching Qualifications. (4 Mar 2010)
Conor Lenihan: The efforts being made in this area are very much welcomed and should be welcomed. Those involved in industry inward investment have expressed concern at the quality of mathematics teaching and have stressed the importance of upgrading teaching skills, in the interest of the smart economy. Money is being allocated for that.
- Teacher Education. (4 Mar 2010)
Conor Lenihan: Traditionally, primary schools have played a significant role in the faith formation of their pupils and this is still the case. The colleges of education, in recognition of this reality, aim to prepare student teachers to be able to mediate religious education curricula. The content of the bachelor of education programme is currently a matter for the individual colleges of education. The...
- Teacher Education. (4 Mar 2010)
Conor Lenihan: Who is mathematically challenged?
- Teacher Education. (4 Mar 2010)
Conor Lenihan: To whom was the Deputy referring?
- Teacher Education. (4 Mar 2010)
Conor Lenihan: I do not know whether I am mathematically challenged. I am legally challenged because I believe I am the only non-lawyer in my family. Since the Deputy has raised a very significant constitutional issue, the best thing for me to do is to refer the matter to the Attorney General to see whether he believes the Deputy is correct. Obviously, I cannot answer the question. I do not see how it is...
- Teacher Education. (4 Mar 2010)
Conor Lenihan: While the issue the Deputy raises clearly concerns a person's freedom of conscience, the matter would have to be examined. I suspect in the case cited that it would be impossible for a college to force someone to take a subject if a genuine issue of conscience arose. That is my instinctive view of how the Supreme Court would treat a case of this nature, although I cannot be definitive on...
- Teacher Education. (4 Mar 2010)
Conor Lenihan: While this may be a constitutional issue which would require clarification, in terms of a person's ability to teach within our system I suspect that, as 96% of primary schools are religious, it would be a requirement that a teacher be able to teach the subject to which the Deputy refers given that it is part of the curriculum. I do not believe a case has arisen to date of a person in this...
- Seanad: Order of Business (4 Mar 2010)
Conor Lenihan: This amendment is being inserted to clarify that it is the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources who will make any necessary orders. It does not affect the policy. The definition of "Minister" is being deleted in section 2, as it has now been included in section 1. The definition of "Principal Act" is clarified further and does not affect the policy. I propose that the...
- Seanad: Order of Business (4 Mar 2010)
Conor Lenihan: I agree those are good points.
- Seanad: Order of Business (4 Mar 2010)
Conor Lenihan: I propose to respond to amendments Nos. 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 12, 13, 28 and 32 together. I thank Senators Norris, O'Reilly, Walsh, McCarthy, O'Toole and John Paul Phelan for contributing to the debate on this matter. I assure them the Minister is very much on board in relation to the spirit of the proposed amendments. The national bio-fuel obligation will incentivise the sustainable growth of...
- Banking Policy. (9 Mar 2010)
Conor Lenihan: George read it and he got out.
- Banking Policy. (9 Mar 2010)
Conor Lenihan: So is Garret Fitzgerald.
- Departmental Review. (9 Mar 2010)
Conor Lenihan: Deputy English is clearly a more fragile creature than the gentleman beside him.
- Departmental Review. (9 Mar 2010)
Conor Lenihan: I understand the Deputy opposite is slightly fragile. I did not realise he was so fragile.
- Departmental Review. (9 Mar 2010)
Conor Lenihan: We always thought Meath full-backs were a little bit more robust than that. I am speaking as a Dub, of course.
- Economic Competitiveness. (9 Mar 2010)
Conor Lenihan: My colleague, the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform set up a new working group to look at the issue of commercial rent reviews last week and my Department is represented on this new group. The group will be asked to focus particularly on the arbitration process and the adequacy of the information available to all parties in the context of commercial rent reviews. The Minister...
- Economic Competitiveness. (9 Mar 2010)
Conor Lenihan: I am not inclined to do so.
- Economic Competitiveness. (9 Mar 2010)
Conor Lenihan: I said I was not inclined, given the Deputy's-----
- Economic Competitiveness. (9 Mar 2010)
Conor Lenihan: I would be delighted to give way to the Deputy and take any questions from the Deputy. I will not finish answering that question but I will circulate it later.
- Economic Competitiveness. (9 Mar 2010)
Conor Lenihan: I am not tetchy, I am delighted to be here.