Results 1,841-1,860 of 7,641 for speaker:Rónán Mullen
- Seanad: Education (Amendment) Bill 2012: Committee Stage (Resumed) (31 Jan 2012)
Rónán Mullen: I thank the Minister for his response. However, it is by no means clear what the effects of the proposed provision will be. In his speech to the House on 25 January, the Minister did not clarify or give comfort as to what practical changes this would make for schools, both mainstream and special. He has assured us today that no services will no longer be delivered as a result of this...
- Seanad: Education (Amendment) Bill 2012: Committee Stage (Resumed) (31 Jan 2012)
Rónán Mullen: What harm is being done by the current situation? It seems to me that, in terms of having a proper vision for education, the Department of Education and Skills should continue to have responsibility in this area even if the service is de facto to be delivered by the HSE. How, if through this legislation the Department's responsibility is being removed, is it to have clout in this matter and...
- Seanad: Education (Amendment) Bill 2012: Committee Stage (Resumed) (31 Jan 2012)
Rónán Mullen: I will not take up too much time because we have already had this debate. Although it seems to be very stark and the reverse of joined up thinking I accept the Minister's bona fides in this matter and I believe in the need for good administration. However,it looks too much like the Department of Education and Skills washing its hands of responsibility. Sometimes one must keep a hand in,...
- Seanad: Education (Amendment) Bill 2012: Committee Stage (Resumed) (31 Jan 2012)
Rónán Mullen: I listened with great interest to the Minister and to my colleagues. To some degree, we are already engaged in a debate that relates to several of the amendments I have tabled. The Minister is talking a very good talk about patrons being flexible and teachers not being so dogmatic as to refuse to be deployed from a panel into a school which may or may not be their first choice. The word to...
- Seanad: Education (Amendment) Bill 2012: Committee Stage (Resumed) (31 Jan 2012)
Rónán Mullen: I move amendment No. 9: In page 5, line 43, to delete "Minister," and substitute the following: "Minister after consultation with and with the agreement of bodies representative of patrons, recognised school management organisations and any recognised trade union or staff association representing teachers, or other staff as appropriate and". All of these issues are related but essentially, we...
- Seanad: Education (Amendment) Bill 2012: Committee Stage (Resumed) (31 Jan 2012)
Rónán Mullen: That was a misunderstanding. I was referring to trusteeship bodies.
- Seanad: Education (Amendment) Bill 2012: Committee Stage (Resumed) (31 Jan 2012)
Rónán Mullen: I thank the Minister for his response which was very thoughtful and informative, if I may say so, and I am grateful for it. It is not that late so I do not have that excuse for saying I did not quite follow one objection the Minister raised with regard to the wording of section 24(10) relating to suspension or dismissal. We are clear that what we propose does not draw in the requirement for...
- Seanad: Education (Amendment) Bill 2012: Committee Stage (Resumed) (31 Jan 2012)
Rónán Mullen: I move amendment No. 12: In page 6, to delete lines 7 to 34. We are back to the discussion on the issue of redeployment, the concept of which is not defined legally in the Bill or elsewhere. A lack of precision in legislative drafting will only set the stage for future disputes and possible judicial reviews, resulting in further costs to the taxpayer. The word "redeployment" is used by the...
- Seanad: Education (Amendment) Bill 2012: Committee Stage (Resumed) (31 Jan 2012)
Rónán Mullen: Yes.
- Seanad: Education (Amendment) Bill 2012: Committee Stage (Resumed) (31 Jan 2012)
Rónán Mullen: Yes, this is an amendment about redeployment.
- Seanad: Education (Amendment) Bill 2012: Committee Stage (Resumed) (31 Jan 2012)
Rónán Mullen: Am I right in thinking the Minister is saying that this is embedding the terms of the Croke Park agreement in the legislation by putting the redeployment procedures on a statutory footing? I am opposed to putting redeployment procedures on a statutory footing in this way. To quote by beloved father, "I am cutting stubbles here"; we are both cutting stubbles in revisiting ground that has...
- Seanad: Education (Amendment) Bill 2012: Committee Stage (Resumed) (31 Jan 2012)
Rónán Mullen: More stick than carrot.
- Seanad: Education (Amendment) Bill 2012: Committee Stage (Resumed) (31 Jan 2012)
Rónán Mullen: Yes. I accept the Minister's point.
- Seanad: Education (Amendment) Bill 2012: Committee Stage (Resumed) (31 Jan 2012)
Rónán Mullen: I will be brief as I do not wish to keep this discussion going all evening. I am grateful to the Minister for his responses. There are two questions however. The Minister said there has been a year of this-----
- Seanad: Education (Amendment) Bill 2012: Committee Stage (Resumed) (31 Jan 2012)
Rónán Mullen: Yes. Has it been negative without the legislation in place?
- Seanad: Education (Amendment) Bill 2012: Committee Stage (Resumed) (31 Jan 2012)
Rónán Mullen: Would it not be better to wait and see how it pans out, to see whether this can be achieved through agreement and to see if the current system works? If the Minister is not sure it is broken yet, why is he seeking to fix it? He is certainly not obliged by the troika or anyone else to put these redeployment procedures on a statutory footing. On the other question I asked, has the Minister...
- Seanad: Education (Amendment) Bill 2012: Committee Stage (Resumed) (31 Jan 2012)
Rónán Mullen: They might not have chosen otherwise, and it goes on to cause-----
- Seanad: Education (Amendment) Bill 2012: Committee Stage (Resumed) (31 Jan 2012)
Rónán Mullen: On a point of clarification, I was not pressing that issue. I presume I do not lose my right to bring forward an amendment on Report Stage if I utter the word "NÃl" to the question.
- Seanad: Education (Amendment) Bill 2012: Committee Stage (Resumed) (31 Jan 2012)
Rónán Mullen: I am happy to withdraw it. I will consider my position in advance of Report Stage.
- Seanad: Education (Amendment) Bill 2012: Committee Stage (Resumed) (31 Jan 2012)
Rónán Mullen: I have a number of brief technical questions. It may be that the drafters of the Bill have already spotted them, but there are three technical issues to be considered. One is not so much a technical drafting issue, but in the proposed section 24(7)(c)(ii) there is a reference to the continued established tenure of a person in a teaching position under an existing contract of employment....