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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Policy (12 Oct 2016)

Jim Daly: 19. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his proposals for the development of new entrepreneurship education guidelines for schools as per Objective 4.6: Create a stronger focus on Entrepreneurship, Creativity and Innovation, No. 112, in the Action Plan for Education 2016 - 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29963/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services Provision (12 Oct 2016)

Jim Daly: 51. To ask the Minister for Health if he will confirm that there are mental health services available outside of the average business hours, that is 9am-5pm (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29894/16]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Sick Pay Scheme (13 Oct 2016)

Jim Daly: 48. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he is satisfied with current leave regulations that require teachers who take bereavement or sick leave days before or after the weekend to submit a certificate of leave for these weekend days although they are not scheduled to work on these days (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30056/16]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Higher Education Grants: Wake Up SUSI (13 Oct 2016)

Jim Daly: I also welcome the group and commend it, as other speakers have done, on its campaign. The witnesses' presentations were very impressive and have given us plenty of food for thought. I have two brief questions. One concerns what Senator Byrne touched on. I am struck by Griffith College, for example, and other colleges that do not inform students of their status as private colleges. Some...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: State Examinations: Motions (13 Oct 2016)

Jim Daly: I move that Deputy Martin's motion be amended to read:That the position that students affected by the dispute and not others will automatically lose 10% of their marks through no fault of the students is deeply unfair to these students and cannot be allowed to happen and is placing an undue burden of stress on the students; that the ASTI's current directive is now directly negatively...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: State Examinations: Motions (13 Oct 2016)

Jim Daly: We are discussing Deputy Catherine Martin's motion.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: State Examinations: Motions (13 Oct 2016)

Jim Daly: I am trying to be helpful. I thought I heard Deputy Byrne say it had been withdrawn.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: State Examinations: Motions (13 Oct 2016)

Jim Daly: I just wanted to clarify that we are discussing Deputy Martin's motion.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: State Examinations: Motions (13 Oct 2016)

Jim Daly: I have heard the ASTI make the point that there is precedence in this regard. We are all concerned for students. On Deputy Martin's point regarding precedence, this situation is completely different. Taking a student-centred view as opposed to a union-centred view of this particular issue the student has the choice on whether to take the oral and he or she is wholly in control. The...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: State Examinations: Motions (13 Oct 2016)

Jim Daly: I do not propose to seek a vote on the amended motion. As I said earlier, I would prefer that this committee would not put any motion forward because I do not believe that is helpful at this stage. As such, I am not proposing that the motion, as amended, be forwarded to the Dáil.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: State Examinations: Motions (13 Oct 2016)

Jim Daly: What do I need to withdraw?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: State Examinations: Motions (13 Oct 2016)

Jim Daly: I would welcome if Deputy Martin would agree that the committee not send forward any motion.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: State Examinations: Motions (13 Oct 2016)

Jim Daly: Am I correct that Deputy Martin's motion has been amended?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: State Examinations: Motions (13 Oct 2016)

Jim Daly: What we are discussing now is the amended motion.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: State Examinations: Motions (13 Oct 2016)

Jim Daly: I am not withdrawing my amendment.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: State Examinations: Motions (13 Oct 2016)

Jim Daly: I do not want the motion, as amended, to be sent forth to the Dáil.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: State Examinations: Motions (13 Oct 2016)

Jim Daly: When the Chairman puts the question on whether the motion, as amended, is agreed, I can disagree.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: State Examinations: Motions (13 Oct 2016)

Jim Daly: It will be my motion in Deputy Martin's name.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: State Examinations: Motions (13 Oct 2016)

Jim Daly: I believe the committee would be better off not proceeding further on this issue. We should not send forth a motion on the matter to the Dáil.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: State Examinations: Motions (13 Oct 2016)

Jim Daly: We are talking about sending my motion to the Dáil in the name of the committee.