Results 2,061-2,080 of 16,057 for speaker:Mary Coughlan
- Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (23 Jun 2010)
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 resource teachers and special needs assistants to schools to support children with special needs. The NCSE operates within my Department's criteria in allocating such support. I have arranged for the details...
- Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (23 Jun 2010)
Mary Coughlan: The National Council for Special Education (NCSE) is an independent agency with responsibility for determining the appropriate staffing levels in relation to the support of pupils with special educational needs in all mainstream and special schools. This includes determining the level of SNA support in schools. The NCSE operates within my Department's policy in allocating this support....
- Written Answers — Higher Education Grants: Higher Education Grants (23 Jun 2010)
Mary Coughlan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 181 and 182 together. Officials of my Department has contacted the assessing authority in this case who confirmed that the candidate referred to by the Deputy is in receipt of the maximum rate of maintenance grant for the 2009/2010 academic year.
- Order of Business. (23 Jun 2010)
Mary Coughlan: The expectation is that it will include the Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill and the Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill. We are also dealing with the prescriptions Bill, the European Financial Stability Facility Bill and the Adoption Bill. As the Deputy is aware, the Central Bank Reform Bill is at Report Stage and we hope to have that completed also. The Wildlife (Amendment)...
- Order of Business. (23 Jun 2010)
Mary Coughlan: The Electricity Regulation (Amendment) (Carbon Revenue Levy) Bill is being dealt with today.
- Order of Business. (23 Jun 2010)
Mary Coughlan: The Taoiseach indicated yesterday, in answer to both of those questions, that, first, there were discussions on the racing industry. It is not expected that legislation will be available before the summer. Second, with regard to the referendum, it is not expected that the legislation will be in the House before the summer. On the issue of the election for mayor in Dublin, the Minister for...
- Order of Business. (23 Jun 2010)
Mary Coughlan: The Government has decided the House will rise on 8 July. This matter will be brought to the House in due course. The Government has not decided as to when the House will be recalled. It is not usual for the Government to determine the date of the budget as this early time. It will be determined in due course. With regard to all the other issues raised ad infinitum in the House, no...
- Order of Business. (23 Jun 2010)
Mary Coughlan: That is the way it goes.
- Order of Business. (23 Jun 2010)
Mary Coughlan: Deputy Barrett could go for it himself.
- Order of Business. (23 Jun 2010)
Mary Coughlan: No decision has been made. When it is, we will tell everybody. No decision has been made. There is no point in raising this issue anymore because we are not in a position to give a date.
- Order of Business. (23 Jun 2010)
Mary Coughlan: It is being drafted and it is intended to bring it to the House in the next session.
- Order of Business. (23 Jun 2010)
Mary Coughlan: Yes, but there are only two more weeks left to this session.
- Order of Business. (23 Jun 2010)
Mary Coughlan: The heads of the Bill were approved last November. The legislation will be brought to the House at the end of this year.
- Order of Business. (23 Jun 2010)
Mary Coughlan: It will not be coming to the House in this session. There are ongoing consultations about the legislation and there is no date as to when the legislation will be before the House.
- Order of Business. (23 Jun 2010)
Mary Coughlan: There is no date for that legislation.
- Order of Business. (23 Jun 2010)
Mary Coughlan: The national monuments Bill will be taken next year.
- Order of Business. (23 Jun 2010)
Mary Coughlan: This is a review of the Department of Finance, not the Department of the Taoiseach. The Minister has indicated there will be an independent review to evaluate the systems, structures and processes used by the Department of Finance in its role in advising the Minister and the Government. It will be carried out expeditiously and I do not anticipate that the terms of reference, etc., will be a...
- Order of Business. (23 Jun 2010)
Mary Coughlan: The Deputy's remarks have nothing to do with legislation.
- Order of Business. (23 Jun 2010)
Mary Coughlan: I have not been briefed for some time on that directive. I am aware I reverted to the Deputy some time ago.
- Order of Business. (23 Jun 2010)
Mary Coughlan: It is a substantial tranche of legislation. I will ask the Minister of State, Deputy Dara Calleary, to revert directly to the Deputy.