Results 2,201-2,220 of 2,735 for speaker:Marie Louise O'Donnell

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: General Scheme of Education (Admission to Schools) Bill 2013: Discussion (4 Dec 2013)

Marie Louise O'Donnell: I worked in Ballymun for 25 years and I am very aware of education in disadvantaged areas. I am not too sure they are the reasons. I would caution against speaking badly about vocational education. It is outstanding. One cannot say one school is better than the other. The Government is now completely if not entirely dependent on vocational educational in relation to the youth guarantee....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Framework for the Junior Cycle: Discussion with ASTI, IHRC and Irish Heart Foundation (27 Nov 2013)

Marie Louise O'Donnell: The optional short course has replaced compulsory mainstream subject matter.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Framework for the Junior Cycle: Discussion with ASTI, IHRC and Irish Heart Foundation (27 Nov 2013)

Marie Louise O'Donnell: Has anybody done any research or study on the amount of learning that one takes away between the ages of 12 and 15 from a short course?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Framework for the Junior Cycle: Discussion with ASTI, IHRC and Irish Heart Foundation (27 Nov 2013)

Marie Louise O'Donnell: This is very important and it came up in respect of history because England and Scotland are now reintroducing history as a formal subject. I am not batting for one or the other but I would like to see the research for what I would call a middle mind, between the ages of 12 and 15. How does that mind respond or what is the research on that?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Framework for the Junior Cycle: Discussion with ASTI, IHRC and Irish Heart Foundation (27 Nov 2013)

Marie Louise O'Donnell: It is great that Ms Sally Maguire is present as I agree with everything she has said. I think this document is like a magic show. It has 24 statements of learning. That seems to be where it finds its raison d'être. We have lunatic statements from the OECD that underline that teachers have the biggest impact on classroom learning as if that was some kind of new knowledge when it is...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Accreditation for the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland Facility in Bahrain: Discussion (27 Nov 2013)

Marie Louise O'Donnell: Did Dr. Ó Cuinn also suggest that the Medical Council visit Bahrain? Was that one of his suggestions?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Accreditation for the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland Facility in Bahrain: Discussion (27 Nov 2013)

Marie Louise O'Donnell: Yes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Accreditation for the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland Facility in Bahrain: Discussion (27 Nov 2013)

Marie Louise O'Donnell: It is definitely something the committee could request.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Accreditation for the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland Facility in Bahrain: Discussion (27 Nov 2013)

Marie Louise O'Donnell: It is important that we do so because the RCSI is at the centre of the matter.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Accreditation for the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland Facility in Bahrain: Discussion (27 Nov 2013)

Marie Louise O'Donnell: What the witnesses say is damning and worrying. What is the position of the RCSI in reaction to all of this?

Seanad: Order of Business (19 Nov 2013)

Marie Louise O'Donnell: I welcome Jody back. I am delighted to see her. She was the first person I met and communicated with when I entered the Seanad. Her professionalism is extraordinary.

Seanad: Order of Business (19 Nov 2013)

Marie Louise O'Donnell: She was sadly missed. As other Senators stated, I am sure that she is delighted to see us still here. I wish to extend my sympathies to Senator Eamonn Coghlan on the death of his mother and to Senator Harte, who I hope gets well soon. He is a man of great humour, wit and intelligence. He is a wonderful man who did so much for charity. He is the only man in the Seanad who is able to stand...

Seanad: Order of Business (19 Nov 2013)

Marie Louise O'Donnell: I support Senator Hayden's-----

Seanad: Order of Business (19 Nov 2013)

Marie Louise O'Donnell: -----call for a debate with the Minister of State, Deputy Jan O'Sullivan, on the issue of ghost estates, but I do so from another angle. For weeks, I have discussed builders, developers, planners, county councillors, estate agents, accountants and architects, particularly in the context of Priory Hall. Not one of them has been brought to book. We all attended the Lower House and listened...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: End-of-Life Care: Discussion (Resumed) (7 Nov 2013)

Marie Louise O'Donnell: Three of us must leave for the vote. Will the Chairman suspend the sitting for the vote?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: End-of-Life Care: Discussion (Resumed) (7 Nov 2013)

Marie Louise O'Donnell: It seems to me the answer is staff upskilling, more consultants and a co-ordinated educational process of upskilling, letting people out so that others can come in. That is what is needed. Aside from all the other aspects of the work, these are major problems. When I talk to people, they are students of nursing and are in the schools of nursing, but the next thing they are gone to England...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: End-of-Life Care: Discussion (Resumed) (7 Nov 2013)

Marie Louise O'Donnell: One would think this area would be a massive priority.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: End-of-Life Care: Discussion (Resumed) (7 Nov 2013)

Marie Louise O'Donnell: Like other committee members, I am very humbled in the company of the witnesses. I suspect they do not realise the value of the work they do. We are learning from them and have much to learn and much to help them with. They are here because they need to move palliative care on. Why are there not enough staff when the universities are bursting with nurses? Where is the gap in that...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Youth Guarantee: Discussion (6 Nov 2013)

Marie Louise O'Donnell: When will that happen?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Youth Guarantee: Discussion (6 Nov 2013)

Marie Louise O'Donnell: The witness brought that up.