Results 3,021-3,040 of 4,869 for speaker:Seán Haughey
- Departmental Agencies (29 Sep 2010)
Seán Haughey: I thank the Leas-Cheann Comhairle.
- Departmental Agencies (29 Sep 2010)
Seán Haughey: I hope we will get to the question on contracted training in respect of the north east and the issue of certificates.
- Departmental Agencies (29 Sep 2010)
Seán Haughey: In the vast majority of cases, it was to do with methodologies used in regard to marking and not malpractice.
- Departmental Programmes (29 Sep 2010)
Seán Haughey: The Labour Market Activation Fund, which I launched in March of this year, is designed to assist in the creation of innovative training and education provision by private, not-for-profit and public sector providers. It is targeted at specific priority groups among the unemployed, namely, the low skilled, and those formerly employed in declining sectors, such as the construction, retail and...
- Departmental Programmes (29 Sep 2010)
Seán Haughey: This initiative was announced in last December's budget and further moneys became available during the course of the year. Given the serious unemployment situation, providers throughout the State were called upon to rally to the cause and to come up with proposals at short notice. Private providers are providing 21 projects, the VECs are providing 13, the third level sector is providing 19,...
- Departmental Programmes (29 Sep 2010)
Seán Haughey: We will certainly look into the case. The programme should allow for that type of flexibility.
- Higher Education Grants (29 Sep 2010)
Seán Haughey: The student support schemes for 2010 were published in May of this year. Changes to the 2010 schemes were announced in advance by the former Minister when he published last year's grant schemes in July 2009. The Minister gave advance notice of certain planned 2010 changes at that time by way of a press release on 29 July 2009 in order that students and their families would be aware of them...
- Higher Education Grants (29 Sep 2010)
Seán Haughey: It is easily explained.
- Higher Education Grants (29 Sep 2010)
Seán Haughey: I think I explained things reasonably well in my reply.
- Higher Education Grants (29 Sep 2010)
Seán Haughey: I will try to explain it to the Deputy, particularly to a Deputy from the Labour Party. The ultimate purpose of this change is to prioritise resources to those who are in genuine need. Anecdotal evidence was brought to the attention of the Department that the scheme was being abused in certain cases. People deliberately took a gap period in their education in order to qualify for the...
- Residential Institutions Redress Scheme (29 Sep 2010)
Seán Haughey: The residential institutions redress scheme was introduced as part of the Government's response to residential child abuse. It was complemented by the establishment of the independent Commission to Inquire into Child Abuse, the National Counselling Service, the Origins family tracing service and the Education Finance Board. In tandem with funding for support groups, these initiatives...
- Residential Institutions Redress Scheme (29 Sep 2010)
Seán Haughey: I accept the sincerity of the Deputy's comments. This is an unfortunate series of incidents in the history of the State particularly regarding this particular institution. There is an enormous volume of correspondence on file in the Department from this institution making the case and all sorts of evidence has been looked at. At the end of the day, while the possible inclusion of Bethany...
- Residential Institutions Redress Scheme (29 Sep 2010)
Seán Haughey: I regret that the redress scheme will not be reopened and that will not be reconsidered. The Government has made a clear decision on that. It has been reviewed over the years since its inception and different categories of people and institutions were brought into its remit. However, unfortunately as regards this particular scheme, the matter is closed.
- Health Professional Education (29 Sep 2010)
Seán Haughey: The selection criteria and process for admission to medical schools is a matter for the medical schools and universities in line with their statutory autonomy in academic affairs. The new entry process for admission to medical schools was introduced on foot of a recommendation of the Fottrell working group on undergraduate medical education and training that entry to undergraduate medical...
- Health Professional Education (29 Sep 2010)
Seán Haughey: The system we now have is an improvement on what existed previously when students had to get 600 leaving certificate points in order to study medicine. It was the universal view that in many cases the wrong people were getting through the system.
- Health Professional Education (29 Sep 2010)
Seán Haughey: That does not really enter into this.
- Health Professional Education (29 Sep 2010)
Seán Haughey: The objective had nothing to do with that. It was to ensure a rounded spread of individuals. Deputy Quinn is looking at me in disbelief but we are not necessarily disagreeing on this.
- Health Professional Education (29 Sep 2010)
Seán Haughey: I meant in certain cases. We cannot draw conclusions after only two years of this system being in operation. The position will be reviewed. I referred earlier to the different people who will ensure this is the case. This work is ongoing and there will be a definite review after three years of its operation. It is too soon to draw conclusions.
- Health Professional Education (29 Sep 2010)
Seán Haughey: I do not have the figures available to me at hand but they will be available from the ongoing review and the results will be published shortly.
- Schools Patronage (29 Sep 2010)
Seán Haughey: On 3 August 2010, the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills published the outcome of work undertaken by her Department, at the request of the Catholic Church, to identify areas that may offer potential for the church to divest its patronage of certain primary schools. The possibility of the Catholic Church divesting itself of certain primary schools was raised by the church with...