Results 3,941-3,960 of 8,015 for speaker:Jonathan O'Brien
- Committee on Education and Social Protection: Select Sub-Committee on Education and Skills: Technological Universities Bill 2015: Committee Stage (14 Jan 2016)
Jonathan O'Brien: I have concerns around the inclusion of staff associations.
- Committee on Education and Social Protection: Select Sub-Committee on Education and Skills: Technological Universities Bill 2015: Committee Stage (14 Jan 2016)
Jonathan O'Brien: I press the amendment.
- Committee on Education and Social Protection: Select Sub-Committee on Education and Skills: Technological Universities Bill 2015: Committee Stage (14 Jan 2016)
Jonathan O'Brien: We will be bringing forward an amendment on Report Stage.
- Committee on Education and Social Protection: Select Sub-Committee on Education and Skills: Technological Universities Bill 2015: Committee Stage (14 Jan 2016)
Jonathan O'Brien: We will be looking to amend the proposal that the dissolution would be made by the Minister.
- Committee on Education and Social Protection: Select Sub-Committee on Education and Skills: Technological Universities Bill 2015: Committee Stage (14 Jan 2016)
Jonathan O'Brien: We are opposing this section.
- Committee on Education and Social Protection: Select Sub-Committee on Education and Skills: Technological Universities Bill 2015: Committee Stage (14 Jan 2016)
Jonathan O'Brien: The section provides, "The Minister shall, by order, appoint a day." This power rests solely with the Minister and we think it should be not just the Minister's call but that it should be done on the recommendation of the governing body or that there should be some mechanism within the institutes themselves to indicate that they are ready for dissolution. This section does not allow for...
- Committee on Education and Social Protection: Select Sub-Committee on Education and Skills: Technological Universities Bill 2015: Committee Stage (14 Jan 2016)
Jonathan O'Brien: No.
- Committee on Education and Social Protection: Select Sub-Committee on Education and Skills: Technological Universities Bill 2015: Committee Stage (14 Jan 2016)
Jonathan O'Brien: Yes.
- Committee on Education and Social Protection: Select Sub-Committee on Education and Skills: Technological Universities Bill 2015: Committee Stage (14 Jan 2016)
Jonathan O'Brien: I will withdraw the six amendments on the understanding that I can table them on Report Stage.
- Committee on Education and Social Protection: Select Sub-Committee on Education and Skills: Technological Universities Bill 2015: Committee Stage (14 Jan 2016)
Jonathan O'Brien: I move amendment No. 7:In page 12, between lines 11 and 12, to insert the following:" "Trade Union" means registered representative body with a negotiation licence.". Amendment No. 7 is self-explanatory. Amendment No. 9 seeks to delete-----
- Committee on Education and Social Protection: Select Sub-Committee on Education and Skills: Technological Universities Bill 2015: Committee Stage (14 Jan 2016)
Jonathan O'Brien: Amendments Nos. 18 to 20-----
- Committee on Education and Social Protection: Select Sub-Committee on Education and Skills: Technological Universities Bill 2015: Committee Stage (14 Jan 2016)
Jonathan O'Brien: All the amendments are connected with trade unions.
- Committee on Education and Social Protection: Select Sub-Committee on Education and Skills: Technological Universities Bill 2015: Committee Stage (14 Jan 2016)
Jonathan O'Brien: In regard to the transfer of staff, I want to ensure that conditions and service will also transfer in terms of pensions and superannuation schemes. I am aware there are a number of superannuation schemes although the Bill refers to a superannuation scheme. I wish to flag that it does not refer to schemes.
- Committee on Education and Social Protection: Select Sub-Committee on Education and Skills: Technological Universities Bill 2015: Committee Stage (14 Jan 2016)
Jonathan O'Brien: I will table an amendment on Report Stage listing all the various schemes.
- Committee on Education and Social Protection: Select Sub-Committee on Education and Skills: Technological Universities Bill 2015: Committee Stage (14 Jan 2016)
Jonathan O'Brien: I move amendment No. 1:In page 9, between lines 27 and 28, to insert the following:" "academics" means tenured officers of the institute;". I think the amendments are self-explanatory. They seek to insert definitions.
- Committee on Education and Social Protection: Select Sub-Committee on Education and Skills: Technological Universities Bill 2015: Committee Stage (14 Jan 2016)
Jonathan O'Brien: I will be pushing the amendments.
- Committee on Education and Social Protection: Select Sub-Committee on Education and Skills: Technological Universities Bill 2015: Committee Stage (14 Jan 2016)
Jonathan O'Brien: No.
- Committee on Education and Social Protection: Select Sub-Committee on Education and Skills: Technological Universities Bill 2015: Committee Stage (14 Jan 2016)
Jonathan O'Brien: One would have to acknowledge that the criteria have caused huge issues particularly among staff.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Help Service (13 Jan 2016)
Jonathan O'Brien: 644. To ask the Minister for Health the number of new applications for home help that were approved but not allocated due to financial constraints in the south Lee area and in the north Lee area in County Cork, in each of the past six months, in tabular form. [1094/16]
- Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teacher Training Provision (13 Jan 2016)
Jonathan O'Brien: 740. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of attendees recorded by the teacher education section at continuing postponed Department seminars for post-primary teachers, including detailed whole-day workshops and evening seminars, in tabular form. [46449/15]