Results 561-580 of 16,057 for speaker:Mary Coughlan
- Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (14 Dec 2010)
Mary Coughlan: A draft contract of indefinite duration and draft fixed term contracts for unqualified individuals employed in teaching posts have been sent to the Staff side, and their views are awaited. The final contracts will be issued for use by schools and VECs when the consultation process is completed.
- Written Answers — Work Placements: Work Placements (14 Dec 2010)
Mary Coughlan: My Department has recently issued a circular which permits schools to participate in the FÃS Work Placement Programme (WPP) if they so wish. This FÃS programme is intended to assist people who are unemployed to retain their skills levels and secure work experience that will assist them in finding employment. This involves a placement for a defined period, rather than employment, and...
- Written Answers — Departmental Appointments: Departmental Appointments (14 Dec 2010)
Mary Coughlan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 84 and 85 together. I assume the Deputy is concerned with appointments to State Boards that come under the aegis of my Department. Since the 22nd, November 2010 to date I have made 6 appointments to Boards which are contained in the tabular statement below. They are new appointments with the exception of Mr. Scott at Tipperary Rural & Business Development...
- Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (14 Dec 2010)
Mary Coughlan: My Department has reached agreement, in principle, subject to contract with Cork County Council and is in on-going liaison with the Local Authority in relation to the proposed acquisition of a site. Due to the commercial sensitivities relating to site acquisitions, I am not in a position to comment further at this time. Once this acquisition is concluded, the proposed building project will be...
- Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (14 Dec 2010)
Mary Coughlan: As the Deputy may 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 educational needs. The NCSE operates within my Department's criteria in allocating such support. I have arranged for the...
- Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (14 Dec 2010)
Mary Coughlan: I am pleased to inform the Deputy that my Department recently approved funding for alteration works - extension of a classroom at the school in question.
- Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (14 Dec 2010)
Mary Coughlan: Pension arrangements for primary, secondary, community and comprehensive teachers are governed by statutory superannuation provisions. Under these provisions admission to the pension schemes is mandatory for teachers, including permanent, temporary, part-time and substitute teachers, appointed to approved teaching positions in schools who are paid salary, out of monies voted by the...
- Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (14 Dec 2010)
Mary Coughlan: I am pleased to inform the Deputy that my Department recently approved funding for alteration works - extension of a classroom at the school in question.
- Written Answers — Postgraduate Scholarships: Postgraduate Scholarships (14 Dec 2010)
Mary Coughlan: The Irish Research Council for the Humanities and Social Sciences (IRCHSS) will issue a call for proposals under the Government of Ireland Postgraduate Scholarship Scheme on 7th January 2011. The closing date for applications will be the 21st February 2011. While the number of awards is dependent on the outcome of the competitive assessment process, it is envisaged that awards will be...
- Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (14 Dec 2010)
Mary Coughlan: Officials from my Department have spoken with the school's Principal on a number of ocassions since 11th November and have advised that the school authorities will shortly be invited to a briefing in the Department's offices in Tullamore at which the process for tendering for a design team will be explained to them. My officials will again be in contact with the school authorities when a...
- Written Answers — FÁS Training Programmes: FÁS Training Programmes (14 Dec 2010)
Mary Coughlan: My Department issued a circular to all school authorities in late 2005 urging trustees and Boards of Management to make their facilities available, where possible, for community education and recreation purposes. It appears that the school in question is making some of its school facilities available for the running of FÃS courses. Decisions in relation to the use of school facilities are...
- Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (14 Dec 2010)
Mary Coughlan: The school to which the Deputy refers has applied to my Department for large scale capital funding for a new school. The application has been assessed in accordance with the published prioritisation criteria for large scale building projects and assigned a band rating of 2.2. Information in respect of the current school building programme along with all assessed applications for major...
- Written Answers — Site Acquisitions: Site Acquisitions (14 Dec 2010)
Mary Coughlan: A suitable site has been identified, for the school referred to by the Deputy, which is in the ownership of Limerick County Council. My officials are in on-going liaison with the Local Authority in relation to an agreed means of ownership / interest in the site. Due to the commercial sensitivities relating to site acquisitions, I am not in a position to comment further at this time. Once this...
- Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (14 Dec 2010)
Mary Coughlan: The school to which the Deputy refers has applied to my Department for large scale capital funding for a new school. The application has been assessed in accordance with the published prioritisation criteria for large scale building projects and assigned a band rating of 2.2. Information in respect of the current school building programme along with all assessed applications for major...
- Written Answers — Third Level Fees: Third Level Fees (14 Dec 2010)
Mary Coughlan: The total additional revenue that will be generated by Higher Education institutions by replacing the existing â¬1,500 per year Student Services Charge with a flat Higher Education Student Contribution of â¬2,000 with effect from the 2011/2012 academic year is estimated to amount to some â¬55 million. Of the additional â¬55m, the contribution that will be paid by the Exchequer in respect...
- Written Answers — Teachers' Remuneration: Teachers' Remuneration (14 Dec 2010)
Mary Coughlan: Officials from my Department were in contact with the person referred to by the Deputy recently and the matters raised by him are now resolved.
- Order of Business (9 Dec 2010)
Mary Coughlan: The heads of the electoral (amendment) Bill have been agreed and approval has been given to draft. The Dublin mayor Bill is on Committee Stage, which will be taken next week. I believe the Minister is bringing the climate change Bill to finality for publication.
- Order of Business (9 Dec 2010)
Mary Coughlan: On the issue of the Minister for Finance, it was clear the Minister was referring to the income tax net in his discussions. With regard to the legislation which Deputy Gilmore inquired about, the Taoiseach indicated that the post-budgetary legislation would be dealt with, at which stage he will decide when the election will take place.
- Order of Business (9 Dec 2010)
Mary Coughlan: The Finance Bill will be taken when we resume after the recess. As the Taoiseach indicated, the proposal is that the House would resume a week earlier than previously expected and that once the Finance Bill is available, we will discuss it.
- Order of Business (9 Dec 2010)
Mary Coughlan: We have to await the publication. I am not in a position to say when that will happen.