Results 41-60 of 558 for justice speaker:Norma Foley

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Staff (26 Apr 2022)

Norma Foley: ...Expenditure and Reform (DPER) Assistant Principal Officer (APO) 1 DPER HEO 1 State Examinations Commission (SEC) APO 1 Department of Justice HEO 1 Houses of the Oireachtas HEO 1 Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection ...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education and Training Boards (7 Apr 2022)

Norma Foley: ...individuals may be placed on administrative leave while an investigation is carried, where the circumstances warrant, and that any process should to comply with the general principles of natural justice. As outlined in Department Circular 48/2018 all matters relating to the disciplinary procedure are strictly confidential to the parties and their representatives. These procedures are...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Staff (6 Apr 2022)

Norma Foley: ...individuals may be placed on administrative leave while an investigation is carried, where the circumstances warrant, and that any process should to comply with the general principles of natural justice. In terms of cases where some stages of the process may be bypassed, Circular 48/2018 clearly sets out the circumstances and some examples of “gross misconduct for which any or...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Curriculum (24 Mar 2022)

Norma Foley: ...Education, Research, Innovation and Science Report on School Bullying and the Impact on Mental Health which was published in August 2021. My Department continues to work with the Department of Justice in formulating and implementing the Third National Strategy for Domestic, Sexual and Gender-Based Violence (DSGBV). Proposed actions for my Department include enhancing understanding of...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Education Schemes (22 Mar 2022)

Norma Foley: ...process was applied equally to every school in the country. The HP deprivation index, as employed by the DEIS model, is also employed in a number of Departments, including the Departments of Justice, Health and Social Protection. The tool measures relative advantage or disadvantage. There are 18,500 small areas of approximately 100 dwellings, and the purpose is to identify not...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Legislative Programme (10 Mar 2022)

Norma Foley: ...have the information. In terms of working with other Department, I reiterate there is an absolute commitment on our part to work on a cross-departmental level. Whether with the Minister for Justice or the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth, Deputy Roderic O'Gorman, we will take that collaborative and co-operative approach.

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Legislative Programme (10 Mar 2022)

Norma Foley: ...right of every student to have the information available to him or her. It is also important that we are conscious of models of best practice. Indeed, in terms of the work of the Minister for Justice, Deputy McEntee, the Deputy will be aware that a cross-departmental approach is being taken and the Department of Education very much will be involved in all of that.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Commissions of Investigation (10 Mar 2022)

Norma Foley: ...Abuse was established in 1999 and was subsequently put on a statutory basis pursuant to the Commission to Inquire into Child Abuse Act, 2000. The Commission was chaired by a High Court judge, Mr. Justice Seán Ryan. It was statutory and independent in nature. The final report of the Commission, known as the Ryan Report, was published on 20 May, 2009. The overall cost of the Commission...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Cyberbullying Issues (10 Mar 2022)

Norma Foley: ...be an important feature of the new strategy. In 2021, on Safer Internet Day, the Harassment, Harmful Communications and Related Offences Act 2020 (Coco’s Law) was enacted. On that day, the Minister for Justice  announced that an agreement had been reached between her  Department, the National anti-bullying centre at DCU and my Department, to establish a...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Policy (8 Feb 2022)

Norma Foley: ...the participation of immigrant internationally educated teachers (IIETs) in the Irish primary and post-primary education sectors. The project, co-funded by the Department of Education and the Department of Justice, provides information, advice and training to teachers who have qualified outside of Ireland, to help them to continue their profession in Irish primary and post-primary...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Curriculum (1 Feb 2022)

Norma Foley: ...primary. Aistear, the curriculum for Early Years is based on twelve principles for early learning and development, one of which is Citizenship. It promotes the concept of citizenship and social justice with children and respects them as young citizens. The concept of Citizenship and Global Citizenship is integrated into the primary SPHE curriculum. Aspects of a number of curricula at...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Bullying of Children (19 Jan 2022)

Norma Foley: ...with planned publication early this year. Online safety will be an important feature of the new strategy. In 2021, on Safer Internet Day, the Harassment, Harmful Communications and Related Offences Act 2020 (Coco’s Law) was enacted. On that day, the Minister for Justice also  announced that an agreement had been reached between her  Department, ABC and  my...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: An Garda Síochána (14 Dec 2021)

Norma Foley: ...by a relevant organisation that is registered with it. The vetting legislation and the vetting procedures operated by the National Vetting Bureau fall within the remit of the Minister for Justice. The Vetting Act provides that a relevant organisation must, other than in certain limited circumstances, obtain a vetting disclosure from the National Vetting Bureau prior to commencing the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: An Garda Síochána (14 Dec 2021)

Norma Foley: ...by a relevant organisation that is registered with it. The vetting legislation and the vetting procedures operated by the National Vetting Bureau fall within the remit of the Minister for Justice. The Vetting Act provides that a relevant organisation must, other than in certain limited circumstances, obtain a vetting disclosure from the National Vetting Bureau prior to commencing the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teacher Training (30 Nov 2021)

Norma Foley: ...in the Irish primary and post-primary education sectors and offers a Bridging Programme free of charge to approximately 40 applicants annually. The MTP is co-funded by my Department and the Department of Justice and Equality through the Office for the Promotion of Migrant Integration's National Funding Programme 2022. The project provides information, advice and training to teachers who...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Commissions of Investigation (23 Nov 2021)

Norma Foley: ...Abuse was established in 1999 and was subsequently put on a statutory basis pursuant to the Commission to Inquire into Child Abuse Act, 2000. The Commission was chaired by a High Court judge, Mr Justice Seán Ryan. It was statutory and independent in nature. The final report of the Commission, known as the Ryan Report, was published on 20thMay, 2009. The overall cost of the Commission...

Supplementary Estimates for Public Services 2021: Leave to Introduce (17 Nov 2021)

Norma Foley: ...for the service of the year ending on the 31st day of December, 2021:— Vote 20 — Garda Síochána (Supplementary Estimate). Vote 22 — Courts Service(Supplementary Estimate). Vote 24 — Justice (Supplementary Estimate). Vote 26 — Education (Supplementary Estimate). Vote 30 — Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Supplementary Estimate)....

Supplementary Estimates for Public Services 2021: Referral to Select Committee (17 Nov 2021)

Norma Foley: ...to Standing Orders 95(3)(b) and 215(3), which shall report back to the Dáil by no later than 7th December, 2021:— Vote 20 — Garda Síochána (Supplementary Estimate) — Select Committee on Justice. Vote 22 — Courts Service(Supplementary Estimate) — Select Committee on Justice. Vote 24 — Justice (Supplementary Estimate) —...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Social Media (17 Nov 2021)

Norma Foley: ...with it for young people, parents and teachers. This year, on Safer Internet Day, the Harassment, Harmful Communications and Related Offences Act 2020 (Coco’s Law) was enacted. On that day, the Minister for Justice also announced that an agreement had been reached between her Department, ABC and my Department, to establish a ‘Research Observatory on...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Policy (2 Nov 2021)

Norma Foley: ...participate as active citizens in contemporary society at local, national and global levels. The Aistear curriculum for early years also explores and promotes the concept of citizenship and social justice with children. Initial Teacher Education and Continuous Professional Development programmes for teachers and the Teaching Council’s Standards for Initial Teacher Education...