Results 6,781-6,800 of 11,861 for speaker:Brian Hayes
- Information and Communications Technology. (21 May 2008)
Brian Hayes: It is no more than an aspiration.
- Information and Communications Technology. (21 May 2008)
Brian Hayes: It is not true.
- Information and Communications Technology. (21 May 2008)
Brian Hayes: The national development plan is a joke.
- Information and Communications Technology. (21 May 2008)
Brian Hayes: I would like to make a final point.
- School Accommodation. (21 May 2008)
Brian Hayes: I am sure the Minister will.
- Pupil-Teacher Ratio. (21 May 2008)
Brian Hayes: Question 81: To ask the Minister for Education and Science his policy in respect of reducing class size; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20086/08]
- Pupil-Teacher Ratio. (21 May 2008)
Brian Hayes: It is widely accepted that the issue of class size was the Stalingrad issue that resulted in the Minister's predecessor being moved from the Department of Education and Science. Any reasonable observer, to use the Minister's words, might come to the conclusion that the Government promised in 2002 that no child of nine years of age or younger would be in a class of 20 or more by 2007. How...
- Pupil-Teacher Ratio. (21 May 2008)
Brian Hayes: Let us be absolutely clear about this matter. The Government gave that commitment in 2002. It is not a new commitment by the Minister. The Government gave a firm commitment to reduce the staffing schedule from 27:1 to 24:1 in the first three years of the Government, which took office last year. It welshed on that commitment in last year's budget. The reason there are 2,000 more teachers...
- Pupil-Teacher Ratio. (21 May 2008)
Brian Hayes: Last week, I published a list of 40 schools around the country that will lose a teacher from 1 September. Many of those schools have lost one or two pupils from their enrolment last September, even though they have increased their enrolment since then. As a gesture of goodwill on the Minister's part, will he consider safeguarding the 42 teachers in those 40 schools that will lose a teacher...
- Schools Patronage. (21 May 2008)
Brian Hayes: Question 83: To ask the Minister for Education and Science his views on the most recent pastoral letter, Vision 08, from the Irish Catholic bishops conference; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20087/08]
- Order of Business (21 May 2008)
Brian Hayes: As the Taoiseach is aware, one of the clearest rights given to Members of the Oireachtas in the Constitution is the right to impeach a judge on the basis of stated misbehaviour. As he also is aware, this issue came to public attention some years ago in respect of a clear case. On that occasion, however, the judge in question resigned. Following the report made by a select committee of both...
- Standards in Public Office. (21 May 2008)
Brian Hayes: It would be more like purgatory.
- Standards in Public Office. (21 May 2008)
Brian Hayes: Immunity.
- Order of Business (21 May 2008)
Brian Hayes: Bring back Senator Ivor Callely.
- Order of Business (21 May 2008)
Brian Hayes: That lasted six months, though.
- Leaders' Questions (21 May 2008)
Brian Hayes: Answer the question.
- Leaders' Questions (21 May 2008)
Brian Hayes: Answer the question.
- Leaders' Questions (21 May 2008)
Brian Hayes: What is the answer?
- Leaders' Questions (21 May 2008)
Brian Hayes: Will the Taoiseach just answer the question?
- Leaders' Questions (21 May 2008)
Brian Hayes: Let us have it.