Results 681-700 of 16,057 for speaker:Mary Coughlan

Budget Statement 2011 (7 Dec 2010)

Mary Coughlan: As a young man, the Deputy is giving no hope to the people.

Budget Statement 2011 (7 Dec 2010)

Mary Coughlan: And Sinn Féin will do it for them?

Budget Statement 2011 (7 Dec 2010)

Mary Coughlan: It will not have the money to pay for social welfare, teachers or gardaí. There will be no money in July to pay all these people.

Budget Statement 2011 (7 Dec 2010)

Mary Coughlan: How is the Deputy going to pay for it?

Budget Statement 2011 (7 Dec 2010)

Mary Coughlan: Let us hear the Deputy's tax proposals and austerity measures.

Written Answers — Schools Refurbishment: Schools Refurbishment (2 Dec 2010)

Mary Coughlan: The school to which the Deputy refers recently applied to my Department for funding to provide a resource room. The application is currently being assessed. My officials will convey a decision on the application to the school authority as soon as the assessment process has been completed.

Written Answers — Schools Refurbishment: Schools Refurbishment (2 Dec 2010)

Mary Coughlan: The project referred to by the Deputy is at an advanced stage of architectural planning. Authorisation was given earlier this year for tender documents to be prepared. The design team have recently submitted a stage 2(b) report. However, this submission was incomplete and an addendum was requested. My Department will review this addendum on receipt. Following the review, and assuming no...

Written Answers — Schools Refurbishment: Schools Refurbishment (2 Dec 2010)

Mary Coughlan: As part of the Summer Works Scheme 2010, school management authorities were invited to apply for water conservation measures to reduce water usage by installing push type spray taps, low flushing toilets and urinal controls. I am pleased to inform the Deputy that the school in question has been allocated a grant and the management authority of the school, County Wexford Vocational Education...

Written Answers — Schools Refurbishment: Schools Refurbishment (2 Dec 2010)

Mary Coughlan: The school to which the Deputy refers has applied to my Department for large scale capital funding for an extension project. The application has been assessed in accordance with the published prioritisation criteria for large scale building projects and assigned a band rating of 1.2. Information in respect of the current school building programme along with all assessed applications for...

Written Answers — Schools Refurbishment: Schools Refurbishment (2 Dec 2010)

Mary Coughlan: The school referred to by the Deputy has been allocated funding under my Department's Permanent Accommodation Scheme 2007 for the provision of additional accommodation. The school has also been allocated funding under the 2010 Summer Works Scheme 2010 for the replacement of windows and they also have applied for funding under my Department's Emergency Works scheme. Funding for Emergency...

Written Answers — Schools Refurbishment: Schools Refurbishment (2 Dec 2010)

Mary Coughlan: The school in question was approved emergency funding in January 2010 for the replacement of the boiler in the school gym and I understand that these works have been completed. The school has also been allocated funding for window replacement and water conversion work under my Department's 2010 Summer Works Scheme and work on window replacement has commenced.

Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (2 Dec 2010)

Mary Coughlan: As the Deputy is 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 (SNAs) to schools to support children with special educational needs. The NCSE operates within my Department's criteria in allocating such support. The NCSE has...

Written Answers — Construction Contracts: Construction Contracts (2 Dec 2010)

Mary Coughlan: My Department allocated a devolved grant to the trustees of the school in question for the delivery of a new temporary school pending the appointment of a Board of Management. As the Deputy is aware an Examiner was appointed by the High Court in September 2010 to the main contractor awarded the contract for the delivery of the temporary school building and the appropriate course of action is...

Written Answers — Higher Education Grants: Higher Education Grants (2 Dec 2010)

Mary Coughlan: The process of assessing and paying third level or further education grants is a matter for the relevant local authority or VEC. The decision on eligibility for a student grant is a matter, in the first instance, for the relevant grant awarding authority i.e. the applicant's local authority or VEC. Where a grant application is refused, the reason for the refusal is given by the grant...

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (2 Dec 2010)

Mary Coughlan: The project to which the Deputy refers is currently at an advanced stage of the tender process. Subject to no issues arising, it is anticipated that a contractor will be appointed in early December and will commence construction shortly thereafter. The construction period is circa 12 months.

Written Answers — Education Policy: Education Policy (2 Dec 2010)

Mary Coughlan: Schools are already subject to evaluation by way of the national scheme of Whole School Evaluation. Procedures for dealing with underperforming teachers in schools were implemented with effect from the beginning of the 2009/2010 school year. With regard to a benchmarking review, Ireland participates in the OECD PISA studies which benchmark the performance of 15 year olds internationally in...

Order of Business (2 Dec 2010)

Mary Coughlan: The reason we are proposing a change to the Order of Business is to allow for the very important discussions that will be made next week.

Order of Business (2 Dec 2010)

Mary Coughlan: On that basis, it was decided to provide ample opportunity for everyone to discuss the budgetary matters that will be brought forward.

Order of Business (2 Dec 2010)

Mary Coughlan: It was decided to remove some of the other normal aspects of business. I reiterate that Leaders' Questions will be taken on Tuesday at 2.30 p.m.

Order of Business (2 Dec 2010)

Mary Coughlan: The Order of Business will be taken on the conclusion of Leaders' Questions that day. There will be no Order of Business on Wednesday to allow for a full discussion.