Results 741-760 of 4,073 for speaker:Mary Mitchell O'Connor

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Applications (11 Jul 2017)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: As part of a comprehensive customer service and communications strategy provided by Student Universal Support Ireland (SUSI), to ensure that all necessary avenues are open to applicants to receive the information they need, a dedicated email and phone line service is provided by SUSI for Oireachtas members. This was established to meet an identified need for applicants who choose to engage...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Eligibility (11 Jul 2017)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: As part of a comprehensive customer service and communications strategy provided by Student Universal Support Ireland (SUSI), to ensure that all necessary avenues are open to applicants to receive the information they need, a dedicated email and phone line service is provided by SUSI for Oireachtas members. This was established to meet an identified need for applicants who choose to engage...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Institutions Governance (11 Jul 2017)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: My Department allocates recurrent funding to the Higher Education Authority (HEA) for direct disbursement to the HEA designated higher education institutions, including UCC. The HEA allocates this funding as a block grant to the institutions. As an autonomous body, the internal disbursement of this funding, along with any funding it receives from private sources, is a matter for...

Other Questions: Third Level Funding (6 Jul 2017)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: I wish to emphasise at the outset that no policy decisions have been taken in this area pending the outcome of examination of the Cassells report by the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Education and Skills. The Cassells report, as the Deputy rightly states, considers a number of potential funding options, including the deferred payment of student fees. The report was referred to the...

Other Questions: Third Level Funding (6 Jul 2017)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: I thank the Deputy.

Other Questions: Third Level Funding (6 Jul 2017)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: I hear what the Deputy is saying. I noted at the outset that no funding model has been agreed and we are waiting for the Oireachtas education committee to come back to the Department and me on this. Last night I watched a programme on Sky about the funding model and its difficulties in the UK. I am taking all that on board. With the Minister, I will make a decision on this.

Other Questions: Third Level Funding (6 Jul 2017)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: I stated no decision has been made and we are waiting for the Oireachtas committee to come back on the matter. We will examine it. Deputy Broughan said funds were cut by a third. I am not sure it was quite a third but they were certainly cut severely. I wish to put on the record that numbers have grown in our third level sector. I thank the colleges that took in students and educated...

Other Questions: Third Level Funding (6 Jul 2017)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: We know exactly what are the difficulties for a working family. I know them as a mother who has lived on her own and who put two children through college. We will take all that into account.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Ministerial Responsibilities (6 Jul 2017)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: Mary Mitchell O'Connor.

Leaders' Questions (29 Jun 2017)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: What about the separation of powers?

Leaders' Questions (29 Jun 2017)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: No, there is separation of powers.

Leaders' Questions (29 Jun 2017)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Commencement Matters: School Accommodation (28 Jun 2017)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: I thank the Senator for raising this matter as it gives me an opportunity to outline to the Seanad the current position on the temporary and permanent accommodation for Ballinteer Educate Together national school. The school is located in temporary accommodation at St Tiernan's community school, Balally, Dublin 14. The school currently has nine mainstream classes, which will increase to 11...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: School Accommodation (28 Jun 2017)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: I will give Senator Richmond a commitment that the letters will be replied to by Department officials. I am very understanding of the work that the principal is going to have to do during the summer. I did a number of projects myself as a school principal. I can only imagine the logistics involved in moving classrooms and all the possessions of a school. I will ask and make sure that our...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Strategy Statements (21 Jun 2017)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: Three minutes have already been wasted.

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Insurance Data (1 Jun 2017)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: State indemnity for personal injury and third party property damage is set out in the National Treasury Management Agency (Amendment) Act, 2000 where the management of personal injury underlying risks and third party property damage claims against certain State authorities is delegated to the National Treasury Management Agency.  When performing these functions, the Agency is known...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement Investigations (1 Jun 2017)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: The principal functions of the Director of Corporate Enforcement are set out in the Companies Act 2014. They include to: 1. encourage compliance with the Act; 2. investigate instances of suspected offences under the Act; 3. enforce the Act, including by the prosecution of offences by way of summary proceedings; 4. refer cases, at his discretion, to the Director of Public Prosecutions...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Joint Labour Committees Agreements (1 Jun 2017)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: Joint Labour Committees (JLCs) are provided for under the Industrial Relations Act 1946 and were reformed by the Industrial Relations (Amendment) Act, 2012. A JLC is comprised of equal numbers of representatives of employers and workers in a sector.  JLCs meet regularly, under an independent Chairperson to discuss proposals for terms and conditions to apply to specified grades or...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Brexit Issues (1 Jun 2017)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: In January 2017 Enterprise Ireland published its strategy for the period 2017-2020. The strategy was developed in the context of Brexit and focuses on supporting clients to both Build Scale and Expand Reach. In addition, in May 2017 Enterprise Ireland launched a new Eurozone Strategy to assist Irish exporters increase exports in Eurozone countries by 50% by 2020. This strategy will be...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Departmental Reviews (1 Jun 2017)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: The terms of reference (ToR) for the review of the Succeed in Ireland initiative have yet to be finalised as the public consultation seeking input from the public on their contents only concluded on 26 May. The submissions received through that consultation process are now being examined and will help shape the final ToR. An independent external body...