Results 61-80 of 202 for feel "party:" . (isset($parties[ucfirst("$a[1]")]) ? $parties[ucfirst("$a[1]")] : "$a[1]") speaker:Jan O'Sullivan

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (15 Dec 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: ...of additional teaching resources which have been allocated to them for pupils with special educational needs. As the allocation of support for pupils is managed locally by schools, a parent who feels that their child requires additional learning support in school should raise this matter directly with their school Principal in the first instance, or with the Board of Management of the...

Committee on Education and Social Protection: Select Sub-Committee on Education and Skills: Estimates for Public Services 2015
Vote 26 - Education and Skills (Supplementary) (8 Dec 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: The Higher Education Authority is watching their financial position. They are feeling pressure which we want to try to alleviate insofar as we can. They are aware that there is a full year to plan for and they have to do that.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Skills Shortages (24 Nov 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: ...can be a variety of reasons that impact on the ability of employers to recruit. The second National Employers Survey which was published last May found that three quarters of foreign employers feel that there will be an adequate supply of graduates in the next three to five years. This is a great vote of confidence in Ireland and our education and training providers. As the Deputy...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Appeals (24 Nov 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: ...letter. The options are that he may appeal to the High Court on a point of law under Section 21(6) of the Student Support Act 2011. The Ombudsman can examine a complaint from the student if he feels he has been unfairly treated in his dealings with SUSI or the Appeals Board.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (10 Nov 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: ...teaching resources which have been allocated to them for pupils with special educational needs. As the allocation of support for pupils with SLDs is managed locally by schools, a parent who feels that their child requires additional learning support in school should raise this matter directly with their school Principal in the first instance, or with the Board of Management of the school....

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Curriculum (10 Nov 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: ...a range of influences and require support to make positive responsible decisions relating to their health and wellbeing and the wellbeing of others. Wellbeing in Junior Cycle is about young people feeling confident, healthy, happy and connected.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Appeals (4 Nov 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: ...to the High Court on a point of law under Section 21(6) of the Student Support Act 2011 and under the Ombudsman Acts 1980 to 2012. The Ombudsman can examine a complaint from the student if he feels he has been unfairly treated in his dealings with SUSI or the Appeals Board.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Appeals (3 Nov 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: ...to the High Court on a point of law under Section 21(6) of the Student Support Act 2011 and under the Ombudsman Acts 1980 to 2012. The Ombudsman can examine a complaint from the student if she feels she has been unfairly treated in her dealings with SUSI or the Appeals Board.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Bullying in Schools (22 Oct 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: ...the policy in co-operation with both teaching and non-teaching school staff under the leadership of the Principal, and in consultation with parents and pupils. Where a parent or guardian feels that school staff are deficient in addressing bullying matters they should raise the issue with the school managing authority, its BOM. In the event that the BOM fails to satisfactorily remedy the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Appeals (22 Oct 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: ...to the High Court on a point of law under Section 21(6) of the Student Support Act 2011 and under the Ombudsman Acts 1980 to 2012. The Ombudsman can examine a complaint from the student if she feels she has been unfairly treated in her dealings with SUSI or the Appeals Board. I have no plans at present to change the arrangements in place.

Other Questions: Bullying in Schools (6 Oct 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: We have been following up on finding out how parents and pupils feel about the anti-bullying procedures in schools. The information tells us there is a high degree of confidence among both parents and children with respect to what schools are doing to have a positive anti-bullying climate and responding where there are incidents of bullying. We monitor it in that way. For example, 98% of...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (6 Oct 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: ...with my Department's guidance. The teaching time afforded to each individual pupil is decided and managed by schools, taking into account each child's individual learning needs. A parent who feels that their child requires additional learning support in school should raise this matter directly with their school Principal in the first instance, or with the Board of Management of the school.

Employment Equality (Amendment) Bill 2015: Second Stage (Resumed) [Private Members] (17 Jun 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: ...for their contribution to the debate in the past two days. It has been a very positive debate and broad support was expressed for delivering equality to all workers, in particular the teachers who feel oppressed by the current legislation. Deputy Catherine Murphy referred to the devastating effects of discrimination and homophobia. Studies highlighting higher rates of depression and...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staffing (16 Jun 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: ...the 1998 Education Act. In dealing with parental complaints, my Department's role is to clarify for parents how their grievances and complaints against the school can be progressed. Where a parent feels that the school's board of management has failed to investigate or adequately investigate their complaint, they should contact the Ombudsman for Children. The Office of the Ombudsman for...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Eligibility (9 Jun 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: ...to the High Court on a point of law under Section 21(6) of the Student Support Act 2011 and under the Ombudsman Acts 1980 to 2012. The Ombudsman can examine a complaint from the student if he feels he has been unfairly treated in his dealings with SUSI or the Appeals Board.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Primary Online Database (23 Apr 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: My Department feels that the question used to collect data on ethnic or cultural background should be harmonized across all the education partners and other bodies who collect this type of information. As the CSO is the National Statistical Office, we are taking our lead from them and we have used the categories that they used for Ethnic or cultural background on the 2011 Census of...

Other Questions: State Examinations (22 Apr 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: ...locations. As a result, just 16 teachers have attended the seminars held over the last few days. It is deeply regrettable that individual teachers have been put in a position in which they feel obliged to decline to avail of the rich learning experiences and dedicated time for learning on offer. It is wrong of any union to seek to deny opportunities for personal professional learning...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Administration (15 Apr 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: ...the 1998 Education Act. In dealing with parental complaints, my Department's role is to clarify for parents how their grievances and complaints against schools can be progressed. Where a parent feels that the school's board of management has failed to investigate or adequately investigate their complaint, they should contact the Ombudsman for Children. The Office of the Ombudsman...

Leaders' Questions (12 Mar 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: First, anybody who saw the "Spotlight" programme will have had a graphic account of the way in which kangaroo courts worked and the way in which victims were made to feel afraid to come forward with information. No doubt there is a significant amount of knowledge and information around all of that activity, of which persons who have been associated with Deputy McDonald's party have...

Leaders' Questions (12 Mar 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: ...important point that anybody who has information should bring it forward to the relevant authorities, whether that be An Garda Síochána, Tusla or the HSE. There is an obligation on anybody who feels that children are at risk in any way and has information to suggest that children at risk to bring it forward. Certainly, the courage of Maíria Cahill and Paudie McGahon in...