Results 9,421-9,440 of 14,388 for speaker:Clare Daly

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations Reviews (9 Jun 2015)

Clare Daly: 990. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills why a concession made to teachers on having projects which are at a current level of 50% or over the final grade, retained within certification, but not so for all the other subjects, resulting in subjects such as art and woodwork having projects for certification, but others such as english and history will not have same; and if she will make...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations Reviews (9 Jun 2015)

Clare Daly: 991. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills why her Department is insisting on referring to the proposed school based components as 40% of the total student award at the end of third year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22145/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations Reviews (9 Jun 2015)

Clare Daly: 992. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans for the English school-based assessment for second year, as the teachers have boycotted the training; her views that this planned oral communication presentation runs contrary to teachers' principles of fairness and dignity in the classroom; if she is concerned about such matters; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22146/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teachers' Remuneration (9 Jun 2015)

Clare Daly: 999. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her views on the discrepancy in the payments made to qualified teachers recognised by the Teaching Council, who are employed in post-leaving certificate colleges subject to the Haddington Road agreement, who are undertaking extra substitution and supervising hours without payment and who are required to sign up to the Teaching Council on a...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teacher Data (9 Jun 2015)

Clare Daly: 1000. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of qualified teachers, members of the Teaching Council, who operate in post-leaving certificate colleges, and the number of unqualified teaching staff, and the reason unqualified persons are allowed to work as teachers. [22281/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teaching Contracts (9 Jun 2015)

Clare Daly: 1001. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of staff who had reached 65 years of age, had retired from an institute of further education (details supplied) in County Wicklow and who were requested to return to teach; if she is aware of the case of a person who is 80 years of age and who is employed in the sector. [22282/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (9 Jun 2015)

Clare Daly: 1006. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 810 of 26 May 2015, the reason her Department did not also facilitate the parents of the children who attended the two other service providers that existed at that time, in view of the fact that her Department was fully aware of their existence, as per departmental records dated 18 June 2007, but instead...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Home Tuition Scheme (9 Jun 2015)

Clare Daly: 1007. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 811 of 26 May 2015, if she will confirm that the millions of euro that were paid annually to the one private commercial company were made under the heading of the home tuition grant scheme, in view of the fact that the arrangement letter issued on 23 December 2008 by her Department in the title of the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Courses Availability (9 Jun 2015)

Clare Daly: 1011. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason post graduate courses in social work are not available, given the age profile of many mature students, who would be excellent candidates for such courses, but whose commitments prevent them from taking up full-time courses. [22473/15]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Planning Issues (9 Jun 2015)

Clare Daly: 1023. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he is aware of a planning application by a United States of America company for a private for-profit gasification plant at Gortnadroma in County Limerick, in the context of outstanding health and safety concerns regarding such processes; if this should be permitted here; his plans regarding same; and if he will make...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Control of Dogs (9 Jun 2015)

Clare Daly: 1051. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government based on his previous response, and in view of the last time the Irish Veterinary Association was consulted regarding the restricting of dog breeds (Control of Dogs Act 1998 Regulations) being 23 years ago, if he will consider seeking the association's advice to ensure current restrictions are effective, up-to-date and...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Public Procurement Contracts (9 Jun 2015)

Clare Daly: 1061. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government when the contract for fuel cards of staff of a local authority was awarded to a company (details supplied); and the way that process took place. [21824/15]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Aer Lingus Sale (9 Jun 2015)

Clare Daly: 1186. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport in view of the Government's decision to dispose of the 25% share holding in Aer Lingus to the International Airlines Group, his views on a minimum of 25% of the proceeds from this sale being made available to the deferred and active pensioners of the Irish airlines (general employees) superannuation scheme. [22494/15]

Other Questions: Surgical Symphysiotomy Payment Scheme (28 May 2015)

Clare Daly: 19. To ask the Minister for Health if he is satisfied that the payment scheme to which survivors of symphysiotomy may apply is being administered consistently and constitutes an effective remedy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20564/15]

Other Questions: Surgical Symphysiotomy Payment Scheme (28 May 2015)

Clare Daly: Will I be allowed to ask a supplementary question?

Other Questions: Surgical Symphysiotomy Payment Scheme (28 May 2015)

Clare Daly: I understand the UN Human Rights Committee will express its disagreement with the Minister at its next hearing. It is not acceptable that elderly women who were butchered in their youth, who lost connections with their children and relationships with their husbands, and who continue to live in pain are being forced to participate in this scheme. As the Minister pointed out, the overwhelming...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Surgical Symphysiotomy Payment Scheme (28 May 2015)

Clare Daly: 28. To ask the Minister for Health his views regarding the payment scheme to which survivors of symphysiotomy may apply, in terms of its failure to address the concerns of the UN Human Rights Committee, and his proposals to make this scheme compatible with our human rights obligations [20565/15]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Employment Appeals Tribunal (28 May 2015)

Clare Daly: 80. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the procedures with regard to the making of transcripts at the employment tribunal hearings; if stenographer's records are taken and maintained in all cases; the procedure for making these records available to participants in cases and to the general public; and the location where these records are maintained. [21089/15]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Employment Appeals Tribunal (28 May 2015)

Clare Daly: 81. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will provide a list of all of those who were employed by the Employment Appeals Tribunal in the past ten years; and the roles that they occupied. [21090/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Residential Institutions Statutory Fund Board (28 May 2015)

Clare Daly: 161. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of persons who have been excluded from the Caranua scheme on the grounds that their applications were too late, or on any other grounds. [21199/15]