Results 941-960 of 16,057 for speaker:Mary Coughlan

Order of Business. (11 Nov 2010)

Mary Coughlan: Yes.

Order of Business. (11 Nov 2010)

Mary Coughlan: There is no promised legislation on that specific issue.

Order of Business. (11 Nov 2010)

Mary Coughlan: If the Deputy wishes, the specific matter he has raised can be brought to the attention of the committee.

Order of Business. (11 Nov 2010)

Mary Coughlan: The Deputy asked me about the specific issue of compound interest. One cannot legislate for compound interest.

Order of Business. (11 Nov 2010)

Mary Coughlan: On Tuesday evening, the Taoiseach advised the House of a number of measures that have been undertaken by this Government. Further measures will be taken after we have received the final report. As I indicated previously, the report will be available at the end of the month. It will have to be considered by the Government. Actions that arise from those considerations can be then progressed.

Order of Business. (11 Nov 2010)

Mary Coughlan: That will happen next year.

Order of Business. (11 Nov 2010)

Mary Coughlan: I will ask the Minister to revert to the Deputy on that specific issue.

Order of Business. (11 Nov 2010)

Mary Coughlan: It is proposed to take No. a5 - Motion re: membership of committees; No. b5 motion re proposal that Dáil Éireann notes the report of the Joint Committee on Finance and the Public Service entitled Report on Macroeconomic Policy and Effective Fiscal and Economic Governance; No. 14 -Local Government (Mayor and Regional Authority of Dublin) Bill 2010 - Second Stage (resumed) to adjourn at 1...

Written Answers — Vocational Education Committees: Vocational Education Committees (10 Nov 2010)

Mary Coughlan: Implementation of the Government decision to reduce the overall number of VECs to from 33 to 16 will be carried within a timeframe of approximately 18 months. Many of the detailed aspects of the restructuring, including the location of the headquarters of the new VECs and the number of administrative staff which each of the new VEC entities will have, will fall to be considered and worked...

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (10 Nov 2010)

Mary Coughlan: The school referred to by the Deputy was authorised earlier this year to tender for the appointment of a design team. The Board of Management has finalised its assessment of the tenders received and unless unforeseen issues arise the appointment process is expected to be completed shortly. The design team, once appointed, will then commence work on stage 1 of architectural planning.

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (10 Nov 2010)

Mary Coughlan: The project to which the Deputy refers is at an advanced stage of the tender process. Subject to no issues arising, it is anticipated that the project will progress to construction in the near future.

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (10 Nov 2010)

Mary Coughlan: The school to which the Deputy refers has applied to my Department for large scale capital funding for a new school. The application has been assessed in accordance with the published prioritisation criteria for large scale building projects and assigned a band rating of 2.1. Information in respect of the current school building programme along with all assessed applications for major capital...

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (10 Nov 2010)

Mary Coughlan: The most recent projections produced by my Department are forecasting an increase in the projected enrolments at post-primary level in the coming years. It is within this context that the Forward Planning Section of my Department is in the process of analysing all areas in the country in order to determine the level of additional provision which will be required at both primary and post...

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (10 Nov 2010)

Mary Coughlan: I can confirm that in May 2008, my Department offered the school to which the Deputy refers, an all-in devolved grant for the provision of an 80m2 mainstream classroom. I understand the project was completed in July 2009. In June 2010, the school was approved funding to build a further 80m2 mainstream classroom and three 16m2 learning support rooms. The school subsequently requested that the...

Written Answers — Vocational Education Committees: Vocational Education Committees (10 Nov 2010)

Mary Coughlan: As the Deputy is aware, Vocational Education Committees, including City of Dublin VEC and County Dublin VEC, are statutory bodies which employ and pay their own staff. Nonetheless, my Department holds information regarding staffing levels for certain categories of VEC employees. The number of teaching posts allocated to a VEC scheme at any one time is determined in accordance with the agreed...

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (10 Nov 2010)

Mary Coughlan: The Forward Planning Section of my Department is in the process of analysing all areas in the country in order to determine the level of additional provision which will be required at both primary and post-primary level up to 2017. Overall post-primary requirements in the Swords area will be fully considered in this context. In addition to this I have recently announced my intention to put in...

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (10 Nov 2010)

Mary Coughlan: The Forward Planning Section of my Department is in the process of analysing all areas in the country in order to determine the level of additional provision which will be required at both primary and post-primary level up to 2017. Overall post-primary requirements in the area referred to by the Deputy, including the case for the provision of a new second level all Irish language school, will...

Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (10 Nov 2010)

Mary Coughlan: The Deputy will be aware that the home tuition scheme provides funding to parents to provide education at home for children who, for a number of reasons such as chronic illness, are unable to attend school. The scheme was extended in recent years to facilitate tuition for children awaiting a suitable educational placement and also to provide early educational intervention for pre-school...

Written Answers — Telecommunications Services: Telecommunications Services (10 Nov 2010)

Mary Coughlan: Web applications designed, developed and maintained by my Department are done so on the basis of requirements agreed with the user community. These requirements incorporate, where appropriate, legislative requirements, technical standards and data protection, security, accessibility and usability requirements. The web applications are subjected to extensive user acceptance testing...

Written Answers — Ministerial Correspondence: Ministerial Correspondence (10 Nov 2010)

Mary Coughlan: My Department replied to the correspondence to which the Deputy refers on 9 November, 2010.