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Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (16 May 2017)

Mary Butler: 466. To ask the Minister for Health if surgery can be expedited for a person (detailed supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23172/17]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Business of Joint Committee (9 May 2017)

Mary Butler: We have a quorum and are now in public session. Apologies have been received from Deputy Donnelly. I propose we now go into private session.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (9 May 2017)

Mary Butler: I remind members, visitors and those in the Visitors Gallery to ensure their mobile phones are switched off or left in flight mode for the duration of the meeting as they interfere with the broadcasting equipment, even when left in silent mode. COM (2016) 593 is a proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on copyright in the Digital Single Market. It is...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Banded Hours Contract Bill 2016: Discussion (Resumed) (9 May 2017)

Mary Butler: I remind members, visitors and those in the Visitors Gallery to, please, ensure their mobile phones are switched off or left in flight mode for the duration of the meeting as they interfere with the broadcasting equipment, even when left in silent mode. I have been informed that there has been interference already today with the broadcasting equipment. I, therefore, ask everyone to, please,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Banded Hours Contract Bill 2016: Discussion (Resumed) (9 May 2017)

Mary Butler: As the mother of a son who qualified last May as a secondary teacher in University College Cork, UCC, and is teaching history, economics and business, I can agree with everything the witnesses have said, and that it is not conducive to helping new teachers blossom into their careers when they are by the phone on a Sunday night. Today I am happy to say he is in Coláiste Éanna in...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Banded Hours Contract Bill 2016: Discussion (Resumed) (9 May 2017)

Mary Butler: Does Mr. Kelly want to continue?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Banded Hours Contract Bill 2016: Discussion (Resumed) (9 May 2017)

Mary Butler: Before I call Senator Paul Gavan, may I ask Mr. Byrne again about the 300 hours? When somebody qualifies to become a teacher, he or she has a three year period in which to get 300 hours experience. One could be teaching 22 hours a week but one may not be teaching the particular subjects one studied to degree level, so the hours do not qualify. I am speaking from a personal point of view,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Banded Hours Contract Bill 2016: Discussion (Resumed) (9 May 2017)

Mary Butler: Was it always that way? Up to two years ago, a young teacher did a higher diploma in education now it is a Professional Masters of Education, PME 1 and PME 2.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Banded Hours Contract Bill 2016: Discussion (Resumed) (9 May 2017)

Mary Butler: I thank Mr. de Paor.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Banded Hours Contract Bill 2016: Discussion (Resumed) (9 May 2017)

Mary Butler: I will certainly help.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Banded Hours Contract Bill 2016: Discussion (Resumed) (9 May 2017)

Mary Butler: I am sorry to cut across Ms Dolan but I should point out to Senator Gavan that there is a vote in the Seanad.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Banded Hours Contract Bill 2016: Discussion (Resumed) (9 May 2017)

Mary Butler: What subject did you teach?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Banded Hours Contract Bill 2016: Discussion (Resumed) (9 May 2017)

Mary Butler: That is common in primary schools with resource teachers who are split between two or three schools.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Banded Hours Contract Bill 2016: Discussion (Resumed) (9 May 2017)

Mary Butler: Does she get paid during the holidays?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Banded Hours Contract Bill 2016: Discussion (Resumed) (9 May 2017)

Mary Butler: Is it the case that she gets paid for only the hours that she teaches?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Banded Hours Contract Bill 2016: Discussion (Resumed) (9 May 2017)

Mary Butler: Some of the secondary schools have autistic units, and I believe that those hours do not count towards the 300 hours. Is that correct?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Banded Hours Contract Bill 2016: Discussion (Resumed) (9 May 2017)

Mary Butler: Are there more primary than secondary ASD units?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Banded Hours Contract Bill 2016: Discussion (Resumed) (9 May 2017)

Mary Butler: That is a very good point. I thank the witnesses for coming here today to engage with the committee. I propose that we suspend the meeting for a moment to allow our next guests to take their seats. It was very worthwhile. I thank the witnesses for all their information. I will certainly be in touch regarding those 300 hours. It is an anomaly.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Banded Hours Contract Bill 2016: Discussion (Resumed) (9 May 2017)

Mary Butler: I welcome Mr. Professor James Wickham, director, and Dr. Alicja Bobek, researcher, of Think-tank for Action on Social Change, TASC; Mr. Annie Hoey, president, and Mr. Daniel Waugh, vice president for campaigns of the Union of Students of Ireland; and Ms Edel McGinley, director, and Mr. Pablo Rojas Coppari, policy and research officer, of Migrant Rights Centre Ireland. Before we commence, in...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Banded Hours Contract Bill 2016: Discussion (Resumed) (9 May 2017)

Mary Butler: The Deputy is more than welcome. Is Ms Hoey going to make the presentation?