Results 1,461-1,480 of 3,935 for speaker:Sorca Clarke

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: General Scheme of the Research and Innovation Bill 2023: Discussion (Resumed) (16 May 2023)

Sorca Clarke: The witnesses are most welcome. We have had several engagements on this subject and they have been very positive to date. There has been great communication with the committee, which goes to show the level of interest and the desire among all stakeholders to see this Bill become the best it can possibly be. Dr. Lillis spoke about full-spectrum research, key to which is the board make-up....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: General Scheme of the Research and Innovation Bill 2023: Discussion (Resumed) (16 May 2023)

Sorca Clarke: I have one subsequent question. The new technological universities are spoken of. Given the newness of these entities, do they, or should they, have an additional level of support over the next period of time to embed research into those new entities?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: General Scheme of the Research and Innovation Bill 2023: Discussion (Resumed) (16 May 2023)

Sorca Clarke: Does anybody else wish to add to Dr. Lillis's contribution?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: General Scheme of the Research and Innovation Bill 2023: Discussion (Resumed) (16 May 2023)

Sorca Clarke: I have one final question. It is for all the witnesses because I am looking for their opinions. Professor Nolan mentioned the missions and the priorities, and that those are strategically important. As a State, the plan for what is strategically important changes over time, as should be the case. How is that embedded in this proposed legislation? How would the witnesses like to see the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: General Scheme of the Research and Innovation Bill 2023: Discussion (Resumed) (16 May 2023)

Sorca Clarke: Based on that EU norm, what is the average amount of time for which a project is funded?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: General Scheme of the Research and Innovation Bill 2023: Discussion (Resumed) (16 May 2023)

Sorca Clarke: I think the multi-annual aspect of it is critical. It neither feasible nor fair to commit to something without committing to a multi-annual budget to go with it.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: General Scheme of the Research and Innovation Bill 2023: Discussion (Resumed) (16 May 2023)

Sorca Clarke: I know I am pushing my luck here, Cathaoirleach Gníomhach. Where does Mr. Conlon see the role of the board of the new agency in that?

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (16 May 2023)

Sorca Clarke: 355. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the counties currently part of the pilot post primary voluntary redeployment scheme and what work has been undertaking to extend this scheme to other counties given the concerns around recruiting and retaining teachers. [23165/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (16 May 2023)

Sorca Clarke: 116. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the additional capacity in school transport in 2023/2024 in comparison to the current school year. [22507/23]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (16 May 2023)

Sorca Clarke: 198. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the progress made on implementing the recommendations outlined in the report of the Commission on the Defence Forces. [22620/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (16 May 2023)

Sorca Clarke: 351. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the current assessment process for additional accommodations in exam settings; the necessary qualifying criteria; and the nature of the additional accomodations. [23149/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (16 May 2023)

Sorca Clarke: 352. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of students at Leaving Certificate and Junior Certificate exams in 2023 that have applied, been awarded and refused additional accommodations for the years 2021, 2022 and 2023, in tabular form. [23150/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (16 May 2023)

Sorca Clarke: 353. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps she will take and the measures she is examining to reduce carbon emissions associated with the school transport scheme. [23152/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (16 May 2023)

Sorca Clarke: 354. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when the school transport scheme review will be published. [23153/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (16 May 2023)

Sorca Clarke: 643. To ask the Minister for Health the engagement he has had with employment agencies to ensure the €1,000 Covid bonus payment has been paid to all those workers who are entitled to same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22619/23]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: General Scheme of the Research and Innovation Bill 2023: Discussion (9 May 2023)

Sorca Clarke: The witnesses are most welcome. We could probably discuss this issue for hours but unfortunately we do not have the time. I agree fundamentally with what Professor Donnelly said about the holistic approach. I often find that we tend to get bogged down in problems without focusing on what the potential solution is. The outcome of that is a maze or tangle of red tape and bureaucracy that...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: General Scheme of the Research and Innovation Bill 2023: Discussion (9 May 2023)

Sorca Clarke: It is about finding that balance.