Results 61-69 of 69 for speaker:Tom McEllistrim

School Services Staff. (29 Jan 2009)

Tom McEllistrim: I wish to raise the issue of the need for laboratory technicians in our secondary schools. The Irish Science Teachers' Association has overwhelmingly endorsed the proposal that all second level schools be provided with laboratory technicians in an effort to gain greater efficiencies within school science departments and to maximise the use of existing resources. It has also published a...

Company Closures. (29 Apr 2009)

Tom McEllistrim: I thank the Leas-Cheann Comhairle for the opportunity to raise this very important issue for my constituency. I call on the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment, Deputy Mary Coughlan, to move quickly to ensure that jobs lost due to the closure of the Amann plant are replaced quickly and every opportunity for retraining and up-skilling is afforded to those affected so...

Service User Involvement in the Health Service. (8 Jul 2009)

Tom McEllistrim: Last year a public consultation exercise was put in place for the proposed health information Bill which will deal with the collection, use, sharing, storage, disclosure and transfer of personal health information as well as the rights of individuals to control and access their health information. The views expressed in the consultation process are rightly being taken on board in preparing...

ICT in Schools. (5 Nov 2009)

Tom McEllistrim: A recent evaluation report prepared by the Department's inspectorate based on case studies in more than 50 schools, inspections in more than 180 schools and survey evidence from almost 1,400 teachers, 900 principals and 900 students, studied the impact of ICT on teaching and learning in Irish primary and post-primary schools. The report noted the significant improvements in reducing the...

Order of Business (15 Dec 2009)

Tom McEllistrim: I understand the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government, Deputy Gormley, has promised to produce legislation to reform the Seanad before the end of the year. Will that happen? When will that happen?

Teaching Qualifications (20 Oct 2010)

Tom McEllistrim: I thank the Cathaoirleach for allowing me to raise this important issue. I recently met a very frustrated recently qualified primary school teacher who, after applying for more than 200 teaching jobs had received just eight letters in reply telling her that she would not even be called for interview. Her dream has always been to be a teacher and she is determined to get a job as soon as...

School Curriculum (2 Nov 2010)

Tom McEllistrim: I thank the Ceann Comhairle for allowing me to raise this important issue. As business is the engine that keeps the country running and drives the local and national economy, perhaps it is time that we considered the enhanced fostering of entrepreneurship in schools and its gradual development as a formal subject. I recently received correspondence from a young and enthusiastic secondary...

Sports Funding (16 Nov 2010)

Tom McEllistrim: I thank the Ceann Comhairle for allowing me to raise this important issue. The International Children's Games and Cultural Festival, ICG, is an annual sports event that has evolved since its inception in 1968 in Celje, Slovenia into the largest multi-sport youth event in the world. More than 30,000 children have taken part in the games since 1968 with, on average, between 1,500 and 2,000...

Banking Sector Regulation (1 Dec 2010)

Tom McEllistrim: With thousands of citizens currently in arrears on their mortgages and thousands more on reduced payments, is it not time to investigate better mortgage systems and devise a system for this country that will ensure a more stable and secure long-term financial environment for our citizens? We all know the difficulties in the banks and the great lengths to which the Government is going to fix...