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- Qualifications and Quality Assurance (Education and Training) Bill 2011 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (23 May 2012)
Brendan Smith: That is perfect. The Bill states the recognised universities of the NUI must establish quality assurance procedures and have those procedures approved by the authority. While the NUI would be covered by the quality standards outlined in the Bill and would be required to meet them, it would remain as a separate awarding body. The Minister outlined again yesterday, as he did when he...
- Qualifications and Quality Assurance (Education and Training) Bill 2011 [Seanad]: Second Stage (22 May 2012)
Brendan Smith: ...standards and the introduction of a more cost-effective service, removing any overlapping responsibilities. However, the Minister has decided not to dissolve the National University of Ireland, NUI, as originally proposed by former Minister for Education and Science, Mr. Batt O'Keeffe. Perhaps the Minister will in his closing Second Stage speech explain the reason for the exclusion of...
- Written Answers — Consultancy Contracts: Consultancy Contracts (11 Dec 2008)
Brendan Smith: ...â Studies 39,070.90 RPS consulting Engineers Detailed Design for Dunmore East Harbour redevelopment 57,814.10 Philip Lee Solicitors Procurement advice 6,050.00 Marine Modelling Centre (NUI) Galway Assessment of surge model 10,500.00 Marine Modelling Centre (NUI) Galway Coastal surge Forecasting 19,500.00 Marine Modelling Centre (NUI) Galway Running computer model, PRISM 24,000.00...
- Written Answers — Animal Diseases: Animal Diseases (10 Jul 2008)
Brendan Smith: ...such as Birdwatch Ireland and academic expertise, such as for example, that provided by the Centre for Veterinary Epidemiology and Risk Analysis in UCD (CVERA) and the Department of Zoology at NUI, Galway in dealing with diseases or threats of diseases. I am satisfied that my Department has available to it all the relevant expertise to ensure that the necessary biosecurity controls and...
- Written Answers — Animal Diseases: Animal Diseases (1 Jul 2008)
Brendan Smith: ...such as Birdwatch Ireland and academic expertise, such as for example, that provided by the Centre for Veterinary Epidemiology and Risk Analysis in UCD (CVERA) and the Department of Zoology at NUI, Galway in dealing with diseases or threats of diseases. I am satisfied that my Department has available to it all the relevant expertise to ensure that the necessary biosecurity controls and...
- Written Answers — Animal Diseases: Animal Diseases (13 May 2008)
Brendan Smith: ...well as organisations such as Birdwatch Ireland and academic expertise, including that provided by the Centre for Veterinary Epidemiology and Risk Analysis in UCD and the Department of Zoology at NUI, Galway. Based on various increased disease outbreak threats, my Department has offered and continues to offer biosecurity to farmers in relation to diseases as foot-and-mouth, avian 'flu'...