Results 1-20 of 31 for tenet speaker:Simon Harris

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Policing, Security and Community Safety Bill 2023: Committee Stage (9 May 2023)

Simon Harris: ...the view that this amendment is unnecessary because every public body is required to carry out its legal obligations in accordance with the law. In many ways, it must go without saying because it is such an important fundamental tenet that people have to act in accordance with the law. When it comes to members of An Garda Síochána, it takes on an additional significance because...

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Policing, Security and Community Safety Bill 2023: Committee Stage (9 May 2023)

Simon Harris: ...outlining here is the clear direction of travel. As we expand and grow Garda staff numbers, there will be more promotional opportunities and career pathways. Where did this rationale come from? A central tenet of the report of the Commission on the Future of Policing in Ireland was that An Garda Síochána should be seen and treated as a single organisation with a single...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legislative Measures (28 Mar 2023)

Simon Harris: ...Committee on Justice. As the Deputy may be aware, the report of the Commission recommended that Garda staff be recruited directly to An Garda Síochána, rather than the Civil Service. A central tenet of the recommendations was that An Garda Síochána should be seen and treated as a single organisation with a single workforce who share a common mission. It found that...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (21 Mar 2023)

Simon Harris: ...(CoFPI) report. As the Deputy may be aware, the report of the Commission recommended that Garda staff be recruited directly to An Garda Síochána, rather than the Civil Service. A central tenet of the recommendations was that An Garda Síochána should be seen and treated as a single organisation with a single workforce who share a common mission. It found that more...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (28 Feb 2023)

Simon Harris: ...(CoFPI) report. As the Deputy may be aware, the report of the Commission recommended that Garda staff be recruited directly to An Garda Síochána, rather than the Civil Service. A central tenet of the recommendations was that An Garda Síochána should be seen and treated as a single organisation with a single workforce who share a common mission. It found that more...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (21 Feb 2023)

Simon Harris: ...in Ireland (CoFPI) report. As the Deputy may be aware, the CoFPI report recommended that Garda staff be recruited directly to An Garda Síochána, rather than the Civil Service. A central tenet of the CoFPI report was that An Garda Síochána should be seen and treated as a single organisation with a single workforce who share a common loyalty and mission. It found...

Seanad: Family Courts Bill 2023: Second Stage (2 Feb 2023)

Simon Harris: ...any proceedings where guardianship, custody, upbringing of or access to a child is in question. Obviously, the courts and the Judiciary are independent. I very much get and respect that. It is a core tenet of our democracy. Assessors and experts in family law proceedings are formally appointed by the court itself and they are answerable to the presiding judge. The Family Courts Bill...

Seanad: Higher Education Authority Bill 2022: Second Stage (28 Jun 2022)

Simon Harris: ...students, stakeholders, staff and the public. It is important to note that the legislation will not impinge on the academic freedom of HEIs or their staff in any manner or means. This is a core tenet that will continue to be enshrined in legislation. Institutions will continue to be supported to do what they do best, namely, deliver excellence in education and research and provide...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Third Level Education (19 May 2022)

Simon Harris: ...will certainly take the Deputy's considerations on board. For the record, graduate entry medicine courses are not approved for funding under the student grant schemes because progression is a key tenet. Students accessing graduate entry medicine will, as a matter of course, hold a level 8 qualification prior to entry. Completion of a graduate-entry medicine degree also confers a further...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Further and Higher Education (19 May 2022)

Simon Harris: The National Skills Strategy, 2016- 2025, is the overarching framework for skills policy in Ireland.One of its’ key tenets is partnership between Government and key skills stakeholders, including the enterprise sector and providers of education and training programmes. The National Skills Council (NSC) and nine Regional Skills Fora (RSF), created under the National Skills Strategy,...

Select Committee on Education and Skills: Higher Education Authority Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (27 Apr 2022)

Simon Harris: I thank the Deputy. A key tenet of this Bill is to make sure that we protect the autonomy of our institutions. That is really important. To ensure that happens, we need to make sure that we improve internal governance, and this Bill is trying to do that. At the outset, and I want to be really clear on this, people who serve on governing authorities are doing so for the public good....

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Grant Payments (16 Nov 2021)

Simon Harris: ...undergraduate and postgraduate provision, with the key competencies and skills to be effective in the health workforce and allow for growth and upskilling in the future. Progression is a key tenet of the SUSI scheme and Bursary schemes funded by my Department. Section 2 of the Student Support Act 2011 defines progression as "the process by which learners may transfer from one course to...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Grant Payments (11 Nov 2021)

Simon Harris: Progression is a key tenet of the Student Grant Scheme and section 2 of the Student Support Act 2011. To satisfy the terms and conditions of the student grant scheme in relation to progression, a student must be moving from year to year within a course, having successfully completed the previous year or be transferring from one course to another where the award for the subsequent course is of...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Schemes (12 Oct 2021)

Simon Harris: Progression is a key tenet of the Student Grant Scheme and section 2 of the Student Support Act 2011 defines progression as "the process by which learners may transfer from one course to another course where the award that may be made on the successful completion of the second mentioned course is of a higher level..." Generally speaking, a grant will not be paid to a student for a repeat...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Policy (12 Oct 2021)

Simon Harris: Progression is a key tenet of the Student Grant Scheme and section 2 of the Student Support Act 2011 defines progression as "the process by which learners may transfer from one course to another course where the award that may be made on the successful completion of the second mentioned course is of a higher level..." Students accessing graduate entry medicine will, as a matter of course,...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Physical Education (27 Jul 2021)

Simon Harris: ...to ensuring that all learners across all areas have significant scheduled on-site learning in the forthcoming year. The protection of and support for students and learners is one of the central tenets of the Plan whose purpose, among others, is to enable maximum onsite provision of onsite activities, support the ongoing public health requirements, and support the ongoing needs of...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Covid-19 Pandemic (15 Jul 2021)

Simon Harris: ...to ensuring that all learners across all areas have significant scheduled on-site learning in the forthcoming year. The protection of and support for students and learners is one of the central tenets of the Plan whose purpose, among others, is to enable maximum provision of on-site activities, support the ongoing public health requirements, and support the ongoing needs of students...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Student Accommodation (8 Jul 2021)

Simon Harris: ..., staff, student representatives and university management, I published A Safe Return: Plan for a Safe Return to on-site Further and Higher Education and Research in 2021/22, the central tenets of which are the protection of and provision of supports to students and learners. The plan was written by students and staff. Its purpose, among other things, is to enable maximum on-site...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Education (8 Jul 2021)

Simon Harris: ...to ensuring that all learners across all areas have significant scheduled on-site learning in the forthcoming year. The protection of and support for students and learners is one of the central tenets of the Plan whose purpose, among others, is to enable maximum onsite provision of onsite activities, support the ongoing public health requirements, and support the ongoing needs of...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Third Level Admissions (20 May 2021)

Simon Harris: ...Let me share some of my thoughts on this. My Department is committed to the provision of graduates for the health service through undergraduate and postgraduate provision. Progression is a key tenet of the SUSI scheme and section 2 of the Student Support Act 2011 defines "progression" as "the process by which learners may transfer from one course to another course where the award that...