Results 181-200 of 6,336 for speaker:Ruth Coppinger

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: FÁS Training Programmes Data (25 Sep 2014)

Ruth Coppinger: 233. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the completion and progression figures for FÁS courses over the past ten years. [36340/14]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: FÁS Training Programmes Data (25 Sep 2014)

Ruth Coppinger: 234. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the completion and progression figures for individual FÁS centres over the past ten years. [36342/14]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Vocational Training Opportunities Scheme Numbers (25 Sep 2014)

Ruth Coppinger: 235. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the completion and progression figures for VTOS courses over the past ten years. [36343/14]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Vocational Training Opportunities Scheme Numbers (25 Sep 2014)

Ruth Coppinger: 247. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the completion and progression figures for individual VTOS centres. [36815/14]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations Statistics (25 Sep 2014)

Ruth Coppinger: 236. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the percentage of school leavers who completed the leaving certificate in the years 2011, 2012, 2013 and to date in 2014. [36344/14]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations Statistics (25 Sep 2014)

Ruth Coppinger: 237. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the percentage of school leavers completing the leaving certificate in the years 2011, 2012, 2013 and to date in 2014, broken down into areas of Dublin. [36345/14]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Participation (25 Sep 2014)

Ruth Coppinger: 238. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the percentage of school leavers progressing to third level; and if she will distinguish between institutes of technology, universities and other colleges. [36346/14]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Participation (25 Sep 2014)

Ruth Coppinger: 239. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the percentage of school leavers progressing to third level, broken down into areas of Dublin. [36347/14]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education and Training Boards Administration (25 Sep 2014)

Ruth Coppinger: 240. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide the minutes from the meetings of the Dublin and Dún Laoghaire Education and Training Board over the past year. [36348/14]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education and Training Boards Administration (25 Sep 2014)

Ruth Coppinger: 241. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide the most recent annual service plan and five-year strategy statement for the Dublin and Dún Laoghaire Education and Training Board. [36349/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Abortion Legislation (30 Sep 2014)

Ruth Coppinger: 118. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the results of a recent opinion poll (details supplied) in which legislation for abortion here is now widely supported and deemed urgent by the majority in society; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36440/14]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: National Cultural Institutions (National Concert Hall) Bill 2014: Discussion (30 Sep 2014)

Ruth Coppinger: I thank the witnesses for the presentation and I have some questions, the first of which relates generally to the purpose of all this. I hear alarm bells ringing when I hear reference to the Government's public service reform programme. Private funding was mentioned so is this an attempt to make the National Concert Hall and other arts institutions more dependent on the private sector and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: National Cultural Institutions (National Concert Hall) Bill 2014: Discussion (30 Sep 2014)

Ruth Coppinger: When will that opportunity arise? The assistant secretary is here today and might know the answer to my question.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: National Cultural Institutions (National Concert Hall) Bill 2014: Discussion (30 Sep 2014)

Ruth Coppinger: He might want to answer.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: National Cultural Institutions (National Concert Hall) Bill 2014: Discussion (30 Sep 2014)

Ruth Coppinger: Is the Chairman preventing Mr. Ó Donnchú from answering my question?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: National Cultural Institutions (National Concert Hall) Bill 2014: Discussion (30 Sep 2014)

Ruth Coppinger: To clarify, is the Chairman preventing me from asking about another cultural institution?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: National Cultural Institutions (National Concert Hall) Bill 2014: Discussion (30 Sep 2014)

Ruth Coppinger: My question is very much related to that Bill, because it is about how boards will be run and governed. Mr. Ó Donnchú may wish to answer it.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: National Cultural Institutions (National Concert Hall) Bill 2014: Discussion (30 Sep 2014)

Ruth Coppinger: The issue is in the public domain at this time.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: National Cultural Institutions (National Concert Hall) Bill 2014: Discussion (30 Sep 2014)

Ruth Coppinger: The Chairman is not allowing my question.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: National Cultural Institutions (National Concert Hall) Bill 2014: Discussion (30 Sep 2014)

Ruth Coppinger: The reason I ask is my information is that, for example, IMMA was to have 15 members which was then to be reduced to nine. It would have exceeded that with recent appointments. It is very relevant to this. It was the assistant secretary himself who raised the issue of clarity as to how the boards are governed and how much autonomy they will have.