Results 1-9 of 9 for construction industry council speaker:Ruairi Quinn

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Bodies Data (20 Nov 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: ...Deputy's information under the Public Service Reform plan the following were identified for rationalisation or merger and since March 2011 the following actions have taken place. The Irish Research Council for Science, Engineering and Technology and Irish Research Council for Humanities and Social Sciences were merged in March 2012 to form the Irish Research Council (IRC). The IRC has been...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Ministerial Appointments (18 Sep 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: ...Development Agency (GDA) Mr John Monahan (Chair) M Appointed by Minister for Education & Skills 10/07/2012 2yrs 10 months 12/05/15 Grangegorman Development Agency (GDA) Dr. Noel O'Connor M Nominated by President, Dublin Institute of Technology 15/01/13 2yrs 4 months 12/05/15 Grangegorman Development Agency (GDA) Ms. Maev Maguire F Nominated by President, Dublin Institute...

Seanad: Qualifications and Quality Assurance (Education and Training) Bill, 2011: Second Stage (Resumed) (20 Sep 2011)

Ruairi Quinn: ...of science is now part of Government Buildings - offered a generic general foundation course in the first year. People got a flavour of the course and could then opt for specialisation into civil, construction, mechanical, chemical or electric engineering. If we consider the paper published earlier today by the Irish Universities Association as a contribution to tomorrow's conference, we...

Written Answers — Institutes of Technology: Institutes of Technology (24 May 2011)

Ruairi Quinn: ...) Ms. Vicky Fitzpatrick (Student representative) One appointed under Section 4(1)(f) Ms. Áine Piggott (ICTU) Five appointed under Section 4(1)(g) Ms. Valerie Gleeson (Arts Council) Ms. Mary Keane (Assoc. of Principals and Vice Principals of Post Primary Schools) Mr. Billy O'Neill (Institution of Engineers in Ireland) Mr. Jim Woulfe (Irish Co-Operative Organisation...

Written Answers — Schools Refurbishment: Schools Refurbishment (17 May 2011)

Ruairi Quinn: ...education capital budget to the schools capital budget. In relation to the calculation of the number of jobs generated, there is general agreement that school works are very labour intensive. Industry norms as recommended by the Construction Industry Council have been used to determine the number of jobs likely to be generated from the investment in question. The Council has suggested...

Student Support Bill 2008: Second Stage (Resumed) (27 Feb 2008)

Ruairi Quinn: ...of dedicated accommodation for students attempting to get to college in northern Europe. It is a major issue for the USI. Mechanisms could be put in place to enable third level colleges, the Construction Industry Federation and the Departments of Finance and Education and Science to ease part of the pain of the current down turn in the construction sector by the provision of dedicated...

National Wage Agreement: Statements. (5 Jul 2006)

Ruairi Quinn: ...parts first. On behalf of the Labour Party and the wider labour movement, I welcome the section on employment rights and what the Government proposes to do in that area. As I said to the national council of ISME two weeks ago, the people in the private sector who secretly take pleasure in the demise of the trade union movement as a representative force — approximately one sixth of the...

Planning and Development (Strategic Infrastructure) Bill 2006 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed). (25 May 2006)

Ruairi Quinn: ...conclusions drawn from the Merck Sharp and Dohme controversy in Tipperary many years ago. It is difficult to take at face value the proposition that this Bill will enhance local democracy and give councillors more say than they have at present when those who want to have a say and voted formally to reject an incinerator local people do not want see it going through. There is an...

European Council: Statements. (29 Mar 2006)

Ruairi Quinn: ...on statements made by different national delegations. He indicated one could get knocked down in the rush of people running out to misinform journalists as to what they had said or not said at the Council meeting. It does not help the entire process or attempts to have transparency in the system if people, from whatever country and for whatever reason, make one point in the Chamber and...