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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,...

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

Niall Collins: Active inclusion has always been a central tenet of the work of ETBs and FET providers, with an extensive reach into and across local communities. SOLAS’ publication FET in Numbers 2020: Learners with Disabilitiesrecords 11,376 learners (7.5% of all learners) enrolled in FET programmes who reported having at least one type of disability. Fostering inclusion is one of the three core...

Seanad: Quality in Public Procurement (Contract Preparation and Award Criteria) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (18 May 2022)

Seán Kyne: I welcome the tenet of Senator Higgins's Bill. Obviously, procurement is quite complicated, particularly for major projects. It is an area that is open to legal challenge. The simplest approach is to award contracts to those who submit the lowest tender. Are changes likely to result in more prolonged processes of legal challenges or scrutiny? I wonder if this proposal could lead to...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Policy (18 May 2022)

Norma Foley: ...the Deputy is aware, on 29 March I announced an ambitious programme of work for a reimagined Senior Cycle of education where the student is at the centre of their Senior Cycle experience. The three tenets of Senior Cycle reform are to: - Empower students to meet the challenges of the 21st century - Enrich the student experience and build on what’s strong in our current system -...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (17 May 2022)

Timmy Dooley: ...police force in their actions during the funeral of Shireen Abu Akleh. It was a disgraceful attack on not just the Palestinian people, who are mourning one of their own, but also on a fundamental tenet of the democracy of any state, namely that of journalism. We all recognise the important role journalists play in protecting the fundamental freedoms of others and holding various...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Policy (12 May 2022)

Norma Foley: ...Assessment’s (NCCA’s) Advisory Report. The NCCA’s review of senior cycle involved an extensive range of research, consultations and communications with a wide range of stakeholders. The three tenets of Senior Cycle reform are to: - Empower students to meet the challenges of the 21st century - Enrich the student experience and build on what’s strong in our...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Curriculum (12 May 2022)

Norma Foley: ...as the Deputy may be aware, on 29 March, I announced an ambitious programme of work for a reimagined Senior Cycle of education where the student is at the centre of their Senior Cycle experience. The three tenets of Senior Cycle reform are to: - Empower students to meet the challenges of the 21st century - Enrich the student experience and build on what’s strong in our current...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Curriculum (12 May 2022)

Norma Foley: ...Deputy is aware, on 29 March I announced an ambitious programme of work for a reimagined Senior Cycle of education where the student is at the centre of their Senior Cycle experience. The three tenets of Senior Cycle reform are to: - Empower students to meet the challenges of the 21st century - Enrich the student experience and build on what’s strong in our current system - Embed...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Curriculum (12 May 2022)

Norma Foley: ...’s) Advisory Report. The NCCA’s review of senior cycle involved an extensive range of research, consultations and communications with a wide range of stakeholders, including teachers. The three tenets of Senior Cycle reform are to: - Empower students to meet the challenges of the 21st century - Enrich the student experience and build on what’s strong in...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (12 May 2022)

Norma Foley: ...’s (NCCA’s) Advisory Report. The NCCA’s review of senior cycle involved an extensive range of research, consultations and communications with a wide range of stakeholders. The three tenets of Senior Cycle reform are to: - Empower students to meet the challenges of the 21st century - Enrich the student experience and build on what’s strong in our...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Curriculum (11 May 2022) See 1 other result from this answer

Norma Foley: ...with a wide range of stakeholders. It should also be noted that teachers are represented on the Council of the NCCA and also on the various working and development structures employed by the NCCA. The three tenets of Senior Cycle reform are to: - Empower students to meet the challenges of the 21st century - Enrich the student experience and build on what’s strong in our current...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (10 May 2022) See 1 other result from this answer

Norma Foley: ...’s) Advisory Report. The NCCA’s review of senior cycle involved an extensive range of research, consultations and communications with a wide range of stakeholders, including teachers. The three tenets of Senior Cycle reform are to: - Empower students to meet the challenges of the 21st century - Enrich the student experience and build on what’s strong in our...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Housing Provision for Older People: Discussion (10 May 2022)

...of their care at a basic rate of 80% of their income and 7.5% per annumof the value of their assets, with the State making up the balance of the cost. The nursing homes support scheme is worth €1.4 billion. The core tenet of the scheme, and the reason that it is called the fair deal, is that those who have more pay more and those who have less pay less. At this time of housing...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (4 May 2022) See 1 other result from this answer

Norma Foley: ...Deputy is aware, on 29 March I announced an ambitious programme of work for a reimagined Senior Cycle of education where the student is at the centre of their Senior Cycle experience. The three tenets of Senior Cycle reform are to: - Empower students to meet the challenges of the 21st century - Enrich the student experience and build on what’s strong in our current system - Embed...

Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Institutional Burials Bill 2022: Committee Stage (3 May 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: ...for one day within that particular institution. To do as the Deputy is proposing would mean that somebody would only have to be ordinarily resident in the institution. That removes the central tenet of what this legislation is designed to address, which is concern about manifestly inappropriate burials within an institution of this type.

Child Care (Amendment) Bill 2022: Second Stage (28 Apr 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: ...service to children in childcare proceedings. We believe the Bill does that. It ensures our legislation better reflects the first amendment to the Constitution and, most importantly, it will put the tenets of that amendment into practice in a very clear manner in childcare proceedings. I look forward to engaging further with Deputies on the next Stages of this Bill. I welcome the very...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Ukraine War (28 Apr 2022)

Colm Brophy: ...their homes are women and children, which makes them highly vulnerable.  Among these vulnerabilities is that women's access to health and other social services has been severely impacted, and a tenet of the €20 million Irish Aid response to date has been to ensure that these women are protected. In addition to mainstreamed support for protection which partners are taking...

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: State Examinations (26 Apr 2022) See 1 other result from this answer

Norma Foley: ...deputy is aware, on 29 March I announced an ambitious programme of work for a reimagined Senior Cycle of education where the student is at the centre of their Senior Cycle experience. The three tenets of Senior Cycle reform are to: - Empower students to meet the challenges of the 21st century - Enrich the student experience and build on what’s strong in our current system -...