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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: School Bullying and the Impact on Mental Health: Discussion (Resumed) (18 May 2021)

Fiona O'Loughlin: ...Ireland, ASTI; Mr. David O'Sullivan, assistant general secretary of Irish National Teachers' Organisation, INTO; and, Mr. David Duffy, education and research officer of the Teachers' Union of Ireland, TUI. Witnesses are here today to brief the committee on school bullying and its impact on mental health. The format of the meeting is that I will invite Mr. Ryan to make an opening...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: School Bullying and the Impact on Mental Health: Discussion (Resumed) (18 May 2021)

Fiona O'Loughlin: The final witness is Mr. David Duffy, education and research officer of the TUI.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: School Bullying and the Impact on Mental Health: Discussion (Resumed) (18 May 2021)

Fiona O'Loughlin: ...displayed and demonstrated with enormous conviction that young people must play a key role in resolving this issue. That is not taking away from the engagement we have had with the ASTI, the TUI and the INTO. That has been very positive and we appreciate the input of both Mr. O'Sullivan and Mr. Duffy. I thank all of our members as well for their engagement.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Provision of Special Needs Education: Discussion (20 Apr 2021)

Fiona O'Loughlin: ...'Sullivan earlier that an individual education plan, IEP, was used at his school, which was great. The fact that the Association of Secondary Teachers Ireland, ASTI, and the Teachers Union of Ireland, TUI, have advised their members not to implement individual education plans, given their lack of statutory footing, is absolutely concerning. Could the witnesses comment on their views of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Status of Non-Teaching Staff in Schools: Discussion (9 Apr 2019)

Fiona O'Loughlin: ...Ireland, ETBI; Mr. Paul Fiorentini, president of the Association of Community and Comprehensive Schools, ACCS; Mr. David Duffy, education and research officer from the Teachers Union of Ireland, TUI; Mr. Andy Pike, national secretary of Fórsa; Ms Breda Lynch, president of the Association of Secondary Teachers Ireland, ASTI; and Ms Tara Carton, principal officer with the Department of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Status of Non-Teaching Staff in Schools: Discussion (9 Apr 2019)

Fiona O'Loughlin: I call Mr. David Duffy from the Teachers Union of Ireland, TUI, to make his opening statement.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Status of Non-Teaching Staff in Schools: Discussion (9 Apr 2019)

Fiona O'Loughlin: I thank Ms Lynch for that. Ms Moira Leydon, from the ASTI; Mr. Seamus Lahart, the TUI president; Ms Debbie Howlett, from the ETBI; Ms Maria Dunne, the chair of Fórsa's school secretaries branch; Ms Caoimhe Allman, from the Department of Education and Skills; and Mr. John Irwin, the general secretary of the ACCS, are in the Public Gallery. I would like to thank our witnesses for their...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Delivery of Services for Students with Down’s Syndrome: Discussion (12 Mar 2019)

Fiona O'Loughlin: ...general secretary of the Association of Secondary Teachers in Ireland, ASTI, who has been before this committee on a number of occasions, Mr. Colm Kelly, from the Teachers Union of Ireland, TUI, Ms Maeve McCafferty, from the Irish National Teachers Organisation, INTO, and Mr. Eddie Ward, principal officer with the Department of Education and Skills, who has also been with us before. ...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Delivery of Services for Students with Down’s Syndrome: Discussion (12 Mar 2019)

Fiona O'Loughlin: ...is another issue. In principle, substitute cover has to be provided for teachers to support them and give them the resources they need. If individual education plans are not put in place, what alternatives do the TUI and the ASTI suggest? The Minister has replied to several parliamentary questions by stating the EPSEN Act will not be commenced for some time. Has a cost been put on the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: School Facilities and Costs: Discussion (29 Aug 2018)

Fiona O'Loughlin: ...good to see Ms Moira Leydon, assistant general secretary of the Association of Secondary Teachers Ireland, ASTI, once again. Mr. David Duffy, education and research officer of the Teachers Union of Ireland, TUI, is also welcome back to the committee. We also have with us Mr. Paul Hogan, who is the senior adviser for the forward planning section of the Department of Housing, Planning and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: School Facilities and Costs: Discussion (29 Aug 2018)

Fiona O'Loughlin: ...for her presentation. It is always good to get practical suggestions that we can bring forward. I now invite Mr. David Duffy, education and research officer with the Teachers' Union of Ireland, TUI, to make his submission.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: State Examinations: Discussion (6 Mar 2018)

Fiona O'Loughlin: ...the topic of continuous assessment for State examinations. On behalf of the joint committee, I welcome Ms Moira Leydon, assistant general secretary of the ASTI; Ms Joanne Irwin, president of the TUI; Mr Oisín Hassan, vice president for academic affairs, USI; Mr. Geoff Browne, president of the national parents' council post-primary, and Mr. Lewis Purser, director of academic affairs,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Home School Community Liaison Scheme: Discussion (7 Nov 2017)

Fiona O'Loughlin: ...welfare service in Tusla, accompanied by Ms Maria Tobin, integrated services manager for Tusla. I also welcome Ms Maeve McCafferty from the INTO. We also will write to the ASTI and the TUI seeking written submissions and any recommendations they have and will incorporate those into our final report. Also in attendance are Ms Aisling Browne and Ms Jenny Gannon, who are home school...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Pre-Legislative Scrutiny of Education (Amendment) Bill 2015 and General Scheme of Education (Parent and Student Charter) Bill 2016: Discussion (7 Mar 2017)

Fiona O'Loughlin: ...achieve better outcomes for everybody involved in the process. This is the first day of the engagement on this issue. We will be having a second day of engagement with the unions, the INTO, the TUI, the ASTI, the ETBI and the students secondary school network. We will be back in contact with the witnesses then. May I thank everybody for giving us their time this afternoon. It was...