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Seanad: Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Bill 2015: Second Stage (24 Nov 2015)

Caít Keane: ...cloth according to what we can afford. This Bill will give legislative effect to the Lansdowne Road agreement. The agreement has been ratified by most, but not all, of the unions. I refer to the TUI, looking at nobody in particular. I welcome the partial restoration that has been provided for. We must proceed with caution. Ireland is being held up as an economic miracle given we have...

Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Bill 2015: Report Stage (18 Nov 2015)

Brendan Howlin: ...Leinster House today. The teachers have negotiated a particularly strong deal in relation to this agreement. While the INTO, which is the biggest teacher trade union, has endorsed this agreement, the TUI has not. There are two elements to that. Again, I am happy for my officials to sit down with the TUI and go through its concerns. The higher paid TUI members might be concerned about...

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Public Expenditure and Reform: Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Bill 2015: Committee Stage (10 Nov 2015) See 4 other results from this debate

Mary Lou McDonald: ...of the operation of incremental pay scales with respect to any public servants not encompassed by registered collective agreements, which in my opinion means those who will not play ball with the Minister - specifically, the TUI and the teachers.

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Reliefs Eligibility (3 Nov 2015)

Michael Noonan: ...not to say that an individual cannot make a claim over and above the agreed amount in respect of the actual amount deductible where this amount exceeds the flat rate. Following submissions from the INTO, ASTI and TUI on behalf of teachers in primary, post-primary and third level education, Revenue agreed flat rate expenses which are published on their website at . These amounts are in...

Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Bill 2015: Second Stage (Resumed) (22 Oct 2015)

Ann Phelan: ...this measure, the public service continues to offer a wide range of family-friendly schemes to its staff. Deputy Daly has made a point regarding the situation of teachers, specifically in relation to statements by the ASTI or TUI regarding the Lansdowne Road agreement regarding accusations of bullying by the Government. First, it must be made clear that sections 4 and 10 of this Act,...

Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Bill 2015: Second Stage (Resumed) (21 Oct 2015)

Clare Daly: ...the reality of the Bill. In fact, the small pay increases in the Bill negotiated as part of the Lansdowne Road agreement are even smaller than the headline rates flagged by the Government. The TUI - fair play to it - has been incredibly vocal about the Bill and the agreement. It has labelled them as unfair and heavy-handed, and I agree. They give the Government the power to withhold...

Financial Resolutions 2016 - Financial Resolution No. 5: General (Resumed) (14 Oct 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: ...development. I am pleased to inform the House that continuing professional development for junior cycle will begin in the coming weeks. The first phase will focus on the education and training board, ETB, sector where the Teachers Union of Ireland, TUI represents most teachers. I have provided €2.5 million in funding in 2016 to replace the philanthropic funding which has been...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teachers' Remuneration (14 Oct 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: ...who are lower on the pay scale) than to longer serving teachers. The LRA proposals have been accepted by the INTO and are currently under consideration by the post-primary teacher unions, ASTI and TUI. In regard to the issue of the re-engagement of retired teachers raised by the Deputy, it is the policy of my Department is to ensure, as far as possible, that the managerial authorities...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teachers' Remuneration (7 Oct 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: ...who are lower on the pay scale) than to longer serving teachers. The LRA proposals have been accepted by the INTO and are currently under consideration by the post-primary teacher unions, ASTI and TUI.

Other Questions: State Examinations Reviews (6 Oct 2015) See 1 other result from this debate

Jan O'Sullivan: ...classroom-based assessment and improved examinations. I am determined to press ahead to ensure our schools properly meet the learning needs of students. I welcome the very clear endorsement of TUI members and I hope the ASTI will advance its process of clarification without delay in order that a resolution on its side can be achieved. In the meantime, we will proceed with...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: State Examinations Reviews (6 Oct 2015) See 4 other results from this debate

Jan O'Sullivan: ...abandon this process now that every other partner in education, whether they be school students, parents, management bodies or principals and deputy principals, plus the Teachers Union of Ireland, TUI, whose members voted in much larger numbers in favour of it, is involved because a small number of-----

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Policy (6 Oct 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: ...(who are lower on the pay scale) than to longer serving teachers. The LRA proposals have been accepted by the INTO and are currently under consideration by the post-primary teacher unions, ASTI and TUI. In addition, in order to address concerns about the casualisation of employment in the teaching profession, my Department recently implemented the seven key recommendations of the Expert...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teachers' Remuneration (6 Oct 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: ...who are lower on the pay scale) than to longer serving teachers. The LRA proposals have been accepted by the INTO and are currently under consideration by the post-primary teacher unions, ASTI and TUI.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Youthreach Programme Staff (30 Sep 2015)

Damien English: The Youthreach Operators Guidelines were drawn up in late 2010. The draft guidelines were circulated to a number of stakeholders including the TUI at that time for their views. The Guidelines are designed to assist in the management and administration of the Youthreach programme. They are intended to establish common practices and procedures across the Youthreach programme and to bring...

Public Accounts Committee: Technological University for the South East: Report (24 Sep 2015)

Mr. Michael Kelly: In general, I found their attitude very constructive. I have summarised the attitudes that came through and, in all cases, I have actually grouped them as TUI on the one hand and everybody else as part of a group view. If I can deal with the latter first, I found in general a very strong commitment to the ideal of a technological university for the south east, some...

Seanad: Order of Business (21 Jul 2015)

Maurice Cummins: ...the same category so it is not a matter of just dealing with councillors as others must be dealt with also. I have no problem with having an open debate, but when Senator Craughwell was president of the TUI were the negotiations in which he was involved ever in public? Did he ever have open debate?

Seanad: Order of Business (16 Jul 2015)

Jim D'Arcy: ...House in the autumn to outline the progress made on junior cycle reform. I was very pleased yesterday when she announced that agreements on all aspects of that reform have been concluded with the TUI and the ASTI.She said that these agreed proposals will be put to a ballot of members in September. The reformed junior cycle will deliver a modernised curriculum across all subjects. There...

Seanad: Employment Equality (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2013: Report and Final Stages (9 Jul 2015)

Averil Power: ...and to try to give people as much clarity as possible. While the Minister of State may feel these issues are implicit in the legislation I think we should make them explicit. The INTO, ASTI, TUI and other teacher unions need to be able to go back to their members and clarify that the legislation explicitly provides that the fact that they do not hold the same religious belief as a...

Seanad: Teaching Council (Amendment) Bill 2015: Second Stage (23 Jun 2015)

Caít Keane: ...amendments could be made available to us in plenty of time rather than on the day before so that we can digest and examine them. We need to cross the ts. Speaking of crossing the ts, we have the TUI, ASTI and the INTO all making representations to us. As a former teacher I know that one must choose good role models for oneself. I would not be choosing Deputy Boyd Barrett or Deputy Ruth...

Teaching Council (Amendment) Bill 2015: Report and Final Stages (17 Jun 2015) See 1 other result from this debate

Richard Boyd Barrett: ...am proposing are fair and reasonable and would provide some safeguard for teachers by introducing that threshold of seriousness. I reiterate that all the teacher unions, the ASTI, the INTO and the TUI, have made similar points. The wording they propose for discussion in the Seanad will probably be slightly different from mine but the intention will be the same. I am obliged to mark the...