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Public Accounts Committee: Irish Congress of Trade Unions - Review of Allowances (31 Oct 2012)

...announcement by the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform of its intention to conduct a review and to freeze allowances from 1 February, the three teacher unions - ourselves, the ASTI and the TUI - wrote to the Department to express our great concern regarding the impact of that decision for young teachers who would be recruited in September and the long-term impact on the...

Public Accounts Committee: Department of Education and Skills - Review of Allowances (24 Oct 2012)

...is script marking in both IOTs and universities. The script marking allowance in the IOTs goes back to 1976 and an agreed conciliation report following a claim from the Teachers Union of Ireland, TUI, and it is payable to certain lecturing staff. It is around €1,000 a year. There are rates per-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Education and Training Boards Bill 2012: Discussion with Teachers Union of Ireland and National Adult Literacy Agency (24 Oct 2012) See 12 other results from this debate

Joanna Tuffy: Thanks very much. I will conclude by thanking the representatives of the TUI and NALA for their presentations and for taking questions also. It was a good debate, which was informative for us before we deal with the legislation. We will send the presentations to the Minister together with a transcript of the meeting. We will ask the Minister for his comments. If we have any reply before...

Seanad: Junior Certificate Reform and the Literacy and Numeracy Strategy: Statements (23 Oct 2012) See 1 other result from this debate

Jillian van Turnhout: ...abilities and work. The focus on long-term overview of a student's development will help parents to see the progress being made by their child. However, I share some of the concerns raised by the TUI and the ASTI generally about the consultation process. Could the Minister clarify this? I have read conflicting reports about it. There have been statements from the Minister's officials...

Education and Training Boards Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (17 Oct 2012) See 1 other result from this debate

Richard Boyd Barrett: ...elected through national parents' organisations rather than directly at school level. I would like to hear the justification for that because it seems to threaten a level of local democracy. The TUI has expressed concerned that section 48 should specifically prevent fees from being charged for the provision of education by the education training boards, with which I agree. I wish to...

Other Questions: Special Educational Needs Services Provision (9 Oct 2012)

Charlie McConalogue: ...in its recent report that at least one teacher from every secondary school should undergo a three-day training course in how to deal with especially difficult behaviour from students. Recently, the TUI referred to how the loss of 700 teachers in second level schools has led to an increase in behavioural difficulties among some students there. The Minister is looking into the report, but...

Seanad: Order of Business (25 Sep 2012)

John Whelan: ...overwhelmingly to strike as a result of the decision by Laois VEC to force the transfer of two long-serving teachers, which is in total breach of all existing industrial relations mechanisms, IVEA-TUI agreements and the natural justice and well established principle of last in, first out. I call on the Leader to bring this matter to the attention of the Minister for Education and Skills,...

Topical Issue Debate: Public Sector Allowances (19 Sep 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: ...agreement without provoking a confrontation. We explored that and we got very clear messages. It took a long time. The most reluctant signatories to the Croke Park agreement were the ASTI, TUI and IFUT. One teaching union had to vote twice to get agreement to it. Informed with that information, we had to make the choices we did. I feel neither complacent not smug about those...

Seanad: Employment Equality (Amendment) Bill 2012: Second Stage (2 May 2012)

Averil Power: ...group, whose chairman, Cathal O'Riada, has said that removing the ability for schools to discriminate would be an enormous and immediate relief for gay teachers. Representatives from the ASTI and TUI also addressed a briefing session on the Bill for Members in Leinster House and urged Members to support it. At the same session, a representative from BelongTo spoke of the impact that...

Public Sector Allowances (24 Apr 2012)

Mary Lou McDonald: ...premium payments fall under the definition of "pay" for the purposes of the Croke Park agreement. He will be aware that the public service unions take a different view. The teachers' unions - the TUI and the ASTI - and the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation have been quite trenchant in their defence of these payments as part and parcel of what is understood as "pay" for the purposes...

Written Answers — Institutes of Technology: Institutes of Technology (19 Apr 2012)

Dessie Ellis: Question 51: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will respond to recent concerns expressed by the TUI that the Dublin Institute of Technology is to phase out construction trades as a result of the Higher Education Authority funding model which will penalise the provision of certain courses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19510/12]

Special Educational Needs (19 Apr 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: As Deputy Wallace may be aware, during my visit to Wexford town for the TUI conference, I had the opportunity to meet two of the parents. I spoke to them briefly and stated that I would keep the position of special needs assistants and the operation of the NCSE under review.

Written Answers — Industrial Relations: Industrial Relations (21 Feb 2012)

Thomas Pringle: Question 257: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason the board of management of a school (details supplied) has not engaged with the TUI on the matter of the grievance procedure invoked on behalf of their member as per the agreed procedures between the TUI, ASTI and ACCS; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9774/12]

Written Answers — School Management: School Management (16 Feb 2012)

Thomas Pringle: Question 89: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason the board of management of a school has not engaged with the TUI in the matter of the grievance procedure involved on behalf of its member (details supplied) as per the agreed procedures between the TUI, ASTI and ACCS; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9019/12]

Seanad: Order of Business (22 Nov 2011)

Fidelma Healy Eames: ..., they will be able to work on school improvement plans. I fail to understand how anybody is being exploited in these circumstances. It is a win-win all around. I appeal to the INTO and the TUI, through the Seanad, to reconsider and reverse this decision. We are not in ordinary times. JobBridge is a short-term measure to help our people in the short term. It is no more and no less...

Seanad: Reform of Junior Certificate: Statements (8 Nov 2011)

I heard on the grapevine that some letters have been sent from the TUI in regard to difficulties with continuous assessment. Is that the case? I hope teachers will buy in to the change. It is important that they do because as Senator Power said they know the students best at this stage.

Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (11 Oct 2011)

Brendan Howlin: ...have voiced concerns along these lines, based on the analysis presented in a report by Trident Consulting entitled "Future Pension Provision" which was commissioned by the ASTI, the INTO and the TUI. In quantifying employee contributions to the single scheme, the Trident report appears to regard the public service pension-related deduction as a pension contribution. However section 7(2)...

Pension Provisions (11 Oct 2011)

Brendan Howlin: ...questions. These concerns are stated by those unions to be substantiated by a report by Trident Consulting entitled "Future Pension Provision" which was commissioned by the ASTI, the INTO and the TUI. In quantifying employee contributions to the single scheme, the Trident report appears to regard the public service pension-related deduction as a pension contribution. That is a really...

Pension Provisions (11 Oct 2011)

Brendan Howlin: ..., my officials have met to discuss the proposed scheme with the ICTU public services committee, which includes representatives of AHCPS, ASTI, CPSU, IMO, IMPACT, INMO, INTO, POA, PSEU, SIPTU, TUI and UNITE, as well as with the Irish Hospital Consultants Association, the Irish Dental Association, the Psychiatric Nurses Association and representative organisations for personnel in the...

Written Answers — Outdoor Education Centres: Outdoor Education Centres (29 Sep 2011)

Ruairi Quinn: My Department gives support and funding to a number of VECs to operate Outdoor Education Centres. There are 12 centres in all. The Teachers' Union of Ireland (TUI) lodged a claim with my Department for a substantial pay increase on behalf of the Directors of each of these Centres. Following protracted negotiations, my Department consented to an ad hoc referral of the claim to the Labour...