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Written Answers — Education Schemes: Education Schemes (10 Mar 2009)

Seán Haughey: ...of resources for the PLC sector would be determined in the light of resources generally and the implications for other areas of education. A draft agreement, concluded with management and the TUI, provides a basis for the future development of the PLC sector. Implementation will have to be considered in the context of current and future budgetary provisions for my Department and will have...

Seanad: Commission to Inquire into Child Abuse: Motion (27 Jan 2009)

Seán Haughey: ...guidelines to all primary and post-primary schools. I refer to a point raised by Senator Mullen. The Department has recently been in receipt of correspondence from representatives of the TUI, the ASTI and the INTO, expressing concerns regarding the Department's current practice of reporting all complaints to the HSE, especially allegations of bullying and emotional abuse. The primary...

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (4 Nov 2008)

Batt O'Keeffe: ...facing us both as an education community and as a country. I have already met the ASTI at their request. I am organising to meet other unions and management bodies, including the INTO and TUI.

Capitation Grants. (4 Nov 2008)

Batt O'Keeffe: ...last week with the Association of Secondary Teachers in Ireland, ASTI, and following requests for a meeting from the Irish National Teachers' Organisation, INTO, and the Teachers Union of Ireland, TUI, I will also meet with them.

Education Cuts: Motion (Resumed) (30 Oct 2008)

Willie Penrose: ...the cap on English language teachers and reduced numbers of teachers for formerly designated disadvantaged schools will result in the loss of up to 1,000 teaching posts at primary level, while the TUI estimates that up to 1,200 jobs could be lost at second level. The proposed cuts at primary level have the potential to be devastating because they will affect children during their formative...

Financial Resolution No. 15: (General) Resumed (15 Oct 2008)

Brian Hayes: Is this the Government's position? That is some selling point to the INTO, the ASTI and the TUI. The Government will have a lot of breakfast with that.

School Enrolments. (9 Apr 2008)

Brian Hayes: The Minister has been going over this for the last two years and the audit has been getting headlines for the last two years at the TUI conference. We have asked the Minister to publish it. If she chooses not to do so, will she at the very least publish the details of the geographic pockets, as she called them, in which this form of selection is taking place? She said nearly 2,000 schools...

Seanad: Order of Business (5 Mar 2008)

Pearse Doherty: ...of Irish as a leaving certificate subject because of learning difficulties. Of the 11,871 Irish-born pupils who received exemptions in 2006, 6,341 studied another modern European language. The TUI is suggesting that these are what is described as "designer difficulties" whereby parents are able to pay for psychological assessments for their children to allow them to opt out of Irish,...

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

Finian McGrath: ...other categories of non-nationals [I have concerns about the use of that word; we should be using the term "foreign nationals"] that will be eligible for student support. It also defines a "tuition student", which enables the provision of fees grants for approved courses in the State where a person meets a residency requirement in the EU/EEA or Switzerland. I welcome the foreign students...

Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (30 Jan 2008)

Ruairi Quinn: ...1046: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she has received representations from the Irish Sciences Teachers Association, Pharmachem Ireland, The Institute of Physics, the ASTI and the TUI to make provision for the employment of laboratory technicians and assistants in all second level schools in order to enhance the quality of science education and increase the participation...

Adult Education. (11 Dec 2007)

Seán Haughey: ...agreement. The social partners have agreed proposals for the ongoing development of the plc sector. Negotiations are continuing between the Irish Vocational Educational Association and the TUI. They began this time last year. To date, eight meetings have been held between the Department and representatives of the social partners. I hope to be able to report progress in the new year...

Seanad: Education Policy: Statements (22 Nov 2007)

Joe O'Reilly: ...in schools, despite the high calibre of the teaching profession. All schools should have to accept their share of disadvantaged pupils; there should be no cherry-picking. The Minister told the TUI congress that the Department is conducting an audit of enrolment policies and statistics in schools. What was the outcome of that audit? Are all schools coping with the inclusion of special...

Written Answers — College Appointments: College Appointments (3 Oct 2007)

Mary Hanafin: .... Six institutes were selected for study on the basis of geographical spread and size etc and, at no stage, were the institutes considered to have perceived irregularities. I am aware that the TUI and the Institutes of Technology have responded to a newspaper article on this issue and that the responses have been published.

Written Answers — Teachers' Remuneration: Teachers' Remuneration (26 Jun 2007) See 1 other result from this answer

Richard Bruton: Question 575: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the reason for the delay in sanctioning the payment by Dublin Institute of Technology of certain payments due to TUI members following the acceptance by the union of the terms of the latest pay agreement in respect of certain categories of staff employed by the DIT. [17444/07]

Education (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2007: Second Stage (15 Feb 2007) See 3 other results from this debate

Seán Crowe: ...administrative burden on schools, particularly principals, making it extremely difficult to deal with serious, disruptive behaviour. What is the Minister's response to the belief of the TUI that the issue of appeals being upheld on a technicality has not been addressed? The TUI has warned that the Minister has not gone far enough to ensure a level playing field for every member of the...

Written Answers — School Discipline: School Discipline (31 Jan 2007)

Seán Crowe: Question 1648: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she will propose new measures to tackle pupil misbehaviour in view of recent TUI research that found that one in five teachers reported unacceptable threatening and intimidating behaviour by students on a weekly basis. [2074/07]

Seanad: Further and Adult Education: Statements (30 Nov 2006)

Síle de Valera: ...I thank them for their tremendous work and co-operation since I took responsibility for adult education. PLC courses were mentioned by Senator Tuffy. Discussions are ongoing between the IVEA, the TUI and the Department and provision has been made in the 2007 Estimates in this regard. Negotiations will take place between these groups to further the delivery of support staff and other...

Written Answers — Apprenticeship Places: Apprenticeship Places (24 Oct 2006)

Mary Hanafin: ...represent an efficient use of resources by maximising the use of existing facilities. While funding was again available this year for summer courses, it was not possible to reach agreement with the TUI on the provision of these courses. My Department is currently engaged in consultations with the TUI with a view to providing further summer courses in 2007 in order to help alleviate...

Seanad: Social Partnership Agreement: Motion. (21 Jun 2006) See 3 other results from this debate

Mary O'Rourke: ...was very critical of what was termed "pussycat" Government and "pussycat" unions, and the potential outcome of partnership. I accept that Senator Ryan's disquiet about the arrangements for the TUI in the institutes of technology. I have spoken to people in the institute of technology in Athlone, who brought forward their ideas to me. I hope, whether the problems are textual or related to...

Road Traffic Bill 2006 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed). (21 Jun 2006)

Willie Penrose: ...driver education will cost money. We use all sorts of excuses to avoid committing to this. I have no doubt that if we engaged with school managers, the teaching profession, representatives of the TUI, the ASTI and anybody else, they would be positive towards it as many of them have sons and daughters in school. It is important we recognise that we must introduce this education, train...