News & Statements
Update: Post-Primary Schools in Maynooth 10th July 2014
To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the extent to which the preferred option as expressed by parents and school authorities in Maynooth, County Kildare of a junior and senior divide on the campus at Moyglare Road, Maynooth in respect of the proposed new post primary school...
Update: Provision of School Buildings 10th July 2014
To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the extent to which he expects to be in a position to provide for the replacements of existing facilities/provision of new buildings/replacement of temporary accommodation at primary and post-primary schools...
Update: Government Performance in respect of Public Expenditure 10th July 2014
To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the steps he will take in the context of Budget 2015 to encourage economic growth and thereby reduce the level of Departmental spending reductions...
Update: Pupil Teacher Ratios 10th July 2014
To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the extent to which optimum pupil teacher ratios continue to be an objective in primary and second level schools throughout the country...
Update: Provision of Second Level School Replacements in North Kildare 10th July 2014
To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the extent to which he has received submissions from the school authorities in Leixlip, Maynooth, Celbridge, Kilcock, Naas and Clane in respect of the need for further increased provision of second level school replacements in the towns in question...
Update: Special Needs Assistants & Teachers 10th July 2014
To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the extent to which special needs assistants remain available to all schools throughout the country...
Ambitious approach to exposing Irish firms to new markets is working – English
Enterprise Ireland’s ambitious and determined approach to exposing Irish firms to new export markets is working, according to Fine Gael Meath West TD and Chairman of the Oireachtas Jobs Committee, Damien English. Deputy English was responding to the Enterprise Ireland (EI) Annual Report for 2013, which shows that its client companies achieved a record €17.1 billion in export sales last year and the largest net increase in employment in a decade.
Ambitious approach to exposing Irish firms to new markets is working – English
Enterprise Ireland’s ambitious and determined approach to exposing Irish firms to new export markets is working, according to Fine Gael Meath West TD and Chairman of the Oireachtas Jobs Committee, Damien English. Deputy English was responding to the Enterprise Ireland (EI) Annual Report for 2013, which shows that its client companies achieved a record €17.1 billion in export sales last year and the largest net increase in employment in a decade.
Butler questions Tánaiste on extending welfare benefits for self employed
Fine Gael Meath West TD and member of the Oireachtas Social Protection Committee, Ray Butler has questioned the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection, Joan Burton TD, on the progress being made on extending social welfare benefits for the self-employed. Deputy Butler raised the matter in the Dáil by way of a Topical Issue Debate.
Butler questions Tánaiste on extending welfare benefits for self employed
Fine Gael Meath West TD and member of the Oireachtas Social Protection Committee, Ray Butler has questioned the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection, Joan Burton TD, on the progress being made on extending social welfare benefits for the self-employed. Deputy Butler raised the matter in the Dáil by way of a Topical Issue Debate.