‘Galway has highest levels of Special Education supports outside of Dublin and Cork’ Galway has the highest levels of Special Education supports outside the main population centres of Dublin and Cork recent figures published by the National Council for Special Education reveal. At primary level Galway has 365 Special Needs Assistants with a further 101… Continue Reading
Higher Educational Grants (Adjournment Debates) I thank the Ceann Comhairle’s office for affording me the opportunity to speak on this issue. I appreciate the grave financial difficulties currently facing us, caused by reasons already known and spoken of at length in this Chamber and outside. I acknowledge the commitment and dedication of the Minister, Deputy Quinn,… Continue Reading
39 Galway-based companies express interest in participating in ‘Job Bridge’ – the Government’s National Internship Scheme Thirty-nine Galway based companies have so far expressed an interest in offering internships through ‘Job Bridge’, the Government’s new National Internship Scheme, representing a major commitment to improving the employment prospects for Galway’s jobseekers says Galway West TD, Seán… Continue Reading
Press Release 31st May 2011 New ‘Springboard’ college courses for Galway’s job-seekers Fine Gael Galway West Deputy Seán Kyne is urging jobseekers in Galway to consider availing of one of 13 new courses which the Minister for Education and Skills, Ruairí Quinn has launched as part of the Government’s Job Initiative. Called ‘Springboard’, the scheme… Continue Reading
* To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the procedure followed by the Irish Research Council for Science, Engineering and Technology in allocating research funding on behalf of the Department in the areas of science, technology and engineering and if there are any mechanisms in place to ensure an appropriate balance of funding across… Continue Reading