Maureen O'Sullivan TD

Children experiencing homelessness in 27 per cent of primary schools

There are children experiencing homelessness in 27 per cent of primary schools in Ireland and there is no Gove...
Community Employment (CE) Suitability with Childcare Roles

There is absolutely no question about the need for quality training for people who are working in child care....
IRISH TIMES: James Reilly defends school completion programme

He was replying to Independent TD Maureen O’Sullivan, who suggested the programme be transferred from his depa...
Is the Government committed to reducing class sizes?

I will of course be supporting the calls for greater investment in Primary Education. As a teacher for over 30...
TTIP – Bad Deal for Ireland, Bad Deal for the Public Good

The line from the Government is job, jobs, jobs from the Transatlantic Trade Investment Partnership (TTIP) . T...

Children experiencing homelessness in 27 per cent of primary schools

Posted date: April 04, 2019in: Education, Homelessness, Housing Crisis, SliderNo Comments

There are children experiencing homelessness in 27 per cent of primary schools in Ireland and there is no Government policy to cater for the educational needs of children who are homeless or... Read more

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Teachers must be valued, pay inequality stopped and class sizes reduced further

Posted date: September 05, 2018in: Education, Inequality, Jobs, Jobs & Education, SliderNo Comments

INTO had an excellent briefing in the National Museum of Ireland last July. The message coming across was that teachers are undervalued by the Department; I questioned Minister Bruton regar... Read more

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Community Employment (CE) Suitability with Childcare Roles

Posted date: July 12, 2017in: Community Development, Education, Parliamentary Questions, SliderNo Comments

There is absolutely no question about the need for quality training for people who are working in child care. But some community child care facilities were reliant on members from community... Read more

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Is the Government committed to reducing class sizes?

Posted date: September 29, 2015in: Education, Local & National, Parliamentary Questions, SliderNo Comments

I will of course be supporting the calls for greater investment in Primary Education. As a teacher for over 30 years I know the benefit of smaller class sizes and the way in which it creates... Read more

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TTIP – Bad Deal for Ireland, Bad Deal for the Public Good

Posted date: May 08, 2015in: Education, International, Leaders’ Questions, SliderNo Comments

The line from the Government is job, jobs, jobs from the Transatlantic Trade Investment Partnership (TTIP) . TTIP is about giving power to corporations and profit based organisations and wil... Read more

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Cumulative cuts of 30% to School Completion Programme

Posted date: March 01, 2015in: Education, Leaders’ Questions, Local & National, SliderNo Comments

I brought up the School Completion Programme with the Tanaiste on Thursday which is under considerable strain coping with cumulative cuts of 30% and coping with the shortfall in other servic... Read more

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