In-service training 2009/2010 [PPDS.ie]
- Published: 09 October 2009
Seminars on the Child Protection Guidelines and Procedures (DES, 2001) for any Designated Liaison Person (DLP) and/or Deputy DLP who did not receive training in 2008 or 2009 will commence on 19 October 2009. In addition to this seminars for Principals on English as an Additional Language will commence on 2 November 2009.
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ESRI paper confirms Irish public/private pay premium for comparable jobs jumped from 14% to 26% in 2003/2006 [finfacts.ie]
- Published: 09 October 2009
The ESRI (Economic and Social Research Institute) has published a new paper, which shows that the Irish public sector pay premium jumped from 14% to 26% for comparable private jobs in respect of the period 2003-2006.
Full Story: www.finfacts.ie
Coalition talks focus on education and electoral reform [Irish Times]
- Published: 09 October 2009
EDUCATION AND political reform have emerged as the key issues in negotiations on the revised programme for government between Fianna Fáil and the Green Party, which are expected to continue through much of today.
Full Story: www.irishtimes.com
HANAFIN TOLD "REVERSE EDUCATION CUTS AND SAVE CHILD BENEFIT" BY ALLIANCE [childrensrights.ie]
- Published: 09 October 2009
The Minister for Social and Family Affairs, Mary Hanafin TD, will today (9 October) be told to reverse the education cuts and save the Child Benefit payment by the Children's Rights Alliance in a Pre-Budget Forum, at Dublin's St Andrew's Resource Centre. The Alliance, a coalition of over 90 NGOs campaigning for the rights and needs of children, argues that last year's savage cuts have had a devastating effect on vulnerable families, and argues that the State will fall into a deeper economic crisis if it continues to target children's services. The Alliance also exposes Ireland as the only EU state that has a policy of targeting children for cuts; other states facing similar economic challenges have not yet targeted vital children's services, like education, health and social welfare. The Alliance believes that safeguarding the best interests of children in Ireland "now and in the future“ is the only way out of the country's crippling economic nightmare, stating: "now, more than ever, children must not be forgotten."
Full Story: www.childrensrights.ie
Anger over unspent building fund money [Irish Examiner]
- Published: 09 October 2009
