Minister Quinn expresses disappointment at level of contributions offered by religious congregations to meet costs of residential institutional child abuse and seeks meetings [education.ie]
- Published: 05 July 2011
Minister Quinn expresses disappointment at level of contributions offered by religious congregations to meet costs of residential institutional child abuse and seeks meetings
The Minister for Education and Skills, Ruairí Quinn T.D.,is announcing how the government plans to progress issues raised in the follow up to the Ryan Report.The following matters are being addressed:
- Contributions towards the costs of the Response to Redress by the 18 religious congregations
- The Statutory Fund
- The future of the Redress Board
- The Memorial Committee
Contributions Towards the Costs of the Response to Redress
The final cost of the response to residential institutional child abuse is estimated to be in the region of €1.36 billion.The Government believes that this cost should be shared on a 50:50 basis, between the taxpayer and those responsible for managing the institutions where horrendous child abuse took place.
However, the offers from the religious congregations to date have fallen far short of the amount needed. Under the 2002 Indemnity Agreement, the 18 congregations involved agreed to provide a contribution of €128 million, comprising cash, property and counselling services.
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David Coleman seeks participants for new TV series on bullying [Independent.ie]
- Published: 04 July 2011
BULLYING in Ireland is a real problem today. In a new series, clinical psychologist David Coleman wants to offer his expertise and therapeutic support to a number of young people who have been affected by bullying – either as a victim or as a bully.
As well as offering counselling, David will use practical steps in an attempt to help these teens and pre-teens gain perspective on their bullying experiences and show them ways to build their self-esteem.
David’s ultimate aim is to help them try to move beyond this negative period in their life.
But there is more to this series than David’s therapeutic support for these teens.
He wants to explore the various forms of bullying that exist today, to help the audience understand the causes of bullying and offer practical steps that adults and teens can use to identify bullying, address the issue and help teens to cope with it.
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'Non-teachers' taught thousands [Independent.ie]
- Published: 04 July 2011
THOUSANDS of primary pupils spent at least half the past year being taught by people without the proper qualifications -- but the Department of Education won't identify the schools involved.
Latest figures show that 164 unqualified personnel worked in a teaching capacity in 152 primary schools for at least 90 of the 183 days in the 2010/11 school year.
However, the department refuses to name the schools on the grounds that it would identify individuals because, in most cases, only one person was involved.
The data was released to the Irish Independent under Freedom of Information (FOI) legislation, which allows for information to be refused where an individual would be identified.
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Hey Sir, thanks for the memories! [Independent.ie]
- Published: 04 July 2011
FOR many children, primary school is a second home. Many look back on these days with nostalgic affection, because by the time they get to sixth class, primary school is a safe haven, a home from home where they are at ease.
They are the senior pupils now, revered and admired by the youngest children and entrusted with responsible tasks both by their teacher and by the school principal.
With their last term in primary school having just drawn to a close, this year's sixth-class pupils might well have come to realise that perhaps primary school is a safe harbour they will very reluctantly leave...
Caoimhe Mackey (12)
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Growing numbers attending school in sub-Saharan Africa says new report [metroeireann.com]
- Published: 04 July 2011
Primary schools across sub-Saharan Africa are admitting a higher number of children, according to an international report launched last week by the Minister of State for Trade and Development.
The Unesco Global Monitoring Report states that primary school enrolment in the region increased by over 30 per cent between 1999 and 2008. In total, the report shows that an additional 52 million children across the globe were enrolled in primary school.
“Ireland recognises the pivotal role education plays in improving lives in the developing world,” said Minister of State Jan O’Sullivan, who was recently on a five-day visit to Irish Aid programme countries Malawi and Mozambique.
“Children who are educated have a far better chance of staying healthy, gaining employment and realising their potential as active citizens of their country over the long term.”
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