Bríd Smith — Watch Them Work

2026-01-20

LOBBY

Dyslexia Association of Ireland Education and Training

Dyslexia Awareness Month Presentation to Oireachtas Members for Dyslexia Awareness Month

2025-05-20

LOBBY

The Union of Students in Ireland Education and Training

Lobby day email

2025-01-13

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Dyslexia Association of Ireland Education and Training

Dyslexia Awareness Month Presentation for Oireachtas Members on The Need for Extra Time in State Exams

2025-01-08

LOBBY

Trinity College Dublin Students' Union 4 returns Education and Training

emailed about educational supports for Northern Irish students with specific reference to HEAR(Higher Education Access Routes) and DARE(Disability Access Routes to Education)
emailed about a healthcare protest on 15 Nov 2024 and on 2 Dec confirmed a meeting for 2025
emailed an=bout a healthcare protest on 15 Nov 2024 and on 2 Dec confirmed a meeting for 2025
Met Brid Smith

2023-11-07

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Asked Further and Higher Education

Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he agrees that adult education tutors do the same work as their permanent colleagues in the Further Education and Training Sector and should therefore have the same terms and conditions; if he will clarify when his Department will award a contract that offers adult education tutors parity with their permanent co-workers to reflect the importance of the work they do in communities across the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47274/23]

2023-05-17

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Asked Further and Higher Education

Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science his views on a report (details supplied) which highlighted that one in four employees stating they suffered from moderate levels of burnout, vicarious trauma and moderate or high levels of “compassion fatigue”; if he will acknowledge the disparity between contracts for teachers and coordinators and managers of the organisation, with the former having clearly defined roles in terms of time, pay and conditions, while the organisation’s coordinators’ work is not specified in their contracts and their pay is lower; if he plans to examine this with a view to recognising the diversity of work that the organisation’s workers carry out; if he will consider establishing equivalent levels of pay, conditions and status as their secondary education, further education and training sector colleagues; if he will outline a timeframe for such a review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23383/23]

2022-04-26

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Asked Education

Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for Education the total amount spent by the Waterford and Wexford Education and Training Board and Cavan and Monaghan Education and Training Board on legal fees and so on, on cases taken or involving both current and former staff in tabular form since 2015; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20545/22]

2022-03-29

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Asked Further and Higher Education

Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the position of trainees on further education and training courses provided in Education and Training Boards that have come off social welfare payments to attend such courses; if her attention has been drawn of trainees attending these courses having their payments reduced for various reasons to do with course attendance; the details of any deductions made to the core payments of such trainees while on ETB courses; the numbers of trainees affected in recent years and the amounts deducted; the role of her Department in implementing or confirming such deductions; the rights of trainees to appeal such deductions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16492/22]

2021-02-24

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Asked Further and Higher Education

Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will intervene with the WWETB, Waterford Wexford Education and Training Board, to ensure that help is being provided to the new board of an organisation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10192/21]

2019-10-22

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Asked Education

Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for Education and Skills if the appointment of a principal to an education and training board college is subject to departmental scrutiny and approval; if so, the process involved; if allegations of previous breaches of dignity at work guidelines are taken into account before such an appointment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43296/19]

2019-07-23

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Asked Children

Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of parents on the community childcare subvention, CCS, scheme and the childcare education and training scheme, CETS, who will be affected negatively by the national childcare scheme. [32202/19]

2019-07-23

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Asked Children

Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her plans to ensure that the national childcare scheme will not result in new entrants who would qualify under the community childcare subvention, CCS, scheme and the childcare education and training scheme, CETS, paying more than existing users. [32203/19]

2019-05-16

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Asked Education

Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for Education and Skills the actions he took when a protected disclosure from a teacher in an education and training board (details supplied) was received; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21338/19]

2019-05-16

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Asked Education

Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to the case of a teacher that submitted a protected disclosure and has since been dismissed by an education and training board (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21339/19]

2019-05-16

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Asked Education

Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 206 of 19 February 2019, if his attention has been drawn to the fact that an education and training board (details supplied) has failed to follow agreed disciplinary and grievance mandatory procedures; and his views on the failures of the education and training board to follow mandatory circulars in matters concerning its workforce and disciplinary proceedings. [21340/19]

2018-05-01

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Asked Education

Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to a policy decision taken by the City of Dublin Education and Training Board, CDETB, to raise fees for adults taking music lessons at a college (details supplied); if the increase was sanctioned or approved by the committee for non-mainstream Department of Education and Skills funded music education; his views on whether increases will drive adults away from access to such further education classes and is contrary to the stated purpose and policy of his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18629/18]

2017-07-06

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Asked Education

Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for Education and Skills the supports his Department can provide for groups such as a group (details supplied) that provide invaluable education and training for its local community; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31900/17]