Meeting Number |
Date |
Topic |
1 |
14/11/02 |
Election of Chairperson, Election of Vice-Chairperson |
2 |
21/11/02 |
Private Meeting |
3 |
12/12/02 |
Private Meeting |
4 |
16/01/03 |
Meeting with officials of the Department to discuss Special Needs Education and the Report of the Task Force on Autism |
5 |
23/01/03 |
Meeting with Representatives of S.T.E.P.S. (Science, Technology & Engineering Programme for Schools) to discuss the implications of the decline in participation in the study of the physical sciences at second and third level in Ireland |
6 |
30/01/03 |
Meeting with officials of the Department to discuss investment in educational infrastructure through the schools modernisation fund |
7 |
06/02/03 |
Discussion with officials of the Department of Education and Science Re:
(i). Residential Institutions Redress Act 2002 (Section 17) Regulations 2002
(ii). Residential Institutions Redress Act 2002 (Section 33) Regulations 2002
(iii). Residential Institutions Redress Act 2002 (Miscellaneous Provisions) Regulations 2002 |
8 |
13/02/03 |
Discussion with Officials from the Department of Education and Science Re: State Examinations Commission (Establishment) Order 2003 |
9 |
27/02/03 |
Meeting with Officials from the Department of Education and Science and the Higher Education Authority to discuss Access to Third Level Education |
10 |
11/03/03 |
Discussion with members of the National Youth Work Advisory Committee regarding the provisions of the Youth Work Act, 2001 |
11 |
27/03/03 |
Discussion with representatives of the Department of Education and Science concerning music education in Ireland and the Dublin Institute of Technology and the Cork Institute of Technology concerning music education in Ireland, in particular their overall operational results, statements of strategy and corporate policy |
12 |
10/04/02 |
Discussion with representatives of the Department of Education and Science and representatives of the Union of Students in Ireland regarding third level funding. |
13 |
24/04/03 |
Presentation by Co-operation Ireland |
14 |
01/05/03 |
Presentations by the National Council for Curriculum and Assessment and the Curriculum Development Unit
Re: a) ongoing progress in curriculum development, including transition year and
b) educational aspects of COM (2003) 27 Final - Green Paper Entrepreneurship in Europe |
15 |
08/05/03 |
Discussion with the Minister for Education and Science, Mr. Noel Dempsey T.D., concerning the new school building for the Cork Institute of Music |
16 |
15/05/03 |
Private Meeting |
17 |
22/05/03 |
1. Presentations by the Irish Autism Alliance; the Irish Society for Autism and the Aspergers Syndrome of Ireland Ltd (ASPIRE) on progress made in implementing the recommendations contained in the published Report of the Task Force on Autism commissioned by the Department of Education & Science
2. Presentations by the Departments of Health & Children and Education & Science on progress made in implementing the recommendations contained in the published Report of the Task Force on Autism commissioned by the Department of Education & Science |
18 |
19/06/03 |
1. Consideration of the National Council for Special Education (Establishment Order) 2003 — with the Minister for Education and Science Mr. Noel Dempsey T.D.
2. Consideration of the Strategy Statement of the Department of Education and Science with the Secretary General — Mr. John Dennehy |
19 |
26/06/03 |
Consideration of the Employment Equality Act 1998 (section 12) (Church of Ireland College of Education) Order 2003 |
20 |
03/07/03 |
Meeting with Educate Together |
21 |
10/07/03 |
Literacy, with particular reference to OECD/UNESCO report “Literacy Skills for the World of Tomorrow” |
22 |
17/07/03 |
Meeting with Minister for Education and Science Mr. Noel Dempsey T.D. to discuss the Department of Education and Science’s Building Programme |
23 |
24/07/03 |
Meeting with Minister of State at the Department of Education and Science Ms. Síle deValera T.D. to discuss Adult Education |
24 |
31/07/03 |
Discussion with the National Centre for Technology in Education concerning ICT in schools |
25 |
09/09/03 |
1. Minutes of Meetings.
2. EU Scrutiny.
3. Correspondence. |
26 |
09/09/03 |
Joint Meeting with the Joint Committee on Arts, Sport Tourism, Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs
Meeting with representatives from Music Network |
27 |
24/09/03 |
Presentations on the Education for Persons with Disabilities Bill 2003 |
28 |
25/09/03 |
Presentations on the Education for Persons with Disabilities Bill 2003 |
29 |
29/09/03 |
Meeting with the Minister for Education and Science Noel Dempsey to discuss issues arising from the resignation of Justice Laffoy, and the ongoing work of the Commission to Inquire into Child Abuse |
30 |
02/10/03 |
Presentations on the Education for Persons with Disabilities Bill 2003 |
31 |
09/10/03 |
Private Meeting |
32 |
23/10/03 |
Presentations from the Department of Education and Science, National Qualifications Authority of Ireland (NQAI), Further Education and Training Awards Council (FETAC) and Higher Education and Training Awards Council (HETAC), Re: Recognition of Qualifications |
33 |
06/11/03 |
Presentations by Dr. Mona O’Moore, TCD, on measures to prevent and counter bullying in schools and by representatives of the South Eastern Health Board to discuss the issue of suicide in an educational context, with special reference to the recent programme run at the Kilkenny Education Centre concerning suicide awareness in schools |
34 |
20/11/03 |
1. Meeting with representatives of Gaelscoileanna
2. Meeting with Minister of State Brian Lenihan, T.D to discuss education for young offenders and extremely disruptive children |
35 |
18/12/03 |
Meeting with representatives of NEPS (National Educational Psychological Services) to discuss progress in respect of the establishment of NEPS countrywide |
