- 3 February 2016: Report on Class K PRSI
Joint Committee on Education and Social Protection
- 21 January 2016: Report on the Role of the Special Needs Assistant
Joint Committee on Education and Social Protection
- 14 October 2015: Report: Study of the Apprenticeship System in Austria
- 8 September 2014: Report on Visit to Scotland - Equality Budgeting and Social Enterprise
Joint Committee on Education and Social Protection
- 17 April 2014: Report on the General Scheme of a Technological Universities Bill
The report recommends that governing bodies of soon-to-be-established Technological Universities (TUs) should include an elected member of each of the local authorities in the principal catchment area of the University.
- 5 March 2014: Report on the Draft General Scheme of an Education (Admission to Schools) Bill
The report calls for first-come-first-served school waiting lists to be phased out, given that they can discriminate against newcomers to an area. With the so-called "section 29" appeals process to be replaced, the Committee is also calling for an independent and transparent appeals process, which could possibly be provided for on a regional basis.
- 16 January 2014: Report on the General Scheme of a Gender Recognition Bill 2013
The report calls for upcoming legislation on gender recognition to confer the right to apply for a Gender Recognition Certificate from 16 years old. Provisions in the Draft General Scheme of the legislation stipulate a minimum age of 18 years.
- 8 November 2013: Report on Tackling Back to School Costs
- 6 November 2013: Report on Com (2012) 617 ESP008
- 6 February 2013: Report on A Visit to to the DIT Grangegorman Campus
The report on a visit by the Joint Committee to the DIT Grangegorman campus to see first hand the plans for developing the facility into a major provider of third level education.
- 6 March 2016: Report on a Fact Finding visit to Helsinki to view the Finnish education system
This report details the fact finding visit to Helsinki undertaken by the Joint Committee to view first hand the renowned system of education there and to see what lessons can be learned for the management, funding and delivery of Irish education.
- 12 November 2013: Political Contribution on Youth Guarantee
Contribution on the Youth Guarantee from the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection in the context of political dialogue
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