Thomas Byrne (Meath East, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

The Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment, Deputy Bruton, said he will be looking at things afresh in his new Department. It appears the Minister for Education and Skills, Deputy McHugh, is looking at the former education Minister's initiatives afresh too. On Thursday, he announced he will take stock and that he felt teachers were suffering from initiative overload. Does the Taoiseach believe the former Minister, Deputy Bruton, did overload teachers and schools with too many initiatives? What does it mean that the Minister will take stock? What implications will this have for the programme for Government and the Action Plan for Education? Are these to be binned and new proposals put forward?

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