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- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (24 Oct 2018)
Thomas Byrne: A fire audit of other schools was announced last year.
- Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Agencies Expenditure (24 Oct 2018)
Thomas Byrne: 186. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the payments made by HEAnet to a company (details supplied) by research and education institution and-or location in each of the years 2013 to 2017 and to date in 2018. [44199/18]
- Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: School Accommodation (23 Oct 2018)
Thomas Byrne: I asked a series of questions and I would be grateful if the Minister would answer them. I can submit them as parliamentary questions. There is the issue of Western Building Systems, WBS, which is still looking for contracts. The Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform has a role in procurement. He has to show there are deficiencies in its work. I want the Minister for Education and...
- Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: School Accommodation (23 Oct 2018)
Thomas Byrne: I am horrified by the Minister's description of the problems this morning. What has been happening in our schools has put a shiver down the whole country's spine. I have a number of questions. Why are these issues arising now, more than one year after the fire safety audit was announced by the Department? Western Building Systems has stated in the media that a substantial completion...
- Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: School Accommodation (23 Oct 2018)
Thomas Byrne: I am sorry but Fianna Fáil does not award contracts and never has.
- Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (23 Oct 2018)
Thomas Byrne: You should.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Business of Joint Committee (23 Oct 2018)
Thomas Byrne: Deputy O'Loughlin will be here in a few moments. I remind members to turn off their mobile phones. We have received apologies from Deputy McLoughlin.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Effectiveness and Timeliness of Consent Classes provided in Third-Level Institutions: Discussion (23 Oct 2018)
Thomas Byrne: I thank everybody for their simple, concise and effective presentations. I noted that neither the USI nor Dr. Saidléar of the RCNI mentioned the SMART programme in Galway. I understand it was originally funded by Rape Crisis Network Ireland.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Effectiveness and Timeliness of Consent Classes provided in Third-Level Institutions: Discussion (23 Oct 2018)
Thomas Byrne: Initially.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Effectiveness and Timeliness of Consent Classes provided in Third-Level Institutions: Discussion (23 Oct 2018)
Thomas Byrne: Okay.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Effectiveness and Timeliness of Consent Classes provided in Third-Level Institutions: Discussion (23 Oct 2018)
Thomas Byrne: I ask other the witnesses to comment on the Galway initiative. Is it the gold standard in this country for consent at third level? What are the ongoing funding requirements of that initiative? What can it do with the funding it has? Can any of its research be applied to second level? I understand the National Council for Curriculum and Assessment is doing some work in that regard. Ms...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Effectiveness and Timeliness of Consent Classes provided in Third-Level Institutions: Discussion (23 Oct 2018)
Thomas Byrne: I accept what Mr. Crosby says - it is very reasonable - but what if resources were limited and we wanted to ensure that this was done? If NUIG is rolling out the programme nationwide, do we decide that the funding should go to NUIG, which can then take the lead on the programme, or do we decide that every college can do this? We do not really have an NCCA, a centralised curriculum body, at...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Effectiveness and Timeliness of Consent Classes provided in Third-Level Institutions: Discussion (23 Oct 2018)
Thomas Byrne: On that point-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Effectiveness and Timeliness of Consent Classes provided in Third-Level Institutions: Discussion (23 Oct 2018)
Thomas Byrne: There are only two of us left, so I will not delay proceedings. Have any of the five witnesses or their organisations, apart from Mr. Crosby, been contacted by the NCCA on this review of RSE? I do not need to know the-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Effectiveness and Timeliness of Consent Classes provided in Third-Level Institutions: Discussion (23 Oct 2018)
Thomas Byrne: Has Dr. MacNeela?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Effectiveness and Timeliness of Consent Classes provided in Third-Level Institutions: Discussion (23 Oct 2018)
Thomas Byrne: Was that a two-way process?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Effectiveness and Timeliness of Consent Classes provided in Third-Level Institutions: Discussion (23 Oct 2018)
Thomas Byrne: We will be under pressure to leave for the Dáil in the next ten minutes.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Effectiveness and Timeliness of Consent Classes provided in Third-Level Institutions: Discussion (23 Oct 2018)
Thomas Byrne: None of us might be left by then.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Effectiveness and Timeliness of Consent Classes provided in Third-Level Institutions: Discussion (23 Oct 2018)
Thomas Byrne: We might be as well to conclude now.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Effectiveness and Timeliness of Consent Classes provided in Third-Level Institutions: Discussion (23 Oct 2018)
Thomas Byrne: And around the roles of men and women.