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- Order of Business (Resumed) (10 Jul 2018)
Thomas Byrne: There is no connection to Blanchardstown. Mine have to connect.
- Order of Business (Resumed) (10 Jul 2018)
Thomas Byrne: It is not in my constituency, which needs it.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Teacher Recruitment: Discussion (Resumed) (10 Jul 2018)
Thomas Byrne: I am okay for the moment.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Teacher Recruitment: Discussion (Resumed) (10 Jul 2018)
Thomas Byrne: That is practically everything.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Teacher Recruitment: Discussion (Resumed) (10 Jul 2018)
Thomas Byrne: Any criticism I make is of the Minister, not of the officials. This is a crisis that is not being dealt with at present with any sense of urgency or any sense of purpose by the Minister for Education and Skills. The officials should bring that message back to him. There are a number of easy things that the Minister could do. He could fight to restore pay equality. Young teachers have an...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Teacher Recruitment: Discussion (Resumed) (10 Jul 2018)
Thomas Byrne: I take the point but I want Ms McDonnell to answer because it would be helpful if we knew the exact facts.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Teacher Recruitment: Discussion (Resumed) (10 Jul 2018)
Thomas Byrne: On the demographics at primary level, does the Department see the teacher shortage coming to an end, unless we want to reduce the teacher-pupil ration more?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Teacher Recruitment: Discussion (Resumed) (10 Jul 2018)
Thomas Byrne: That is what will happen.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Teacher Recruitment: Discussion (Resumed) (10 Jul 2018)
Thomas Byrne: That will allow for the pupil-teacher ratio to be reduced. That is a policy matter. The Deputy has raised concerns and I have read the Fianna Fáil document on the PME. Obviously, that was increased to deal with quality issues and is not something that the Minister has indicated we need to look at more carefully. I am new to the area, but I have discussed it with colleagues and there...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Teacher Recruitment: Discussion (Resumed) (10 Jul 2018)
Thomas Byrne: The Minister stated in the Dáil that he has sympathy for the view that it is too expensive.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Teacher Recruitment: Discussion (Resumed) (10 Jul 2018)
Thomas Byrne: When will the information campaign start?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Teacher Recruitment: Discussion (Resumed) (10 Jul 2018)
Thomas Byrne: It needs to do it now in order that people can be recruited for the autumn.
- Leaders' Questions (10 Jul 2018)
Thomas Byrne: The Taoiseach should rethink that one.
- Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Patronage (10 Jul 2018)
Thomas Byrne: 234. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason parents in Duleek, County Meath are excluded from the patronage competition for a new secondary school in areas (details supplied). [30525/18]
- Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Patronage (10 Jul 2018)
Thomas Byrne: 235. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the townlands and district electoral divisions included in each of the school planning areas in which a second-level school patronage competition is under way. [30526/18]
- Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (10 Jul 2018)
Thomas Byrne: 236. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position with regard to the completion of two new secondary schools in Maynooth. [30527/18]
- Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Circulars (10 Jul 2018)
Thomas Byrne: 237. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of departmental circulars issued in respect of primary schools, their staff or management in each of the years 2000 to 2017. [30528/18]
- Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Circulars (10 Jul 2018)
Thomas Byrne: 238. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of departmental circulars issued in respect of voluntary post primary schools, their staff or management in total in each of the years 2000 to 2017. [30529/18]
- Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Circulars (10 Jul 2018)
Thomas Byrne: 239. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of departmental circulars issued in respect of post-primary schools, the education and training board, ETB, sector, their staff or management in each of the years 2000 to 2017. [30530/18]
- Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Circulars (10 Jul 2018)
Thomas Byrne: 240. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of departmental circulars issued in respect of community and comprehensive schools, their staff or management in each of the years 2000 to 2017. [30531/18]