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Written Answers — Department of Finance: VAT Rebates (22 Feb 2018)

Thomas Byrne: 47. To ask the Minister for Finance the amount in money terms of VAT refunds granted by the Revenue Commissioners under the Value Added Tax (Refund of Tax) (No. 15) Order 1981 in each of the past four years. [9066/18]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: VAT Rate Application (22 Feb 2018)

Thomas Byrne: 48. To ask the Minister for Finance the reason motor vehicles are excluded from the Value Added Tax (Refund of Tax) (No. 15) Order 1981. [9067/18]

Questions on Promised Legislation (21 Feb 2018)

Thomas Byrne: Regarding the commitment in the programme for Government to make Ireland have the best education and training system in Europe, I do not know if the Taoiseach is aware that we have a severe crisis with the provision and supply of teachers. The Minister for Education and Skills does not seem to be aware of it. A report entitled Striking the Balance landed on the previous Minister's desk in...

Questions on Promised Legislation (21 Feb 2018)

Thomas Byrne: -----sadly, there are no plans to deal with this and nobody seems to be taking responsibility for it.

Questions on Promised Legislation (21 Feb 2018)

Thomas Byrne: It does relate to the programme for Government.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Teacher Recruitment: Discussion (20 Feb 2018)

Thomas Byrne: I have to step out of the meeting for a few minutes, but I will return. I apologise.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Teacher Recruitment: Discussion (20 Feb 2018)

Thomas Byrne: I think we can take as read the points the five speakers have made and given in their submissions. We all know this. I am grateful to the bodies for the submissions. I used them in my party's Private Member's motion in the Dáil a number of weeks ago. It was extremely useful. All the answers are there. I would like the witnesses' response on this. Mr. Brian Mooney outlined the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Teacher Recruitment: Discussion (20 Feb 2018)

Thomas Byrne: I still have not got to the bottom of who is responsible for this. Will anybody enlighten me? I know when Brian Mooney wrote in The Irish Times, it prompted Mr. Tomás Ó Ruairc to respond. I do not know if that means that the Teaching Council is responsible for this. I am not sure that it is but it certainly has a role. It prompted Mr. Ó Ruairc to respond at the time to say...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Teacher Recruitment: Discussion (20 Feb 2018)

Thomas Byrne: Maybe they could have a specialty for all the teachers to go back and teach.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Teacher Recruitment: Discussion (20 Feb 2018)

Thomas Byrne: The Minister, Deputy Richard Bruton, announced on 26 January that he intended to establish a teaching supply working group. Is Mr. Ó Ruairc saying it has not been established?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Teacher Recruitment: Discussion (20 Feb 2018)

Thomas Byrne: The Teaching Council has not been informed.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Teacher Recruitment: Discussion (20 Feb 2018)

Thomas Byrne: This is another announcement by the Minister that has not been followed up by any action. I am making a list.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Teacher Recruitment: Discussion (20 Feb 2018)

Thomas Byrne: To be fair, I think we-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Teacher Recruitment: Discussion (20 Feb 2018)

Thomas Byrne: I am not defending myself.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Teacher Recruitment: Discussion (20 Feb 2018)

Thomas Byrne: Okay. We all accept that it is actually a worse problem in our schools.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Teacher Recruitment: Discussion (20 Feb 2018)

Thomas Byrne: We all know that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Teacher Recruitment: Discussion (20 Feb 2018)

Thomas Byrne: I have more questions. Does the Chairman want me to comment now?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Teacher Recruitment: Discussion (20 Feb 2018)

Thomas Byrne: The witnesses can answer my questions when I am finished. Will Mr. Mulconry comment on how the alleged ban on career breaks has impacted on the school boards of management? I am concerned about the comment made by Mr. Ó Ruairc that the Teaching Council has not heard about the standing group or steering group for teaching supply. I want to put it on record that the establishment of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Teacher Recruitment: Discussion (20 Feb 2018)

Thomas Byrne: The Minister mentioned that he would contact the Teaching Council when he spoke at the IPPN conference. Has he done so?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Teacher Recruitment: Discussion (20 Feb 2018)

Thomas Byrne: Did the Minister instigate proceedings or did he jump on something that the Teaching Council was already doing?