Results 4,441-4,460 of 9,823 for speaker:Thomas Byrne
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Higher Education Authority: Chairperson Designate (13 Oct 2016)
Thomas Byrne: On a point of order, is Dr. Looney entitled to sit beside the chairman designate if she or he so wishes?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Higher Education Authority: Chairperson Designate (13 Oct 2016)
Thomas Byrne: Okay. Excuse me for raising the point.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Higher Education Authority: Chairperson Designate (13 Oct 2016)
Thomas Byrne: The Garda Commissioner had an entourage of 14 yesterday, so I thought Mr. Horgan might be entitled to one.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: State Examinations: Motions (13 Oct 2016)
Thomas Byrne: I move:That the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Education and Skills, being concerned that students in ASTI-staffed schools will automatically and unfairly lose 10% in their English exams this academic year, recognises that talks between the Department of Education and Skills and the ASTI are continuing in an effort to resolve this dispute but, despite these talks, the ongoing dispute between...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: State Examinations: Motions (13 Oct 2016)
Thomas Byrne: Sure.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: State Examinations: Motions (13 Oct 2016)
Thomas Byrne: I have already spoken on my motion. I assure Deputy Daly that I understand all the ramifications of the motion. Nothing that has emerged since submitting it has come as any surprise to me in terms of the reactions of various parties. I have engaged with all those involved. At this point, it would be helpful for the ongoing talks that I withdraw my motion. However, that does not get away...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: State Examinations: Motions (13 Oct 2016)
Thomas Byrne: I am discussing Deputy Martin's motion as well.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: State Examinations: Motions (13 Oct 2016)
Thomas Byrne: I am discussing Deputy Martin's motion while also responding to points raised on my motion.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: State Examinations: Motions (13 Oct 2016)
Thomas Byrne: I will speak to Deputy Martin's motion which is not hugely different from mine.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: State Examinations: Motions (13 Oct 2016)
Thomas Byrne: My motion and Deputy Martin's are similar. The have the same intent in that they both seek to have this issue sorted out from the point of view of the children. In regard to Deputy Martin's motion, we are in the last seconds of this process. I had intended to propose that an independent mediator be appointed but, of course, that has already happened. It could happen again, I do not know....
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: State Examinations: Motions (13 Oct 2016)
Thomas Byrne: The motion now before us calls on the ASTI to do what the Department is asking, which I think amounts to the committee taking the Department's side of the argument. It is up to Deputy Martin but we are trying to be balanced.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: State Examinations: Motions (13 Oct 2016)
Thomas Byrne: The motion that will be sent forth by the committee will be the amended motion, which is a Fine Gael motion, and not Deputy Martin's motion.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: State Examinations: Motions (13 Oct 2016)
Thomas Byrne: Deputy Martin would need to withdraw her motion.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: State Examinations: Motions (13 Oct 2016)
Thomas Byrne: That is why I suggested it be withdrawn.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: State Examinations: Motions (13 Oct 2016)
Thomas Byrne: Who decides whether it is withdrawn?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: State Examinations: Motions (13 Oct 2016)
Thomas Byrne: I completely agree. I know the engagement was brief this morning but I discussed my position with every party. I thought it was useful to do so. The matter, however, has been dealt with now. The point is that this issue has reached the committee and we have collectively decided not to put a motion on the record to the Dáil in order to help the talks. Deputy Catherine Martin has now...
- Leaders' Questions (18 Oct 2016)
Thomas Byrne: Hear, hear.
- Leaders' Questions (18 Oct 2016)
Thomas Byrne: There is a clear ten-year backlog.
- Funding for Education: Motion [Private Members] (18 Oct 2016)
Thomas Byrne: If Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin is present, I will yield five minutes of my time to her. Tá má sásta seasamh anseo agus labhairt ar son na scoileanna, na hollscoileanna agus córas oideachais na tíre seo. Níl aon dabht ach go bhfuil ganntanais móra sa chóras sin. Tá a lán ag teastáil ó dhaoine. Tá tuilleadh...
- Funding for Education: Motion [Private Members] (18 Oct 2016)
Thomas Byrne: We had other vicious cutbacks by the Labour Party to reverse.