Results 4,641-4,660 of 9,823 for speaker:Thomas Byrne
- Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Admissions (29 Nov 2016)
Thomas Byrne: 214. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the rationale behind the approach taken in the draft regulations on school admissions which were published in September 2013 that sought to limit the number of places that could be allocated to children of past pupils to a maximum of 25%. [37339/16]
- Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (29 Nov 2016)
Thomas Byrne: 221. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a purchase has been completed for a site for a school (details supplied). [37456/16]
- Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Services Staff (29 Nov 2016)
Thomas Byrne: 224. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide for a scheme for schools to employ secretaries separate from capitation payments. [37464/16]
- Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: National Educational Psychological Service Data (29 Nov 2016)
Thomas Byrne: 225. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the schools throughout the State which do not currently have a NEPS psychologist assigned to them, in tabular form. [37466/16]
- Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Health and Safety (29 Nov 2016)
Thomas Byrne: 259. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if he will provide the safety certificates that he or his Department has received in respect of funfairs in County Meath in each of the years 2015 and 2016, in tabular form. [36887/16]
- Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Proposed Legislation (29 Nov 2016)
Thomas Byrne: 275. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government his plans to update guidance and legislation in respect of funfairs and theme parks, particularly in view of an accident taking place in a well known venue in the UK. [37206/16]
- Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Health and Safety Regulations (29 Nov 2016)
Thomas Byrne: 293. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the body responsible for the investigation of accidents at funfairs (details supplied). [37465/16]
- Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations Commission (30 Nov 2016)
Thomas Byrne: 60. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide special accommodation, as necessary, for exam students with epilepsy or who otherwise suffer periodic seizures; and if he will engage with representative organisations on this matter. [37843/16]
- Select Committee on Education and Skills: Estimates for Public Services 2016
Vote 26 - Education and Skills (Supplementary) (30 Nov 2016) Thomas Byrne: I thank the Minister and his officials for their attendance. Savings of €24 million on teacher salaries have been forecast arising from lower than anticipated substitution costs. While this substantial saving is clearly welcome, the Minister is only allocating €10 million next year for a pay increase for young teachers. If teachers are working harder or substitution is not...
- Select Committee on Education and Skills: Estimates for Public Services 2016
Vote 26 - Education and Skills (Supplementary) (30 Nov 2016) Thomas Byrne: Overall, the proposed Supplementary Estimate appears to be benign in that the Minister is proposing to increase the Department's net voted allocation from €8.2 billion to €8.3 billion. The capital budget is being increased by €100 million from €427 million. While I welcome the decision to build more schools, the proposed increase amounts to approximately 25% of...
- Select Committee on Education and Skills: Estimates for Public Services 2016
Vote 26 - Education and Skills (Supplementary) (30 Nov 2016) Thomas Byrne: Many view it as meaning that construction will start.
- Select Committee on Education and Skills: Estimates for Public Services 2016
Vote 26 - Education and Skills (Supplementary) (30 Nov 2016) Thomas Byrne: In other words, the phrase "construction will start" does not mean that it will start-----
- Select Committee on Education and Skills: Estimates for Public Services 2016
Vote 26 - Education and Skills (Supplementary) (30 Nov 2016) Thomas Byrne: Tonight I will meet parents to discuss Whitecross national school which has been waiting for construction work to start for ten years. It was due to start-----
- Select Committee on Education and Skills: Estimates for Public Services 2016
Vote 26 - Education and Skills (Supplementary) (30 Nov 2016) Thomas Byrne: The figure the Minister gave looks a bit higher than that.
- Select Committee on Education and Skills: Estimates for Public Services 2016
Vote 26 - Education and Skills (Supplementary) (30 Nov 2016) Thomas Byrne: Okay.
- Select Committee on Education and Skills: Estimates for Public Services 2016
Vote 26 - Education and Skills (Supplementary) (30 Nov 2016) Thomas Byrne: First, could I get more clarity on that figure for the IOTs because the Minister did not really answer the question? When I did the sums based on the number of staff the Minister stated were retiring, it came to €189,000 per retiree. That was different from the average figures the Minister gave and it would not be low enough to include their pensions. There is an extra €100...
- Select Committee on Education and Skills: Estimates for Public Services 2016
Vote 26 - Education and Skills (Supplementary) (30 Nov 2016) Thomas Byrne: It just seems a lot of money. I do not begrudge someone getting a lump sum of that amount but the average figures are substantially in excess of what the lump sums would be.
- Select Committee on Education and Skills: Estimates for Public Services 2016
Vote 26 - Education and Skills (Supplementary) (30 Nov 2016) Thomas Byrne: Can the Minister give me the figure for this year and for next year, including this Estimate?
- Select Committee on Education and Skills: Estimates for Public Services 2016
Vote 26 - Education and Skills (Supplementary) (30 Nov 2016) Thomas Byrne: I want the figure for 2016.
- Select Committee on Education and Skills: Estimates for Public Services 2016
Vote 26 - Education and Skills (Supplementary) (30 Nov 2016) Thomas Byrne: The note said the Department outturned 1,000 more places than expected this year.