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- 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 (11 Jul 2018)
Thomas Byrne: The Taoiseach is commentating again.
- Questions on Promised Legislation (11 Jul 2018)
Thomas Byrne: I refer to a programme for Government commitment on improving public transport. It also relates to the Taoiseach's constituency and to mine. Irish Rail has abandoned Hansfield, Dunboyne and M3 Parkway off-peak services during the summer. When the last Fianna Fáil Government put that train line in, the idea was it would be used. It cost an awful lot of money. It is a gross waste of...
- Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan (11 Jul 2018)
Thomas Byrne: 461. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if broadband will be provided in an area (details supplied). [31204/18]
- Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Budgets (12 Jul 2018)
Thomas Byrne: 167. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the current and capital funding allocated to his Department; and the underspend or overspend to date in 2018 under each category based on his Department's spending profile. [32092/18]
- Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Parent and Student Charter (12 Jul 2018)
Thomas Byrne: 168. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of prescribed procedures that he has issued under section 28 of the Education Act 2008; and the number of appeals that have been opened and upheld under the remit of the section. [32093/18]
- Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Expenditure (12 Jul 2018)
Thomas Byrne: 169. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the deficit and debt incurred by each State funded institute of technology and university in each of the years 2016 to 2017 and to date in 2018. [32094/18]
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: School Facilities and Costs: Discussion (29 Aug 2018)
Thomas Byrne: I thank the witnesses for attending. I wish all the pupils around the country, including my own kids, the best of luck going back to school. I am particularly thinking of those who are going into unacceptable accommodation. There are quite a lot of them. Many of the statements from the management bodies and schools speak for themselves. What struck me about Ms Ryan's contribution was...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: School Facilities and Costs: Discussion (29 Aug 2018)
Thomas Byrne: Is a local authority free either to preserve land that is in use for a school through rezoning it for educational purposes or to reserve land for future use for educational purposes?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: School Facilities and Costs: Discussion (29 Aug 2018)
Thomas Byrne: Local authorities are required to consult other bodies and the public as well.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: School Facilities and Costs: Discussion (29 Aug 2018)
Thomas Byrne: Are they on top of the 400 or so that are on the list?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: School Facilities and Costs: Discussion (29 Aug 2018)
Thomas Byrne: Are the 570 on top of that as well?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: School Facilities and Costs: Discussion (29 Aug 2018)
Thomas Byrne: I apologise for leaving for a few minutes. On Mr. Loftus's final point, I can tell him very clearly that, under the confidence and supply agreement, certainty in respect of minor works grants will have to be provided in the forthcoming budget. I am glad Mr. Loftus mentioned Ashbourne. This morning I received an email from another parent who cannot get their child into any school in...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: School Facilities and Costs: Discussion (29 Aug 2018)
Thomas Byrne: It is clearly not enough on the basis of the emails I am getting, one of which I have received in the course of this meeting to tell me a child cannot get a place in Ashbourne. I urge the Department to find out what is going on in Ashbourne.