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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Curriculum (8 Oct 2019)

Thomas Byrne: 102. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans for pupils that are at school or that started school in 2018 in the context of history becoming a core subject. [40823/19]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Curriculum (8 Oct 2019)

Thomas Byrne: 103. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the meaning of special core status changed for history before his announcement in relation to same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40824/19]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Reviews (8 Oct 2019)

Thomas Byrne: 112. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress of the implementation task force on guidance counsellors; and the reason no guidance counsellors are members of the task force. [40995/19]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Reviews (8 Oct 2019)

Thomas Byrne: 128. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position with regard to a review of options for standardised testing in order that clear information is provided to teachers and parents. [41138/19]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Commencement of Legislation (8 Oct 2019)

Thomas Byrne: 129. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position with regard to the commencement of fitness to teach provisions of the Teaching Council Act. [41139/19]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teacher Training Provision (8 Oct 2019)

Thomas Byrne: 130. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position with regard to additional funding provided for continuous professional development for teachers since February 2016. [41140/19]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (8 Oct 2019)

Thomas Byrne: 131. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position with regard to the development of a mechanism to recognise a person’s practical work experience and expertise in order to enable the person to take on an apprenticeship. [41141/19]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (8 Oct 2019)

Thomas Byrne: 132. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the outcome of works at schools (details supplied); if these works are consistent with those announced under the prefab replacement programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41142/19]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Institutes of Technology (8 Oct 2019)

Thomas Byrne: 133. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress of refurbishment works at Dundalk IT. [41143/19]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Institutes of Technology (8 Oct 2019)

Thomas Byrne: 134. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress of fitting out the building works at a college (details supplied). [41144/19]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Institutes of Technology (8 Oct 2019)

Thomas Byrne: 135. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress of refurbishment works at a campus (details supplied). [41145/19]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Facilities (8 Oct 2019)

Thomas Byrne: 136. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress of a building (details supplied). [41146/19]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Facilities (8 Oct 2019)

Thomas Byrne: 137. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress of the expansion of a campus (details supplied). [41147/19]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Technological Universities (8 Oct 2019)

Thomas Byrne: 138. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress of a recreation department (details supplied). [41148/19]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Education Welfare Service (8 Oct 2019)

Thomas Byrne: 412. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the position with regard to increasing the mandatory school going age to 17 years. [41136/19]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: School Completion Programme (8 Oct 2019)

Thomas Byrne: 413. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the status of the provision of a new school completion strategy. [41137/19]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Transport Data (3 Oct 2019)

Thomas Byrne: 24. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Garda marked and unmarked cars and vehicles assigned to each Garda station in the Meath division. [40168/19]

Industrial Action by School Secretaries: Statements (2 Oct 2019)

Thomas Byrne: Can the spokespersons reply briefly to what the Minister said? He has just made a major announcement.

Industrial Action by School Secretaries: Statements (2 Oct 2019)

Thomas Byrne: The Minister has granted exactly what Fianna Fáil had asked for and exactly what Fórsa had asked for during the past few weeks, namely, that talks would start. This is a major announcement and we welcome it. It is the start of a process but it is what the WRC asked for almost five years ago. The secretaries have had to take industrial action and I commend them on the action they...

Industrial Action by School Secretaries: Statements (2 Oct 2019)

Thomas Byrne: Fianna Fáil has consistently voiced its support for school secretaries and caretakers. We have organised meetings with our parliamentary party and the representatives have organised briefings for the Oireachtas. Our Deputies have voiced support at public meetings across the country. The position in which secretaries and caretakers find themselves is manifestly unfair and a pathway to...