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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: National Children's Hospital Expenditure (26 Feb 2019)

Thomas Byrne: 183. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the body or bodies that will be prepaid for a school building at the national children's hospital; and the amount they will be paid from his Department. [9153/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Pharmacy Regulations (26 Feb 2019)

Thomas Byrne: 288. To ask the Minister for Health his views on whether the proposals of an organisation (details supplied) relating to pharmacy assistants to be unfair in view of the fact that the pharmacy assistant is an occupation that is ceasing due to the average age of pharmacy assistants and retirements. [8997/19]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Broadband Service Provision (26 Feb 2019)

Thomas Byrne: 483. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if broadband will be provided in an area (details supplied). [9270/19]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Public Services Card (26 Feb 2019)

Thomas Byrne: 613. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the results of research commissioned by her Department into public attitudes to the public services cards. [9372/19]

Select Committee on Education and Skills: Business of Select Committee (26 Feb 2019)

Thomas Byrne: I propose that we go into private session to discuss the arrangements for the meeting. Is that agreed? Agreed.

Select Committee on Education and Skills: Estimates for Public Services 2019
Vote 26 - Education and Skills (Revised) (26 Feb 2019)

Thomas Byrne: Ba mhaith liom a chur in iúl do na baill, do na hoifigigh agus dóibh siúd atá sa Ghailearaí gur chóir dóibh cinntiú go bhfuil a ngutháin soghluaiste múchtha ar feadh an chruinnithe seo mar chuireann siad isteach ar an bhfearas craolacháin, fiú nuair atá siad ar an modh ciúin. This meeting has been convened to consider the...

Select Committee on Education and Skills: Estimates for Public Services 2019
Vote 26 - Education and Skills (Revised) (26 Feb 2019)

Thomas Byrne: It may be more useful if we proceeded programme by programme.

Select Committee on Education and Skills: Estimates for Public Services 2019
Vote 26 - Education and Skills (Revised) (26 Feb 2019)

Thomas Byrne: We will stick to programme A, which relates to primary, secondary and early years education. I do not know whether anyone has indicated but we are going to take questions from myself, then from Deputy Funchion, Deputy Jan O'Sullivan, Deputy Catherine Martin, and then finally the Fine Gael representatives, because the Minister is a member of that party. I will go by order of party size, with...

Select Committee on Education and Skills: Estimates for Public Services 2019
Vote 26 - Education and Skills (Revised) (26 Feb 2019)

Thomas Byrne: I believe that is the way in which these things have traditionally been done.

Select Committee on Education and Skills: Estimates for Public Services 2019
Vote 26 - Education and Skills (Revised) (26 Feb 2019)

Thomas Byrne: It is in order of party size. As far as I could see nobody had indicated anyway.

Select Committee on Education and Skills: Estimates for Public Services 2019
Vote 26 - Education and Skills (Revised) (26 Feb 2019)

Thomas Byrne: I have already made my proposal. If the committee is okay with it, that is how we will proceed.

Select Committee on Education and Skills: Estimates for Public Services 2019
Vote 26 - Education and Skills (Revised) (26 Feb 2019)

Thomas Byrne: If somebody had indicated I might have had another option, but no one indicated.

Select Committee on Education and Skills: Estimates for Public Services 2019
Vote 26 - Education and Skills (Revised) (26 Feb 2019)

Thomas Byrne: Gabhaim buíochas leis an Teachta McLoughlin. I will ask my questions now. There is no time limit on this. People will be able to come back as often as they want to ask whatever questions they want to.

Select Committee on Education and Skills: Estimates for Public Services 2019
Vote 26 - Education and Skills (Revised) (26 Feb 2019)

Thomas Byrne: I propose to proceed as set out, that is, Fianna Fáil, Sinn Féin, Labour, the Green Party, and then the two Government representatives.

Select Committee on Education and Skills: Estimates for Public Services 2019
Vote 26 - Education and Skills (Revised) (26 Feb 2019)

Thomas Byrne: Okay, I will look for proposals for an alternative order then.

Select Committee on Education and Skills: Estimates for Public Services 2019
Vote 26 - Education and Skills (Revised) (26 Feb 2019)

Thomas Byrne: Has anybody indicated? If Sinn Féin is proposing that other parties get in ahead of it, that is Sinn Féin's business.

Select Committee on Education and Skills: Estimates for Public Services 2019
Vote 26 - Education and Skills (Revised) (26 Feb 2019)

Thomas Byrne: I have two indicating.

Select Committee on Education and Skills: Estimates for Public Services 2019
Vote 26 - Education and Skills (Revised) (26 Feb 2019)

Thomas Byrne: It is fine. If Deputy Funchion is happy for the Government to go ahead of her, that is fine.

Select Committee on Education and Skills: Estimates for Public Services 2019
Vote 26 - Education and Skills (Revised) (26 Feb 2019)

Thomas Byrne: The Deputy was not here when I was chosen. She could have asked that somebody else chaired the meeting. My colleague is sick.

Select Committee on Education and Skills: Estimates for Public Services 2019
Vote 26 - Education and Skills (Revised) (26 Feb 2019)

Thomas Byrne: Things have worked out to the Deputy's advantage. That is absolutely fine. I have no difficulty with it. It makes no odds to me. This was the traditional way things proceeded when a Minister was attending a committee.