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

Thomas Byrne: It is €15.5 million less that the Department is paying to third level colleges because the National Training Fund has been increased. In fact, the purpose of that fund was to provide extra funding, not replace departmental funding.

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

Thomas Byrne: Is the Minister finished on that?

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

Thomas Byrne: I will go back to the NTF and third level funding. The Minister has taken the opportunity to cut third level funding from the Exchequer, which is unprecedented in the past number of years since the economy started to turn. It has been replaced with a NTF levy. One of the recommendations of the Cassells report is to try to get additional funding into the third level sector and training. It...

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

Thomas Byrne: All I know is €1.007 billion was put into third level institutions from the Department in 2018 but, for 2019, it is proposed to put in €991.926 million. A cut is a cut. Funding has been received from employers and the Department thinks it does not have to pay that amount. It is breaching the trust that employers have placed in the Department. Let us be fair as they did not...

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

Thomas Byrne: Indecon did not recommend that the Department should take this opportunity to cut its share of funding to third level.

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

Thomas Byrne: If there are no other questions on third level education, I might move to the NTF estimate of income and expenditure. I also want to ask about the national children's hospital. This will be the only Department for which a Supplementary Estimate is not required so it is only fair to ask the Minister about that transaction at this meeting. Employers were asked to contribute to the NTF at an...

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

Thomas Byrne: Does the Minister think that commitment will be increased or that the Department of Health or the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform will look for an increased commitment from the Department in the next few years?

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

Thomas Byrne: That concludes our consideration of the Revised Estimates for Public Services, Vote 26 - education and skills. I thank the Minister and his officials for their constructive and lengthy engagement at this meeting and for answering all the questions members put.

Select Committee on Education and Skills: Message to Dáil (26 Feb 2019)

Thomas Byrne: In accordance with Standing Order 90, the following message will be sent to the Dáil: The Select Committee on Education and Skills has completed its consideration of the following Revised Estimates for public services for the year ending 31 December 2019: Vote 26 - Department of Education and Skills. The select committee went into private session at 5.35 p.m. and adjourned at 5.40...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (21 Feb 2019)

Thomas Byrne: On a point of order, the clock is incorrect and needs to be reset.

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (21 Feb 2019)

Thomas Byrne: It was not paused for the first break in the Dáil proceedings but it was paused for the second one.

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (21 Feb 2019)

Thomas Byrne: Which schools were promised to Independent Deputies in exchange for their votes of confidence in the Minister for Health, Deputy Harris, yesterday? There was much wheeling and dealing but many schools around the country require building work. I understand some Independent Deputies had their favourite schools placed higher on the list in exchange for their votes of confidence in the Minister.

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (21 Feb 2019)

Thomas Byrne: On a point of order-----

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (21 Feb 2019)

Thomas Byrne: I doubt it.

Presentation and Circulation of Further Revised Estimates 2019: Motion (20 Feb 2019)

Thomas Byrne: He did. It was a disgrace.

Presentation and Circulation of Further Revised Estimates 2019: Motion (20 Feb 2019)

Thomas Byrne: I thank Deputy Cowen for sharing his time with me. I question the €10 million prepayment related to the Department of Education and Skills which the Minister has said is not part of the Further Revised Estimates. My understanding of the Estimates process is that the Dáil is required to consider the Estimates for each financial year. We have not considered the Estimate from...

Confidence in the Minister for Health: Motion (20 Feb 2019)

Thomas Byrne: What has this got to do with the Minister, Deputy Harris?

Confidence in the Minister for Health: Motion (20 Feb 2019)

Thomas Byrne: It does not sound like it.

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (20 Feb 2019)

Thomas Byrne: I was discussing the issue of post offices with my colleague Deputy Eamon Scanlon. We have lost six in my constituency of Meath East. The Taoiseach also needs to know about the uproar in the town of Gurteen in County Sligo where my wife is from at the closure of its post office and the devastation being inflicted on the local community. It is still attracting hundreds of people to...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Provision (20 Feb 2019)

Thomas Byrne: 67. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his plans to increase the number of social and affordable houses in County Meath. [8384/19]