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Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: School Accommodation Provision (22 Jan 2019)

Thomas Byrne: My question is two-pronged and concerns school provision in my constituency. I have asked about post-primary provision in Dunshaughlin, which the Minister will be aware of because I have mentioned it to him previously. I have mentioned it to his officials and I am sure colleagues from his own party have said it to him too. There is huge pressure on post-primary provision in Dunshaughlin....

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: School Accommodation Provision (22 Jan 2019)

Thomas Byrne: I am very disappointed with the response on the issue of provision for Ashbourne. We have been waiting for this review for some time. The Minister has said that there is a need for more provision. I know that. As I understood it, the review was supposed to decide whether there should be another school in Ashbourne. I know that departmental officials have engaged with principals of...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: School Accommodation Provision (22 Jan 2019)

Thomas Byrne: The Minister will forgive me if I do not express full confidence in his forward planning section. To be honest, until recent months the Department of Education and Skills was only taking into account local infrastructure housing activation fund, LIHAF, developments, which were specific developments which received special funding for roads and infrastructure from the Government. It did not...

Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed) - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: School Staff (22 Jan 2019)

Thomas Byrne: 29. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when talks will commence with representatives of school secretaries as recommended by the Workplace Relations Commission; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3026/19]

Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed) - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: School Staff (22 Jan 2019)

Thomas Byrne: When will talks commence with representatives of school secretaries, as recommended by the Workplace Relations Commission? There was an adjudication a number of years ago between the Department, school secretaries and their respective unions. The adjudication recommended a four-year plan and that talks commence this year. When will those talks commence?

Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed) - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: School Staff (22 Jan 2019)

Thomas Byrne: I do not understand the last point because my reading of the adjudication was that talks should commence this year. As the matter has already been adjudicated on, it is about the Minister and Fórsa agreeing to meet this year. That is what the adjudication states - that the Minister and the union should meet this year prior to the plan running out at the end of the year. When will the...

Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed) - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: School Staff (22 Jan 2019)

Thomas Byrne: With respect, I am not looking for the Minister's opinion. I am certainly happy to work with him, but it is not necessary in this case. What is necessary is for him to make a decision. The arbitration decision states the parties should in the course of 2019 engage to consider the nature of an agreement to apply with effect from 1 January 2020. It is not unreasonable of me, therefore, to...

Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed) - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Brexit Negotiations (22 Jan 2019)

Thomas Byrne: The Minister has critiqued the decision he made last week simply to give certainty for this year. He said he agreed with me and would work with me on the issue. As the Minister said, this is an administrative measure and I urge him strongly to take a unilateral administrative decision to allow students from Northern Ireland and the United Kingdom the same status as Irish and EU citizens...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Expenditure (22 Jan 2019)

Thomas Byrne: Is that before or after May?

Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed) - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Brexit Negotiations (22 Jan 2019)

Thomas Byrne: 27. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will report on preparedness for a no-deal scenario in Brexit negotiations in his Department. [2981/19]

Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed) - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Brexit Negotiations (22 Jan 2019)

Thomas Byrne: As of today, 26 sitting days remain until 29 March. As well as our economic prosperity, all-island economy and relationships with our young people and among themselves, our students stand to be dramatically affected by Brexit. While there were some stakeholder engagements with the Department of Education and Skills some time ago, we have not heard much about the plans for the education system.

Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed) - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Brexit Negotiations (22 Jan 2019)

Thomas Byrne: I will leave the memorandum of understanding to my colleagues who deal with Brexit and foreign affairs. However, we want legal certainty for students. A year and a half ago, I and my party suggested that we would unilaterally say that, at the very least, students resident in Northern Ireland would qualify indefinitely. Why can we not simply say that students resident in the North, as well...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teacher Retirements (22 Jan 2019)

Thomas Byrne: 45. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the actions taken to date to address errors in the estimated number of teachers retiring or leaving the system each year; the subsequent cost incurred; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2720/19]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Brexit Issues (22 Jan 2019)

Thomas Byrne: 49. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of Brexit preparedness within his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2718/19]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Facilities (22 Jan 2019)

Thomas Byrne: 52. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the details of the inspection mechanisms for physical education facilities; if he is satisfied that this provision is adequate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2721/19]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Admissions (22 Jan 2019)

Thomas Byrne: 55. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if clarity will be provided with regard to the need for a baptism certificate in response to a small number of schools which have requested the submission of same as part of the admission process for the 2019/2020 academic year. [2719/19]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation Provision (22 Jan 2019)

Thomas Byrne: 172. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to meet future demand for second-level education in County Wexford (details supplied) in view of the growing population in the area; his further plans to expand schools; if not, his further plans to construct a new school; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2358/19]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Employment Data (22 Jan 2019)

Thomas Byrne: 270. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the actions taken to date to mitigate the impact of automation on job numbers. [2302/19]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Employment Data (22 Jan 2019)

Thomas Byrne: 271. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the research conducted to date into the impact of automation on employment; and the projected impact on employment. [2303/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Long-Term Illness Scheme Eligibility (22 Jan 2019)

Thomas Byrne: 392. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a long-term illness card was removed in the case of a person (details supplied). [2552/19]