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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: School Facilities and Costs: Discussion (29 Aug 2018)
Fiona O'Loughlin: I thank Deputy Martin. I will go back to those stakeholders who have had specific questions directed to them. Others are free to comment.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: School Facilities and Costs: Discussion (29 Aug 2018)
Fiona O'Loughlin: We are not getting into that as we have a separate session for it. This is specifically about facilities.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: School Facilities and Costs: Discussion (29 Aug 2018)
Fiona O'Loughlin: She asked in the context of the building of new schools.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: School Facilities and Costs: Discussion (29 Aug 2018)
Fiona O'Loughlin: Absolutely.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: School Facilities and Costs: Discussion (29 Aug 2018)
Fiona O'Loughlin: A number of questions were addressed to departmental officials too. Does Mr. Hogan wish to deal with them?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: School Facilities and Costs: Discussion (29 Aug 2018)
Fiona O'Loughlin: I will come back to some of the other witnesses. Mr. Irwin indicated he wished to speak.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: School Facilities and Costs: Discussion (29 Aug 2018)
Fiona O'Loughlin: Not just legislators, but Government.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: School Facilities and Costs: Discussion (29 Aug 2018)
Fiona O'Loughlin: I thank Mr. Duffy. I am now going to go to the members who have not had an opportunity to put questions at this stage. I call on Senator Robbie Gallagher.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: School Facilities and Costs: Discussion (29 Aug 2018)
Fiona O'Loughlin: I wish to comment and ask some questions. I am conscious that it has been a long session, particularly for those in the hot seat, although it has been very engaging and worthwhile. A few common themes have emerged from the opening statements received and this debate, and these have been touched on by my colleagues, especially in regard to land around schools not being designated as open...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: School Facilities and Costs: Discussion (29 Aug 2018)
Fiona O'Loughlin: I would rather if Mr. Curtis did not stray into tomorrow's discussion, to be honest.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: School Facilities and Costs: Discussion (29 Aug 2018)
Fiona O'Loughlin: There is nothing straightforward about any of this, as I am sure Mr. Loftus can tell us.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: School Facilities and Costs: Discussion (29 Aug 2018)
Fiona O'Loughlin: When the Department gets things right in terms of schools, it gets them right. It is always a wonderful experience to visit a new school or school which has had a large extension. When I see such schools I am almost tempted back into the classroom to teach. The Department has to be congratulated on the work it is doing, which is great to see. However, we seem to be lagging behind in...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: School Facilities and Costs: Discussion (29 Aug 2018)
Fiona O'Loughlin: I asked a question about Kildare.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: School Facilities and Costs: Discussion (29 Aug 2018)
Fiona O'Loughlin: It should not do so at the expense of south Kildare.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: School Facilities and Costs: Discussion (29 Aug 2018)
Fiona O'Loughlin: In fairness, it is not a joking matter and both areas need to be looked at.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: School Facilities and Costs: Discussion (29 Aug 2018)
Fiona O'Loughlin: I thank all the witnesses for their valuable contributions. It has been a really good engagement and there will be plenty of food for thought for members of the committee in the context of the report we will be drawing up and the recommendations we will be making to the Minister and the Department. If witnesses wish to follow up on anything from the meeting, they should feel free to send it...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: School Facilities and Costs: Discussion (29 Aug 2018)
Fiona O'Loughlin: I remind witnesses and members to switch off their mobile phones or to put them on flight mode because they can interfere with the sound system, which makes it difficult for parliamentary reporting, web streaming and television broadcasts. We have reached No. 5 on our agenda. The purpose of this part of the meeting is to have an engagement on the workload of teaching principals. We all...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: School Facilities and Costs: Discussion (29 Aug 2018)
Fiona O'Loughlin: I thank Mr. Clerkin. Any further information that Mr. Clerkin or Ms Dunne wish to furnish to the committee following this hearing will be very happily received. All the members of the committee will get the additional information and that will form part of the consideration for the report and recommendations of the committee to the Minister and the Department.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: School Facilities and Costs: Discussion (29 Aug 2018)
Fiona O'Loughlin: I thank Ms Dunne. I now invite members to contribute.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: School Facilities and Costs: Discussion (29 Aug 2018)
Fiona O'Loughlin: I should have clarified for the witnesses that I will take questions from three of the committee members and go back to the witnesses and then I will take questions from the remaining three members. Deputy Catherine Martin is next.