Results 3,601-3,620 of 9,894 for speaker:Thomas Byrne
- Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Broadband Service Provision (23 May 2018)
Thomas Byrne: 167. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment when e-fibre broadband is likely to be rolled out at a location (details supplied). [22743/18]
- Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Report Stage (Resumed) (22 May 2018)
Thomas Byrne: The Irish people will not forgive Fine Gael for letting Sinn Féin-----
- Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Report Stage (Resumed) (22 May 2018)
Thomas Byrne: It is a dog's dinner.
- Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Report Stage (Resumed) (22 May 2018)
Thomas Byrne: Just call it off.
- Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Report Stage (Resumed) (22 May 2018)
Thomas Byrne: Fine Gael has made the Shinners happy anyway. Thanks to it, they have got their hands on the Judiciary.
- Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Report Stage (Resumed) (22 May 2018)
Thomas Byrne: They are delighted.
- Other Questions: Speech and Language Therapy (22 May 2018)
Thomas Byrne: The Taoiseach said something different earlier so I am glad that the Minister has clarified that.
- Other Questions: Speech and Language Therapy (22 May 2018)
Thomas Byrne: It has been a disaster in recent years, so, yes, we are relieved that it is not a disaster this year.
- Other Questions: Speech and Language Therapy (22 May 2018)
Thomas Byrne: May I ask a supplementary question?
- Other Questions: Speech and Language Therapy (22 May 2018)
Thomas Byrne: I have said what I will say about that. He always wants a compliment. Will the Minister confirm that children in the HSE area who are in need of speech and language and occupational therapy will now come off the HSE waiting list and get that therapy in the school? Is that what the Minister has in mind?
- Priority Questions: Special Educational Needs (22 May 2018)
Thomas Byrne: I welcome the changes that are coming in the Education (Admission to Schools) Bill 2016. That Bill will hopefully be before the Dáil next week. We have pushed for it to be passed for quite some time and I really hope that it offers some of these families what they need, which is an entitlement to an education without having to go through bureaucratic hula hoops. It is outrageous. We...
- Priority Questions: Special Educational Needs (22 May 2018)
Thomas Byrne: 37. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on whether in the case of a proposed expulsion or suspension of a child with special needs, the section 29 procedure is inappropriate; and his plans for reform in the area. [22704/18]
- Priority Questions: Special Educational Needs (22 May 2018)
Thomas Byrne: The forced overuse of the section 29 procedure by parents of children with special needs is a scandal in Irish education. Section 29 is the appeals procedure for refusals to enroll and suspensions and expulsions. Figures I received in answer to parliamentary questions earlier this year show that special needs children are hugely disproportionately represented among those who have to go...
- Priority Questions: Special Educational Needs (22 May 2018)
Thomas Byrne: I welcome change in this area, but it really needs to be highlighted because this is an issue affecting both mainstream and special schools. The idea that a child with special needs would be expelled from a special school is a cause for shame for our society. The difficulty with section 29 is that it is not the correct system. Schools are put in difficult positions and adversarial...
- Priority Questions: Schools Building Projects Status (22 May 2018)
Thomas Byrne: 35. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of plans for the establishment of 42 new schools over the next four years. [22703/18]
- Priority Questions: Schools Building Projects Status (22 May 2018)
Thomas Byrne: This first education question relates to the announcement of the Minister for Education and Skills, Deputy Richard Bruton, of €500 million in building costs planned for school buildings over the next four years. Half of that is scheduled for September next year. It is urgent that the Minister gives us an update. Parents are wondering where are the schools they were promised. We are...
- Priority Questions: Schools Building Projects Status (22 May 2018)
Thomas Byrne: That was an extraordinary answer. There was a lot of information and confusion. I am going to have to follow up with some other questions. The Minister spent the majority of the time talking about the patronage process. Frankly, that is the least of our concerns. Our main concerns relate to the premises for the schools. He also seemed to indicate a rowing back on this particular...
- Priority Questions: Schools Building Projects Status (22 May 2018)
Thomas Byrne: My question was extremely precise. We want an update on plans for the 42 new schools. It can be assumed that I want to know how many sites have been acquired and how schools have been established. In his reply, the Minister said that areas that need new schools are being identified. We all thought that these areas had been identified. I want to know what is the status of plans. The...
- Priority Questions: Schools Building Projects Status (22 May 2018)
Thomas Byrne: I was not looking for a commentary. What is the Minister, Deputy Bruton, doing in respect of his own announcement?
- Order of Business (22 May 2018)
Thomas Byrne: In reply to my leader, the Taoiseach mentioned a speech and language pilot or demonstration project that is being launched in schools and said this would take children off the HSE waiting lists. I ask the Taoiseach to confirm that every child in one of the 75 schools and preschools will be taken off the HSE waiting list and given speech therapy in school. I am concerned because this project...