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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Teacher Recruitment: Discussion (20 Feb 2018)
Fiona O'Loughlin: Go raibh maith agat. I now call Mr. Tomás Ó Ruairc who is director of the Teaching Council.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Teacher Recruitment: Discussion (20 Feb 2018)
Fiona O'Loughlin: Our last speaker is Ms Joan Russell who is the director of school support services at Education and Training Boards Ireland, ETBI. We have had the pleasure of hearing from her before.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Teacher Recruitment: Discussion (20 Feb 2018)
Fiona O'Loughlin: Maybe I should go back to my former profession and be celebrated as a teacher more than as a Deputy.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Teacher Recruitment: Discussion (20 Feb 2018)
Fiona O'Loughlin: I will make a few comments before I revert to members. I apologise to Mr. Paul Byrne who had his hand up but I did not see it. I am glad Deputy Martin asked a question of him because I would have gone back to him anyway. Further, if anyone has any further comments to make in writing, please send them to the clerk and they will be circulated to the committee. We will be having another...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Teacher Recruitment: Discussion (20 Feb 2018)
Fiona O'Loughlin: I thank Mr. Byrne. He has come up with a number of practical suggestions.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Teacher Recruitment: Discussion (20 Feb 2018)
Fiona O'Loughlin: I will allow the Deputy to come in, if need be, but to be fair to her, I will call Ms Russell now as she indicated.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Teacher Recruitment: Discussion (20 Feb 2018)
Fiona O'Loughlin: I thank Mr. Ó Ruairc.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Teacher Recruitment: Discussion (20 Feb 2018)
Fiona O'Loughlin: I did not let Deputy Martin in earlier so I am not going to let Deputy Byrne in now.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Teacher Recruitment: Discussion (20 Feb 2018)
Fiona O'Loughlin: Before I bring in Ms O'Connor and Ms Russell - I will come back to Deputies Catherine Martin and Thomas Martin thereafter - I would like to pick up on Mr. Mulconry's point that principals are spending too much time on raising funds and trying to get substitute teachers. A colleague of mine who works in a very busy primary school in a disadvantaged area that does not have DEIS status, and...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Teacher Recruitment: Discussion (20 Feb 2018)
Fiona O'Loughlin: I thank the Deputy. I will ask Mr. Byrne and Mr. Ó Ruairc to comment after we hear from Deputy Thomas Byrne again.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Teacher Recruitment: Discussion (20 Feb 2018)
Fiona O'Loughlin: Yes. I want the Deputy to ask his questions just in case he has specific questions for Mr. Byrne and Mr. Ó Ruairc.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Teacher Recruitment: Discussion (20 Feb 2018)
Fiona O'Loughlin: The Deputy has made a fair point. I wish to comment on what Ms Corr said about the special education sector. It is appalling that we have situations, particularly in mainstream schools, where resource teachers or teachers who deal with special education provision are being used for supervision or yard duty. I mean when there is a staffing problem and other teachers are not in school....
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Teacher Recruitment: Discussion (20 Feb 2018)
Fiona O'Loughlin: Did Deputy Catherine Martin ask Mr. Mulconry a question?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Teacher Recruitment: Discussion (20 Feb 2018)
Fiona O'Loughlin: I am not going to let anyone else in-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Teacher Recruitment: Discussion (20 Feb 2018)
Fiona O'Loughlin: That was a very special dispensation on behalf of Senator Ó Clochartaigh as others wanted to get in too. We are very happy to accept any written submissions from the witnesses. We really appreciate the engagement and discussion today. It was very interesting and worthwhile. I too would be of the belief too that there was not an apparent but a very real lack of substitute teachers....
- Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (20 Feb 2018)
Fiona O'Loughlin: 206. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the agreed new build of a school (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8647/18]
- Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (20 Feb 2018)
Fiona O'Loughlin: 207. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of and timeframe for a new school (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8649/18]
- Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (20 Feb 2018)
Fiona O'Loughlin: 208. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of an extension for a college (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8650/18]
- Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Summer Works Scheme Applications (20 Feb 2018)
Fiona O'Loughlin: 209. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the funding that was agreed for a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8651/18]
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Properties (20 Feb 2018)
Fiona O'Loughlin: 400. To ask the Minister for Health if a proposed site (details supplied) has been acquired; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8648/18]