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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Site Acquisitions (19 Apr 2018)

Thomas Byrne: 142. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if sites have been identified and secured and permission granted for proposed new primary schools in areas (details supplied) in tabular form. [17186/18]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Site Acquisitions (19 Apr 2018)

Thomas Byrne: 143. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if sites have been identified and secured and permission granted for proposed new post primary schools in areas (details supplied). [17193/18]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (19 Apr 2018)

Thomas Byrne: 163. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans in respect of the recently announced new primary school for Dunshaughlin, County Meath; if a preferred site has been selected; and when the tendering process is likely to commence. [17344/18]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Patronage (19 Apr 2018)

Thomas Byrne: 164. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the way in which he plans to proceed with the patronage of the recently announced new primary school for Dunshaughlin, County Meath; and if a local survey of prospective parents will be undertaken by his Department. [17345/18]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Site Acquisitions (19 Apr 2018)

Thomas Byrne: 165. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the location the new regional secondary school between Drogheda and Laytown school catchment areas is to be located in the context of the recent new school announcements. [17346/18]

Provision of Objective Sex Education Bill 2018: Second Stage [Private Members] (18 Apr 2018)

Thomas Byrne: We can stand on our own feet and had proposed it long before the Deputies jumped on it.

Provision of Objective Sex Education Bill 2018: Second Stage [Private Members] (18 Apr 2018)

Thomas Byrne: We are approaching it in a proper way.

Provision of Objective Sex Education Bill 2018: Second Stage [Private Members] (18 Apr 2018)

Thomas Byrne: There must be.

Provision of Objective Sex Education Bill 2018: Second Stage [Private Members] (18 Apr 2018)

Thomas Byrne: I am sharing my time with my colleagues, Deputies Fiona O'Loughlin and Declan Breathnach. We in Fianna Fáil acknowledge and support the call from the Citizens' Assembly and the Oireachtas committee on the eighth amendment for improvements in sexual health and relationship education in schools, youth clubs and other settings. Similarly, we acknowledge and support the calls from the...

Provision of Objective Sex Education Bill 2018: Second Stage [Private Members] (18 Apr 2018)

Thomas Byrne: We acknowledge there is an issue. We want to see fact-based and respect-based relationships and sexuality education in schools-----

Provision of Objective Sex Education Bill 2018: Second Stage [Private Members] (18 Apr 2018)

Thomas Byrne: -----but one cannot just up-end the entire system on which our education system is based without consulting the partners involved. I certainly hope many of them will appear before the education committee. I am sure members of Solidarity who are not members of the education committee will be able to attend its hearings and ask questions in the most thorough fashion. It is the case that...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Services (18 Apr 2018)

Thomas Byrne: 203. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to introduce the Leap card on Irish Rail in County Meath. [16843/18]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Schools Building Programme Delays: Discussion (17 Apr 2018)

Thomas Byrne: I do not have many questions because much of what the witnesses have said speaks for itself. The statements are stark. I am very familiar with Whitecross school. It is one of the nearest schools to me, and many of my neighbours use it. Indeed, one of my family members teaches there. When the committee was asked to pick a school there are a number of schools I am familiar with that have...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Schools Building Programme Delays: Discussion (17 Apr 2018)

Thomas Byrne: When was that tweet sent?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Schools Building Programme Delays: Discussion (17 Apr 2018)

Thomas Byrne: Which Deputy sent the tweet?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Schools Building Programme Delays: Discussion (17 Apr 2018)

Thomas Byrne: I would like to find out.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Schools Building Programme Delays: Discussion (17 Apr 2018)

Thomas Byrne: In 2010, a design team was appointed to Mr. Burke's school. Many of the schools in his area, in the two neighbouring parishes, the coastal area and Duleek, were at similar stages. Can Mr. Burke offer any explanation? Is there any other explanation as to why his school has been left out and everyone else has been sorted out?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Schools Building Programme Delays: Discussion (17 Apr 2018)

Thomas Byrne: I want to ask the fundamental question about the three schools. What is the current position? They have acknowledged communications, but most schools would overlook all of the past problems if they could get reliable information on when their projects would go ahead. I have a number of other questions. I ask one of the delegates to describe the geographic information system in more detail....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Schools Building Programme Delays: Discussion (17 Apr 2018)

Thomas Byrne: We want answers. We were given a spiel there but we want answers.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Schools Building Programme Delays: Discussion (17 Apr 2018)

Thomas Byrne: I accept that. Drogheda is a reasonable school planning area. However, the Department announced a school for Drogheda-Laytown. Can the Department say where that school will be?