Results 4,081-4,100 of 9,820 for speaker:Thomas Byrne

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teacher Training Provision (5 Dec 2017)

Thomas Byrne: 189. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps he is taking to provide cover for teachers taken out of the system to train for the new junior certificate. [51597/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Public Sector Allowances (5 Dec 2017)

Thomas Byrne: 190. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to introduce a rent allowance scheme similar to that of An Garda Síochána for teachers living in Dublin. [51598/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teacher Recruitment (5 Dec 2017)

Thomas Byrne: 191. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to incentivise rather than punish retired teachers who can help alleviate the substitute teacher shortage. [51599/17]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Invalidity Pension Eligibility (5 Dec 2017)

Thomas Byrne: 506. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her plans to deal with self-employed persons who have become ill before 2016 who are still ill and would otherwise qualify for invalidity pension; and if they can apply for invalidity pension. [51924/17]

Public Service Pay and Pensions Bill 2017: Second Stage (29 Nov 2017)

Thomas Byrne: This will not take too much time. I thank my colleagues and the Ministers for their contributions. I am reminded of a little bit of history. The Minister of State, Deputy O'Donovan, spoke about the responsible attitude we are taking and I welcome his appreciation of that. Like the Minister of State, Deputy D'Arcy, I have very strong memories of some of the original FEMPI legislation...

Public Service Pay and Pensions Bill 2017: Second Stage (29 Nov 2017)

Thomas Byrne: On a point of order, the Minister of State is not the final speaker.

Public Service Pay and Pensions Bill 2017: Second Stage (29 Nov 2017)

Thomas Byrne: We did not hear it. The Ceann Comhairle did not clarify with me. I was just checking, that is all.

Public Service Pay and Pensions Bill 2017: Second Stage (29 Nov 2017)

Thomas Byrne: You did.

Social Welfare Bill 2017: Second Stage (Resumed) (29 Nov 2017)

Thomas Byrne: I welcome the Social Welfare Bill 2017 and the measures the Minister is introducing. I have a few small issues which, like everything to do with social welfare, have a big impact on people's lives. I echo what Deputy Moynihan said about the invalidity pension. I welcome it as very good news. I thank the Minister for bringing it in. Everybody wanted to do it and I congratulate this...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Pupil-Teacher Ratio (29 Nov 2017)

Thomas Byrne: 142. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated full year cost of implementing a one point reduction in average class size at primary level; and the estimated full year cost for reducing the average class size to 23 pupils. [51115/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Pupil-Teacher Ratio (29 Nov 2017)

Thomas Byrne: 143. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated full year cost of implementing a one point reduction in the average class size at post primary level. [51116/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (29 Nov 2017)

Thomas Byrne: 144. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated full year cost of fully restoring the staffing schedule for retaining and gaining a teacher that applied for schools before 2012 for three, four and five teacher schools. [51117/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Capitation Grants (29 Nov 2017)

Thomas Byrne: 145. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated full year cost of restoring capitation grants to primary schools to pre 2010 levels; and the estimated full year cost of a 10% increase in the capitation grant to primary schools. [51118/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Capitation Grants (29 Nov 2017)

Thomas Byrne: 149. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated full year cost of restoring capitation and related grants to primary and post primary schools to pre 2011 levels. [51123/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Capitation Grants (29 Nov 2017)

Thomas Byrne: 151. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated full year cost of a 20% increase per annum in the per capita capitation to voluntary secondary schools; and the estimated full year cost of a 10% increase in the capitation to community and comprehensive schools. [51125/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (29 Nov 2017)

Thomas Byrne: 146. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated full year cost of providing schools with one administration day per week for teaching principals to cover the establishment of a permanent pool of teachers to replace teaching principals on their administration day. [51119/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: National Educational Psychological Service Staff (29 Nov 2017)

Thomas Byrne: 147. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated full year cost of employing an additional 100 new NEPS psychologists. [51120/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Staff (29 Nov 2017)

Thomas Byrne: 148. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated full year cost of restoring temporary English as an additional language post to pre-2012 levels. [51122/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Guidance Counsellors (29 Nov 2017)

Thomas Byrne: 150. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated full year cost of restoring ex quota guidance counsellors to all schools. [51124/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Momentum Programme (29 Nov 2017)

Thomas Byrne: 152. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the full year cost of increasing the number of places available on the momentum programme by 20%. [51126/17]