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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Legislative Process (7 Dec 2017)

Thomas Byrne: 86. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when he plans to complete the passage of the Education (Admission to Schools) Bill 2016. [52477/17]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Minor Works Scheme (6 Dec 2017)

Thomas Byrne: Those Departments are not cutting capital spending. The Minister is cutting a project.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Minor Works Scheme (6 Dec 2017)

Thomas Byrne: 29. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when primary schools will be notified of a payment date for funding under the minor works grant scheme. [52198/17]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Minor Works Scheme (6 Dec 2017)

Thomas Byrne: Tá áthas orm bheith anseo chun an cheist seo a chuir ar an Aire ar maidin. The question might appear to be somewhat moot but I do not believe it is. It asks when primary schools will be notified of a payment date for funding. I believed it was necessary to table a question on the minor works grant because of the incredible delays in that respect this year and the stress caused to...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Minor Works Scheme (6 Dec 2017)

Thomas Byrne: I am grateful that the Minister has confirmed the information contained in yesterday's press release. It will come as a bombshell to schools throughout the country that there will be no minor works grant next year and that it is likely to be paid in January 2019. According to the press release, the Minister will decide in January 2019 whether money is available to pay the grant but the...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Minor Works Scheme (6 Dec 2017)

Thomas Byrne: It would be unthinkable for the grant not to be paid next year. I hope that the Minister's press release turns out to be wrong and that he revises his ambition regarding the minor works grant for next year. Schools will not function without it and repairs will go undone. This week, principals were preparing to go to banks to seek overdrafts to fund projects it had been intended to fund out...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teacher Training Places (6 Dec 2017)

Thomas Byrne: 44. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on recent reports that only six graduates are in training to be physics teachers. [51819/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Protected Disclosures (6 Dec 2017)

Thomas Byrne: 57. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to ensure an investigation takes place into bullying concerns raised by current and former staff members of the National Council for Curriculum and Assessment. [51818/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (6 Dec 2017)

Thomas Byrne: 61. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the measures he plans to put in place to address substitute teacher shortages. [51817/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Minor Works Scheme Applications (6 Dec 2017)

Thomas Byrne: 73. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when primary schools will be notified of a payment date for funding under the minor works grant scheme. [51821/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (6 Dec 2017)

Thomas Byrne: 81. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on a recent claim that education authorities do not want to draw attention to the volume of upgrades in the leaving certificate in view of the fact that it could undermine public confidence in State exams. [51820/17]

Select Committee on Education and Skills: Estimates for Public Services 2017
Vote 26 - Education and Skills (Supplementary) (5 Dec 2017)

Thomas Byrne: May I apologise in advance to the Chair and to the Minister and Minister of State as I will have to leave very shortly? There is one stand-out figure in this particular Estimate, that is the more than doubling of the Estimate for the number of retirees from the teaching profession. There are extra retirees in the IT sector as well. The figure originally projected was 823 retirees, but...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Reliefs Eligibility (5 Dec 2017)

Thomas Byrne: 146. To ask the Minister for Finance the changes introduced to the criteria for qualification for tax relief in respect of third level fees in each of the years since 2004, in tabular form. [51921/17]

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

Thomas Byrne: 188. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps he is taking to address the shortage of substitute teachers in guidance, modern languages, Irish and home economics specifically. [51596/17]

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.