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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Estimates for Public Services 2016: Vote 26 – Department of Education and Skills (29 Sep 2016)

Thomas Byrne: Can the Minister guarantee that students will not lose 10% of marks?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Estimates for Public Services 2016: Vote 26 – Department of Education and Skills (29 Sep 2016)

Thomas Byrne: Irrespective of the rights and wrongs of the ASTI dispute - there are arguments on both sides - the children have done nothing and should not be punished with a 10% reduction in their junior certificate marks. The Minister is standing over that and saying he will not change it.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Estimates for Public Services 2016: Vote 26 – Department of Education and Skills (29 Sep 2016)

Thomas Byrne: What about science and business studies?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Estimates for Public Services 2016: Vote 26 – Department of Education and Skills (29 Sep 2016)

Thomas Byrne: They are already starting-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Estimates for Public Services 2016: Vote 26 – Department of Education and Skills (29 Sep 2016)

Thomas Byrne: Normally in industrial relations the people who strike lose out. In this case the children will be punished. The Minister cannot stand over children being punished for an industrial relations dispute between the Department of Education and Skills and the ASTI.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Estimates for Public Services 2016: Vote 26 – Department of Education and Skills (29 Sep 2016)

Thomas Byrne: Excuse me, Chairman.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Estimates for Public Services 2016: Vote 26 – Department of Education and Skills (29 Sep 2016)

Thomas Byrne: The question was whether the €6 million could be used better.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Estimates for Public Services 2016: Vote 26 – Department of Education and Skills (29 Sep 2016)

Thomas Byrne: We have gone through a great deal of what is happening this year, but what will happen next year is very important. Guidance counselling was mentioned. I am a little disappointed by the Minister's statement that the decision on ex quota teachers has still to be made. He will recall not only from my meetings with him on the issue but also from the confidence and supply agreement Fianna...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Estimates for Public Services 2016: Vote 26 – Department of Education and Skills (29 Sep 2016)

Thomas Byrne: Mr. Joe Cassells is an uncle of our colleague, Deputy Cassells.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Health and Safety (29 Sep 2016)

Thomas Byrne: 110. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of new build schools with copper water pipes installed in which the water is not safe to drink. [27831/16]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Health and Safety (29 Sep 2016)

Thomas Byrne: 111. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of schools in which testing has been carried out into test for contamination and leaching in which copper piping has been used for drinking water. [27832/16]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Health and Safety (29 Sep 2016)

Thomas Byrne: 112. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of schools to which his Department is providing bottled water through office style dispensers in classrooms; the number of these which relate to copper piping; the number which relate to schools built in the past five years; the costs of replacing newly installed copper piping from the past five years; and the monthly cost of...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Eligibility (29 Sep 2016)

Thomas Byrne: 127. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will review the protocols in SUSI for students such as a person (details supplied) whereby SUSI will not accept change of circumstances once a student's first point of entry into this system is under 23 years of age; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28021/16]

Other Questions: Garda Deployment (28 Sep 2016)

Thomas Byrne: 22. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she is satisfied that sufficient resources are available to meet the needs of the policing of County Meath. [27217/16]

Other Questions: Garda Deployment (28 Sep 2016)

Thomas Byrne: Are Garda resources in County Meath sufficient? I am sure the Minister and the entire House will join me in recognising the sacrifices members of An Garda Síochána have made in the north east. A number have been outrageously murdered while a number others have been injured in County Meath recently while detecting crime.

Other Questions: Garda Deployment (28 Sep 2016)

Thomas Byrne: The problem in County Meath is the population continues to increase and Garda numbers have not kept pace. There is also a significant motorway network traversing the county, which lends itself to burglaries. There are spates of burglaries in particular areas. Over a year ago, it was Duleek, then Donore, Stamullen and, most recently, the Kiltake-Moynalvey area where gardaí were injured...

Other Questions: Garda Deployment (28 Sep 2016)

Thomas Byrne: I thank the Minister. Will she ask the Garda authorities to seriously examine this geographical issue, which is detrimental to County Meath at the moment? There are many towns on our border. If one walks up the street in Kilcock, one crosses into County Meath. It is a similar story in Drogheda while Balbriggan and Kingscourt are only over the road. The gardaí stationed in those...

Questions on Proposed Legislation (28 Sep 2016)

Thomas Byrne: I refer to the Universities (Amendment) Bill, which deals with staffing issues in universities. The staff to student ratio has reached record levels in this country and is affecting the reputation of our universities abroad. In addition, a professor told me this week that he has to teach 470 first year students in a lecture hall that is built to accommodate 450 people. It is unacceptable...

Questions on Proposed Legislation (28 Sep 2016)

Thomas Byrne: That does not make it right. It is unacceptable.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Crime Levels (28 Sep 2016)

Thomas Byrne: 86. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality her views on the issue of burglary in County Meath and the steps being taken to counter this. [27218/16]