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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (6 Oct 2016)

Joan Burton: 103. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will acknowledge the lack of apprenticeships suitable for a number of employment vacancies such as chefs and in the hospitality sector generally to upskill young unemployed workers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29016/16]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (6 Oct 2016)

Joan Burton: 104. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on the uptake in the number of apprenticeships by females; if his Department has proposals to address the issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29017/16]

Other Questions: Schools Building Projects Status (4 Oct 2016)

Joan Burton: I thank the Minister for clarifying that this project is rightly on the list for the period 2016 to 2021. Although she is now supporting the school community, Deputy Coppinger seems to be suggesting that the project should never have been on the building list. That is wrong and a conscious misunderstanding, as well as a misrepresentation of the circumstances on her part.

Other Questions: Schools Building Projects Status (4 Oct 2016)

Joan Burton: However, in the past then years, this project has been deeply unfortunate. Many of the advisory experts to these school building projects, such as architects and so on, went into liquidation owing to the recession and the collapse of the construction industry. Deputy Coppinger knows that as well as I. Will the Minister reaffirm that, following last week’s meeting - which,...

Other Questions: Schools Building Projects Status (4 Oct 2016)

Joan Burton: On a point of order-----

Other Questions: Schools Building Projects Status (4 Oct 2016)

Joan Burton: As a Member, I am entitled to contribute in respect of any question once it has been answered.

Other Questions: Schools Building Projects Status (4 Oct 2016)

Joan Burton: There is no regulation against me contributing to the debate on a question.

Other Questions: Schools Building Projects Status (4 Oct 2016)

Joan Burton: I am supporting the school in question. I wish Deputy Coppinger would support it too.

Other Questions: School Patronage (4 Oct 2016)

Joan Burton: I understand there are nine schools for which a decision is required as to who the patron will be. The Minister will appreciate, with respect to a new school for the Castleknock-Carpenterstown area, that this process have been under way for months. We understood that we would know the outcome of the patronage identification recommendation process by now, yet in his response to Deputy...

Priority Questions: Schools Building Projects (4 Oct 2016)

Joan Burton: Let me reassure the Minister that I and everybody else in opposition will support him in seeking extra resources to build and develop the schools that we need. There is no higher priority because children only get one shot at education. Many of families with three and four children have been involved with this school for a long period. It is a great school, with a great reputation. I...

Other Questions: Schools Building Projects (4 Oct 2016)

Joan Burton: When I was Tánaiste, I visited this school with former Deputy Jack Wall and former Senator John Whelan. I wholeheartedly concur with what has been said. The building project for this school has, like that relating to St. Mochta's, been waiting years for approval. Does the Minister propose, in the context of the budget or shortly thereafter, to publish a list of all of the schools -...

Priority Questions: Schools Building Projects (4 Oct 2016)

Joan Burton: 21. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the projects which have been delayed with regard to the planned capital programme for 2016; the reasons for the delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28638/16]

Priority Questions: Schools Building Projects (4 Oct 2016)

Joan Burton: This question pertains to the worrying delays in the capital programme in respect of building new-build schools and rebuilding older schools at primary and secondary level.

Priority Questions: Schools Building Projects (4 Oct 2016)

Joan Burton: I thank the Minister. I am very concerned that since the new Government came to office, the capital programme at primary and secondary level has been slowed down. In much more difficult financial times, the previous Government put a great deal of effort into getting new schools built and older schools completely rebuilt throughout the country to provide the best environments for students,...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Citizens Assembly (4 Oct 2016)

Joan Burton: I want to recall the very successful discussions which took place in the run up to the marriage equality referendum.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Citizens Assembly (4 Oct 2016)

Joan Burton: I would like to know what the role of the political parties will be in this procedure because that was essential to the successful outcome of the marriage equality referendum. People with a very wide range of views came together, put their views forward and a consensus was reached on a way forward. I fear that the excision of the political parties and politicians and the fact that they will...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Citizens Assembly (4 Oct 2016)

Joan Burton: The Taoiseach wants to long-finger all of this but the change and the conversation that is taking place in Irish society now is reflective of very wide swathes of opinion-----

Ceisteanna - Questions: Citizens Assembly (4 Oct 2016)

Joan Burton: Will the political parties be able to participate in this and give of their experiences? This is the people's assembly, by the way.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Forecasts for Budget 2017: Department of Finance (4 Oct 2016)

Joan Burton: I am not quite sure I understand what the Chairman said about the finance Bill.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Forecasts for Budget 2017: Department of Finance (4 Oct 2016)

Joan Burton: I ask the witnesses to expand on issue of contract manufacturing.