Thomas Byrne

Fianna Fáil · Meath East

Activity on Education and Training — 22 events (13 lobbying · 9 questions · 0 votes) full profile →

• 2026-01-20
  LOBBY
  The Institute of Directors Ireland Education and Training

  • Ireland's Presidency of the Council of the EU
• 2026-01-20
  LOBBY
  Dyslexia Association of Ireland Education and Training

  • Dyslexia Awareness Month Presentation to Oireachtas Members for Dyslexia Awareness Month
• 2026-01-19
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  Cork Chamber 2 returns Education and Training

  • A letter from Cork Chamber CEO Conor Healy to Minister Thomas Byrne
  • A letter from Cork Chamber CEO Conor Healy to Minister Thomas Byrne
• 2026-01-17
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  Chambers Ireland 8 returns Education and Training

  • Skills recognition and cross-border mobility
  • Skills recognition and cross-border mobility
  • EU skills funding in next Multi Financial Framework (Erasmus+, ESF/ECF, national plans)
  • Mobility & skills portability (recognition/validation)
  • Embedding entrepreneurship competencies across EU education strategies
  • Skills for the future (STEM, green/digital/AI; Apprenticeship Toolkit)
  • Skills for the future (STEM, green/digital/AI; Apprenticeship Toolkit)
  • Skills for the future (STEM, green/digital/AI; Apprenticeship Toolkit)
• 2025-09-20
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  Chambers Ireland 10 returns Education and Training

  • To highlight the EU-level priorities of the affiliated Chambers of Commerce, including investing in skills development, upskilling, and reskilling while improving the use and coordination of skills forecasts and skills intelligence to meet labour market needs.
  • To highlight the EU-level priorities of the affiliated Chambers of Commerce, including following the EU Labour and Skills Shortages Action Plan to address current and future workforce challenges.
  • To highlight the EU-level priorities of the affiliated Chambers of Commerce, including encouraging lifelong learning initiatives and reducing barriers to entering the labour market.
  • To highlight the EU-level priorities of the affiliated Chambers of Commerce, including focussing on deepening the European Education Area while not calling into question Member States competences in the field of education.
  • To highlight the EU-level priorities of the affiliated Chambers of Commerce, including enhancing coordination among various stakeholders, including involving the Chamber Network in education and training programme design and delivery.
  • To highlight the EU-level priorities of the affiliated Chambers of Commerce, including incorporating entrepreneurship as well as green and digital skills into education.
  • To highlight the EU-level priorities of the affiliated Chambers of Commerce, including promoting vocational education and training and dual study systems for apprentices and supporting the mobility of apprentices, through the strengthening of Erasmus.
  • To highlight the EU-level priorities of the affiliated Chambers of Commerce, including its support for a European Strategy for Vocational Education and Training (VET).
  • To highlight the EU-level priorities of the affiliated Chambers of Commerce, including promoting higher mobility of skilled workers and improving the recognition of skills and qualifications across the EU.
  • To highlight the EU-level priorities of the affiliated Chambers of Commerce, including greater focus on the openness pillar of EU trade policy by pursuing new and renewed trade agreements and improving market access for Irish companies.
• 2025-09-16
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  Cork Chamber Education and Training

  • Cork Chamber Pre-Budget Submission 2026
• 2025-09-15
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  Cork Chamber Education and Training

  • A letter to the Minister of State at the Dept of Foreign Affairs & Trade calling for a deepening of cooperation between Ireland, Scotland and Wales to ensure the sharing of resources in research & development and education
• 2025-05-20
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  The Union of Students in Ireland Education and Training

  • Lobby day email
• 2025-05-17
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  Chambers Ireland 3 returns Education and Training

  • The need for the new Government to protect Ireland's existing competitive advantages. This includes fostering business growth; attracting innovation, tourism and talent; investing in education; utilising the National Training Fund and making the most of our renewable energy potential.
  • "The need for the new Government to ensure a sustainable and resilient future by taking climate action, diversifying the energy mix, securing sustainable childcare funding, investing in skills development, defending our critical national infrastructure and promoting business innovation. "
  • "The need for the new Government to foster thriving towns and cities. This includes enhanced garda resourcing; tackling vacancy and dereliction; investing in community infrastructure, supporting retail and hospitality businesses; and enhancing the role of Local Government. "
• 2025-05-16
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  Chambers Ireland Education and Training

  • Sharing EU Manifesto - Bridging the skills gap for growth and the twin transitions.
• 2025-01-20
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  AONTAS Education and Training

  • Request to integrate key recommendations from our manifesto into the programme for government of the 34th Dail
• 2025-01-13
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  Dyslexia Association of Ireland Education and Training

  • Dyslexia Awareness Month Presentation for Oireachtas Members on The Need for Extra Time in State Exams
• 2024-11-21
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  UNICEF Ireland Education and Training

  • Invest in education, ensuring equal opportunities for all children.
• 2019-07-09
  PQ
  Asked Public

  Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he was consulted by the Minister for Education and Skills regarding the financial liability to the State contained in section 31 the Qualifications and Quality Assurance (Education and Training) (Amendment) Bill 2018. [29340/19]
• 2019-06-25
  PQ
  Asked Education

  Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills his views on the low completion rate of the consultation requested in circular 38/2018 in education and training board, ETB, schools; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26832/19]
• 2019-06-25
  PQ
  Asked Education

  Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills his views on the low completion rate of the consultation requested in circular 0038/2018 in Education and Training Board schools; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26613/19]
• 2018-09-07
  PQ
  Asked Education

  Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills if education and training boards or other employers are entitled to demand that new employees attend two weeks of induction before school term commences and before the individual contracts are dated to commence. [36198/18]
• 2018-07-10
  PQ
  Asked Education

  Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of departmental circulars issued in respect of post-primary schools, the education and training board, ETB, sector, their staff or management in each of the years 2000 to 2017. [30530/18]
• 2017-05-16
  PQ
  Asked Education

  Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of PLC, post-leaving certificate, places allocated to each ETB, education and training board; and the number of PLC places actually taken up in each ETB in each of the past three years. [22973/17]
• 2017-04-04
  PQ
  Asked Education

  Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills to outline the amount of other non-pay budget granted to County Cavan VEC and County Monaghan VEC for the years 2012 and 2013; and the ONP budget allocated to Cavan and Monaghan Education and Training Board in each of the years 2014 to 2016 and to date in 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16658/17]
• 2017-04-04
  PQ
  Asked Education

  Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills to outline the rationale for the allocation of the other non-pay budget to Cavan and Monaghan Education and Training Board, CMETB, in view of the fact that student numbers at second level have not diminished and services traditionally provided across the ETB have in fact greatly increased owing to the vast numbers of the community availing of these services due to the recession. [16659/17]
• 2016-07-20
  PQ
  Asked Education

  Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to the fact that voluntary secondary schools receive less funding per student per annum than the amount allocated to community schools and that allocated to Education and Training Board schools; if he can provide estimates for the difference in funding; and his views on whether there is a case for reintroducing the equalisation fund for voluntary secondary schools that ceased in 2009. [23207/16]