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Tue, 9 Oct 2018
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Housing Adaptation Grant Eligibility
Thomas Byrne
517. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the reason household income limits apply in respect of the disabled person's grant in cases in which the disabled person is an adult and has no income other than disability allowance in view of the fact that it would be cheaper for the State to adapt the family home rather than house them separately as is the case. [40608/18]
Wed, 3 Oct 2018
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School Transport Provision
Thomas Byrne
139. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills if school transport will be provided for a person (details supplied). [40210/18]
Wed, 3 Oct 2018
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Hospital Appointments Status
Thomas Byrne
174. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive an appointment for surgery. [40164/18]
Wed, 3 Oct 2018
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Speech and Language Therapy Staff
Thomas Byrne
187. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Health when a speech therapist vacancy in County Meath will be filled. [40209/18]
Tue, 2 Oct 2018
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Heritage Sites
Thomas Byrne
65. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the position regarding the Hill of Tara and the recent online survey that was conducted. [28766/18]
Tue, 2 Oct 2018
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Education Policy
Thomas Byrne
234. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills the position on the need for regulation of restraint or seclusion in educational settings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39858/18]
Tue, 2 Oct 2018
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Education Policy
Thomas Byrne
235. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills the monitoring and oversight arrangements for the use of restraint or seclusion in educational or school transport settings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39859/18]
Tue, 2 Oct 2018
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Education Policy
Thomas Byrne
236. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of complaints received in 2018 about the use of restraint and-or seclusion in educational settings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39860/18]
Tue, 2 Oct 2018
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Education Policy
Thomas Byrne
237. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the development of guidelines for schools on the specific issue of restraint or intervention. [39861/18]
Tue, 2 Oct 2018
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Education Policy
Thomas Byrne
238. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills if the impact of the use of restraint or intervention in educational settings has been examined; if so, the results of this examination; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39862/18]
Tue, 2 Oct 2018
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Capitation Grants
Thomas Byrne
239. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost of increasing the cap for capitation payments to schools to €550, €600 and €650, respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39863/18]
Tue, 2 Oct 2018
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Special Educational Needs Service Provision
Thomas Byrne
240. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost of implementing the National Council for Special Education’s policy advice on educational provision for children with autistic spectrum disorders by extending the level of capitation to post-primary schools on the same basis as that which applies to primary schools with special classes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39864/18]
Tue, 2 Oct 2018
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Disability Services Provision
Thomas Byrne
347. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Health his plans for a disability service (details supplied) in County Meath; and his further plans for the facility. [39477/18]
Thu, 27 Sep 2018
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School Transport Provision
Thomas Byrne
86. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills when a school transport service will be provided for a person (details supplied). [39127/18]
Wed, 26 Sep 2018
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Invalidity Pension Eligibility
Thomas Byrne
69. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if her attention has been drawn to the case of a person (details supplied) who has been refused invalidity pension due to the fact that they became ill and had to give up self-employment before the date on which the self-employed became eligible for an invalidity pension. [38656/18]
Wed, 26 Sep 2018
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Social Welfare Benefits Eligibility
Thomas Byrne
92. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a grandfathering clause will be included for persons who were self-employed but had to give up work due to invalidity before the introduction of invalidity pension for the self-employed. [38655/18]
Wed, 26 Sep 2018
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Capitation Grants
Thomas Byrne
132. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the restoration of capitation grants to 2010 levels; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38982/18]
Wed, 26 Sep 2018
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Student Universal Support Ireland Data
Thomas Byrne
133. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of applications made for SUSI grants for the 2018-2019 term up to the end of August 2018; the number of those granted, denied and appealed, respectively; the number of those appeals accepted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38983/18]
Wed, 26 Sep 2018
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Student Grant Scheme Eligibility
Thomas Byrne
134. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills the position with regard to insolvency as a grounds for appeal in the case of the denial of a SUSI grant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38984/18]
Wed, 26 Sep 2018
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Schools Refurbishment
Thomas Byrne
135. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of pending applications made for school refurbishment; the number of new applications made to the end of August 2018; the number approved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38985/18]
Wed, 26 Sep 2018
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Schools Building Projects Status
Thomas Byrne
136. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the completion of 42 schools announced on 13 April 2018; the estimated target for the schools opening; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38986/18]
Wed, 26 Sep 2018
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School Transport Provision
Thomas Byrne
137. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills when a decision will issue on a review for a school transport service for a person (details supplied). [39012/18]
Tue, 25 Sep 2018
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School Transport Provision
Thomas Byrne
187. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills when a school transport service will be provided for a person (details supplied). [38699/18]
Tue, 25 Sep 2018
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School Transport Provision
Thomas Byrne
188. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills when a school transport service will be provided for a person (details supplied). [38700/18]
Tue, 25 Sep 2018
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Hospital Waiting Lists
Thomas Byrne
340. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Health when a bed will become available in St. Patrick's University Hospital for a person (details suppled). [38724/18]
Thu, 20 Sep 2018
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Post-Leaving Certificate Courses Data
Thomas Byrne
83. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of funded places in PLC courses that were not taken up or not used in ETBs; and if a policy will be enabled for the distribution of leftover or surplus courses to other ETBs. [38161/18]
Thu, 20 Sep 2018
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Schools Building Projects Status
Thomas Byrne
86. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of school building projects (details supplied). [38187/18]
Tue, 18 Sep 2018
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National Monuments
Thomas Byrne
151. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his plans to open the round tower in Kells, County Meath, to tourists; and if there have been reports or studies carried out by the OPW regarding the tower. [36992/18]
Tue, 18 Sep 2018
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School Transport Provision
Thomas Byrne
167. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills when a special transport service will be provided for a person (details supplied). [37007/18]
Tue, 18 Sep 2018
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School Transport Provision
Thomas Byrne
168. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills when a special transport service will be provided for a person (details supplied). [37008/18]
Tue, 18 Sep 2018
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School Transport Provision
Thomas Byrne
169. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills if a school transport service will be provided for persons (details supplied). [37009/18]
Tue, 18 Sep 2018
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School Transport Provision
Thomas Byrne
170. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills if school transport will be provided for a person (details supplied). [37010/18]
Tue, 18 Sep 2018
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Teacher Recruitment
Thomas Byrne
228. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of primary school teaching posts that were approved but remain unfilled as at 12 September 2018, in tabular form. [37587/18]
Tue, 18 Sep 2018
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Teacher Recruitment
Thomas Byrne
229. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of post-primary school teaching posts that were approved but remain unfilled as at 12 September 2018, in tabular form. [37588/18]
Tue, 18 Sep 2018
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Road Projects Expenditure
Thomas Byrne
643. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the amount spent to date on the M45 Dublin outer orbital road; and his plans to progress its construction in future capital plans. [37014/18]
Fri, 7 Sep 2018
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Passport Applications Refusals
Thomas Byrne
46. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the reason a person (details supplied) was refused a passport. [35948/18]
Fri, 7 Sep 2018
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Heritage Sites
Thomas Byrne
219. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the arrangements being made to accommodate tourist access to a historical site (details supplied) in view of the recent retirement of the keyholder; and if the OPW will work constructively with a local tourism group with regard to same. [36713/18]
Fri, 7 Sep 2018
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Heritage Sites
Thomas Byrne
220. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the list of heritage sites open to the public by the public having to borrow a key from a neighbour to the site. [36834/18]
Fri, 7 Sep 2018
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Education and Training Boards
Thomas Byrne
297. 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]
Fri, 7 Sep 2018
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Pupil-Teacher Ratio
Thomas Byrne
376. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills the schools which have benefitted from the reduction in the pupil-teacher ratio from September 2018. [36801/18]
Fri, 7 Sep 2018
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Pupil-Teacher Ratio
Thomas Byrne
377. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills if schools that are entitled to an extra teacher under the revised pupil-teacher ratio have refused the offer of a teacher; if so, the schools that this applies to; and the reasons for this. [36802/18]
Fri, 7 Sep 2018
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Schools Building Projects Status
Thomas Byrne
379. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills when funds will be released to allow the progression of school building works which have already been approved at a school (details supplied). [36835/18]
Fri, 7 Sep 2018
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School Transport Applications Data
Thomas Byrne
381. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of applications for special needs transport to schools outstanding and not processed as of 31 August 2018. [36846/18]
Fri, 7 Sep 2018
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School Placement
Thomas Byrne
382. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to the fact that children in Ashbourne, County Meath are unable to secure school places; his plans to provide further school places in Ashbourne; and the outcome of his officials' discussions with the local school principals. [36849/18]
Fri, 7 Sep 2018
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Schools Site Acquisitions
Thomas Byrne
385. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills his views on the need for a secondary school in Duleek, County Meath. [36865/18]
Fri, 7 Sep 2018
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Schools Site Acquisitions
Thomas Byrne
386. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding a new primary school for Dunshaughlin, County Meath. [36866/18]
Fri, 7 Sep 2018
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Schools Building Projects Status
Thomas Byrne
387. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding an extension to a school (details supplied) and the tender and construction project for same. [36867/18]
Fri, 7 Sep 2018
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Education Policy
Thomas Byrne
388. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills if his Department will continue to participate in the OECD's learning environments evaluation programme. [36899/18]
Fri, 7 Sep 2018
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Special Educational Needs Data
Thomas Byrne
389. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of children with special needs past the age of six on 1 June 2018 who are awaiting a primary school place. [36900/18]
Fri, 7 Sep 2018
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Nursing Homes Support Scheme Administration
Thomas Byrne
711. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Health his plans to remove a disincentive in the fair deal scheme (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35861/18]