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Tue, 2 May 2017
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DEIS Scheme
Thomas Byrne
373. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills the amount his Department or bodies under its aegis has paid to a company (details supplied) for consultancy and ongoing use of intellectual property in relation the use of the HP Deprivation Index. [20487/17]
Tue, 2 May 2017
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Primary Online Database
Thomas Byrne
383. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills to set out the level of completion of primary online database questionnaires by parents; if completion rates are low in certain schools or in certain areas compared to other areas; and his views on low questionnaire completion rates. [20557/17]
Tue, 2 May 2017
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Primary Online Database
Thomas Byrne
384. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills if, in circumstances in which primary online database questionnaires are not fully completed, this could affect a school's designation status for DEIS; and if this is considered a significant problem with the new DEIS identification and assessment by his Department. [20558/17]
Tue, 2 May 2017
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Commemorative Medals
Thomas Byrne
707. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the reason members of the fire service did not receive 1916 commemorative medals unlike their colleagues in the Defence Forces; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19676/17]
Tue, 2 May 2017
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Hospital Appointments Status
Thomas Byrne
900. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Health the status of an appointment for a person (details supplied). [19594/17]
Tue, 2 May 2017
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National Training Fund
Thomas Byrne
1402. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation her views on the proposed introduction of an employer Exchequer mechanism and associated increase in the national training fund levy on employers; if her Department has undertaken research or surveys on the effects of an increase in the employer contribution on businesses; and if her Department will make a submission to the consultation on this. [19214/17]
Tue, 2 May 2017
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Third Level Funding
Thomas Byrne
1407. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation her views on whether the decision to fund the programme for research in third level institutions on an annual basis in 2016 and 2017, rather than announcing the programme as a five year investment cycle, has negatively affected the ability of institutions to attract matching funding from private sources due to lack of certainty; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19489/17]
Tue, 2 May 2017
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Education Welfare Service
Thomas Byrne
1432. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the budget allocation to educational welfare services in her Department in each of the years 2012 to 2016 and to date in 2017; and the detail of the budget by constituent programme, such as school completion and the home school community liaison scheme. [19522/17]
Wed, 12 Apr 2017
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Occupational Therapy
Thomas Byrne
264. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Health the reason for the delay in accessing occupational therapy in County Meath. [18401/17]
Wed, 12 Apr 2017
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Occupational Therapy
Thomas Byrne
265. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Health the number of persons currently waiting to access occupational therapy in County Meath. [18402/17]
Wed, 12 Apr 2017
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HSE Staff Data
Thomas Byrne
266. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Health the number of occupational therapists in County Meath recruited in the past 12 months. [18403/17]
Wed, 12 Apr 2017
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Inland Fisheries Data
Thomas Byrne
330. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the details of the salmon rod and line return figures for the past six years relating to the Bangor, County Mayo, fishery district. [18397/17]
Wed, 12 Apr 2017
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Inland Fisheries Data
Thomas Byrne
331. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the status of the catch and release figures for fisheries (details supplied) in County Mayo. [18398/17]
Tue, 11 Apr 2017
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Special Educational Needs Service Provision
Thomas Byrne
266. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills the allocation model for resource and learning support for children with special needs that will apply in newly founded schools. [18111/17]
Tue, 11 Apr 2017
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CLÁR Programme
Thomas Byrne
458. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the specific areas of the electoral divisions in the Kells municipal district that are designated within the CLÁR area. [17959/17]
Tue, 11 Apr 2017
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Agriculture Cashflow Support Loan Scheme
Thomas Byrne
656. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when low-cost loans for tillage farmers will be available following the announcement in October 2016. [17607/17]
Thu, 6 Apr 2017
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Wind Energy Guidelines
Thomas Byrne
37. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government his plans for new and acceptable guidelines on wind turbines. [17112/17]
Thu, 6 Apr 2017
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Local and Community Development Programme
Thomas Byrne
63. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if he will address the need for greater community and sports facilities in new towns and villages across the country in the context of the Ireland 2040 plan and suitable planning. [17113/17]
Thu, 6 Apr 2017
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DEIS Data
Thomas Byrne
133. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will make publicly accessible the dataset with the index variables used to assess schools for DEIS status; and if so, when this will be made publicly accessible. [17269/17]
Thu, 6 Apr 2017
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DEIS Data
Thomas Byrne
134. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of schools with existing DEIS status that were assessed as not meeting the deprivation criteria in the latest DEIS assessment but did not lose their DEIS status. [17270/17]
Wed, 5 Apr 2017
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DEIS Administration
Thomas Byrne
29. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will explain the application of the HP Deprivation Index to schools for inclusion of those schools in the DEIS programme; the discrepancies in relation to the recent list of DEIS schools in the programme; and if the DEIS programme was ready when it was published initially. [17091/17]
Wed, 5 Apr 2017
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School Staff
Thomas Byrne
31. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills when the report of teaching supply will be published; and how he proposes to deal with the severe shortage of teachers in key subjects and the surplus in other key subjects. [17092/17]
Wed, 5 Apr 2017
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Teachers' Remuneration
Thomas Byrne
34. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will implement equality of pay for newly qualified teachers. [16487/17]
Wed, 5 Apr 2017
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School Transport Provision
Thomas Byrne
56. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills his plans for a contingency plan for the school bus service as a result of the Bus Éireann dispute. [16491/17]
Wed, 5 Apr 2017
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School Guidance Counsellors
Thomas Byrne
60. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding ex-quota guidance counselling and the announcement in budget 2017. [16489/17]
Wed, 5 Apr 2017
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Brexit Issues
Thomas Byrne
61. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills his key principles with respect to Brexit negotiations. [16488/17]
Wed, 5 Apr 2017
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Special Educational Needs Service Provision
Thomas Byrne
66. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills the reasons a parent has no appeals process with respect to the allocations of learning support and resource hours. [16490/17]
Wed, 5 Apr 2017
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School Guidance Counsellors
Thomas Byrne
92. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will report on the commitment in the confidence and supply arrangement on career guidance counsellors and the implementation of same. [16457/17]
Tue, 4 Apr 2017
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Education and Training Boards Funding
Thomas Byrne
279. 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]
Tue, 4 Apr 2017
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Education and Training Boards Funding
Thomas Byrne
280. 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]
Tue, 4 Apr 2017
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Programme for Government Review
Thomas Byrne
296. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will report on the programme for Government first year priorities in education and the role his Department played. [16455/17]
Tue, 4 Apr 2017
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Public Services Card Provision
Thomas Byrne
366. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Social Protection the exact statutory provision which is preventing a public services card being issued in the case of a person (details supplied). [16567/17]
Thu, 30 Mar 2017
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Court Accommodation Provision
Thomas Byrne
21. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the long-term plans for the Courts Service in counties Meath and Louth. [15533/17]
Thu, 30 Mar 2017
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Garda Resources
Thomas Byrne
53. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the measures she is undertaking to increase Garda resources in County Meath in line with the programme for Government commitments. [15532/17]
Tue, 28 Mar 2017
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Further Education and Training Programmes Provision
Thomas Byrne
140. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to the shortage and the need for shuttering carpenters in the construction sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15329/17]
Tue, 28 Mar 2017
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Brexit Issues
Thomas Byrne
173. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills the key issues he will seek to raise in the forthcoming Brexit negotiations. [15110/17]
Tue, 28 Mar 2017
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Home Tuition Scheme Staff
Thomas Byrne
182. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills if home tutors are employees of his Department; if his Department is paying appropriate PAYE and PRSI in respect of home tutors; and if not, the reason home tutors are being paid through the payroll of his Department. [15255/17]
Tue, 28 Mar 2017
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Special Educational Needs Service Provision
Thomas Byrne
185. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills the reason the appeals process has been removed for parents regarding the allocation of resource and learning support for children with special needs. [15369/17]
Tue, 28 Mar 2017
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Public Services Card Provision
Thomas Byrne
252. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Social Protection the provision there is for a stateless person lawfully resident here to apply for a public services card in view of the fact they are unable to produce any passport or information as to nationality due to the fact they are stateless. [15353/17]
Tue, 28 Mar 2017
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Hospital Appointments Status
Thomas Byrne
317. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Health the status of an appointment in respect of a person (details supplied). [14790/17]
Tue, 28 Mar 2017
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Broadband Service Provision
Thomas Byrne
529. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment when broadband services will be upgraded in Folistown, Dunboyne, County Meath. [15059/17]
Tue, 28 Mar 2017
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Road Improvement Schemes
Thomas Byrne
557. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of applications for funding for improvements and-or safety measures which have been made by Meath County Council and Kildare County Council in respect of the Dunboyne Maynooth Road R157. [15253/17]
Tue, 28 Mar 2017
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Road Traffic Accidents Data
Thomas Byrne
566. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide a list of all fatal road accidents since January 2016 including the date of the accident, the road number of the locus of the accident and the county. [15517/17]
Tue, 28 Mar 2017
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Work Permits Eligibility
Thomas Byrne
589. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if a company that cannot source indigenous or EEA national employees can fill vacancies by employing non-EEA nationals due to the shortage of skilled workforce here. [15330/17]
Wed, 22 Mar 2017
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Road Network
Thomas Byrne
68. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to improve the road network in County Meath. [14215/17]
Wed, 22 Mar 2017
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Rail Network Expansion
Thomas Byrne
78. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the action he is taking to promote and advance the Navan rail line; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14216/17]
Wed, 22 Mar 2017
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Water Charges
Thomas Byrne
155. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the position regarding water connection charges; and his views on whether these fees are excessive. [14297/17]
Tue, 21 Mar 2017
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Disabled Drivers and Passengers Scheme
Thomas Byrne
170. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Finance if diagnosed severe autism will be included on the criteria for a primary medical certificate. [12966/17]
Tue, 21 Mar 2017
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Pensions Data
Thomas Byrne
218. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide a copy of the rule book of every Revenue Commissioner staff pension scheme commenced in the 1970s and 1980s which would affect staff currently retiring. [13529/17]
Tue, 21 Mar 2017
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Pensions Data
Thomas Byrne
223. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide a copy of all forms the Revenue Commissioners used in the 1970s and 1980s providing for opt in and opt out in respect of spouse and child pension provision for staff members. [13554/17]