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Tue, 6 Nov 2018
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Schools Building Projects
Thomas Byrne
291. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of fire safety audits conducted by his Department 2017 and to date in 2018; the county in which the audits took place; if issues were identified in these audits; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44976/18]
Tue, 6 Nov 2018
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Schools Building Contractors
Thomas Byrne
292. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills the position with regard to the completion of an audit of a company (details supplied) announced in September 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44977/18]
Tue, 6 Nov 2018
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Schools Building Projects
Thomas Byrne
293. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the appointment of a clerk of works; the number of inspections carried out by this clerk to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44978/18]
Tue, 6 Nov 2018
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Schools Building Projects
Thomas Byrne
294. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills if a final substantial completion certificate is issued with regard to his Department’s process for the delivery of new schools; the position with regard to this process in the case of schools completed by a company (details supplied) as part of a rapid build programme in 2008 and 2009; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44979/18]
Tue, 6 Nov 2018
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Departmental Reports
Thomas Byrne
299. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the publication of a report regarding the development of a pathway to redress for victims of convicted sexual abusers commissioned following the passage of a Private Member's motion in Dáil Éireann on 4 July 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45035/18]
Tue, 6 Nov 2018
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Building Regulations
Thomas Byrne
1171. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the position with regard to the need for structural assessments for 22 houses constructed by a company (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44974/18]
Tue, 6 Nov 2018
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National Monuments
Thomas Byrne
1217. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the status of the reinstatement of a monument (details supplied). [44766/18]
Thu, 25 Oct 2018
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Schools Building Contractors
Thomas Byrne
141. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills the certification process undertaken at a school (details supplied) with regard to the standard of construction works completed in 2009; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44335/18]
Thu, 25 Oct 2018
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Schools Building Contractors
Thomas Byrne
142. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills the contingency plans in place at a school (details supplied) as a result of the closure of a school building; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44336/18]
Thu, 25 Oct 2018
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Site Acquisitions
Thomas Byrne
143. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to review the sale of a stadium (details supplied) to his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44337/18]
Thu, 25 Oct 2018
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Teacher Data
Thomas Byrne
144. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of unfilled teaching posts by school; the number which have been vacant for over six months in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44338/18]
Thu, 25 Oct 2018
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Schools Building Projects Status
Thomas Byrne
145. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the completion of schools and colleges contained within the schools bundle 5 public private partnership; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44339/18]
Wed, 24 Oct 2018
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Departmental Agencies Expenditure
Thomas Byrne
186. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills the payments made by HEAnet to a company (details supplied) by research and education institution and-or location in each of the years 2013 to 2017 and to date in 2018. [44199/18]
Tue, 23 Oct 2018
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Home Help Service Provision
Thomas Byrne
123. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Health the increase in home support hours planned for County Meath in 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43611/18]
Tue, 23 Oct 2018
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Teacher Supply
Thomas Byrne
258. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills the actions taken to make it easier for retired teachers to act as substitutes in the short-term but ensure this in no way interferes with the normal teaching labour market; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43287/18]
Tue, 23 Oct 2018
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Teaching Qualifications
Thomas Byrne
259. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills the actions taken to reconsider the need for a second year in Professional Masters of Education, PME, programmes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43288/18]
Tue, 23 Oct 2018
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Teaching Council of Ireland
Thomas Byrne
260. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills the actions taken to ensure that teachers based in Northern Ireland can register to teach here in an efficient, economic and fair way; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43289/18]
Tue, 23 Oct 2018
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Teacher Supply
Thomas Byrne
261. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills the actions taken to establish a body within his Department working with education partners tasked with co-ordinating policy matters concerning teacher supply; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43290/18]
Tue, 23 Oct 2018
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School Management
Thomas Byrne
264. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills if there is a barrier to a member of a board of a community requesting the attendance records of staff; if so, the nature of the barriers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43330/18]
Tue, 23 Oct 2018
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Bus Services
Thomas Byrne
561. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans for the Kildare and Edenderry bus routes which are operated by Bus Éireann; and if another service provider is due to take over the operation of these services. [43265/18]
Tue, 23 Oct 2018
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Disability Allowance Payments
Thomas Byrne
652. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason a claim for disability allowance by a person (details supplied) was stopped. [43782/18]
Tue, 23 Oct 2018
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Jobseeker's Benefit Eligibility
Thomas Byrne
663. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will provide a copy of the report into the entitlements and rights of seasonal and part-time workers to obtain jobseeker's benefit once their part-time work ceases; if her attention has been drawn to the fact that the changes made in 2011 and 2012 to the terms and conditions of eligibility for jobseeker's benefit have negatively impacted on these workers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43876/18]
Thu, 18 Oct 2018
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Site Acquisitions
Thomas Byrne
45. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills the rationale for the purchase price of a stadium (details supplied); the process by which a purchase price was agreed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42509/18]
Thu, 18 Oct 2018
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Schools Site Acquisitions
Thomas Byrne
47. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the 42 schools which were announced in April 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42510/18]
Thu, 18 Oct 2018
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Schools Building Projects
Thomas Byrne
53. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills his views on whether the capital allocation provided in 2019 will allow for the completion of all schools earmarked for completion in 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42085/18]
Thu, 18 Oct 2018
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Capitation Grants
Thomas Byrne
64. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills if the impact of inflation on costs for schools in the context of a 5% increase in the capitation grant will be investigated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42087/18]
Thu, 18 Oct 2018
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Schools Building Projects
Thomas Byrne
82. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the announcement of 13 April 2018 regarding the establishment of 42 new schools; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42086/18]
Thu, 18 Oct 2018
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Third Level Admissions Entry Requirements
Thomas Byrne
83. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention was drawn to the fact that UCD had changed its enrolment policy for the 2018-19 academic year; when his attention was further drawn to the fact that this would impact on the ability of students to commence their studies in this academic year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42083/18]
Thu, 18 Oct 2018
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Apprenticeship Programmes
Thomas Byrne
96. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to increase women's participation in apprenticeship programmes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42084/18]
Wed, 17 Oct 2018
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Schools Administration
Thomas Byrne
95. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills if departmental approval is required if schools wish to have early childhood education or after-school services operating independently on the school premises. [42640/18]
Wed, 17 Oct 2018
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Ministerial Meetings
Thomas Byrne
96. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he has had meetings, scheduled or unscheduled, formal or informal, since the general election with a person (details supplied). [42663/18]
Tue, 16 Oct 2018
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Drainage Schemes Status
Thomas Byrne
183. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if the OPW has plans to carry out cleaning and dredging works on the river in Drumconrath village, County Meath. [41885/18]
Tue, 16 Oct 2018
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Drainage Schemes Status
Thomas Byrne
184. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if the OPW has plans to carry out cleaning and dredging works on the River Borora in Moynalty village, County Meath. [41886/18]
Tue, 16 Oct 2018
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Special Educational Needs
Thomas Byrne
198. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills the powers of special educational needs organisers, SENOs, with regard to the allocation of special needs assistant, SNA, resources; if these powers include the ability to remove resources from a school if another school has been allocated additional hours; if his Department records these reductions in resources; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41797/18]
Tue, 16 Oct 2018
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Third Level Admissions Entry Requirements
Thomas Byrne
199. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to planned changes to University College Dublin's admission deadlines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41831/18]
Tue, 16 Oct 2018
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Third Level Admissions Entry Requirements
Thomas Byrne
206. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills if his Department was notified by UCD of its change in admissions policy whereby 30 September was announced as the final cut-off date for its courses. [41887/18]
Tue, 16 Oct 2018
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Ministerial Meetings
Thomas Byrne
207. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he has met the schools secretaries division of a union (details supplied) recently; and his plans to meet with it. [41888/18]
Tue, 16 Oct 2018
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Home Care Packages Provision
Thomas Byrne
448. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Health when a home support package will be put in place for a person (details supplied). [42184/18]
Tue, 16 Oct 2018
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Broadband Service Provision
Thomas Byrne
548. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment when broadband will be rolled out in an area (details supplied). [42142/18]
Tue, 16 Oct 2018
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Partial Capacity Benefit Scheme Applications
Thomas Byrne
623. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of an application for a partial capacity benefit by a person (details supplied). [42053/18]
Tue, 9 Oct 2018
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Schools Building Projects Status
Thomas Byrne
98. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the building projects for schools (details supplied). [40701/18]
Tue, 9 Oct 2018
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School Transport Provision
Thomas Byrne
132. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills when a school transport service will be provided for a person (details supplied). [41029/18]
Tue, 9 Oct 2018
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Departmental Agencies Funding
Thomas Byrne
210. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Health the amount of section 39 funding by county to an organisation (details supplied). [40589/18]
Tue, 9 Oct 2018
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Departmental Funding
Thomas Byrne
211. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Health the reason an organisation (details supplied) in respect of activities in County Meath receives no funding under section 39. [40590/18]
Tue, 9 Oct 2018
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Services for People with Disabilities
Thomas Byrne
216. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will have a consultation with an occupational guidance adviser further to commitments made that such a consultation would occur. [40603/18]
Tue, 9 Oct 2018
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Cross-Border Health Initiatives
Thomas Byrne
257. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Health the evidence required for the cross-border healthcare directive to prove a person is on a public waiting list here. [40765/18]
Tue, 9 Oct 2018
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Home Help Service Provision
Thomas Byrne
260. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Health when 15 hours of home support will be provided for a person (details supplied). [40778/18]
Tue, 9 Oct 2018
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Hospital Appointments Status
Thomas Byrne
283. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) was placed on the public waiting list for surgery. [40855/18]
Tue, 9 Oct 2018
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Hospital Appointments Status
Thomas Byrne
331. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Health the status of a medical appointment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41054/18]
Tue, 9 Oct 2018
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Charities Regulation
Thomas Byrne
422. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the rules and guidelines for registered charity clothing bins and non-registered clothing bins in public areas. [40736/18]
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]