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Tue, 10 Dec 2019
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Schools Data
Thomas Byrne
204. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of schools in which the use of an application fee has been reported and confirmed by county in 2019, in tabular form; if refunds have been issued; the value of the application fee; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51477/19]
Tue, 10 Dec 2019
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Homelessness Strategy
Thomas Byrne
205. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of his actions to date to implement the recommendations of a report (details supplied) of the Children's Rights Alliance home works report. [51478/19]
Tue, 10 Dec 2019
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Home Care Packages Provision
Thomas Byrne
375. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Health when home support hours awarded to a person (details supplied) will be put into place. [51329/19]
Tue, 10 Dec 2019
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An Bord Pleanála
Thomas Byrne
680. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if he is satisfied with the staffing levels of An Bord Pleanála in order to deal effectively with the large number of planning applications and planning appeals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51847/19]
Thu, 5 Dec 2019
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Local Improvement Scheme Funding
Thomas Byrne
15. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if he will increase the allocation in funding to Meath County Council for the local improvement scheme in 2020 and 2021. [50624/19]
Thu, 5 Dec 2019
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LEADER Programmes Funding
Thomas Byrne
30. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the status of the drawdown of LEADER funding in County Meath. [50623/19]
Thu, 5 Dec 2019
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Pupil-Teacher Ratio
Thomas Byrne
117. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the publication of the report of the class size working group; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50857/19]
Wed, 4 Dec 2019
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Free Travel Scheme Administration
Thomas Byrne
60. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the extent of data sharing between Irish Rail and her Department on the free travel scheme and public services card. [50357/19]
Wed, 4 Dec 2019
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Public Services Card
Thomas Byrne
66. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the position regarding the recent ruling of the Data Protection Commissioner on the public services card. [50358/19]
Tue, 3 Dec 2019
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IDA Ireland Data
Thomas Byrne
80. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the number of IDA Ireland visits to County Meath in 2019; and the number of IDA Ireland units which are occupied and vacant in County Meath. [49964/19]
Tue, 3 Dec 2019
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Flexible Work Practices
Thomas Byrne
93. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation her plans to promote and encourage new and developing work practices in County Meath such as working from home initiatives and working from tech hubs and hot desks. [49963/19]
Tue, 3 Dec 2019
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School Accommodation Provision
Thomas Byrne
204. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills if a special classroom will open in a school (details supplied) for September 2020. [49889/19]
Tue, 3 Dec 2019
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Direct Provision Data
Thomas Byrne
236. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills if children who are in direct provision and emergency accommodation have access to the home tuition grant; if this could be used to provide education to children who cannot access school or education in the normal manner; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50224/19]
Tue, 3 Dec 2019
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Direct Provision Data
Thomas Byrne
237. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills the mechanism by which children in direct provision that are also in emergency accommodation who cannot access school in the normal manner are identified; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50225/19]
Tue, 3 Dec 2019
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Direct Provision Data
Thomas Byrne
238. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of children between 6 and 16 years of age in direct provision that are not in school or being provided an education; the number between 5 and 18 years of age; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50226/19]
Tue, 3 Dec 2019
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Home Help Service Eligibility
Thomas Byrne
318. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Health his views on whether it is acceptable that a person (details supplied) is prevented from availing of 7.5 approved hours of home help per week despite the identification of a carer available and willing to do the hours due to the June 2019 instruction to the support team that the home help cannot commence unless it is end of life situation; the reason for the instruction; if it will be lifted immediately; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49688/19]
Tue, 3 Dec 2019
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Home Help Service Eligibility
Thomas Byrne
340. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Health the reason an instruction issued in June 2019 to the home support team in County Meath that no home helps can be agreed unless it is an end of life circumstance; the position regarding the 450 persons on the waiting list in the county that have been fully assessed and have had their hours approved but that are not end of life cases; when the instruction will be lifted in view of the fact it has removed flexibility from the approvals system and is increasing the waiting list on a daily basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49789/19]
Thu, 28 Nov 2019
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Electric Vehicles
Thomas Byrne
9. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the timescale for the roll-out of electric car charging points in County Meath under Project Ireland 2040. [49416/19]
Thu, 28 Nov 2019
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North-South Interconnector
Thomas Byrne
35. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the position regarding the North-South interconnector project. [49417/19]
Wed, 27 Nov 2019
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Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements
Thomas Byrne
80. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Taoiseach the rules under which he flew to Zagreb, Croatia, recently on a Government aircraft. [49194/19]