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Tue, 19 Nov 2019
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DEIS Scheme
Thomas Byrne
38. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to ensure equality of access for students of all socioeconomic backgrounds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47467/19]
Tue, 19 Nov 2019
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Schools Building Contractors
Thomas Byrne
74. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the cost of remediation works for schools built by a company (details supplied) at which structural issues were identified. [47466/19]
Tue, 19 Nov 2019
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School Transport Administration
Thomas Byrne
94. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills the actions he will take to reform the school transport system in view of comments by the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform that the entire scheme needed to be reviewed to create a sustainable, evidence-based policy which delivers on its core objective; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47464/19]
Tue, 19 Nov 2019
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Schools Building Projects
Thomas Byrne
95. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to provide extra secondary school places in Dunshaughlin, County Meath. [47468/19]
Tue, 19 Nov 2019
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Schools Administration
Thomas Byrne
98. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to introduce legislation to address the inappropriate use of reduced timetables; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47465/19]
Tue, 19 Nov 2019
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Census of Population Data
Thomas Byrne
106. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Taoiseach the population figures for County Meath. [47162/19]
Tue, 19 Nov 2019
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Home Tuition Scheme Administration
Thomas Byrne
154. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he requested the NCSE not to sign-off home tuition forms in August and September 2019 pending the completion of new guidelines; if this impacted on the start dates of home tuition for students; the number of students affected; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47213/19]
Tue, 19 Nov 2019
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Teacher Retirements
Thomas Byrne
156. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills the actions taken to date to address errors in the estimated number of teachers retiring or leaving the system per year; the subsequent cost incurred; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47219/19]
Tue, 19 Nov 2019
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Teaching Council of Ireland
Thomas Byrne
157. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of fitness to teach complaints received to date in 2019. [47220/19]
Tue, 19 Nov 2019
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Teacher Data
Thomas Byrne
158. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of teachers and principals on administrative leave with full pay; the reason this is the case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47221/19]
Tue, 19 Nov 2019
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Broadband Service Provision
Thomas Byrne
159. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills the total spent by schools on the provision of broadband to the end of quarter 3 in 2019. [47222/19]
Tue, 19 Nov 2019
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School Discipline
Thomas Byrne
160. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the development of guidelines for schools on the issue of restraint or intervention. [47223/19]
Tue, 19 Nov 2019
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Schools Data
Thomas Byrne
161. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills the percentage of students in a class of at least 30 students at primary level; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47224/19]
Tue, 19 Nov 2019
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Departmental Submissions
Thomas Byrne
162. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills if his Department made a submission to draft strategy of Science Foundation Ireland for the period 2020 to 2025; and if this submission will be published. [47225/19]
Tue, 19 Nov 2019
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Schools Building Contractors
Thomas Byrne
172. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills the breakdown of the €40 million spent to date on remediation works for schools built by a company (details supplied). [47279/19]
Tue, 19 Nov 2019
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Schools Building Contractors
Thomas Byrne
173. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills the timeline for the completion of the remediation works on schools built by a company (details supplied) at which works have not commenced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47280/19]
Tue, 19 Nov 2019
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Special Educational Needs Service Provision
Thomas Byrne
179. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the provision of SEN places in Dublin 15, county Cork and south county Dublin which have previously been identified by the NCSE. [47327/19]
Tue, 19 Nov 2019
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Capital Expenditure Programme
Thomas Byrne
184. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills the value of the education capital contingency fund in each of the years 2016 to 2018 and to date in 2019 by category. [47358/19]
Tue, 19 Nov 2019
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Departmental Advertising Budgets
Thomas Byrne
192. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills the amount spent on promoting and associated advertising campaigns for the launch of the Human Capital Initiative on 7 November 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47469/19]
Tue, 19 Nov 2019
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School Enrolments Data
Thomas Byrne
193. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of schools which have not opened in September 2019 due to a lack of enrolments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47470/19]