293. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills if the cost of changes to enable teaching principals to have one release day per week is in the order of €12.5 million per annum. [31273/19]
292. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost of restoring capitation and related grants to primary and post-primary schools to pre-2011 levels. [31272/19]
291. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost of a 5%, 10%, 15% and 20% increase in capitation grant to community and comprehensive schools. [31271/19]
290. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost of a 5%, 10%, 15% and 20% increase in capitation grant to voluntary secondary schools. [31270/19]
288. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills the cost of restoring the pre-2012 staffing and retention schedule for schools with four or fewer teachers. [31268/19]
287. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated full year cost of implementing one point reductions in the average class size at post-primary level. [31267/19]
286. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated full year cost of implementing one point reductions in average class size at primary level. [31266/19]
285. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of each of the 42 new schools announced in April 2018, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31265/19]
842. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the local authorities which have appointed a dedicated vacant house officer, in tabular form. [29372/19]
257. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of planning applications in respect of each new school to open in September 2019. [29789/19]
247. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of school building projects at stage 3 of the school building or extension process; and the details of the longest 20 projects at stage 3 and in the case of each one, when it was listed at stage 3 initially. [29696/19]
246. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of school building projects at stage 2a of the school building or extension process; and the details of the longest at stage 2a of the 20 projects and in the case of each one, when it was listed at stage 2a initially. [29695/19]
239. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to review and change the criteria for the grant of DEIS status to schools. [29608/19]
238. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of school building projects at stage 1 of the school building or extension process; the details of the 20 projects the longest at stage 1; and when each was listed at stage 1 initially in the case of each one. [29606/19]
192. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he was consulted by the Minister for Education and Skills regarding the financial liability to the State contained in section 31 the Qualifications and Quality Assurance (Education and Training) (Amendment) Bill 2018. [29340/19]
108. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to invest in public transport infrastructure in County Meath. [29515/19]
65. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to invest in the national road network in County Meath. [29514/19]
137. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of a summer works scheme application by a school (details supplied). [28859/19]
69. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the expected ratification process for the Mercosur trade agreement; and if Dáil Éireann and other national parliaments will need to ratify the agreement. [28829/19]
57. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the status of the North-South interconnector project. [28296/19]
39. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his plans to improve broadband quality in County Meath. [28297/19]
81. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of the latest EU-Mercosur talks; when payments will issue under the EU beef compensation fund; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28254/19]
60. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the contingencies being operationalised and supports that will be in place to safeguard farmers and the agrifood sector here for all scenarios including a no-deal hard Brexit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28255/19]
633. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if an affidavit is acceptable documentation advising on the separation of a couple in circumstance in which a couple is separated and documentation is requested from her Department. [27572/19]
627. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the expenditure and planned expenditure on local radio stations in relation to promoting the working families payment during 2019; when each campaign commenced; and the amount spent or planned to be spent in respect of each local radio station in tabular form. [27459/19]
578. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if there is a right of appeal before a person is disqualified from driving, having received 12 penalty points within the required period. [27462/19]
400. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Health in the case of rental income derived from a person's principal private residence in the context of a fair deal review, if that is rental income net of costs and expenses or gross rental income. [27622/19]
295. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills the amount spent on home tuition grants in 2016, 2017 and 2018 in respect of children with special needs. [28192/19]
271. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills the 20 school building projects which are delayed; the longest at stage 2b; when a design team was appointed in each case; and when a replacement design team was appointed if applicable. [27834/19]
256. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills if academic standards and attainment levels at State examinations have been examined at schools involved in the digital learning framework compared to those schools not involved in the framework; and if academic performance indicators are available for these schools. [27614/19]
247. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills his policy on playing pitches and other recreational facilities at schools. [27539/19]
81. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Health the reason for the significant increase in waiting times for outpatient appointments in Our Lady's Hospital, Navan since May 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27761/19]
254. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the action she is taking to obtain a school place for a child (details supplied). [27023/19]
98. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a special classroom in being closed in a school (details supplied). [27048/19]
94. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills the reason the number of special needs assistants is being reduced in a school (details supplied). [27036/19]
87. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills when the NCCA will report on the updating of the sex education curriculum; and when its recommendations will be implemented. [26969/19]
86. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will report on his recent meeting with a union (details supplied). [26968/19]
83. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of children availing of home tuition grants by county in each of the years 2015 to 2018. [26941/19]
583. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if his attention has been drawn to the fact that a commitment was given by Inland Fisheries Ireland to undertake a review of the deficiency of instream design skillset among the consultant instream panel; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26148/19]
582. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the level of stakeholder attendance at the recent Inland Fisheries Ireland funding workshops which were held nationally; and the number of expression of interest forms returned. [26147/19]
581. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment further to Parliamentary question No. 509 of 21 May 2019, if he is satisfied with the involvement of Inland Fisheries Ireland instream experts in a design capacity in relation to the Bandon flood relief scheme. [26146/19]
95. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to increase second level provision in County Meath, particularly in the south of the county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26611/19]
88. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills his views on the low completion rate of the consultation requested in circular 0038/2018 in Education and Training Board schools; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26613/19]
82. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will report on special schools that have raised the issue of insurance costs; the number of schools that have contacted his Department; the advance capitation released to date; the increased insurance costs reported by schools; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26609/19]
71. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of meetings with representatives of school secretaries; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26610/19]
56. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills his views on the Enough is Enough - Every Voice Counts campaign; his views on whether the constitutional right to education is upheld in circumstances in which children with autism do not have access to school places; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26612/19]