42. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills his views on the low completion rate of the consultation requested in circular 38/2018 in education and training board, ETB, schools; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26832/19]
40. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills the special schools which have raised the issue of insurance costs with his Department; the number of schools which have contacted his Department; the total advance capitation released to date; the increased insurance costs reported by schools; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26831/19]
86. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his engagement with the Department of Justice and Equality and An Garda Síochána on new Garda premises and facilities in County Meath. [25863/19]
75. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the Central Bank signalling its intention to significantly increase the industry funding levy which applies to credit unions; his views on whether this is an unfair and disproportionate increase on credit unions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25984/19]
133. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of primary school children waiting on a place in a special room in County Meath. [25730/19]
132. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of primary school children on the waiting list for a special classroom in Ashbourne, County Meath. [25729/19]
670. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government his plans to provide guidelines to the planning authorities with regard to the minimum number of electric car charging points there should be in new car parking facilities seeking planning permission. [25417/19]
206. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills his plans for further provision of second-level places in Ashbourne, County Meath. [25298/19]
205. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills if a new secondary school will be provided in Dunshaughlin, County Meath, in view of recent planning decisions. [25297/19]
77. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the waiting times for passport express and online passport applications; and his views on the level of staffing and resources in the passport office. [25217/19]
76. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the continuing steps he is undertaking to highlight and address the persecution of Christians worldwide with particular reference to the recent Easter bombings in Sri Lanka; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25216/19]
90. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills if the decision to deny SNA provision for a student (details supplied) will be reviewed. [24797/19]
106. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills the focused evaluation that has taken place or is planned to take place on the way in which schools are implementing the digital learning strategy and its impact on the quality of learning and teaching and student performance in State examinations. [24404/19]
53. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her plans to create a specific funding scheme for community groups to assist them in the care, conservation and promotion of old graveyards and burial sites; and her views on whether community groups require more assistance to carry out this work. [24057/19]
34. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht when a report commissioned by her Department on the conservation and management of the Hill of Tara will be published; and her views on whether there is a need for increased services such as more parking and toilet facilities at the location. [24056/19]
330. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Justice and Equality when a person (details supplied) can expect a decision from the Criminal Injuries Compensation Tribunal. [23478/19]
329. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he is satisfied with the turnaround times of the Criminal Injuries Compensation Tribunal and the staffing of the board of the tribunal. [23477/19]
295. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills the policy regarding the particular tablet only (details supplied) policies in schools. [24283/19]
291. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills the outcome of reviews of schools involved as pilot or lead schools in the digital learning framework. [24246/19]
290. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills the schools involved as junior cycle technology leads from 2012; and the reviews that have taken place as a result. [24245/19]
289. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills his views on whether notes written by teachers and stored on databases (details supplied) are an adequate replacement for textbooks. [24244/19]
288. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills the rules regarding preferred suppliers of computer technology in schools in cases in which only one supplier is allowed to be purchased from by parents. [24243/19]
287. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills if schools are required to have a digital learning plan; the position regarding schools not having such a strategy; and if the matter is monitored by his Department. [24242/19]
252. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills the allocation of new SNA posts announced on 27 May 2019, by school; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23586/19]
251. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills the allocation of SNAs, by school, for the September term in each of the years 2016 to 2019, inclusive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23585/19]
195. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the status of tourism access to a heritage site (details supplied). [23551/19]
93. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government his plans to ensure that Meath County Council has sufficient funding to approve applications for the Rebuilding Ireland home loan scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23489/19]
61. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government his plans to ensure that Meath County Council has sufficient funding to meet the housing needs of the county; his views on whether the fact that County Meath is the lowest funded local authority in the country is inhibiting Meath County Council in seriously addressing the local housing demand; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23490/19]
579. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of applications made to the NTA by an organisation (details supplied) for new bus routes that await decision; the proposed new routes; and when the NTA plans to make decisions on the applications. [21753/19]
509. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his views on the lack of involvement by Inland Fisheries Ireland in the Bandon flood relief scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21379/19]
508. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the steps he plans to take to repair relations between Inland Fisheries Ireland and its stakeholders; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21378/19]
507. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 1225 to 1228, inclusive, of 8 May 2019, the angling federations and stakeholders he has met with; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21377/19]
382. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Health his plans to reduce the waiting list for speech therapy in County Meath from three years. [21566/19]
210. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the position regarding the ownership of lands at a location (details supplied) which may have been vested in him. [21555/19]
103. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills the engagement that has taken place and the status of the proposed site for a school (details supplied) in order that it can relocate from its existing temporary site to the new school; when the site for the new school will be identified and allocated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20964/19]
7. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Health the number of young persons with disabilities in County Meath seeking post-school placements at the end of the academic year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20917/19]
476. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason a weekly reduction is being taken from a weekly social welfare payment in the case of a person (details supplied). [20482/19]
405. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment when broadband will be supplied to an area (details supplied). [20650/19]
192. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills if a site has been identified for a school (details supplied); his plans to provide permanent accommodation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20849/19]
150. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to introduce a regulation or statutory instrument recognising the title of guidance counsellors; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20420/19]
25. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a compensation package will be introduced for beef farmers who have seen incomes severely impacted since autumn 2018. [20111/19]
1254. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment when broadband will be provided to an area (details supplied). [19445/19]
1229. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if an organisation (details supplied) can avail of a class 35 planning exemption. [18821/19]
1228. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will chair a forum meeting of an organisation (details supplied) in the interest of reconciliation. [18820/19]
1227. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his views on whether the failure of an organisation (details supplied) to accept input from the forum floor is contributing to the decrease in attendance at forum meetings; his further views on whether there is a lack of faith in the forum rather than a lack of interest from the stakeholders and is another symptom of the low level of engagement with stakeholders of the organisation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18819/19]
1226. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment further to Parliamentary Question No. 472 of 16 April 2019, the type of review and the timescale for the review to take place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18818/19]
1225. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the reason there was no national angling forum from April 2018 to January 2019 in view of the availability of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18817/19]