1116. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Health his plans to introduce free general practitioner care for children under 12 years of age [20091/19]
799. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Health if the department of clinical genetics will move from Crumlin hospital to the national children's hospital; if not, if it will stay in place; and the improvements scheduled for same. [19100/19]
614. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Health when an appointment for cataract surgery will be allocated for a person (details supplied). [18429/19]
613. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Health the future of a care facility (details supplied); if there are plans to close the facility; and the arrangements made for patients if closure is imminent [18427/19]
610. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Health when an application for home support by a person (details supplied) will be assessed. [18409/19]
301. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills the rationale for the exclusion of mental injury which may arise as a result of an assault for the leave of absence following assault scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18902/19]
260. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills if an analysis has been conducted of the prevalence of voluntary contributions to schools by county; if so, if the analysis will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18451/19]
259. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the referral of an economic analysis related to third level funding to the European Commission; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18450/19]
258. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills when a patronage process will be announced for schools to be established in 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18449/19]
257. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the provision of university status to institutes of technology which have indicated an interest in same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18448/19]
256. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the resolution of an issue that resulted in additional taxes being paid by substitute teachers in 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18447/19]
255. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of apprenticeships under way; the number of female apprentices; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18446/19]
254. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills the actions he has taken in 2019 to investigate the prevalence of exclusion of pupils from schools for behavioural reasons; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18445/19]
40. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the position of history at junior cycle; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19841/19]
35. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of remedial works and the completion of external precautionary measures identified as required at 42 schools built by a company (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19838/19]
24. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills when talks will begin with representatives of school secretaries; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19839/19]
10. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills the factors driving a decline in the number of full-time equivalent primary district inspectors in 2018; the actions he is taking to address vacancies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19840/19]
7. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he is satisfied with the level of access to education for children with special needs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19837/19]
5. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the completion of remedial works in schools identified as requiring remedial works or precautionary measures for schools constructed by a company (details supplied). [20077/19]
3. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills the actions he will take in 2019 to address the low take-up of apprenticeships by women; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20076/19]
1. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills the timeline for talks to commence with school secretaries; if a date will be set for the commencement of negotiations with representatives of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20075/19]
108. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of appointments carried out by the NCSE by county to date in 2019. [18089/19]
106. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the consideration undertaken of history by the NCCA; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18087/19]
105. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of vacancies within the NCSE by area in March 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18086/19]
104. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the outcome of a pilot programme on the provision of specialised therapists for schools and preschools announced in May 2018. [18085/19]
122. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of new apprenticeships established in each of the years 2016 to 2018. [17976/19]
120. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of school inspectors employed in each of the years 2008 to 2018. [17900/19]
472. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment when the letter of resignation from the chairperson of the national angling forum was received. [17835/19]
471. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his views on whether despite relatively poor attendances at the national angling forum it is good practice to hold and facilitate meetings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17834/19]
467. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if funding is available for elderly persons for domestic boiler replacement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17688/19]
171. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of posts of responsibility which would be needed in primary schools to restore posts at the level which pertained prior to the moratorium; the estimated number of posts which were lost through the moratorium; the number that have been restored to date; the number of posts at AP1 and AP2 level being restored in the 2018-19 and 2019-20 school years; and the estimated cost of full restoration to the pre-moratorium level for the school year 2020-21. [17300/19]
170. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost of a reduction of one at all points of the staffing schedule for primary schools from September 2020; and the net number of additional teaching posts involved in view of his predictions of falling enrolments in primary schools commencing in 2019 and continuing at a greater rate of fall thereafter. [17299/19]
161. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills the amount spent over the past year on social media advertisements directed at Irish teachers abroad encouraging them to return home to work in schools here. [17211/19]
137. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Finance the number of tax compliance auditors the Revenue Commissioners employ; the number of non-compliant tax cases which were both opened and successfully closed in each of the years 2014 to 2018; the yields obtained in the five principal tax regions in each of those years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17278/19]
82. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the diplomatic actions Ireland is taking in respect of new homophobic laws in Brunei; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17617/19]
55. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the diplomatic steps Ireland is taking to highlight and end the persecution of Christians worldwide. [17616/19]
75. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills the actions he has taken on foot of a recommendation of the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Climate Action that his Department should by the end of 2019, in consultation with the National Council for Curriculum and Assessment and other relevant experts, review the curriculums for primary and secondary education for coverage and accuracy to ensure that students are fully literate on climate change and its potential impact. [17070/19]
204. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the position regarding new social houses at a location (details supplied) in County Meath. [16885/19]
492. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his plans to chair the National Inland Fisheries Forum in the interim before a chair is appointed. [16055/19]
241. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills the action he has taken on foot of the action plan on school aged-childcare. [16719/19]
227. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills the information provided to parents in Malahide and Portmarnock in terms of the divestment survey process underway. [16563/19]
92. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government when new and existing applicants in County Meath will be able to avail of the Rebuilding Ireland home loan scheme. [16060/19]
81. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the position regarding affordable housing availability and discounts on house prices in developments assisted by LIHAF funding and infrastructure. [16061/19]
97. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the level of funding committed to date under the 2014 to 2020 LEADER programme in County Meath; and if he is satisfied with the level of drawdown in County Meath under the programme. [15468/19]
62. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development his plans to improve the funding available to Tidy Towns groups nationally. [15469/19]
196. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills the extent of information sharing between his Department and the Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection. [15320/19]
193. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he has previously been advised by the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection that the data of her Department cannot be relied upon for forward planning purposes. [15308/19]