173. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills the cost of the pilot in-house speech and language and occupational therapy services to date; the expected cost; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51037/18]
172. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills the process by which a child can apply to take part in pilot in-house speech and language and occupational therapy services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51036/18]
171. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills the work programme for the pilot in-house speech and language and occupational therapy services. [51035/18]
170. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills the matters managed by his Department and the HSE, respectively, with regard to pilot in-house speech and language and occupational therapy services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51034/18]
169. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of schools that have received pilot in-house speech and language and occupational therapy services; the number of pupils offered supports; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51033/18]
102. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Health the reason the request by the College of Psychiatrists of Ireland for a 10% increase in basic specialist training places for 2018 was rejected; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50790/18]
541. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment when broadband will be supplied to an area (details supplied). [50077/18]
209. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills the extent of the review of DEIS under way as mentioned by him in Dáil Éireann on 28 November 2018. [50491/18]
187. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills when an assessment of needs for a special needs assistant will be carried out on a person (details supplied). [50129/18]
30. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he is satisfied that County Meath has adequate levels of resources for frontline policing by An Garda Síochána. [49587/18]
137. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of schools that have requested an intervention from a NEPS practitioner in the event of a critical incident in the 2017-2018 term; the number of incidents at which a NEPS practitioner did not act; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49606/18]
136. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills the rationale for no waiting list being kept for NEPS services; the method by which delivery of NEPS services are measured to ensure delivery of services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49605/18]
135. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of NEPS practitioners employed by county; the number of vacancies for NEPS posts by county; the number of approved posts that are not filled; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49604/18]
102. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills the position with regard to payment of the minor capital works grant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49448/18]
87. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of works conducted on schools completed by a company (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49446/18]
57. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills the timeline for the review of history as an optional subject for the junior cycle; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49447/18]
53. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills the actions taken to date to improve linkages between those providing apprenticeships and third level institutions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49450/18]
50. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills his views on whether the level of pre-opening capitation funding for patrons is appropriate in view of the costs to patrons of opening a new school. [49449/18]
37. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of investigations undertaken by his Department of the role of clerks of work, project managers, architects, designers, engineers and other professionals in both fire safety issues and structural issues identified at schools completed since 2006; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49724/18]
35. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills the actions taken by his Department to address child poverty and homelessness in view of an organisation's (details supplied) description of child poverty as the crisis of our times. [49723/18]
618. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government when outstanding issues will be dealt with for a person (details supplied) under the pyrite remediation scheme. [49307/18]
437. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will have surgery in Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital in Drogheda. [49342/18]
430. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Health when a payment under the cross-border health care directive will issue to a person (details supplied). [49308/18]
293. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to amend legislation to facilitate community groups wishing to set up a community-led CCTV scheme in cases in which the local authority does not consent to being the data controller. [48854/18]
289. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills the actions taken to ensure that reduced timetables are recorded; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49549/18]
288. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills the circumstances under which a reduced timetable can be imposed on a student; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49548/18]
287. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he has conducted an analysis of the pupils which have been given a reduced timetable in recent years; the nature of this cohort of students; the findings of this analysis; if it has taken place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49547/18]
286. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills the guidelines and-or procedures in place to ensure that this facility is not used as a behaviour management tool with regard to reduced timetables; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49546/18]
285. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of schools in which a reduced timetable for certain students has been put in place by county; the number of students affected in each of the years 2016, 2017 and to date in 2018, by county. [49545/18]
279. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills the subjects which he and his predecessor have requested the NCCA to conduct a review of since 2011; the reviews completed since 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49455/18]
273. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills when payment for a school transport grant will issue to a person (details supplied). [49340/18]
91. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to the fact that large parts of the Dunshaughlin school planning area are not within the catchment area of a college (details supplied). [48800/18]
90. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to the shortage of second level places in the Dunshaughlin school planning area; and his plans to address the matter. [48799/18]
85. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills if the NCCA has provided a timeline for a response to his predecessor's request for a review of the sex education curriculum. [48756/18]
84. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the request for the NCCA to initiate a review of the sex education curriculum. [48755/18]
83. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills the staff complement and grades of the National Council for Curriculum and Assessment. [48754/18]
82. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills the funding provided to the National Council for Curriculum and Assessment in each of the years 2011 to 2017. [48753/18]
81. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of requests by him to the National Council for Curriculum and Assessment in each of the years 2011 to 2017 and to date in 2018 for the examination of the addition of subjects and-or reform of curricula (details supplied); the number for which an examination has been completed; the length of the examination in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48752/18]
237. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her views on the need for a social welfare office in south County Meath, that is, Ashbourne, Ratoath and Dunboyne; and her plans to open an office in the area. [48461/18]
133. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to make public the information relating to building inspections that were carried out at a school (details supplied) in recent weeks; and his further plans to carry out necessary repairs. [48472/18]
609. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if arrears for carer's benefit will be awarded from when an application was submitted but the person that they were caring for was in hospital for the process time. [47854/18]
553. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the procedures and rules for erecting village welcome signs in a village. [47716/18]
233. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the completion of remedial works at a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48334/18]
232. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will report on the completion of fire safety audits for schools since September 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48333/18]
231. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills if fire safety audits have been completed on schools completed by a company (details supplied) in each of the years 2004 to 2017 and to date in 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48332/18]
230. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills the company contracted to deliver each school, the school name and the completion year of all schools completed in each of the years 2004 to 2017 and to date in 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48331/18]
201. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills the actions taken to date to identify and address issues in funding school secretaries and caretakers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47784/18]
200. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of school secretaries employed under the 1978 scheme as of 30 September 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47783/18]
264. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs when adoption records from the Protestant adoption board will be available. [47300/18]