696. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the plans for Newgrange and Tara as mentioned briefly in Project Ireland 2040 regarding the national development plan. [11341/18]
588. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason a dependent spouse must obtain the consent of the PRSI contributor to receive optical, dental and other benefits. [11456/18]
568. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when an application for a contributory pension by a person (details supplied) will be decided. [11113/18]
485. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the previous pre-appraisal procedures in relation to roads pre-appraised within the past ten years; and the results of each such pre-appraisal. [11352/18]
484. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if there will be a public consultation or public involvement in the pre-appraisal procedures announced in the National Development Plan. [11351/18]
483. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the statutory basis of the pre-appraisal procedure mentioned in Project Ireland 2040 in the context of the N2 Rath to Kilmoon and other roads as mentioned in the National Development Plan. [11350/18]
482. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the meaning of pre-appraisal in the context of the N2 Rath to Kilmoon as mentioned in the National Development Plan. [11349/18]
481. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when an application for planning permission will be made in the case of the N2 Slane bypass. [11343/18]
326. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Health when a full home care support package will be put in place for a person (details supplied). [11050/18]
131. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status with regard to the loss of allocation of a teacher to a school (details supplied). [11112/18]
121. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of vacancies on the board of organisations or agencies under his remit; and the date on which the position became vacant in tabular form. [10901/18]
245. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason and the circumstances in which a person (details supplied) has had a pension withdrawn. [10532/18]
155. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Health when a community intellectual disabilities nurse will be appointed for east County Meath. [10495/18]
256. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the introduction of new in-school speech and language services. [9789/18]
255. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of pupils that have applied to do transition year but have been unable to do so due to a limit on numbers; and the number of schools that have limits on placements. [9788/18]
254. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of pupils currently undertaking transition year; and the proportion of post junior certificate pupils that undertake same. [9787/18]
248. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills when the recommendations of the final report Striking the Balance will be implemented. [9627/18]
246. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills if a technical study of the Cassells report recommendations has been completed. [9570/18]
56. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the status of a new scheme of social housing in Kells, County Meath. [9674/18]
55. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government his plans for further social housing projects in County Meath. [9673/18]
48. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Finance the reason motor vehicles are excluded from the Value Added Tax (Refund of Tax) (No. 15) Order 1981. [9067/18]
47. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Finance the amount in money terms of VAT refunds granted by the Revenue Commissioners under the Value Added Tax (Refund of Tax) (No. 15) Order 1981 in each of the past four years. [9066/18]
46. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Finance the number of claims for a VAT refund under the Value Added Tax (Refund of Tax) (No. 15) Order 1981 in each of the past four years. [9065/18]
618. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht when a report that was 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, for example, more parking and toilet facilities at this location. [8125/18]
615. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her plans to increase amenities on the Hill of Tara; and her views on the lack of parking and other vital services at this location. [8090/18]
590. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the number of water plants that have been fitted and not fitted respectively with testing of alarm systems for elevated chlorine levels. [8116/18]
589. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the recent malfunction of an elevated chlorine alarm system in an area (details supplied) in County Meath which resulted in a water ban for over 500 homes. [8115/18]
588. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the status of the national roll-out of testing of alarm systems to ensure the non-occurrence of elevated chlorine levels in the public water supply. [8114/18]
473. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his plans to upgrade broadband services in an area (details supplied). [8323/18]
461. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment when a company (details supplied) will provide infrastructure for broadband in an area. [8100/18]
214. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills the costs incurred by his Department for the eight-page feature on the Action Plan for Education 2018 in a newspaper (details supplied) on 14 February 2018. [8679/18]
192. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills the costs incurred by his Department for the eight-page feature on the Action Plan for Education 2018 in a newspaper (details supplied). [8473/18]
171. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills the requirements in place for children to have their lunch indoors in schools. [8081/18]
137. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of an application by a school (details supplied) to construct one classroom. [7938/18]
616. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection to set out the criteria needed for a person from Bulgaria when applying for a public services card. [6734/18]
534. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his plans to improve broadband service in an area (details supplied) in County Meath. [7040/18]
441. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to a water ban in place in Kilcloon, County Meath; and the sequence of events in the way in which the HSE discovered that there were high levels of chlorine in the local water supply. [7332/18]
406. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Health if there are guidelines or rules for general practitioners charging for taking blood samples; and if this procedure is covered by the medical card. [7170/18]
228. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention was drawn to the credit position of a company (details supplied) in tendering for the school construction programme; if his attention was further drawn to the credit held by the company in Schuldschein bonds; the processes that were put in place to determine the credit worthiness of the company before the contract was finalised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7437/18]
217. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to the case of a person (details supplied) who has been expelled from school and who has not attended a school since November 2017. [7216/18]
212. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to outstanding works yet to be completed at a school (details supplied); and the position with regard to these outstanding building defects. [7160/18]
205. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Thomas Byrne den Aire Oideachais agus Scileanna cathain a chuirfear leathanbhanda snáthoptaice ar fáil do scoil (sonraí tugtha); agus an ndéanfaidh sé ráiteas ina thaobh. [7065/18]
200. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills if a school place for a person (details supplied) will be available in Ashbourne, County Meath. [7043/18]
140. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills if it is a legal requirement to have fire sprinklers installed in new build schools. [6563/18]
188. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills when commencement of a new building for a school (details supplied) will take place. [5519/18]
177. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills if a pass mark in the leaving certificate maths exam is expressed in percentage terms. [5341/18]