161. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills the reason secondary teachers are required to complete a two-year master's degree to qualify rather than a higher diploma; and his views on whether this is leading to cost pressures on young graduates. [42202/17]
115. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of educational psychologist posts in place in May 2016, January 2017 and September 2017; and the progress in the recruitment of educational psychologists. [42725/17]
43. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the likely impact on homes in County Meath that are awaiting broadband connection in view of the recent withdrawal by a company (details supplied) from the national broadband plan procurement process. [41722/17]
562. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if his attention has been drawn to ongoing issues with the Tidy Towns website; and if his attention has been further drawn to the annoyance and confusion that this problem has caused Tidy Towns groups across the country in accessing adjudicators reports and the results for the 2017 competition. [41561/17]
506. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the townlands in County Meath in which there will be State intervention under the national broadband plan. [41856/17]
500. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment when broadband services will be available under the national broadband scheme at a person's (details supplied) home. [41717/17]
495. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the timeframe for broadband services to be available under the national broadband scheme at Gillstown, Garlow Cross, Navan, County Meath. [41407/17]
385. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Health when a drug will be available for a person (details supplied) who has been prescribed Nivolumab [41552/17]
381. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Health the waiting times for persons that have been approved for counselling under the counselling in primary care, CIPC, service in County Meath; and the number of persons on the waiting list in County Meath. [41530/17]
333. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Health if funding for a further podiatrist in County Meath will be made available in budget 2018; and the reason for the sudden increase in the number of persons with diabetes hospitalised for foot ulceration treatment in County Meath. [41415/17]
237. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment when a school (details supplied) can expect to be connected to broadband that will meet the school community's needs. [41054/17]
100. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills when a school (details supplied) can expect to be connected to broadband that will meet the school community's needs. [41055/17]
166. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Health the number of persons that have been approved home help or a home support package but that are on a waiting list to receive either due to a lack of available staff in County Meath. [41003/17]
105. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to the concept of streamlining; if there is such a concept in the provision and allocation of special needs assistants; and the meaning of same in terms of the provision of special needs assistants. [40894/17]
454. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if broadband service will be available to all houses in the Clonlyon, Kilcock, County Meath area following upgrade works being carried out in the area. [40548/17]
17. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on the recent human rights violations of the Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar; and if Ireland will condemn these actions. [39832/17]
462. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will have a procedure carried out in Beaumont Hospital. [39505/17]
384. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Health the reason none of the services has been relocated to the new and under-occupied HSE primary care centre building on the Navan Road in Kells, County Meath, further to the end of services at a HSE day care centre (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39147/17]
383. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Health the number of persons who availed of services at a HSE day care facility (details supplied) over the past 12 months; the locations of the surrounding district from which patients attended; and the details of the various services provided at this centre. [39146/17]
302. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if Irish family-owned businesses can involve an immigrant investor in the company; and the requirements for such a development. [39288/17]
1547. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will consider commissioning an aviation safety analysis regarding the consequences of locating a 320-acre solar farm between Dunboyne and Batterstown in County Meath (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37517/17]
753. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that persons in County Meath have been instructed to find respite care in surrounding counties such as Cavan and Westmeath in view of the fact that the service has been discontinued in County Meath. [36783/17]
752. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Health the status of short-term respite care available to persons in County Meath; and if there have been recent changes or planned changes to the way in which respite care is delivered in County Meath. [36782/17]
423. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills when the autistic unit will open for students in a school (details supplied). [38422/17]
1614. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government when works on a category 2 pyrite house will be carried out in the case of a person (details supplied). [34918/17]
1350. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if applications have ever been made for a swimming pool in south County Meath; and when a decision will be made in respect thereof. [35298/17]
1262. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if broadband service will be available to all houses in the Bellinteer, Navan, County Meath, area following new exchange services in the area. [34955/17]
705. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Health the reason a payment under the cross-border directive has not been made to a person (details supplied). [35138/17]
690. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Health the detail of the public waiting list for MRI scans in each applicable hospital in counties Louth, Meath and Dublin. [35092/17]
433. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Justice and Equality when all sections of the Children and Families Relationships Act 2015 will be commenced; and the timeframe for full commencement. [35852/17]
285. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to large house building developments in Dunshaughlin, County Meath; and his plans to expand school provision in the area at both second level and primary level notwithstanding the provision that currently exists. [35303/17]
264. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills if a small works project will commence in a school (details supplied); and if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the works needed are to allow a child with special needs to attend the school. [35046/17]
255. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills the schools that are in temporary accommodation and for which a permanent site has not been fully acquired to date by his Department. [34941/17]
227. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his plans to proceed with the proposed playground at Oldbridge House, County Meath, for which planning permission was obtained some years ago. [35145/17]
226. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will request the OPW to provide a second key for an important tourist attraction (details supplied) to improve the local tourism experience. [35123/17]
225. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will request the OPW to engage with a group (details supplied) that wishes to improve the tourism experience in its heritage town. [35111/17]
1332. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government his views on whether amendments are required to planning legislation to enable schools in conjunction with local planning authorities to introduce no fry zones or healthy eating zones in the vicinity of their schools; and his further views on fry zones around schools. [34831/17]
1331. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the provisions within national planning legislation to ensure developers of large residential developments have to contribute towards the development of new school place and school amenities that are required as the result of the new population in an area; and his views on whether there should be provision under Part V or section 48 of the Planning and Development Act 2000 to ensure a development contribution is made to local school facilities. [34830/17]
1169. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if her Department has undertaken studies of school attendance and participation among children living in homeless households; if so, if she will provide figures on school attendance and participation; if not, the reason therefore; and if she will establish such a study. [34513/17]
1168. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the approximate cost of re-introducing the visiting teachers service for Travellers in budget 2018. [34512/17]
1167. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will provide figures on school attendance and participation among Traveller children from 2016/2017 or the latest date available and for all years since 2000. [34511/17]
365. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills the ratio of resource teachers and learning support teachers to pupils in mainstream classes at primary level; and the ratio for resource teachers and learning support teachers to pupils in mainstream schools at post primary in each of the years 1998 to 2016 and to date in 2017 by county and by Dublin post code, in tabular form. [34886/17]
364. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills the ratio of special needs assistants, SNAs, to pupils in mainstream classes at primary level; and the ratio for SNAs to pupils in mainstream schools at post primary in each of the years 1998 to 2016 and to date in 2017 by county, in tabular form. [34885/17]
363. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of postgraduates that have been provided financial assistance under the student grant scheme in each of the years since 2009 to 2016 and to date in 2017. [34884/17]
362. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost for fully reintroducing the postgraduate grants; and the cost of reintroducing postgraduate grants for those eligible for grant rates part maintenance 75% and part maintenance 50%. [34883/17]