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Question· writtenPQ 176asked

176. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills the progress being made on the national roll-out of the headstrong help seeking schools based substance misuse programme to all schools. [30944/17]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 July 2017

176. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills the progress being made on the national roll-out of the headstrong help seeking schools based substance misuse programme to all schools. [30944/17]

Question· writtenPQ 175asked

175. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to publish a strategy, plan or guidelines on the availability of foods high in fat, salt and sugars and on vending machines in secondary schools; and the guidelines at present to schools on the availability of such foods in vending machines in schools. [30943/17]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 July 2017

175. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to publish a strategy, plan or guidelines on the availability of foods high in fat, salt and sugars and on vending machines in secondary schools; and the guidelines at present to schools on the availability of such foods in vending machines in schools. [30943/17]

Question· writtenPQ 173asked

173. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills the capitation levels per pupil to primary schools and to post-primary schools; and the estimated cost of restoring capitation levels for both to pre-2010 levels. [30940/17]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 July 2017

173. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills the capitation levels per pupil to primary schools and to post-primary schools; and the estimated cost of restoring capitation levels for both to pre-2010 levels. [30940/17]

Question· writtenPQ 171asked

171. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 559 of 20 June 2017, if he will answer the question and provide details of all funding to each ETB from 2014 to 2017 which is channelled through SOLAS from his Department (details supplied); and if his Department does not have access to this data, his views on whether this is acceptable. [30914/17]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 July 2017

171. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 559 of 20 June 2017, if he will answer the question and provide details of all funding to each ETB from 2014 to 2017 which is channelled through SOLAS from his Department (details supplied); and if his Department does not have access to this data, his views on whether this is acceptable. [30914/17]

Question· writtenPQ 170asked

170. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 528 of 20 June 2017, if under the National Training Fund Act 2000, the annual surplus not the accumulated surplus which was €54 million in 2016, can be used to fund education undertaken at higher education institutions. [30912/17]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 July 2017

170. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 528 of 20 June 2017, if under the National Training Fund Act 2000, the annual surplus not the accumulated surplus which was €54 million in 2016, can be used to fund education undertaken at higher education institutions. [30912/17]

Question· writtenPQ 169asked

169. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills if the proposed Exchequer employer investment mechanism which would enable the NTF to be used to fund higher education institutions will require legislative amendment to the National Training Fund Act 2000. [30911/17]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 July 2017

169. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills if the proposed Exchequer employer investment mechanism which would enable the NTF to be used to fund higher education institutions will require legislative amendment to the National Training Fund Act 2000. [30911/17]

Question· writtenPQ 157asked

157. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills his views on the fact that in every year since its establishment except for 2012 and 2014 there was an annual surplus in the National Training Fund, including in years with very significant increases in unemployment and training needs of the population; his further views on whether the size of the accumulated surplus of the fund and the fact that it is not even used in times of high unemployment indicates that the fund is not being well managed and used appropriately to fund national training needs; and the rationale for having such a large surplus in the fund when it is not used during times of national employment crisis. [30875/17]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 July 2017

157. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills his views on the fact that in every year since its establishment except for 2012 and 2014 there was an annual surplus in the National Training Fund, including in years with very significant increases in unemployment and training needs of the population; his further views on whether the size of the accumulated surplus of the fund and the fact that it is not even used in times of high unemployment indicates that the fund is not being well managed and used appropriately to fund national training needs; and the rationale for having such a large surplus in the fund when it is not used during times of national employment crisis. [30875/17]

Question· writtenPQ 148asked

148. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 369 of 20 June 2017, if he will answer the original question which requested information on whether he has sought approval from EUROSTAT on whether it would be permissible under the fiscal rules to use the surplus from the National Training Fund levy for capital expenditure, which was not answered in the original response. [30877/17]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 July 2017

148. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 369 of 20 June 2017, if he will answer the original question which requested information on whether he has sought approval from EUROSTAT on whether it would be permissible under the fiscal rules to use the surplus from the National Training Fund levy for capital expenditure, which was not answered in the original response. [30877/17]

Question· writtenPQ 147asked

147. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his views on whether it is justified to ask employers to contribute more to the NTF via the employers' levy in view of the fact that the fund already has such a large surplus which is not being used. [30876/17]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 July 2017

147. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his views on whether it is justified to ask employers to contribute more to the NTF via the employers' levy in view of the fact that the fund already has such a large surplus which is not being used. [30876/17]

Question· writtenPQ 146asked

146. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 369 of 20 June 2017, if the National Training Fund Act 2000 was amended appropriately, if it would be possible to use a portion of the accumulated surplus and-or annual surplus of the NTF for capital funding in the further or higher education sectors. [30874/17]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 July 2017

146. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 369 of 20 June 2017, if the National Training Fund Act 2000 was amended appropriately, if it would be possible to use a portion of the accumulated surplus and-or annual surplus of the NTF for capital funding in the further or higher education sectors. [30874/17]

Question· writtenPQ 145asked

145. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 369 of 20 June 2017, if it is possible to vary the rate employers pay in the national training levy to the proposed employer contribution mechanism according to the assumed benefit they derive from higher education training or alternatively to varying contributions by sector whereby employers in more high skilled sectors pay a higher contribution, which was not addressed in the original response. [30873/17]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 July 2017

145. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 369 of 20 June 2017, if it is possible to vary the rate employers pay in the national training levy to the proposed employer contribution mechanism according to the assumed benefit they derive from higher education training or alternatively to varying contributions by sector whereby employers in more high skilled sectors pay a higher contribution, which was not addressed in the original response. [30873/17]

Question· writtenPQ 120asked

120. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a person (details supplied) has not been granted a full-time SNA when they enter secondary school; and the avenues open to their parents to seek a review of the decision. [30576/17]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 June 2017

120. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a person (details supplied) has not been granted a full-time SNA when they enter secondary school; and the avenues open to their parents to seek a review of the decision. [30576/17]

Question· writtenPQ 33asked

33. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the efforts being made to promote and attract more industry and business to the IDA site at Drogheda, County Meath. [30212/17]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 June 2017

33. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the efforts being made to promote and attract more industry and business to the IDA site at Drogheda, County Meath. [30212/17]

Question· writtenPQ 633asked

633. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if he will provide the safety certificates that his Department has received in respect of funfairs in County Meath in 2016 and to date in 2017. [30052/17]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 27 June 2017

633. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if he will provide the safety certificates that his Department has received in respect of funfairs in County Meath in 2016 and to date in 2017. [30052/17]

Question· writtenPQ 585asked

585. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government his views on the need for planning guidelines regarding the development of solar photovoltaic, PV, farms; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29453/17]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 27 June 2017

585. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government his views on the need for planning guidelines regarding the development of solar photovoltaic, PV, farms; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29453/17]

Question· writtenPQ 422asked

422. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Health if he has examined the supports available in the UK for community first responders; and his views on whether community first responders here are significantly disadvantaged compared to their UK counterparts. [30126/17]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 27 June 2017

422. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Health if he has examined the supports available in the UK for community first responders; and his views on whether community first responders here are significantly disadvantaged compared to their UK counterparts. [30126/17]

Question· writtenPQ 242asked

242. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of schools which have had their DEIS status changed as a result of a review after the main announcement recently; and if he will provide the names of those schools. [30123/17]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 27 June 2017

242. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of schools which have had their DEIS status changed as a result of a review after the main announcement recently; and if he will provide the names of those schools. [30123/17]

Question· writtenPQ 193asked

193. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills his views on whether a school (details supplied) should be allocated DEIS status in view of the fact that two other schools in the same parish have received DEIS status. [29521/17]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 27 June 2017

193. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills his views on whether a school (details supplied) should be allocated DEIS status in view of the fact that two other schools in the same parish have received DEIS status. [29521/17]

Question· writtenPQ 236asked

236. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government his plans to implement planning guidelines regarding the development of solar panel PV farms; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29447/17]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 22 June 2017

236. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government his plans to implement planning guidelines regarding the development of solar panel PV farms; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29447/17]

Question· writtenPQ 166asked

166. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills the methodology behind the forecasts for new registrations for craft apprentices in each of the years 2017 to 2020; the basis for same; the reason the registrations peak in 2018 at 6,975 new registrations decline in 2019 and 2020; if construction activity inputs are included in this forecasting model; and the indicators of construction activity that were used. [29187/17]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 June 2017

166. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills the methodology behind the forecasts for new registrations for craft apprentices in each of the years 2017 to 2020; the basis for same; the reason the registrations peak in 2018 at 6,975 new registrations decline in 2019 and 2020; if construction activity inputs are included in this forecasting model; and the indicators of construction activity that were used. [29187/17]

Question· writtenPQ 74asked

74. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the delays that exist in County Meath in accessing a psychiatric consultant appointment; and if his attention has been further drawn to the fact that persons are waiting in excess of six weeks to see a psychiatric consultant. [27650/17]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 June 2017

74. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the delays that exist in County Meath in accessing a psychiatric consultant appointment; and if his attention has been further drawn to the fact that persons are waiting in excess of six weeks to see a psychiatric consultant. [27650/17]

Question· oralPQ 48asked

48. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the case of a person (details supplied) who was suffering from a mental health crisis and who did not receive appropriate and adequate care from a hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27651/17]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 June 2017

48. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the case of a person (details supplied) who was suffering from a mental health crisis and who did not receive appropriate and adequate care from a hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27651/17]

Question· writtenPQ 2147asked

2147. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the position regarding the funding applications of Meath County Council for social housing developments at locations (details supplied) in County Meath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26665/17]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 20 June 2017

2147. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the position regarding the funding applications of Meath County Council for social housing developments at locations (details supplied) in County Meath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26665/17]

Question· writtenPQ 1912asked

1912. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs further to Parliamentary Question No. 605 of 16 May 2017, the way in which without data on a postcode or electoral district level the public and the Houses of the Oireachtas can be expected to evaluate the effects of the budget reductions that have taken place to the school completion programme and home school liaison programme since 2012 and in which the ESRI review of the programmes identified significant negative impacts on local provision of interventions; her views on whether staff time would be well spent in collating this data at this level in order to assess whether the impact of budget reductions identified by the qualitative ESRI review is widespread across different areas; and her further views on whether the reluctance of Tusla to compile this data indicates that it does not consider the improvement of participation and retention of children in school integral to its core mandate. [27190/17]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 20 June 2017

1912. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs further to Parliamentary Question No. 605 of 16 May 2017, the way in which without data on a postcode or electoral district level the public and the Houses of the Oireachtas can be expected to evaluate the effects of the budget reductions that have taken place to the school completion programme and home school liaison programme since 2012 and in which the ESRI review of the programmes identified significant negative impacts on local provision of interventions; her views on whether staff time would be well spent in collating this data at this level in order to assess whether the impact of budget reductions identified by the qualitative ESRI review is widespread across different areas; and her further views on whether the reluctance of Tusla to compile this data indicates that it does not consider the improvement of participation and retention of children in school integral to its core mandate. [27190/17]

Question· writtenPQ 1911asked

1911. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she has read the ESRI review of the school completion programme; if her attention has been drawn to its findings regarding the effects of significant funding shortfalls making local groups unable to provide targeted interventions such as the provision of summer programmes for at-risk children; her views on whether the continued under-funding of the SCP by her Department is inconsistent with the ambition as stated in the programme for a partnership Government (details supplied); and her further views on whether her Department's and Tusla's lack of interest in the school completion programme is an indication that they do not consider the improvement of participation and retention of children in school integral to their core mandate. [27189/17]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 20 June 2017

1911. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she has read the ESRI review of the school completion programme; if her attention has been drawn to its findings regarding the effects of significant funding shortfalls making local groups unable to provide targeted interventions such as the provision of summer programmes for at-risk children; her views on whether the continued under-funding of the SCP by her Department is inconsistent with the ambition as stated in the programme for a partnership Government (details supplied); and her further views on whether her Department's and Tusla's lack of interest in the school completion programme is an indication that they do not consider the improvement of participation and retention of children in school integral to their core mandate. [27189/17]

Question· writtenPQ 1793asked

1793. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment when broadband will be upgraded and provided in Gernonstown, Slane, County Meath; and if his attention has been drawn to the current download speeds in the area, which are often as low as 0.88 Mbps. [28722/17]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 20 June 2017

1793. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment when broadband will be upgraded and provided in Gernonstown, Slane, County Meath; and if his attention has been drawn to the current download speeds in the area, which are often as low as 0.88 Mbps. [28722/17]