204. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will be putting in place an independent review mechanism, as was put in place after the initial assessment for DEIS in 2006, to address the concerns of schools that did not qualify for inclusion in DEIS but regarded themselves as having a level of disadvantage which was of a scale sufficient to warrant their inclusion in the programme; and if not, the reason. [8496/17]
199. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills if the admission criteria to DEIS have been finalised; and if not, when they will be. [8392/17]
198. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills if schools that do not qualify for the scheme will be removed from DEIS. [8391/17]
196. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills the extra provision available for students who will start school from September 2017 with a specific diagnosis either in junior infants or transferring from another school with regard to the new model allocation for resource teacher hours. [8389/17]
195. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills the extra provision available for students already enrolled who now present with a specific diagnosis from this point forward with regard to the new model allocation for resource teacher hours; and if this provision must come out of the school's existing allocation. [8388/17]
25. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding the redrawing of Garda districts in County Meath; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7605/17]
19. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality her plans to install cameras on motorways to assist in the fight against crime. [7606/17]
46. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence his plans regarding the future of Gormanston Camp in County Meath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7349/17]
88. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills when he expects the details of the 2017 summer works programme grant recipients to be announced; and if new applications will be taken in 2017. [6451/17]
64. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to improve the N2 from a safety point of view and in addition from the perspective of the effectiveness of the road as a national route. [6002/17]
50. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the Navan railway will be proposed and advanced by his Department, in view of the capital expenditure review. [6001/17]
571. 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. [5725/17]
268. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government when he expects Meath County Council will receive its annual funding allocation to carry out home adaption works; if his attention has been drawn to the serious and unacceptable delay in processing applications under the local authority adaption works scheme for tenants of local authority houses in County Meath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5492/17]
249. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of higher diploma in education graduates over the past two years in each of the subject areas of secondary teachers. [5927/17]
231. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills when a school (details supplied) was transferred to his Department, the reason his Department did not inform parents of the change in ownership; and the valuation which was put on the school and its buildings by his Department. [5648/17]
230. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills the reason for the proposed closure of a school (details supplied); his views on whether there is huge demographic demand for school places in this area and that, in this respect, the closure of this school is misguided; and the advice he has given to parents of the 230 pupils on the location they will be accommodated following the proposed closure. [5647/17]
226. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills when the technical assessment of a school building (details supplied) will take place with regard to capital works; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5609/17]
209. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost of providing funding for Irish sign language interpretation for deaf parents of hearing children for parent-teacher meetings; and if he will consider providing funding for this purpose. [5442/17]
79. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his proposals to enhance rural broadband in County Meath. [5809/17]
67. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will instruct EirGrid to underground the North-South interconnector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5808/17]
14. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the total number of persons in receipt of GLAS 1 and GLAS 2 payments who have received 85% of their total 2016 payment in County Meath; the number of farmers in County Meath who have passed all payment approval checks and are awaiting their 2016 payment; the total number of GLAS and AEOS recipients in County Meath who have yet to receive payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4927/17]
11. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the total number of farmers in County Meath that enrolled in the areas of natural constraint, ANC, scheme; the process of reviewing qualifying areas for the areas of natural constraint scheme; if his Department has completed the mapping exercise in County Meath; when the maps will be published; the consultation that will be undertaken with farmers in County Meath on the review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4928/17]
729. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if funding will be provided to complete a road improvement at a junction (details supplied). [4466/17]
424. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the manner in which the Action Plan for Rural Development will impact on County Meath; and the way in which it will affect and improve broadband in rural County Meath. [4345/17]
423. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if there are exemptions to hedge cutting laws for contractors to cut hedgerows throughout the year, to allow for maintenance works on behalf of Eir and ESB Networks. [4338/17]
388. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the towns and village centres in County Meath that have been selected under the Realising our Rural Potential: Action Plan for Rural Development to encourage residential occupancy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4063/17]
315. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government when Meath County Council will be given permission to proceed to tender for and build a small estate of houses in Ratoath, County Meath. [4498/17]
314. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government when authorisation will be given to Meath County Council to commence a programme of house acquisition; and if funding will be provided. [4497/17]
195. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills the body under the aegis of his Department which oversees and has responsibility for hospitality and tourism skills development policy here; his views on the shortage of chefs and skilled hospitality staff; and the proposals his Department is considering to address this crisis. [4148/17]
194. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of tourism and hospitality skills training positions in addition to the amount of funding for this purpose, allocated to each county or local authority in 2015 and 2016, in tabular form. [4147/17]
168. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Health the financial assistance available to community groups wishing to set up a meals on wheels scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3676/17]
433. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that patients of the neurology department in Beaumont Hospital have had appointments cancelled without advance notice, resulting in patients presenting for appointments and being sent home; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2672/17]
163. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills the potential investment projects his Department put forward to the Department of Finance task force report for the European Fund for Strategic Investment. [2676/17]
76. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills his plans for developing apprenticeship opportunities for persons with disabilities. [1898/17]
59. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills his views on the length of time it takes for children to be publicly assessed by the National Educational Psychological Service; his further views on whether these waiting times are acceptable; and the measures his Department is taking to improve access to psychological assessment for school children. [1897/17]
41. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to the disparity between primary and secondary level education in the number of school places for children with autism; and the measures his Department is taking to improve access to appropriate places in mainstream secondary schools for children with autism. [1896/17]
36. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of school bus routes in operation in each of the years from 2011 to 2016; and if his Department's policy objective is to reduce the number of children availing of school transport on a concessionary basis. [1895/17]
29. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the implementation of the new coding curriculum in schools; the reason for the delayed roll-out of the new coding courses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2012/17]
27. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the review of the delivering equality of opportunity in schools, DEIS, programme; if he will put in place the measures suggested by the ESRI review of the programme, namely to taper funding and enhance supports for urban DEIS schools; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2011/17]
1391. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of an application for a Scottish derogation for a person (details supplied). [41616/16]
1284. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Health when the vacant position of home support provider to the County Meath disability home support service will be filled following a company (details supplied) ceasing the service in this area. [1549/17]
964. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Health when an appointment for a consultation in Our Lady's Hospital, Navan will take place for a person (details supplied). [41409/16]
961. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Health when home support hours will be reinstated to families in County Meath following industrial action by a care service (details supplied). [41396/16]