97. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills his views on the necessity of providing third level education as close to students as possible, given his proposals on technological universities. [12394/16]
96. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills to outline his efforts to prevent a student accommodation crisis in autumn 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12393/16]
95. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills when he will meet the Association of Secondary Teachers in Ireland regarding various matters of concern and if he has set preconditions for such a meeting; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12392/16]
307. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Health his views on the effectiveness of the legislation on the manufacture, presentation and sale of tobacco and related products (details supplied) further to the transposition of the European Union (Manufacture, Presentation and Sale of Tobacco and Related Products) Regulations 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12218/16]
97. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the planning and building of the secondary school in a town (details supplied). [11919/16]
74. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Garda members and Garda Reserve members assigned to the Meath Garda division in each of the past five years in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11960/16]
626. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of Tusla, the Child and Family Agency, staff currently on leave, not including holiday or sick leave, with full or partial pay. [11492/16]
529. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when he will initiate a scheme of state aid funded loan relief as authorised by the European Union for dairy farmers suffering from cashflow problems as a result of superlevy and other obligations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11345/16]
490. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Health why his Department discontinued the participation of a town (details supplied) under the rural practice allowance scheme. [11697/16]
489. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Health when he will make promised changes under the rural practice allowance scheme, and the towns and villages in County Meath that will benefit. [11696/16]
488. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Health the number of general practice surgeries; the towns and villages where they are located in County Meath currently participating under the rural practice allowance scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11695/16]
460. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Health the number of staff members of the Health Service Executive currently on extended leave, not including holiday or sick leave, with full or partial pay. [11490/16]
418. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Health if he will implement any of the recommendations contained in a recently published Health Service Executive report into the possible causes of Guillain-Barré Syndrome clusters in Duleek in County Meath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11276/16]
416. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Health the status of car parking charges at primary care centres including if they are an unacceptable burden to patients, particularly for persons with medical cards; if he will include them in the assessment of means for a medical card; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11265/16]
414. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Health if he is peer-reviewing the recent report on a suspected cluster of Guillain-Barré Syndrome in the Duleek area of County Meath and if he must report it to any reporting mechanism at European Union level [11261/16]
412. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Health his response to the findings of the Committee on Public Accounts which were forwarded to him in respect of the executive not discharging an artist ration award to the North Meath Community Development Association; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11252/16]
411. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Health the position regarding the failure of the HSE to discharge an arbitration award to the North Meath Community Development Association. [11251/16]
387. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Health his response to the findings of the Committee on Public Accounts which were forwarded to him in respect of the HSE not discharging an artist ration award to the North Meath Community Development Association; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11253/16]
321. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Social Protection the status of an application by a person (details supplied) under the carer's allowance scheme. [11691/16]
284. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Social Protection the status of an application by a person (detailed supplied) under the carer's allowance scheme. [11463/16]
143. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of an application by a person (details supplied) for a special needs assistant. [11259/16]
107. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the criteria local authorities must adhere to when assessing applications for a grant to provide a well for a new domestic water supply. [10729/16]
79. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of an internal dispute resolution application by the spouse of a person (details supplied). [10730/16]
33. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the status of an application by a person (details supplied) for a D type long stay visa. [10881/16]
19. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Finance his plans to give effect to the commitment to bring forward a plan for the growth and development of the credit union sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10518/16]
8. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Finance when he will complete his review of the insurance sector; the process for implementing measures to reduce motor insurance inflation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10517/16]
1188. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of site visits by IDA Ireland and Enterprise Ireland in the Kells local enterprise area, County Meath, since the advent of the new regional aid guidelines with grants for employment and capital support in Kells; the nature of the advertising and marketing campaign to attract jobs and investment to Kells following on from the revised regional aid guidelines; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10481/16]
979. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of the export of greyhounds to China; if he has concerns for the welfare of the dogs when exported; if he has legislative proposals to remedy the situation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9415/16]
905. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Health the status of an appointment for surgery for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10477/16]
558. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Social Protection to expedite an application by a person (details supplied) under the carer's allowance scheme. [10479/16]
557. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Social Protection the status of an appeal by a person (details supplied) under the disability allowance scheme. [10475/16]
415. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the number of persons who have been refused entry onto the Meath social housing waiting list over the past five years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10480/16]
374. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government when he will allocate resources to Meath County Council to enable it to process non-medical priority applications under the housing adaptation grant scheme for older persons; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9534/16]
8. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she has met recently with the representative organisations of members of An Garda Síochána; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9971/16]
134. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the terms of refusal and the options available to a person who has been refused entry onto the Meath County Council social housing list due to not being able to provide evidence from a mortgage company of having voluntarily surrendered the property which the person previously occupied; if this was the only option available to the person; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9282/16]
2. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the status of an appeal by a person (details supplied) under the disability allowance scheme. [9224/16]
343. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when he will make improvements to the N2 road in County Meath, with particular regard to Rath, Primatestown Cross and Kilmoon in Ashbourne, to improve traffic flow and reduce delays, given the recommendations from a recent traffic study commissioned by Meath County Council which has been provided to Transport Infrastructure Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9127/16]
211. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Health to expedite an application by a person (details supplied) under the medical card scheme. [9149/16]
209. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Health the status of an appointment for surgery for a person (details supplied) in Our Lady's Hospital in Navan in County Meath. [9147/16]
205. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Health the status of the approval of the drug VIMIZIM for the illness Morquio, including if he will approve it for the public health service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9132/16]
181. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Health the status of an appointment for a person (details supplied) for surgery in Our Lady’s Hospital, Navan, County Meath. [9045/16]
127. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the status of a section 49 application to the tegistrar of the Property Registration Authority by a person (details supplied) who suffers from a number of illnesses and is currently in receipt of disability allowance. [9146/16]
485. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if a change in status in a county development plan of a settlement from small town to moderate and sustainable growth town without an actual increase in population has an impact on the allocation of funding for roads and other transport projects for that settlement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8325/16]
446. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if a change in status in a county development plan of a settlement from small town to moderate and sustainable growth town without any actual increase in population has any impact on the allocation of funding from his Department or its agencies for that settlement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8324/16]
383. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills when she will implement the process, including valuation, of the disposal of her Departments lands at Ashbourne, County Meath, for the purpose of providing a public park; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8176/16]
220. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the public policy reasons behind the continuance of the crimes and torts of champerty and maintenance in Irish law; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8327/16]
219. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if she has ever reviewed the position regarding the crimes and torts of champerty and maintenance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8326/16]
811. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government about the current stage regarding the provision of guidelines on wind turbines; if the reason for delay of the provision is a case of a policy decision; if not, whether further background work is to be completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7113/16]