237. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the officials in his Department (details supplied) who were requested to arrange a visit to an asylum reception centre by a person; the procedures for similar visits by election candidates to reception centres; the officials who attended on the same visit; the details of the visit; if residents provided informed consent to meeting the person; the number of residents who agreed and refused, respectively, to meet the person; and if he will report to Dáil Éireann on the visit. [48703/19]
227. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to the under capacity of second level education in Skerries, County Dublin; and if so, his plans to rectify the situation. [49049/19]
225. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he is satisfied that an institution (details supplied) does not exert influence on universities outside of its remit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49033/19]
64. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Health the measures being taken to improve waiting times for speech and language assessments in County Meath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48878/19]
205. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to enhance the tourism experience in Kells, County Meath. [45283/19]
93. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills the reason enrolment caps were put in place at a school (details supplied). [48435/19]
92. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills when permanent accommodation will be provided for a school (details supplied). [48434/19]
91. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of schools which have not opened in September 2019 due to a lack of enrolments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48415/19]
90. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills the amount spent on the promotion of the human capital initiative on 7 November 2019 and associated advertising campaigns in relation to the launch; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48414/19]
89. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills the position of his Department with regard to the recommendations of an employment appeals tribunal on the use of summer holidays in the context of maternity leave; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48406/19]
86. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills if his Department contacted ETBs to put a hold on SNA posts from 20 August to 15 November 2019; if so, the ETBs contacted; the number of posts for which the request was made; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48386/19]
47. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans for future investment in the secondary routes of County Meath. [48148/19]
23. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans for future investment in the primary routes of County Meath. [48149/19]
639. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of times Irish Rail has contacted her Department seeking information whether personally identifying or not in relation to individual travel passes; and the number of times her Department has given such information whether personally identifying or not in each of the years 2016 to 2018 and to date in 2019. [47755/19]
597. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 221,222 and 223 of 13 November 2019, the number of times in each of the years 2016 to 2018 and to date in 2019 data relating to expired free travel passes was shared with Irish Rail. [48054/19]
596. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 221 to 223, inclusive, of 13 November 2019, the number of times in each of the years 2016 to 2018 and to date in 2019 data relating to free travel passes was shared with Irish Rail. [48053/19]
593. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the status of the drawdown of the LEADER funding in County Meath; and if he is satisfied with the level of drawdown. [47643/19]
399. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Health the number of children living in County Meath waiting to see a paediatrician for an outpatient appointment, a paediatric cardiologist, a paediatric ENT specialist and a paediatric surgeon. [47473/19]
219. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills the actions he will take to counteract an ongoing misinformation campaign on the reform of the relationships and sexuality education curriculum; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47786/19]
209. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the examination of an ex-gratia scheme established in July 2015 undertaken by his Department and the Office of the Attorney General. [47647/19]
208. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he is satisfied with the progress of payments to applicants to an ex-gratia scheme established in July 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47646/19]
202. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he is satisfied with the number of second level school places in Kilcock, County Meath, to meet local demand. [47606/19]
193. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of schools which have not opened in September 2019 due to a lack of enrolments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47470/19]
192. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills the amount spent on promoting and associated advertising campaigns for the launch of the Human Capital Initiative on 7 November 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47469/19]
184. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills the value of the education capital contingency fund in each of the years 2016 to 2018 and to date in 2019 by category. [47358/19]
179. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the provision of SEN places in Dublin 15, county Cork and south county Dublin which have previously been identified by the NCSE. [47327/19]
173. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills the timeline for the completion of the remediation works on schools built by a company (details supplied) at which works have not commenced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47280/19]
172. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills the breakdown of the €40 million spent to date on remediation works for schools built by a company (details supplied). [47279/19]
162. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills if his Department made a submission to draft strategy of Science Foundation Ireland for the period 2020 to 2025; and if this submission will be published. [47225/19]
161. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills the percentage of students in a class of at least 30 students at primary level; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47224/19]
160. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the development of guidelines for schools on the issue of restraint or intervention. [47223/19]
159. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills the total spent by schools on the provision of broadband to the end of quarter 3 in 2019. [47222/19]
158. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of teachers and principals on administrative leave with full pay; the reason this is the case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47221/19]
156. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills the actions taken to date to address errors in the estimated number of teachers retiring or leaving the system per year; the subsequent cost incurred; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47219/19]
154. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he requested the NCSE not to sign-off home tuition forms in August and September 2019 pending the completion of new guidelines; if this impacted on the start dates of home tuition for students; the number of students affected; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47213/19]
98. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to introduce legislation to address the inappropriate use of reduced timetables; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47465/19]
95. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to provide extra secondary school places in Dunshaughlin, County Meath. [47468/19]
94. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills the actions he will take to reform the school transport system in view of comments by the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform that the entire scheme needed to be reviewed to create a sustainable, evidence-based policy which delivers on its core objective; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47464/19]
74. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the cost of remediation works for schools built by a company (details supplied) at which structural issues were identified. [47466/19]
38. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to ensure equality of access for students of all socioeconomic backgrounds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47467/19]
32. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the reforms of the ex gratia scheme established in July 2015 in view of the O'Keeffe case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47777/19]
30. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he is satisfied that there is now no school-based oral examination of the Irish syllabus at junior cycle. [47776/19]
84. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of a capital grant application by a school (details supplied). [47039/19]
83. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of a capital grant application by a school (details supplied). [47008/19]
16. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the status of improvement works at the Tara Hill complex, County Meath. [45282/19]
227. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of times her Department has shared personal identifying information with the National Transport Authority in each of the years 2016 to 2018 and to date in 2019. [46812/19]
226. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of times her Department has shared personal identifying information with transport providers including Irish Rail in each of the years 2016 to 2018 and to date in 2019. [46811/19]