225. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if her Department has information sharing agreements with the National Transport Authority or the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport. [46810/19]
224. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if her Department has information sharing agreements with Irish Rail or other public transport providers. [46809/19]
223. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the length of time data is retained in all contexts in relation to the free travel pass; and if there is a policy in relation to the free travel pass and data retention. [46808/19]
222. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if it is possible for her Department to identify a person who has taken a single journey on the free travel pass; and if so, if information is shared with transport providers in relation same including but not limited to in the context of fare evasion. [46807/19]
221. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if her Department retains data regarding to the free travel pass in relation to individual journeys undertaken; and the length of time such data is retained. [46806/19]
207. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of times the NTA has shared personal identifying information with transport providers including Irish Rail or the Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection in each of the years 2016 to 2018 and to date in 2019. [46818/19]
206. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the National Transport Authority has information sharing agreements with his Department or the Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection. [46817/19]
205. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of times his 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. [46815/19]
204. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his Department has information sharing agreements with the National Transport Authority or the Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection. [46814/19]
203. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his Department has information sharing agreements with Irish Rail or other public transport providers. [46813/19]
197. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills the funding provided to each university, technological university, institute of technology and college of education in respect of minor works and-or devolved capital grants in each of the past ten years in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46520/19]
196. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills the capital funding provided to each university, technological university, institute of technology and college of education in each of the past ten years in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46519/19]
221. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if Irish Water will have the suitable resources to carry out improved works at the Leixlip water treatment plant in the interest of public safety in line with recent EPA recommendations. [45768/19]
80. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills if a position for maternity leave cover can only be advertised on the first day of the leave. [45588/19]
1200. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the fact that Irish Water and Fingal County Council failed to implement the main recommendations of a previous EPA audit of the Leixlip water treatment plant in March 2019, particularly relating to the failure to install automatic shutdown when critical plant alarms are not responded to; and if his attention has been further drawn to the fact that this was a contributory factor to the recent incident which resulted in a boil water notice being enforced for over 600,000 consumers. [45580/19]
1199. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the recent recommendations from the Environmental Protection Agency, EPA, to Irish Water on considering installing ultraviolet disinfection to further ensure drinking water quality and the protection of public health at the Leixlip treatment plant. [45579/19]
1160. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government when funding will be allocated to Meath County Council for the Rebuilding Ireland home loan scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45190/19]
1159. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government his plans to provide more social housing in County Meath. [45189/19]
267. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills if the provision of a new secondary school in Dunshaughlin, County Meath is being considered. [45177/19]
266. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding an application for an extension and further accommodation at a college (details supplied). [45176/19]
256. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills when an application for a place in an ASD unit will be processed for a person (details supplied). [44992/19]
206. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of applicants for the school transport scheme on the route from Drogheda, County Louth to a school (details supplied) over the past five years; and the number of applications refused school transport on the route over the past five years. [44314/19]
112. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated number of children with additional care needs in each of the years 2020 to 2025 who will require the support of a special needs assistant in tabular form. [43716/19]
107. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills his views on whether ASD special classes in both primary and secondary schools should be equally funded; the estimated cost of equalisation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43686/19]
56. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the steps she has taken to ensure the public services card is compliant with the law on data protection. [43553/19]
55. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the steps she has taken to ensure the hot schools meal programme complies with nutritional standards. [43552/19]
229. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to provide alternative accommodation to the pupils of a school (details supplied). [43545/19]
228. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of special needs assistants required to complete the roll-out of the new school inclusion model; if the posts have been provided for in budget 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43544/19]
196. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the educational services provided at a centre (details supplied); if planning is under way to provide a location for services to be provided in another location; if the location has been identified; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43135/19]
182. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of children with special needs in receipt of home tuition due to the fact that a suitable school place cannot be found; the number in June 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42945/19]
81. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her plans to assist in the planning for provision of further childcare places in County Meath. [43217/19]
130. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills the options available to participate in the school transport scheme for a pupil who becomes homeless during the school year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42822/19]
121. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost of permitting schools with enrolments of 500 to 650 to fill secretary vacancies provided they have fewer than 1.5 posts and schools with enrolments of 626 to 699 provided they have fewer than two posts filled under budget 2020. [42751/19]
120. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost of permitting schools with enrolments of 700 or more to fill caretaker vacancies provided they have fewer than two caretakers under budget 2020. [42750/19]
119. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills the value of funds to be made available for further education of the €174 million set aside for higher education. [42749/19]
115. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost of restoring capitation rates to pre-2010 levels following the implementation of increases announced in budget 2020. [42708/19]
107. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills the position with regard to the provision of additional places and classrooms for children with special needs in which a new building for an existing school is being provided under the capital programme and additional accommodation schemes; if new places and classrooms for children with special needs must be provided or planned in the location such a project is undertaken; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42644/19]
106. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills the dates in 2018 and 2019 on which the implementation group for the National Council for Special Education’s policy advice on educational provision for children with autism spectrum disorders has met; and when it is next planned for this group to meet. [42643/19]
105. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills the recommendations of the National Council for Special Education’s policy advice on educational provision for children with autism spectrum disorders which have not yet been implemented; the timescale for implementation of these measures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42642/19]
104. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills the cost of implementing the National Council for Special Education’s policy advice on educational provision for children with autism spectrum disorders recommendation to extend the enhanced level of capitation grant to post-primary schools with special classes on the same basis as primary schools; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42641/19]
63. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to develop a strategy to address the falling university rankings. [42528/19]
31. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills the actions he is taking for September 2020 to address unmet demand for school places for children with special needs. [42527/19]
30. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills if works on permanent places for all colleges of further education have been ceased in 2019 pending the completion of a review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42525/19]