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Question· writtenPQ 84asked

84. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the restoration plans for properties under his ownership in Kells, County Meath; his further plans to carry out enhancement or conservation works at the monastic site; and if there are plans to enhance the tourism signage in Kells. [39620/19]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 1 October 2019

84. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the restoration plans for properties under his ownership in Kells, County Meath; his further plans to carry out enhancement or conservation works at the monastic site; and if there are plans to enhance the tourism signage in Kells. [39620/19]

Question· writtenPQ 90asked

90. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of home tuition grants which were not processed within two weeks of receipt; the number of applications received; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39172/19]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 26 September 2019

90. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of home tuition grants which were not processed within two weeks of receipt; the number of applications received; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39172/19]

Question· writtenPQ 89asked

89. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills the total spend per year on lands purchased for schools in each of the years 2010 to 2018 and to date in 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39171/19]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 26 September 2019

89. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills the total spend per year on lands purchased for schools in each of the years 2010 to 2018 and to date in 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39171/19]

Question· writtenPQ 88asked

88. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills the breakdown of the net capital expenditure on primary and post-primary infrastructure to include expenditure on primary and secondary school replacement and new builds for each of the years 2010 to 2018 and to date in 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39170/19]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 26 September 2019

88. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills the breakdown of the net capital expenditure on primary and post-primary infrastructure to include expenditure on primary and secondary school replacement and new builds for each of the years 2010 to 2018 and to date in 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39170/19]

Question· writtenPQ 39asked

39. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Finance if more funding will be made available to the Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government for the Rebuilding Ireland home loan scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39041/19]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 26 September 2019

39. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Finance if more funding will be made available to the Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government for the Rebuilding Ireland home loan scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39041/19]

Question· writtenPQ 34asked

34. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if her attention has been drawn to the recent report by the ESRI in which the extent of pension gender pay gap was highlighted; the measures she plans to undertake to remedy the situation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38844/19]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 25 September 2019

34. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if her attention has been drawn to the recent report by the ESRI in which the extent of pension gender pay gap was highlighted; the measures she plans to undertake to remedy the situation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38844/19]

Question· writtenPQ 179asked

179. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of students that appealed their leaving certificate results and attained a higher mark in 2017, 2018 and 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38747/19]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 September 2019

179. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of students that appealed their leaving certificate results and attained a higher mark in 2017, 2018 and 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38747/19]

Question· writtenPQ 173asked

173. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he is satisfied that his Department and the Revenue Commissioners have resolved technical issues that led to the non-payment of teachers in January 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38646/19]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 September 2019

173. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he is satisfied that his Department and the Revenue Commissioners have resolved technical issues that led to the non-payment of teachers in January 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38646/19]

Question· writtenPQ 172asked

172. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills the reason for further delays to the payment of teachers in September 2019; the nature of the delays; the actions being taken to address this issue; if the problem that has occurred is the same problem that arose in January 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38645/19]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 September 2019

172. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills the reason for further delays to the payment of teachers in September 2019; the nature of the delays; the actions being taken to address this issue; if the problem that has occurred is the same problem that arose in January 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38645/19]

Question· writtenPQ 99asked

99. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the cost of an audit for a school can absorb a large portion of capitation for a small school; if his Department monitors the cost of financial audits for small schools; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38120/19]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 19 September 2019

99. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the cost of an audit for a school can absorb a large portion of capitation for a small school; if his Department monitors the cost of financial audits for small schools; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38120/19]

Question· writtenPQ 98asked

98. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills if the cost of audits for schools will be reviewed with a view to reducing the burden of costs for small schools with a low number of transactions. [38119/19]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 19 September 2019

98. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills if the cost of audits for schools will be reviewed with a view to reducing the burden of costs for small schools with a low number of transactions. [38119/19]

Question· writtenPQ 124asked

124. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills the circumstances in which a school (details supplied) was told that a proposed temporary move would not go ahead; and the reason this major project has been delayed. [37949/19]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 September 2019

124. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills the circumstances in which a school (details supplied) was told that a proposed temporary move would not go ahead; and the reason this major project has been delayed. [37949/19]

Question· writtenPQ 119asked

119. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills the date on which home tuition will commence in September 2019; the number of children who will receive home tuition in September 2019; the number of teachers who are in place to provide same; the number of vacancies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37885/19]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 September 2019

119. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills the date on which home tuition will commence in September 2019; the number of children who will receive home tuition in September 2019; the number of teachers who are in place to provide same; the number of vacancies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37885/19]

Question· writtenPQ 105asked

105. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of students who qualified for a category of support from SUSI in each of the academic years 2010 to 2018; and the projected number for academic year beginning 2019. [37792/19]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 September 2019

105. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of students who qualified for a category of support from SUSI in each of the academic years 2010 to 2018; and the projected number for academic year beginning 2019. [37792/19]

Question· writtenPQ 104asked

104. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills the reason he has not provided the needed number of school places for children with special needs at the beginning of this academic year. [37791/19]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 September 2019

104. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills the reason he has not provided the needed number of school places for children with special needs at the beginning of this academic year. [37791/19]

Question· writtenPQ 103asked

103. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills the reason he has not provided guidelines to schools in the way in which to deal with and be of help to school pupils and their families who are homeless. [37790/19]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 September 2019

103. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills the reason he has not provided guidelines to schools in the way in which to deal with and be of help to school pupils and their families who are homeless. [37790/19]

Question· writtenPQ 101asked

101. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills the amount spent in 2018 on a company (details supplied) by legal fees, other professional and consultancy fees and other costs including construction and renovations in tabular form. [37776/19]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 September 2019

101. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills the amount spent in 2018 on a company (details supplied) by legal fees, other professional and consultancy fees and other costs including construction and renovations in tabular form. [37776/19]

Question· writtenPQ 656asked

656. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the position regarding offices occupied by Intreo or social welfare branches being exempt from commercial rates; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37218/19]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 September 2019

656. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the position regarding offices occupied by Intreo or social welfare branches being exempt from commercial rates; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37218/19]

Question· writtenPQ 537asked

537. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if his attention has been drawn to a recent article (details supplied); if his Department is committed to the salmon conservation programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37216/19]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 September 2019

537. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if his attention has been drawn to a recent article (details supplied); if his Department is committed to the salmon conservation programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37216/19]

Question· writtenPQ 536asked

536. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if his attention has been drawn to fines being issued by Inland Fisheries Ireland to anglers fishing without possession of a midlands regional fishing permit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37213/19]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 September 2019

536. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if his attention has been drawn to fines being issued by Inland Fisheries Ireland to anglers fishing without possession of a midlands regional fishing permit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37213/19]

Question· writtenPQ 250asked

250. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of times the inspectorate of his Department has challenged the use of reduced timetables in the context of the school inspection process since 2011; if so, the year in which a challenge was made; the county in which it was made; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37695/19]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 September 2019

250. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of times the inspectorate of his Department has challenged the use of reduced timetables in the context of the school inspection process since 2011; if so, the year in which a challenge was made; the county in which it was made; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37695/19]

Question· writtenPQ 231asked

231. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of children who are seeking but cannot secure a place within an ASD unit by county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37527/19]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 September 2019

231. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of children who are seeking but cannot secure a place within an ASD unit by county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37527/19]

Question· writtenPQ 225asked

225. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills the schools in Dublin 15 which have been requested to provide additional places for children with special needs in tabular form; the number of spaces provided to date by each school following a request; the number of children still awaiting a school place in Dublin 15 with special needs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37439/19]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 September 2019

225. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills the schools in Dublin 15 which have been requested to provide additional places for children with special needs in tabular form; the number of spaces provided to date by each school following a request; the number of children still awaiting a school place in Dublin 15 with special needs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37439/19]

Question· writtenPQ 209asked

209. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills the permanent school places built under the major projects heading in each of the years 2011 to 2018 and to date in 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37273/19]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 September 2019

209. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills the permanent school places built under the major projects heading in each of the years 2011 to 2018 and to date in 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37273/19]

Question· writtenPQ 208asked

208. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills his views on whether value for money is being achieved within the school building programme; the actions taken to monitor value for money within the programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37272/19]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 September 2019

208. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills his views on whether value for money is being achieved within the school building programme; the actions taken to monitor value for money within the programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37272/19]

Question· writtenPQ 207asked

207. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills the cost of construction inflation in 2018 for major projects under construction by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37271/19]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 September 2019

207. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills the cost of construction inflation in 2018 for major projects under construction by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37271/19]

Question· writtenPQ 206asked

206. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills the cost of remedial works for schools constructed by a company (details supplied) at which structural issues were identified; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37270/19]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 September 2019

206. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills the cost of remedial works for schools constructed by a company (details supplied) at which structural issues were identified; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37270/19]

Question· writtenPQ 205asked

205. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills the value of payments made to consultants working on schools built under the rapid build programme which were subsequently found to have structural issues; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37269/19]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 September 2019

205. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills the value of payments made to consultants working on schools built under the rapid build programme which were subsequently found to have structural issues; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37269/19]

Question· writtenPQ 204asked

204. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills the average cost of delivery of a permanent school place in each of the years 2011 to 2018 and to date in 2019, at primary and secondary level, respectively and in DEIS schools in tabular form (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37268/19]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 September 2019

204. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills the average cost of delivery of a permanent school place in each of the years 2011 to 2018 and to date in 2019, at primary and secondary level, respectively and in DEIS schools in tabular form (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37268/19]

Question· writtenPQ 203asked

203. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills the amount spent in each of the years 2016 to 2018 and to date in 2019 on consultants for school building projects; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37267/19]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 September 2019

203. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills the amount spent in each of the years 2016 to 2018 and to date in 2019 on consultants for school building projects; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37267/19]

Question· writtenPQ 202asked

202. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills the cost of 42 new schools announced in April 2018; the cost incurred to date; the estimated cost of buildings which have not been delivered to date for these schools; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37266/19]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 September 2019

202. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills the cost of 42 new schools announced in April 2018; the cost incurred to date; the estimated cost of buildings which have not been delivered to date for these schools; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37266/19]

Question· writtenPQ 1599asked

1599. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of Road Safety Authority roadside safety inspections of school buses carried out from July 2018 to July 2019; the failure rate of the inspections; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35866/19]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 September 2019

1599. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of Road Safety Authority roadside safety inspections of school buses carried out from July 2018 to July 2019; the failure rate of the inspections; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35866/19]

Question· writtenPQ 455asked

455. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills the mechanism by which his Department ensures that surveys of the weight of school bags are undertaken by schools in accordance with circulars; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36448/19]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 September 2019

455. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills the mechanism by which his Department ensures that surveys of the weight of school bags are undertaken by schools in accordance with circulars; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36448/19]