Results 2,281-2,300 of 9,823 for speaker:Thomas Byrne

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Weight of Schoolbags (6 Sep 2019)

Thomas Byrne: 454. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his Department consults with schools on the weight of school bags in the context of the setting of textbooks and timetables; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36447/19]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Weight of Schoolbags (6 Sep 2019)

Thomas Byrne: 455. To ask 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]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Parent and Student Charter (6 Sep 2019)

Thomas Byrne: 456. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress of the education (parent and student charter) Bill. [36449/19]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: School Transport Data (6 Sep 2019)

Thomas Byrne: 1599. To ask 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]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Establishment (11 Jul 2019)

Thomas Byrne: 285. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of each of the 42 new schools announced in April 2018, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31265/19]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Pupil-Teacher Ratio (11 Jul 2019)

Thomas Byrne: 286. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated full year cost of implementing one point reductions in average class size at primary level. [31266/19]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Pupil-Teacher Ratio (11 Jul 2019)

Thomas Byrne: 287. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated full year cost of implementing one point reductions in the average class size at post-primary level. [31267/19]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (11 Jul 2019)

Thomas Byrne: 288. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the cost of restoring the pre-2012 staffing and retention schedule for schools with four or fewer teachers. [31268/19]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Minor Works Scheme Data (11 Jul 2019)

Thomas Byrne: 289. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the amount allocated to schools for minor works grants in 2018. [31269/19]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Capitation Grants (11 Jul 2019)

Thomas Byrne: 290. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost of a 5%, 10%, 15% and 20% increase in capitation grant to voluntary secondary schools. [31270/19]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Capitation Grants (11 Jul 2019)

Thomas Byrne: 291. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost of a 5%, 10%, 15% and 20% increase in capitation grant to community and comprehensive schools. [31271/19]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Capitation Grants (11 Jul 2019)

Thomas Byrne: 292. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost of restoring capitation and related grants to primary and post-primary schools to pre-2011 levels. [31272/19]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Management (11 Jul 2019)

Thomas Byrne: 293. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the cost of changes to enable teaching principals to have one release day per week is in the order of €12.5 million per annum. [31273/19]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Guidance Counsellors (11 Jul 2019)

Thomas Byrne: 294. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost to restore remaining ex-quota guidance posts. [31274/19]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Data (11 Jul 2019)

Thomas Byrne: 295. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost to restore English as an additional language post to pre-2012 levels; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31275/19]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: National Educational Psychological Service Data (11 Jul 2019)

Thomas Byrne: 296. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost of employing an additional ten, 20, 50 and 100 new NEPS psychologists for special needs assessment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31276/19]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Assistance Fund (11 Jul 2019)

Thomas Byrne: 297. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the student assistant fund allocation in the 2018/2019 school year. [31277/19]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Junior Cycle Reform (11 Jul 2019)

Thomas Byrne: 298. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will conduct a review of the common level junior cycle science course; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31278/19]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Child and Family Agency Staff (11 Jul 2019)

Thomas Byrne: 299. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he has discussed issues raised by a person (details supplied) in their resignation from the board of Tusla with the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs; if his Department has examined the issues they raised; the result of the examination; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31279/19]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Support Schemes (11 Jul 2019)

Thomas Byrne: 300. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the oversight conducted by his Department of the number of young persons seeking support and or counselling for mental health difficulties at third-level; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31280/19]