Results 2,341-2,360 of 9,823 for speaker:Thomas Byrne

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Physical Education Facilities (2 Jul 2019)

Thomas Byrne: 248. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to develop playing pitches at a school (details supplied). [27540/19]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Digital Strategy for Schools (2 Jul 2019)

Thomas Byrne: 256. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if academic standards and attainment levels at State examinations have been examined at schools involved in the digital learning framework compared to those schools not involved in the framework; and if academic performance indicators are available for these schools. [27614/19]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (2 Jul 2019)

Thomas Byrne: 271. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the 20 school building projects which are delayed; the longest at stage 2b; when a design team was appointed in each case; and when a replacement design team was appointed if applicable. [27834/19]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Junior Cycle Reform (2 Jul 2019)

Thomas Byrne: 290. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when history will be made a compulsory subject at junior cycle. [28185/19]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Home Tuition Scheme Funding (2 Jul 2019)

Thomas Byrne: 295. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the amount spent on home tuition grants in 2016, 2017 and 2018 in respect of children with special needs. [28192/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes Support Scheme Administration (2 Jul 2019)

Thomas Byrne: 400. To ask the Minister for Health in the case of rental income derived from a person's principal private residence in the context of a fair deal review, if that is rental income net of costs and expenses or gross rental income. [27622/19]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Penalty Points System (2 Jul 2019)

Thomas Byrne: 578. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if there is a right of appeal before a person is disqualified from driving, having received 12 penalty points within the required period. [27462/19]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Advertising Expenditure (2 Jul 2019)

Thomas Byrne: 627. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the expenditure and planned expenditure on local radio stations in relation to promoting the working families payment during 2019; when each campaign commenced; and the amount spent or planned to be spent in respect of each local radio station in tabular form. [27459/19]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: One-Parent Family Payment Eligibility (2 Jul 2019)

Thomas Byrne: 633. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if an affidavit is acceptable documentation advising on the separation of a couple in circumstance in which a couple is separated and documentation is requested from her Department. [27572/19]

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (27 Jun 2019)

Thomas Byrne: On the programme for Government and the HSE’s current budget, is the Minister for Health aware that there are 3,529 individuals waiting for an orthopaedic appointment in Navan hospital? Is he aware that 1,277 of these individuals have been waiting for 12 months or more for an initial assessment? Is he aware that for routine, follow-up appointments, as consultants describe them, there...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (27 Jun 2019)

Thomas Byrne: Hear, hear.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (27 Jun 2019)

Thomas Byrne: George Orwell would be proud. It is newspeak.

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Post Office Closures (26 Jun 2019)

Thomas Byrne: I endorse with what my colleagues have said about their local post offices because the same applies to my area. I informed the Minister's office about the position in Carlanstown where a postal agency has closed. They do not cost An Post anything, but they provide an unbelievably valuable service in distributing social welfare payments. Just like the village mentioned by my colleague,...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Post Office Closures (26 Jun 2019)

Thomas Byrne: It has been advertised, but people have not been able to take up the position.

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Post Office Closures (26 Jun 2019)

Thomas Byrne: When I sought this Topical Issue debate today I did not name any particular localities, although I did ring the Minister's office to be helpful, to name the two localities I was to talk about. Interestingly, since then, my constituency colleague, the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection, Deputy Regina Doherty, has issued a statement on one of them. I am glad of her interest...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Home Tuition Scheme (26 Jun 2019)

Thomas Byrne: 83. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of children availing of home tuition grants by county in each of the years 2015 to 2018. [26941/19]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Ministerial Meetings (26 Jun 2019)

Thomas Byrne: 85. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will report on his recent visit and engagements in the UAE. [26967/19]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Ministerial Meetings (26 Jun 2019)

Thomas Byrne: 86. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will report on his recent meeting with a union (details supplied). [26968/19]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Curriculum (26 Jun 2019)

Thomas Byrne: 87. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when the NCCA will report on the updating of the sex education curriculum; and when its recommendations will be implemented. [26969/19]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Staff (26 Jun 2019)

Thomas Byrne: 94. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason the number of special needs assistants is being reduced in a school (details supplied). [27036/19]