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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Naturalisation Eligibility (30 Jan 2018)

Thomas Byrne: 279. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 130 of 18 January 2018, if it is policy that it is a condition of naturalisation that a person has not been absent from the State for more than six weeks per annum in the years claimed towards the reckonable residency requirement, irrespective of the explanation furnished under Q5.6 of...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: JobPath Programme (30 Jan 2018)

Thomas Byrne: 588. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection to set out the annual remuneration of the two JobPath providers (details supplied) to deliver the programme nationwide; and the number employed by both providers in their offices across the country. [4111/18]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: JobPath Programme (30 Jan 2018)

Thomas Byrne: 589. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she is satisfied that the offices of the two JobPath providers are sufficiently equipped with basic information technology equipment such as computers and printers to carry out their functions. [4112/18]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (25 Jan 2018)

Thomas Byrne: 81. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of building projects that were interrupted in 2017 by firms going into liquidation. [3810/18]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (25 Jan 2018)

Thomas Byrne: 82. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of times his Department had to retender building projects as a result of firms going into liquidation. [3811/18]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (25 Jan 2018)

Thomas Byrne: 83. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position with regard to contractual disputes and outstanding building defects at schools (details supplied). [3812/18]

Shortage of Teachers: Motion [Private Members] (24 Jan 2018)

Thomas Byrne: Gabhaim buíochas le gach duine atá ag tabhairt tacaíocht don rún seo. Tá siad ag taispeáint an taithí atá acu ar an bhfadhb seo óna bheith i dteagmháil le múinteoirí agus é sin i ngach Dáilcheantair. Tá an Twitter hashtag #TrasnaNadTonnta ag cur soiléireachta orthu siúd atá thar lear agus atá...

Shortage of Teachers: Motion [Private Members] (24 Jan 2018)

Thomas Byrne: Deputy Micheál Martin was a shop steward.

Shortage of Teachers: Motion [Private Members] (24 Jan 2018)

Thomas Byrne: Its name was not dirt in our party.

Shortage of Teachers: Motion [Private Members] (24 Jan 2018)

Thomas Byrne: No, they are not.

Shortage of Teachers: Motion [Private Members] (24 Jan 2018)

Thomas Byrne: We had that discussion during the Estimates.

Shortage of Teachers: Motion [Private Members] (24 Jan 2018)

Thomas Byrne: I move:That Dáil Éireann, recognising the importance of teachers and valuing the contribution that the profession has made to Irish society —accepts that:— a real crisis exists whereby demand for substitute teachers vastly exceeds supply both at primary and second-level schools; — there are major challenges in Irish second-level schools in securing the right...

Questions on Promised Legislation (24 Jan 2018)

Thomas Byrne: Me?

Questions on Promised Legislation (24 Jan 2018)

Thomas Byrne: I raise the apparent nonchalance of the Government regarding this matter. The Taoiseach appeared to answer Deputy Howlin's question by reading from Emma O'Kelly's good reporting on RTÉ.ie. In view of the fact that the Taoiseach had to read a statement given to the media in respect of this issue, what communications did the Government have with Dutch Infrastructure Fund? This is a...

Leaders' Questions (24 Jan 2018)

Thomas Byrne: Did the fund contact the Government or is the Taoiseach reading that from RTÉ.ie?

Leaders' Questions (24 Jan 2018)

Thomas Byrne: That was on the RTÉ news. It has not contacted Government.

Leaders' Questions (24 Jan 2018)

Thomas Byrne: The Government is doing nothing.

Leaders' Questions (24 Jan 2018)

Thomas Byrne: They have taken the Taoiseach's advice and gone abroad.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Eligibility (24 Jan 2018)

Thomas Byrne: 81. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a transport grant was discontinued for a person (details supplied). [3539/18]

Technological Universities Bill 2015: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (23 Jan 2018)

Thomas Byrne: I thank the Minister for working with the members of the committee, particularly me, over the past number of weeks and months. I also thank her officials. There has been a slight change to the guard in that regard and I know that Deirdre McDonnell was heavily involved in this Bill. This is a major achievement for the confidence and supply agreement and not only for the Government, because...