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Written Answers — Department of Finance: National Training Fund (4 Jul 2017)

Thomas Byrne: 148. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 369 of 20 June 2017, if he will answer the original question which requested information on whether he has sought approval from EUROSTAT on whether it would be permissible under the fiscal rules to use the surplus from the National Training Fund levy for capital expenditure, which was not answered...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: National Training Fund (4 Jul 2017)

Thomas Byrne: 157. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on the fact that in every year since its establishment except for 2012 and 2014 there was an annual surplus in the National Training Fund, including in years with very significant increases in unemployment and training needs of the population; his further views on whether the size of the accumulated surplus of the fund and the fact...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: National Training Fund (4 Jul 2017)

Thomas Byrne: 169. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the proposed Exchequer employer investment mechanism which would enable the NTF to be used to fund higher education institutions will require legislative amendment to the National Training Fund Act 2000. [30911/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: National Training Fund (4 Jul 2017)

Thomas Byrne: 170. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 528 of 20 June 2017, if under the National Training Fund Act 2000, the annual surplus not the accumulated surplus which was €54 million in 2016, can be used to fund education undertaken at higher education institutions. [30912/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education and Training Boards (4 Jul 2017)

Thomas Byrne: 171. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 559 of 20 June 2017, if he will answer the question and provide details of all funding to each ETB from 2014 to 2017 which is channelled through SOLAS from his Department (details supplied); and if his Department does not have access to this data, his views on whether this is acceptable. [30914/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Capitation Grants (4 Jul 2017)

Thomas Byrne: 173. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the capitation levels per pupil to primary schools and to post primary schools; and the estimated cost of restoring capitation levels for both to pre 2010 levels. [30940/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Funding (4 Jul 2017)

Thomas Byrne: 174. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the cost of equalising school funding between voluntary secondary schools and community and comprehensive secondary schools. [30942/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Healthy Living Strategies (4 Jul 2017)

Thomas Byrne: 175. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to publish a strategy, plan or guidelines on the availability of foods high in fat, salt and sugars and on vending machines in secondary schools; and the guidelines at present to schools on the availability of such foods in vending machines in schools. [30943/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Mental Health Strategies (4 Jul 2017)

Thomas Byrne: 176. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress being made on the national roll-out of the headstrong help seeking schools based substance misuse programme to all schools. [30944/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (4 Jul 2017)

Thomas Byrne: 183. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the approximate cost of restoring the staffing schedule for retaining and gaining a teacher that applied for schools pre-2012. [30968/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Broadband Service Provision (4 Jul 2017)

Thomas Byrne: 187. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of primary and post-primary schools that lack broadband services, by county. [31044/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Broadband Service Provision (4 Jul 2017)

Thomas Byrne: 188. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of primary and post-primary schools that have access to broadband service that is up to 30 Mbps by county. [31045/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Broadband Service Provision (4 Jul 2017)

Thomas Byrne: 189. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of primary and post-primary schools that have access to a broadband service that is between 30 Mbps and 70 Mbps by county. [31046/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Broadband Service Provision (4 Jul 2017)

Thomas Byrne: 190. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of primary and post primary schools that have access to a broadband service that is between 70 Mbps and 150 Mbps by county. [31047/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Broadband Service Provision (4 Jul 2017)

Thomas Byrne: 191. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of primary and post-primary schools that have access to a broadband service that is between 150 Mbps and 360 Mbps by county. [31048/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Broadband Service Provision (4 Jul 2017)

Thomas Byrne: 192. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of primary and post-primary schools that have access to a broadband service that is in excess of 360 Mbps by county. [31049/17]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Brexit Negotiations (4 Jul 2017)

Thomas Byrne: 242. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if the Government will negotiate a special dispensation on the tariffs on exports to the United Kingdom as part of the Brexit negotiations in view of the additional responsibilities that the State will encounter as the only European Union country with a border with the United Kingdom. [30566/17]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Visiting Teacher Service (4 Jul 2017)

Thomas Byrne: 541. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her views on whether it was the correct decision to abolish the visiting teacher service for children from the Traveller community; if education outcomes for Traveller children have improved since it was abolished; and her further views on whether this should be restored or a replacement education programme is required. [30941/17]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: School Meals Programme (4 Jul 2017)

Thomas Byrne: 581. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of children eligible to receive and the number in receipt of the school meals programme; and the estimated cost of expanding the programme by 10% to provide for a wider eligibility. [30931/17]

Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Second Stage (Resumed) (29 Jun 2017)

Thomas Byrne: This outrageous legislation and the outrageous unholy alliance that is coming together to pass it deserve the fullest possible debate.