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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Ombudsman for Children (27 May 2020)

Thomas Byrne: 246. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on inviting the Ombudsman for Children to participate in discussions regarding the safe reopening of schools on a phased basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7880/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Covid-19 Pandemic (27 May 2020)

Thomas Byrne: 247. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if additional supports are being considered to support DEIS schools in reopening; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7881/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Accommodation (27 May 2020)

Thomas Byrne: 249. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will engage with third-level institutions to ensure that no student in student accommodation will be made homeless in the summer months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7883/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Accommodation (27 May 2020)

Thomas Byrne: 250. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will develop in conjunction with the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government, specific guidance for providers of student specific accommodation to allow students to collect their belongings safely at the end of a lease; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7884/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Curriculum (27 May 2020)

Thomas Byrne: 251. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the ongoing review of the senior cycle. [7885/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Technological Universities (27 May 2020)

Thomas Byrne: 252. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status the development of each of the proposed technological universities. [7886/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Technological Universities (27 May 2020)

Thomas Byrne: 253. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his Department or the HEA have conducted a review of the operation of Dublin Technological University in the context of the development of further technological universities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7887/20]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Maternity Leave (27 May 2020)

Thomas Byrne: 357. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if consideration will be given to extend paid maternity leave and benefit due to the Covid-19 crisis. [7863/20]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Peace Commissioners (27 May 2020)

Thomas Byrne: 358. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if an up-to-date list of peace commissioners and commissioners of oaths in County Meath will be provided. [7864/20]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Covid-19 Pandemic (27 May 2020)

Thomas Byrne: 391. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the guidance and advice she will provide to gym operators for reopening; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7492/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (27 May 2020)

Thomas Byrne: 493. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the UK Government has recently announced it is making travel from Ireland exempt from the 14-day quarantine requirement after travelling by air; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7823/20]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan (27 May 2020)

Thomas Byrne: 705. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment when broadband will be available in an area (details supplied). [7089/20]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rural Transport Services (27 May 2020)

Thomas Byrne: 778. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to a recent request by the National Transport Authority to review a number of rural transport services being provided by LocalLink in County Meath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7494/20]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Covid-19 Pandemic (27 May 2020)

Thomas Byrne: 884. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if her Department has engaged substantially with an organisation (details supplied) in reference to the Covid-19 crisis. [7819/20]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Covid-19 Pandemic (27 May 2020)

Thomas Byrne: 901. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if he will introduce a special grant scheme for community and voluntary organisations that are members of the PPN nationwide in view of the Covid-19 crisis and the considerable financial loss they have experienced. [7842/20]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Property Registration (27 May 2020)

Thomas Byrne: 1063. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to a backlog in registrations in the Land Registry; the remote working arrangements if such a delay is holding up the sale of a property; if there is a system of expediting a particular case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7822/20]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: An Bord Pleanála (27 May 2020)

Thomas Byrne: 1064. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he envisages a backlog in planning applications and appeals to An Bord Pleanála; and the steps his Department has taken to ensure that An Bord Pleanála has the adequate resources to deal with such a backlog should it arise. [7839/20]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: County Development Plans (27 May 2020)

Thomas Byrne: 1065. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the specific guidance he will provide to local authorities that are required to hold statutory meetings that are open to members of the public to consider their proposed county development plans, which are currently under review. [7841/20]

Covid-19 (Education and Skills): Statements (20 May 2020)

Thomas Byrne: Tá mé ag roinnt mo chuid ama leis na Teachtaí Christopher O'Sullivan, Cathal Crowe agus Flaherty. The Minister's speech seems to mark a sea change in activity and attitude by the Department. I am not happy with everything that is happening but I detect in his speech a much greater openness from the Department in how it is dealing with educational issues. We are still...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Covid-19 Pandemic (20 May 2020)

Thomas Byrne: 7. To ask the Taoiseach the number of persons from outside the house allowed to travel in one car. [6478/20]