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Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme Data (2 Feb 2017)

Thomas Byrne: Farmers in my constituency would like more of a commitment rather than an ambition because they are under severe pressure at the moment. The Minister must do everything in his power.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme Data (2 Feb 2017)

Thomas Byrne: Yes, but the Minister must do everything in his power to turn that ambition into reality because the situation at the moment is not good enough. We must ensure farmers can have some level of security in terms of the bit of help the payment provides. The Minister is not doing that at the moment.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Scheme Payments (2 Feb 2017)

Thomas Byrne: 14. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the total number of persons in receipt of GLAS 1 and GLAS 2 payments who have received 85% of their total 2016 payment in County Meath; the number of farmers in County Meath who have passed all payment approval checks and are awaiting their 2016 payment; the total number of GLAS and AEOS recipients in County Meath who have yet to...

Other Questions: North-South Interconnector (7 Feb 2017)

Thomas Byrne: First, to say this is not related to Brexit or the EU is totally misleading and disingenuous. As the Minister knows, this is a project of common interest, as designated by the European Commission, so it clearly has strong European ties and links, regardless of the legislation. Second, the Minister and EirGrid, as the semi-State body, must have regard to the fact it is now clear that a...

Other Questions: North-South Interconnector (7 Feb 2017)

Thomas Byrne: It has gone back up again.

Other Questions: North-South Interconnector (7 Feb 2017)

Thomas Byrne: We appreciate that.

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: National Broadband Plan Implementation (7 Feb 2017)

Thomas Byrne: 79. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his proposals to enhance rural broadband in County Meath. [5809/17]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: North-South Interconnector (7 Feb 2017)

Thomas Byrne: 67. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will instruct EirGrid to underground the North-South interconnector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5808/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (7 Feb 2017)

Thomas Byrne: 209. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost of providing funding for Irish sign language interpretation for deaf parents of hearing children for parent-teacher meetings; and if he will consider providing funding for this purpose. [5442/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (7 Feb 2017)

Thomas Byrne: 226. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when the technical assessment of a school building (details supplied) will take place with regard to capital works; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5609/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Closures (7 Feb 2017)

Thomas Byrne: 230. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason for the proposed closure of a school (details supplied); his views on whether there is huge demographic demand for school places in this area and that, in this respect, the closure of this school is misguided; and the advice he has given to parents of the 230 pupils on the location they will be accommodated following the proposed...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Closures (7 Feb 2017)

Thomas Byrne: 231. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a school (details supplied) was transferred to his Department, the reason his Department did not inform parents of the change in ownership; and the valuation which was put on the school and its buildings by his Department. [5648/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teacher Data (7 Feb 2017)

Thomas Byrne: 249. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of higher diploma in education graduates over the past two years in each of the subject areas of secondary teachers. [5927/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Housing Adaptation Grant Funding (7 Feb 2017)

Thomas Byrne: 268. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government when he expects Meath County Council will receive its annual funding allocation to carry out home adaption works; if his attention has been drawn to the serious and unacceptable delay in processing applications under the local authority adaption works scheme for tenants of local authority houses in County Meath;...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Broadband Service Provision (7 Feb 2017)

Thomas Byrne: 571. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his plans to improve broadband service in an area (details supplied) in County Meath. [5725/17]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Equal Status (Admission to Schools) Bill 2016: Discussion (7 Feb 2017)

Thomas Byrne: I must leave to go to the Dáil for a very short period - probably during some of the opening statements.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Equal Status (Admission to Schools) Bill 2016: Discussion (7 Feb 2017)

Thomas Byrne: I apologise that I had to leave during the meeting and that I missed some of the contributions. Some, including Dr. Fennelly in his submission, have raised the fact that the Minister is having his own consultations and we are having our discussions separately. People have raised this with me privately too. The answer to that is that the Minister has no control over this committee. We are...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Equal Status (Admission to Schools) Bill 2016: Discussion (7 Feb 2017)

Thomas Byrne: How it will affect each particular group of the joint management body, the Catholic primary schools, the Islamic schools, the Church of Ireland schools, na Gaelscoileanna and the community schools? I want to tease that out. I do not really have any other questions.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Equal Status (Admission to Schools) Bill 2016: Discussion (7 Feb 2017)

Thomas Byrne: This is not about me telling Ms Rainsberry my views. I am just trying to get her views on the difficulties before we make our decisions. If we were to make a law specifying that a school could only prioritise Protestant children or co-religionists from within a catchment area and that it could not bring in Protestant children from outside that area, but if the catchment area were to be...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Equal Status (Admission to Schools) Bill 2016: Discussion (7 Feb 2017)

Thomas Byrne: That is what is envisaged.