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Topical Issue Debate: Occupational Therapy (16 May 2017)

Thomas Byrne: Tá mé lán-sásta gur thug an Ceann Comhairle an deis dom an t-ábhar tábhachtach seo a lua ar an Athló inniu. I am very grateful to the Ceann Comhairle for allowing me to raise this issue. It is an issue that affects families in County Meath to an extraordinary degree. I have been contacted by parents who cannot get occupational therapy for their...

Topical Issue Debate: Occupational Therapy (16 May 2017)

Thomas Byrne: I thank the Minister of State for his response but it is not sufficient. His waiting list figures are wrong. The person who spoke to me pointed out that a part-time OT has a responsibility to see eight new cases per month. There are 350 children waiting to be seen. Simple mathematics shows that it takes four and a half years for a child on that list to be seen. The Minister of State says...

Equal Participation in Schools Bill 2016: Second Stage [Private Members] (16 May 2017)

Thomas Byrne: I thank Solidarity-PBP for bringing forward this legislation. It is a welcome reminder of the need to do something about this issue. While I agree that there is an issue there that must be solved, Fianna Fáil cannot, unfortunately, support the Bill because, like a great deal of what Solidarity-PBP produces, it goes way too far. By going to the heart of the ethos of a school, whether...

Equal Participation in Schools Bill 2016: Second Stage [Private Members] (16 May 2017)

Thomas Byrne: It is not spurious. The point is that it is not simply a question of religion, but one of ethos and spirit and what a school is known to prioritise. Some schools prioritise rugby. It was not so in my school, but there are others which do it.

Equal Participation in Schools Bill 2016: Second Stage [Private Members] (16 May 2017)

Thomas Byrne: Other schools prioritise Gaelic football. That is part of it. This is not simply about religious ethos. While I accept that there is an issue here which must be solved and while I cannot support the Solidarity-PBP Bill, neither can Fianna Fáil support the Minister's amendment for the simple reason that we have already had hearings in the Oireachtas committee and a public consultation....

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (16 May 2017)

Thomas Byrne: 159. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the amount of funding provided by his Department in 2017 for funding apprenticeships; and the number of apprenticeships that are currently being funded. [22748/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Stay Safe Programme (16 May 2017)

Thomas Byrne: 160. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the funding that has been allocated to schools to implement the child abuse prevention programme; and his views on whether this is adequate. [22750/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Funding (16 May 2017)

Thomas Byrne: 161. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason his Department caps per-pupil primary school funding at 500 pupils; and the rationale and justification for this. [22751/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Traveller Education (16 May 2017)

Thomas Byrne: 162. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the funding provided in each of the years 2009 to 2016 and to date in 2017 to primary schools and post-primary schools for additional Traveller support, in tabular form. [22752/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Junior Cycle Reform (16 May 2017)

Thomas Byrne: 167. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the status of the oral junior certificate curriculum; and the changes being proposed and implemented. [22872/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Closures (16 May 2017)

Thomas Byrne: 186. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to the proposals to close a school (details supplied); if this is in accord with the programme for Government commitments; and the steps he will take to prevent this occurring. [23005/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Staff Remuneration (16 May 2017)

Thomas Byrne: 182. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of persons employed by his Department, or by public bodies or agencies funded by his Department, on salaries in excess of €125,000; the areas and organisations in which they work; and the positions or titles of the persons concerned. [22967/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Further Education and Training Colleges (16 May 2017)

Thomas Byrne: 183. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position with regard to a new building for a college (details supplied). [22972/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Post-Leaving Certificate Courses Availability (16 May 2017)

Thomas Byrne: 184. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of PLC, post-leaving certificate, places allocated to each ETB, education and training board; and the number of PLC places actually taken up in each ETB in each of the past three years. [22973/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Properties (16 May 2017)

Thomas Byrne: 198. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason his Department's land at Ashbourne, County Meath, is for sale in view of the fact that it is needed for public education and has also been the subject of discussions with Meath County Council for use as a public park. [23184/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Mental Health Strategies (16 May 2017)

Thomas Byrne: 199. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 198, 206, 210, 211 and 212 of 9 May 2016, if he will clarify his reply that schools can plan a well-being programme without loss of teaching time for other subjects; and the way in which hours for the well-being programme will not impact on hours for other subjects. [23187/17]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Public Services Card Provision (16 May 2017)

Thomas Byrne: 247. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a public services card will issue to a person (details supplied). [22759/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Services for People with Disabilities (16 May 2017)

Thomas Byrne: 412. To ask the Minister for Health when a five-day assisted living service will be provided to a person (details supplied) with special needs. [22971/17]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: School Attendance Data (16 May 2017)

Thomas Byrne: 605. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs further to Parliamentary Question No. 264 of 4 May 2017, her views on whether it would not be worthwhile to compile non-attendance rates for schools for administrative divisions smaller than county level, even though the information and expertise is available with her Department and Tusla; and her further views on the use of county level...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Review of Skills and Apprenticeship Schemes: Discussion (16 May 2017)

Thomas Byrne: I thank Mr. Smith for his comments. The Chairman is correct that bogus self-employment is not the subject of today's discussion. Nevertheless, Mr. Smith hit the nail on the head in respect of apprenticeships and I will take his point on board. Reading the submission from the Irish Hotels Federation, is it the case that it can take an eternity to develop an apprenticeship. What are the...