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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: DEIS Applications (27 Jun 2017)

Thomas Byrne: 193. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on whether a school (details supplied) should be allocated DEIS status in view of the fact that two other schools in the same parish have both received DEIS status. [29521/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: DEIS Data (27 Jun 2017)

Thomas Byrne: 242. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of schools which have had their DEIS status changed as a result of a review after the main announcement recently; and if he will provide the names of those schools. [30123/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Community First Responders Network (27 Jun 2017)

Thomas Byrne: 420. To ask the Minister for Health the supports available to community first responder groups. [30124/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Community First Responders Network (27 Jun 2017)

Thomas Byrne: 421. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to launch a national strategy for community first responders. [30125/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Community First Responders Network (27 Jun 2017)

Thomas Byrne: 422. To ask the Minister for Health if he has examined the supports available in the UK for community first responders; and his views on whether community first responders here are significantly disadvantaged compared to their UK counterparts. [30126/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Solar Energy Guidelines (27 Jun 2017)

Thomas Byrne: 585. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government his views on the need for planning guidelines regarding the development of solar PV farms; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29453/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Fire Safety (27 Jun 2017)

Thomas Byrne: 633. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if he will provide the safety certificates that his Department has received in respect of funfairs in County Meath in 2016 and to date in 2017. [30052/17]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Network (28 Jun 2017)

Thomas Byrne: 33. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of his Department's commitment to upgrade the N2 road in County Meath. [29950/17]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network Expansion (28 Jun 2017)

Thomas Byrne: 78. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of his Department's commitment to complete the Navan rail line. [29951/17]

Select Committee on Education and Skills: Education (Admission to Schools) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (28 Jun 2017)

Thomas Byrne: Is there a list of the amendments that have been ruled out of order?

Select Committee on Education and Skills: Education (Admission to Schools) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (28 Jun 2017)

Thomas Byrne: I welcome the Minister and his officials. I look forward to the passage of the Bill, but a number of major issues have not been dealt with. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett mentioned the provisions of the Equal Status Act. I would be grateful if the Minister outlined his position on it and his intended approach in that regard because no amendments have been tabled. Clearly, it is the ghost at...

Select Committee on Education and Skills: Education (Admission to Schools) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (28 Jun 2017)

Thomas Byrne: Is the Chairman advising that Deputies can write a Bill that refers to the special needs topic?

Select Committee on Education and Skills: Education (Admission to Schools) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (28 Jun 2017)

Thomas Byrne: All right.

Select Committee on Education and Skills: Education (Admission to Schools) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (28 Jun 2017)

Thomas Byrne: My party will accept the Minister's proposals when they are fleshed out in detail. I welcome use of the word "compel" because I was slightly concerned about the language used earlier. When it is written down and the proposal on the Equal Status Act is also written down, we will certainly give them absolute consideration. I am prepared to take the Minister at face value today, but I will...

Select Committee on Education and Skills: Education (Admission to Schools) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (28 Jun 2017)

Thomas Byrne: The amendments are interesting and they certainly raise issues. I am not supportive of amendment No. 2. However, there is no question that arguments can be made for it. My worry is that the ethos of the school becomes affected. I do not know how we distinguish between religious instruction, faith formation and the ethos of a school because they are intertwined in some ways. Deputy...

Select Committee on Education and Skills: Education (Admission to Schools) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (28 Jun 2017)

Thomas Byrne: On a point of clarification, Deputy Shortall is not a member of the committee and has no vote. Can she call a vote?

Select Committee on Education and Skills: Education (Admission to Schools) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (28 Jun 2017)

Thomas Byrne: I am not encouraging Deputy Shortall but I was wondering.

Select Committee on Education and Skills: Education (Admission to Schools) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (28 Jun 2017)

Thomas Byrne: Could Deputy Catherine Martin have called a vote even though she did not put it forward?

Select Committee on Education and Skills: Education (Admission to Schools) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (28 Jun 2017)

Thomas Byrne: Could I, Deputy Catherine Martin or Deputy Shortall or her equivalent have called a vote there?

Select Committee on Education and Skills: Education (Admission to Schools) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (28 Jun 2017)

Thomas Byrne: I move amendment No. 11:In page 6, line 4, after "concerned" to insert the following:"except where the admission policy states that it is the school's explicit policy to give preference to children from the Traveller community in admissions". I will not delay matters too long. The amendments in different circumstances allow the Minister to require schools either individually or collectively...