Results 5,461-5,480 of 9,827 for speaker:Thomas Byrne

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Pupil-Teacher Ratio (13 Jul 2017)

Thomas Byrne: 319. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost of reducing average class sizes to 23 at primary level in budget 2018. [34493/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Patronage (13 Jul 2017)

Thomas Byrne: 332. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of meetings he or his officials have had with senior members of the Catholic Church or Catholic patrons bodies in regard to school divestment or school admissions and enrolment since coming to office. [34624/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Staff Data (13 Jul 2017)

Thomas Byrne: 355. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the average cost of establishing a new autism spectrum disorder unit or special class in a mainstream post secondary school. [34875/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Designation (13 Jul 2017)

Thomas Byrne: 356. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of new multidenominational and or non-denominational schools that have been established since 2012; the year they began taking in students; if they are in permanent or temporary accommodation; the patron of each; and if their buildings were transferred from another patron. [34876/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Multidenominational Schools (13 Jul 2017)

Thomas Byrne: 357. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to undertake another parental demand survey to assess levels of demand in each area for multi- and non-denominational schools; the areas in which there was deemed to be a high parental demand for multi- and non-denominational schools in the last survey; the level of demand identified; and if this demand has been fulfilled or not....

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Patronage (13 Jul 2017)

Thomas Byrne: 358. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on whether there is a potential conflict of interest in his new reconfiguration plan for patronage divestment (details supplied); the arrangements his Department has in place to mitigate the effects of conflicts of interest. [34878/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation Provision (13 Jul 2017)

Thomas Byrne: 359. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on whether his Department's policy of not allowing educate together schools to establish using temporary accommodation at an initial stage unless there is an expectation that a State-owned building will be available to move into in the area in the short term is unnecessary and is significantly delaying the roll-out of Educate...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Admissions (13 Jul 2017)

Thomas Byrne: 360. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if under the new School Admissions Bill 2016 will have powers to direct selected schools to operate an admissions policy which is positively discriminatory towards certain groups deemed to be excluded, such as children from traveller backgrounds or from homeless households; and if not, the reason he is of the view such a provision should not...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Curriculum (13 Jul 2017)

Thomas Byrne: 361. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost for reintroducing the modern languages in primary school programme in budget 2018 and for a national roll-out of the programme. [34882/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grants Data (13 Jul 2017)

Thomas Byrne: 362. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost for fully reintroducing the postgraduate grants; and the cost of reintroducing postgraduate grants for those eligible for grant rates part maintenance 75% and part maintenance 50%. [34883/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grants Data (13 Jul 2017)

Thomas Byrne: 363. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of postgraduates that have been provided financial assistance under the student grant scheme in each of the years since 2009 to 2016 and to date in 2017. [34884/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Data (13 Jul 2017)

Thomas Byrne: 364. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the ratio of special needs assistants, SNAs, to pupils in mainstream classes at primary level; and the ratio for SNAs to pupils in mainstream schools at post primary in each of the years 1998 to 2016 and to date in 2017 by county, in tabular form. [34885/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Data (13 Jul 2017)

Thomas Byrne: 365. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the ratio of resource teachers and learning support teachers to pupils in mainstream classes at primary level; and the ratio for resource teachers and learning support teachers to pupils in mainstream schools at post primary in each of the years 1998 to 2016 and to date in 2017 by county and by Dublin post code, in tabular form. [34886/17]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Traveller Data (13 Jul 2017)

Thomas Byrne: 1167. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will provide figures on school attendance and participation among Traveller children from 2016/2017 or the latest date available and for all years since 2000. [34511/17]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Traveller Education (13 Jul 2017)

Thomas Byrne: 1168. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the approximate cost of re-introducing the visiting teachers service for Travellers in budget 2018. [34512/17]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: School Attendance Data (13 Jul 2017)

Thomas Byrne: 1169. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if her Department has undertaken studies of school attendance and participation among children living in homeless households; if so, if she will provide figures on school attendance and participation; if not, the reason therefore; and if she will establish such a study. [34513/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Development Contributions (13 Jul 2017)

Thomas Byrne: 1331. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the provisions within national planning legislation to ensure developers of large residential developments have to contribute towards the development of new school place and school amenities that are required as the result of the new population in an area; and his views on whether there should be provision under...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Planning Guidelines (13 Jul 2017)

Thomas Byrne: 1332. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government his views on whether amendments are required to planning legislation to enable schools in conjunction with local planning authorities to introduce no fry zones or healthy eating zone in the vicinity of their schools; and his further views on fry zones around schools. [34831/17]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: National Monuments (26 Jul 2017)

Thomas Byrne: 225. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will request the OPW to engage with a group (details supplied) that wishes to improve the tourism experience in its heritage town. [35111/17]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: National Monuments (26 Jul 2017)

Thomas Byrne: 226. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will request the OPW to provide a second key for an important tourist attraction (details supplied) to improve the local tourism experience. [35123/17]