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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Health and Safety (7 Nov 2018)

Thomas Byrne: 79. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the costs to date of fire safety audits in schools announced in September 2017. [46071/18]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Administration (7 Nov 2018)

Thomas Byrne: 80. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of clerks of works appointed pursuant to an announcement in September 2017; and the details of the projects which have their own clerk of works or grouped with a single clerk of works. [46072/18]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Administration (7 Nov 2018)

Thomas Byrne: 81. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a clerk of works has been appointed for each building project under the auspices of his Department. [46073/18]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Administration (7 Nov 2018)

Thomas Byrne: 82. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if there are clerks of works within his Department staff; and if not, if they are private contractors. [46074/18]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Administration (7 Nov 2018)

Thomas Byrne: 85. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of site visits carried out of schools built by a company (details supplied) identified as needing remedial works by school during construction as part of certification processes; the dates of these inspections in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46083/18]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Administration (7 Nov 2018)

Thomas Byrne: 86. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the procedures in place for the issuing of completion certificates for schools built in each of the years, 2009 to 2014, 2014 to September 2017 and September 2017 to date in 2018; if this expressly required site visits by clerks of work; if the number or nature of inspections was prescribed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46084/18]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Administration (7 Nov 2018)

Thomas Byrne: 96. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the oversight exercised in respect of various school building projects before September 2017. [46100/18]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Administration (7 Nov 2018)

Thomas Byrne: 97. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his Department independently, as a customer, ever engaged in quality checking of major school building projects before 2017. [46101/18]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Data (7 Nov 2018)

Thomas Byrne: 87. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of pupils displaced from schools built by a company (details supplied) identified as needing remedial works during construction that will be moved from the site of their current school; the distance from each school they have been moved from; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46085/18]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Data (7 Nov 2018)

Thomas Byrne: 88. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the timeline for the completion of works on schools built by a company (details supplied) identified as needing remedial works; and the estimated date for the return of all pupils to their classrooms. [46086/18]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Data (7 Nov 2018)

Thomas Byrne: 90. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of design, build and operate contracts issued; the builder of each project; the year the contract was issued; the school for which the contract was issued in each of the years 2009 to 2017 and to date in 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46088/18]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (7 Nov 2018)

Thomas Byrne: 93. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when he plans to finalise plans for a new primary school in Ashbourne, County Meath. [46094/18]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Funding (7 Nov 2018)

Thomas Byrne: 95. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the financial support and subvention which will be made available to the four recently announced Educate Together schools in setting up their schools. [46096/18]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Contractors (7 Nov 2018)

Thomas Byrne: 98. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the name of the assigned certifier in respect of each school building project subject to 2014 building regulations constructed by a company (details supplied); if an inspection plan and inspection notification framework was in place and acted upon in respect of each project; and if he was informed of any issues as they arose. [46102/18]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Contractors (7 Nov 2018)

Thomas Byrne: 99. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if, in the case of each project undertaken by a company (details supplied) and in which remedial works have been deemed necessary, contact has been made with the assigned certifiers under 2014 building regulations since the recent difficulties were uncovered. [46103/18]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Contractors (7 Nov 2018)

Thomas Byrne: 100. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if, in the case of each project undertaken by a company (details supplied) and in which remedial works have been deemed necessary, if the assigned certifiers under 2014 building regulations also took part in recent examinations of construction standards. [46104/18]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Services Provision (7 Nov 2018)

Thomas Byrne: 156. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to increase capacity on the train line serving the M3 park-and-ride facility. [46098/18]

Report on Positive Mental Health in Schools: Motion (8 Nov 2018)

Thomas Byrne: I move:That Dáil Éireann shall consider the Report of the Joint Committee on Education and Skills entitled 'Report on Positive Mental Health in Schools', copies of which were laid before Dáil Éireann on 12th September, 2017." I am substituting for Deputy O'Loughlin on whose behalf I apologise to the House. She is at the international conference of ALDE, the group to which...

Report on Positive Mental Health in Schools: Motion (8 Nov 2018)

Thomas Byrne: I thank the Ceann Comhairle for the opportunity to have the debate. I thank the other member of the committee who was here tonight, Deputy Funchion, as well as the other Members who spoke. I gave apologies for my Fianna Fáil colleague Deputy O'Loughlin, who is abroad on behalf of the party. Almost two thirds of children have experienced a stressful event of one sort or another by...

Report on Positive Mental Health in Schools: Motion (8 Nov 2018)

Thomas Byrne: Yes, days and weeks. Weeks turn into months relatively easily. However, I am not on the negotiating team and neither is the Minister, so we will just have to keep doing our respective jobs. This is obviously an area that needs work. The restoration of guidance counselling has been highlighted as a key concern. Full restoration must remain a priority, regardless of what comes out of...