Results 7,241-7,260 of 9,832 for speaker:Thomas Byrne

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Traveller Education (2 Apr 2019)

Thomas Byrne: 168. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to reverse the 2011 cuts to Traveller education supports. [15072/19]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Traveller Education (2 Apr 2019)

Thomas Byrne: 169. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason the participation and retention rates of Travellers in the education system have worsened compared to members of the settled community. [15073/19]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Traveller Education (2 Apr 2019)

Thomas Byrne: 170. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if data is available on the level of participation of members of the Travelling community in primary education; and the rate of participation in this regard. [15074/19]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Anti-Racism Measures (2 Apr 2019)

Thomas Byrne: 171. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if anti-racism training is compulsory for teacher training and continuing professional development. [15075/19]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Traveller Education (2 Apr 2019)

Thomas Byrne: 172. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the Traveller education strategy. [15076/19]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Traveller Education (2 Apr 2019)

Thomas Byrne: 173. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the level of his engagement with Traveller organisations. [15077/19]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Traveller Education (2 Apr 2019)

Thomas Byrne: 174. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the efforts being made to encourage Travellers to become teachers. [15078/19]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (2 Apr 2019)

Thomas Byrne: 183. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to the fact that no transition year co-ordinator is in place at a school (details supplied). [15198/19]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Data (2 Apr 2019)

Thomas Byrne: 192. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on the statement by the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection at a recent meeting that social welfare data cannot be relied upon for accuracy by the Department of Education and Skills in its forward planning. [15307/19]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Data (2 Apr 2019)

Thomas Byrne: 193. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he has previously been advised by the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection that the data of her Department cannot be relied upon for forward planning purposes. [15308/19]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Data (2 Apr 2019)

Thomas Byrne: 196. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the extent of information sharing between his Department and the Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection. [15320/19]

Educational Supports for Children Experiencing Homelessness: Motion [Private Members] (3 Apr 2019)

Thomas Byrne: I move:That Dáil Éireann: notes that:— all children, including those who are homeless or living in emergency accommodation, have the constitutional right to free primary education; — all children and young people should have access to secondary education and not have to leave before they have completed their education because of a lack of resources; —...

Educational Supports for Children Experiencing Homelessness: Motion [Private Members] (3 Apr 2019)

Thomas Byrne: We are very grateful.

Educational Supports for Children Experiencing Homelessness: Motion [Private Members] (3 Apr 2019)

Thomas Byrne: I express my gratitude to all sides of the House for supporting this motion. The result should be some action. I accept what colleagues have said. All of us, and certainly those of us in this party, want to end child homelessness. I agree with the statements that have been made to the effect that we do not want child homelessness and that we cannot afford as a society to normalise it....

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Tidy Towns Committees Funding (3 Apr 2019)

Thomas Byrne: 62. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development his plans to improve the funding available to Tidy Towns groups nationally. [15469/19]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: LEADER Programmes Funding (3 Apr 2019)

Thomas Byrne: 97. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the level of funding committed to date under the 2014 to 2020 LEADER programme in County Meath; and if he is satisfied with the level of drawdown in County Meath under the programme. [15468/19]

Report on Public Private Partnerships for Public Sector Infrastructure Projects - Liquidation of the Carillion Group: Motion (4 Apr 2019)

Thomas Byrne: We would accept that. The Minister of State has already spoken at length and he has heard some of what we had to say. I am grateful to my colleague, Deputy McGuinness, for affording me the opportunity to speak on behalf of the committee of which I was formerly a member, as was the Minister of State, Deputy D'Arcy. It is an issue I have previously spoken on in the House and on which I...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Data (9 Apr 2019)

Thomas Byrne: 81. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the position regarding affordable housing availability and discounts on house prices in developments assisted by LIHAF funding and infrastructure. [16061/19]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Home Loan Scheme (9 Apr 2019)

Thomas Byrne: 92. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when new and existing applicants in County Meath will be able to avail of the Rebuilding Ireland home loan scheme. [16060/19]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Patronage (9 Apr 2019)

Thomas Byrne: 227. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the information provided to parents in Malahide and Portmarnock in terms of the divestment survey process underway. [16563/19]