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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Institutions Governance (26 Nov 2019)

Thomas Byrne: 225. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he is satisfied that an institution (details supplied) does not exert influence on universities outside of its remit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49033/19]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation Provision (26 Nov 2019)

Thomas Byrne: 227. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to the under capacity of second level education in Skerries, County Dublin; and if so, his plans to rectify the situation. [49049/19]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Asylum Seeker Accommodation (26 Nov 2019)

Thomas Byrne: 237. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the officials in his Department (details supplied) who were requested to arrange a visit to an asylum reception centre by a person; the procedures for similar visits by election candidates to reception centres; the officials who attended on the same visit; the details of the visit; if residents provided informed consent to...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Respite Care Services (26 Nov 2019)

Thomas Byrne: 297. To ask the Minister for Health the terms and conditions for a person who is entitled to respite care. [48711/19]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Improvement Schemes (26 Nov 2019)

Thomas Byrne: 419. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of an application by Meath County Council for a grant to improve the safety of a dangerous stretch of the R156 road at Mullagh Cross, County Meath. [48725/19]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Retention of Records Bill 2019: Discussion (26 Nov 2019)

Thomas Byrne: I thank all the survivors for telling their stories. I have heard some of them previously. The very fact that they are here is almost re-traumatising, so I will certainly bear that in mind. Dr. Logue's points about EU law are very basic ones. I presume they apply if somebody was to look for documents today, regardless of whether this law comes in.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Retention of Records Bill 2019: Discussion (26 Nov 2019)

Thomas Byrne: What Dr. Logue is saying is that-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Retention of Records Bill 2019: Discussion (26 Nov 2019)

Thomas Byrne: I thought I had three minutes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Retention of Records Bill 2019: Discussion (26 Nov 2019)

Thomas Byrne: I do not think I will be that long anyway.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Retention of Records Bill 2019: Discussion (26 Nov 2019)

Thomas Byrne: I will keep things very short. I will not delay things.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Retention of Records Bill 2019: Discussion (26 Nov 2019)

Thomas Byrne: In respect of the point made by Dr. Logue that the State is really obliged to supply it in respect of existing law if the GDPR conflicts with it, that applies today.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Retention of Records Bill 2019: Discussion (26 Nov 2019)

Thomas Byrne: Has anyone tried to get his or her records under GDPR?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Retention of Records Bill 2019: Discussion (26 Nov 2019)

Thomas Byrne: My next question is for Dr. O'Rourke and Dr. Buckley. There seems to be a difference between what they are recommending. I think Dr. Buckley goes further than Dr. O'Rourke. Do Dr. O'Rourke and Dr. Buckley agree with what I am saying? I am just trying to tease it out.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Retention of Records Bill 2019: Discussion (26 Nov 2019)

Thomas Byrne: In terms of recommendations for changes to the law. What Dr. O'Rourke proposed does not seem to be as expansive as what was proposed by Dr. Buckley. Dr. O'Rourke is looking for some amendments to existing legislation.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Retention of Records Bill 2019: Discussion (26 Nov 2019)

Thomas Byrne: I do not devalue Dr. Buckley's contribution.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Retention of Records Bill 2019: Discussion (26 Nov 2019)

Thomas Byrne: Dr. Buckley has separate expertise that we value equally.

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (27 Nov 2019)

Thomas Byrne: 80. To ask the Taoiseach the rules under which he flew to Zagreb, Croatia, recently on a Government aircraft. [49194/19]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Ministerial Travel (27 Nov 2019)

Thomas Byrne: 82. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the name of each person who flew on the Government aircraft to the EPP conference in Zagreb, Croatia. [49195/19]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Ministerial Travel (27 Nov 2019)

Thomas Byrne: 83. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the cost of using the Government aircraft to travel to Zagreb to the EPP congress [49214/19]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Electric Vehicles (28 Nov 2019)

Thomas Byrne: 9. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the timescale for the roll-out of electric car charging points in County Meath under Project Ireland 2040. [49416/19]