Results 2,181-2,200 of 9,894 for speaker:Thomas Byrne

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (17 Oct 2019)

Thomas Byrne: 104. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the cost of implementing the National Council for Special Education’s policy advice on educational provision for children with autism spectrum disorders recommendation to extend the enhanced level of capitation grant to post-primary schools with special classes on the same basis as primary schools; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (17 Oct 2019)

Thomas Byrne: 105. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the recommendations of the National Council for Special Education’s policy advice on educational provision for children with autism spectrum disorders which have not yet been implemented; the timescale for implementation of these measures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42642/19]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (17 Oct 2019)

Thomas Byrne: 106. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the dates in 2018 and 2019 in which the implementation group for the National Council for Special Education’s policy advice on educational provision for children with autism spectrum disorders has met; and when it is next planned for this group to meet. [42643/19]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (17 Oct 2019)

Thomas Byrne: 107. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position with regard to the provision of additional places and classrooms for children with special needs in which a new building for an existing school is being provided under the capital programme and additional accommodation schemes; if new places and classrooms for children with special needs must be provided or planned in the location...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Capitation Grants (17 Oct 2019)

Thomas Byrne: 115. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost of restoring capitation rates to pre-2010 levels following the implementation of increases announced in budget 2020. [42708/19]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Further Education and Training Programmes Funding (17 Oct 2019)

Thomas Byrne: 119. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the value of funds to be made available for further education of the €174 million set aside for higher education. [42749/19]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Services Staff (17 Oct 2019)

Thomas Byrne: 120. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost of permitting schools with enrolments of 700 or more to fill caretaker vacancies provided they have fewer than two caretakers under budget 2020. [42750/19]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Services Staff (17 Oct 2019)

Thomas Byrne: 121. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost of permitting schools with enrolments of 500 to 650 to fill secretary vacancies provided they have fewer than 1.5 posts and schools with enrolments of 626 to 699 provided they have fewer than two posts filled under budget 2020. [42751/19]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Provision (17 Oct 2019)

Thomas Byrne: 130. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the options available to participate in the school transport scheme for a pupil who becomes homeless during the school year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42822/19]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Starting Age (17 Oct 2019)

Thomas Byrne: 131. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his responsibilities with regard to the mandatory school age. [42823/19]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: School Attendance Data (17 Oct 2019)

Thomas Byrne: 295. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her responsibilities with regard to the mandatory school age. [42824/19]

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (16 Oct 2019)

Thomas Byrne: We were shocked into silence by what the Taoiseach said yesterday.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (16 Oct 2019)

Thomas Byrne: The Taoiseach should look at services in his own constituency. They are not even open yet.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (16 Oct 2019)

Thomas Byrne: Where are the schools?

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (15 Oct 2019)

Thomas Byrne: 69. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to increase funding for suckler cow farmers, the existing BDGP and BEEP schemes and the ANC. [41976/19]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Targeted Agricultural Modernisation Scheme (15 Oct 2019)

Thomas Byrne: 84. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to increase TAMS funding. [41975/19]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Online Safety (15 Oct 2019)

Thomas Byrne: 178. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to address cyberbullying in schools; if new measures will be brought forward in the context of the Education (Student and Parent Charter) Bill 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41629/19]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Online Safety (15 Oct 2019)

Thomas Byrne: 179. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to address the use of Internet enabled devices in schools; if new measures will be brought forward in the context of the Education (Student and Parent Charter) Bill 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41630/19]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Functions (15 Oct 2019)

Thomas Byrne: 180. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the establishment of a new department of higher education and research; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41631/19]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Technological Universities Status (15 Oct 2019)

Thomas Byrne: 181. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the mechanism by which a Cork Institute of Technology will not take on the debts of IT Tralee in the event that they merge to form a new university; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41632/19]