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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Expenditure (17 Sep 2019)

Thomas Byrne: 202. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the cost of 42 new schools announced in April 2018; the cost incurred to date; the estimated cost of buildings which have not been delivered to date for these schools; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37266/19]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Expenditure (17 Sep 2019)

Thomas Byrne: 203. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the amount spent in each of the years 2016 to 2018 and to date in 2019 on consultants for school building projects; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37267/19]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Question Heading for question(s) 204 (17 Sep 2019)

Thomas Byrne: 204. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the average cost of delivery of a permanent school place in each of the years 2011 to 2018 and to date in 2019, at primary and secondary level, respectively and in DEIS schools in tabular form (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37268/19]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Question Heading for question(s) 205 (17 Sep 2019)

Thomas Byrne: 205. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the value of payments made to consultants working on schools built under the rapid build programme which were subsequently found to have structural issues; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37269/19]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Question Heading for question(s) 206 (17 Sep 2019)

Thomas Byrne: 206. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the cost of remedial works for schools constructed by a company (details supplied) at which structural issues were identified; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37270/19]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Question Heading for question(s) 207 (17 Sep 2019)

Thomas Byrne: 207. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the cost of construction inflation in 2018 for major projects under construction by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37271/19]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Question Heading for question(s) 208 (17 Sep 2019)

Thomas Byrne: 208. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on whether value for money is being achieved within the school building programme; the actions taken to monitor value for money within the programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37272/19]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Data (17 Sep 2019)

Thomas Byrne: 209. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the permanent school places built under the major projects heading in each of the years 2011 to 2018 and to date in 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37273/19]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Data (17 Sep 2019)

Thomas Byrne: 225. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the schools in Dublin 15 which have been requested to provide additional places for children with special needs in tabular form; the number of spaces provided to date by each school following a request; the number of children still awaiting a school place in Dublin 15 with special needs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37439/19]

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

Thomas Byrne: 228. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the waiting times for SNA allocation appeals to be heard and concluded by the NCSE; and if he is satisfied with turnaround times. [37509/19]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Management (17 Sep 2019)

Thomas Byrne: 230. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will issue guidance to schools on the appropriate use of reduced timetables; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37526/19]

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

Thomas Byrne: 231. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of children who are seeking but cannot secure a place within an ASD unit by county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37527/19]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Inspections (17 Sep 2019)

Thomas Byrne: 250. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of times the inspectorate of his Department has challenged the use of reduced timetables in the context of the school inspection process since 2011; if so, the year in which a challenge was made; the county in which it was made; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37695/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Care Packages Provision (17 Sep 2019)

Thomas Byrne: 435. To ask the Minister for Health when an approved homecare package will be put in place for a person (details supplied). [37535/19]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Better Energy Homes Scheme Data (17 Sep 2019)

Thomas Byrne: 529. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the processing time for new applications under the SEAI warmer homes scheme in counties Meath and Louth. [37233/19]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Fishing Industry (17 Sep 2019)

Thomas Byrne: 536. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if his attention has been drawn to fines being issued by Inland Fisheries Ireland to anglers fishing without possession of a midlands regional fishing permit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37213/19]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Salmon Management Report (17 Sep 2019)

Thomas Byrne: 537. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if his attention has been drawn to a recent article (details supplied); if his Department is committed to the salmon conservation programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37216/19]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Commercial Rates Exemptions (17 Sep 2019)

Thomas Byrne: 656. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the position regarding offices occupied by Intreo or social welfare branches being exempt from commercial rates; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37218/19]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Eligibility Criteria of Student Universal Support Ireland: Discussion (12 Sep 2019)

Thomas Byrne: A rules-based system is important. While I agree that SUSI is rigid, the rules must be changed on this side of the desk and I am not sure whether Mr. Connolly has a role in that. Does he advise the Government on the statutory scheme that is published every year? Can Mr. Connolly comment on the reduction in the SUSI budget this year? Is that having an impact? The Estimate provided for...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Eligibility Criteria of Student Universal Support Ireland: Discussion (12 Sep 2019)

Thomas Byrne: Does Mr. Connolly accept that the Department of Education and Skills' estimate for SUSI is reduced this year?