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Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (10 Apr 2019)

Thomas Byrne: This Government announces things.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (10 Apr 2019)

Thomas Byrne: The Tánaiste does not know it either.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (10 Apr 2019)

Thomas Byrne: Exactly. That is the point.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (10 Apr 2019)

Thomas Byrne: The Tánaiste is clueless.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (10 Apr 2019)

Thomas Byrne: The Phoenix Park tunnel was built 150 years ago. It was reopened.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (10 Apr 2019)

Thomas Byrne: This Government cannot take credit for the Phoenix Park tunnel.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Housing (10 Apr 2019)

Thomas Byrne: 204. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the position regarding new social houses at a location (details supplied) in County Meath. [16885/19]

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]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Childcare Services (9 Apr 2019)

Thomas Byrne: 241. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the action he has taken on foot of the action plan on school aged childcare. [16719/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products Availability (9 Apr 2019)

Thomas Byrne: 308. To ask the Minister for Health the reason access to Versatis patches was removed from a person (details supplied). [16035/19]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Inland Fisheries (9 Apr 2019)

Thomas Byrne: 492. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his plans to chair the National Inland Fisheries Forum in the interim before a chair is appointed. [16055/19]

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...

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....

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 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; —...

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]

Retention of Records Bill 2019: Second Stage (2 Apr 2019)

Thomas Byrne: Child sexual abuse is one of the most shameful aspects of this country's history. So much has been revealed in the past 25 years or so about child sexual abuse, particularly in the church and institutions, as well as some sporting bodies. It must be stated that while it was revealed in the past 25 years, I have no doubt there was an acceptance in society for some of this. People knew what...