Results 2,601-2,620 of 9,894 for speaker:Thomas Byrne

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: National Council for Special Education (18 Apr 2019)

Thomas Byrne: 105. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of vacancies within the NCSE by area in March 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18086/19]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: National Council for Special Education (18 Apr 2019)

Thomas Byrne: 107. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of referrals to the NCSE by county to date in 2019. [18088/19]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: National Council for Special Education (18 Apr 2019)

Thomas Byrne: 108. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of appointments carried out by the NCSE by county to date in 2019. [18089/19]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Junior Cycle Reform (18 Apr 2019)

Thomas Byrne: 106. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the consideration undertaken of history by the NCCA; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18087/19]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Staff Data (17 Apr 2019)

Thomas Byrne: 120. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of school inspectors employed in each of the years 2008 to 2018. [17900/19]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Data (17 Apr 2019)

Thomas Byrne: 122. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of new apprenticeships established in each of the years 2016 to 2018. [17976/19]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Religious Persecution (16 Apr 2019)

Thomas Byrne: I am glad to hear that. I was just about to say that I think many of our county managers and council officials meet Chinese officials and representatives regularly. In this context, I am concerned that human rights issues would be on the agenda and not simply glossed over in the interests of business and employment, which, of course, are important. There are serious human rights abuses...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Religious Persecution (16 Apr 2019)

Thomas Byrne: 55. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the diplomatic steps Ireland is taking to highlight and end the persecution of Christians worldwide. [17616/19]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Religious Persecution (16 Apr 2019)

Thomas Byrne: One of the founding principles of the State, the European Union and the European Convention on Human Rights is freedom of religion and freedom to practise religion. As the Tánaiste will know, the persecution of Christians and other minorities seems to be rearing its head again. I note that the British Government has ordered an independent review of the matter to see what it can do...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Religious Persecution (16 Apr 2019)

Thomas Byrne: I appreciate the response of the Tánaiste. Although I am primarily highlighting the persecution of Christians - mainly because it is increasing worldwide, as shown by statistics - countries which persecute Christians are likely to also persecute other minorities. It is an indication of the type of country in question. The worst country in the world for persecuting Christians is North...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (16 Apr 2019)

Thomas Byrne: The Minister for Education and Skills gave a kind of commitment to deal with the issue of pay inequality for teachers at the meeting of the Joint Committee on Education and Skills last February, when there was a general briefing on the Department's statement of strategy. I would like to know where this commitment stands and what efforts the Government has made to finally resolve this issue...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (16 Apr 2019)

Thomas Byrne: The question was what the Minister has done about it.

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Human Rights (16 Apr 2019)

Thomas Byrne: 82. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the diplomatic actions Ireland is taking in respect of new homophobic laws in Brunei; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17617/19]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Revenue Commissioners Data (16 Apr 2019)

Thomas Byrne: 137. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of tax compliance auditors the Revenue Commissioners employ; the number of non-compliant tax cases which were both opened and successfully closed in each of the years 2014 to 2018; the yields obtained in the five principal tax regions in each of those years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17278/19]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Advertising Expenditure (16 Apr 2019)

Thomas Byrne: 161. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the amount spent over the past year on social media advertisements directed at Irish teachers abroad encouraging them to return home to work in schools here. [17211/19]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teacher Supply (16 Apr 2019)

Thomas Byrne: 170. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost of a reduction of one at all points of the staffing schedule for primary schools from September 2020; and the net number of additional teaching posts involved in view of his predictions of falling enrolments in primary schools commencing in 2019 and continuing at a greater rate of fall thereafter. [17299/19]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (16 Apr 2019)

Thomas Byrne: 171. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of posts of responsibility which would be needed in primary schools to restore posts at the level which pertained prior to the moratorium; the estimated number of posts which were lost through the moratorium; the number that have been restored to date; the number of posts at AP1 and AP2 level being restored in the 2018-19 and...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Efficiency (16 Apr 2019)

Thomas Byrne: 467. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if funding is available for elderly persons for domestic boiler replacement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17688/19]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Inland Fisheries (16 Apr 2019)

Thomas Byrne: 471. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his views on whether despite relatively poor attendances at the national angling forum it is good practice to hold and facilitate meetings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17834/19]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Inland Fisheries (16 Apr 2019)

Thomas Byrne: 472. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment when the letter of resignation from the chairperson of the national angling forum was received. [17835/19]