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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Site Acquisitions (7 Sep 2018)

Thomas Byrne: 386. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding a new primary school for Dunshaughlin, County Meath. [36866/18]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (7 Sep 2018)

Thomas Byrne: 387. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding an extension to a school (details supplied) and the tender and construction project for same. [36867/18]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Policy (7 Sep 2018)

Thomas Byrne: 388. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his Department will continue to participate in the OECD's learning environments evaluation programme. [36899/18]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Data (7 Sep 2018)

Thomas Byrne: 389. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of children with special needs passed the age of six on 1 June 2018 who are awaiting a primary school place. [36900/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes Support Scheme Administration (7 Sep 2018)

Thomas Byrne: 711. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to remove a disincentive in the fair deal scheme (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35861/18]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects Status (7 Sep 2018)

Thomas Byrne: 1141. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of proposed works on the N2 from Rath to Kilmoon, County Meath. [36833/18]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Invalidity Pension Applications (7 Sep 2018)

Thomas Byrne: 1281. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a person (details supplied) will be entitled to apply for an invalidity pension. [36409/18]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Funding (7 Sep 2018)

Thomas Byrne: 1325. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when funding will be available for a rural cottage scheme (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36166/18]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Business of Joint Committee (30 Aug 2018)

Thomas Byrne: Apologies have been received from Deputies Tony McLoughlin and Hildegarde Naughton. We will go into private session.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: School Facilities and Costs: Discussion (Resumed) (30 Aug 2018)

Thomas Byrne: I thank all the witnesses for coming in today and for the huge work that their organisations have done. By and large these are small organisations and they have done massive work before coming in to this committee and they have given us food for thought. I was particularly impressed by the surveys that were done and I think it is important for this committee to get that type of real...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: School Facilities and Costs: Discussion (29 Aug 2018)

Thomas Byrne: I thank the witnesses for attending. I wish all the pupils around the country, including my own kids, the best of luck going back to school. I am particularly thinking of those who are going into unacceptable accommodation. There are quite a lot of them. Many of the statements from the management bodies and schools speak for themselves. What struck me about Ms Ryan's contribution was...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: School Facilities and Costs: Discussion (29 Aug 2018)

Thomas Byrne: Is a local authority free either to preserve land that is in use for a school through rezoning it for educational purposes or to reserve land for future use for educational purposes?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: School Facilities and Costs: Discussion (29 Aug 2018)

Thomas Byrne: Local authorities are required to consult other bodies and the public as well.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: School Facilities and Costs: Discussion (29 Aug 2018)

Thomas Byrne: Are they on top of the 400 or so that are on the list?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: School Facilities and Costs: Discussion (29 Aug 2018)

Thomas Byrne: Are the 570 on top of that as well?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: School Facilities and Costs: Discussion (29 Aug 2018)

Thomas Byrne: I apologise for leaving for a few minutes. On Mr. Loftus's final point, I can tell him very clearly that, under the confidence and supply agreement, certainty in respect of minor works grants will have to be provided in the forthcoming budget. I am glad Mr. Loftus mentioned Ashbourne. This morning I received an email from another parent who cannot get their child into any school in...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: School Facilities and Costs: Discussion (29 Aug 2018)

Thomas Byrne: It is clearly not enough on the basis of the emails I am getting, one of which I have received in the course of this meeting to tell me a child cannot get a place in Ashbourne. I urge the Department to find out what is going on in Ashbourne.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: School Facilities and Costs: Discussion (29 Aug 2018)

Thomas Byrne: No.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: School Facilities and Costs: Discussion (29 Aug 2018)

Thomas Byrne: I will be very brief because of what the witnesses have said. They have made their recommendations and we have met them before privately. This issue has been raised in the Dáil and the Seanad at various times and I am glad the witnesses had an opportunity to make the case here. They make an unarguable case and if the Government really values rural Ireland, and unfortunately none of its...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: School Facilities and Costs: Discussion (29 Aug 2018)

Thomas Byrne: My wife stepped back from a senior nursing position because it suited her to do so. I cannot understand why it cannot be done in teaching.