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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Schools Building Programme Delays: Discussion (17 Apr 2018)

Thomas Byrne: May I ask for clarity on a point?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Schools Building Programme Delays: Discussion (17 Apr 2018)

Thomas Byrne: The suggestion has been made by the deputy principal of Ballinteer Educate Together school that a local Deputy announced on Twitter that the school was to move to another school site. Will Mr. Loftus comment on that?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Schools Building Programme Delays: Discussion (17 Apr 2018)

Thomas Byrne: Would it be the Department's practice to notify an individual Deputy, in an official sense, if he or she is not a Minister?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Schools Building Programme Delays: Discussion (17 Apr 2018)

Thomas Byrne: I am sorry for delaying the departure of the officials who have travelled all the way from Tullamore but we are under pressure to get answers.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Schools Building Programme Delays: Discussion (17 Apr 2018)

Thomas Byrne: The witnesses get the money from the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform and we do not blame the officials for a lack of funding.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Schools Building Programme Delays: Discussion (17 Apr 2018)

Thomas Byrne: The Department will never get us out of Tullamore. That is the problem.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Schools Building Programme Delays: Discussion (17 Apr 2018)

Thomas Byrne: If the officials want to reschedule, it is very late for them. I am free after this meeting.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Schools Building Programme Delays: Discussion (17 Apr 2018)

Thomas Byrne: We will do that at the location we agreed.

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Mortgage Interest Relief Eligibility (17 Apr 2018)

Thomas Byrne: 233. To ask the Minister for Finance if first time buyers that purchased their home, paid their deposits and signed their contracts in 2008 but their first mortgage repayment was not until early 2009 ever received the increase in the tax relief at source that was introduced in Budget 2012 with regard to mortgage interest relief; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15327/18]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Compliance (17 Apr 2018)

Thomas Byrne: 280. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on whether there are problems with tax compliance in the farm contracting sector; and his further views on whether compliant contractors are at a disadvantage. [16759/18]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Fees (17 Apr 2018)

Thomas Byrne: 346. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the circumstances in which an Irish citizen who has not been resident for the purpose of Irish and EU college fees for the required period of time can avail of an exception to enable them to qualify for same. [15257/18]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Summer Works Scheme (17 Apr 2018)

Thomas Byrne: 390. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the summer works scheme for 2018. [15625/18]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation Provision (17 Apr 2018)

Thomas Byrne: 407. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the schools for which new prefab rentals were arranged during the course of 2017, in tabular form. [15818/18]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (17 Apr 2018)

Thomas Byrne: 476. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to introduce an apprenticeship or traineeship in the farm contracting sector. [16753/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Care Packages Provision (17 Apr 2018)

Thomas Byrne: 992. To ask the Minister for Health when a home care package awarded to a person (details supplied) will be put in place. [16601/18]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Farm Safety (17 Apr 2018)

Thomas Byrne: 1135. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on whether in the interests of public safety and legal compliance the business of farm and agricultural contracting should be licensed or regulated. [16750/18]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Telecommunications Services Provision (17 Apr 2018)

Thomas Byrne: 1194. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment when Eir's broadband and landline services will be available at an address (details supplied). [16472/18]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Home Loan Scheme (17 Apr 2018)

Thomas Byrne: 1618. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when a decision on an application by a person (details supplied) under the Rebuilding Ireland home loan scheme will issue. [16600/18]

Other Questions: Schools Building Projects (29 Mar 2018)

Thomas Byrne: 18. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the action he will take to ensure school building projects are completed on time; and if there is enough funding to complete the schools capital programme. [14452/18]

Other Questions: Schools Building Projects (29 Mar 2018)

Thomas Byrne: I told the Minister at a committee meeting yesterday that he is fast becoming the Minister presiding over a collapse in the school capital programme. Whatever money was in it has been absorbed by increased building and land costs. I want to get the Minister's response to that.