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Select Committee on Education and Skills: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 26 - Education and Skills (Revised) (28 Mar 2018)

Thomas Byrne: I have to say I am deeply concerned about the capital programme and I assume the Minister is also. Quite frankly, it seems the Minister does not have enough money to meet the demand for school places and, in particular, to meet the commitments his predecessor, Deputy Jan O'Sullivan, made in 2015. Very little progress has been made on this particular capital plan. The number of projects, as...

Select Committee on Education and Skills: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 26 - Education and Skills (Revised) (28 Mar 2018)

Thomas Byrne: On a point of order, the question is about this year's Estimates. We can have a discussion about the capital plan again but we are talking about the here and now, or about what the Minister is doing at the moment.

Select Committee on Education and Skills: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 26 - Education and Skills (Revised) (28 Mar 2018)

Thomas Byrne: The question is on whether the Department has enough money today to provide what is needed today.

Select Committee on Education and Skills: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 26 - Education and Skills (Revised) (28 Mar 2018)

Thomas Byrne: On the final point, I have raised this in the Dáil and with officials over the past couple of years. In the context of asking local authorities about housing developments, does the Minister know the nature of the question asked? I have been told by local authority sources - I have not seen the letters so I should obtain them through a freedom of information request - that the...

Select Committee on Education and Skills: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 26 - Education and Skills (Revised) (28 Mar 2018)

Thomas Byrne: The children need to know what school they will attend next September.

Select Committee on Education and Skills: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 26 - Education and Skills (Revised) (28 Mar 2018)

Thomas Byrne: Yes. The Minister has used a new word for cuts. He said the word "cut" at one point, which is what has happened with the capital budget. Despite the number of places increasing, he said that we would have to "cut" our cloth according to the measure but, subsequently, he returned to using his buzzword "prioritise". Prioritise is the new word for cuts. The Department is not building as...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Revenue Commissioners Audits (28 Mar 2018)

Thomas Byrne: 141. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of external reviews which have taken place in the Revenue Commissioners in respect of taxes due; and the number of these reviews that have resulted in repayments to taxpayers as a result of external reviews in each of the past five years. [14338/18]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Heritage Centres Data (28 Mar 2018)

Thomas Byrne: 147. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the OPW heritage facilities which are staffed by tour guides but which do not have parking or toilet facilities for visitors. [14306/18]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Recreational Facilities (28 Mar 2018)

Thomas Byrne: 148. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will proceed with a playground at a location (details supplied) for which planning permission was obtained some time ago. [14307/18]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (28 Mar 2018)

Thomas Byrne: 152. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the minimum amount of children needed for a school bus service, either to establish or retain a service. [14309/18]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Question Heading (28 Mar 2018)

Thomas Byrne: 280. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the membership of the working group on the Hill of Tara. [14299/18]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Question Heading (28 Mar 2018)

Thomas Byrne: 281. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht when the working group on the Hill of Tara will report on its work. [14300/18]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Question Heading (28 Mar 2018)

Thomas Byrne: 282. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will meet local residents in relation to the Hill of Tara. [14301/18]

Order of Business (27 Mar 2018)

Thomas Byrne: That was a dog's dinner.

Leaders' Questions (27 Mar 2018)

Thomas Byrne: We asked for it.

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Visa Agreements (27 Mar 2018)

Thomas Byrne: 161. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if there is discretion available to a person (details supplied) in a scenario. [13986/18]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Data (27 Mar 2018)

Thomas Byrne: 256. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of school building projects that have been required to apply to local authorities for an extension of duration of planning permission due to delays; and the detail of each. [13758/18]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (27 Mar 2018)

Thomas Byrne: 277. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if an alternative school placement can be found for a person (details supplied) who has been expelled from school; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14040/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospitals Capital Programme (27 Mar 2018)

Thomas Byrne: 419. To ask the Minister for Health if capital investment is planned for the laundry department of Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital; his views on whether the facilities and equipment of the laundry department need improvement and investment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14004/18]

Other Questions: Heritage Sites (22 Mar 2018)

Thomas Byrne: 8. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will report on the recent visit of the Minister of State with responsibility for the Office of Public Works and flood relief to the Hill of Tara. [12891/18]