Results 3,961-3,980 of 9,820 for speaker:Thomas Byrne

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations Commission (1 Feb 2018)

Thomas Byrne: 49. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason for the State Examinations Commission annual deficit tripling during 2017 to more than €2.2 million; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4689/18]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: DEIS Administration (1 Feb 2018)

Thomas Byrne: 61. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the transparency of the school selection process for the DEIS scheme will be reviewed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4688/18]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Broadband Service Provision (1 Feb 2018)

Thomas Byrne: 64. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to bring forward new proposals to ensure greater access to broadband in schools; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4687/18]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Benefit Applications (1 Feb 2018)

Thomas Byrne: 331. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the waiting time to process a carer's benefit application; and if she is satisfied with the level of staffing in the carer's benefit department. [5119/18]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Peace Commissioners Data (31 Jan 2018)

Thomas Byrne: 181. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the names and districts of peace commissioners in County Meath, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4691/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Primary Care Centres Funding (31 Jan 2018)

Thomas Byrne: 214. To ask the Minister for Health if a primary care centre (details supplied) is publicly funded. [4773/18]

Topical Issue Debate: Company Closures (30 Jan 2018)

Thomas Byrne: I welcome the statement that officials of the Department will meet the principals and chairpersons of the boards of management of the schools concerned. However, Deputies in the relevant constituencies, who include the two main Opposition spokespersons on education, should receive a similar briefing. I will certainly make myself available for a briefing should the Minister consider it...

Topical Issue Debate: Company Closures (30 Jan 2018)

Thomas Byrne: I thank the office of the Ceann Comhairle for giving all of the Deputies present the opportunity to debate this matter. I called for this debate last week and I am glad that it is happening as it is necessary. When Carillion finally went bust - it should be noted that many financial investors were shortening the company for quite some time, so worried were they about its financial...

Order of Business (30 Jan 2018)

Thomas Byrne: I wish to raise an issue that has become of concern to people around the country, mainly British people but also other foreign nationals who have been living in this country for a considerable period of time. When applying for citizenship, the law stipulates that they need at least one year's continuous residence. In the case of a constituent of mine, Stephanie McCorkell from Ashbourne who...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (30 Jan 2018)

Thomas Byrne: 214. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the proposed construction of a new school building (details supplied); and when building works will commence. [4018/18]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Reviews (30 Jan 2018)

Thomas Byrne: 215. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the members of the expert steering group on the review of career guidance. [4027/18]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Reviews (30 Jan 2018)

Thomas Byrne: 216. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the cost of employing consultants to carry out the review on career guidance. [4028/18]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Reviews (30 Jan 2018)

Thomas Byrne: 217. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason the terms of reference on the career guidance review make specific mention of enterprise engagement with no mention of engagement from academia, education, health services and other public service providers. [4029/18]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Public Private Partnerships (30 Jan 2018)

Thomas Byrne: 246. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the contacts and communications he has had with a company (details supplied) in the context of the collapse of a company. [4368/18]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Broadband Service Provision (30 Jan 2018)

Thomas Byrne: 247. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when full broadband service will be restored in a primary school (details supplied). [4375/18]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: National Planning Framework (30 Jan 2018)

Thomas Byrne: 250. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his Department has made a submission on the national planning framework; and if so, if he will provide a copy of same. [4408/18]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation Provision (30 Jan 2018)

Thomas Byrne: 251. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his Department is in discussions with Meath County Council regarding school provision in the county particularly in areas in which house building has begun again. [4409/18]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Naturalisation Eligibility (30 Jan 2018)

Thomas Byrne: 279. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 130 of 18 January 2018, if it is policy that it is a condition of naturalisation that a person has not been absent from the State for more than six weeks per annum in the years claimed towards the reckonable residency requirement, irrespective of the explanation furnished under Q5.6 of...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: JobPath Programme (30 Jan 2018)

Thomas Byrne: 588. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection to set out the annual remuneration of the two JobPath providers (details supplied) to deliver the programme nationwide; and the number employed by both providers in their offices across the country. [4111/18]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: JobPath Programme (30 Jan 2018)

Thomas Byrne: 589. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she is satisfied that the offices of the two JobPath providers are sufficiently equipped with basic information technology equipment such as computers and printers to carry out their functions. [4112/18]