Results 4,621-4,640 of 9,820 for speaker:Thomas Byrne

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Data (20 Jun 2017)

Thomas Byrne: 633. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of apprenticeship training places at phase two that are undertaken directly by SOLAS; the number that are sub contracted to private providers; and the comparative figures for 2008. [28900/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Data (20 Jun 2017)

Thomas Byrne: 634. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of apprenticeship training places at phases four and six that are undertaken directly by institutes of technology; the number that are subcontracted to private providers; and the comparative figures for 2008. [28901/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Data (20 Jun 2017)

Thomas Byrne: 635. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to reduce subcontracting of apprenticeship training provision to private providers; and his views on whether this is a desirable policy goal. [28902/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Data (20 Jun 2017)

Thomas Byrne: 618. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of certificates issued to apprentices in the construction and electrical trade sectors that reached the standard in each of the years 2010 to 2016. [28852/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Data (20 Jun 2017)

Thomas Byrne: 619. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of employers in the construction and electrical sectors that FÁS and SOLAS have approved as competent train apprentices in each of the years 1998 to 2016 and to date in 2017. [28853/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Data (20 Jun 2017)

Thomas Byrne: 620. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of new applications SOLAS has received from employers since January 2015 to date in 2017 for approval to competently train apprentices. [28854/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (20 Jun 2017)

Thomas Byrne: 621. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his Department or another body under its aegis are currently considering proposals to varying the length of apprenticeship based on learning outcomes determined by the trade standards and on the prior learning of the applicant; and his views on the recommendation of his Department's Apprenticeship Review – Background Issues Paper...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (20 Jun 2017)

Thomas Byrne: 628. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on whether due to the high waiting lists for phase two and phase 4 and 6 training places for apprentices especially in construction and electrical his Department is now effectively operating a capacity limited model of apprenticeship recruitment, which was suggested by a review in 2013 carried out by his Department (details...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (20 Jun 2017)

Thomas Byrne: 629. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on whether there are capacity constraints holding back the training of apprentices here, especially in the electrical and construction sectors and that this is reflected in the high waiting lists for training places at phases two, four and six which has led to a reluctance and inability of employers to register more new apprentices...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (20 Jun 2017)

Thomas Byrne: 630. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on whether mistakes were made in the 2013 to 2016 period by SOLAS, the HEA and his Department in forecasting the demand for new apprenticeships in 2016 and 2017 and as a result the training places were not put in place to enable the throughput of more apprentices to match demand in the construction sector. [28897/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (20 Jun 2017)

Thomas Byrne: 631. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the new measures and changes his Department has undertaken since 2013 to enhance the control of recruitment and to smooth capacity planning of apprenticeships. [28898/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: SOLAS Training and Education Programmes Administration (20 Jun 2017)

Thomas Byrne: 632. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if there are sectors in which SOLAS sets a maximum allowable number of recruits to each trade for a set planning period; if recruitment is regulated to this figure; the sectors concerned; and the employer group which consults with SOLAS on targets for each sector. [28899/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Technological Universities (20 Jun 2017)

Thomas Byrne: 636. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when the Government approved the recent agreement with the TUI in respect of the Technological Universities Bill. [28907/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (20 Jun 2017)

Thomas Byrne: 1041. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding an appointment for a person (details supplied) in Our Lady's hospital, Navan. [26667/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (20 Jun 2017)

Thomas Byrne: 1117. To ask the Minister for Health the status of an appointment for surgery for a person (details supplied) at the Mater hospital, Dublin [26937/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products Supply (20 Jun 2017)

Thomas Byrne: 1339. To ask the Minister for Health when the drug Translarna will be made available to those persons for whom it is suitable as a treatment for Duchenne's muscular dystrophy. [28043/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Provision (20 Jun 2017)

Thomas Byrne: 1583. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding securing a bed for a person (details supplied) who requires intensive rehabilitation and physiotherapy. [29101/17]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: National Broadband Plan Implementation (20 Jun 2017)

Thomas Byrne: 1782. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if upgrade works on the national broadband scheme will take place in Brownstown, Kilclone, County Meath. [28099/17]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: National Broadband Plan Implementation (20 Jun 2017)

Thomas Byrne: 1783. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if upgrade works on the national broadband scheme will take place in Collinstown Kilcloon, County Meath. [28100/17]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Broadband Service Provision (20 Jun 2017)

Thomas Byrne: 1792. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources when he will respond to correspondence sent to him by a person (details supplied). [28706/17]