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Garda Commissioner: Motion [Private Members] (12 Apr 2017)

Thomas Byrne: Deputy O'Brien said the motion does not mandate the Government to do anything, but certainly the impression that Sinn Féin seeks to present to the general public is that this is possible. It is not possible. Our motion calls for a range of actions to be taken and also notes the severe lack of confidence and problems within the force at the moment. The Commissioner and senior...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Occupational Therapy (12 Apr 2017)

Thomas Byrne: 264. To ask the Minister for Health the reason for the delay in accessing occupational therapy in County Meath. [18401/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Occupational Therapy (12 Apr 2017)

Thomas Byrne: 265. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons currently waiting to access occupational therapy in County Meath. [18402/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE Staff Data (12 Apr 2017)

Thomas Byrne: 266. To ask the Minister for Health the number of occupational therapists in County Meath recruited in the past 12 months. [18403/17]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Inland Fisheries Data (12 Apr 2017)

Thomas Byrne: 330. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the details of the salmon rod and line return figures for the past six years relating to the Bangor, County Mayo, fishery district. [18397/17]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Inland Fisheries Data (12 Apr 2017)

Thomas Byrne: 331. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the status of the catch and release figures for fisheries (details supplied) in County Mayo. [18398/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (11 Apr 2017)

Thomas Byrne: 266. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the allocation model for resource and learning support for children with special needs that will apply in newly founded schools. [18111/17]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: CLÁR Programme (11 Apr 2017)

Thomas Byrne: 458. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the specific areas of the electoral divisions in the Kells municipal district that are designated within the CLÁR area. [17959/17]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Cashflow Support Loan Scheme (11 Apr 2017)

Thomas Byrne: 656. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when low-cost loans for tillage farmers will be available following the announcement in October 2016. [17607/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Wind Energy Guidelines (6 Apr 2017)

Thomas Byrne: 37. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government his plans for new and acceptable guidelines on wind turbines. [17112/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Local and Community Development Programme (6 Apr 2017)

Thomas Byrne: 63. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if he will address the need for greater community and sports facilities in new, towns and villages across the country in the context of the Ireland 2040 plan and suitable planning. [17113/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: DEIS Data (6 Apr 2017)

Thomas Byrne: 133. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will make publicly accessible the dataset with the index variables used to assess schools for DEIS status; and if so, when this will be made publicly accessible. [17269/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: DEIS Data (6 Apr 2017)

Thomas Byrne: 134. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of schools with existing DEIS status that were assessed as not meeting the deprivation criteria in the latest DEIS assessment but did not lose their DEIS status. [17270/17]

Other Questions: Third Level Funding (5 Apr 2017)

Thomas Byrne: The Minister has announced today that a technical study is being carried out. That has come as news to me, as a member of the Joint Committee on Education and Skills. We had decided to do a technical study because Peter Cassells recommended it . This is a new departure from the Minister. The best thing to do is that the Department fund an expert who joint committee would then hire through...

Other Questions: Teachers' Remuneration (5 Apr 2017)

Thomas Byrne: 34. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will implement equality of pay for newly qualified teachers. [16487/17]

Other Questions: Teachers' Remuneration (5 Apr 2017)

Thomas Byrne: This question seeks to ask whether the Minister for Education and Skills will implement equality of payscales for newly qualified teachers. This is a running issue. I acknowledge some progress has been made on it, and I was pleased to be able to utilise the pressure of the Fianna Fáil Party in this regard. We have a commitment on this. It is an issue that is affecting morale in many...

Other Questions: Teachers' Remuneration (5 Apr 2017)

Thomas Byrne: I and my party have repeatedly called on the Minister to make a full public statement on his and the Department's commitment to achieving equality of payscales and equality of pay for newly qualified teachers. While this is an issue across the public sector the number of public servants affected by this is disproportionately large in the Minister's Department and among teachers. This is why...

Other Questions: Teachers' Remuneration (5 Apr 2017)

Thomas Byrne: We have made some progress. This time last year at their conferences, young teachers got together and demanded progress and the political system reacted. Fianna Fáil certainly used its position to make this progress happen with the INTO and the TUI and I congratulate their negotiators for the work they have done and which they continue to do in terms of putting pressure on the...

Ceisteanna - Questions (resumed) - Priority Questions: School Staff (5 Apr 2017)

Thomas Byrne: The citizens and students of this country will be disappointed to hear that the Minister is again falling back on retired teachers, because that has created controversies over the past number of years. If that is the Minister's answer to this problem, it is deeply unsatisfactory and very worrying. This is a serious issue. The Minister said his Department does not have evidence, but...

Ceisteanna - Questions (resumed) - Priority Questions: School Staff (5 Apr 2017)

Thomas Byrne: There seems to be a problem with certain business studies teachers. As far as I know, a permanently employed business studies teacher can study a maths course that will bring him or her up to the required level. However, those not in permanent jobs face a difficulty. The retraining of business studies teachers offers a significant opportunity. The Minister could easily offer a number...