Results 4,901-4,920 of 9,894 for speaker:Thomas Byrne

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: DEIS Scheme (2 May 2017)

Thomas Byrne: 373. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the amount his Department or bodies under its aegis has paid to a company (details supplied) for consultancy and ongoing use of intellectual property in relation the use of the HP Deprivation Index. [20487/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Primary Online Database (2 May 2017)

Thomas Byrne: 383. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to set out the level of completion of primary online database questionnaires by parents; if completion rates are low in certain schools or in certain areas compared to other areas; and his views on low questionnaire completion rates. [20557/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Primary Online Database (2 May 2017)

Thomas Byrne: 384. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if, in circumstances in which primary online database questionnaires are not fully completed, this could affect a school's designation status for DEIS; and if this is considered a significant problem with the new DEIS identification and assessment by his Department. [20558/17]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Commemorative Medals (2 May 2017)

Thomas Byrne: 707. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the reason members of the fire service did not receive 1916 Commemorative medals unlike their colleagues in the Defence Forces; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19676/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (2 May 2017)

Thomas Byrne: 900. To ask the Minister for Health the status of an appointment for a person (details supplied). [19594/17]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: National Training Fund (2 May 2017)

Thomas Byrne: 1402. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation her views on the proposed introduction of an employer Exchequer mechanism and associated increase in the national training fund levy on employers; if her Department has undertaken research or surveys on the effects of an increase in the employer contribution on businesses; and if her Department will make a submission to the...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Third Level Funding (2 May 2017)

Thomas Byrne: 1407. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation her views on whether the decision to fund the programme for research in third level institutions on an annual basis in 2016 and 2017, rather than announcing the programme as a five year investment cycle, has negatively affected the ability of institutions to attract matching funding from private sources due to lack of certainty;...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Education Welfare Service (2 May 2017)

Thomas Byrne: 1432. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the budget allocation to educational welfare services in her Department in each of the years 2012 to 2016 and to date in 2017; and the detail of the budget by constituent programme, such as school completion and the home school community liaison scheme. [19522/17]

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

Thomas Byrne: I am happy to speak on this debate. Although in recent days the Sinn Féin Party has not described it as a motion of confidence in the Commissioner, it was described in its original press release as a motion of confidence.

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

Thomas Byrne: In fact, the later speakers from Sinn Féin are correct. It is not a motion of confidence. It simply seeks to express the view of the Dáil. My colleague, Deputy O'Callagan, has quite rightly outlined the legal procedures set down by law. He has given recent examples of where the legal procedures were clearly not followed, which we all criticised. He also gave the example of...

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

Thomas Byrne: If were ever to do that, there is a rigmarole and a fair procedure that must be carried out. It was gone through, to some extent, on one occasion in respect of a particular judge. These are set down in law. We have got to be aware of our functions. Our more important function is to ensure that the laws are there, that gardaí can do their jobs properly and that the Minister is held to...

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

Thomas Byrne: I do not particularly like the job that is being done at the moment. No, I do not.

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

Thomas Byrne: I have read the motion.

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

Thomas Byrne: I have read the motion.

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]