Results 4,961-4,980 of 9,820 for speaker:Thomas Byrne

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Care Packages Provision (28 Feb 2017)

Thomas Byrne: 570. To ask the Minister for Health when a home care package that has been granted by the HSE will be put in place for a person (details supplied). [9867/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospitals Funding (28 Feb 2017)

Thomas Byrne: 649. To ask the Minister for Health the financial support that is provided from the health budget to St. Francis Hospice, Blanchardstown, which is located adjacent to Connolly Hospital (details supplied); the assistance and support these services receive from the annual health budget for this work; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10401/17]

Topical Issues Debate: Road Network (23 Feb 2017)

Thomas Byrne: There have been two since the work at Blakestown Cross was done.

Topical Issues Debate: Road Network (23 Feb 2017)

Thomas Byrne: That is since 1 January.

Topical Issues Debate: Road Network (23 Feb 2017)

Thomas Byrne: I thank the Minister. I am keen to see a whole-of-road approach in respect of the N2. The whole road should be taken together in terms of what reports and studies are undertaken. This has been the problem. We have seen piecemeal works that are very good in themselves but we are not looking at the overall problem. I do not mean to be parochial but Blakestown Cross is used by people...

Topical Issues Debate: Road Network (23 Feb 2017)

Thomas Byrne: I am very grateful the Ceann Comhairle allowed me to raise the exceedingly important issue of the N2 road, which runs from Dublin to Derry. In this jurisdiction it runs through Dublin, Meath, Louth and Monaghan and then on towards Derry. It takes a good deal of traffic. Two issues arise. One relates to road safety. I believe the issues are common to all these counties. The other issue...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Provision (23 Feb 2017)

Thomas Byrne: 40. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the position regarding a small development of social houses in Kells, County Meath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9033/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Provision (23 Feb 2017)

Thomas Byrne: 44. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government his plans to provide more social housing in County Meath. [9034/17]

Questions on Promised Legislation (22 Feb 2017)

Thomas Byrne: I refer to the programme for Government commitments, one of which is a review of the school transport scheme. What steps are the Minister for Education and Skills and the Government taking to intervene in the bus strike in respect of school transport? There are reports in the newspapers this morning that, unexpectedly to some extent some would say, school transport is likely to be affected....

Questions on Promised Legislation (22 Feb 2017)

Thomas Byrne: His boss is there.

Leaders' Questions (22 Feb 2017)

Thomas Byrne: Now the Deputy is concerned about it.

Leaders' Questions (22 Feb 2017)

Thomas Byrne: Look what happened afterwards. The Government cancelled the buses.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Brexit Issues (22 Feb 2017)

Thomas Byrne: 100. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide an update on meetings he or his officials have had with counterparts in other EU states with regard to the impact of Brexit on third level fees that would be charged to Irish or other EU citizens studying in the UK. [8856/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Institutes of Technology Funding (22 Feb 2017)

Thomas Byrne: 106. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to the amount of money lost to Dublin Institute of Technology, DIT, due to the bankruptcy of a company (details supplied) that was the institute's information service provider; if he or the Higher Education Authority have undertaken any assessment of the impact of the loss of this funding on other services or...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: North-South Interconnector (22 Feb 2017)

Thomas Byrne: 227. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his proposed actions following the recent motion on the north-south interconnector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9009/17]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Positive Mental Health in Schools: Discussion (21 Feb 2017)

Thomas Byrne: I was going to ask a question similar to that of Deputy Nolan. We have NEPS but do not really have clinical or therapeutic psychology within the education system in general. Could that be examined? There is obviously considerable reliance on charities and other external services and the general health services. That could be examined. A point in Mr. Paul King's presentation that struck...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Positive Mental Health in Schools: Discussion (21 Feb 2017)

Thomas Byrne: Guidance counsellors are not the same as agencies.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Positive Mental Health in Schools: Discussion (21 Feb 2017)

Thomas Byrne: On a point of clarification, when Mr. Martin talks about the US states that have school-based counselling systems, is that the equivalent of guidance counselling?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Positive Mental Health in Schools: Discussion (21 Feb 2017)

Thomas Byrne: That is what I was thinking, so it is a different thing.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Positive Mental Health in Schools: Discussion (21 Feb 2017)

Thomas Byrne: Thankfully it will after the last budget, following interventions by certain parties.