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Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Administration (3 Nov 2016)

Thomas Byrne: 130. To ask the Minister for Health if he will expedite an operation in respect of a person (details supplied), in view of a serious decline in their condition. [33128/16]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Extra Curricular Activities (2 Nov 2016)

Thomas Byrne: 140. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if there are any rules regarding fitness or other sports instructors coming into schools to give occasional classes, in terms of qualifications and standards; his plans to introduce a circular offering guidance to schools as to qualifications required and child protection issues resulting; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32695/16]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Expenditure (2 Nov 2016)

Thomas Byrne: 152. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide estimates for the amount academic libraries in third level institutions spend each year on accessing electronic serial subscriptions such as academic or paid subscription journals. [32881/16]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Library Services (2 Nov 2016)

Thomas Byrne: 185. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if he will provide estimates for the amount public libraries spend each year on accessing electronic serial subscriptions such as academic or paid subscription journals. [32882/16]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: One-Parent Family Payment Eligibility (2 Nov 2016)

Thomas Byrne: 189. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the terms that apply when full payment of one parent family payment can be awarded along with another social protection payment. [32534/16]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Illness Benefit Payments (2 Nov 2016)

Thomas Byrne: 191. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason a payment for illness benefit has been reduced in respect of a person (details supplied). [32512/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: National Children's Hospital Location (2 Nov 2016)

Thomas Byrne: 281. To ask the Minister for Health the reason St. James's Hospital rather than Connolly Hospital was chosen for the site of the children's hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32558/16]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Children with Special Educational Needs: Discussion (27 Oct 2016)

Thomas Byrne: I thank the witnesses for their expositions and engagement with us, not just today but with the political system in general. A number of issues have arisen and it is important that they are teased out. Under the new model, will it be the case that no school will lose out in the allocation of resource and learning support? Does the increase referenced in the budget go beyond demographics...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Children with Special Educational Needs: Discussion (27 Oct 2016)

Thomas Byrne: Is the HSE still involved in the provision of special needs assistants?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Children with Special Educational Needs: Discussion (27 Oct 2016)

Thomas Byrne: I did not just express concern about the July provision. Ms Griffin stated that the Department's early intervention scheme is being limited to certain categories of disability. She then spoke about the July provision.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Children with Special Educational Needs: Discussion (27 Oct 2016)

Thomas Byrne: Would that not be considered unprofessional conduct?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Children with Special Educational Needs: Discussion (27 Oct 2016)

Thomas Byrne: Dealing with professional bodies, that is a serious statement to make.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Children with Special Educational Needs: Discussion (27 Oct 2016)

Thomas Byrne: Advocates?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Children with Special Educational Needs: Discussion (27 Oct 2016)

Thomas Byrne: Not just diagnostic-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Children with Special Educational Needs: Discussion (27 Oct 2016)

Thomas Byrne: Is it not just July provision?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Children with Special Educational Needs: Discussion (27 Oct 2016)

Thomas Byrne: It was a different Department that used Google Translate last year.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Business of Committee (27 Oct 2016)

Thomas Byrne: Two management bodies are affected, namely, the Joint Managerial Body and the Association of Community and Comprehensive Schools.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Business of Committee (27 Oct 2016)

Thomas Byrne: There are time constraints for the meeting, but they are the bodies implementing the closures when supervision is gone.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Business of Committee (27 Oct 2016)

Thomas Byrne: They are not involved in the dispute but they are keen to let people know why they must close schools.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Business of Committee (27 Oct 2016)

Thomas Byrne: Aontaím leis an Seanadóir Ó Clochartaigh agus tacaím leis maidir leis seo agus an straitéis um oideachas Gaeltachta le foilsiú amárach. Tá an-taithí agamsa a bheith gan chuirí ón Rialtas seo nó ó Rialtais Fhine Gael agus níl mé ró-bhuartha faoi sin. Ag an am céanna, níl aon dabht ann ach go mbeidh an...