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Other Questions: Garda Deployment (28 Sep 2016)

Thomas Byrne: Are Garda resources in County Meath sufficient? I am sure the Minister and the entire House will join me in recognising the sacrifices members of An Garda Síochána have made in the north east. A number have been outrageously murdered while a number others have been injured in County Meath recently while detecting crime.

Other Questions: Garda Deployment (28 Sep 2016)

Thomas Byrne: The problem in County Meath is the population continues to increase and Garda numbers have not kept pace. There is also a significant motorway network traversing the county, which lends itself to burglaries. There are spates of burglaries in particular areas. Over a year ago, it was Duleek, then Donore, Stamullen and, most recently, the Kiltake-Moynalvey area where gardaí were injured...

Other Questions: Garda Deployment (28 Sep 2016)

Thomas Byrne: I thank the Minister. Will she ask the Garda authorities to seriously examine this geographical issue, which is detrimental to County Meath at the moment? There are many towns on our border. If one walks up the street in Kilcock, one crosses into County Meath. It is a similar story in Drogheda while Balbriggan and Kingscourt are only over the road. The gardaí stationed in those...

Questions on Proposed Legislation (28 Sep 2016)

Thomas Byrne: I refer to the Universities (Amendment) Bill, which deals with staffing issues in universities. The staff to student ratio has reached record levels in this country and is affecting the reputation of our universities abroad. In addition, a professor told me this week that he has to teach 470 first year students in a lecture hall that is built to accommodate 450 people. It is unacceptable...

Questions on Proposed Legislation (28 Sep 2016)

Thomas Byrne: That does not make it right. It is unacceptable.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Crime Levels (28 Sep 2016)

Thomas Byrne: 86. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality her views on the issue of burglary in County Meath and the steps being taken to counter this. [27218/16]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (28 Sep 2016)

Thomas Byrne: 129. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the early education supports available to children with autism; the reason children who are diagnosed with autism cannot avail of early education through the early childhood care and education, ECCE, scheme in conjunction with one-to-one home schooling by a home tutor. [27560/16]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (28 Sep 2016)

Thomas Byrne: 259. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the early education supports available to children with autism; and the reason children who are diagnosed with autism cannot avail of early education through the ECCE scheme in conjunction with one-to-one home schooling by a home tutor. [27559/16]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (27 Sep 2016)

Thomas Byrne: 225. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the National Council for Special Education will be undertaking a review of the model for allocating special needs assistants as recommended by the focused policy assessment by the Irish Government Economic and Evaluation Service; and the terms of reference of this review. [26437/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (27 Sep 2016)

Thomas Byrne: 551. To ask the Minister for Health the status of an application for an appointment in the Mater Hospital, Dublin, in respect of a person (details supplied). [26481/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (27 Sep 2016)

Thomas Byrne: 572. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a requested appointment in Beaumont Hospital in respect of a person (details supplied). [26555/16]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: National Broadband Plan (16 Sep 2016)

Thomas Byrne: 1649. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if upgrade works on the national broadband scheme will take place in Kilmessan, County Meath. [24678/16]

Education (Amendment) Bill 2016: Second Stage [Private Members] (21 Jul 2016)

Thomas Byrne: At its meeting earlier today, the Select Committee on Education and Skills pre-empted a decision of the Dáil on this Bill by provisionally scheduling some hearings on it. That is a sign of the broad support in the Dáil for this. I agree with Deputy Jim Daly. Parents who have had particularly bad experiences with the education system have contacted us urging us to support the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Defence of the Dwelling (21 Jul 2016)

Thomas Byrne: 58. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if a householder is entitled under law to use reasonable force to repel a trespasser or an assailant at a dwelling; the circumstances a firearm is allowed to be produced by the same householder in self-defence. [23887/16]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Firearms Seizures (21 Jul 2016)

Thomas Byrne: 59. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of holders, annually, of licensed firearms who had their firearms removed from them by the Garda as a result of producing a firearm during a trespass on their dwelling or in the course of a crime being committed at their dwelling. [23888/16]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Firearms Seizures (21 Jul 2016)

Thomas Byrne: 60. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the circumstances in which a superintendent of An Garda Síochána is entitled to remove a firearm from a holder of a firearms licence. [23889/16]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teacher Recruitment (21 Jul 2016)

Thomas Byrne: 221. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost of employing an entry grade teacher at primary level, including employers PRSI; and the cost of employing an entry grade teacher at post-primary level including employers PRSI from Sept 2017 onwards. [24205/16]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Minor Works Scheme (21 Jul 2016)

Thomas Byrne: 222. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost of increasing the minor works grants scheme to schools by 10% for 2017. [24206/16]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Delivering Equality of Opportunity in Schools Scheme (21 Jul 2016)

Thomas Byrne: 223. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost of expanding the DEIS programme to an additional 10% new schools; his estimates for the number of new schools that have opened since the DEIS scheme was last expanded in 2006. [24207/16]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Modern Language Teaching (21 Jul 2016)

Thomas Byrne: 224. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost of a reintroduction of the modern languages in primary school programme; the cost of establishing this programme in all primary schools. [24208/16]