Results 5,561-5,580 of 9,894 for speaker:Thomas Byrne

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Eligibility (21 Jul 2016)

Thomas Byrne: 231. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the proposals his Department or a body under its aegis are currently considering with regard to reforming the capital asset test for the students grants system; his views on whether he believes the capital asset test for student grant entitlement requires reform; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24215/16]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Asylum Support Services (21 Jul 2016)

Thomas Byrne: 232. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans or proposals to reduce the current five year residency requirement for asylum seekers and refugees to be eligible for third level under the free fees scheme; and if he willreduce the residency requirement to three years for asylum seekers and refugees. [24216/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes Support Scheme (21 Jul 2016)

Thomas Byrne: 432. To ask the Minister for Health if, with regard to the fair deal scheme, grandchildren who are in the custody of grandparents can avail of a postponement of a nursing home loan provided that they continue to live in the dwelling; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23404/16]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Agencies Board Appointments (21 Jul 2016)

Thomas Byrne: 727. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a board meeting of Horse Racing Ireland took place to approve the submission of a business case for the reappointment of a person (details supplied); and whether the board approved the submission of the business case, before it was submitted. [23890/16]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Broadband Service Provision (21 Jul 2016)

Thomas Byrne: 763. 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. [24018/16]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Deployment (20 Jul 2016)

Thomas Byrne: 93. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if, in view of the preliminary census results for County Meath showing above trend population growth, she has cause to review the current and future Garda provision in County Meath. [23232/16]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Pupil-Teacher Ratio (20 Jul 2016)

Thomas Byrne: 150. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost of implementing one-point reductions in average class size at primary level; and his estimates for reducing the average class size to 23 pupils for the 2017-18 school year. [23186/16]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Pupil-Teacher Ratio (20 Jul 2016)

Thomas Byrne: 151. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost of implementing one-point reductions in the average class size at post-primary level. [23187/16]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (20 Jul 2016)

Thomas Byrne: 152. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost of fully restoring the staffing schedule for retaining and gaining a teacher that applied for schools before 2012 for three, four and five-teacher schools. [23188/16]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Capitation Grants (20 Jul 2016)

Thomas Byrne: 153. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost of restoring pre-2010 capitation levels to primary schools; the estimated cost of a 10% increase in the capitation grant to primary schools. [23189/16]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (20 Jul 2016)

Thomas Byrne: 154. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost of providing schools one administration day per week for teaching principals to cover the establishment of a permanent pool of teachers to replace teaching principals on their administration day. [23190/16]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Psychological Services (20 Jul 2016)

Thomas Byrne: 155. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost of employing an additional 100 new NEPS psychologists. [23191/16]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Data (20 Jul 2016)

Thomas Byrne: 156. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to provide a breakdown of the resource teaching and learning support hours allocated to all schools in each electoral division or the next smallest administrative area unit available in Dublin. [23193/16]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teaching Contracts (20 Jul 2016)

Thomas Byrne: 157. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress being made on the implementation of the Ward report in relation to contracts of indefinite duration and general recommendations for reducing workforce casualisation in the teaching profession. [23194/16]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Expenditure (20 Jul 2016)

Thomas Byrne: 158. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated costs of increasing the resource teaching hours allocations from 85% of special education review committee recommended allocation levels to 92.5% and to 100% of recommended hours. [23195/16]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Psychological Assessments (20 Jul 2016)

Thomas Byrne: 159. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the average waiting time for students to be publicly assessed for special needs by the National Educational Psychological Service; the number of students with special needs who have received a private assessment of special needs; and if he will provide a breakdown by electoral division or local authority area. [23196/16]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (20 Jul 2016)

Thomas Byrne: 160. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to provide an update on the performance of the pilot allocation system for resource teaching and learning supports; his views on whether the pilot is a success and, if so, on what indicators; his plans to extend the new allocation scheme in 2017-18 or at a later date; and the cost of the pilot scheme. [23197/16]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Psychological Services (20 Jul 2016)

Thomas Byrne: 161. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if all DEIS schools are prioritised in their preferential access to NEPS psychologists; and if there is scope to provide priority to non-DEIS schools with a high percentage of students from lower-income backgrounds. [23198/16]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Curriculum (20 Jul 2016)

Thomas Byrne: 162. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to provide a list of major curriculum changes at post-primary level that are to be introduced in the 2017-18 or 2018-19 school years. [23202/16]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Educational Disadvantage (20 Jul 2016)

Thomas Byrne: 163. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he is considering funding and supports for urban (band 1) DEIS schools as suggested in the ESRI review of the programme; and if his Department is also giving consideration to the ESRI suggestion in the same report to encourage schools to move away from rigid forms of ability grouping. [23203/16]