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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Technological Universities (31 May 2016)

Thomas Byrne: 323. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to provide details of stage 4 of the designation process for technological university status, that is, an application for designation; the length of time, once a consortium has entered this stage, that it will take to complete this process; and if, upon completing the four stages, legislation will be required for a consortium to be fully...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Technological Universities (31 May 2016)

Thomas Byrne: 324. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 328 of 17 May 2016, if he will provide further details regarding the differences in mission and core research/teaching functions between a technological university and a traditional university here (details supplied). [13351/16]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Technological Universities (31 May 2016)

Thomas Byrne: 325. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views that greater Exchequer and/or non-Exchequer funding will be required to facilitate the transition to technological universities designation by the current consortia; if his Department can provide data on the level of funding it believes will be required; and for details of the level of additional Exchequer funding support and/or...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Technological Universities (31 May 2016)

Thomas Byrne: 326. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to re-introduce the Technological Universities Bill 2015 in the Dáil on Report Stage. [13353/16]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Wind Energy Generation (31 May 2016)

Thomas Byrne: 352. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government how he envisages a public consultation will take place regarding industrial turbine development and the planning guidelines relating to them; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12767/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Provision (31 May 2016)

Thomas Byrne: 710. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the discontinuance of contracts for physiotherapists in County Meath; if they will be replaced; and how the service for adult physiotherapist will continue to be provided for. [13217/16]

Adjournment Debate: Industrial Relations (26 May 2016)

Thomas Byrne: I thank the Minister for being here and the Ceann Comhairle for giving me the opportunity to raise this issue. The industrial relations problems that seem to be bubbling up in the education sector are of significant concern to parents and students alike. There are threats and counter-threats and meetings and preconditions to meetings. I thought I would offer the Minister the opportunity to...

Order of Business (26 May 2016)

Thomas Byrne: The programme for a partnership Government contains a commitment to annual increases in capitation rates for schools. Last week, the Department of Education and Skills published its briefing document for the Minister for Education and Skills. This document was extremely stark and described the serious threat that the low level of funding could trigger school closures due to a lack of...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Industrial Relations (26 May 2016)

Thomas Byrne: 95. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when he will meet the Association of Secondary Teachers in Ireland regarding various matters of concern and if he has set preconditions for such a meeting; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12392/16]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Accommodation (26 May 2016)

Thomas Byrne: 96. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to outline his efforts to prevent a student accommodation crisis in autumn 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12393/16]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Technological Universities (26 May 2016)

Thomas Byrne: 97. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on the necessity of providing third level education as close to students as possible, given his proposals on technological universities. [12394/16]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Environmental Protection Agency (26 May 2016)

Thomas Byrne: 114. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he is aware of the demand for an Environmental Protection Agency suboffice to be located in the Drogheda and east Meath area; the need to regularly monitor air in this area; and to increase public confidence, given the many heavy industries and number of incinerators in the area; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disease Incidence (26 May 2016)

Thomas Byrne: 200. To ask the Minister for Health why the recent report on a possible cluster of Guillain-Barré syndrome in east County Meath was confined to a study of cases in the village of Duleek. [12399/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disease Incidence (26 May 2016)

Thomas Byrne: 201. To ask the Minister for Health if and when he will act on the recommendations in the recent Guillain-Barré syndrome cluster report; and the cost of so doing. [12400/16]

Order of Business (25 May 2016)

Thomas Byrne: We decided that in the Sub-Committee on Dáil Reform - not the Government.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Strength (25 May 2016)

Thomas Byrne: 74. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Garda members and Garda Reserve members assigned to the Meath Garda division in each of the past five years in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11960/16]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (25 May 2016)

Thomas Byrne: 97. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the planning and building of the secondary school in a town (details supplied). [11919/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Tobacco Control Measures (25 May 2016)

Thomas Byrne: 307. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the effectiveness of the legislation on the manufacture, presentation and sale of tobacco and related products (details supplied) further to the transposition of the European Union (Manufacture, Presentation and Sale of Tobacco and Related Products) Regulations 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12218/16]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (24 May 2016)

Thomas Byrne: 143. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of an application by a person (details supplied) for a special needs assistant. [11259/16]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Delays (24 May 2016)

Thomas Byrne: 284. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the status of an application by a person (detailed supplied) under the carer's allowance scheme. [11463/16]