Results 5,681-5,700 of 9,894 for speaker:Thomas Byrne

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Delivering Equality of Opportunity in Schools Scheme (28 Jun 2016)

Thomas Byrne: 136. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the names of the 195 Delivering Equality of Opportunity in Schools, DEIS, schools in tabular form, including the year in which the school attained DEIS status, the area in which the school is located and the specific DEIS status of the school, rural, urban band 1 or 2. [18319/16]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Industrial Disputes (28 Jun 2016)

Thomas Byrne: 137. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the expected impact of the proposed Irish National Teachers Organisation industrial action over the Droichead pilot induction programme on newly qualified teachers in special schools, special classes or special education settings; and his plans for both resolving the industrial dispute or for dealing specifically with the problem of...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Defined Benefit Pension Schemes (28 Jun 2016)

Thomas Byrne: 268. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of defined benefit pension schemes in deficit. [18149/16]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Community Development Initiatives (28 Jun 2016)

Thomas Byrne: 520. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he agrees that Broomfield and District Residents Association do tremendous work in beautifying and litter prevention predominantly in the area of County Meath close to Mellifont Abbey in the context of the Ireland's Ancient East programme; and if funding is available to help such organisations. [18159/16]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Social Enterprise Sector (22 Jun 2016)

Thomas Byrne: 205. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the funding options available to an existing social enterprise to expand their business. [17407/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Ambulance Service Provision (22 Jun 2016)

Thomas Byrne: 211. To ask the Minister for Health the current arrangement for the dispatch of ambulances to the coastal area of east Meath, including the part of County Meath that is in Drogheda, in situations of emergency. [17345/16]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Wind Energy Generation (22 Jun 2016)

Thomas Byrne: 263. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if a proposed wind farm development which has been refused a grant of planning permission can qualify for the REFIT 2 scheme in respect of a new planning application yet to be lodged, if the previous refused application for planning was lodged before the deadline of December 2015; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Early Childhood Care and Education (22 Jun 2016)

Thomas Byrne: 279. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if a child care provider is entitled to payment from her Department for a child (details supplied). [17366/16]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Properties (21 Jun 2016)

Thomas Byrne: 25. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence his plans for the future of Gormanston Camp in County Meath. [16861/16]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Data (21 Jun 2016)

Thomas Byrne: 192. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of students with special needs in mainstream classes at primary and post-primary level in the school years 2014/2015 and 2015/2016, in tabular form. [16994/16]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Data (21 Jun 2016)

Thomas Byrne: 195. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of applications from schools he received for special educational needs posts in 2016 and the number of applications by county. [17019/16]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Jobseeker's Allowance Payments (21 Jun 2016)

Thomas Byrne: 292. To ask the Minister for Social Protection why a person (details supplied) was awarded the jobseeker's allowance from December 2015, rather than the date of application, which was September 2015. [16909/16]

Estimates for Public Services 2016 (15 Jun 2016)

Thomas Byrne: It is €1.2 million in the email the president of a particular university sent. He may have got it wrong, but I am reading directly from a letter. The last time I checked no legislation had been passed by the House on technological universities, but the Minister is spending money on this and the HEA is announcing funding for the project. We have not passed the legislation and the...

Estimates for Public Services 2016 (15 Jun 2016)

Thomas Byrne: I thank the Minister for his presentation of the Revised Estimate. It is more than just an engagement between Government and Opposition. It is an important constitutional function of the Minister and the Government to present the Revised Estimate to the Dáil and for the Dáil to consider it, as we are doing. It is very important that we take this role seriously, particularly in a...

Parole Bill 2016: Second Stage [Private Members] (15 Jun 2016)

Thomas Byrne: Gabhaim comhghairdeas leis an Teachta O'Callaghan as an obair dhian a rinne sé maidir leis an mBille seo, agus leis na daoine eile a thug comhairle dó. I congratulate Deputy O'Callaghan on bringing forward the Bill. I expect it will be one of the first Bills to be passed by this Oireachtas. It will probably not be passed before the water charges legislation but it will possibly be...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Data (8 Jun 2016)

Thomas Byrne: 111. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality further to the reply to Parliamentary Question No. 74 of 25 May 2016, if she will provide the number of gardaí who were and are mainly on front-line duties and not in desk jobs in tabular form for each of the years noted; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14650/16]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Expenditure (8 Jun 2016)

Thomas Byrne: 225. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the funding mechanism by which he pays Bus Éireann and private contractors under the school transport scheme; if he provides funding per pupil or per school bus route and how his Department estimated the unit cost per pupil mentioned in Parliamentary Question No. 238 of 3 December 2015; and if this represented the average unit cost or the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Expenditure (8 Jun 2016)

Thomas Byrne: 226. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to what extent the contribution from parents for students availing of the school transport scheme on a concessionary basis covers the cost of providing the service; and the amount of parental contributions that would cover the cost of providing the scheme for primary, secondary and special needs students. [14662/16]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Company Law (8 Jun 2016)

Thomas Byrne: 364. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the procedure by which directors of a company that is no longer on the register can begin to take in charge the assets of the former company. [14395/16]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Irish Language (8 Jun 2016)

Thomas Byrne: 368. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the frequency of tours of the Office of Public Works' properties in County Meath which are available through the Irish language. [14626/16]