Results 1,821-1,840 of 9,894 for speaker:Thomas Byrne

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Data (27 May 2020)

Thomas Byrne: 149. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the activities of his Department which have been curtailed as a result of the transition to working from home; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7226/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Curriculum (27 May 2020)

Thomas Byrne: 150. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he accepts the findings of a recent report by the OECD (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7227/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Curriculum (27 May 2020)

Thomas Byrne: 151. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the monitoring undertaken by his Department of the number of children that do not have access to broadband or to high enough quality broadband to engage in digital learning initiatives; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7228/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Covid-19 Pandemic (27 May 2020)

Thomas Byrne: 153. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the meetings that have taken place to date on the reopening of schools in September 2020. [7230/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Covid-19 Pandemic (27 May 2020)

Thomas Byrne: 154. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on the recent statement that the reopening of schools is one of the safest things that can be done; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7231/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Covid-19 Pandemic (27 May 2020)

Thomas Byrne: 155. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will commission a report on the short, medium and long-term impact of school closures on the educational development of young persons. [7232/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (27 May 2020)

Thomas Byrne: 203. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on the need for more ASD places in Ashbourne, County Meath; and his plans to introduce more ASD places in the town. [7685/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Covid-19 Pandemic (27 May 2020)

Thomas Byrne: 240. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if special schools and special classes are being considered in the context of plans to reopen schools in September 2020. [7874/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Covid-19 Pandemic (27 May 2020)

Thomas Byrne: 245. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a specific plan is being developed to support the reopening of special schools and special classes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7879/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Covid-19 Pandemic (27 May 2020)

Thomas Byrne: 242. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the bodies consulted in a consultation carried out by his Department on the reopening of schools in September 2020. [7876/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Pupil-Teacher Ratio (27 May 2020)

Thomas Byrne: 243. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a reduction in class sizes is being considered to aid social distancing when schools reopen. [7877/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Ombudsman for Children (27 May 2020)

Thomas Byrne: 246. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on inviting the Ombudsman for Children to participate in discussions regarding the safe reopening of schools on a phased basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7880/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Covid-19 Pandemic (27 May 2020)

Thomas Byrne: 247. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if additional supports are being considered to support DEIS schools in reopening; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7881/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Accommodation (27 May 2020)

Thomas Byrne: 249. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will engage with third-level institutions to ensure that no student in student accommodation will be made homeless in the summer months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7883/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Accommodation (27 May 2020)

Thomas Byrne: 250. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will develop in conjunction with the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government, specific guidance for providers of student specific accommodation to allow students to collect their belongings safely at the end of a lease; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7884/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Curriculum (27 May 2020)

Thomas Byrne: 251. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the ongoing review of the senior cycle. [7885/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Technological Universities (27 May 2020)

Thomas Byrne: 252. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status the development of each of the proposed technological universities. [7886/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Technological Universities (27 May 2020)

Thomas Byrne: 253. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his Department or the HEA have conducted a review of the operation of Dublin Technological University in the context of the development of further technological universities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7887/20]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Maternity Leave (27 May 2020)

Thomas Byrne: 357. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if consideration will be given to extend paid maternity leave and benefit due to the Covid-19 crisis. [7863/20]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Peace Commissioners (27 May 2020)

Thomas Byrne: 358. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if an up-to-date list of peace commissioners and commissioners of oaths in County Meath will be provided. [7864/20]