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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: DEIS Review (10 Dec 2019)

Thomas Byrne: 202. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of an ongoing review of the DEIS support scheme. [51475/19]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: DEIS Review (10 Dec 2019)

Thomas Byrne: 203. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the ongoing review of the DEIS scheme will take into account issues identified in the measuring of literacy and numeracy by educational research centres in previous analyses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51476/19]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Data (10 Dec 2019)

Thomas Byrne: 204. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of schools in which the use of an application fee has been reported and confirmed by county in 2019, in tabular form; if refunds have been issued; the value of the application fee; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51477/19]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Homelessness Strategy (10 Dec 2019)

Thomas Byrne: 205. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of his actions to date to implement the recommendations of a report (details supplied) of the Children's Rights Alliance home works report. [51478/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Care Packages Provision (10 Dec 2019)

Thomas Byrne: 375. To ask the Minister for Health when home support hours awarded to a person (details supplied) will be put into place. [51329/19]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: An Bord Pleanála (10 Dec 2019)

Thomas Byrne: 680. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he is satisfied with the staffing levels of An Bord Pleanála in order to deal effectively with the large number of planning applications and planning appeals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51847/19]

Report on Examination of School Costs, School Facilities and Teaching Principals: Motion [Private Members] (5 Dec 2019)

Thomas Byrne: Nílim chun an t-am ar fad a úsáid ach tá mo chomhghleacaithe nua ag iarraidh labhairt freisin, mar sin roinnfidh mé mo chuid ama leosan. Cuirim fáilte roimh an tuarascáil seo. Rinne an coiste oideachais a lán oibre maidir leis. Chualamar ó a lán daoine agus bhí díospóireachtaí maithe againn sa choiste. Tá...

Housing Solutions: Statements (5 Dec 2019)

Thomas Byrne: We built it as far as Dunboyne.

Housing Solutions: Statements (5 Dec 2019)

Thomas Byrne: It will not be Dáil Éireann. It will be the people of Ireland. Whenever the election happens, the people will have a chance to have their say on a detached and out-of-touch Government and finally solve the housing crisis, as we see Fianna Fáil, leading in a number of local authorities with smaller parties, starting to get to grips with the problem and trying to come up with...

Housing Solutions: Statements (5 Dec 2019)

Thomas Byrne: If one thing sums up the Fine Gael attitude to housing it is the fact that no Fine Gael Deputy has spoken in this debate other than the Minister of State. That is a real pity and it proves our suspicions that this is not a focus for that party. Frankly, the sooner Fine Gael is out of Government, the better. That party is completely and utterly out of touch with reality.

Housing Solutions: Statements (5 Dec 2019)

Thomas Byrne: I agree with many of the comments of my colleague, Deputy Lahart, about inappropriate apartment development. It is happening everywhere else. The focus of my contribution today will be the Irish Independentheadline that referred to the commuter belt buckling as new homebuyers are forced further out. The article refers to the great pressure that will be on schools and public transport in...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (5 Dec 2019)

Thomas Byrne: The tenders for 20 or 30 new school buildings were published on the eTenders website this week. Can the Minister clarify whether the number of schools is 20 or 30? A list of school buildings was also included in that tender which may be built subject to change. I ask the Minister to clarify when those schools will be given the details of when their buildings will be completed. What about...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (5 Dec 2019)

Thomas Byrne: That is not going to help.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Rural Development Policy (5 Dec 2019)

Thomas Byrne: There is no broadband.

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Local Improvement Scheme Funding (5 Dec 2019)

Thomas Byrne: 15. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if he will increase the allocation in funding to Meath County Council for the local improvement scheme in 2020 and 2021. [50624/19]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: LEADER Programmes Funding (5 Dec 2019)

Thomas Byrne: 30. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the status of the drawdown of LEADER funding in County Meath. [50623/19]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Pupil-Teacher Ratio (5 Dec 2019)

Thomas Byrne: 117. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the publication of the report of the class size working group; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50857/19]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Universities Act 1997 (Section 54(3)) (University Authorisation) Order 2019: Motion (5 Dec 2019)

Thomas Byrne: I thank the Chair. I thank the Minister of State for coming to the committee today, and for considering this matter. It is something I have been discussing with her for a number of years, and I am glad to see this coming to fruition in the Dail. While the RCSI was founded by charter in 1784, we do not do royal charters in this country anymore. We have a democratic process in the Houses of...

Gaming and Lotteries (Amendment) Bill 2019 [Seanad]: Report and Final Stages (4 Dec 2019)

Thomas Byrne: Hear, hear.

Gaming and Lotteries (Amendment) Bill 2019 [Seanad]: Report and Final Stages (4 Dec 2019)

Thomas Byrne: The Deputy is wrong.