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Wed, 27 May 2020
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Third Level Admissions
Thomas Byrne
132. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills the consultation which has taken place to date on the provision of additional spaces at third-level institutions for the coming term; if agreement has been reached that these places will be made available to current leaving certificate students; if additional supports will be provided to third-level institutions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7181/20]
Wed, 27 May 2020
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State Examinations
Thomas Byrne
133. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to ensure the involvement of independent expert advice in the development of the model which will be used within his Department to adjust calculated grades; if such a consultation has already taken place, the nature of the consultation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7182/20]
Wed, 27 May 2020
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State Examinations
Thomas Byrne
134. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills the process by which a calculated grade will be provided to students that study a subject independently of a school. [7183/20]
Wed, 27 May 2020
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State Examinations
Thomas Byrne
135. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills the planning underway for students that will take leaving certificate exams in 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7184/20]
Wed, 27 May 2020
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Special Educational Needs
Thomas Byrne
136. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills the additional supports which have been provided through his Department to pupils with special educational needs; if additional supports are being developed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7185/20]
Wed, 27 May 2020
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School Closures
Thomas Byrne
137. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills if his Department has undertaken an examination of the ongoing closure of schools on educational attainment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7186/20]
Wed, 27 May 2020
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Departmental Websites
Thomas Byrne
138. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills if answers to non-individual specific queries submitted to his Department on calculated grades for the leaving certificate will be published on the Departmental website. [7187/20]
Wed, 27 May 2020
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Third Level Education
Thomas Byrne
139. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide an additional deadline to CAO applicants for 2020 applications (details supplied). [7189/20]
Wed, 27 May 2020
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State Examinations Commission
Thomas Byrne
140. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills if staff from the State Examinations Commission have been seconded to the unit of his Department tasked with the adjustment of calculated grades. [7190/20]
Wed, 27 May 2020
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School Staff
Thomas Byrne
141. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills the powers available to his Department to protect teachers from canvassing without primary legislation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7191/20]
Wed, 27 May 2020
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Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
Thomas Byrne
142. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he has reviewed the recent advice considerations for school-related public health measures in the context of Covid-19 by the WHO; the implications of this advice in the Irish context for preparations for the reopening of schools in September 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7192/20]
Wed, 27 May 2020
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Special Education Review
Thomas Byrne
143. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills if the provision of further educational resources to children with special educational needs over the summer months outside of the July provision scheme is being considered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7193/20]
Wed, 27 May 2020
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Special Educational Needs Staff
Thomas Byrne
144. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of plans to allow SNAs to provide a service through their existing schools in view of issues identified with the HSE vetting process. [7196/20]
Wed, 27 May 2020
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Education Policy
Thomas Byrne
147. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will develop a single web platform for online skills learning in line with the recently established skills toolkit in the United Kingdom. [7224/20]
Wed, 27 May 2020
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Departmental Data
Thomas Byrne
148. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills the units in his Department currently working remotely; the units still in situ; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7225/20]
Wed, 27 May 2020
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Departmental Data
Thomas Byrne
149. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked 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]
Wed, 27 May 2020
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School Curriculum
Thomas Byrne
150. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked 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]
Wed, 27 May 2020
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School Curriculum
Thomas Byrne
151. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked 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]
Wed, 27 May 2020
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Special Education Review
Thomas Byrne
152. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he has examined the potential for additional distance learning supports over the summer months; if so, the findings of the examination; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7229/20]
Wed, 27 May 2020
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Covid-19 Pandemic
Thomas Byrne
153. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills the meetings that have taken place to date on the reopening of schools in September 2020. [7230/20]
Wed, 27 May 2020
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Covid-19 Pandemic
Thomas Byrne
154. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked 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]
Wed, 27 May 2020
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Covid-19 Pandemic
Thomas Byrne
155. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked 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]
Wed, 27 May 2020
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State Examinations
Thomas Byrne
187. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills if a practical project will be examined as part of the grading for results in relation to the leaving certificate. [7548/20]
Wed, 27 May 2020
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Special Educational Needs
Thomas Byrne
203. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked 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]
Wed, 27 May 2020
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State Examinations
Thomas Byrne
239. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills the date for a written leaving certificate to take place in 2020. [7873/20]
Wed, 27 May 2020
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Covid-19 Pandemic
Thomas Byrne
240. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked 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]
Wed, 27 May 2020
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Special Education Review
Thomas Byrne
241. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the review of the July provision scheme. [7875/20]
Wed, 27 May 2020
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Covid-19 Pandemic
Thomas Byrne
242. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked 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]
Wed, 27 May 2020
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Pupil-Teacher Ratio
Thomas Byrne
243. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills if a reduction in class sizes is being considered to aid social distancing when schools reopen. [7877/20]
Wed, 27 May 2020
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School Equipment
Thomas Byrne
244. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the provision of funds for information communications technology equipment to schools including the procurement of equipment via his Department. [7878/20]
Wed, 27 May 2020
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Covid-19 Pandemic
Thomas Byrne
245. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked 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]
Wed, 27 May 2020
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Ombudsman for Children
Thomas Byrne
246. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked 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]
Wed, 27 May 2020
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Covid-19 Pandemic
Thomas Byrne
247. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked 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]
Wed, 27 May 2020
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Third Level Admissions
Thomas Byrne
248. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the provision of additional places at third-level institutions in 2020; the additional supports that will be provided; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7882/20]
Wed, 27 May 2020
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Student Accommodation
Thomas Byrne
249. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked 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]
Wed, 27 May 2020
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Student Accommodation
Thomas Byrne
250. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked 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]
Wed, 27 May 2020
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School Curriculum
Thomas Byrne
251. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the ongoing review of the senior cycle. [7885/20]
Wed, 27 May 2020
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Technological Universities
Thomas Byrne
252. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status the development of each of the proposed technological universities. [7886/20]
Wed, 27 May 2020
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Technological Universities
Thomas Byrne
253. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked 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]
Wed, 27 May 2020
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Maternity Leave
Thomas Byrne
357. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the 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]
Wed, 27 May 2020
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Peace Commissioners
Thomas Byrne
358. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the 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]
Wed, 27 May 2020
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Covid-19 Pandemic
Thomas Byrne
391. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the guidance and advice she will provide to gym operators for reopening; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7492/20]
Wed, 27 May 2020
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Covid-19 Pandemic
Thomas Byrne
493. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the UK Government has recently announced it is making travel from Ireland exempt from the 14-day quarantine requirement after travelling by air; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7823/20]
Wed, 27 May 2020
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National Broadband Plan
Thomas Byrne
705. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment when broadband will be available in an area (details supplied). [7089/20]
Wed, 27 May 2020
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Rural Transport Services
Thomas Byrne
778. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to a recent request by the National Transport Authority to review a number of rural transport services being provided by LocalLink in County Meath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7494/20]
Wed, 27 May 2020
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Covid-19 Pandemic
Thomas Byrne
884. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if her Department has engaged substantially with an organisation (details supplied) in reference to the Covid-19 crisis. [7819/20]
Wed, 27 May 2020
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Covid-19 Pandemic
Thomas Byrne
901. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if he will introduce a special grant scheme for community and voluntary organisations that are members of the PPN nationwide in view of the Covid-19 crisis and the considerable financial loss they have experienced. [7842/20]
Wed, 27 May 2020
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Property Registration
Thomas Byrne
1063. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to a backlog in registrations in the Land Registry; the remote working arrangements if such a delay is holding up the sale of a property; if there is a system of expediting a particular case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7822/20]
Wed, 27 May 2020
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An Bord Pleanála
Thomas Byrne
1064. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if he envisages a backlog in planning applications and appeals to An Bord Pleanála; and the steps his Department has taken to ensure that An Bord Pleanála has the adequate resources to deal with such a backlog should it arise. [7839/20]
Wed, 27 May 2020
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County Development Plans
Thomas Byrne
1065. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the specific guidance he will provide to local authorities that are required to hold statutory meetings that are open to members of the public to consider their proposed county development plans, which are currently under review. [7841/20]