Results 181-200 of 6,353 for speaker:Carol Nolan

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Access to Higher Education (9 Jun 2016)

Carol Nolan: 71. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the proportion of the performance funding per third level institution that is allocated by the Higher Education Authority to higher education institutions based on the outcome of the annual review of the national plan for access to higher education; if the annual review of progress under the plan has taken place for 2015 and 2016; if any...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Pupil-Teacher Ratio (9 Jun 2016)

Carol Nolan: 72. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to provide a breakdown per county of the number of children that are currently being taught in primary school classes of over 25 pupils; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15242/16]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teacher Data (9 Jun 2016)

Carol Nolan: 73. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of teachers and lecturers that are currently employed by his Department on less than 20 hours per week; the number of these that are on temporary contracts; the number that are on contracts of indefinite duration; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15244/16]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: National Educational Welfare Board Staff (9 Jun 2016)

Carol Nolan: 74. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of psychologists that would be required under the National Educational Psychological Service to provide a psychologist to pupil ratio of 1:5000; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15245/16]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: National Internship Scheme Placements (9 Jun 2016)

Carol Nolan: 89. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of teachers who have been employed on the JobBridge scheme per year, in tabular form, since the scheme came into operation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15243/16]

Estimates for Public Services 2016 (15 Jun 2016)

Carol Nolan: Go raibh maith agat, a Chathaoirleach, as ucht deis a thabhairt dom labhairt ar cheist an oideachais. Our education system has been absolutely ravaged by the austerity measures introduced by Fianna Fáil and pursued by the previous Government. The reality is our children are being taught in overcrowded classrooms. Crowd control has become a dominant feature in too many classrooms...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Renewable Energy Generation Targets (16 Jun 2016)

Carol Nolan: 17. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if Ireland is on course to meet its renewable energy targets by 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16177/16]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Hydraulic Fracturing (16 Jun 2016)

Carol Nolan: 24. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the measures he will take to ban hydraulic fracturing for fuel extraction; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16178/16]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (21 Jun 2016)

Carol Nolan: 170. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to consider co-location as an option to resolve the situation whereby parents in north County Dublin cannot access a school through the medium of the Irish language following the decision to grant patronage of the new school in Drumcondra to Educate Together; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16915/16]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Irish Language (21 Jun 2016)

Carol Nolan: 171. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will carry out a projection of the future demand among parents for the provision of education through the medium of the Irish language; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16916/16]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Funding (21 Jun 2016)

Carol Nolan: 172. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he provides any type of grant towards the costs of courses in the Gaeltacht for students who attend them; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16917/16]

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

Carol Nolan: 173. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of schools that currently have no special needs unit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16918/16]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Pupil-Teacher Ratio (21 Jun 2016)

Carol Nolan: 174. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of children currently being taught in classes that have fewer than 25 pupils, have between 25 and 28 pupils, and have over 28 pupils, by county, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16919/16]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: EU Funding (21 Jun 2016)

Carol Nolan: 175. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the closing date for the submission of final claims and documentation for the 2007-2013 Human Capital Investment Operational Programme; if he will draw down all of the moneys available under this programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16920/16]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Literacy Programmes (21 Jun 2016)

Carol Nolan: 176. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the amount of money he has allocated for each of the years 2006 to 2016 to date for the provision of adult literacy services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16921/16]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Assistance Fund (21 Jun 2016)

Carol Nolan: 177. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the amount of money he has allocated for each of the years 2006 to 2016 to date under the student assistance fund; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16922/16]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Fund for Students with Disabilities (21 Jun 2016)

Carol Nolan: 178. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the amount of money he has allocated for each of the years 2006 to 2016 to date under the fund for students with disabilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16923/16]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Inspection Reports (21 Jun 2016)

Carol Nolan: 179. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will carry out an independent review of the operation of the community national school model; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16924/16]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Gaeltacht Policy (21 Jun 2016)

Carol Nolan: 180. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when he will finalise and publish the Gaeltacht education policy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16925/16]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Youth Employment Initiative (21 Jun 2016)

Carol Nolan: 181. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills why his Department had to refund €19.8 million under the programme for employability, inclusion and learning; the impact of this on the delivery of the programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16926/16]