Results 21-40 of 6,353 for speaker:Carol Nolan

Written Answers — Department of Health: Respite Care Services Provision (17 May 2016)

Carol Nolan: 783. To ask the Minister for Health why he has cancelled the respite services in Birr, County Offaly for the next two weeks; the number of persons affected by this cancellation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10102/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services Provision (17 May 2016)

Carol Nolan: 784. To ask the Minister for Health the number of new therapy posts he has filled in children's disability services in counties Laois and Offaly; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10103/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services Provision (17 May 2016)

Carol Nolan: 785. To ask the Minister for Health if he has considered a proposal by the Laois Offaly Families for Autism to deploy psychologists from community and primary care services to clear the backlog for assessments and referrals for services for school age children with disabilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10104/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services Provision (17 May 2016)

Carol Nolan: 786. To ask the Minister for Health the waiting lists for assessment and referral to a psychologist for school age children with disabilities in counties Laois and Offaly; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10105/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services Provision (17 May 2016)

Carol Nolan: 787. To ask the Minister for Health the waiting lists for referrals to individual therapists for school age children with disabilities in counties Laois and Offaly; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10106/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (17 May 2016)

Carol Nolan: 788. To ask the Minister for Health the waiting lists for the Midlands Regional Hospital in Tullamore, County Offaly by speciality and by six-month period; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10107/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Provision (17 May 2016)

Carol Nolan: 792. To ask the Minister for Health the best practice in terms of frequency of check-ups for those diagnosed with diabetes; if it is recommended that those with diabetes attend a quarterly check-up; if this level of frequency is considered necessary to manage the condition; if the HSE has outlined targets in respect of the number of check-ups for those diagnosed with diabetes; and if he will...

An Teanga Gaeilge: Statements (Resumed) (18 May 2016)

Carol Nolan: Gabhaim buíochas leis an gCathaoirleach as ucht an deis labhairt faoin nGaeilge. De réir taighde a rinneadh chun polasaí don oideachas sa Ghaeltacht a chur le chéile, tá níos lú ná 1,000 cainteoirí dúchasacha sna bunscoileanna i gceantair Ghaeltachta. Tá níos lú ná 10% de dhéagóirí idir 15 bliana d'aois...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Pupil-Teacher Ratio (18 May 2016)

Carol Nolan: 97. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to reduce pupil-teacher ratios at primary level, and the funds he will allocate to this. [10912/16]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (18 May 2016)

Carol Nolan: 98. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on the recent court decision on the reasonable accommodations arrangements for leaving certificate examination candidates who have special assessment needs in examinations due to a temporary, permanent or long-term disability. [10913/16]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Review (18 May 2016)

Carol Nolan: 99. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the purpose of the review of the concessionary charges and rules element of the school transport scheme as outlined in the programme for Government, including if this review will result in a further restriction on the availability and financial affordability of school transport, particularly for vulnerable families. [10914/16]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Capitation Grants (18 May 2016)

Carol Nolan: 100. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the additional funding he will provide to increase primary and secondary capitation rates for the school year starting in September 2016. [10915/16]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Speech and Language Therapy Provision (18 May 2016)

Carol Nolan: 101. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the funding he will specifically allocate to the new model of in-school speech and language therapy; the number of Health Service Executive therapists he will redirect to this model; the number of additional posts he will recruit to specifically service this model; the timeframe for establishing the model; and if he will make a statement on...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: School Guidance Counsellors (19 May 2016)

Carol Nolan: 2. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the funding he will allocate to increase the number of guidance counsellors in second level schools from September 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10947/16]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: School Guidance Counsellors (19 May 2016)

Carol Nolan: Guím gach rath ar an Aire, an Teachta Bruton, in a ról nua. I am a little disappointed that there is only 0.3% improvement in terms of staffing. The cut to the service has been a huge difficulty for schools and has put students at a significant disadvantage. We are talking about students of 17 years or 18 years of age who have career choices to make. These are children who need...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: School Guidance Counsellors (19 May 2016)

Carol Nolan: That 0.3% of the staffing schedule, in the context of the pupil-teacher ratio, is not enough. I do not think the 50% referred to is enough either. We are not meeting our obligations under the Education Act if we only put back 50% of teachers. I urge the Minister to look at it again to see if it can be improved on.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (19 May 2016)

Carol Nolan: 4. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the sections of the EPSEN Act he will progress; when he will decide if individual education plans are a mandatory requirement; and if he will enforce compliance with the time limits required under the Disability Act 2005 and the regulations in terms of the assessment of need. [10948/16]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (19 May 2016)

Carol Nolan: I understand the Minister's point about the establishment of the NCSE, but surely there should be a mandatory requirement for an individual education plan for each child. I am very familiar with classroom planning, having worked as a teacher for 12 years. I am aware that class plans and subject plans are mandatory, but it seems to me that the arrangements are looser in the area of special...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (19 May 2016)

Carol Nolan: I thank the Minister for his response. I appreciate that efforts are being made. I would stand firm in my view that not enough is being done. I believe these plans should be mandatory. I would like to see a commitment from the Government to a higher rate of compliance with the requirement for assessments of need, particularly in counties Laois and Offaly, which are failing miserably to...

Other Questions: Teachers' Remuneration (19 May 2016)

Carol Nolan: 13. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to review the two-tier payscale that leaves newly qualified teachers substantially underpaid in comparison with their counterparts. [10765/16]