Results 481-500 of 6,354 for speaker:Carol Nolan

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Family Resource Centres (8 Nov 2016)

Carol Nolan: 520. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she has considered a request by family resource centres that 3% of Tusla's budget be ringfenced for the family resource centre national programme to support voluntary boards of management in meeting the basic operational costs of the 109 family resource centres throughout the country; and if she will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Children First Guidelines (8 Nov 2016)

Carol Nolan: 521. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the provisions of the Children First legislation that have been commenced; the provisions that have not been commenced; the reason for the delay in commencing any provisions of the legislation; the timeframe for full commencement; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33699/16]

Social Welfare Bill 2016: Second Stage (Resumed) (10 Nov 2016)

Carol Nolan: I concur with Deputy Kenny. JobPath is shambolic. It is destroying our people and it needs to be put to an end as soon as possible. I am very disappointed that the Social Welfare Bill makes no attempt to address the spiralling cost of sending children back to school. It is an issue which has been raised in the House for many years. A 2013 report on tackling back to school costs is...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (10 Nov 2016)

Carol Nolan: 141. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the site selection process for the new three-school campus for Buncrana, County Donegal; and if he will prioritise resources in his Department to fast-track the design, planning, tendering and construction stages in acknowledgement of the 11 years that it has taken to get to this first stage of the process. [34163/16]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Institutes of Technology Funding (10 Nov 2016)

Carol Nolan: 142. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on the recent HEA report that found Letterkenny Institute of Technology faces immediate sustainability challenges; and his plans to increase investment in the institution to address this ongoing funding crisis. [34164/16]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (10 Nov 2016)

Carol Nolan: 147. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated costs of restoring positions of responsibility to primary schools and to secondary schools; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34232/16]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: National Educational Psychological Service Data (10 Nov 2016)

Carol Nolan: 148. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of psychologists that would need to be recruited to establish a ratio of one NEPS psychologist to 3,500 students in five years time taking into account projected enrolment; the estimated cost of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34233/16]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Staff (10 Nov 2016)

Carol Nolan: 149. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of special needs assistants, SNAs, that are required over each of the next five years to maintain existing SNA to student ratios taking into account projected student enrolment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34234/16]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Staff (10 Nov 2016)

Carol Nolan: 150. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the current ratio of special needs assistants to students with special educational needs; if this ratio is in line with international norms; if any study has been completed on international norms in this area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34235/16]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Admissions (10 Nov 2016)

Carol Nolan: 151. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the admissions legislation proposed by the Government will allow the NCSE to require a school to establish a special class where there is sufficient local demand for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34236/16]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (10 Nov 2016)

Carol Nolan: 152. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the financial supports available to schools which wish to establish a special class; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34237/16]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Education Review (10 Nov 2016)

Carol Nolan: 153. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to publish the review of the pilot scheme of the new resource allocation model for children with special educational needs; the timeframe for publication of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34238/16]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (10 Nov 2016)

Carol Nolan: 154. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his Department has issued any guidance to schools regarding the provision of storage space for cycling helmets for children who cycle to school; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34239/16]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Guidance Counsellors (10 Nov 2016)

Carol Nolan: 155. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated costs of providing one guidance counsellor per 500 students ex quota taking into account the additional guidance counselling provision outlined in budget 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34241/16]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Guidance Counsellors (10 Nov 2016)

Carol Nolan: 156. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the current ratio of guidance counsellors to students at secondary level; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34242/16]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: National Educational Psychological Service Data (10 Nov 2016)

Carol Nolan: 157. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the average ratio of NEPS assessments to referrals and other casework per school over each of the past ten years in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34243/16]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Capitation Grants (10 Nov 2016)

Carol Nolan: 158. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the capitation rate per pupil in each category over each of the past ten years, 2006 to 2016, in tabular form; the sum of money allocated each year for capitation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34244/16]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Refurbishment (10 Nov 2016)

Carol Nolan: 159. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of applications that have been unsuccessful under the latest round of the summer works scheme, the minor works grant and the emergency works scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34245/16]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Staff (10 Nov 2016)

Carol Nolan: 160. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of resource teachers that will be required to fully implement the new resource allocation model, assuming each child receives 100% of the recommended hours; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34246/16]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (10 Nov 2016)

Carol Nolan: 161. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated costs of fully reversing the staffing schedule changes for small schools, taking into account measures announced in budget 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34247/16]