Results 501-520 of 6,354 for speaker:Carol Nolan

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Educational Disadvantage (10 Nov 2016)

Carol Nolan: 162. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the costs associated with the educational disadvantage committee for each year of its duration; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34248/16]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Report of the Expert Group on Future Funding for Higher Education: Discussion (10 Nov 2016)

Carol Nolan: I thank the group for coming here this morning. I thank them for an informative and valuable discussion. A number of speakers have mentioned the national training fund. What proportion of the fund makes it way into higher education? What services has the money been used for? In terms of access to higher education, is it true that one in five of all undergraduates students avails of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Report of the Expert Group on Future Funding for Higher Education: Discussion (10 Nov 2016)

Carol Nolan: I thank the witnesses for coming here this morning. There are six ITs in particular financial difficulty. Mr. Ó Catháin spoke on local radio during the week to say that his IT has to raise 40% of its funding. That is shocking. How can we move this forward? What are the options for the ITs to address the crisis? The proposal to abolish the student contribution charge for...

Questions on Proposed Legislation (15 Nov 2016)

Carol Nolan: The programme for Government contains a very clear commitment to provide regulation and planning guidelines for wind farms. It is a major issue for rural communities. The absence of guidelines is giving big wind energy companies a free run in rural counties such as my own, County Offaly. There is a serious problem in Cloghan, where a planning application was opposed by an inspector who...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Minor Works Scheme Applications (15 Nov 2016)

Carol Nolan: 259. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when payments will be made under the minor works scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34804/16]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Admissions Data (15 Nov 2016)

Carol Nolan: 260. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of those who have entered third level education over each of the past ten years in each socio-economic group, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34807/16]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (15 Nov 2016)

Carol Nolan: 261. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reasons a person (details supplied) has been refused administrative status; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34815/16]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Staff (15 Nov 2016)

Carol Nolan: 262. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps taken by his Department to implement the recommendations of the Cush report; the number of academic staff with more than two years' service who have been given permanent and pensionable contracts since 2009 and the grade of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34818/16]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Waiting Lists (15 Nov 2016)

Carol Nolan: 288. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the number of persons, by county, who have been taken off the social housing lists as a result of failure to return forms during the recent housing needs assessment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34817/16]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: JobPath Implementation (15 Nov 2016)

Carol Nolan: 390. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons, by county, that have had their payments reduced or ceased as a result of failure to comply with the requirements of the JobPath scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34816/16]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Heritage Projects (15 Nov 2016)

Carol Nolan: 416. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the status of the restoration of a bridge (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34803/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Services for People with Disabilities (15 Nov 2016)

Carol Nolan: 541. To ask the Minister for Health if he will increase funding to an organisation (details supplied) in order to allow it to continue to provide services for persons with disabilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34806/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Autism Support Services (15 Nov 2016)

Carol Nolan: 542. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the actions undertaken by his Department after a recent meeting with Laois Offaly Families for Autism, LOFFA, in order to address current issues with services for children with autism spectrum disorder in counties Laois and Offaly; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34808/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Accident and Emergency Services Provision (15 Nov 2016)

Carol Nolan: 543. To ask the Minister for Health if his Department has conducted an impact assessment of the decision to remove accident and emergency provision in Nenagh hospital; if his Department plans to review this decision; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34809/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff Data (15 Nov 2016)

Carol Nolan: 544. To ask the Minister for Health the spend on agency staff at Nenagh hospital over each of the past ten years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34810/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Psychological Assessments Waiting Times (15 Nov 2016)

Carol Nolan: 545. To ask the Minister for Health the current waiting lists for assessments and appointments with child psychologists in County Tipperary; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34811/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Psychological Assessments Waiting Times (15 Nov 2016)

Carol Nolan: 546. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children that are currently waiting an appointment with a child psychologist in counties Tipperary, Laois and Offaly respectively; the number of these that have been waiting more than six months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34812/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (15 Nov 2016)

Carol Nolan: 547. To ask the Minister for Health the current waiting times across all departments in Nenagh hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34813/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Speech and Language Therapy Provision (15 Nov 2016)

Carol Nolan: 548. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children that are currently waiting more than six months for speech and language therapy in counties Laois, Offaly and Tipperary respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34814/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services Provision (15 Nov 2016)

Carol Nolan: 549. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to current plans to construct a facility in the Tullamore area that will be used to treat persons with forensic mental health needs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34819/16]