Results 521-540 of 6,354 for speaker:Carol Nolan

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

Carol Nolan: 550. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons with forensic mental health needs currently being treated in community health care facilities across the state; the counties in which the facilities are situated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34820/16]

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

Carol Nolan: 551. To ask the Minister for Health if there are any specific requirements in terms of staffing or security measures required for a health care facility to be approved as suitable for the treatment of those with forensic mental health needs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34821/16]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Bord na Móna (15 Nov 2016)

Carol Nolan: 663. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if his attention has been drawn to the current situation whereby haulage for Bord na Móna has been outsourced; his views on the impact of this decision for current employees of the company; his plans to take action to secure the jobs with the company; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34805/16]

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Priority Questions: Institutes of Technology (16 Nov 2016)

Carol Nolan: 23. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to outline the steps he will take to address the funding shortfall in the institutes of technology in view of the recent report from the Higher Education Authority. [35238/16]

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Priority Questions: Institutes of Technology (16 Nov 2016)

Carol Nolan: Will the Minister outline the steps currently being taken by the Department in respect of the institutes of technology, which are currently subject to a funding crisis? Will the Minister set out the detail, including timeframes? This is an urgent issue and we need concrete timeframes. Six of the institutes are in serious difficulty as we speak.

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Priority Questions: Institutes of Technology (16 Nov 2016)

Carol Nolan: I thank the Minister for his response. However, I believe there is a lack of urgency. This must be addressed quickly. We should not be discussing action plans or models coming into effect next year. I appreciate that this is a serious issue. It has been brewing for some time. However, in the budget €40 million was allocated for the entire third level sector. That is only a...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Priority Questions: Institutes of Technology (16 Nov 2016)

Carol Nolan: I thank the Minister for his response. Again, however, I am struck by the absence of an urgent response to this issue and the lack of a clear timeframe to resolve it. I do not believe that kicking the issue into the committee is enough. Certainly, committee members will have views on the matter and we will all contribute, but I do not believe that is good enough. We need a response from...

Other Questions: Back to Education Allowance (16 Nov 2016)

Carol Nolan: 33. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when the lone parent barriers to education report will be published. [34876/16]

Other Questions: Back to Education Allowance (16 Nov 2016)

Carol Nolan: I ask again about the report on the barriers to education for lone parents. My understanding was that this report was meant to be published at the end of August. I ask the Minister when it is going to be published.

Other Questions: Back to Education Allowance (16 Nov 2016)

Carol Nolan: I thank the Minister for his response but I dread to hear the word review, because it seems to me to be a stalling tactic used to kick the can down the road. I would prefer to hear a date for that report. The Minister says the review will be completed at the end of this year, but I ask for a specific date for that report. Parents in lone-parent families are struggling. An EU standards of...

Other Questions: Back to Education Allowance (16 Nov 2016)

Carol Nolan: Again, I emphasise the importance of this issue. We need to tackle it. It is vital to ensure successful outcomes for lone parents and their children, many of whom come from disadvantaged backgrounds. They are disadvantaged because society has made them disadvantaged through cuts to social welfare and everything else. We need a greater level of support. We need a greater commitment. We...

Education (Admission to Schools) Bill 2016: Second Stage (16 Nov 2016)

Carol Nolan: On behalf of my party, Sinn Féin, I broadly welcome this Bill as an important first step in providing parents with transparency on, in particular, the criteria to be used for selection in school admissions. The Bill contains many important provisions and will require schools, for the first time, to prepare and publish comprehensive admissions policies. We particularly welcome the fact...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Accommodation (16 Nov 2016)

Carol Nolan: 57. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to address the student accommodation crisis. [28431/16]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (16 Nov 2016)

Carol Nolan: 66. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when the review of the pilot project for the new resource allocation model for children with special educational needs will be published. [34877/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Eligibility (17 Nov 2016)

Carol Nolan: 206. To ask the Minister for Health if he will consider extending enhanced medical card provision similar to that of survivors from the Magdalene laundries to survivors of abuse in other institutions of the State, in particular those who are eligible to apply to the Caranua organisation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35542/16]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Staff (22 Nov 2016)

Carol Nolan: 196. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if there has been any policy change by his Department in the training offered to special needs assistants, SNAs, to perform certain procedures such as catherisation; if it is the policy of his Department that it is acceptable and suitable that such training should be provided by the parents of children who require such procedures; if his...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Wind Energy Guidelines (22 Nov 2016)

Carol Nolan: 241. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government when the updated planning guidelines for wind farms will be published; the consultation that has taken place with local communities as outlined in the programme for Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35954/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Psychological Assessments Waiting Times (22 Nov 2016)

Carol Nolan: 395. To ask the Minister for Health the waiting times for both appointments and assessments in the early intervention and school age psychology services in County Mayo; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35777/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Psychological Assessments Waiting Times (22 Nov 2016)

Carol Nolan: 396. To ask the Minister for Health the current waiting times for appointments, assessments and treatment under the child and adolescent mental health services in County Tipperary, in tabular form; the number of staff employed by the service; the number of referrals to the service on average per month; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35778/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services Data (22 Nov 2016)

Carol Nolan: 397. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons who have been treated for mental health difficulties under the child and adolescent mental health services in County Tipperary; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35779/16]