Results 741-760 of 6,363 for speaker:Carol Nolan

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Enrolments (23 Feb 2017)

Carol Nolan: 192. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide an update on the establishment of a third stream in a school (details supplied) to meet local demand for the children to be educated through the medium of Irish; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9259/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Motor Tax (23 Feb 2017)

Carol Nolan: 203. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if there are any exceptions to the requirement to have a VAT number in order to tax a vehicle under the commercial rate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9222/17]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: School Meals Programme (23 Feb 2017)

Carol Nolan: 240. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of schools that currently do not have a school meals programme in place per county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9238/17]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: School Meals Programme (23 Feb 2017)

Carol Nolan: 242. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if all DEIS schools currently avail of the school meals programme; the number that do not; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9237/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products Reimbursement (23 Feb 2017)

Carol Nolan: 308. To ask the Minister for Health if the HSE review of the list of products available to phenylketonuria patients under the reimbursement scheme has been completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9216/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products Reimbursement (23 Feb 2017)

Carol Nolan: 309. To ask the Minister for Health if consideration will be given to expanding the list of products available to phenyltketonuria ,PKU, patients under the terms of the HSE reimbursement scheme; if he will update the current list to reflect products that are no longer available to patients; his views on whether the restriction of products available to PKU patients is in contradiction of the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products Reimbursement (23 Feb 2017)

Carol Nolan: 310. To ask the Minister for Health if consideration will be given to providing additional supports and resources in order to improve the treatment and care of phenylketonuria patients here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9219/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE Staff (23 Feb 2017)

Carol Nolan: 311. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the early intervention psychologist post in County Offaly, which has been vacant since February 2016, has not been filled; when the vacancy will be filled; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9220/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE Waiting Lists (23 Feb 2017)

Carol Nolan: 312. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children in County Offaly who are currently awaiting assessment by a psychologist for early intervention; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9221/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Rare Diseases Strategy Implementation (23 Feb 2017)

Carol Nolan: 313. To ask the Minister for Health if his Department has introduced a strategy to effectively manage rare diseases; the progress under this plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9223/17]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Mobile Telephony Services (23 Feb 2017)

Carol Nolan: 398. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the reason persons in an area (details supplied) cannot access 4G coverage when there is a mobile phone mast in the area and neighbouring villages can access the service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9215/17]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Visiting Teacher Service (23 Feb 2017)

Carol Nolan: 438. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the estimated cost of restoring the teacher service for Travellers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9246/17]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: School Completion Programme (23 Feb 2017)

Carol Nolan: 439. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the total amount of funding allocated to the school completion programme over each of the past ten years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9247/17]

Questions on Promised Legislation (1 Mar 2017)

Carol Nolan: The programme for Government makes a commitment to increase education spend by €500 million by 2021, including the recruitment of teachers. This week we have heard reports that ASTI teachers potentially face forced redundancies. I would like to know how the prospect of these ASTI teachers facing redundancy fits in with the programme for Government commitment to increase teacher...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Priority Questions: Disadvantaged Status (1 Mar 2017)

Carol Nolan: 20. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the details of the new DEIS plan, including the resources to be provided for the implementation of the new plan. [10504/17]

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Priority Questions: Disadvantaged Status (1 Mar 2017)

Carol Nolan: DEIS funding has been cut by almost €20 million from €193 million in 2008 to €174 million in 2015. Schools are trying to do more with less money. They are trying to give their students adequate supports in terms of encouraging them to complete their schooling and progress to third level. It is a massive issue. Could the Minister give me the details of the resources...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Priority Questions: Disadvantaged Status (1 Mar 2017)

Carol Nolan: I thank the Minister for his response. It is disappointing in terms of the continually growing numbers of children from disadvantaged households. The European Anti-Poverty Network shows that the level of children in consistent poverty in Ireland rose from 6.3% in 2008 to 11.5% in 2015. Does the Minister intend to make provision in this year's budget for the full restoration of DEIS funding...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Priority Questions: Disadvantaged Status (1 Mar 2017)

Carol Nolan: Many cuts were made, including cuts to the guidance counsellor service which, I am sure the Minister will agree, were significant and harsh. I understand the Minister has provided for additional counsellors in the schools, but will he commit to guidance counselling in the ratio of one to 500 pupils for DEIS post-primary schools because the cut in that resource impacted on students? It is a...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (1 Mar 2017)

Carol Nolan: 52. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the detail of the new arrangements for the reasonable accommodations scheme for certificate examinations from 2017. [10336/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (1 Mar 2017)

Carol Nolan: 67. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the arrangements in place to ensure that junior certificate students do not lose marks as a result of the Association of Secondary Teachers in Ireland, ASTI, ballot. [10335/17]