Results 821-840 of 6,363 for speaker:Carol Nolan

Questions on Promised Legislation (29 Mar 2017)

Carol Nolan: Figures I obtained very recently on early intervention, which is committed to in the programme for Government, show that 7,176 children in this State are waiting for over a year for initial therapy or assessment. I am sure the Minister can agree this figure is both shocking and unacceptable. In my constituency, there are 921 children in north Tipperary waiting for early intervention while...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Carbon Tax Collection (4 Apr 2017)

Carol Nolan: 158. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will consider introducing a derogation from carbon tax; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16192/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: European Court of Justice Rulings (4 Apr 2017)

Carol Nolan: 232. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he has read the submission of the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission, IHREC, on the O'Keeffe ruling; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the IHREC has requested that the Council of Ministers refer the ruling back to the court for interpretation; his views on this request; the action he will take to ensure that the issue...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Provision (4 Apr 2017)

Carol Nolan: 233. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if private contractors providing school transport during the bus strikes will be paid as normal, particularly those which may have covered extra routes during the industrial action; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16636/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teaching Council of Ireland (4 Apr 2017)

Carol Nolan: 243. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when the report on teacher supply will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16198/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (4 Apr 2017)

Carol Nolan: 244. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of schools which have been offered funding to establish ASD units or special units in the past five years and have refused; the average sum offered to each school; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16199/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: DEIS Data (4 Apr 2017)

Carol Nolan: 245. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of schools which have appealed their allocation under the new resource allocation model; the number that have been received by his Department; the timeframe for processing appeals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16200/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Higher Education Institutions (4 Apr 2017)

Carol Nolan: 246. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when the lone parents barriers to education report will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16202/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: National Council for Special Education (4 Apr 2017)

Carol Nolan: 247. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps he has taken to implement the policy advice of the NCSE, National Council for Special Education, regarding children with autism; if he will implement all the recommendations of the report; the timeframe for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16203/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Intellectual Property Protocol (4 Apr 2017)

Carol Nolan: 248. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 112, 114 to 116, inclusive, and 118 of 9 March 2017, the name of the institution involved in the internal review; if there have been other reviews carried out in third level institutions in relation to similar issues; the terms of reference of the review; his plans to play any role in relation to the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: DEIS Data (4 Apr 2017)

Carol Nolan: 249. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of schools per county that have contacted his Department to request that they be included in the new Delivering Equality of Opportunities in Schools, DEIS, scheme since the updated list was announced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16205/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Intellectual Property Protocol (4 Apr 2017)

Carol Nolan: 250. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 112, 114 to 116, inclusive, and 118 of 9 March 2017, if there is a legal obligation on employees of third level institutions to declare an interest in a spin-out company; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16206/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Intellectual Property Protocol (4 Apr 2017)

Carol Nolan: 251. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the names of the third level institutions that have a specific spin-out policy in place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16207/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Intellectual Property Protocol (4 Apr 2017)

Carol Nolan: 252. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the name of the body tasked with the oversight of the national intellectual property protocol; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16208/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Youthreach Programme (4 Apr 2017)

Carol Nolan: 253. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if Circular 0055/2014 (details supplied) is applicable to the position of Youthreach programme resource person; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16209/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Youthreach Programme Funding (4 Apr 2017)

Carol Nolan: 254. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the budget allocation for Youthreach programmes in 2014, 2015, 2016 and to date in 2017; the number of Youthreach centres; the budget allocation for each Youthreach centre for 2014, 2015, 2016 and to date in 2017; and the percentage of this budget for each centre that is withheld by the relevant ETB for administrative purposes for each of...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Youthreach Programme Funding (4 Apr 2017)

Carol Nolan: 255. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to increase the overall budget for Youthreach centres for 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16211/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Provision (4 Apr 2017)

Carol Nolan: 256. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of pupils affected by the bus strike who have been allocated seats under the school transport scheme on normal Bus Éireann passenger buses or other Bus Éireann services affected by the strike; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16212/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (4 Apr 2017)

Carol Nolan: 257. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the actions taken by his Department to date in relation to an extension of a school (details supplied); the timeframe for completion of the project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16253/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teachers' Remuneration (4 Apr 2017)

Carol Nolan: 258. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his Department will review Circular 0015/2015 in respect of the requirement for rolled-up holiday pay, in view of the difficulties faced by staff over the Christmas period; if he will consider introducing a system whereby staff can access unused holiday pay in advance of Christmas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16258/17]