Results 841-860 of 6,363 for speaker:Carol Nolan

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Water and Sewerage Schemes Funding (4 Apr 2017)

Carol Nolan: 298. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government to outline the protections in place to maintain water supply for persons living in rural areas on group water schemes who are in arrears in their payments; his plans to increase the subsidy to group water schemes in 2017-18; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16261/17]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: School Meals Programme (4 Apr 2017)

Carol Nolan: 349. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of schools that have applied for school meals funding since 2009; the number of these that have been refused; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16201/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Drugs Payment Scheme Coverage (4 Apr 2017)

Carol Nolan: 502. To ask the Minister for Health the progress in the provision of the Orkambi drug for those persons diagnosed with cystic fibrosis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16193/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (4 Apr 2017)

Carol Nolan: 503. To ask the Minister for Health the details of the current waiting lists for children with scoliosis; the number of children on the waiting list for treatment; the steps he is taking to ensure that scoliosis patients receive treatment in a timely manner; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16194/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Services for People with Disabilities (4 Apr 2017)

Carol Nolan: 504. To ask the Minister for Health when the new legislation will be introduced to provide for the replacement scheme for the motorised transport and mobility allowance; the reason for the delay in bringing forward this legislation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16197/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Food Safety Standards (4 Apr 2017)

Carol Nolan: 531. To ask the Minister for Health if he will increase the capacity of the HSE to conduct medicated food testing in order to benefit persons such as those that suffer from PKU; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16332/17]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Payments (4 Apr 2017)

Carol Nolan: 586. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of persons who have had their GLAS payments delayed; when the payments will be made; the steps he is taking to ensure that payments are processed as soon as possible; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16195/17]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Alternative Energy Projects (4 Apr 2017)

Carol Nolan: 617. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if there is a policy in place on the burning of significant quantities of wood for commercial purposes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16257/17]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sports Capital Programme (4 Apr 2017)

Carol Nolan: 641. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when the planned all-Ireland national indoor cycling velodrome construction will commence at the National Sports Campus in Abbotstown [16256/17]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Intellectual Property Protocol (4 Apr 2017)

Carol Nolan: 678. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the name of the body tasked with the oversight of the national intellectual property protocol; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16554/17]

Questions on Promised Legislation (5 Apr 2017)

Carol Nolan: The programme for Government contains a clear commitment that no small school will close without the consent of parents, in order to protect the sustainability and viability of our rural communities. However, I was contacted earlier this week about Coláiste an Chreagáin in Mountbellew. Parents of students at the school received text messages stating that the school would not be...

Ceisteanna - Questions (resumed) - Priority Questions: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (5 Apr 2017)

Carol Nolan: 30. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the supports that will be available for children with additional needs under the new resource allocation model when these needs have not been captured in the allocations to schools. [16827/17]

Ceisteanna - Questions (resumed) - Priority Questions: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (5 Apr 2017)

Carol Nolan: As the Minister knows, schools recently received notice of their special needs allocations under the new resource allocation model. There are significant concerns about how this will operate, particularly where the needs of specific children are not captured under the model or where those needs are subsequently identified after allocations have been made to schools. I remind the Minister...

Ceisteanna - Questions (resumed) - Priority Questions: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (5 Apr 2017)

Carol Nolan: I thank the Minister for his response. This is an issue of huge concern. I have been informed of many cases. Parents are not happy with this. They are worried about their children, many of whom have special needs and are already facing too many barriers in areas like speech therapy and occupational therapy. I am one of a number of Deputies who have raised this issue on the floor of this...

Ceisteanna - Questions (resumed) - Priority Questions: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (5 Apr 2017)

Carol Nolan: I am aware that no school will have its hours cut. My point is that there is no flexibility and there are no additional resources for children. The fact of the matter is that children will lose out because of the manner in which schools will have their resources fixed for two years under the new model. It is extremely worrying that some relevant features, such as the inclusion support...

Other Questions: School Accommodation (5 Apr 2017)

Carol Nolan: 40. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to reduce the number of prefabs being used by schools. [16500/17]

Other Questions: School Accommodation (5 Apr 2017)

Carol Nolan: The programme for Government contains a commitment to eliminating the use of prefabs in our schools. What actions has the Department taken on this to date? How are we going to move towards the elimination of prefabs? Can we have a timeframe and a date for it?

Other Questions: School Accommodation (5 Apr 2017)

Carol Nolan: I thank the Minister for his response, but I am disappointed at the lack of urgency. Based on responses I received to parliamentary questions, I am aware that an assessment was due to be carried out. I understand this assessment process has not commenced. I ask the Minister to confirm if that is the case. I ask him to give an indicative timeframe for the assessment process because we...

Other Questions: School Accommodation (5 Apr 2017)

Carol Nolan: I again thank the Minister for his response. I welcome the reduction. The €128 million figure relates to the past five years and came from the media, based on freedom of information data. I remain unconvinced that the issue is being given the priority it deserves. We are wasting millions of euro that could be channelled into special education, for example, as we mentioned earlier...

Maternity Leave and Benefit: Motion [Private Members] (5 Apr 2017)

Carol Nolan: Tá mé buíoch go bhfuil deis agam labhairt ar an rún seo anocht. I commend the Green Party and the Social Democrats for bringing forward this important and timely motion. There is an urgent need to extend the maternity benefit and maternity leave for mothers of premature babies in Ireland. As we know, 4,500 babies are born before 37 weeks across this State every year....