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Select Committee on Education and Skills: Education (Admission to Schools) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (28 Jun 2017)

Carol Nolan: I move amendment No. 126:In page 13, between lines 24 and 25, to insert the following:“(c) it is found that the designation places an unreasonable burden on the parents of the child concerned or the parents of the child have established that the decision of the Agency or council, as the case may be, is unreasonable.”.

Select Committee on Education and Skills: Education (Admission to Schools) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (28 Jun 2017)

Carol Nolan: I move amendment No. 145:In page 15, between lines 1 and 2, to insert the following:“(20) Where an appeal concerns a school which teaches through the medium of Irish, the members of the appeal committee hearing and determining the appeal shall have the ability to hear and read evidence and submissions in the Irish language without interpretation or translation and the appeal committee...

Select Committee on Education and Skills: Education (Admission to Schools) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (28 Jun 2017)

Carol Nolan: I move amendment No. 147:In page 15, between lines 3 and 4, to insert the following:" 'all reasonable efforts’ shall not be taken to place an additional requirement on parents to source a school place for their child above what would be expected in normal circumstances and having regard to the principle that the best interests of the child are served in the local school unless...

Select Committee on Education and Skills: Education (Admission to Schools) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (28 Jun 2017)

Carol Nolan: I move amendment No. 156:In page 16, between lines 34 and 35, to insert the following:"(14) In the case of a school which teaches through the medium of Irish or primarily through the medium of Irish, all said directions, notices, reports and representations to the patron and the Board under this section and all work carried out by the independent person nominated under subsection (4) shall be...

Select Committee on Education and Skills: Education (Admission to Schools) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (28 Jun 2017)

Carol Nolan: That is the Deputy's perception of-----

Select Committee on Education and Skills: Education (Admission to Schools) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (28 Jun 2017)

Carol Nolan: I am disappointed in Fianna Fáil. One of its founding members, Éamon de Valera, established Rathcairn and so on and made great efforts in this regard.

Select Committee on Education and Skills: Education (Admission to Schools) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (28 Jun 2017)

Carol Nolan: We need to protect the language-----

Select Committee on Education and Skills: Education (Admission to Schools) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (28 Jun 2017)

Carol Nolan: -----and I make no apologies for that, nor does my party.

Select Committee on Education and Skills: Education (Admission to Schools) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (28 Jun 2017)

Carol Nolan: Tá sé dochreidte go bhfuil an tuairim sin ag an Teachta Byrne.

Select Committee on Education and Skills: Education (Admission to Schools) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (28 Jun 2017)

Carol Nolan: Léiríonn sé go bhfuil easpa meas don teanga ag an Teachta agus ag a pháirtí.

Select Committee on Education and Skills: Education (Admission to Schools) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (28 Jun 2017)

Carol Nolan: I move amendment No. 177: In page 20, between lines 2 and 3, to insert the following:“(14) In the case of a school which teaches through the medium of Irish or primarily through the medium of Irish, all said directions, notices and representations to thepatron and the Board under this section shall be in the Irish language.”.”.

Select Committee on Education and Skills: Education (Admission to Schools) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (28 Jun 2017)

Carol Nolan: The section is not agreed. We will be raising a number of issues on Report Stage.

Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest: Statements (29 Jun 2017)

Carol Nolan: Go raibh míle maith agat as ucht an deis chun labhairt ar an topaic seo anocht. This issue is of great concern to tens of thousands of workers across the State. These workers are still being treated unfairly, despite the fact that the Government states over and over again that the economy is in recovery. Public sector workers are certainly not feeling that recovery. I shall begin...

Order of Business (4 Jul 2017)

Carol Nolan: Last week the Minister, Deputy Naughten, told the Dáil that he did not expect the first homes to be connected to the State broadband scheme until after Eir had concluded a commercial contract connecting 300,000 rural homes to broadband. Can the Taoiseach confirm this? Can he also confirm that over half a million customers in rural areas will not see the roll out of rural broadband...

Education (Regulation of Voluntary Contributions in Schools) Bill 2017: First Stage (4 Jul 2017)

Carol Nolan: I move:That leave be granted to introduce a Bill entitled an Act to amend section 12 of the Education Act 1998 and to make provision whereby the Minister for Education and Skills shall make regulations governing the voluntary contributions to recognised schools and to provide for the publication of details of the receipt and use of voluntary contributions in the annual accounts and records of...

Education (Regulation of Voluntary Contributions in Schools) Bill 2017: First Stage (4 Jul 2017)

Carol Nolan: I move: "That the Bill be taken in Private Members' time."

Waste Disposal: Motion [Private Members] (4 Jul 2017)

Carol Nolan: Gabhaim leis an Leas-Cheann Comhairle as ucht an deis chun labhairt ar an topic fíor-thábhachtach seo. Sinn Féin initially opposed the introduction of bin charges by the then Fianna Fáil Government. We foresaw that the privatisation of waste collection would result in increases in prices for ordinary families and we were right. Fianna Fáil could not be trusted...

Early Childhood Care and Education: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (5 Jul 2017)

Carol Nolan: I welcome the opportunity to speak about this important issue and commend my colleagues, Deputies Kathleen Funchion and Donnchadh Ó Laoighaire, for their work on the early years sector. They have been to the fore in highlighting issues of concern in it. I also welcome those in the Visitors Gallery who represent the people affected by the issues raised in the debate. I know that there...

Quarterly Report on Housing: Statements (6 Jul 2017)

Carol Nolan: I thank the Acting Chairman for giving me the opportunity to speak about this very important issue which affects tens of thousands of families across the country. The figures released by the Department in the third quarterly progress report on housing and homelessness show clearly that the Government's plans are not working which comes as no surprise to me. My party has consistently called...

Independent Reporting Commission Bill 2017: Second Stage (6 Jul 2017)

Carol Nolan: Gabhaim buíochas leis an gCeann Comhairle as ucht an deis labhairt ar an mBille seo inniu. I take this opportunity to wish Deputy Flanagan well in his new role as Minister for Justice and Equality. I welcome this Bill, which gives effect to the international agreement between the Irish and British Governments in September last year to establish the Independent Reporting Commission....