Results 1,861-1,880 of 6,363 for speaker:Carol Nolan

Written Answers — Department of Health: Services for People with Disabilities (2 Oct 2019)

Carol Nolan: 167. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to ensure 300 extra therapy staff are recruited in order to improve disability services for children; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40043/19]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Haulage Industry (2 Oct 2019)

Carol Nolan: 208. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will consider bringing forward incentives for the haulage sector such as grants and capital allowances in order to increase the pace of transition of the national heavy goods vehicle fleet to Euro VI standards; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40041/19]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Childcare Services Staff (2 Oct 2019)

Carol Nolan: 226. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her plans to ensure all childcare workers in the early years sector are paid a living wage of €12.30 per hour; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40035/19]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Disability Allowance (2 Oct 2019)

Carol Nolan: 236. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection his plans to ensure the disability allowance is increased by €20 per week; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40046/19]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Wage Subsidy Scheme (2 Oct 2019)

Carol Nolan: 237. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her plans to increase and index link the wage subsidy scheme for persons with a disability to 70% of the minimum wage level; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40047/19]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Adaptation Grant Funding (2 Oct 2019)

Carol Nolan: 245. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will restore housing adaptation grants funding to 2010 levels; and if he will make provision of an additional €28.38 million for these grants. [40040/19]

Financial Resolutions 2019 - Financial Resolution No. 9: General (Resumed) (9 Oct 2019)

Carol Nolan: Budget 2020 is a series of missed opportunities that will do next to nothing to address some of the major issues facing communities and households across the State. Hundreds of thousands of families will either be worse off or no better off on foot of the budget. By failing to make the kind of ambitious leap that was required on carers, the Minister has done nothing to address the crisis...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Excise Duties (9 Oct 2019)

Carol Nolan: 53. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will consider reducing alcohol excise tax by 7.5% in order to protect jobs in the hospitality sector and prevent Ireland being exposed to an increased negative impact by Brexit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41282/19]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Healthy Living Strategies (9 Oct 2019)

Carol Nolan: 61. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he has considered making a comprehensive culinary and nutritional education a mandatory element of primary and secondary curriculum; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41281/19]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Tourism Industry (9 Oct 2019)

Carol Nolan: 76. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if the restaurant and hospitality rate will be reviewed in the event of a hard and disorderly Brexit in order to safeguard one of the largest employers and ensure that the tourism sector here remains competitive at EU level; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41271/19]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Apprenticeship Programmes (9 Oct 2019)

Carol Nolan: 77. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if more supports will be put in place for restaurants in terms of ensuring that they are not left with the entire financial burden when taking on an apprenticeship; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41272/19]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Apprenticeship Programmes (9 Oct 2019)

Carol Nolan: 79. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if a review of apprenticeships and measures taken to ensure that culinary students receive the same benefits as apprentices from other sectors for example bursaries, expenses and so on will be carried out by her Department. [41274/19]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Apprenticeship Programmes (9 Oct 2019)

Carol Nolan: 80. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the way in which she plans to address inequalities between pre-2016 apprenticeships and new apprenticeships post 2016; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41275/19]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Apprenticeship Programmes (9 Oct 2019)

Carol Nolan: 81. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if more supports will be put in place for restaurants in terms of ensuring that they are not taking on the entire financial burden when taking on an apprenticeship; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41276/19]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Departmental Bodies Reports (9 Oct 2019)

Carol Nolan: 78. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if another report on the hospitality sector will be compiled by the Expert Group on Future Skills Needs for the five year period beyond 2020; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41273/19]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Tourism Data (9 Oct 2019)

Carol Nolan: 137. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he plans to establish a tourism satellite account to enable transparent and accurate recording of tourism data; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41280/19]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Tourism Industry (9 Oct 2019)

Carol Nolan: 143. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to establish a national tourism and hospitality training authority to ensure co-ordination between the relevant tourism and hospitality bodies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41277/19]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Commercial Rates Valuation Process (9 Oct 2019)

Carol Nolan: 159. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he plans to carry out a review of the commercial rates system to ensure that there is a fair and propositional valuation for all business types; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41278/19]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Rates (9 Oct 2019)

Carol Nolan: 160. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will request a national review of all local authority charges to attain greater consistency and accountability for rate payers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41279/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Proposed Legislation (15 Oct 2019)

Carol Nolan: 416. To ask the Minister for Health when the legislation regarding the fair deal scheme, which has been approved at Cabinet level, will progress further; the timeframe for the next steps in the legislative process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42017/19]