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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. 125:In page 13, between lines 24 and 25, to insert the following:“(c) in the case of a school which teaches through the medium of Irish or primarily through the medium of Irish, and where the child does not have Irish as a home language, the school has proved, after due consideration by the Board of Management, that the refusal to admit the child is essential to...

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)

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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.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Training and Supports for Providers of Special Needs Education and Education in DEIS Schools: Discussion (27 Jun 2017)

Carol Nolan: Ba mhaith liom fáilte a chur roimh na finnéithe go léir go dtí an cruinniú. I welcome in particular Dr. Gene Mehigan from the Marino Institute of Education who was one of my senior lecturers many years ago. It is lovely to see him again. A range of issues have been highlighted and I have been nodding in agreement with all the contributions because I spent 12 years...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Training and Supports for Providers of Special Needs Education and Education in DEIS Schools: Discussion (27 Jun 2017)

Carol Nolan: I was nodding in agreement when she spoke on this issue. She is correct that this is doing a greater disservice to pupils from disadvantaged communities. The committee must get up and running again and be placed on a statutory footing in accordance with the Education Act. I will continue to make this call and I commend Professor Hyland on raising the issue. I was particularly interested...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Motor Insurance (27 Jun 2017)

Carol Nolan: 156. To ask the Minister for Finance the action being taken by his Department to implement the report on the costs of motor insurance; the effect these actions will have on insurance premiums; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29739/17]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Risk Management (27 Jun 2017)

Carol Nolan: 175. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if the flood risk management plans along the Shannon basin have been finalised; the funding allocated to the catchment flood risk assessment and management programme; the funding that has been provided for the establishment of flood relief structural measures along the Shannon basin; the timeframe for the establishment of the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teacher Data (27 Jun 2017)

Carol Nolan: 202. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to address the issues raised in the report of the working group on teaching supply; the steps to be taken and the timeframes to address the issues; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29567/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (27 Jun 2017)

Carol Nolan: 203. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason for the delay in the completion of a college (details supplied); if the work can be expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29569/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Fees (27 Jun 2017)

Carol Nolan: 216. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if students from Northern Ireland wishing to enter colleges here in 2017 will be treated as EU students for fee purposes; if this status will remain for the duration of their course; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29726/17]