Results 5,161-5,180 of 6,491 for speaker:Carol Nolan

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Help Service (9 Nov 2017)

Carol Nolan: 193. To ask the Minister for Health the actions he plans to take in order to address the shortfall in home help hours in counties Laois and Offaly; the amount allocated under budget 2018 for home help in these counties; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47516/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE Data (9 Nov 2017)

Carol Nolan: 194. To ask the Minister for Health the numbers of persons on the waiting lists for speech and language therapy, occupational therapy and physiotherapy in counties Laois and Offaly; the waiting times for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47517/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services Provision (9 Nov 2017)

Carol Nolan: 195. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting for an assessment under the early intervention team in counties Laois and Offaly; the number of these that have been waiting over six months; the number that have been waiting over a year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47518/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services Provision (9 Nov 2017)

Carol Nolan: 196. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting for assessment under the school age team in counties Laois and Offaly; the number of these that have been waiting over six months; the number that have been waiting over a year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47519/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products Availability (9 Nov 2017)

Carol Nolan: 197. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 951 of 26 July 2017, the status of the provision of the drug Spinraza to persons with muscular atrophy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47520/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disease Management (9 Nov 2017)

Carol Nolan: 198. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to implement a similar practice to that in Germany for the detection and treatment of Lyme disease; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47521/17]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (9 Nov 2017)

Carol Nolan: 234. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when the rail review will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47513/17]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Economic Growth Initiatives (9 Nov 2017)

Carol Nolan: 236. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the status of proposals to establish the Atlantic economic corridor; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47515/17]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Leader Programmes Data (9 Nov 2017)

Carol Nolan: 237. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the number of contracts that have been signed under the new Leader programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47522/17]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Leader Programmes Data (9 Nov 2017)

Carol Nolan: 238. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the number of projects that are at contract stage of the new Leader programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47523/17]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Leader Programmes Data (9 Nov 2017)

Carol Nolan: 239. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the bodies responsible for entering into contracts under the new Leader programme; if his Department received legal advice on whether the local community development committees are the appropriate bodies to enter into contracts for projects under Leader; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47524/17]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Leader Programmes Administration (9 Nov 2017)

Carol Nolan: 240. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the steps undertaken by his Department to reduce the bureaucracy associated with the new Leader programme; the steps taken to monitor the impact of these changes; his views on whether these steps are adequate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47525/17]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Leader Programmes Administration (9 Nov 2017)

Carol Nolan: 241. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if the operation of the Leader programme will be reviewed; if so, when this review will commence; the consultation process associated with the review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47526/17]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: JobPath Programme (9 Nov 2017)

Carol Nolan: 263. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of persons who have received penalties in their social welfare payments as a result of non-compliance with the JobPath programme, by county; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47514/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Ministerial Meetings (8 Nov 2017)

Carol Nolan: 117. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he has received a request to meet with a person (details supplied); if so, if he will meet with the person; and when the meeting will take place. [47171/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Ministerial Meetings (8 Nov 2017)

Carol Nolan: 122. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will meet with a person (details supplied); if he has considered the requests made by the person on behalf of institutional abuse survivors; his plans to grant these requests; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47172/17]

Order of Business (7 Nov 2017)

Carol Nolan: The programme for Government, as the Taoiseach is aware, commits on page 98 to ensuring that there is "visible, effective and responsive policing" in all of our communities. We are all very aware of the incident that occurred in Offaly, where a farmer was viciously assaulted following a break-in. Prior to that incident, however, this issue was being raised constantly because rural crime,...

Order of Business (7 Nov 2017)

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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Broadband Service Provision (26 Oct 2017)

Carol Nolan: 94. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on whether families and children living in rural areas are becoming increasingly disadvantaged in their education due to lack of high-speed or fibre broadband; if he has raised this matter with relevant Cabinet colleagues; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45510/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Staff (26 Oct 2017)

Carol Nolan: 95. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to ensure that the allocation of special needs assistants is done in a timely manner to facilitate school planning; the actions undertaken by his Department in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45511/17]