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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Knowledge Transfer Programme (9 Mar 2017)

Carol Nolan: 113. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide a list of all spin out companies established by third level institutions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12467/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Research Funding Applications (9 Mar 2017)

Carol Nolan: 117. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if it is a requirement for all State research funding that any potential conflict of interest is disclosed at the time of application; the circumstances in which funding will be refused on grounds of conflict of interest; the number of applications that have been declined due to concerns in relation to conflicts of interest over the past ten...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Delivering Equality of Opportunity in Schools Scheme (9 Mar 2017)

Carol Nolan: 119. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the data used in establishing the criteria for DEIS schools took account of the number of persons on rent supplement or other housing payments in a given area given the number of persons eligible for social housing who are currently in the private rental market due to shortage of social housing supply; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Delivering Equality of Opportunity in Schools Scheme (9 Mar 2017)

Carol Nolan: 120. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the total funding for DEIS under the plan for 2017; the total spend pro rata per pupil; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12474/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Industrial Relations (9 Mar 2017)

Carol Nolan: 122. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will ensure that no teacher will be made redundant in ASTI as a result of the dispute with his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12476/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Public Service Pay Commission (9 Mar 2017)

Carol Nolan: 123. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if ASTI will be invited to form part of the talks on the new pay agreement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12477/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Screening Programmes (9 Mar 2017)

Carol Nolan: 201. To ask the Minister for Health if consideration will be given to reducing the age at which women are eligible for free smear tests; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12462/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (9 Mar 2017)

Carol Nolan: 202. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) has been waiting over a year to see a dermatologist; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12463/17]

National Educational Psychological Service: Motion [Private Members] (8 Mar 2017)

Carol Nolan: Gabhaim buíochas leis an Leas-Cheann Comhairle as ucht an deis chun labhairt ar an ábhar fíor-thábhachtach seo a bhaineann le oideachas speisíalta. I thank Fianna Fáil for bringing forward the motion. While my party broadly supports the sentiment behind the motion, we have concerns with aspects of it. As the rapporteur of the committee on the issue, I am...

Topical Issue Debate: Compensation Schemes (7 Mar 2017)

Carol Nolan: Tá mé buíoch go bhfuil an deis seo agam labhairt ar an topaic fíorthábhachtach seo um thráthnóna. I want to discuss the State’s approach to the Louise O'Keeffe ruling and in particular, its interpretation of that ruling and the impact for survivors of sex abuse at State schools. As we know, Louise O'Keeffe was involved in a 20 year legal battle...

Topical Issue Debate: Compensation Schemes (7 Mar 2017)

Carol Nolan: I thank the Minister for his response but I am extremely disappointed. I have met a group of sex abuse survivors, the Creagh Lane group in Limerick, whose lives have been destroyed. We need action here. We must defend those people and make sure that they get justice. The letters that were sent to the people who were claiming that they were abused were sent during the Dáil's summer...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Nitrates Action Programme Implementation (7 Mar 2017)

Carol Nolan: 723. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to extend the transitional arrangements for the nitrates directive, in order that their eventual discontinuation can be negotiated within the scope of the full review on the basis of introducing additional measures to encourage the use of organic fertilisers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11920/17]

Residential Institutions Statutory Fund (Amendment) Bill 2016: Second Stage [Private Members] (2 Mar 2017)

Carol Nolan: Cuirim fáilte roimh an mBille fíorthábhachtach seo agus gabhaim mo bhuíochas as ucht an deis chun labhairt faoi. I welcome everyone in the Gallery and commend Deputy Clare Daly on introducing this important Bill. Sinn Féin has consistently highlighted the need for redress for all survivors of abuse in State institutions or by agents of the State. I commend in...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Pátrúnacht Scoileanna (2 Mar 2017)

Carol Nolan: 78. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills cén sásra a bheidh ann chun measúnú agus freastal a dhéanamh ar an éileamh ar oideachas lán-Ghaeilge faoin bplean nua chun dífheistiú pátrúnachta a chur chun cinn, ós rud é go bhfuil sé luaite mar cheann de na príomhfheidhmeanna a bheadh ag an bpróiseas...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Pátrúnacht Scoileanna (2 Mar 2017)

Carol Nolan: 79. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills an n-aontaíonn sé le Gaeloideachas go bhfuil baol ann, tríd an gcur chuige nua atá beartaithe, gur pobalscoileanna náisiúnta trí mheán an Bhéarla a bheidh mar thoradh ar an bpróiseas, toisc na Boird Oideachais agus Oiliúna a bheith i mbun an chomhairliúcháin agus iad cheana...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Pátrúnacht Scoileanna (2 Mar 2017)

Carol Nolan: 80. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills an n-aontaíonn sé go bhfuil sé de riachtanas go mbeadh áisíneacht nó údarás neamhspleách agus neodrach ag tabhairt faoin gcomhairliúchán le tuismitheoirí maidir le dífheistiú, agus mar sin de nach bhfuil sé feiliúnach go dtabharfadh an Boird Oideachais agus...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations Reviews (2 Mar 2017)

Carol Nolan: 81. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the State Examinations Commission has written to schools to advise them of the process for the classroom based assessment for the junior certificate after the ASTI ballot; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10963/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (2 Mar 2017)

Carol Nolan: 82. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if schools will be expected to make provision for newly enrolled or newly diagnosed children with special educational needs under the current allocation under the new resource allocation model; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10964/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (2 Mar 2017)

Carol Nolan: 83. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the procedure whereby a child with special educational needs transfers to another school; if the resource hours allocated to that child transfer with the child to the new school or if the new school is required to make an additional application; the way in which this type of scenario operates under the new resource allocation model; and if he...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Delivering Equality of Opportunity in Schools Scheme (2 Mar 2017)

Carol Nolan: 84. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his Department will review the decision not to designate a school (details supplied) as a DEIS school; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10966/17]