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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Pupil-Teacher Ratio (2 Mar 2017)

Carol Nolan: 85. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide a breakdown of the staff included in the calculation of the pupil-teacher ratio including resource teachers, learning support teachers and any other staff including classroom teaching staff; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10967/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Pupil-Teacher Ratio (2 Mar 2017)

Carol Nolan: 86. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated pupil-teacher ratio for DEIS schools, primary schools and post-primary schools if only mainstream classroom teachers were used in the calculation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10968/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: National Educational Psychological Service Staff (2 Mar 2017)

Carol Nolan: 92. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the recently announced appointment of ten additional NEPS psychologists will be used to deal with staff shortages due to leave; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11080/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Repair and Leasing Scheme (2 Mar 2017)

Carol Nolan: 115. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the allocation to Offaly County Council and Tipperary County Council under the repair and leasing scheme announced recently; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11082/17]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: School Meals Programme (2 Mar 2017)

Carol Nolan: 134. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if his attention has been drawn to schools that will run out of funding for school meals in 2017; the reason for this; the number of schools affected; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11081/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Ambulance Service Accommodation (2 Mar 2017)

Carol Nolan: 232. To ask the Minister for Health to outline the progress on the new Edenderry ambulance station; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11083/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (2 Mar 2017)

Carol Nolan: 234. To ask the Minister for Health to outline the reason for the excessive delay in an operation for a person (details supplied); when the operation will be carried out; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11086/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Occupational Therapy (2 Mar 2017)

Carol Nolan: 235. To ask the Minister for Health to set out the number of vacancies under each school age team in the areas of speech and language, clinical psychology and occupational therapy; the length of the vacancy; if staff are currently on extended leave, the number of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11087/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Occupational Therapy (2 Mar 2017)

Carol Nolan: 238. To ask the Minister for Health to set out the number of new posts appointed to speech and language therapy, occupational therapy and clinical psychology under the school age teams since the Government took office; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11090/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Speech and Language Therapy (2 Mar 2017)

Carol Nolan: 236. To ask the Minister for Health to outline the terms of reference of the review of speech and language therapy services; when the review is due to be completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11088/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Occupational Therapy (2 Mar 2017)

Carol Nolan: 237. To ask the Minister for Health to set down the number of children currently waiting over six months for speech and language therapy, clinical psychologist or occupational therapy; if the waiting list is for an assessment or therapy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11089/17]

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Priority Questions: Disadvantaged Status (1 Mar 2017)

Carol Nolan: I thank the Minister for his response. It is disappointing in terms of the continually growing numbers of children from disadvantaged households. The European Anti-Poverty Network shows that the level of children in consistent poverty in Ireland rose from 6.3% in 2008 to 11.5% in 2015. Does the Minister intend to make provision in this year's budget for the full restoration of DEIS funding...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Priority Questions: Disadvantaged Status (1 Mar 2017)

Carol Nolan: Many cuts were made, including cuts to the guidance counsellor service which, I am sure the Minister will agree, were significant and harsh. I understand the Minister has provided for additional counsellors in the schools, but will he commit to guidance counselling in the ratio of one to 500 pupils for DEIS post-primary schools because the cut in that resource impacted on students? It is a...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Priority Questions: Disadvantaged Status (1 Mar 2017)

Carol Nolan: 20. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the details of the new DEIS plan, including the resources to be provided for the implementation of the new plan. [10504/17]

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Priority Questions: Disadvantaged Status (1 Mar 2017)

Carol Nolan: DEIS funding has been cut by almost €20 million from €193 million in 2008 to €174 million in 2015. Schools are trying to do more with less money. They are trying to give their students adequate supports in terms of encouraging them to complete their schooling and progress to third level. It is a massive issue. Could the Minister give me the details of the resources...

Questions on Promised Legislation (1 Mar 2017)

Carol Nolan: The programme for Government makes a commitment to increase education spend by €500 million by 2021, including the recruitment of teachers. This week we have heard reports that ASTI teachers potentially face forced redundancies. I would like to know how the prospect of these ASTI teachers facing redundancy fits in with the programme for Government commitment to increase teacher...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (1 Mar 2017)

Carol Nolan: 52. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the detail of the new arrangements for the reasonable accommodations scheme for certificate examinations from 2017. [10336/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (1 Mar 2017)

Carol Nolan: 67. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the arrangements in place to ensure that junior certificate students do not lose marks as a result of the Association of Secondary Teachers in Ireland, ASTI, ballot. [10335/17]

Questions on Promised Legislation (23 Feb 2017)

Carol Nolan: The programme for Government refers to the establishment of a new model for speech and language therapy in our schools. It also commits to a review of the variations in waiting lists for speech and language therapy across the country. Figures released by the HSE show that over 300 children have been waiting over a year for an initial assessment, while 1,100 have been waiting a year for...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Derelict Sites (23 Feb 2017)

Carol Nolan: 46. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government his plans to address the high level of vacant and derelict buildings in town centres in County Offaly such as Banagher and Edenderry. [9032/17]