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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]

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...