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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: National Training Fund (29 Nov 2016)

Carol Nolan: 233. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if there is a current surplus in the national training fund; the expected increases in the fund; if there is a surplus projected in the fund; if there is further projected spending of the fund; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37583/16]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: National Training Fund (29 Nov 2016)

Carol Nolan: 234. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the details of the spend from the national training fund and the projected spend in 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37584/16]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Adult Education Provision (29 Nov 2016)

Carol Nolan: 235. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the actions taken by his Department to address the concerns outlined in the Special Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General in February 2012 entitled, Matters Arising out of Education Audits; if any of these concerns are outstanding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37585/16]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Higher Education Institutions Expenditure (29 Nov 2016)

Carol Nolan: 236. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the audited accounts of higher education institutions in receipt of public funds are made public; the latest date for which the audited accounts of such institutions have been completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37586/16]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Institutes of Technology Funding (29 Nov 2016)

Carol Nolan: 237. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his Department is considering extending borrowing rights to institutes of technology, particularly in view of the recent HEA financial review of the institute of technology sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37587/16]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Staff (29 Nov 2016)

Carol Nolan: 238. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if savings will be made by his Department by the introduction of the new resource allocation model for special educational needs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37588/16]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Higher Education Institutions (29 Nov 2016)

Carol Nolan: 239. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a review has taken place of the procurement practices within the education sector, particularly in the higher education sector; if such a review is proposed; if concerns have been raised with his Department in relation to procurement practices in the higher education sector or other bodies within the remit of his Department; and if he will...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Higher Education Funding: Discussion (24 Nov 2016)

Carol Nolan: The report states that we need an increase of €600 million by 2021 to address the chronic funding needs of the third level sector. How much of this relates to demographics? Has any of it been provided for in Government calculations? I am aware that €25 million has been costed for the increase in staff, but are any other demographic pressures included in the figure of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Higher Education Funding: Discussion (24 Nov 2016)

Carol Nolan: Dr. McMullan referred to the DARE and HEAR schemes and the fact the increased number of students is a trend. I welcome the trend. It is fantastic to see. Does Dr. McMullan think the decrease in funding has impacted in any way on these students and on their progression? In general, would she consider students from disadvantaged backgrounds at particular risk of non-progression, and what is...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Educational Reform (24 Nov 2016)

Carol Nolan: 89. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to publish draft regulations to accompany the proposed Education Schools Admissions Bill 2016 prior to the Bill going to Committee Stage; the date on which he proposes to publish same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36627/16]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Staff (22 Nov 2016)

Carol Nolan: 196. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if there has been any policy change by his Department in the training offered to special needs assistants, SNAs, to perform certain procedures such as catherisation; if it is the policy of his Department that it is acceptable and suitable that such training should be provided by the parents of children who require such procedures; if his...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Wind Energy Guidelines (22 Nov 2016)

Carol Nolan: 241. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government when the updated planning guidelines for wind farms will be published; the consultation that has taken place with local communities as outlined in the programme for Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35954/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Psychological Assessments Waiting Times (22 Nov 2016)

Carol Nolan: 395. To ask the Minister for Health the waiting times for both appointments and assessments in the early intervention and school age psychology services in County Mayo; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35777/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Psychological Assessments Waiting Times (22 Nov 2016)

Carol Nolan: 396. To ask the Minister for Health the current waiting times for appointments, assessments and treatment under the child and adolescent mental health services in County Tipperary, in tabular form; the number of staff employed by the service; the number of referrals to the service on average per month; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35778/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services Data (22 Nov 2016)

Carol Nolan: 397. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons who have been treated for mental health difficulties under the child and adolescent mental health services in County Tipperary; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35779/16]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Services (22 Nov 2016)

Carol Nolan: 533. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the actions being taken by his Department to protect the Ballybrophy to Limerick line; if this line is threatened with closure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35904/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Eligibility (17 Nov 2016)

Carol Nolan: 206. To ask the Minister for Health if he will consider extending enhanced medical card provision similar to that of survivors from the Magdalene laundries to survivors of abuse in other institutions of the State, in particular those who are eligible to apply to the Caranua organisation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35542/16]

Education (Admission to Schools) Bill 2016: Second Stage (16 Nov 2016)

Carol Nolan: On behalf of my party, Sinn Féin, I broadly welcome this Bill as an important first step in providing parents with transparency on, in particular, the criteria to be used for selection in school admissions. The Bill contains many important provisions and will require schools, for the first time, to prepare and publish comprehensive admissions policies. We particularly welcome the fact...

Other Questions: Back to Education Allowance (16 Nov 2016)

Carol Nolan: 33. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when the lone parent barriers to education report will be published. [34876/16]

Other Questions: Back to Education Allowance (16 Nov 2016)

Carol Nolan: I ask again about the report on the barriers to education for lone parents. My understanding was that this report was meant to be published at the end of August. I ask the Minister when it is going to be published.