Results 5,961-5,980 of 6,286 for speaker:Carol Nolan

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Administration (16 Sep 2016)

Carol Nolan: 513. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will establish clear guidelines with SUSI on the issue of estrangement for the purposes of the student grant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26219/16]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Legal Proceedings (16 Sep 2016)

Carol Nolan: 514. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of school sex abuse litigants his Department has written to in respect of an offer to not seek costs if the litigants take no further legal action; the number of the cases which have since been dropped; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26220/16]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Expenditure (16 Sep 2016)

Carol Nolan: 515. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the amount which has been allocated by his Department to demographic pressures over each of the next five years for each budget in capital and current expenditure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26221/16]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (16 Sep 2016)

Carol Nolan: 516. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the number of apprenticeship places with ESB has reduced; the reasons for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26222/16]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Data (16 Sep 2016)

Carol Nolan: 517. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when the lifeskills survey 2016 will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26223/16]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Data (16 Sep 2016)

Carol Nolan: 518. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when the National Skills Bulletin 2016 will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26224/16]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Adult Education Provision (16 Sep 2016)

Carol Nolan: 519. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the amount that has been allocated each year since 2006 for adult numeracy and literacy initiatives; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26225/16]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: First Aid Training (16 Sep 2016)

Carol Nolan: 520. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will consider establishing a pilot programme for the roll-out of first aid training in secondary schools; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26226/16]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Circulars (16 Sep 2016)

Carol Nolan: 521. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to review the provisions of circular F 55/85; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26227/16]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (16 Sep 2016)

Carol Nolan: 525. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps he intends to take to address the shortage of ASD special classes at post-primary level; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26277/16]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Housing Assistance Payments Administration (16 Sep 2016)

Carol Nolan: 661. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the changes in the operation of the HAP scheme and the rent supplement scheme; if he will consider extending the flexibility in terms of the rent supplement ceilings to County Offaly; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26316/16]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Commissioner of Valuation (16 Sep 2016)

Carol Nolan: 662. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if his Department will provide funding to address the shortfall from the re-evaluation of rates payable carried out by local authorities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26317/16]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: School Meals Programme (16 Sep 2016)

Carol Nolan: 670. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the funding allocated each year since 2006 to the school meals programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26207/16]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: School Meals Programme (16 Sep 2016)

Carol Nolan: 671. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of schools and students which availed of the school meal programme each year since 2006 in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26208/16]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Office of Public Works Expenditure (16 Sep 2016)

Carol Nolan: 876. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform to set down the amount of money that has been spent on maintaining the scaffolding for Ardara Bridge, County Offaly; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26314/16]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: National Monuments (16 Sep 2016)

Carol Nolan: 987. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she has given consent to progress the works at Ardara Bridge, County Offaly; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26313/16]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Traffic Calming Measures (16 Sep 2016)

Carol Nolan: 1749. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will make funding available to alleviate safety concerns in relation to traffic volume on a road (details supplied) following surveys on traffic volume carried out by the local authority; if he will consider the erection of push button controlled traffic lights at the site; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24571/16]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Tourism Promotion (16 Sep 2016)

Carol Nolan: 1847. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the steps taken by his Department to promote the Lakelands brand; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26315/16]

Government Appeal of European Commission Decision on State Aid to Apple: Motion (7 Sep 2016)

Carol Nolan: We need to be very clear about one thing - this Government and its predecessors were elected to serve the citizens and not to bend over backwards to help corporations like Apple. It is wrong that citizens in this country are left struggling, householders are paying unfair taxes such as property tax and small and medium enterprises, SMEs, which create 70% of the employment in the country, are...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Educational Research Centre: Discussion with Chairperson Designate (7 Sep 2016)

Carol Nolan: Guím gach rath ar Dr. Travers ina ról nua. I have a ceist on the literacy and numeracy strategy. We have seen the success of that strategy, but the focus has been on English and maths. It is a worry for Irish-speakers, like myself, and other teachers who are passionate about the Irish language. Irish needs to be held in the same esteem as other subjects, but we need to do this...