Results 5,981-6,000 of 6,678 for speaker:Carol Nolan

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Curriculum (9 Feb 2017)

Carol Nolan: 96. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status that history will have as a subject under the new proposals for junior certificate reform; if it will remain a core subject for the junior cycle; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6463/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Patronage (9 Feb 2017)

Carol Nolan: 97. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to accelerate the divestment of patronage of schools; if schools will be divested to the community national school model; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6464/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Patronage (9 Feb 2017)

Carol Nolan: 98. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the mechanisms his Department will utilise in order to ascertain the wishes of local communities for the purposes of divestment of patronage; if the process will be open to all of the various patrons; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6465/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Patronage (9 Feb 2017)

Carol Nolan: 99. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his Department has undertaken an analysis of the community national school model in terms of inclusion, particularly in terms of those children of minority faith and none at times of religious instruction; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6466/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Patronage (9 Feb 2017)

Carol Nolan: 100. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the safeguards in place in the community national school model to ensure that children of minority faiths and none are treated in an inclusive manner during religious instruction; if there is an opt out procedure in place for children whose parents do not wish them to receive religious instruction; if any guidelines or best practice model have...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (9 Feb 2017)

Carol Nolan: 101. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if there is any mechanism by which leaving certificate applied students who wish to apply for membership of An Garda Síochána could be granted an interim indication of results in order that their applications may be assessed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6469/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Religious Discrimination (9 Feb 2017)

Carol Nolan: 102. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if there are any cases before the courts, equality tribunal, Workplace Relations Commission or other such body in which either his Department or education and training boards is or are the respondent and the complaint relates to discriminatory action or victimisation on grounds of religious belief; if so, the number of any such cases; and if...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teaching Qualifications (9 Feb 2017)

Carol Nolan: 103. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the measures his Department plans to take to increase the supply of teachers who can teach through the medium of Irish; his plans to establish a teacher training programme through the medium of Irish; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6472/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Education (9 Feb 2017)

Carol Nolan: 169. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to increase the number of nursing positions available through the CAO system in order to address the shortfall that exists; if the Department of Education has been in discussions with his Department on this matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6468/17]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agri-Environment Options Scheme Payments (9 Feb 2017)

Carol Nolan: 217. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason a person (details supplied) has not received an AEOS payment; the number of persons per county that are awaiting payment; the reasons for the delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6474/17]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Citizenship Applications (2 Feb 2017)

Carol Nolan: 46. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the status of an application for citizenship by a person (details supplied); the timeframe for the application to be processed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5026/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Skills Development (2 Feb 2017)

Carol Nolan: 131. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of tourism and hospitality skills training positions provided for in 2015 and 2016 by county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5021/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Skills Development (2 Feb 2017)

Carol Nolan: 132. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the amount of funding provided for tourism and hospitality skills training in 2015 and 2016 by county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5022/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Skills Development (2 Feb 2017)

Carol Nolan: 133. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the agency or Government body which has oversight and responsibility for hospitality and tourism skills development here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5023/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Psychological Assessments (2 Feb 2017)

Carol Nolan: 114. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of psychologists available on the SCPA scheme over each of the past ten years in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5004/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Appeals (2 Feb 2017)

Carol Nolan: 115. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of appeals made to the school transport appeals board over each of the past ten years, by county, in tabular form; the number of appeals that were successful and not successful respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5005/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Appeals (2 Feb 2017)

Carol Nolan: 116. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the school transport appeals board has ever made a recommendation to his Department regarding the operation of the school transport scheme, as is provided for in the terms of reference to the board; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5006/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Appeals (2 Feb 2017)

Carol Nolan: 117. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his Department has sought the advice of the school transport appeals board regarding the operation of the school transport scheme; the frequency with which this advice has been sought since the value for money review changes were implemented; if the advice of the board was sought in respect of the review on concessionary charges and rules...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teachers' Professional Development (2 Feb 2017)

Carol Nolan: 118. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he has had negotiations with the leadership of the INTO regarding the directive to refuse to participate with the Droichead programme and the impact this has for newly qualified teachers in the area of special needs; the date the discussions took place; his plans to have further discussions regarding the concerns of INTO on this matter; and...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teachers' Professional Development (2 Feb 2017)

Carol Nolan: 120. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the INTO has communicated its concerns to his Department in respect of the Droichead programme; the steps he has taken to address these concerns; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5010/17]