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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Educational Disadvantage (19 Oct 2016)

Carol Nolan: 64. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his Department has conducted any recent studies into the barriers to third level education for young persons from lower socio-economic groups; if he will consider commissioning such research; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31090/16]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Educational Disadvantage (19 Oct 2016)

Carol Nolan: 65. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the policy initiatives that resulted from the previously established educational disadvantage committee; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31091/16]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (19 Oct 2016)

Carol Nolan: 66. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the implementation of the Education for Persons with Special Educational Needs Act 2004 through policy measures; the relevant policy initiatives he proposes to give effect to this Act; the timeframe for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31092/16]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Psychological Assessments (19 Oct 2016)

Carol Nolan: 67. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 168 of 11 October 2016, if he will indicate of the 7,924 pupils with which National Educational Psychological Service, NEPS, undertook casework, including assessments of, the number that relates to assessments only; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31093/16]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Review (19 Oct 2016)

Carol Nolan: 68. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the outcome of the review of school transport as per the programme for government commitment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31094/16]

Funding for Education: Motion [Private Members] (18 Oct 2016)

Carol Nolan: Roinnfidh mé trí nóiméad léi. Tá mé lán-sásta caint faoi oideachas anocht. Cuirim fáilte roimh an deis labhairt ar an gcóras oideachais. Níl aon dabht ach go bhfuil bearnaí móra sa chóras oideachais faoi láthair. Tá sé soiléir nach bhfuil páistí nó daltaí tríú...

Topical Issue Debate: Flood Prevention Measures (18 Oct 2016)

Carol Nolan: I hope time will be added on to allow me give a response. I thank the Minister of State for his comprehensive response but I find it unsatisfactory. There can be no excuse for the delay in the drafting of a flood risk management plan for the Shannon region. I do not understand how the steering group on this issue failed to meet for a four-year period. The Government's response on this...

Topical Issue Debate: Flood Prevention Measures (18 Oct 2016)

Carol Nolan: I am sure that everyone in the House is very familiar with the damage to businesses, homes and farmland caused along the Shannon last winter. We need to ensure that this never happens again. In my county, Offaly, we witnessed serious flooding in areas such as Banagher, Shannonbridge and Shannon Harbour. In the catchment flood risk assessment and management, CFRAM, report Banagher is listed...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products Availability (18 Oct 2016)

Carol Nolan: 57. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the assessment by the HSE of the NCPE, National Centre for Pharmacoeconomics, health technology assessment of ataluren brand name (details supplied); when a decision on the funding of this drug will be taken by the HSE as to whether to include it in the reimbursement list; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30505/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services Provision (18 Oct 2016)

Carol Nolan: 124. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to improve disability services for children in counties Laois and Offaly. [30296/16]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Facilities (18 Oct 2016)

Carol Nolan: 235. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will make funding available to Mary Immaculate College in Limerick for the purpose of developing library facilities as the building currently accommodates 210 study places for over 3,400 students attending the college; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30369/16]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Garda Vetting Legislation (18 Oct 2016)

Carol Nolan: 236. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps taken by his department to ensure that Garda vetting is undertaken in an efficient manner; if his Department has plans to review the Garda vetting requirements particularly to allow individuals to apply rather than schools or institutions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30373/16]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Data (18 Oct 2016)

Carol Nolan: 237. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of special educational needs organisers by county in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30383/16]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Housing Adaptation Grant Data (18 Oct 2016)

Carol Nolan: 283. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the number of persons currently on the waiting list for the housing adaptation grant scheme for people with a disability by local authority area; the average waiting time per local authority area; the average level of funding awarded to each local authority for the purposes of carrying out works under the scheme...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Pensions (18 Oct 2016)

Carol Nolan: 361. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the arrangements for retired prison officers in respect of the post-1995 agreement; the body which is liable to provide the pension; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30372/16]

Leaders' Questions (13 Oct 2016)

Carol Nolan: Why is the funding not mentioned in the budget? Too many children in the State need a report with recommendations to get accommodation in exams, and teachers need the reports to plan. I welcome the idea of the resource teaching model, and we will see how it will work, but the fact it will be nine months before it comes into effect is not good enough. Children are waiting. As it is, it is...

Leaders' Questions (13 Oct 2016)

Carol Nolan: I want to raise the issue of the National Educational Psychological Service, NEPS. This service offers a wide range of supports with regard to behavioural and emotional difficulties, critical incidents in schools and in meeting the needs of vulnerable children. The service also has an important role in providing educational assessments and necessary reports in order to assist schools in...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Higher Education Grants: Wake Up SUSI (13 Oct 2016)

Carol Nolan: I welcome each and every one of the witnesses. I am amazed that only 200 students are involved in this matter. The situation of the students affected is extremely unfair. If the information being sent out by colleges is not clear, as in a couple of cases in which people genuinely did not realise they were applying to private colleges, that needs to be addressed. I commend all the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Higher Education Grants: Wake Up SUSI (13 Oct 2016)

Carol Nolan: The situation is unfair and unacceptable, and it discriminates against low income people. I am glad to hear that in Mr. Byrne's case there was some leeway with the college and it provided support and was flexible. Were the other colleges as flexible and supportive?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Higher Education Authority: Chairperson Designate (13 Oct 2016)

Carol Nolan: I welcome Mr. Horgan here today. Access has been a huge problem and it was identified in the Cassells report that lower socioeconomic groups are not taking up education. Adult learning is also an issue. Mr. Horgan went into education as an adult in later life. Could he indicate what approaches are needed? The Government has a strategy in place and it has acknowledged that there is a...