Results 6,161-6,180 of 6,678 for speaker:Carol Nolan

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Waiting Lists (15 Nov 2016)

Carol Nolan: 288. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the number of persons, by county, who have been taken off the social housing lists as a result of failure to return forms during the recent housing needs assessment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34817/16]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: JobPath Implementation (15 Nov 2016)

Carol Nolan: 390. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons, by county, that have had their payments reduced or ceased as a result of failure to comply with the requirements of the JobPath scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34816/16]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Heritage Projects (15 Nov 2016)

Carol Nolan: 416. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the status of the restoration of a bridge (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34803/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Services for People with Disabilities (15 Nov 2016)

Carol Nolan: 541. To ask the Minister for Health if he will increase funding to an organisation (details supplied) in order to allow it to continue to provide services for persons with disabilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34806/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Autism Support Services (15 Nov 2016)

Carol Nolan: 542. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the actions undertaken by his Department after a recent meeting with Laois Offaly Families for Autism, LOFFA, in order to address current issues with services for children with autism spectrum disorder in counties Laois and Offaly; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34808/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Accident and Emergency Services Provision (15 Nov 2016)

Carol Nolan: 543. To ask the Minister for Health if his Department has conducted an impact assessment of the decision to remove accident and emergency provision in Nenagh hospital; if his Department plans to review this decision; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34809/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff Data (15 Nov 2016)

Carol Nolan: 544. To ask the Minister for Health the spend on agency staff at Nenagh hospital over each of the past ten years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34810/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Psychological Assessments Waiting Times (15 Nov 2016)

Carol Nolan: 545. To ask the Minister for Health the current waiting lists for assessments and appointments with child psychologists in County Tipperary; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34811/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Psychological Assessments Waiting Times (15 Nov 2016)

Carol Nolan: 546. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children that are currently waiting an appointment with a child psychologist in counties Tipperary, Laois and Offaly respectively; the number of these that have been waiting more than six months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34812/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (15 Nov 2016)

Carol Nolan: 547. To ask the Minister for Health the current waiting times across all departments in Nenagh hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34813/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Speech and Language Therapy Provision (15 Nov 2016)

Carol Nolan: 548. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children that are currently waiting more than six months for speech and language therapy in counties Laois, Offaly and Tipperary respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34814/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services Provision (15 Nov 2016)

Carol Nolan: 549. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to current plans to construct a facility in the Tullamore area that will be used to treat persons with forensic mental health needs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34819/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services Provision (15 Nov 2016)

Carol Nolan: 550. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons with forensic mental health needs currently being treated in community health care facilities across the state; the counties in which the facilities are situated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34820/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services Provision (15 Nov 2016)

Carol Nolan: 551. To ask the Minister for Health if there are any specific requirements in terms of staffing or security measures required for a health care facility to be approved as suitable for the treatment of those with forensic mental health needs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34821/16]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Bord na Móna (15 Nov 2016)

Carol Nolan: 663. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if his attention has been drawn to the current situation whereby haulage for Bord na Móna has been outsourced; his views on the impact of this decision for current employees of the company; his plans to take action to secure the jobs with the company; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34805/16]

Social Welfare Bill 2016: Second Stage (Resumed) (10 Nov 2016)

Carol Nolan: I concur with Deputy Kenny. JobPath is shambolic. It is destroying our people and it needs to be put to an end as soon as possible. I am very disappointed that the Social Welfare Bill makes no attempt to address the spiralling cost of sending children back to school. It is an issue which has been raised in the House for many years. A 2013 report on tackling back to school costs is...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Report of the Expert Group on Future Funding for Higher Education: Discussion (10 Nov 2016)

Carol Nolan: I thank the group for coming here this morning. I thank them for an informative and valuable discussion. A number of speakers have mentioned the national training fund. What proportion of the fund makes it way into higher education? What services has the money been used for? In terms of access to higher education, is it true that one in five of all undergraduates students avails of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Report of the Expert Group on Future Funding for Higher Education: Discussion (10 Nov 2016)

Carol Nolan: I thank the witnesses for coming here this morning. There are six ITs in particular financial difficulty. Mr. Ó Catháin spoke on local radio during the week to say that his IT has to raise 40% of its funding. That is shocking. How can we move this forward? What are the options for the ITs to address the crisis? The proposal to abolish the student contribution charge for...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (10 Nov 2016)

Carol Nolan: 141. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the site selection process for the new three-school campus for Buncrana, County Donegal; and if he will prioritise resources in his Department to fast-track the design, planning, tendering and construction stages in acknowledgement of the 11 years that it has taken to get to this first stage of the process. [34163/16]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Institutes of Technology Funding (10 Nov 2016)

Carol Nolan: 142. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on the recent HEA report that found Letterkenny Institute of Technology faces immediate sustainability challenges; and his plans to increase investment in the institution to address this ongoing funding crisis. [34164/16]