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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Eligibility (19 May 2016)

Carol Nolan: 81. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of children diagnosed with epilepsy who avail of school transport under the primary school transport scheme; the post-primary school transport scheme; the scheme for school transport for children with special educational needs; those who avail of concessionary school transport; those who receive the remote area grant for school...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Eligibility (19 May 2016)

Carol Nolan: 82. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of students who have been refused access to the primary or post-primary school transport schemes on foot of a diagnosis of a medical condition or disability; the number of these who are catered for under the scheme for school transport for children with special educational needs; the number who are supported through the remote area...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Charges (19 May 2016)

Carol Nolan: 83. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to provide a commitment not to increase the student contribution fee; if he will reduce this fee; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11043/16]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme (19 May 2016)

Carol Nolan: 84. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to increase the rates of the student grant for undergraduate students; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11045/16]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Homeless Persons Data (19 May 2016)

Carol Nolan: 117. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government to set down by county and by month in tabular form the number of persons who have presented as homeless for each of the past two years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11048/16]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Domiciliary Care Allowance Data (19 May 2016)

Carol Nolan: 128. To ask the Minister for Social Protection to provide a breakdown per county of the current waiting times for domiciliary care allowance applications; the number of applicants per county that have been denied their application under the scheme in the past 12 months; the number of applicants per county per month; the number of appeals that are submitted per month; the number of appeals...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services Staff (19 May 2016)

Carol Nolan: 171. To ask the Minister for Health the funding allocated to mental health service and the number of staff who are in place in the service in County Offaly in each of the past six years, in tabular form; the number of positions to be filled; the number of staff members expected to retire or take other leave from the service within the next 12 months; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mobility Allowance Review (19 May 2016)

Carol Nolan: 172. To ask the Minister for Health to reinstate the motorised transport grant and the mobility allowance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11050/16]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: School Completion Programme (19 May 2016)

Carol Nolan: 220. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the financial resources she will provide under the school completion strategy; the funding allocated to approve school completion rates over each of the past six years, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11044/16]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Early Childhood Care and Education (19 May 2016)

Carol Nolan: 223. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the funding available for the provision of special needs assistants under the early childhood care and education scheme for the upcoming term beginning in September, 2016; the number of additional posts that have been funded; the timeframe for recruitment of the posts; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11047/16]

An Teanga Gaeilge: Statements (Resumed) (18 May 2016)

Carol Nolan: Gabhaim buíochas leis an gCathaoirleach as ucht an deis labhairt faoin nGaeilge. De réir taighde a rinneadh chun polasaí don oideachas sa Ghaeltacht a chur le chéile, tá níos lú ná 1,000 cainteoirí dúchasacha sna bunscoileanna i gceantair Ghaeltachta. Tá níos lú ná 10% de dhéagóirí idir 15 bliana d'aois...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Pupil-Teacher Ratio (18 May 2016)

Carol Nolan: 97. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to reduce pupil-teacher ratios at primary level, and the funds he will allocate to this. [10912/16]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (18 May 2016)

Carol Nolan: 98. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on the recent court decision on the reasonable accommodations arrangements for leaving certificate examination candidates who have special assessment needs in examinations due to a temporary, permanent or long-term disability. [10913/16]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Review (18 May 2016)

Carol Nolan: 99. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the purpose of the review of the concessionary charges and rules element of the school transport scheme as outlined in the programme for Government, including if this review will result in a further restriction on the availability and financial affordability of school transport, particularly for vulnerable families. [10914/16]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Capitation Grants (18 May 2016)

Carol Nolan: 100. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the additional funding he will provide to increase primary and secondary capitation rates for the school year starting in September 2016. [10915/16]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Speech and Language Therapy Provision (18 May 2016)

Carol Nolan: 101. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the funding he will specifically allocate to the new model of in-school speech and language therapy; the number of Health Service Executive therapists he will redirect to this model; the number of additional posts he will recruit to specifically service this model; the timeframe for establishing the model; and if he will make a statement on...

Adjournment Debate: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (17 May 2016)

Carol Nolan: Tá mé buíoch go bhfuil deis agam labhairt ar an rún seo. Ba mhaith liom gach dea-ghuí a thabhairt don Aire Stáit, an Teachta Finian McGrath, ina ról nua. Tá mé ag tnúth le bheith ag obair leis chomh maith.

Adjournment Debate: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (17 May 2016)

Carol Nolan: I propose to raise a number of important issues that have been brought to my attention by the parents of children with disabilities who are encountering obstacle after obstacle as they seek to secure essential and basic services for their children. These services are not available in counties Laois and Offaly, which has resulted in Laois Offaly Families for Autism, LOFFA, staging ongoing...

Adjournment Debate: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (17 May 2016)

Carol Nolan: On the assessment of needs, the compliance rate in respect of the time limits set out in the Disability Act 2005 stands at 9% in counties Laois and Offaly. This means the failure rate stands at 91%, which is disgraceful. Will the Minister of State, Deputy Finian McGrath, advise as to when sufficient resources will be put in place to provide necessary and basic services for these vulnerable...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (17 May 2016)

Carol Nolan: 340. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the construction of a new school building (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10659/16]