Results 81-100 of 2,410 for in 'Written Answers' speaker:Carol Nolan

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Pupil-Teacher Ratio (25 May 2016)

Carol Nolan: 148. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost of providing the additional school classrooms required to reduce class sizes in primary schools to a maximum of 20 pupils per class; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12195/16]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Pupil-Teacher Ratio (25 May 2016)

Carol Nolan: 150. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost of providing additional school classrooms to reduce class sizes at schools participating in the DEIS initiative to a maximum of 15 pupils per class; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12197/16]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Pupil-Teacher Ratio (25 May 2016)

Carol Nolan: 149. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost of providing additional school classrooms to reduce class sizes at post-primary level to a maximum of 25 pupils per class; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12196/16]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Programme for Government Initiatives (25 May 2016)

Carol Nolan: 151. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost of establishing the office of the ombudsman for education with the remit of examining decisions by the boards of management of schools and the refusal of supports for children with special educational needs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12198/16]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teacher Training Provision (25 May 2016)

Carol Nolan: 152. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost per annum of ensuring that all teachers have a minimum of two days' continuous professional development on the provision of support for children with special educational needs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12199/16]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Expenditure (25 May 2016)

Carol Nolan: 153. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost of progressing the 39 projects at construction stage under the construction programme 2012-2016 to construction this year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12200/16]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Back to Education Allowance (25 May 2016)

Carol Nolan: 179. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the estimated cost of making the back to education allowance available to postgraduate students; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12170/16]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Back to School Clothing and Footwear Allowance Scheme (25 May 2016)

Carol Nolan: 212. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the estimated cost of increasing the annual back to school clothing and footwear allowance by €50; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12212/16]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: School Meals Programme (25 May 2016)

Carol Nolan: 211. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the estimated cost of increasing the funding to the school meals programme by 40%; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12211/16]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Straitéis 20 Bliain don Ghaeilge (1 Jun 2016)

Carol Nolan: 48. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht an bhféadfadh sí léiriú a thabhairt ar an mbuiséad atá aontaithe aici don Ghaeilge agus don Ghaeltacht don bhliain atá romhainn. [13270/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospitals Data (2 Jun 2016)

Carol Nolan: 49. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children on public waiting lists for extractions under general anaesthetic; the cost of sending children to private hospitals for extractions under general anaesthetic; the cost for each year since the closure of the children’s dental clinic at St. James’s; his plans to source a new location for this service; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE Staff Training (2 Jun 2016)

Carol Nolan: 99. To ask the Minister for Health the progress being made to date on the European Commission proposal to establish a common training framework for health care assistants; the input his Department has had in this; the actions that have been taken to date; his plans and proposals in respect of registration, ongoing training, budget for recruitment and accountability; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Gaelscoil Issues (8 Jun 2016)

Carol Nolan: 217. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide a Gaelscoil for the northside of Dublin in order to meet demand; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14580/16]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (8 Jun 2016)

Carol Nolan: 177. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills why he has cut services at a school (details supplied) attended by 155 special needs students; his plans to address these cuts; if the school is facing closure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14387/16]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (8 Jun 2016)

Carol Nolan: 179. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills why he cut staff numbers at a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14389/16]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Provision (8 Jun 2016)

Carol Nolan: 178. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills why he has cut transport to a school (details supplied); if he will restore this service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14388/16]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (8 Jun 2016)

Carol Nolan: 191. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to downsize school buses in order to reduce the number of children who avail of concessionary school transport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14554/16]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teaching Qualifications (8 Jun 2016)

Carol Nolan: 192. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will reopen consultation on regulation 3 of the Teaching Council’s regulations to facilitate stakeholders in submitting their views prior to the proposed changes coming into effect; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14555/16]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Educational Reform (8 Jun 2016)

Carol Nolan: 193. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of students who could potentially lose up to 10% of their marks in junior certificate English due to the non-implementation of the reformed curriculum; his plans to address this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14556/16]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Physical Education Facilities (8 Jun 2016)

Carol Nolan: 194. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to undertake an audit of the physical education facilities of all secondary schools prior to the introduction of physical education as a leaving certificate subject; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14557/16]