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Tue, 11 Oct 2016
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School Patronage
Carol Nolan
183. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the methodology being utilised by his Department to identify the areas of demand for school diversity in respect of patronage for existing schools; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29748/16]
Tue, 11 Oct 2016
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State Examinations
Carol Nolan
184. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Skills if a new governing circular and application forms have been issued to schools in respect of the reasonable accommodation scheme for State examinations for the 2016-2017 school year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29749/16]
Tue, 11 Oct 2016
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National Educational Psychological Service Staff
Carol Nolan
185. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Skills if there has been a decline of experienced psychologists willing to participate in the scheme for private psychological assessments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29750/16]
Tue, 11 Oct 2016
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DEIS Administration
Carol Nolan
186. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Skills if his Department will consider granting urban DEIS status to a school (details supplied) that currently is categorised as a rural DEIS school; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29751/16]
Thu, 6 Oct 2016
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Rent Supplement Scheme Payments
Carol Nolan
48. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Social Protection the changes to the rent supplement scheme in County Offaly. [28432/16]
Wed, 5 Oct 2016
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Housing Assistance Payment Administration
Carol Nolan
50. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the changes to the HAP scheme in County Offaly. [28432/16]
Wed, 5 Oct 2016
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Emergency Accommodation Data
Carol Nolan
127. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if he will include in his quarterly homeless progress report data on the average length of time families in different local authority areas are spending in emergency accommodation. [28704/16]
Wed, 5 Oct 2016
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Emergency Accommodation Provision
Carol Nolan
128. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if he will review the practice of requiring families at risk of homelessness to self-accommodate through sourcing their own emergency accommodation; and if he will instruct local authorities to provide this service where required. [28705/16]
Tue, 4 Oct 2016
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Third Level Participation
Carol Nolan
55. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to create more equal access to third-level education. [28335/16]
Tue, 4 Oct 2016
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Water Charges Exemptions
Carol Nolan
219. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if nursing homes are currently exempt from water charges; if not, if he will consider requesting such an exemption; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28494/16]
Tue, 4 Oct 2016
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HSE Staff
Carol Nolan
453. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health the measures his Department has taken to retain nursing staff and reduce the annual spend on agency staff within the health sector; if he has specifically considered any measures to reduce early retirement, in particular, among nursing staff; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28493/16]
Tue, 4 Oct 2016
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HSE Staff
Carol Nolan
454. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health if his Department has considered any measures to incentivise nurses and health care staff to work public holidays; if the terms of the Organisation of Working Time Act 1997 has had any adverse impact on the availability of staff for public holidays; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28495/16]
Tue, 27 Sep 2016
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Student Universal Support Ireland
Carol Nolan
287. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide clear guidelines and documentation requirements to SUSI for those currently in direct provision applying for third-level grants in order to prove their residency; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27244/16]
Tue, 27 Sep 2016
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School Transport
Carol Nolan
289. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of students who have applied for school transport in 2016 and were deemed ineligible as they were not attending their nearest school; the number of pupils who applied for school transport on a concessionary basis and were refused; the number of these who were in receipt of school transport in previous years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27288/16]
Tue, 27 Sep 2016
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School Transport
Carol Nolan
290. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a person (details supplied) has been refused school transport; if he will include this case in the review of the school transport scheme; if there are arrangements that could be made to provide the person with school transport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27289/16]
Tue, 27 Sep 2016
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School Transport
Carol Nolan
291. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a person (details supplied) has been refused school transport; if he will include this case in the review of the school transport scheme; if there are any arrangements that could be made to provide the person with school transport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27290/16]
Tue, 27 Sep 2016
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School Transport
Carol Nolan
292. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will review the situation whereby students (details supplied) are refused school transport when the route to the nearest school is considered unsafe for travel in poor weather conditions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27291/16]
Tue, 27 Sep 2016
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School Transport
Carol Nolan
293. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the reason children on the school bus (details supplied) have been refused school transport and the number of children involved; the date upon which the families received notification that the children would no longer receive school transport; the arrangements which can be made to ensure the children involved receive transport to school; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27292/16]
Tue, 27 Sep 2016
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School Transport
Carol Nolan
294. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a person (details supplied) has been refused school transport; if he will include this case in the review of the school transport scheme; the arrangements which could be made to provide the child with school transport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27293/16]
Tue, 27 Sep 2016
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School Transport
Carol Nolan
295. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Skills if accommodation can be made to allow for a person (details supplied) to be collected from their home for the purposes of school transport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27294/16]
Tue, 27 Sep 2016
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School Transport Applications
Carol Nolan
296. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Skills if pupils from Northern Ireland who have free medical cover can be deemed as eligible children for school transport on the same basis as medical card holders in cases where the child concerned is attending the nearest school; if he will issue clarification on the eligibility of children in Northern Ireland for free school transport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27295/16]
Tue, 27 Sep 2016
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School Transport Applications
Carol Nolan
297. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will review the school transport application of a person (details supplied) who lives in Northern Ireland and is attending his nearest Gaelscoil and had full medical cover; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27296/16]
Tue, 27 Sep 2016
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School Transport
Carol Nolan
298. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will review the school transport routes B9004 from Aughrim to Arklow and route No. 70810H from Rathdrum to Avondale with a view to increasing the capacity of the service in order to accommodate students who wish to avail of the service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27297/16]
Tue, 27 Sep 2016
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School Transport
Carol Nolan
299. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Skills if there is a policy in place within the school transport system which prohibits the bus provider from providing a bigger bus even where there is demand for the service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27298/16]
Tue, 27 Sep 2016
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School Transport
Carol Nolan
300. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Skills if there is a case whereby a school transport bus provider has been refused permission to increase the bus size on a transport route where students who previously used that route have been denied school transport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27299/16]
Tue, 27 Sep 2016
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School Transport
Carol Nolan
301. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he has reviewed the school transport situation in County Sligo whereby a number of students travelling to schools (details supplied) have been refused school transport; his plans to rectify the situation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27300/16]
Tue, 27 Sep 2016
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School Transport
Carol Nolan
302. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the reasons a school transport bus service (details supplied) has been downsized from a 33-seater to a 24-seater; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27301/16]
Tue, 27 Sep 2016
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School Transport
Carol Nolan
303. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of children who were refused school transport as a result of late submission of application; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27302/16]
Tue, 27 Sep 2016
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School Transport
Carol Nolan
304. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he has reviewed the school transport situation in east Cork where a number of children have been refused school transport; his plans to rectify the situation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27303/16]
Tue, 27 Sep 2016
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School Transport
Carol Nolan
305. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he has reviewed the school transport situation (details supplied); if steps will be taken to rectify the matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27304/16]
Tue, 27 Sep 2016
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School Transport
Carol Nolan
306. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the total cost of restoring the pre-2011 criteria of eligibility for school transport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27305/16]
Fri, 16 Sep 2016
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School Costs
Carol Nolan
502. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the outstanding recommendations of the joint Oireachtas committee report on tackling school costs published in 2013 to be implemented by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26206/16]
Fri, 16 Sep 2016
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School Textbooks Rental Scheme
Carol Nolan
503. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the funding allocated each year since 2006 to the school book rental scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26209/16]
Fri, 16 Sep 2016
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School Textbooks Rental Scheme
Carol Nolan
504. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number and percentage of schools per county that avail of funding to provide a school book rental scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26210/16]
Fri, 16 Sep 2016
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Departmental Expenditure
Carol Nolan
505. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the capital spend for 2015 and to date in 2016 in areas (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26211/16]
Fri, 16 Sep 2016
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Student Grant Scheme
Carol Nolan
506. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Skills if student grant assistance is currently provided to students at some private third level institutions; if so, the names of the institutions concerned; the value of the assistance provided; the rationale for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26212/16]
Fri, 16 Sep 2016
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Special Educational Needs Expenditure
Carol Nolan
507. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the funding that has been provided each year since 2006 for the provision of special educational needs organisers and senior special educational needs organisers. [26213/16]
Fri, 16 Sep 2016
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Departmental Policy Reviews
Carol Nolan
508. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Skills if the report on science, technology, engineering and maths, STEM, has been completed; when he intends to publish same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26214/16]
Fri, 16 Sep 2016
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Access to Higher Education
Carol Nolan
509. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Skills if the report commissioned by his Department on barriers to education for lone parents has been completed; when he will publish same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26215/16]
Fri, 16 Sep 2016
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Student Accommodation
Carol Nolan
510. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the outstanding recommendations of the report completed by the Higher Education Authority in respect of student accommodation in September 2015 to be implemented by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26216/16]
Fri, 16 Sep 2016
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School Uniforms
Carol Nolan
511. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Skills if his Department has ever issued guidelines to schools on uniform policy and specifically on the provision of generic school uniforms; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26217/16]
Fri, 16 Sep 2016
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School Costs
Carol Nolan
512. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Skills if his Department has ever issued guidelines to schools on the issue of voluntary contributions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26218/16]
Fri, 16 Sep 2016
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Student Grant Scheme Administration
Carol Nolan
513. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will establish clear guidelines with SUSI on the issue of estrangement for the purposes of the student grant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26219/16]
Fri, 16 Sep 2016
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Legal Proceedings
Carol Nolan
514. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of school sex abuse litigants his Department has written to in respect of an offer to not seek costs if the litigants take no further legal action; the number of the cases which have since been dropped; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26220/16]
Fri, 16 Sep 2016
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Education Expenditure
Carol Nolan
515. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the amount which has been allocated by his Department to demographic pressures over each of the next five years for each budget in capital and current expenditure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26221/16]
Fri, 16 Sep 2016
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Apprenticeship Programmes
Carol Nolan
516. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Skills if the number of apprenticeship places with ESB has reduced; the reasons for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26222/16]
Fri, 16 Sep 2016
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Education Data
Carol Nolan
517. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Skills when the lifeskills survey 2016 will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26223/16]
Fri, 16 Sep 2016
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Education Data
Carol Nolan
518. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Skills when the National Skills Bulletin 2016 will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26224/16]
Fri, 16 Sep 2016
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Adult Education Provision
Carol Nolan
519. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the amount that has been allocated each year since 2006 for adult numeracy and literacy initiatives; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26225/16]
Fri, 16 Sep 2016
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First Aid Training
Carol Nolan
520. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will consider establishing a pilot programme for the roll-out of first aid training in secondary schools; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26226/16]