Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Milk Supply

Carol Nolan

479. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to put in place a scheme under delegated regulation C(2016)2122 via the urgency procedure authorising agreements and decisions of co-operatives and other forms of producer organisations in the milk and milk products sector on the planning of production; his further plans for any alternatives to alleviate the impact of the dairy crisis on Irish farmers, given that the European Commissioner has stated that he does not have the tools to suspend the superlevy; if he will provide a breakdown of the allocation of the €13.7 million under the aid package for European Union farmers since 2015; the amount of this that has been drawn down; the timeframe left to allocate moneys from the package; the sectors that have benefited; his plans to allocate any remaining moneys under the package; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16914/16]

Roads Maintenance Funding

Carol Nolan

515. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the funding he has allocated to Tipperary County Council for road upgrades in each of the years 2006 to 2016 to date; if he will increase the allocation to the council given the poor condition of the roads in certain parts of the county, specifically in the parish of Aglish, Roscrea, County Tipperary; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17032/16]

Post Office Network

Carol Nolan

2. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the action he will take to preserve the services delivered by rural post offices. [16173/16]

Renewable Energy Generation Targets

Carol Nolan

17. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if Ireland is on course to meet its renewable energy targets by 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16177/16]

Hydraulic Fracturing

Carol Nolan

24. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the measures he will take to ban hydraulic fracturing for fuel extraction; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16178/16]

Garda Misconduct Allegations

Carol Nolan

72. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality to release the recommendation of the independent review panel and relevant documents to the family of a person (details supplied). [16276/16]

Garda Misconduct Allegations

Carol Nolan

73. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality to consider establishing a commission of investigation or sworn independent public inquiry into the circumstances of the death of a person (details supplied). [16277/16]

Garda Misconduct Allegations

Carol Nolan

74. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality to meet with the family of a person (details supplied) to discuss its concerns about the circumstances surrounding the death of the person. [16278/16]

Independent Review Mechanism

Carol Nolan

75. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality to meet with the family of a person (details supplied) to discuss its concerns in relation to the circumstances surrounding the death of the person. [16279/16]

School Funding

Carol Nolan

51. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the amount he allocated to a school (details supplied) for capitation and axillary services, staff salary, school transport and so on; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15096/16]

National Educational Psychological Service Data

Carol Nolan

53. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of children waiting and the average waiting time for a psychology assessment by the National Education Psychological Service by county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15102/16]

National Educational Psychological Service Expenditure

Carol Nolan

64. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the amount his Department paid to psychologists and the number of children assessed under the scheme for psychological assessment in each of the years 2006 to 2016 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15234/16]

National Educational Psychological Service Staff

Carol Nolan

65. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of psychologists employed under the National Educational Psychology Service in each of the years 2006 to 2016 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15235/16]

Lansdowne Road Agreement

Carol Nolan

66. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Skills why he has a notice on his website advising teachers who he deems to be in repudiation of the public service stability agreement 2013-2016, Lansdowne Road agreement, that they will lose the benefits to a contract of indefinite duration after two years, as set out in the report to the Minister for Education and Skills of the chairperson of the expert group on fixed-term and part-time employment in primary and second level education in Ireland (Ward report); his views on this approach and how he will administer it, given that this would be in contravention of data protection legislation; if he retains information pertaining to the union membership of teachers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15236/16]

Higher Education Schemes

Carol Nolan

67. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of places his Department reserved under the higher education access route scheme; if it filled all the reserved places; the average number of places, by course; the average number of points below the standard points level at which an applicant has been granted access to a course, each by institution, in each of the years 2006 to 2016 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15237/16]

Higher Education Schemes

Carol Nolan

68. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of places his Department reserved under the disability access route to education scheme for students with disabilities; if it filled all the reserved places with eligible applicants; the average number of places per course, each by institution, in each of the years 2006 to 2016 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15238/16]

Access to Higher Education

Carol Nolan

69. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the target and target percentage in respect of the proportion of the student body to be comprised of the target groups, and the procedures in place for monitoring progress, by third level institution, under the national plan for equity of access to higher education; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15239/16]

Student Assistance Fund

Carol Nolan

70. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the amount his Department allocated under the student assistance fund by institution in each of the years 2006 to 2016 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15240/16]

Access to Higher Education

Carol Nolan

71. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the proportion of the performance funding per third level institution that is allocated by the Higher Education Authority to higher education institutions based on the outcome of the annual review of the national plan for access to higher education; if the annual review of progress under the plan has taken place for 2015 and 2016; if any institutions failed to meet their targets under the review; if any proportion of performance related funding was withheld from the institution as a result; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15241/16]

Pupil-Teacher Ratio

Carol Nolan

72. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Skills to provide a breakdown per county of the number of children who are currently being taught in primary school classes of over 25 pupils; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15242/16]