Questions asked 18 total

• Education 5 questions

  • 2022-09-20 Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education if there are plans to draw up a fully-costed plan for the provision of therapeutic supports within schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45704/22]
  • 2022-09-20 Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education if she will support the provision of comprehensive, rights-based training for teachers and SNAs which focuses on understanding the child as an individual and the supports that they require to access their rights (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45705/22]
  • 2022-09-20 Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education to provide an update on the review of the Education for Persons with Special Educational Needs Act; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45706/22]
  • 2022-09-20 Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education if she will provide an update on commitments to the further reduction of class sizes over time through the recruitment of more teachers and special needs assistants and support staff; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45707/22]
  • 2022-09-20 Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education if she will support an increase in capital expenditure to ensure that school environments can be inclusive for all pupils, particularly those with a disability; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45708/22]
• Health 4 questions

  • 2022-09-20 Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health if he will commit to providing an increase of €600,000 in annual investment in the National Multiple Sclerosis Care Centre; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45833/22]
  • 2022-09-20 Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health if he will increase sustainable funding for national physiotherapy services for people with Multiple Sclerosis, and other neurological conditions totalling €880,000 per annum across all 9 Community Healthcare Organisations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45834/22]
  • 2022-09-20 Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that an organisation (details supplied) say there is a need for the provision of a further 100 neurology nurses in order to address unacceptable waiting period, delays with diagnosis and treatment, with at least 20 to be provisioned in Budget 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45835/22]
  • 2022-09-22 Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health the number of children under the age of 16 years who have been referred by the HSE to a clinic (details supplied) in each of the years 2010 to 2021 and to date in 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46458/22]
• Environment 2 questions

  • 2022-09-20 Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the position on proposals to ban the use of oil and gas boilers in domestic households; the timeline for when such a ban will come into effect; the steps that he has taken to address concerns that in the absence of heating alternatives such a ban would create considerable difficulty for families and households; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45419/22]
  • 2022-09-22 Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will consider implementing a policy aimed at supporting a waste collection fee waiver scheme for low-income households; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46469/22]
• Social 2 questions

  • 2022-09-20 Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will consider introducing measures to improve access to employment opportunities for disabled persons, including programmes like the ability programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45702/22]
  • 2022-09-22 Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Social Protection the criteria which her Department considers when deciding to revoke a gender recognition certificate under the provisions of the Gender Recognition Act 2015. [46459/22]
• Children 2 questions

  • 2022-09-22 Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the total number of Ukrainian refugees who are currently in Ireland; the types of accommodation in which they are currently residing, including the numbers in hotels, bed and breakfasts, private residences, other rented accommodation, and temporary accommodation such as community halls; the total number of persons who are being accommodated in each type of accommodation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46456/22]
  • 2022-09-22 Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if Ukrainian refugees are being housed in a location (details supplied); the number of units that are currently being used for this purpose; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46457/22]
• Housing 1 question

  • 2022-09-20 Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the steps that he is taking to address concerns impacting disabled persons including the lack of available accessible houses with supported living packages, difficulties navigating the social housing application process due to its inaccessible nature, and issues regarding decision-making when they enter into tenancy agreements; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45700/22]
• Agriculture 1 question

  • 2022-09-20 Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps that he is taking to ensure that there is sufficient supply of fertiliser available within the State for 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45652/22]
• Rural 1 question

  • 2022-09-20 Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the way in which an area is designated as 'rural' under the CLÁR Programme; if she is concerned that some areas and communities that would have long considered themselves as rural communities are being denied access to funding under the CLÁR Programme due to the existing eligibility criteria; if she will consider reviewing what constitutes a rural area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45695/22]