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Tue, 11 Oct 2022
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Educational Disadvantage
Carol Nolan
573. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will consider expanding the remit of the mitigating against educational disadvantage fund to provide rent-related funding to support educationally disadvantaged learners in accessing and participating in third level education; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50095/22]
Tue, 11 Oct 2022
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Educational Disadvantage
Carol Nolan
574. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if funding has been provided under the mitigating against educational disadvantage fund to support educationally disadvantaged learners in counties Laois and Offaly; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50096/22]
Tue, 11 Oct 2022
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Agriculture Schemes
Carol Nolan
787. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he intends to continue providing support to the sheep welfare scheme into 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49894/22]
Tue, 11 Oct 2022
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Agriculture Schemes
Carol Nolan
788. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps that he is taking to increase participation of young farmers in the sheep welfare scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49895/22]
Tue, 11 Oct 2022
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Agriculture Schemes
Carol Nolan
789. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if funding will be allocated to deliver a €30 ewe payment on all of the 2.7 million ewes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49896/22]
Tue, 11 Oct 2022
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Agriculture Industry
Carol Nolan
790. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps that he is taking to strengthen the sheep sector and to ensure its viability, including the indigenous and export wool markets; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49897/22]
Wed, 5 Oct 2022
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Social Welfare Payments
Carol Nolan
216. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons that have applied for the exceptional needs payment in counties Laois and Offaly from 1 January to date in 2022; the number of applications that were successful; the number rejected; the total amount paid out through the exceptional needs payment during this time period for each county; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48757/22]
Tue, 4 Oct 2022
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National Broadband Plan
Carol Nolan
167. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will provide the details of the funding his Department has allocated to date for the delivery of the national broadband plan; the projected expenditure required to fund the plan for 2023 and 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48256/22]
Tue, 4 Oct 2022
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Road Safety Authority
Carol Nolan
208. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Transport the number of whole-term equivalent enforcement vehicle inspectors and transport officers recruited by the Road Safety Authority in each of the years 2020, 2021 and to date in 2022, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48596/22]
Tue, 4 Oct 2022
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Housing Provision
Carol Nolan
263. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide details of the measures he is taking to provide affordable housing in counties Offaly and Laois; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47866/22]
Tue, 4 Oct 2022
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Special Areas of Conservation
Carol Nolan
273. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will reopen access to the National Parks and Wildlife Service farm plan scheme to ensure all farmers with special areas of conservation lands will be permitted to join, given that many farmers missed out on the opportunity to enter last spring; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48043/22]
Tue, 4 Oct 2022
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Departmental Policies
Carol Nolan
530. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice if her attention has been drawn to the fact that the Chinese state is operating a police overseas service station in Dublin; her views on whether this could lead to the development of a parallel system of policing in the State; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47957/22]
Tue, 4 Oct 2022
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Deportation Orders
Carol Nolan
538. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice if she will provide details of the number of deportation orders made under grounds (a) to (i) of Section 3(2) of the Immigration Act 1999, as amended, from 1 January 2011 to date in 2022 (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48144/22]
Tue, 4 Oct 2022
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Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
Carol Nolan
582. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health if workers within an organisation (details supplied) are eligible to receive the Covid-19 pandemic bonus payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47967/22]
Tue, 4 Oct 2022
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Hospital Staff
Carol Nolan
714. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health the number of full-time consultant paediatric rheumatologists attached to Children’s Health Ireland Temple Street in 2021 and to date in 2022, in tabular form; if this number will be further increased; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48594/22]
Tue, 4 Oct 2022
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Substance Misuse
Carol Nolan
715. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health the average wait times by facility for residential rehabilitation or detoxification treatment in September 2022, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48595/22]
Tue, 4 Oct 2022
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Agriculture Industry
Carol Nolan
747. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will give detailed consideration to the recommendations and requests of a pre-Budget 2023 submission by a farming organisation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48023/22]
Tue, 4 Oct 2022
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Public Sector Staff
Carol Nolan
770. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development her plans to increase supports for Pobal-funded community service programmes, in particular those run by an organisation (details supplied) that requests an increase in core funding; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47941/22]
Thu, 29 Sep 2022
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Pharmacy Services
Carol Nolan
260. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health if he will give detailed consideration to the pre-budget 2023 submission by an organisation (details supplied), particularly its call for fair pricing for prescription charges and increased support for community pharmacists; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47798/22]
Thu, 29 Sep 2022
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Nursing Homes
Carol Nolan
261. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health if he will investigate a matter (details supplied) as a matter of urgency; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47800/22]
Thu, 29 Sep 2022
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Agriculture Industry
Carol Nolan
282. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will give detailed consideration to the pre-budget 2023 submission by an organisation (details supplied), particularly its call for measures to tackle generational renewal and the need for greater income support at the level of taxation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47799/22]
Tue, 27 Sep 2022
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Fuel Sales
Carol Nolan
30. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications when the ban on the commercial sale of turf will come into effect; the other fuel types that will be affected by the proposed ban; if commercial operators will be allowed a grace period beyond the date of the ban; the penalties that commercial operators will incur if they continue to sell beyond the ban date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46578/22]
Tue, 27 Sep 2022
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Maternity Leave
Carol Nolan
355. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will provide an update on the work of his Department in addressing legislation that prohibits women from deferring their maternity leave while undergoing cancer treatment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47099/22]
Tue, 27 Sep 2022
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Legislative Measures
Carol Nolan
383. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice the status of the implementation of reforms to the duty of care legislation announced by her Department in May 2022; when businesses, community groups and voluntary groups will see an impact from the announced reforms; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46714/22]
Tue, 27 Sep 2022
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Budget 2023
Carol Nolan
542. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health if he will give detailed consideration to the pre-budget 2023 submission by an organisation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47127/22]
Thu, 22 Sep 2022
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Waste Management
Carol Nolan
174. 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]
Thu, 22 Sep 2022
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Gender Recognition
Carol Nolan
279. 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]
Thu, 22 Sep 2022
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Ukraine War
Carol Nolan
295. 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]
Thu, 22 Sep 2022
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Ukraine War
Carol Nolan
296. 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]
Thu, 22 Sep 2022
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Health Services
Carol Nolan
321. 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]
Tue, 20 Sep 2022
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Energy Policy
Carol Nolan
137. 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]
Tue, 20 Sep 2022
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Disability Services
Carol Nolan
273. 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]
Tue, 20 Sep 2022
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Special Educational Needs
Carol Nolan
336. 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]
Tue, 20 Sep 2022
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Special Educational Needs
Carol Nolan
337. 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]
Tue, 20 Sep 2022
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Special Educational Needs
Carol Nolan
338. 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]
Tue, 20 Sep 2022
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School Staff
Carol Nolan
339. 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]
Tue, 20 Sep 2022
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School Funding
Carol Nolan
340. 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]
Tue, 20 Sep 2022
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Employment Support Services
Carol Nolan
374. 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]
Tue, 20 Sep 2022
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Healthcare Policy
Carol Nolan
541. 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]
Tue, 20 Sep 2022
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Healthcare Policy
Carol Nolan
542. 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]
Tue, 20 Sep 2022
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Health Services Staff
Carol Nolan
543. 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]
Tue, 20 Sep 2022
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Agriculture Industry
Carol Nolan
591. 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]
Tue, 20 Sep 2022
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Rural Schemes
Carol Nolan
605. 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]
Wed, 14 Sep 2022
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Ministerial Staff
Carol Nolan
49. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Taoiseach the expenses paid to Ministerial advisers in his Department in each of the years 2020 and 2021 and to date in 2022, in tabular form [43164/22]
Wed, 14 Sep 2022
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Forestry Sector
Carol Nolan
636. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the Forestry Service has official policies regarding forest inspections and forestry application referrals for private and Coillte applications in the interest of transparency, impartiality and public trust; if so, if he will provide the details of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44523/22]
Wed, 14 Sep 2022
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Forestry Sector
Carol Nolan
637. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the Forestry Service has an official policy or procedures for recording, investigation and so on in the interest of transparency, impartiality and public trust regarding complaints not appeals made about the Forestry Service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44524/22]
Wed, 14 Sep 2022
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Forestry Sector
Carol Nolan
638. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason that new mapping requirements imposed on private felling applications and which are causing significant delays and additional costs were not equally applied to Coillte applications in the interest of transparency, impartiality and public trust; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44546/22]
Wed, 14 Sep 2022
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Forestry Sector
Carol Nolan
639. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason for the decision to reject 95% of the necessary costs for application for a project (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44548/22]
Thu, 8 Sep 2022
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Ministerial Staff
Carol Nolan
19. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the expenses paid to ministerial advisers in his Department in each of the years 2020, 2021 and to date in 2022, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43151/22]
Thu, 8 Sep 2022
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Electric Vehicles
Carol Nolan
67. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if his Department has conducted any ethical analysis of the consequences of pursuing a policy of promoting electric vehicle use given the fact that the vast majority of such vehicles require the inclusion of cobalt, the mining of which is heavily reliant on and linked to child slavery in territories such as the Democratic Republic of the Congo; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42418/22]