Parliamentary questions

Social Welfare Benefits

Carol Nolan

302. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons currently in receipt of jobseeker’s benefit or jobseeker’s allowance who have been in receipt of either payment for a continuous period of three years or; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21818/22]

Refugee Resettlement Programme

Carol Nolan

333. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the basis for statements made by him and by other Ministers that Ireland had capacity to welcome up to 200,000 refugees; the assessments compiled or reports commissioned within his Department or by external agencies which allowed him to come to this estimate; his views on whether Ireland can welcome 200,000 refugees into the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21817/22]

Ukraine War

Carol Nolan

356. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice the number of Ukrainian refugees who have been welcomed in Ireland to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21817/22]

Departmental Data

Carol Nolan

372. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice the total number of convictions for offences contrary to sections 2 to 6, inclusive, and 9 to 12, inclusive, and 15 of the Non-Fatal Offences Against the Person Act 1997 for the years 2015 to 2021 inclusive; the total number of those convicted under each heading in each year who were non-nationals; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21814/22]

Departmental Staff

Carol Nolan

172. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Taoiseach the number of persons employed by his Department and bodies under the aegis of his Department with a rate of pay below the living wage of €12.30; and the role that those persons occupy within his Department or relevant body. [19637/22]

Departmental Staff

Carol Nolan

177. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Taoiseach the number of persons currently employed in his Department who have been seconded in from the public sector; the number of Departmental officials seconded where the monies are recouped from the body the person is seconded to or where the Department pays for the person with no recoupment from the other organisation. [20069/22]

Departmental Staff

Carol Nolan

189. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of persons employed by his Department and bodies under the aegis of his Department with a rate of pay below the living wage of €12.30; the role that those persons occupy within his Department or relevant body; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19626/22]

Departmental Staff

Carol Nolan

198. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of persons currently employed in his Department who have been seconded in from the public sector; the number of Departmental officials seconded where the monies are recouped from the body the person is seconded to or where the Department pays for the person with no recoupment from the other organisation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20059/22]

Environmental Schemes

Carol Nolan

227. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications when the micro-generation support scheme will become operational allowing solar panel owners to receive payment for their contribution of residual energy to the national grid; the reason for the delay in the scheme becoming operational; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19244/22]

Post Office Network

Carol Nolan

247. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he is in a position to provide clarity on the timing and intention of Government regarding publishing a plan on additional services at post offices including the greater use of post offices for offline Government services, which was carried out in 2022 but to date remains unpublished; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19536/22]

Post Office Network

Carol Nolan

248. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he is in a position to provide clarity on the timing and intention of Government regarding publishing a plan on additional services at post offices, including the greater use of post offices for offline Government services which was carried out in 2021 but to date remains unpublished; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19537/22]

Post Office Network

Carol Nolan

249. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will respond to calls from an organisation (details supplied) on the need for clarity on Government plans to ensure support for postmasters given the current commercial challenges facing An Post and that these will not be unfairly passed on to postmasters; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19538/22]

Departmental Staff

Carol Nolan

253. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the number of persons employed by his Department and bodies under the aegis of his Department with a rate of pay below the living wage of €12.30; the role that those persons occupy within his Department or relevant body; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19627/22]

Departmental Staff

Carol Nolan

276. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the number of persons currently employed in his Department who have been seconded in from the public sector; the number of Departmental officials seconded where the monies are recouped from the body the person is seconded to or where the Department pays for the person with no recoupment from the other organisation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20060/22]

Air Quality

Carol Nolan

325. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the way that he intends enforce the new air quality regulations; if such enforcement will carry criminal or civil penalties; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21043/22]

Departmental Staff

Carol Nolan

356. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Transport the number of persons employed by his Department and bodies under the aegis of his Department with a rate of pay below the living wage of €12.30; the role that those persons occupy within his Department or relevant body; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19639/22]

Departmental Staff

Carol Nolan

375. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Transport the number of persons currently employed in his Department who have been seconded in from the public sector; the number of Departmental officials seconded where the monies are recouped from the body the person is seconded to or where the Department pays for the person with no recoupment from the other organisation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20071/22]

Credit Unions

Carol Nolan

478. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Finance the steps he will take to enable the credit union movement to grow as a key provider of community banking in the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19533/22]

Credit Unions

Carol Nolan

479. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Finance if he will examine the suggestion by the credit union movement to review the policy framework within which credit unions currently operate; if he will allow for the creation of a regulatory and legislative credit union policy committee and a business model taskforce; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19534/22]

Credit Unions

Carol Nolan

480. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Finance the steps he is taking to enable and support the growth of the credit union movement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19535/22]

Departmental Staff

Carol Nolan

483. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Finance the number of persons employed by his Department and bodies under the aegis of his Department with a rate of pay below the living wage of €12.30; the role that those persons occupy within his Department or relevant body; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19628/22]

Tax Code

Carol Nolan

484. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Finance if he will support the introduction of a VAT exemption on low-emission slurry spreading equipment purchased by farmers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19655/22]

Departmental Data

Carol Nolan

497. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Finance the amount of gold reserves held in Ireland from quarter one 2011 and quarter one 2022, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20053/22]

Departmental Data

Carol Nolan

498. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Finance the annual cost of servicing the national debt since 2011 to date in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20054/22]

Departmental Staff

Carol Nolan

499. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Finance the number of persons currently employed in his Department who have been seconded in from the public sector; the number of Departmental officials seconded where the monies are recouped from the body the person is seconded to or where the Department pays for the person with no recoupment from the other organisation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20061/22]

Departmental Staff

Carol Nolan

546. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of persons employed by his Department and bodies under the aegis of his Department with a rate of pay below the living wage of €12.30; the role that those persons occupy within his Department or relevant body; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19634/22]

Departmental Staff

Carol Nolan

561. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of persons currently employed in his Department who have been seconded in from the public sector; the number of Departmental officials seconded where the monies are recouped from the body the person is seconded to or where the Department pays for the person with no recoupment from the other organisation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20066/22]

Health Services Staff

Carol Nolan

571. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if the special leave with pay payment that many health care workers are currently in receipt of is due to be terminated in June 2022; if he will consider extending this payment in order that health care workers do not have their normal sick pay days eroded, particularly given that many of them are still coping with the symptoms of long-Covid after having contracted Covid-19 in the workplace; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20500/22]

Departmental Staff

Carol Nolan

584. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the number of persons employed by her Department and bodies under the aegis of her Department with a rate of pay below the living wage of €12.30; the role that those persons occupy within her Department or relevant body; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19638/22]

Departmental Staff

Carol Nolan

593. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the number of persons currently employed in her Department who have been seconded in from the public sector; the number of Departmental officials seconded where the monies are recouped from the body the person is seconded to or where the Department pays for the person with no recoupment from the other organisation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20070/22]

Departmental Staff

Carol Nolan

625. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of persons employed by his Department and bodies under the aegis of his Department with a rate of pay below the living wage of €12.30; the role that those persons occupy within his Department or relevant body; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19632/22]

Departmental Staff

Carol Nolan

644. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of persons currently employed in his Department who have been seconded in from the public sector; the number of Departmental officials seconded where the monies are recouped from the body the person is seconded to or where the Department pays for the person with no recoupment from the other organisation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20064/22]

National Biodiversity Plan

Carol Nolan

690. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if the National Biodiversity Action Plan provides supports for biodiversity projects in counties Laois and Offaly; if not, the reason therefor; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20942/22]

Departmental Staff

Carol Nolan

720. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the number of persons employed by his Department and bodies under the aegis of his Department with a rate of pay below the living wage of €12.30; the role that those persons occupy within his Department or relevant body; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19629/22]

Departmental Staff

Carol Nolan

747. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the number of persons currently employed in his Department who have been seconded in from the public sector; the number of Departmental officials seconded where the monies are recouped from the body the person is seconded to or where the Department pays for the person with no recoupment from the other organisation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20062/22]

Departmental Reviews

Carol Nolan

798. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Defence the reason that a report that was commissioned by his Department in 2019, titled Review of Recruitment Practices and Processes in the Permanent Defence Forces, at a cost of €42,900, has not been published to date; if he intends to publish this report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19541/22]

Departmental Staff

Carol Nolan

801. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Defence the number of persons employed by his Department and bodies under the aegis of his Department with a rate of pay below the living wage of €12.30; the role that those persons occupy within his Department or relevant body; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19624/22]

Departmental Staff

Carol Nolan

805. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Defence the number of persons currently employed in his Department who have been seconded in from the public sector; the number of departmental officials seconded where the moneys are recouped from the body the person is seconded to or where the Department pays for the person with no recoupment from the other organisation, and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20057/22]

Departmental Staff

Carol Nolan

843. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education the number of persons employed by her Department and bodies under the aegis of her Department with a rate of pay below the living wage of €12.30; the role that those persons occupy within her Department or relevant body; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19625/22]

Departmental Staff

Carol Nolan

886. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education the number of persons currently employed in her Department who have been seconded from the public sector; the number of departmental officials seconded where the moneys are recouped from the body the person is seconded to or where the Department pays for the person with no recoupment from the other organisation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20058/22]

Ukraine War

Carol Nolan

983. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of Ukrainian refugees who have been welcomed in Ireland to date; the gender breakdown; the breakdown of the ages of these refugees by gender; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19499/22]

Departmental Staff

Carol Nolan

992. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons employed by her Department and bodies under the aegis of her Department with a rate of pay below the living wage of €12.30; the role that those persons occupy within her Department or relevant body; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19636/22]

Departmental Staff

Carol Nolan

1029. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons currently employed in her Department who have been seconded from the public sector; the number of departmental officials seconded where the moneys are recouped from the body the person is seconded to or where the Department pays for the person with no recoupment from the other organisation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20068/22]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Carol Nolan

1060. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Social Protection if her Department has conducted an analysis of the potential impact of long-Covid on those in receipt of jobseekers’ payments and other social protection payments as well as persons who are currently employed but who may need to take significant amounts of sick leave; if she will make such an analysis available; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20553/22]

Social Welfare Code

Carol Nolan

1061. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Social Protection if her Department has conducted an analysis of the cost of extending the child benefit payment to all second level students over the age of 18 years; if there are plans to extend the payment in this way as a response to the cost-of-living crisis; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20567/22]

Departmental Staff

Carol Nolan

1113. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of persons employed by his Department and bodies under the aegis of his Department with a rate of pay below the living wage of €12.30; the role that those persons occupy within his Department or relevant body; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19623/22]

Asylum Seekers

Carol Nolan

1115. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the reason the Reception and Integration Agency ceased publishing detailed monthly reports regarding direct provision and asylum in Ireland which were routinely published from 2004 to 2018; if there are plans to make such detailed information reports available at any point in the future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19661/22]

Departmental Staff

Carol Nolan

1132. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of persons currently employed in his Department who have been seconded in from the public sector; the number of departmental officials seconded where the moneys are recouped from the body the person is seconded to or where the Department pays for the person with no recoupment from the other organisation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20056/22]

Departmental Expenditure

Carol Nolan

1169. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the details of his Department’s capital and non-capital expenditures including research grants through the Higher Education Authority, Science Foundation Ireland and other agencies providing third-level funding supports which were provided to Trinity College Dublin since 2018 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19406/22]

Departmental Staff

Carol Nolan

1174. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of persons employed by his Department and bodies under the aegis of his Department with a rate of pay below the living wage of €12.30; the role that those persons occupy within his Department or relevant body; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19630/22]