Parliamentary questions

Legislative Process

Carol Nolan

451. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Defence the details of all applications made by his Department to the Oireachtas Business Committee to waive pre-legislative scrutiny of primary and secondary legislation sponsored or initiated by his Department from 1 January 2017 to date; the outcomes of such applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37890/20]

Public Procurement Contracts

Carol Nolan

473. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education the details of contracts of €25,000 or more than have been awarded by her Department or bodies under the aegis of her Department that were found to be non-compliant with procurement guidelines from 1 January 2019 to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37794/20]

Legislative Process

Carol Nolan

478. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education the details of all applications made by her Department to the Oireachtas Business Committee to waive pre-legislative scrutiny of primary and secondary legislation sponsored or initiated by her Department from 1 January 2017 to date; the outcomes of such applications; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37891/20]

Special Educational Needs Staff

Carol Nolan

485. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education if she will assist in the provision of an additional special needs assistant for a child (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37964/20]

Public Procurement Contracts

Carol Nolan

538. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Social Protection the details of contracts of €25,000 or more that have been awarded by her Department or bodies under the aegis of her Department that were found to be non-compliant with procurement guidelines from 1 January 2019 to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37805/20]

Legislative Process

Carol Nolan

542. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Social Protection the details of all applications made by her Department to the Oireachtas business committee to waive pre-legislative scrutiny of primary and secondary legislation sponsored or initiated by her Department from 1 January 2017 to date; the outcomes of such applications; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37902/20]

Social Welfare Benefits

Carol Nolan

561. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Social Protection if a person (details supplied) is entitled to a six weeks' death related payment following the death of the person's spouse; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38123/20]

Public Procurement Contracts

Carol Nolan

610. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the details of contracts of €25,000 or more than have been awarded by his Department or bodies under the aegis of his Department that were found to be non-compliant with procurement guidelines from 1 January 2019 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37792/20]

Legislative Process

Carol Nolan

615. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the details of all applications made by his Department to the Oireachtas Business Committee to waive pre-legislative scrutiny of primary and secondary legislation sponsored or initiated by his Department from 1 January 2017 to date; the outcomes of such applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37889/20]

Further Education and Training Programmes

Carol Nolan

632. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the outcome of the efforts by his Department to roll out a range of bespoke and sectoral targeted courses from Athlone Institute of Technology, the Regional Skills Forum and ETBs for those accepting voluntary redundancy as part of the midlands just transition process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37885/20]

Further Education and Training Programmes

Carol Nolan

633. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the details of the outcomes of on-site skills audits in Blackwater and Mount Dillon bogs which were conducted to assist his Department in informing the development of bespoke training courses for destination employment sectors in the midlands; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37886/20]

Public Procurement Contracts

Carol Nolan

637. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the details of contracts of €25,000 or more than have been awarded by his Department or bodies under the aegis of his Department that were found to be non-compliant with procurement guidelines from 1 January 2019 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37799/20]

Legislative Process

Carol Nolan

646. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the details of all applications made by his Department to the Oireachtas Business Committee to waive pre-legislative scrutiny of primary and secondary legislation sponsored or initiated by his Department from 1 January 2017 to date; the outcomes of such applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37896/20]

Public Procurement Contracts

Carol Nolan

694. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice the details of contracts of €25,000 or more that have been awarded by her Department or bodies under the aegis of her Department that were found to be non-compliant with procurement guidelines from 1 January 2019 to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37802/20]

Legislative Reviews

Carol Nolan

696. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice if she will provide the report on her Department’s review of the legislation on hate speech; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37839/20]

Legislative Process

Carol Nolan

700. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice the details of all applications made by her Department to the Oireachtas Business Committee to waive pre-legislative scrutiny of primary and secondary legislation sponsored or initiated by her Department from 1 January 2017 to date; the outcomes of such applications; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37899/20]

Health Services Expenditure

Carol Nolan

772. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health the names of the manufacturing companies in China from which the Government and or the HSE has purchased Covid-19 related PPE products such as face masks; the amount paid to each company; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37789/20]

Health Services Expenditure

Carol Nolan

773. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health if his Department has conducted any investigations to ensure that the purchase of PPE equipment or material from China is not being produced by any Chinese company that uses state-imposed Uyghur Muslim labour in its factories; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37790/20]

Public Procurement Contracts

Carol Nolan

774. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health the details of contracts of €25,000 or more than have been awarded by his Department or bodies under the aegis of his Department that were found to be non-compliant with procurement guidelines from 1 January 2019 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37800/20]

Legislative Process

Carol Nolan

792. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health the details of all applications made by his Department to the Oireachtas Business Committee to waive pre-legislative scrutiny of primary and secondary legislation sponsored or initiated by his Department from 1 January 2017 to date; the outcomes of such applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37897/20]

Abortion Services Provision

Carol Nolan

857. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health the number of feticide procedures performed after 21 weeks and six days of gestation in tertiary referral centres from 1 January 2019 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38379/20]

Abortion Services Provision

Carol Nolan

858. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health if he will address concerns raised (details supplied) which suggests that unborn children who underwent late term abortions in Irish hospitals survived the procedure resulting in conflict between foetal medical specialists and neonatologists with respect to the provision of palliative care; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38367/20]

Abortion Services Provision

Carol Nolan

859. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health the number of foetuses and-or unborn children who have been known to survive attempted foeticide or late term abortion in Irish hospitals from 1 January 2019 to date (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38368/20]

Hospital Staff

Carol Nolan

889. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health if concerns regarding the failure to employ a specialist diabetic nurse for Mullingar Regional Hospital will be addressed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38558/20]

Abortion Services Provision

Carol Nolan

929. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health if he has been notified by the HSE of any incidence of misdiagnosis involving prenatal screening and diagnostic tests for foetal abnormalities prior to a termination of pregnancy being administered during the period of 1 January 2019 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38741/20]

Public Procurement Contracts

Carol Nolan

959. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the details of contracts of €25,000 or more that have been awarded by his Department or bodies under the aegis of his Department that were found to be non-compliant with procurement guidelines from 1 January 2019 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37791/20]

Legislative Process

Carol Nolan

961. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of submissions made to the consultation on the review of the European Union (Birds and Natural Habitats) (Sea-fisheries) Regulations 2013, SI 29/013; the outcome of the consultation process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37887/20]

Legislative Process

Carol Nolan

962. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the details of all applications made by his Department to the Oireachtas Business Committee to waive pre-legislative scrutiny of primary and secondary legislation sponsored or initiated by his Department from 1 January 2017 to date; the outcomes of such applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37888/20]

Public Procurement Contracts

Carol Nolan

989. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the details of contracts of €25,000 or more that have been awarded by her Department or bodies under the aegis of her Department that were found to be non-compliant with procurement guidelines from 1 January 2019 to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37804/20]

Legislative Process

Carol Nolan

990. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the details of all applications made by her Department to the Oireachtas business committee to waive pre-legislative scrutiny of primary and secondary legislation sponsored or initiated by her Department from 1 January 2017 to date; the outcomes of such applications; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37901/20]

Dental Services

Carol Nolan

297. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health if he will address concerns that medical card holders in Birr, County Offaly are unable to access to dental treatment in the area; the interventions that can be put in place to address this service deficit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37455/20]

Foster Care

Carol Nolan

127. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if paid leave entitlements are in place for persons who become foster parents while employed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37148/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Carol Nolan

159. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if the restart plus grant is being paid; the number of applications received and approved to date; if there are delays in allocating funding for the grant to Fáilte Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36305/20]

Schools Building Projects

Carol Nolan

543. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education if she will address concerns about delays to the building work for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36936/20]

Schools Building Projects

Carol Nolan

544. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education if she will prioritise works at a school (details supplied); the status of the efforts of her Department to attain permanent accommodation for the school community; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36937/20]

Pupil-Teacher Ratio

Carol Nolan

545. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education if she will extend proposals to reduce class sizes in DEIS senior schools to include DEIS band one junior and vertical schools such as a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36942/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Carol Nolan

685. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health if it is permissible under existing regulations for a shop or premises to display a "no mask, no service" sign with respect to Covid-19 restrictions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36235/20]

Health Services

Carol Nolan

703. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health if private chartered physiotherapy and foot health clinics can provide services during the current level 5 Covid-19 restrictions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36234/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Carol Nolan

763. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 122 of 4 November 2020, if expenses relating to consultant fees, scans, treatment and future medical expenses can be covered or reimbursed to front-line workers during their recovery from an illness contracted while working on the front line caring for patients with Covid-19; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36532/20]

LEADER Programmes

Carol Nolan

918. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the reason no LEADER funding has been provided for LEADER projects in 2021; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36938/20]

LEADER Programmes

Carol Nolan

919. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the reason no funding has been provided for the delivery and administration of the LEADER programme for 2021; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36939/20]

LEADER Programmes

Carol Nolan

920. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the reason no interim national rural development plan has been announced for 2021 to 2023 as provided for in the programme for Government; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36940/20]

Local Development Companies

Carol Nolan

921. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will consider allocating funding to a company (details supplied) in order that it can maintain existing levels of service; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36941/20]

National Broadband Plan

Carol Nolan

110. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Environment, Climate and Communications if he will prioritise midland counties, specifically counties Laois and Offaly, for the roll-out of the next tranche of rural broadband; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35893/20]

Nursing Home Accommodation

Carol Nolan

164. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the challenges facing the nursing home sector following the withdrawal of a major insurance provider to nursing homes that have fewer than 40 beds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35896/20]

Flood Prevention Measures

Carol Nolan

177. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the steps he will take to address the two pinch points on the River Shannon at Shannon Grove and Derryholmes; if they will be prioritised under any emergency legislative provisions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35894/20]

Local Authority Rates

Carol Nolan

193. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when funding aimed at compensating Offaly County Council for lost rates revenue following the closure of Shannonbridge and Lanesboro power plants will be allocated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35895/20]

Hospital Services

Carol Nolan

327. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health the status of the appointment of an independent external facilitator to engage in a consultative process in respect of the Midland Regional Hospital, Port Laoise; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35892/20]

Food Industry

Carol Nolan

370. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of work being carried out to establish the office of the national food ombudsman; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35897/20]

Medicinal Products

Carol Nolan

371. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the membership and minutes of the stakeholder forum convened to address the challenges facing the agricultural and livestock merchant sector with respect to EU regulations on the dispensing and prescribing of certain medicinal products; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35898/20]