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Tue, 23 Jul 2019
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EU Funding
Carol Nolan
2250. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the status of obtaining funding from the EU coal regions in transition platform; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33121/19]
Tue, 23 Jul 2019
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Local Improvement Scheme Funding
Carol Nolan
2622. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development his plans to allocate extra funding to local improvement schemes; and if so, when funding will be allocated. [33131/19]
Tue, 23 Jul 2019
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Back to Education Allowance
Carol Nolan
2694. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if the back to education allowance will be increased by 5%; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32160/19]
Tue, 23 Jul 2019
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Community Employment Schemes Review
Carol Nolan
2746. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a review regarding community employment schemes and eligibility of participants to continue on the schemes until they reach State pension age has been carried out; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33124/19]
Tue, 23 Jul 2019
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Rent Pressure Zones
Carol Nolan
2910. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if Edenderry and Tullamore, County Offaly, will be designated as rent pressure zones; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33130/19]
Tue, 9 Jul 2019
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Judicial Council Legislation
Carol Nolan
296. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will urgently establish the judicial council to review levels of awards for personal injuries; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29470/19]
Tue, 9 Jul 2019
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Judicial Council Legislation
Carol Nolan
297. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to establish a dedicated central Garda resource specifically tasked with investigating fraudulent cases for potential prosecution; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29471/19]
Tue, 9 Jul 2019
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Home Help Service Data
Carol Nolan
412. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health the number of persons in counties Laois and Offaly on waiting lists for home help hours, homecare packages and respite by category; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29475/19]
Tue, 9 Jul 2019
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Brexit Supports
Carol Nolan
550. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to seek to remove the conditions attached to the receipt of funding under the Brexit beef plan of the European Commission; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29476/19]
Wed, 3 Jul 2019
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Cancer Services Provision
Carol Nolan
233. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health when two new treatments for colon cancer (details supplied) will be made available in hospitals here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28364/19]
Wed, 3 Jul 2019
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Cancer Services Provision
Carol Nolan
234. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health the reason new treatments for colon cancer have not been made available to patients in view of the fact that some oncologists working in hospitals here have been trained to deliver the new treatments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28367/19]
Wed, 3 Jul 2019
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Home Help Service Data
Carol Nolan
235. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health the number of persons in counties Laois and Offaly on waiting lists for home help hours, homecare packages and respite care by category; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28366/19]
Wed, 3 Jul 2019
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Beef Industry
Carol Nolan
258. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the conditions attached to the receipt of funding under the Brexit beef plan of the European Commission will be removed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28369/19]
Wed, 3 Jul 2019
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Adoption Data
Carol Nolan
337. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of domestic adoptions applied for and successfully concluded in each of the years 2011 to 2018 and to date in 2019; if she will consider conducting a review of the Adoption (Amendment) Act 2017 to investigate if deficiencies or obstacles to domestic adoption can be identified; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28363/19]
Tue, 25 Jun 2019
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Schools Facilities
Carol Nolan
213. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Skills if funding for a gym will be allocated on a phased basis to a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26538/19]
Tue, 25 Jun 2019
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Legislative Process
Carol Nolan
455. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health the reason for the delays in respect of the drafting of legislation to update the Mental Health Act 2001. [26531/19]
Tue, 25 Jun 2019
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Legislative Process
Carol Nolan
456. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health when draft legislation to update the Mental Health Act 2001 will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26532/19]
Tue, 25 Jun 2019
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Nursing Homes Support Scheme
Carol Nolan
457. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health when he expects to bring legislative changes in respect of the fair deal scheme before Dáil Éireann; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26533/19]
Tue, 25 Jun 2019
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Hospital Appointments Status
Carol Nolan
458. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health if an appointment for urgent surgery will be expedited for a person (details supplied). [26536/19]
Tue, 25 Jun 2019
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Hospitals Building Programme
Carol Nolan
459. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health his plans to allocate funding of €23.7 million to the building of a hospital (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26537/19]
Tue, 25 Jun 2019
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Horse Racing Industry
Carol Nolan
542. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the contract for a company (details supplied) to collect the foal levy was put out for tender; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26524/19]
Tue, 25 Jun 2019
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Horse Racing Industry
Carol Nolan
543. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason for a company (details supplied) being given an €80,000 lump sum when the contract for the collection for the foal levy was being renewed in addition to €24,000 administration costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26525/19]
Tue, 25 Jun 2019
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Horse Racing Industry
Carol Nolan
544. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason Horse Racing Ireland does not collect the foal levy itself in view of the fact it has a large number of staff and this would save unnecessary costs. [26526/19]
Tue, 25 Jun 2019
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Horse Racing Industry
Carol Nolan
545. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason a stud (details supplied) is permitted to continue the practice of collecting money from breeders in view of another stud making the changes from the advertised fee to the general applicable fee. [26527/19]
Tue, 25 Jun 2019
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Horse Racing Industry
Carol Nolan
546. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he and Horse Racing Ireland are giving back the money to breeders who have already overpaid the levy in 2019 in addition to repaying the persons who were overcharged the levy in previous years in view of changes at a stud (details supplied). [26528/19]
Tue, 25 Jun 2019
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Horse Racing Industry
Carol Nolan
547. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on whether the foal levy should be suspended until there is an investigation and full review of the levy in respect of all the irregularities and the overpayment of the levy and the uncertainty of the legislation to the user. [26530/19]
Wed, 19 Jun 2019
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Defence Forces Recruitment
Carol Nolan
86. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the actions he plans to take to resolve the ongoing issues regarding retention and recruitment in the Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25716/19]
Wed, 19 Jun 2019
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Defence Forces Remuneration
Carol Nolan
87. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if the ongoing issue of low pay for Permanent Defence Force personnel will be addressed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25717/19]
Wed, 19 Jun 2019
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School Transport Appeals
Carol Nolan
129. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of school transport appeals lodged in each of the years 2016 to 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25713/19]
Wed, 19 Jun 2019
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School Transport Appeals
Carol Nolan
130. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of school transport appeals upheld in each of the years 2016 to 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25714/19]
Wed, 19 Jun 2019
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School Transport Appeals
Carol Nolan
131. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of school transport appeals lodged to date in 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25715/19]
Tue, 11 Jun 2019
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Concussion in Sport
Carol Nolan
806. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to implement a standardised mandatory education training programme for all sports coaches in respect of concussion. [23614/19]
Tue, 11 Jun 2019
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Concussion in Sport
Carol Nolan
807. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on whether there is inconsistency between the various sports in terms of concussion recovery time; the steps he will take to implement the roll-out of a national protocol to address the inconsistency; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23615/19]
Tue, 14 May 2019
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IDA Ireland Site Visits
Carol Nolan
242. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the number of IDA visits made to midlands regions in 2018 and to date in 2019; and the specific interventions that will be made to increase jobs in counties Laois and Offaly. [20902/19]
Wed, 8 May 2019
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Student Grant Scheme Applications Data
Carol Nolan
273. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of students who failed to qualify for third level SUSI grants in 2017 and 2018 due to their earnings being above the €4,500 limit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18704/19]
Wed, 8 May 2019
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Student Grant Scheme Applications Data
Carol Nolan
274. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of students in counties Laois and Offaly who failed to qualify for third level SUSI grants in 2017 and 2018 due to their earnings being above the €4,500 limit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18705/19]
Wed, 8 May 2019
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Student Grant Scheme Reform
Carol Nolan
275. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to increase the earnings limit for third level students to allow them work more hours in part-time jobs without losing their grants. [18706/19]
Wed, 8 May 2019
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Student Grant Scheme Administration
Carol Nolan
276. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Skills when the annual scheme and regulations for the student grant will be published. [18707/19]
Wed, 8 May 2019
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Junior Cycle Reform
Carol Nolan
277. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Skills if history will be reinstated to the junior certificate programme as a compulsory subject; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18708/19]
Wed, 8 May 2019
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Teacher Recruitment
Carol Nolan
278. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the specific initiatives he has taken to increase the recruitment of teachers at primary and second level. [18709/19]
Wed, 8 May 2019
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Teacher Recruitment
Carol Nolan
279. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to address the shortage of subject teachers at second level; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18710/19]
Wed, 8 May 2019
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School Accommodation
Carol Nolan
280. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of prefabs and portakabins in use at primary and second level schools here. [18711/19]
Wed, 8 May 2019
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School Accommodation
Carol Nolan
281. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the amount spent on prefabs and portakabins at primary schools here. [18712/19]
Wed, 8 May 2019
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School Accommodation
Carol Nolan
282. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of prefabs and portakabins being used for classroom accommodation by primary schools in counties Laois and Offaly. [18713/19]
Wed, 8 May 2019
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School Accommodation
Carol Nolan
283. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of prefabs and portakabins being used for classroom accommodation by secondary schools in counties Laois and Offaly. [18714/19]
Wed, 8 May 2019
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School Accommodation
Carol Nolan
284. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the amount being spent on prefabs and portakabins at primary and secondary schools in counties Laois and Offaly since 2016, in tabular form. [18715/19]
Wed, 8 May 2019
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Motor Insurance Fraud
Carol Nolan
458. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the measures he has put in place to reduce the number of fraudulent motor insurance claims here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18716/19]
Wed, 8 May 2019
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Motor Insurance Fraud
Carol Nolan
459. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of fraudulent motor insurance claims made in counties Laois and Offaly in 2017 and 2018. [18717/19]
Wed, 8 May 2019
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Motor Insurance Fraud
Carol Nolan
460. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of fraudulent insurance claims made against businesses in counties Laois and Offaly in 2017 and 2018. [18718/19]
Wed, 8 May 2019
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Insurance Fraud
Carol Nolan
461. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans regarding the review and reform of regulations and laws in respect of fraudulent personal injury claims in the workplace to help protect businesses from fraudulent claims; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18719/19]