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Tue, 29 Sep 2020
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Primary Care Centres
Carol Nolan
818. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health if his policy position and that of the HSE regarding the development of primary care centres will be clarified; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26486/20]
Tue, 29 Sep 2020
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Health Services
Carol Nolan
881. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health when the day care services in counties Laois and Offaly will reopen, in particular the day care centre in Mountmellick; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26818/20]
Tue, 29 Sep 2020
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Beef Industry
Carol Nolan
1001. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will make available the minutes and correspondence of meetings between Bord Bia and farming organisations that his Department may have consulted regarding the protected geographical indication, PGI, application by an organisation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26366/20]
Tue, 29 Sep 2020
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Beef Industry
Carol Nolan
1002. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if there was correspondence with an organisation (details supplied) regarding the protected geographical indication, PGI, application by an organisation; if so, if he will furnish the details of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26367/20]
Thu, 24 Sep 2020
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Paediatric Services
Carol Nolan
264. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health when the vacant position for a paediatric diabetic nurse at the Midlands Regional Hospital, Mullingar will be filled; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26182/20]
Thu, 24 Sep 2020
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Animal Diseases
Carol Nolan
295. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of cattle herds in each of the years 2017 to 2019 and to date in 2020, in which no additional animals were bought but which still failed the tuberculosis test in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26179/20]
Thu, 24 Sep 2020
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Beef Industry
Carol Nolan
296. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of the PGI submission by a group (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26180/20]
Thu, 24 Sep 2020
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Bord Bia
Carol Nolan
297. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the role of Bord Bia in respect of the negotiation of contracts on the price of beef at international trade fairs and in the promotion of Irish beef; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26181/20]
Tue, 22 Sep 2020
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Arts Funding
Carol Nolan
311. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Media, Tourism, Arts, Culture, Sport and the Gaeltacht if funding of €500,000 will be urgently made available to a centre (details supplied) in order to complete vital work needed to progress the project; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25453/20]
Tue, 22 Sep 2020
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Immigration Policy
Carol Nolan
637. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice the status of the implementation of commitments made in the Migrant Integration Strategy (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24789/20]
Tue, 22 Sep 2020
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Maternity Services
Carol Nolan
708. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health the maternity hospitals in which values clarification workshops have taken place from 2018 to date in 2020; the number of HSE staff that have participated in the workshops; if such participation is mandatory; the organisation which delivered same; the nature of the workshops in terms of content and structure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24790/20]
Tue, 22 Sep 2020
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Drug Treatment Programmes
Carol Nolan
768. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health if regulations or legal requirements are in place to prevent the establishment of rehabilitation centres close to schools, residential areas and public houses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25112/20]
Tue, 22 Sep 2020
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Drug Treatment Programmes
Carol Nolan
769. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health if a service level agreement is in place between the HSE and a proposed development (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25113/20]
Tue, 22 Sep 2020
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Drug Treatment Programmes
Carol Nolan
770. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health the details of the service level agreement between the HSE and a planned rehabilitation centre (details supplied) if such an agreement is in place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25114/20]
Thu, 17 Sep 2020
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Tuberculosis Eradication Programme
Carol Nolan
231. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of farmers with C10 herds who have been advised to cull cattle; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24548/20]
Thu, 17 Sep 2020
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Tuberculosis Eradication Programme
Carol Nolan
232. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of cattle farmers have been advised to cull from categories C1 to C10; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24549/20]
Thu, 17 Sep 2020
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Town and Village Renewal Scheme
Carol Nolan
264. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Community and Rural Development and the Islands the number of approved and rejected applications from counties Laois and Offaly to the town and village renewal scheme including the accelerated measure strand in 2020; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24314/20]
Wed, 16 Sep 2020
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Creative Ireland Programme
Carol Nolan
43. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Media, Tourism, Arts, Culture, Sport and the Gaeltacht the budget allocation for the Creative Ireland programme in 2019 and 2020, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24237/20]
Wed, 16 Sep 2020
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Defence Forces Personnel
Carol Nolan
64. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Defence his plans to recruit an additional full-time clinical psychologist for the Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24236/20]
Wed, 16 Sep 2020
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Hospital Staff
Carol Nolan
127. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health the staffing budget for Portlaoise Hospital in each of the years 2017 to 2019 and to date in 2020, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24238/20]
Wed, 16 Sep 2020
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EU Regulations
Carol Nolan
153. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the concerns of agricultural merchants who fear that their ability to prescribe and dispense veterinary medicines will be adversely impacted by the introduction of EU regulations in this area will be addressed; if he will consider seeking a derogation on the matter from the EU regulatory authorities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24211/20]
Tue, 15 Sep 2020
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Garda Strength
Carol Nolan
598. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice the number of community gardaí by division from 1 January 2019 to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23805/20]
Tue, 15 Sep 2020
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Legislative Measures
Carol Nolan
599. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice her plans to amend the law on assisted dying or assisted suicide or physician-assisted suicide; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23806/20]
Tue, 15 Sep 2020
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Mental Health Services
Carol Nolan
624. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health if his Department provides supports or services for families or individuals experiencing parental alienation syndrome; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23803/20]
Tue, 15 Sep 2020
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Maternity Services
Carol Nolan
628. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health if he will request the HSE to remove the restrictions that deny fathers and partners the right to be present with a woman at her antenatal scans and appointments and to be able to provide support throughout the entirety of the labour and beyond one hour after the birth of the baby for the duration of the hospital stay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23282/20]
Tue, 15 Sep 2020
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Mental Health Services
Carol Nolan
744. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health if the HSE provides supports or services for parental alienation syndrome; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23802/20]
Tue, 15 Sep 2020
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Nursing Homes Support Scheme
Carol Nolan
745. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health when legislation amending and updating the fair deal scheme will be brought to Dáil Éireann; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23804/20]
Tue, 15 Sep 2020
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Medicinal Products
Carol Nolan
746. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health if the HSE has been notified of significant adverse outcomes including hospitalisation in women who were prescribed mifepristone and misoprostol in 2019 and to date in 2020. [23807/20]
Tue, 15 Sep 2020
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Drugs Payment Scheme
Carol Nolan
805. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health when the changes under budget 2020 to reduce the maximum expenditure of €124 on prescription drugs will be reduced to €114 in view of the fact that this reduction was to come into effect on 1 September 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24062/20]
Tue, 8 Sep 2020
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Abortion Services Provision
Carol Nolan
1349. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No.793 of 7 July 2020, the number of first initial consultations for termination of pregnancy services that were provided by general practitioners, family planning clinics and women’s health clinics in 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22277/20]
Tue, 8 Sep 2020
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Abortion Services Provision
Carol Nolan
1350. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No.793 of 7 July 2020, the number of termination of pregnancies provided by each general practitioner in a community setting, family planning clinics and women’s health clinics, respectively in 2019, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22278/20]
Tue, 8 Sep 2020
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Hospital Data
Carol Nolan
1394. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health the steps being taken to increase the number of base adult critical care beds within the public health system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22561/20]
Tue, 8 Sep 2020
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Hospital Data
Carol Nolan
1395. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health the reason there was an increase of just 19 adult critical care beds within the public health system from March 2020 to 20 August 2020 (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22562/20]
Tue, 8 Sep 2020
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Hospital Data
Carol Nolan
1396. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health if the critical care capacity within the public health system is sufficient to admit up to 15% of hospitalised cases to critical care as recommended by the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) guidance 25/3/2020; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the same EDC guidance has identified Ireland as being at an extremely high risk of saturation of its baseline intensive care unit capacity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22563/20]
Tue, 8 Sep 2020
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Tuberculosis Incidence
Carol Nolan
1450. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason proposals for the introduction of tuberculosis herd history and statements have been recommended by his Department prior to the publication of the report of the tuberculosis forum; if he will consider suspending the introduction of same pending further consultation with farmer representative bodies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22139/20]
Tue, 28 Jul 2020
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Cabinet Committees
Carol Nolan
69. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on social policy will meet next. [18259/20]
Tue, 28 Jul 2020
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Telecommunications Services
Carol Nolan
105. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his views on whether a full review of the inclusion of a company (details supplied) in fixed and wireless telecommunications networks here is warranted in the interest of national security and the integrity and resilience of networks here and in view of the UK decision to make it illegal for carriers to purchase equipment from the company; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18387/20]
Tue, 28 Jul 2020
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Telecommunications Services
Carol Nolan
106. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if legal impediments exist here to ban high risk vendors from participating or deploying in the telecommunications networks of Ireland; if the Attorney General has been consulted on the matter; if a telecommunications company has threatened legal action against the State if it was to enforce a ban; if so, if such advice and the name the telecommunications companies which threatened such legal action will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18389/20]
Tue, 28 Jul 2020
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Telecommunications Services
Carol Nolan
107. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if the drafting of legislation to provide the definition of a high-risk vendor has commenced; if so, when the legislation will be published; the person or body the legislation will empower in order to assist carriers in identifying a high-risk vendor; if a commitment will be given to outline the measures and consequences that will be taken against a vendor or entity which has been designated a high-risk vendor; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18390/20]
Tue, 28 Jul 2020
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Telecommunications Services
Carol Nolan
108. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the status of the review of the EU 5G security toolbox; when a public consultation will commence and be published on the common measures for network security in view of the fact that the EU Commission requires feedback from member states on 1 October 2020 in relation to the effectiveness of the review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18391/20]
Tue, 28 Jul 2020
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EU Budget Contribution
Carol Nolan
232. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Finance the net contributions Ireland will have to make to the EU Multi-Annual Financial Framework in each year until 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18420/20]
Tue, 28 Jul 2020
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Special Areas of Conservation
Carol Nolan
292. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she is satisfied that the allocation of €5 million made in Budget 2020 from the carbon tax fund to restore over 1,800ha within the raised bog special area of conservation and national heritage area network on a number of raised bogs across several counties in the midlands region can now be used for this work in view of the High Court ruling in September 2019 requiring that work on peatlands in excess of 30ha requires planning permission and a valid EPA licence; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18885/20]
Tue, 28 Jul 2020
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Community Employment Schemes
Carol Nolan
564. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of the pension dispute by community employment scheme supervisors; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18261/20]
Tue, 28 Jul 2020
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Community Employment Schemes
Carol Nolan
588. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when the report on the pension dispute by community employment scheme supervisors will be published; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18260/20]
Tue, 28 Jul 2020
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European Council Meetings
Carol Nolan
636. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the decisions taken at the European Council meeting of 17 July 2020 that will impact financial supports for agriculture in Ireland. [18258/20]
Tue, 28 Jul 2020
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Agriculture Industry
Carol Nolan
644. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the establishment of a dedicated forum for the wool industry here will be supported in view of the severe economic challenges affecting the sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18257/20]
Tue, 28 Jul 2020
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Adoption Data
Carol Nolan
737. 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 2019 and to date in 2020; if he 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 he will make a statement on the matter. [19103/20]
Tue, 28 Jul 2020
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Disability Services Provision
Carol Nolan
980. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health if he will address concerns on the delay in reopening day-care services for persons with intellectual and other disabilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18398/20]
Tue, 28 Jul 2020
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Abortion Services Provision
Carol Nolan
1082. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health if the Chief Medical Officer or the Office of the Chief Medical Officer were consulted prior to the decision in March 2020 to revise the model of care for the termination of pregnancies; if the Chief Medical Officer or the Office of the Chief Medical Officer have been consulted in relation to the same revised model of care since March; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19101/20]
Tue, 28 Jul 2020
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Crisis Pregnancy Services
Carol Nolan
1083. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health if measures that encourage adoption as an alternative to abortion are being supported; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19102/20]
Tue, 28 Jul 2020
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Crisis Pregnancy Services
Carol Nolan
1084. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health the amount of funding allocated to the midlands crisis pregnancy counselling service from 2018 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19104/20]
Tue, 28 Jul 2020
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Crisis Pregnancy Services
Carol Nolan
1085. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health the amount of funding provided specifically for post-abortion counselling services on an annual basis from 2013 to 2019 and to date in 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19105/20]
Tue, 28 Jul 2020
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Health Services
Carol Nolan
1086. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health if progress is being made on introducing a laboratory information system and national individual health identifier within the HSE; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19110/20]
Tue, 28 Jul 2020
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Hospital Staff
Carol Nolan
1087. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health the number of medical scientists employed in public hospital laboratories by hospital, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19111/20]
Tue, 28 Jul 2020
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Hospital Services
Carol Nolan
1088. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health if progress is being made on the appointment of an independent facilitator for the Midland Regional Hospital Portlaoise, County Laois; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19112/20]
Tue, 21 Jul 2020
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Felling Licences
Carol Nolan
515. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will address concerns that the number of forestry felling licences being approved has increased the number of appeals being lodged under the ecology heading (details supplied) which is leading to serious delays and backlogs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16960/20]
Tue, 21 Jul 2020
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Abortion Services Provision
Carol Nolan
648. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health if the revised model of care for the termination of pregnancy which currently permits the use of telemedicine will be maintained beyond the period of the Covid-19 emergency; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16731/20]
Thu, 16 Jul 2020
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Bord na Móna
Carol Nolan
51. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if, under the just transition plan, compensation will be provided to peat harvesting contractors that made significant investments in peat harvesting machinery prior to the sudden and unexpected announcement of the suspension of all peat harvesting for the 2020 season by Bord na Móna and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16395/20]
Wed, 15 Jul 2020
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Bord na Móna
Carol Nolan
13. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the measures he is taking to support the retention and protection of employment under the just transition process in the midlands with specific reference to Bord na Móna and the horticultural sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16124/20]
Tue, 14 Jul 2020
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Bord na Móna
Carol Nolan
132. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment when funding will be provided to Bord na Móna for the enhanced peatland rehabilitation scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15973/20]
Tue, 14 Jul 2020
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Local Authority Members
Carol Nolan
416. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the status of the Moorhead Report; when it will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15409/20]
Tue, 14 Jul 2020
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Gender Recognition
Carol Nolan
691. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of the review of the Gender Recognition Act 2015; the circumstances in which it will be permissible for a child to change gender without parental consent; the minimum age that a child must reach before he or she can change gender; if the self-declaration process of gender change is to be introduced for children under 16 years of age; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15423/20]
Tue, 14 Jul 2020
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Back to School Clothing and Footwear Allowance Scheme
Carol Nolan
749. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if concerns will be addressed relating to equity of access to the back to school allowance (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15405/20]
Tue, 14 Jul 2020
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Sheepmeat Sector
Carol Nolan
846. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the approximate number of lambs imported in each of the years 2017 to 2019 and to date in 2020; his views on whether this undermines the sustainability of the Irish market in lamb; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15971/20]
Tue, 14 Jul 2020
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Trade Agreements
Carol Nolan
847. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of the Mercosur trade deal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15972/20]
Tue, 14 Jul 2020
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Medicinal Products
Carol Nolan
1011. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health if he will address the inequality that is being created by denying patients diagnosed with stage 3 melanoma in the public system to access refunds for adjuvant immunotherapy, nivolumab and pembrolizumab, and targeted therapy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14711/20]
Tue, 14 Jul 2020
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Abortion Services Provision
Carol Nolan
1153. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health the number of terminations of pregnancies that were carried out in each hospital providing the service from 1 January 2019 to 31 December 2019, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15425/20]
Tue, 7 Jul 2020
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Consultancy Contracts
Carol Nolan
2. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Taoiseach the external consultancy organisation or provider which delivered diversity and inclusion training within his Department from 2018 to date; and the costs associated with such services. [14062/20]
Tue, 7 Jul 2020
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Departmental Legal Costs
Carol Nolan
3. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Taoiseach the expenditure his Department incurred in respect of external legal fees in each of the years from 2016 to date in tabular form. [14079/20]
Tue, 7 Jul 2020
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Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements
Carol Nolan
4. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Taoiseach the details of his most recent discussions and engagement with the UK Prime Minister. [14436/20]
Tue, 7 Jul 2020
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Consultancy Contracts
Carol Nolan
27. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the external consultancy organisation or provider which delivered diversity and inclusion training within his Department from 2018 to date; the costs associated with such services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14048/20]
Tue, 7 Jul 2020
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Departmental Legal Costs
Carol Nolan
28. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the expenditure his Department incurred in respect of external legal fees in each of the years from 2016 to date in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14065/20]
Tue, 7 Jul 2020
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Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
Carol Nolan
31. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the number of applications made to the Covid-19 restart grant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14138/20]
Tue, 7 Jul 2020
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Consultancy Contracts
Carol Nolan
60. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the external consultancy organisation or provider which delivered diversity and inclusion training within his Department from 2018 to date; the costs associated with such services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14050/20]
Tue, 7 Jul 2020
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Departmental Legal Costs
Carol Nolan
61. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the expenditure his Department incurred in respect of external legal fees in each of the years from 2016 to date in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14067/20]
Tue, 7 Jul 2020
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Just Transition Fund
Carol Nolan
71. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if it is his policy to completely phase out the extraction of peat over the coming years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14438/20]
Tue, 7 Jul 2020
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Consultancy Contracts
Carol Nolan
105. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the external consultancy organisation or provider which delivered diversity and inclusion training within his Department from 2018 to date; the costs associated with such services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14063/20]
Tue, 7 Jul 2020
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Departmental Legal Costs
Carol Nolan
106. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the expenditure his Department incurred in respect of external legal fees in each of the years from 2016 to date in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14080/20]
Tue, 7 Jul 2020
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Covid-19 Pandemic
Carol Nolan
128. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the way in which he plans to increase capacity for commuters who cannot access public or private transport due to Covid-19 related capacity restrictions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14437/20]
Tue, 7 Jul 2020
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Consultancy Contracts
Carol Nolan
164. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Finance the external consultancy organisation or provider which delivered diversity and inclusion training within his Department from 2018 to date; the costs associated with such services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14055/20]
Tue, 7 Jul 2020
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Departmental Legal Costs
Carol Nolan
165. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Finance the expenditure his Department incurred in respect of external legal fees in each of the years from 2016 to date in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14072/20]
Tue, 7 Jul 2020
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EU Budget Contribution
Carol Nolan
169. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Finance the status of the concern expressed in a 2018 report from the Oireachtas Standing Committee of Public Accounts that established macroeconomic indicators have become unreliable in the Irish context and that the distorted picture they provide overstates debt sustainability and is costing the State hundreds of millions of euro each year in EU budget contributions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14142/20]
Tue, 7 Jul 2020
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Brexit Issues
Carol Nolan
185. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Finance the way in which the financial and economic commitments provided for in the programme for Government will be affected in the event of a no-deal Brexit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14435/20]
Tue, 7 Jul 2020
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Consultancy Contracts
Carol Nolan
229. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the external consultancy organisation or provider which delivered diversity and inclusion training within his Department from 2018 to date; the costs associated with such services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14060/20]
Tue, 7 Jul 2020
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Departmental Legal Costs
Carol Nolan
230. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the expenditure his Department incurred in respect of external legal fees in each of the years from 2016 to date in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14077/20]
Tue, 7 Jul 2020
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Prison Service Staff
Carol Nolan
232. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if concerns have been expressed to her Department regarding the operation of the post-1995 pension scheme for prison officers which precludes them from working up to 20 hours per week after they retire unlike those that retired pre-1995 (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14141/20]
Tue, 7 Jul 2020
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Departmental Legal Costs
Carol Nolan
258. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the expenditure her Department incurred in respect of external legal fees in each of the years from 2016 to date in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14068/20]
Tue, 7 Jul 2020
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Hare Coursing
Carol Nolan
259. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she is considering measures to prohibit or reduce the practice of hare coursing; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14140/20]
Tue, 7 Jul 2020
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Consultancy Contracts
Carol Nolan
279. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the external consultancy organisation or provider which delivered diversity and inclusion training within his Department from 2018 to date; the costs associated with such services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14058/20]
Tue, 7 Jul 2020
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Departmental Legal Costs
Carol Nolan
280. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the expenditure his Department incurred in respect of external legal fees in each of the years from 2016 to date in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14075/20]
Tue, 7 Jul 2020
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Consultancy Contracts
Carol Nolan
338. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the external consultancy organisation or provider which delivered diversity and inclusion training within his Department from 2018 to date; the costs associated with such services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14056/20]
Tue, 7 Jul 2020
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Departmental Legal Costs
Carol Nolan
339. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the expenditure his Department incurred in respect of external legal fees in each of the years from 2016 to date in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14073/20]
Tue, 7 Jul 2020
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Human Rights
Carol Nolan
341. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to a recent report (details supplied) which concludes that the Chinese Government has been engaging in a campaign of mass female sterilisation in rural Uyghur regions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14143/20]
Tue, 7 Jul 2020
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Consultancy Contracts
Carol Nolan
355. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Defence the external consultancy organisation or provider which delivered diversity and inclusion training within his Department from 2018 to date; the costs associated with such services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14052/20]
Tue, 7 Jul 2020
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Departmental Legal Costs
Carol Nolan
356. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Defence the expenditure his Department incurred in respect of external legal fees in each of the years from 2016 to date in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14069/20]
Tue, 7 Jul 2020
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Consultancy Contracts
Carol Nolan
416. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the external consultancy organisation or provider which delivered diversity and inclusion training within her Department from 2018 to date; the costs associated with such services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14053/20]
Tue, 7 Jul 2020
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Departmental Legal Costs
Carol Nolan
417. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the expenditure her Department incurred in respect of external legal fees in each of the years from 2016 to date in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14070/20]
Tue, 7 Jul 2020
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Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
Carol Nolan
508. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the supports available to older persons and those that had to cocoon during the Covid-19 emergency and generated greater than average household costs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14046/20]
Tue, 7 Jul 2020
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Consultancy Contracts
Carol Nolan
509. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the external consultancy organisation or provider which delivered diversity and inclusion training within her Department from 2018 to date; the costs associated with such services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14054/20]
Tue, 7 Jul 2020
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Departmental Legal Costs
Carol Nolan
510. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the expenditure her Department incurred in respect of external legal fees in each of the years from 2016 to date in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14071/20]