Parliamentary questions

Covid-19 Pandemic

Carol Nolan

219. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health the number of COVID-19 Recovery Certificate requests that have been made from the time the application process for same began; the number that have been issued and rejected; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57891/21]

Departmental Staff

Carol Nolan

220. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health if personnel in his Department have been removed from their positions, have been transferred to another role or had their employment terminated from 2011 to date due to breaches of Departmental standards or professional misconduct or incompetence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57901/21]

Agriculture Industry

Carol Nolan

228. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the names of the factories that have been fined for excessive carcass trimming from 1 January 2016 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57713/21]

Departmental Staff

Carol Nolan

240. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if personnel in his Department have been removed from their positions, have been transferred to another role or had their employment terminated from 2011 to date due to breaches of Departmental standards or professional misconduct or incompetence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57892/21]

Departmental Staff

Carol Nolan

242. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if personnel in her Department have been removed from their positions, have been transferred to another role or had their employment terminated from 2011 to date due to breaches of Departmental standards or professional misconduct or incompetence; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57905/21]

Departmental Bodies

Carol Nolan

271. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will expedite the publication of the report by the working group on horticultural peat; the measures being adopted by his Department to save the horticulture sector from collapse; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57004/21]

Departmental Funding

Carol Nolan

324. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the funding provided to organisations (details supplied) from 2011 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57533/21]

Social Welfare Benefits

Carol Nolan

414. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will consider the request by an organisation (details supplied) to make provision for free travel passes to be allocated to persons diagnosed with epilepsy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56871/21]

Departmental Funding

Carol Nolan

447. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the funding provided to organisations (details supplied) from 2011 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57534/21]

Citizenship Applications

Carol Nolan

466. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice the progress to date in the determination of a citizenship application in the case of a person (details supplied); when the application will be concluded; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57086/21]

Departmental Reviews

Carol Nolan

623. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 562 of 16 November 2021, if the three-year review must be initiated or completed by January 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57255/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Carol Nolan

650. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health if he will he consider making a statement and taking questions in Dáil Eireann on the contract issued by his Department to a company (details supplied) given the clear concerns that have arisen around the miscategorisation of statements made by Members of the Houses of the Oireachtas with respect to Covid-19, vaccines and Government policy in this area more generally; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57408/21]

Agriculture Schemes

Carol Nolan

743. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason for making membership of An Bord Bia's sustainable beef and lamb assurance scheme mandatory for those wishing to participate in the proposed new suckler carbon efficiency scheme; if he will consider removing this compulsory element for participation of the suckler efficiency scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57443/21]

Child Protection

Carol Nolan

267. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the measures being taken by Tusla under section 3 of the Child Care Act 1991 to fulfil its statutory function to promote the welfare of children that are not receiving adequate care and protection; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56608/21]

Child and Family Agency

Carol Nolan

268. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of times that Tusla has applied to the District Court for child welfare order under section 13, 17 or 18 of the Child Care Act 1991 when it has found that a child or children are considered to be at immediate and serious risk; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56609/21]

Child and Family Agency

Carol Nolan

269. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of times Tusla has made an application for section 17 orders, interim care orders with respect to newborn babies including in those circumstances in which a pre-birth case conference has taken place and a court has judged that the child will be at serious risk if they do not come into care; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56610/21]

Domestic Violence

Carol Nolan

270. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will address concerns that there is no emergency accommodation available in County Offaly for victims of domestic violence; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that this situation has been ongoing for the past 25 years; the steps he is taking to rectify this service deficit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56621/21]

Housing Schemes

Carol Nolan

70. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Finance if a couple who are first-time buyers who recently bought an unfinished house, which was never inhabited and which was built in 2009, in an unliveable condition at the time of purchase will qualify for the help-to-buy scheme given that the registered builder of the house is not in the help-to-buy scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56368/21]

State Examinations

Carol Nolan

118. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education the measures she is taking to ensure that students who are due to undertake the leaving certificate examinations in 2022 will not be placed at a disadvantage (details supplied); if she will provide the class of 2022 the option to sit exams under the same marking scheme applied as 2021 in order that they are competing on the same footing; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56444/21]

Third Level Admissions

Carol Nolan

173. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the measures he is taking to guarantee that there will be a greater number of third-level places created for the leaving certificate class of 2022 in view of the fact that there will be a higher than normal levels of CAO applicants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56445/21]

Education and Training Boards

Carol Nolan

352. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education the options available to a person working in the education and training board sector who claims they are not being paid according to their correct rate of pay as processed by education shared business services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55601/21]

Departmental Contracts

Carol Nolan

503. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 492 of 12 October 2021, the amount paid by his Department to a laboratory (details supplied) in view of reports that excluding VAT it was paid €87,750 for its work with his Department and not €78,000 excluding VAT as previously indicated; if the laboratory was engaged in work on a trial basis by his Department in December 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55539/21]

Departmental Contracts

Carol Nolan

504. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health if a laboratory (details supplied) was engaged by his Department on a trial basis at any time during the period from 1 January 2017 to 1 November 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55540/21]

Abortion Services

Carol Nolan

562. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health if he will commit to fulfilling the three year review of abortion legislation by 1 January 2022 as set out under section 7 of the Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Act 2018; the length of time he plans to leave open the period of public consultation during this process; his views on whether this period will be sufficient time to receive and reflect upon submissions adequately before the full report is submitted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55745/21]

Agriculture Schemes

Carol Nolan

672. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) will receive a single farm payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55743/21]

Wind Energy Generation

Carol Nolan

4. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if it will be ensured that the revised wind energy development guidelines will prioritise community consultation and address householder concerns about noise and flicker levels; when he expects the revised guidelines to be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55282/21]

Wind Energy Generation

Carol Nolan

199. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the details of the funding his Department has provided to develop onshore wind energy projects from 1 January 2011 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55283/21]

Youth Services

Carol Nolan

334. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if consideration will be given to the easing of restrictions in relation to the reopening of youth organisation meetings as a matter of urgency; if additional funding will be allocated to these largely voluntary groups in order to address the loss of socialisation for young adults; if measures will be put in place to ensure that such outlets for young adults will be treated the same as school settings for the purposes of Covid-19 regulations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55365/21]

International Protection

Carol Nolan

197. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice the number of permission to remain applications rejected by the independent International Protection Appeals Tribunal in each of the years 2011 to 2020 and to date in 2021; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54929/21]

International Protection

Carol Nolan

198. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice the number of permission to remain applications rejected by the independent International Protection Appeals Tribunal that have subsequently been reversed or overturned following a review by the International Protection Office in each of the years 2011 to 2020 and to date in 2021; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54930/21]

International Protection

Carol Nolan

199. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice the most common grounds upon which permission to remain applications are ordinarily refused or rejected following an application under each of the different categories (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54931/21]

Assisted Human Reproduction

Carol Nolan

211. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health the dialogue that has been conducted between his Department and the Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth with respect to the regulation of surrogacy in this State; the detail of the proposed committee of the Houses of the Oireachtas that will be established to examine this matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54896/21]

State Claims Agency

Carol Nolan

212. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health if he will request the State Claims Agency to provide details on the 94 incidents reported to same via the National Incident Management System between 1 January 2019 to 26 October 2021 which relate to the Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Act 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54897/21]

State Claims Agency

Carol Nolan

213. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health if an updated report will be issued following on from the Clinical Incidents and Claims Report In Maternity and Gynaecology Services: A Five Year Review, 2010-2014, issued in October 2015 by the State Claims Agency; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55005/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Carol Nolan

232. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health if he will address concerns relating to the validity of the Covid recovery certificate (details supplied); the options available to a person who has the recovery certificate rejected; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54934/21]

State Claims Agency

Carol Nolan

245. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 897 of 2 November 2021, the breakdown of the 94 incidents reported to the State Claims Agency via the National Incident Management System related to the Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Act 2018 by severity rating categorisation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55003/21]

State Claims Agency

Carol Nolan

246. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health if an updated report will be issued following on from the Clinical Incidents and Claims Report In Maternity and Gynaecology Services: A Five Year Review, 2010-2014, issued in October 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55004/21]

National Broadband Plan

Carol Nolan

192. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications when the installation of fibre broadband in Cadamstown, County Offaly (details supplied) will proceed under the National Broadband Plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54294/21]

Court Judgments

Carol Nolan

517. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice the number of penalties including fines and terms of imprisonment that have been issued for the possession with intent to sell or supply illegal fireworks from 2015 to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54010/21]

Hospital Services

Carol Nolan

606. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health if he will provide explicit assurances that no plans are in place to downgrade services currently in operation at Midland Regional Hospital, Portlaoise, including a downgrading of the emergency department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54312/21]

Bord Bia

Carol Nolan

699. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will address concerns that Bord Bia is due to pay annual rent of €1.5 million for its new offices at 140 Pembroke Road, Dublin 4; if he will seek information from Bord Bia on the alternative office spaces that were explored before settling on 140 Pembroke Road; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54096/21]

Climate Action Plan

Carol Nolan

706. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide clarification on what he and his Department understand by the term stabilisation with respect to policies or commitments impacting the national herd; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54240/21]

Haulage Industry

Carol Nolan

85. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Transport if he will address concerns in relation to the haulage and logistics sector which is under significant financial and operational pressure due to increases in carbon tax and the lack of available HGV drivers; if his Department has conducted an assessment of the supply chain repercussions of these challenges; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53431/21]

Haulage Industry

Carol Nolan

216. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Transport if he will meet with representatives of an association (details supplied) to address major concerns within that sector relating to the impact of carbon tax increases and other regulatory challenges; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53432/21]

Planning Issues

Carol Nolan

266. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will address concerns that the timeframe in which An Bord Pleanála issues decisions on one-off rural housing applications is in ongoing contravention of the compliance target set out in the performance delivery agreement between An Bord Pleanála and his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53754/21]

Employment Support Services

Carol Nolan

306. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will reverse the decision not to extend the contract of a club (details supplied); the reason for this decision; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53830/21]

Child and Family Agency

Carol Nolan

314. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if the obligatory notification reports that must be made to Tusla by doctors, community sexual health and family planning services with respect to children under 15 years of age who have engaged in sexual activity, includes data on whether or not a termination of pregnancy was sought; the number of such notification reports made by these service providers to Tusla for the period 1 January 2019 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53771/21]

Departmental Data

Carol Nolan

349. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health the number of requests for information and support that have been made to the My Options freephone line or webchat option that required an interpretation service, including Irish Sign Language for the period 1 January 2019 to date by language in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53769/21]

Health Services

Carol Nolan

350. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health the status of the measures being taken by the National Women and Infants Health Programme, working with his Department in developing mechanisms and data collection methods regarding post abortion care for quality assurance purposes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53770/21]

Forestry Sector

Carol Nolan

382. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a felling licence will be processed for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53753/21]