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Wed, 25 Oct 2023
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Departmental Consultations
Carol Nolan
157. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if his Department, or any body under the aegis of his Department, has facilitated in-person or remote briefings on any issue from organisations (details supplied) from 2021 to date; if so, the topic discussed; the fees paid to the organisations for these briefings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46747/23]
Wed, 25 Oct 2023
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Departmental Consultations
Carol Nolan
171. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health if his Department, or any body under the aegis of his Department, has facilitated in-person or remote briefings on any issue from organisations (details supplied) from 2021 to date; if so, the topic discussed; the fees paid to the organisations for these briefings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46754/23]
Wed, 25 Oct 2023
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Departmental Consultations
Carol Nolan
203. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if his Department, or any body under the aegis of his Department, has facilitated in-person or remote briefings on any issue from organisations (details supplied) from 2021 to date; if so, the topic discussed; the fees paid to the organisations for these briefings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46761/23]
Wed, 25 Oct 2023
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Departmental Consultations
Carol Nolan
207. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if her Department, or any body under the aegis of her Department, has facilitated in-person or remote briefings on any issue from organisations (details supplied) from 2021 to date; if so, the topic discussed; the fees paid to the organisations for these briefings; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46758/23]
Wed, 25 Oct 2023
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Departmental Schemes
Carol Nolan
209. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development to provide a breakdown of the allocations made under the outdoor recreation infrastructure scheme for 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023, by county, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46917/23]
Wed, 25 Oct 2023
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Departmental Programmes
Carol Nolan
210. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the number of community-based organisations supported by her Department's community services programme, by county, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46918/23]
Tue, 24 Oct 2023
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State Bodies
Carol Nolan
117. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Taoiseach to provide details of all agencies and bodies under the aegis of his Department; if a dedicated Oireachtas email address is available for each; and if not, if he will direct that such a dedicated email address be established to facilitate more efficient communication. [46552/23]
Tue, 24 Oct 2023
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Irish Aid
Carol Nolan
119. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the amount of grants given by Irish Aid in each of the years 2019 to 2022 to organisations (details supplied); if the money was used for the promotion of abortion or the delivery of abortion services in Africa or other developing regions; how this spending has been monitored and evaluated by Irish Aid; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46131/23]
Tue, 24 Oct 2023
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State Bodies
Carol Nolan
124. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs to provide details of all agencies and bodies under the aegis of his Department; if a dedicated Oireachtas email address is available for each; if not, if he will direct that such a dedicated email address be established to facilitate more efficient communication; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46544/23]
Tue, 24 Oct 2023
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State Bodies
Carol Nolan
136. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications to provide details of all agencies and bodies under the aegis of his Department; if a dedicated Oireachtas email address is available for each; if not, if he will direct that such a dedicated email address be established to facilitate more efficient communication; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46542/23]
Tue, 24 Oct 2023
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State Bodies
Carol Nolan
146. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence to provide details of all agencies and bodies under the aegis of his Department; if a dedicated Oireachtas email address is available for each; if not, if he will direct that such a dedicated email address be established to facilitate more efficient communication; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46539/23]
Tue, 24 Oct 2023
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State Bodies
Carol Nolan
175. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Transport to provide details of all agencies and bodies under the aegis of his Department; if a dedicated Oireachtas email address is available for each; if not, if he will direct that such a dedicated email address be established to facilitate more efficient communication; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46554/23]
Tue, 24 Oct 2023
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Revenue Commissioners
Carol Nolan
189. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Finance if he will engage with the Revenue Commissioners to address concerns regarding the inadequate and inefficient operation of the automated import and automated export system, which is having a seriously adverse financial impact on haulage companies (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46196/23]
Tue, 24 Oct 2023
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State Bodies
Carol Nolan
200. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Finance to provide details of all agencies and bodies under the aegis of his Department; if a dedicated Oireachtas email address is available for each; if not, if he will direct that such a dedicated email address be established to facilitate more efficient communication; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46543/23]
Tue, 24 Oct 2023
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Departmental Data
Carol Nolan
202. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Finance the estimated proportion of corporation tax receipts that were spent on capital expenditure from 2015 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46591/23]
Tue, 24 Oct 2023
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Departmental Data
Carol Nolan
203. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Finance the total corporation tax receipts and the total tax receipts under all headings for each of the years 2010 to date, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46592/23]
Tue, 24 Oct 2023
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Departmental Data
Carol Nolan
204. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Finance if a portion of corporation tax receipts were ring-fenced for capital expenditure from 2015 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46593/23]
Tue, 24 Oct 2023
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State Bodies
Carol Nolan
211. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform to provide details of all agencies and bodies under the aegis of his Department; if a dedicated Oireachtas email address is available for each; if not, if he will direct that such a dedicated email address be established to facilitate more efficient communication; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46549/23]
Tue, 24 Oct 2023
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State Bodies
Carol Nolan
234. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment to provide details of all agencies and bodies under the aegis of his Department; if a dedicated Oireachtas email address is available for each; if not, if he will direct that such a dedicated email address be established to facilitate more efficient communication; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46541/23]
Tue, 24 Oct 2023
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State Bodies
Carol Nolan
289. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education to provide details of all agencies and bodies under the aegis of her Department; if a dedicated Oireachtas email address is available for each; if not, if she will direct that such a dedicated email address be established to facilitate more efficient communication; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46540/23]
Tue, 24 Oct 2023
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State Bodies
Carol Nolan
309. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media to provide details of all agencies and bodies under the aegis of her Department; if a dedicated Oireachtas email address is available for each; if not, if she will direct that such a dedicated email address be established to facilitate more efficient communication; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46553/23]
Tue, 24 Oct 2023
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State Bodies
Carol Nolan
336. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide details of all agencies and bodies under the aegis of his Department; if a dedicated Oireachtas email address is available for each; if not, if he will direct that such a dedicated email address be established to facilitate more efficient communication; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46547/23]
Tue, 24 Oct 2023
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Social Welfare Eligibility
Carol Nolan
354. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Social Protection if the fuel allowance payment is available to those on long-term illness benefit; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46234/23]
Tue, 24 Oct 2023
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State Bodies
Carol Nolan
373. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Social Protection to provide details of all agencies and bodies under the aegis of her Department; if a dedicated Oireachtas email address is available for each; if not, if she will direct that such a dedicated email address be established to facilitate more efficient communication; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46551/23]
Tue, 24 Oct 2023
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State Bodies
Carol Nolan
399. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice to provide details of all agencies and bodies under the aegis of her Department; if a dedicated Oireachtas email address is available for each; if not, if she will direct that such a dedicated email address be established to facilitate more efficient communication; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46548/23]
Tue, 24 Oct 2023
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State Bodies
Carol Nolan
434. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to provide details of all agencies and bodies under the aegis of his Department; if a dedicated Oireachtas email address is available for each; if not, if he will direct that such a dedicated email address be established to facilitate more efficient communication; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46537/23]
Tue, 24 Oct 2023
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State Bodies
Carol Nolan
484. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to provide details of all agencies and bodies under the aegis of his Department; if a dedicated Oireachtas email address is available for each; if not, if he will direct that such a dedicated email address be established to facilitate more efficient communication; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46538/23]
Tue, 24 Oct 2023
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State Bodies
Carol Nolan
595. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health to provide details of all agencies and bodies under the aegis of his Department; if a dedicated Oireachtas email address is available for each; if not, if he will direct that such a dedicated email address be established to facilitate more efficient communication; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46546/23]
Tue, 24 Oct 2023
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State Bodies
Carol Nolan
647. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to provide details of all agencies and bodies under the aegis of his Department; if a dedicated Oireachtas email address is available for each; if not, if he will direct that such a dedicated email address be established to facilitate more efficient communication; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46545/23]
Tue, 24 Oct 2023
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State Bodies
Carol Nolan
655. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development to provide details of all agencies and bodies under the aegis of her Department; if a dedicated Oireachtas email address is available for each; if not, if she will direct that such a dedicated email address be established to facilitate more efficient communication; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46550/23]
Thu, 19 Oct 2023
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Tourism Policy
Carol Nolan
4. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she will address concerns expressed by the Irish Tourism Industry Confederation that the recent increase in the VAT rate has eroded competitiveness; if she agrees that, at a minimum, the 9% VAT rate should be kept under review for the food services sector; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45981/23]
Thu, 19 Oct 2023
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Departmental Funding
Carol Nolan
207. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media to clarify if her Department is working to establish a dedicated mitigation fund for downstream businesses in counties Offaly, Laois and elsewhere impacted by the lack of hotel and guesthouse beds and accommodation that are currently being utilised for international protection applicants or beneficiaries of temporary protection; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45982/23]
Wed, 18 Oct 2023
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Tax Credits
Carol Nolan
102. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Finance to clarify the conditions that must be fulfilled for a person to claim carer's credits; what evidence is required or would be accepted to prove a person was a carer if, for example, they never applied for carers allowance but engaged in caring for a family member for a number of years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45388/23]
Wed, 18 Oct 2023
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Social Welfare Payments
Carol Nolan
204. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Social Protection when parents with children of 18 years and in full-time post primary education can expect to receive children's allowance payments; if such payments will be backdated; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45505/23]
Wed, 18 Oct 2023
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Health Services
Carol Nolan
245. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health if he will urge the HSE to reconsider its decision to refuse funding to a cancer support group (details supplied); the reason this group is being denied funding at CHO 8 level despite CHO 8 funding being provided to other organisations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45384/23]
Wed, 18 Oct 2023
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Health Service Executive
Carol Nolan
246. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health to direct the HSE to respond to concerns raised in correspondence (details supplied); the reason the HSE has not responded to a number of representations on this matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45385/23]
Wed, 18 Oct 2023
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Budget 2024
Carol Nolan
265. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health if support centres (details supplied) have been allocated any funding in Budget 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45518/23]
Tue, 17 Oct 2023
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National Security
Carol Nolan
90. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs to confirm that Hamas is a designated terrorist organisation in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44757/23]
Tue, 17 Oct 2023
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Departmental Expenditure
Carol Nolan
106. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the funding supports offered by his Department to an organisation (details supplied) since 1 January 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44918/23]
Tue, 17 Oct 2023
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Sports Facilities
Carol Nolan
298. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media to provide an update on the steps she is taking or plans to take with respect to the use of the National Stadium by an organisation (details supplied); if she or officials from her Department have engaged with the organisation as part of efforts to investigate the use of the National Stadium by the organisation; the basis for her concerns in this matter; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45370/23]
Tue, 17 Oct 2023
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Charitable and Voluntary Organisations
Carol Nolan
340. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he has engaged with an approved housing body (details supplied) regarding recent financial governance concerns that have arisen; if his Department has received any requests from this AHB for funding support since 1 August 2023; if he or his officials have engaged in any way with the AHB since 1 August 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45256/23]
Tue, 17 Oct 2023
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Gender Recognition
Carol Nolan
347. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Social Protection to outline the inquiries, if any, which are undertaken by her or her Department to ensure that an applicant for a gender recognition certificate under the Gender Recognition Act 2015 has a settled and solemn intention of living in the preferred gender for the rest of their lives, as required by the Act; the steps taken to establish the veracity of statutory declarations made to that effect by applicants under the Act; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44637/23]
Tue, 17 Oct 2023
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Legislative Measures
Carol Nolan
376. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice to outline if the expression transgender has been defined elsewhere in Irish law. [44638/23]
Tue, 17 Oct 2023
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Ukraine War
Carol Nolan
377. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 436 of 9 May 2023 and 521 of 23 May 2023, the reason if Ukrainian applicants for temporary protection have provided his Department with proof of their address in Ukraine as stated in her replies, her Department cannot provide a breakdown of the regions in Ukraine from where those applicants originated from; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44639/23]
Tue, 17 Oct 2023
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Departmental Correspondence
Carol Nolan
380. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice if demonstrating public support for proscribed terrorist organisations through such activities as marches, displaying of banners, posters or online activity which affirms the goals of such organisations, is prohibited by law; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44759/23]
Tue, 17 Oct 2023
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Departmental Data
Carol Nolan
381. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice to provide a list of all organisations or groups designated as terrorist organisations; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44760/23]
Tue, 17 Oct 2023
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Middle East
Carol Nolan
382. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice if her Department has made any efforts to determine the presence of the Hamas terrorist organisation within the State, and also supporters of the Hamas terrorist organisation in Ireland who may be funding its operation internationally; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44761/23]
Tue, 17 Oct 2023
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Agriculture Industry
Carol Nolan
419. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will consider extending the deadline for lime to be spread beyond 31 March 2024 to 15 July 2024 to allow farmers time to spread the lime after first cut silage if the weather has not improved sufficiently before then; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44755/23]
Tue, 17 Oct 2023
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Legislative Measures
Carol Nolan
480. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 832 of 11 July 2023, the estimated number of religious buildings which can avail of the exemption outlined in section 3 of the Health (Termination of Pregnancy Services) (Safe Access Zones) Bill 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44640/23]
Tue, 17 Oct 2023
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Legislative Measures
Carol Nolan
481. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1724 of 11 September 2023, the scope of his engagement with Taillte Éireann, the information was elicited from this engagement, and how this informed the drafting of the Health (Termination of Pregnancy Services) (Safe Access Zones) Bill 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44641/23]