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Driver Test
Carol Nolan
276. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Transport the engagement his Department has had with the RSA to develop measures necessary to reduce driving test waiting times; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1429/24]
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Public Sector Pensions
Carol Nolan
386. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform to address concerns arising from the discontinuation of the pay/pension parity link that will severely impact serving members of An Garda Síochána; if he will consider maintaining this precedent; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57163/23]
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Schools Building Projects
Carol Nolan
521. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education if she will provide an update on the new building works for a school (details supplied); if she will provide assurances that works will proceed as a matter of urgency; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56975/23]
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State Bodies
Carol Nolan
696. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the total number of persons employed by Fáilte Ireland in each of the years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56580/23]
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Departmental Funding
Carol Nolan
697. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the total amount of funding allocated by her Department to each of the tourism-related bodies that received State support in each of the years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56582/23]
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Irish Language
Carol Nolan
719. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media to provide an update on the work of the Irish Language Services Advisory Committee; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1435/24]
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Irish Language
Carol Nolan
720. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the progress her Department is making to achieve the overall objective of the Official Languages (Amendment) Act 2021 to increase the number of recruits to the public service who are Irish speakers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1459/24]
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International Protection
Carol Nolan
725. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to address concerns regarding extensive changes made to a building (details supplied) in preparation for use as an international protection accommodation centre; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56292/23]
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Departmental Policies
Carol Nolan
958. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Social Protection if she is aware of a so-called ‘Coming Clean Policy’ being implemented by her Department, whereby a person who entered the State illegally and/or unlawfully obtained a PPS number can have their situation ‘regularised’ with a new authentic PPSN provided to them if they ‘come clean’ on this matter; if she will investigate to ensure that this is not happening at any level of the social protection system; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1413/24]
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International Protection
Carol Nolan
1103. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice to address the following matters (details supplied) with respect to finger printing, cross-checking and verification processes related to international protection applicants; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1492/24]
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International Protection
Carol Nolan
1104. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice the number of persons who claimed asylum or international protection at Dublin Airport for each year since 2011; the number of persons who have claimed asylum or international protection at an International Protection Office after having entered the State for each year from 2011 to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1493/24]
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Deportation Orders
Carol Nolan
1129. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice the number of notifications of intention to deport issued under section 3 of the Immigration Act 1999 (as amended) for each year from 2001 to date, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1690/24]
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Deportation Orders
Carol Nolan
1130. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice the number of persons, who having been issued with a notification of intention to deport, under section 3 of the Immigration Act 1999 subsequently indicated their consent to a deportation order for each year from 2001 to date, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1691/24]
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Deportation Orders
Carol Nolan
1131. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice the number of instances from 2016 to date in which a deportation order has been issued despite a person indicating their consent to voluntary return in accordance with the exceptions relevant to section 48 of the International Protection Act 2015 (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1692/24]
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Immigration Status
Carol Nolan
1132. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice the number of 'leave to remain' applications received by her Department from 2001 to date, under section 3 of the Immigration Act 1999 (as amended); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1693/24]
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Departmental Staff
Carol Nolan
1133. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice to provide details on the staff composition of the arrangements unit and the voluntary return unit within her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1694/24]
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Flood Relief Schemes
Carol Nolan
1157. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to address the concerns of a person (details supplied), given that they have not been provided with any compensation following flooding on the Shannon Callows (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56294/23]
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Children in Care
Carol Nolan
1374. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the difference in annual cost to the State per child for foster care versus residential; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57076/23]
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Abortion Services
Carol Nolan
1493. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health to provide, in tabular form, the number of GPs reimbursed under the primary care reimbursement service for the years 2019 and to date in 2023 for first and second consultations for terminations of pregnancy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56483/23]
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Abortion Services
Carol Nolan
1494. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 804 of 12 December 2023, to supply the number of and severity scale of all adverse events reported to the HSE related to remote consultations for termination of pregnancy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56484/23]