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Wed, 13 Dec 2023
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Alcohol Sales
Carol Nolan
231. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on proposals to introduce a law requiring health warnings on alcohol products; the engagement his Department has had on this matter with the European Commission at the World Trade Organisation and the Technical Barriers to Trade Committee Meetings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55607/23]
Tue, 12 Dec 2023
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Departmental Bodies
Carol Nolan
123. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications to provide details on his Department's role in selecting members for the citizen engagement working group established to assist in the review of the emissions reduction target for the land use, land use change and forestry sector (LULUCF); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54678/23]
Tue, 12 Dec 2023
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Climate Change Policy
Carol Nolan
606. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to provide details on his Department’s role in selecting members for the citizen engagement working group established to assist in the review of the emissions reduction target for the land use, land use change and forestry sector (LULUCF); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54677/23]
Tue, 12 Dec 2023
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Agriculture Supports
Carol Nolan
617. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will review the recently announced Shannon Callows fodder scheme to ensure the adequacy of satellite monitoring in capturing the actual number of farms impacted; how the number of impacted farms is being calculated by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54911/23]
Tue, 12 Dec 2023
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Agriculture Schemes
Carol Nolan
621. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the efforts he made to ensure that the maximum number of tillage farmers were made aware of the targeted scheme to compensate growers for unharvested crops; if he will address concerns that some growers had no idea that such a scheme was in place, and subsequently missed the application deadline; if he will extend the application deadline to ensure maximum access to the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54959/23]
Tue, 12 Dec 2023
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Forestry Sector
Carol Nolan
632. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to provide data on the volume of whitethorn being imported into the State; if he will address concerns that this is having an adverse impact on the indigenous timber industry and negatively impacting the potential for employment in the timber sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55226/23]
Tue, 12 Dec 2023
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Abortion Services
Carol Nolan
804. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health to provide a soft copy of the report of the review by the HSE of the model of care with regard to remote consultation as part of termination of pregnancy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54869/23]
Thu, 7 Dec 2023
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Special Educational Needs
Carol Nolan
200. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education when payments for the July Provision will be made to those who provided the service; the reason the payments have not been made; if she will accept that such delays will create an unwillingness by teachers and other providers not to engage with the programme next year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54306/23]
Wed, 6 Dec 2023
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Road Projects
Carol Nolan
47. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Transport if he will address the urgent concerns of the Durrow community and all parties who are affected in any way by the dangers presented by the N52 on the stretch of road between the N4 intersection at Kilbeggan to the Tullamore bypass; if he will support efforts to have the funding reinstated to proceed with the new bypass route as planned and already agreed, without any further delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53952/23]
Wed, 6 Dec 2023
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International Protection
Carol Nolan
154. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if his Department is in the process of securing the use of Inchmore House (St. Anthonys) Clara, County Offaly, for the purpose of accommodating international protection applicants of beneficiaries of temporary protection; the efforts his Department has made to engage with the surrounding local communities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54130/23]
Wed, 6 Dec 2023
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International Protection
Carol Nolan
155. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if the townhouse property in Tullamore has been secured for the purpose of accommodating international protection applicants of beneficiaries of temporary protection; the efforts his Department has made to engage with the surrounding local communities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54131/23]
Wed, 6 Dec 2023
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Higher Education Institutions
Carol Nolan
204. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the reason bodies such as university foundations are exempt from having to prepare and submit annual statements of accounts to the Charities Regulator and are also exempt from the requirement to have their financial statements audited; the reason such foundations are not subject to statutory audit by the Comptroller and Auditor General; if he supports these exemptions remaining in place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54128/23]
Wed, 6 Dec 2023
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Research and Development
Carol Nolan
205. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he is aware of any body or agency under the aegis of his Department that is currently being funded to research pluripotent stem cells; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54129/23]
Tue, 5 Dec 2023
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White Papers
Carol Nolan
104. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Taoiseach the titles of the White Papers published by his Department from 2008 to date; and if he will provide online links to these papers. [52988/23]
Tue, 5 Dec 2023
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Departmental Consultations
Carol Nolan
105. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Taoiseach the total number of consultancy reports commissioned or funded by his Department that have been categorised or designated as not for external publication from 2011 to date; and the total costs incurred on commissioning or funding these reports. [53009/23]
Tue, 5 Dec 2023
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Departmental Communications
Carol Nolan
106. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Taoiseach if his Department operates an X account (formerly Twitter) or any other social media account, and if such accounts are verified through a subscription fee; and the policy in place that guides when any of these accounts can ‘like’, endorse or support a posting on X or other social media platforms. [53663/23]
Tue, 5 Dec 2023
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Official Engagements
Carol Nolan
115. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs to list all meetings or telephone calls he has had with the foreign ministers or ambassadors of Israel, Lebanon, Egypt, Jordan, Syria, Iran, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates from 7 October to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53318/23]
Tue, 5 Dec 2023
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Passport Services
Carol Nolan
116. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if the passport service utilises facial recognition technology; the safeguards that are in place to prevent abuse of this technology; the costs paid to providers for the operation and maintenance of this technology since it was first utilised by the Passport Office; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53332/23]
Tue, 5 Dec 2023
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Departmental Communications
Carol Nolan
133. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if his Department operates an X account (formerly Twitter) or any other social media account, and if such accounts are verified through a subscription fee; the policy in place that guides when any of these accounts can ‘like’, endorse or support a posting on X or other social media platforms; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53655/23]
Tue, 5 Dec 2023
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Departmental Communications
Carol Nolan
144. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if his Department operates an X account (formerly Twitter) or any other social media account, and if such accounts are verified through a subscription fee; the policy in place that guides when any of these accounts can ‘like’, endorse or support a posting on X or other social media platforms; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53653/23]