Parliamentary questions

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]

Farm Inspections

Carol Nolan

383. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will consider revising the inspection regime operated by his Department to ensure that a cap will be put in place with respect to the number of times that a farmer can be randomly inspected over a certain period of time; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53755/21]

Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Carol Nolan

124. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications his views on the analysis published by the International Monetary Fund on 16 June, which found that meeting the envisaged emissions reduction target in Ireland's Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Bill 2021 is estimated to require significant investment of close to €20 billion or 5 % of GDP 1 annually over the next ten years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51989/21]

Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Carol Nolan

242. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Finance his views on the analysis published by the International Monetary Fund on 16 June 2021 which found that meeting the envisaged emission reduction target in Ireland’s Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Bill 2021 is estimated to require significant investment of close to €20 billion or 5 % of GDP 1 annually over the next ten years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51987/21]

EU Bodies

Carol Nolan

447. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the actions that have and are being taken to ensure that a suitable person is appointed as the EU special envoy for promotion of freedom of religion or belief outside the EU given that the position is currently vacant and has been vacant for most of the past two years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53081/21]

United Nations

Carol Nolan

448. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs further to Parliamentary Question No. 457 of 9 September 2021, if Ireland is willing to table a UN Security Council resolution referring the situation in North Korea to the International Criminal Court; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53082/21]

Legislative Measures

Carol Nolan

449. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he plans to introduce legislation which would enable the Government to impose Magnitsky sanctions on persons credibly accused of gross human rights abuses; the timeframe expected for such legislation to be introduced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53083/21]

Departmental Programmes

Carol Nolan

691. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science when the Power 2 Progress programme will expand into counties Laois and Offaly; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52845/21]

Immigration Policy

Carol Nolan

732. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice if she will address concerns regarding the processing of re-entry visas for children (details supplied) who are holders of an Indian passport; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52272/21]

Abortion Services

Carol Nolan

897. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health the number of adverse events reported to and-or dealt with by the State Claims Agency since 1 January 2019 related to the Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Act 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52362/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Carol Nolan

918. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health if he will address concerns that a person (details supplied) who has been medically assessed and certified as unsuitable to receive a Covid-19 vaccine is being denied access to a written exemption, thus preventing them from accessing various services and facilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52466/21]

Health Services

Carol Nolan

920. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health when respite services will resume at a nursing home (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52475/21]

Electricity Generation

Carol Nolan

159. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will provide a detailed breakdown by percentage on the way he plans intends to achieve the target of delivering up to 80% of Ireland’s electricity from a combination of onshore and offshore renewable sources of electricity by 2030; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51867/21]

Office of Public Works

Carol Nolan

185. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if it is normal practice for the Office of Public Works to provide premises or building space, rent free to private not-for-profit organisations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51869/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Carol Nolan

231. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will consider extending or renewing receipt of the back to work enterprise allowance to new enterprises that received the payment just prior to the implementation of Covid-19 restrictions which forced them to close, thereby substantially impacting on the two-year eligibility criterion for the allowance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51760/21]

Direct Provision System

Carol Nolan

247. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the breakdown of the measures that will be supported by the allocation of €28 million in Budget 2022 to implement reforms set out in the White Paper to End Direct Provision and to Establish a New International Protection Support Service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51868/21]

Housing Provision

Carol Nolan

331. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health the actions he is taking to address the inappropriate placement of young persons with disabilities in nursing homes; the number of such young persons currently placed in nursing homes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51864/21]

Health Services Staff

Carol Nolan

332. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health the status of the number of therapeutic staff currently in place to deliver the Children’s Disability Network Team Network model; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51865/21]

Health Services Staff

Carol Nolan

333. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health the way the figure of some 7,000 new posts to be created across the health service announced in budget 2022 was arrived at; the locations and areas in which these posts will be created; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51866/21]

Abortion Services

Carol Nolan

334. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health if he will address the significant public concerns that the 13,243 abortions that have taken place under the provisions of the Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Act 2018 stands in contrast to the numerous commitments provided to the persons that the rate of abortions, post-enactment of this legislation would be rare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51870/21]

Departmental Contracts

Carol Nolan

60. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Taoiseach if he or any official from his Department has held meetings or conducted correspondence with a company (details supplied) from 1 January 2017 to date; if his Department has engaged the services of the company for any purposes from 1 January 2017 to date; if so, the nature of such services and the costs incurred; and if a tender process was conducted. [51362/21]

Departmental Contracts

Carol Nolan

63. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he or any official from his Department has held meetings or conducted correspondence with a company (details supplied) from 1 January 2017 to date; if his Department has engaged the services of the company for any purposes from 1 January 2017 to date; if so, the nature of such services and the costs incurred; if a tender process was conducted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51352/21]

Departmental Contracts

Carol Nolan

67. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he or any official from his Department has held meetings or conducted correspondence with a company (details supplied) from 1 January 2017 to date; if his Department has engaged the services of the company for any purposes from 1 January 2017 to date; if so, the nature of such services and the costs incurred; if a tender process was conducted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51353/21]

Departmental Contracts

Carol Nolan

78. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Transport if he or any official from his Department has held meetings or conducted correspondence with a company (details supplied) from 1 January 2017 to date; if his Department has engaged the services of the company for any purposes from 1 January 2017 to date; if so, the nature of such services and the costs incurred; if a tender process was conducted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51364/21]

Departmental Contracts

Carol Nolan

83. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Finance if he or any official from his Department has held meetings or conducted correspondence with a company (details supplied) from 1 January 2017 to date; if his Department has engaged the services of the company for any purposes from 1 January 2017 to date; if so, the nature of such services and the costs incurred; if a tender process was conducted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51354/21]

Tax Code

Carol Nolan

93. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Finance if he will address concerns that the current system of tax individualisation may be discriminatory in practice as it penalises one income married couples by making it necessary for them to pay more tax than two income married couples; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51624/21]

Tax Code

Carol Nolan

94. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Finance if he will consider initiating a review of the current system of tax individualisation to ensure that it is not, either directly or indirectly, creating conditions in which it is more difficult for one spouse to remain at home without incurring additional tax liabilities as a one income married couple; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51625/21]

Departmental Contracts

Carol Nolan

96. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he or any official from his Department has held meetings or conducted correspondence with a company (details supplied) from 1 January 2017 to date; if his Department has engaged the services of the company for any purposes from 1 January 2017 to date; if so, the nature of such services and the costs incurred; if a tender process was conducted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51359/21]