Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Library Projects

Carol Nolan

217. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will provide a breakdown, by county, of the €33 million allocated by her Department to the public libraries capital programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10287/23]

Health Strategies

Carol Nolan

594. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the operation of the Children’s Palliative Care Programme, including the number of children who have availed of the programme’s supports; if there are vacancies for the consultant post or clinical nurse co-ordinators at the present time; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9775/23]

Rural Schemes

Carol Nolan

711. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if a scheme similar to the urban regeneration and development fund will be applicable to rural regeneration and development fund towns of less than 10,000 population; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9469/23]

State Bodies

Carol Nolan

78. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will address concerns arising from the five resignations from the board of Inland Fisheries Ireland and the subsequent removal of the remaining board members on a no-fault basis by him; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9155/23]

Departmental Properties

Carol Nolan

124. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Taoiseach if he has received a request from the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth for properties under the control of his Department or under the control of agencies under the remit of his Department for the purposes of providing accommodation to international protection applicants or beneficiaries of temporary protection; and if he has identified potential properties and their locations. [8033/23]

Climate Change Policy

Carol Nolan

164. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the reason his Department previously advised that commercial semi-State bodies are not obligated to report on information relating to the calculation and recording of the carbon emissions associated with every flight taken by such bodies; the value of every tonne of carbon emission that such air travel gives rise to at the prevailing rate of the carbon tax; the data related to amounts to be paid equivalent to the emissions impact of their official air travel in the previous year into the Government’s climate action fund; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8412/23]

National Car Test

Carol Nolan

197. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Transport if the contract with the service provider of the national car test service contains any performance-related or penalty clauses for lengthy delays such as those being experienced at present; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8450/23]

Tax Collection

Carol Nolan

228. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Finance the revenue generated through customs and excise duties on petrol and diesel imported for retail use for each month from January 2019 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8448/23]

Business Supports

Carol Nolan

229. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide details on the uptake of the temporary business energy support scheme in counties Laois and Offaly; the amount provided to companies in Laois and Offaly under the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8564/23]

Appointments to State Boards

Carol Nolan

306. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage further to Parliamentary Question No. 547 of 18 January 2023, to outline on the basis which the person concerned was appointed to the board of Irish Water; and the qualifications they have for that position. [8442/23]

Rental Sector

Carol Nolan

319. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage further to Parliamentary Question No. 282 of 14 February 2023, if a landlord may request a tenant to leave the property where the tenant has been offered social housing by the local authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8754/23]

Irish Prisoners Abroad

Carol Nolan

343. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he is aware of the recent imprisonment of a person (details supplied) who has been sentenced to 26 years in prison by the dictatorial government of Nicaragua; if he will use his office to have the matter raised at EU level; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8393/23]

School Facilities

Carol Nolan

439. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education if she will address serious safety concerns that have been brought to the attention of her Department by a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8854/23]

Asylum Seekers

Carol Nolan

507. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will explain the thinking behind his decision in February 2021, to write tweets in 47 different languages publicising the report recommending the end of direct provision and proposals to provide "own-door" accommodation to asylum seekers; and if he will outline the contribution this made to the number seeking asylum in Ireland in the intervening two years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8451/23]

Departmental Contracts

Carol Nolan

509. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will provide details of the tendering for research that has been commissioned on behalf of his Department and the Department of Social Protection in relation to permitting the under-16 age group, to self-declare their gender identities and apply for a gender recognition certificate; if any organisation has been awarded the research commission; the total costs provided to carry out this research; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8596/23]

Travel Documents

Carol Nolan

572. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice when Garda checks at Dublin Airport for travel documents of those disembarking from aircraft were discontinued. [8443/23]

Asylum Applications

Carol Nolan

573. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice the average time taken to process all asylum applications lodged and decided on from 2016 to date. [8444/23]

Data Protection

Carol Nolan

574. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice the total budget allotted to the Data Protection Commission for each year from 2016 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8445/23]

Asylum Applications

Carol Nolan

575. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice further to Parliamentary Question No. 560 of 31 January 2023, to elaborate on the status of the individual who was the subject of a determination 170 months after their application; whether the initial determination was in their favour; whether that person is still within the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8447/23]

Domestic Violence

Carol Nolan

576. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice if there are any dedicated refuges for male victims of domestic or gender-based violence in the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8505/23]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Carol Nolan

635. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health if he is familiar with a recent Cochrane study (details supplied) a meta-analysis of seventy-eight studies including over a million people, which has concluded that "face coverings make little to no difference" in Covid infection and fatality rates; whether this will inform his Department's advice in relation to the wearing of face coverings at present; and whether it will inform policy for the outbreaks of future respiratory viruses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8449/23]

Dental Services

Carol Nolan

707. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health if he will address urgent concerns relating to the dental health of a child (details supplied) and delayed access to treatment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8850/23]

Legislative Process

Carol Nolan

725. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the recommendation by the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine in its report on the pre-legislative scrutiny of the Bill in relation to the HPRA recommended impact assessment being completed in advance of the implementation of the legislation has been published; the findings, if any, of this assessment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8285/23]

Veterinary Services

Carol Nolan

726. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he is satisfied that the implementation of the Veterinary Medicinal Products, Medicated Feeds, and Fertilisers Regulation Bill 2023 will not adversely affect the ability of veterinary pharmacists to work within the PSI Code of Conduct for Pharmacists and prevent them from working in accordance with the regulatory requirements for registered pharmacists and retail pharmacy businesses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8286/23]

Agriculture Schemes

Carol Nolan

731. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will clarify the basis for introducing a 120-cow limit to herds for those seeking TAMS funding for milking parlour facilities; if his attention has been drawn to reports that this limit has given rise to significant concern among young farmers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8591/23]

Departmental Properties

Carol Nolan

179. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he has received a request from the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to identify properties under the control of his Department or under the control of agencies under the remit of his Department for the purposes of providing accommodation to international protection applicants or beneficiaries of temporary protection; if he has identified potential properties and their locations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7933/23]

Departmental Properties

Carol Nolan

182. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he has received a request from the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to identify properties under the control of his Department or under the control of agencies under the remit of his Department for the purposes of providing accommodation to international protection applicants or beneficiaries of temporary protection; if he has identified potential properties and their locations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7934/23]

Departmental Properties

Carol Nolan

193. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Transport if he has received a request from the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to identify properties under the control of his Department or under the control of agencies under the remit of his Department for the purposes of providing accommodation to international protection applicants or beneficiaries of temporary protection; if he has identified potential properties and their locations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7946/23]

Departmental Properties

Carol Nolan

202. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Finance if he has received a request from the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to identify properties under the control of his Department or under the control of agencies under the remit of his Department for the purposes of providing accommodation to international protection applicants or beneficiaries of temporary protection; if he has identified potential properties and their locations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7935/23]

Departmental Properties

Carol Nolan

212. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if he has received a request from the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to identify properties under the control of his Department or under the control of agencies under the remit of his Department for the purposes of providing accommodation to international protection applicants or beneficiaries of temporary protection; if he has identified potential properties and their locations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7941/23]

Departmental Properties

Carol Nolan

216. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she has received a request from the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to identify properties under the control of her Department or under the control of agencies under the remit of her Department for the purposes of providing accommodation to international protection applicants or beneficiaries of temporary protection; if she has identified potential properties and their locations; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7945/23]

Departmental Properties

Carol Nolan

240. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he has received a request from the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to identify properties under the control of his Department or under the control of agencies under the remit of his Department for the purposes of providing accommodation to international protection applicants or beneficiaries of temporary protection; if he has identified potential properties and their locations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7939/23]

Departmental Properties

Carol Nolan

251. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he has received a request from the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to identify properties under the control of his Department or under the control of agencies under the remit of his Department for the purposes of providing accommodation to international protection applicants or beneficiaries of temporary protection; if he has identified potential properties and their locations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7936/23]

Departmental Properties

Carol Nolan

253. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if he has received a request from the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to identify properties under the control of his Department or under the control of agencies under the remit of his Department for the purposes of providing accommodation to international protection applicants or beneficiaries of temporary protection; if he has identified potential properties and their locations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7931/23]

Departmental Properties

Carol Nolan

287. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education if she has received a request from the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to identify properties under the control of her Department or under the control of agencies under the remit of her Department for the purposes of providing accommodation to international protection applicants or beneficiaries of temporary protection; if she has identified potential properties and their locations; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7932/23]

Departmental Properties

Carol Nolan

304. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Social Protection if she has received a request from the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to identify properties under the control of her Department or under the control of agencies under the remit of her Department for the purposes of providing accommodation to international protection applicants or beneficiaries of temporary protection; if she has identified potential properties and their locations; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7943/23]

Departmental Properties

Carol Nolan

318. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to confirm that the former convent (details supplied) in Kilcormac County Offaly will be used to accommodate Ukrainian citizens who are beneficiaries of temporary protection only; the cost of the contract that was agreed with the owner of the site; the timescale agreed for the duration of the contract; if he or his Department engaged in any discussions with local representatives prior to the decision being made to use the site for accommodation purposes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7975/23]

Departmental Properties

Carol Nolan

323. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he has received a request from the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to identify properties under the control of his Department or under the control of agencies under the remit of his Department for the purposes of providing accommodation to international protection applicants or beneficiaries of temporary protection; if he has identified potential properties and their locations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7937/23]

International Protection

Carol Nolan

342. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice the steps being taken to ensure that those with criminal convictions in their countries of origin are not being allowed access to the State through the International protection system or through the beneficiaries of temporary protection system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7927/23]

Departmental Properties

Carol Nolan

343. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice if he has received a request from the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to identify properties under the control of his Department, or under the control of agencies under the remit of his Department, for the purposes of providing accommodation to international protection applicants or beneficiaries of temporary protection; if he has identified potential properties and their locations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7940/23]

Departmental Properties

Carol Nolan

388. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health if he has received a request from the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to identify properties under the control of his Department or under the control of agencies under the remit of his Department for the purposes of providing accommodation to international protection applicants or beneficiaries of temporary protection; if he has identified potential properties and their locations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7938/23]

Departmental Properties

Carol Nolan

424. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he has received a request from the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to identify properties under the control of his Department or under the control of agencies under the remit of his Department for the purposes of providing accommodation to international protection applicants or beneficiaries of temporary protection; if he has identified potential properties and their locations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7930/23]

Personal Public Service Numbers

Carol Nolan

121. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Social Protection if her Department collects data on the allocation of PPS numbers to international protection applicants (IPAs); if so, to provide in tabular form the number of PPSN’s allocated to IPAs by nationality from 1 January 2011 to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7618/23]

International Protection

Carol Nolan

205. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if his Department or the Office of Public Works has been asked to consider housing asylum seekers or Ukrainian refugees in Áras an Uachtaráin or on its grounds; if such a decision would ultimately be a matter for the OPW, the Government.; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6744/23]

National Parks and Wildlife Service

Carol Nolan

234. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will engage with the National Parks and Wildlife Service to address concerns raised by an organisation with respect to a new website domain name for the Slieve Bloom Nature Reserve (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6647/23]

Rental Sector

Carol Nolan

282. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will address concerns that have been raised with this Deputy by local landlords who are of the view that the present eviction ban effectively leaves them with no protections in terms of removing tenants who cause damage to their property or who engage in anti-social behaviour; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7353/23]

Asylum Seekers

Carol Nolan

427. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if the Government has considered housing asylum seekers or Ukrainian refugees in Áras an Uachtaráin or on its grounds; and if such a decision would ultimately be a matter for the Government or for the President.; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6743/23]

International Protection

Carol Nolan

508. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice if he will engage with the Irish Prison Service to determine the number of international protections applicants that are currently being detained within the Irish prison estate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6845/23]

Departmental Schemes

Carol Nolan

516. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice if he will provide an update on the regularisation of long-term undocumented migrant scheme; the number of people who applied to the scheme before it closed; the number of people who were regularised following an application to the scheme; the number of people who had their applications rejected; if there are plans to reopen the scheme at a future date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7089/23]

International Protection

Carol Nolan

519. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice further to Parliamentary Question No. 690 of 10 March 2021, the costs incurred by the Legal Aid Board in case expenditure following decisions to engage private solicitors to provide services to international protection applicants for the period 2015 to the end of 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7236/23]