Results 1-20 of 59 for going forward speaker:Carol Nolan

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Ministerial Meetings (13 May 2020)

Carol Nolan: ...Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he has engaged with a company (details supplied) with a view to ensuring that financial and supply arrangements with Irish farmers are maintained going forward; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5131/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Social Welfare Benefits (28 Sep 2021)

Carol Nolan: 762. To ask the Minister for Health if he will engage with HSE offices to offer the blind welfare allowance payment electronically to recipients going forward; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46495/21]

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (17 Nov 2022)

Carol Nolan: .... There is no clarity on where the authority to change the planning law resides. Is it with the EU or the Government? There is no certainty as to whether the horticulture sector can survive going forward. There are no adequate levels or sources of peat, or rather there are, but people are banned from accessing them. What has this Government got against the horticulture sector and why...

Other Questions: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (6 Jul 2017)

Carol Nolan: I believe the only way forward is for the NCSE to have the powers to designate a unit where there is local demand. That is the only way we can provide an inclusive and proper education to all of the children of this nation. It is problematic that there is a huge issue at second level in terms of the lack of resources, which has been emphasised time and again. I wonder how the Minister is...

Anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement: Statements (26 Apr 2023)

Carol Nolan: ...Independent Group have often highlighted the delays in bringing justice to the victims of the Omagh bombing. The wheels of justice turn slowly for victims and that is something we must address going forward. Collaboration and a spirit of friendship between our two islands is hugely important and is far too precious to be subjected to the kind of political game-playing we have seen in...

Residential Tenancies (Student Rents and Other Protections) (Covid-19) Bill 2021: Second Stage [Private Members] (28 Apr 2021)

Carol Nolan: I am happy to speak on this Bill. I acknowledge the great work of parliamentary colleagues who have brought it forward. I acknowledge also the USI, which I understand to have played a significant role in shaping the Bill. I support the basic thrust of the Bill, namely, that students who are unable to access rental accommodation because of Covid restrictions should be able to access...

Disability (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2016: Second Stage (Resumed) (22 Feb 2017)

Carol Nolan: Go raibh maith agat a Leas-Cheann Comhairle as ucht an deis seo chun labhairt ar an topaic fíorthábhachtach seo anocht. Sinn Féin has long campaigned for the full implementation of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and we welcome this legislation in so far as it goes towards that aim. As many Deputies have outlined in this House tonight...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Regulation of Veterinary Medicines: Discussion (23 Mar 2021)

Carol Nolan: ...which would show that clearly. In terms of the points that have not been taken on board here by the representatives present, and I thank them for their presentations, any changes under this are going to lead to serious inconvenience for farmers. If something is not broken, why fix it? What is in place is working very well and farmers know their agri-merchants well. While I support...

Forestry (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2020: Committee and Remaining Stages (30 Sep 2020)

Carol Nolan: I am here as a constructive member of the Rural Independent Group, which has been constructive and has submitted some very good amendments. This all takes time. The amendments are based on the views of stakeholders from around the State. We did not make them up. They are based on what the people who operate sawmills, the contractors, foresters and farmers are telling us. We represent...

National Driver Licence Service: Motion [Private Members] (2 Mar 2022)

Carol Nolan: I commend Deputy McNamara and his colleagues on bringing forward this excellent and timely motion. The Government and agencies with which people must interact are going out of their way to make life more difficult than it needs to be. There seems to be no sense of pragmatism or common sense at times. Where is the common sense in the NDLS? Ever since it was rolled out in 2013 it has been...

Maternity Leave and Benefit: Motion [Private Members] (5 Apr 2017)

Carol Nolan: Tá mé buíoch go bhfuil deis agam labhairt ar an rún seo anocht. I commend the Green Party and the Social Democrats for bringing forward this important and timely motion. There is an urgent need to extend the maternity benefit and maternity leave for mothers of premature babies in Ireland. As we know, 4,500 babies are born before 37 weeks across this State every year....

Irish Apprenticeship System: Statements (26 May 2022)

Carol Nolan: Tá áthas orm labhairt ar na ráitis a mbaineann le printíseachtaí inniu. Tá sé soiléir go bhfuil béim i bhfad níos mó curtha ar phrintíseachtaí agus cuirim fáilte roimhe sin. I welcome the fact more of a focus is now being put on apprenticeships. It is long overdue. There are certainly many positive developments with...

Vacant Housing Refurbishment Bill 2017: Second Stage [Private Members] (4 Oct 2017)

Carol Nolan: Gabhaim mo bhuíochas leis an gCeann Comhairle as ucht an deis chun labhairt ar an topaic fíorthábhachtach anseo anocht. I commend my constituency colleague, Deputy Cowen, on bringing forward a Bill on this very important issue. I am happy to say my party will support the Bill's passage to Committee Stage and will table some amendments. It comes as no surprise to me...

Order of Business (23 May 2017)

Carol Nolan: ...is to provide for ratification of the UN convention. There is a concern that the Department of Justice and Equality is dragging its heels and unnecessarily delaying the process by failing to bring forward amendments for Committee Stage. This is an issue of basic and fundamental rights. Joanne O'Riordan, who champions the rights of disabled citizens, summed up their desire as follows:I...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths, STEM, in Irish Education: Discussion (28 Feb 2023)

Carol Nolan: I thank the witnesses for their comprehensive briefing. It has raised many questions around pushing forward and promoting STEM subjects. Dr. Gormley mentioned the VEX Robotics competition. I concur with that. It was very much promoted in my constituency in County Offaly. Offaly County Council had a huge role in it I commend the staff and Mr. Ray Bell. It was a huge success. Some 1,500...

European Council Meeting: Statements (6 May 2020)

Carol Nolan: ...mobilising all means at the EU's disposal to help member states to co-ordinate their national responses. I note the recent submission by the Irish Farmers Association which proposed that the Government and the Commission act swiftly to introduce emergency measures, including using the EU Common Market organisation regulation to support farmers with direct payments for price-related...

Education (Provision in Respect of Children with Special Educational Needs) Bill 2022: Second Stage (1 Jul 2022)

Carol Nolan: ..., SENO, has now been put in place in County Laois. I welcome that. However, in County Offaly we are still waiting for one. I received a response from the NCSE on this matter a number of weeks ago, which was quite definite in its language. It stated a SENO would be put in place by early July at the latest. I then received a subsequent response, which was not as definite. That...

Affordable Housing: Motion [Private Members] (10 May 2022)

Carol Nolan: ...be asked. If there are 495 approved housing bodies and we still have a housing emergency that is getting progressively worse, it is high time questions are asked. We have to do this in order to move forward. I wonder whether it is becoming like the bloated NGO sector. Some 30,000 NGOs are funded to the tune of €5.2 billion and there is considerable duplication. Taxpayers' money...

Common Agricultural Policy: Statements (16 Jun 2021)

Carol Nolan: ...ICMSA, have been sounding the alarm on these issues and concerns. I listened to this debate for at least 45 minutes and heard many rural Deputies speak about the importance of protecting family farms going forward. I sincerely hope that those Deputies will put those sentiments into action and vote against the Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Bill 2021, which is a...

Multi-Party Actions Bill 2017: Second Stage (14 Nov 2017)

Carol Nolan: Go raibh maith ag an Cheann Comhairle as ucht an deis labhartha seo a thabhairt dom anocht. I am grateful for the opportunity to speak on this issue. I commend my two colleagues, Deputies Pearse Doherty and Ó Laoghaire, for bringing forward this very worthwhile Bill. It brings into effect the recommendations of the Law Reform Commission report of 2005, when the issue was examined in...