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Home Care: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (8 Nov 2022)

Carol Nolan: We still have huge issues in the constituency of Laois-Offaly in regard to home help. I am aware of many cases where an elderly person is trying to care for a son or daughter and a home help is out sick. We can all be out from time to time but when there is no replacement for the home help, people are let down very badly. Something needs to be done in regard to recruitment and...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (8 Nov 2022)

Carol Nolan: I thank the Minister for his response. I agree with him on one point in that the paramedics are doing an excellent job, but they are being put in an unfair situation. He did not address the deficits in counties such as Laois and Offaly where ambulance shifts are not being covered, for example. This is concerning and this is putting lives at risk, while also putting massive pressure on...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (8 Nov 2022)

Carol Nolan: Last week the director of the National Ambulance Service, NAS, felt compelled to outline some of the very serious challenges the service faces, including the fact it has an urgent need to recruit additional staff. Currently, recruitment efforts are being surpassed by service demands. We are told the scale of growth in demand for ambulance services is unprecedented and unexpected. Over...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Climate Action Plan (8 Nov 2022)

Carol Nolan: 116. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if a date has been set for the publication of the climate action plan 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54668/22]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (8 Nov 2022)

Carol Nolan: 499. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he will provide an update on the purchase and provision of chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear suits for members of the Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55223/22]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Legal Cases (8 Nov 2022)

Carol Nolan: 765. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the legal costs incurred by his Department in the eight judicial reviews that were settled in December 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54756/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Fees (8 Nov 2022)

Carol Nolan: 824. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will consider making the one-off €1,000 reduction in the undergraduate student contribution fee for higher education students a universal payment to all undergraduate students; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55122/22]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Mental Health Supports in Schools and Tertiary Education: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Nov 2022)

Carol Nolan: There are several points with which I fully agree. The cost of living and accommodation crises undoubtedly are putting extra mental strain on third level students. Are there any programmes that are currently in place that are working well and that could be rolled out to a greater degree, maybe across all colleges? Has there been a case study done on a particular programme that has worked...

Energy Security: Statements (27 Oct 2022)

Carol Nolan: We do not need extreme policies to take action. We could all take action.

Energy Security: Statements (27 Oct 2022)

Carol Nolan: He is taking what I said out of context.

Energy Security: Statements (27 Oct 2022)

Carol Nolan: He is taking what I said-----

Energy Security: Statements (27 Oct 2022)

Carol Nolan: This is the hysteria that his party whips up all the time.

Energy Security: Statements (27 Oct 2022)

Carol Nolan: It is nonsense.

Energy Security: Statements (27 Oct 2022)

Carol Nolan: This debate should be accurately referred to as "Statements on Energy Security". We have a serious crisis, which is concerning to families and businesses throughout the State that are already grappling with the costs of their electricity. Many small businesses have closed their doors. They have given up because they have been unable to meet the costs of electricity and utility bills. Only...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Broadcasting Sector (27 Oct 2022)

Carol Nolan: 182. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will remove the broadcasting levy applied to independent radio given that it is estimated to cost the sector approximately €2.5 million per annum; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53967/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Abortion Services (27 Oct 2022)

Carol Nolan: 305. To ask the Minister for Health the number of initial consultations for termination of pregnancy services that were provided by general practitioners, family planning clinics and women's health clinics in 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54062/22]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Policy (26 Oct 2022)

Carol Nolan: 88. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the reason that Offaly County Council was not included among the local authority areas when the income threshold for social housing was raised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53755/22]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Policy (25 Oct 2022)

Carol Nolan: 194. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will provide details of the purchase of emergency generation capacity and mobile turbines; the total cost involved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53316/22]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Haulage Industry (25 Oct 2022)

Carol Nolan: 232. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide an update on the measures that he is taking to support hauliers with the increasing price of fuel; if there are plans to extend or renew the licensed haulage support scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53372/22]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety Authority (25 Oct 2022)

Carol Nolan: 234. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will take steps to allow for the recruitment of additional driver testers particularly within County Offaly where there is currently only one tester available in Birr and one tester available in Tullamore; if he recognises that there is an urgent need for such testers given the inadequate levels of public transport in rural...