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Public Health (Tobacco and Nicotine Inhaling Products) Bill 2023: Second Stage (Resumed) (15 Jun 2023)

Carol Nolan: Tá áthas orm labhairt ar an mBille seo. Labhair mé ar an topic seo cheana féin agus ag an bpointe seo níl ach cúpla pointe breise le déanamh agam mar sin ní bheidh mé ag tógáil mo chuid ama go léir. All of us in the House agree that taking action to protect the lives and health of our young people is important, and that efforts to...

Our Rural Future Policy: Statements (14 Jun 2023)

Carol Nolan: It is hard to overstate the level of disconnect which appears to exist between what the Government believes it is doing for rural Ireland and what people on the ground in rural Ireland are actually experiencing. For decades we have talked about balanced regional development to take away some of the imbalance between rural, urban and city economies. When we look at job creation, we see an...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (14 Jun 2023)

Carol Nolan: That is why I was asking. There are gaps. That is why I asked.

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (14 Jun 2023)

Carol Nolan: The Alzheimer's Society of Ireland has highlighted the fact that there is a growing number of people with dementia. There are now 64,000 people, which is an increase from the previous figure of 54,000. The society also highlighted the need for more funding, urgent and adequate funding, to address the gaps in support services in communities. Many communities and families are without...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (14 Jun 2023)

Carol Nolan: I thank the Taoiseach for his response. Not enough new nursing homes are opening to meet the capacity demands that are coming down the tracks. We are all aware that Ireland has an ageing population. That is a fact and a reality we need to plan for and be prepared for. However, people have serious, genuine and well-founded concerns. The fact is that Government policy, the policy decision...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (14 Jun 2023)

Carol Nolan: I have not done that. When did I do that? I am asking questions on behalf of my constituents.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (14 Jun 2023)

Carol Nolan: I have not done that. I asked a genuine honest question.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (14 Jun 2023)

Carol Nolan: Can I please know about the plan because my constituents in Laois-Offaly are asking me? I am sure when the Taoiseach visits the constituency he will be asked as well.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (14 Jun 2023)

Carol Nolan: If he responds directly. I will not sit here listening to nonsense.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (14 Jun 2023)

Carol Nolan: Just 61.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (14 Jun 2023)

Carol Nolan: Writing in The Irish Timesthis week, Tadhg Daly, the chief executive of Nursing Homes Ireland, NHI, stated his clear view that nursing homes face an existential threat and a crisis that is putting the viability of the entire sector at risk. We know from data collected by NHI that in the past three years, an astonishing 31 private and voluntary nursing homes have closed. This equates to a...

Retained Fire Services: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (13 Jun 2023)

Carol Nolan: I commend the work of our firefighters, and the firefighters in my constituency of Laois-Offaly who work day and night to ensure the safety of so many people and who save lives. What is happening to our firefighters is absolutely shameful. Years of calls for reform and for improvements around the recruitment and retention issues have pushed these dedicated public servants to the edge,...

Public Health (Tobacco and Nicotine Inhaling Products) Bill 2023: Second Stage (Resumed) (13 Jun 2023)

Carol Nolan: I welcome and support the Bill which aims to prohibit the sale of nicotine-inhaling products to anyone under the age of 18 years and to prohibit the self-service sale of tobacco products and nicotine-inhaling products such as those for vaping. Purely in the interests of formulating a harm reduction policy that actually works, I point theMinister of State to the evidence presented by Respect...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Departmental Schemes (13 Jun 2023)

Carol Nolan: 466. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will consider having mechanics, specifically agricultural mechanics, construction plant fitters and heavy vehicle mechanics added to his Department's critical skills list; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28012/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Wildlife Conservation (13 Jun 2023)

Carol Nolan: 675. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will provide an update on any proposals that are being made in relation to payments being made permanent for farmers in SAC areas who are in the national farm plan scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27297/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (13 Jun 2023)

Carol Nolan: 682. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if Offaly County Council and Laois County Council have made applications under the affordable housing fund to support affordable housing purchase; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27311/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Emergency Accommodation (13 Jun 2023)

Carol Nolan: 685. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the breakdown by nationality of the 12,259 people in emergency accommodation; how many that are Irish citizens, non-Irish EU citizens, citizens of the United Kingdom and citizens of other countries outside of the EU or UK; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27374/23]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (13 Jun 2023)

Carol Nolan: 796. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of recipients of jobseekers' benefit or jobseekers' allowance who have been in receipt of either allowance continuously since 2019; the breakdown of these recipients by age; the number under each age category who are also in receipt of a disability payment from her Department; and if she will make a statement on...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Asylum Applications (13 Jun 2023)

Carol Nolan: 878. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of single male applicants who were granted asylum in each year from 2000 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27370/23]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Asylum Applications (13 Jun 2023)

Carol Nolan: 879. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of single male applicants who were granted asylum and who were subsequently granted family reunification; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27371/23]