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Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Blind Person's Pension Payments (13 May 2020)

Carol Nolan: 1166. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if the income trough caused in cases in which the income of a blind or vision impaired person exceeds eligibility for the minimum blind pension rate due to the loss of their fuel allowance, living alone allowance and household benefits package will be re-examined; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4566/20]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Blind Welfare Allowance (13 May 2020)

Carol Nolan: 1167. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a change will be made to the blind welfare allowance in order that it is not counted when assessing means for disability allowance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4568/20]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing for People with Disabilities (13 May 2020)

Carol Nolan: 1213. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if his Department will recognise an organisation (details supplied) as a key stakeholder and will involve it in the consultation process for new design projects or redesign to ensure that the needs of persons who are blind or vision impaired are taken into account; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4586/20]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Rental Sector (13 May 2020)

Carol Nolan: 1225. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if a rent freeze will be introduced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4048/20]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing (13 May 2020)

Carol Nolan: 1226. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if the introduction of the affordable housing schemes will be prioritised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4049/20]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Electoral Process (13 May 2020)

Carol Nolan: 1260. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will consider allowing those with impaired vision to cast their ballots either by telephone or electronically in view of the fact that negative experiences with electronic voting cannot be allowed to prevent persons living with sight loss from exercising their right to a secret ballot; and if he will make a statement...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Commercial Rates Exemptions (13 May 2020)

Carol Nolan: 1261. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if his Department will encourage local authorities to use their discretion and remove business rates from the premises in which the shops of an organisation (details supplied) operate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4591/20]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Turf Cutting (13 May 2020)

Carol Nolan: 1314. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if the protection of the turf cutting tradition will be ensured; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4219/20]

Covid-19 (Taoiseach): Statements (14 May 2020)

Carol Nolan: In April, I highlighted the fact that without a series of immediate interventions to help alleviate the staffing shortages in nursing homes, enormous difficulties would emerge. A number of nursing homes in my constituency of Laois-Offaly have contacted me in recent months about a chronic staff shortage due to staff members being out on Covid-19 sick leave and due to the fact that some were...

Covid-19 (Health) - Statements (14 May 2020)

Carol Nolan: I begin by asking about the actions and interventions that have been taken regarding nursing home staff shortages. A number of staff were out of nursing homes due to testing for Covid-19, waiting for results and all of the rest. I sent an email to the Minister's office on 17 April about one nursing home that was at crisis point and I am very disappointed that I received no response...

Covid-19 (Business, Enterprise and Innovation): Statements (14 May 2020)

Carol Nolan: Last week, a national plan to help the small business sector recover, and to ensure that employment is sustained, was published. The plan is backed by ISME, Retail Excellence Ireland and the Restaurants Association of Ireland, among others. It recognises that SMEs account for 99.8% of active enterprises and 65% of total employees in the State. It also recalled that 31% of our exports are...

Covid-19 (Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht): Statements (14 May 2020)

Carol Nolan: While so much of the State's focus has been on saving the bodily physical health of our people, we must remember that protecting the soul of our State is also extremely important. Ensuring that the arts and our culture survive and thrive is just one way that we can make this happen. The Irish spirit is creative and artistic and has shown itself to be resilient during this crisis. We need...

Covid-19 (Finance): Statements (20 May 2020)

Carol Nolan: I begin by supporting Deputy Naughten's call for the Bord na Móna wage subsidy situation and voluntary redundancy to be sorted out. I, too, was contacted by a number of workers and union representatives in Shannonbridge. A number of workers were let go some weeks ago and were given the pandemic unemployment payment, but the whole idea of the payment is for companies to keep their...

Covid-19 (Children and Youth Affairs): Statements (20 May 2020)

Carol Nolan: Before I begin, I thank the Minister for her responses and those of her staff working in her office concerning questions I raised last week. I begin by noting that the advisory group on the reopening of early learning and care and school-age childcare services met last Friday, 15 May, and that the Department is continuing to make preparations for the phased reopening of childcare services...

Covid-19 (Employment Affairs and Social Protection): Statements (20 May 2020)

Carol Nolan: I will start by wishing the Minister every success. Ba mhaith liom buíochas a ghabháil leis an Uasal Doherty as an sárobair a rinne sí. I also want to acknowledge the hardworking staff in the Department who have managed to process thousands of applications in a short period. Their work needs to be acknowledged here as well. I recently raised the issue of carers who...

Covid-19 (Education and Skills): Statements (20 May 2020)

Carol Nolan: Ba mhaith liom cúpla ábhar éagsúil a phlé leis an Aire inniu agus tá cúpla ceist agam fosta. Bheinn lán-sásta le freagraí scríofa mura bhfuil go leor ama againn. The first issue concerns the impact of Covid-19 on rural schools. I have been very concerned about this issue for some time and as a former principal of a rural school, I...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Departmental Contracts (20 May 2020)

Carol Nolan: 1. To ask the Taoiseach if his Department has engaged the use of external consultants from 1 January 2020 to date; and the details and costs of such engagements. [5537/20]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Departmental Contracts (20 May 2020)

Carol Nolan: 12. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if his Department has engaged the use of external consultants from 1 January 2020 to date; the details and costs of such engagements; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5527/20]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Departmental Contracts (20 May 2020)

Carol Nolan: 27. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his Department has engaged the use of external consultants from 1 January 2020 to date; the details and costs of such engagements; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5531/20]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: VAT Rate Application (20 May 2020)

Carol Nolan: 53. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on amending and revising down the VAT rate applicable to the hotel and tourism sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5885/20]