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Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Covid-19 Pandemic (21 Oct 2021)

Carol Nolan: 231. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will consider extending or renewing receipt of the back to work enterprise allowance to new enterprises that received the payment just prior to the implementation of Covid-19 restrictions which forced them to close, thereby substantially impacting on the two-year eligibility criterion for the allowance; and if she...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Direct Provision System (21 Oct 2021)

Carol Nolan: 247. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the breakdown of the measures that will be supported by the allocation of €28 million in Budget 2022 to implement reforms set out in the White Paper to End Direct Provision and to Establish a New International Protection Support Service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51868/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Housing Provision (21 Oct 2021)

Carol Nolan: 331. To ask the Minister for Health the actions he is taking to address the inappropriate placement of young persons with disabilities in nursing homes; the number of such young persons currently placed in nursing homes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51864/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (21 Oct 2021)

Carol Nolan: 332. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the number of therapeutic staff currently in place to deliver the Children’s Disability Network Team Network model; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51865/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (21 Oct 2021)

Carol Nolan: 333. To ask the Minister for Health the way the figure of some 7,000 new posts to be created across the health service announced in budget 2022 was arrived at; the locations and areas in which these posts will be created; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51866/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Abortion Services (21 Oct 2021)

Carol Nolan: 334. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address the significant public concerns that the 13,243 abortions that have taken place under the provisions of the Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Act 2018 stands in contrast to the numerous commitments provided to the persons that the rate of abortions, post-enactment of this legislation would be rare; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (19 Oct 2021)

Carol Nolan: 244. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will address concerns (details supplied); the business supports that may be available to severely impacted cottage industries; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50654/21]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Work Permits (19 Oct 2021)

Carol Nolan: 246. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will address concerns that the delay in issuing work permits for persons from outside the EEA is having an extremely adverse impact on capacity of certain sectors to maintain viability, particularly the pig sector and the slaughtering plants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50855/21]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects (19 Oct 2021)

Carol Nolan: 336. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide additional funds to Offaly County Council for road maintenance projects particularly in view of the fact that many of the existing roads have peat foundations which require above average maintenance work; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51030/21]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects (19 Oct 2021)

Carol Nolan: 337. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide additional funds to Laois County Council for road maintenance projects; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51031/21]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects (19 Oct 2021)

Carol Nolan: 338. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if specific funding is available for local authorities in counties Laois and Offaly that wish to engage in road widening works; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51032/21]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Reliefs (19 Oct 2021)

Carol Nolan: 369. To ask the Minister for Finance the cost of implementing schemes such as the special assignee relief programme and the key employee engagement programme in each year from 2018 to date; the employers and companies that have availed of these schemes during that time period; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50860/21]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (19 Oct 2021)

Carol Nolan: 370. To ask the Minister for Finance the rationale for increasing the VAT rate applicable to the hospitality sector from the current rate of 9% at the end of August 2022; if he will address concerns that this increase will undermine the capacity of the sector to rebound from the Covid-19-related loss of trade; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50861/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Commercial Rates (19 Oct 2021)

Carol Nolan: 473. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will put in place an alternative income stream for Offaly County Council to compensate for the €1.65 million loss of commercial rates following the closure of Shannonbridge power station, particularly as this loss represents a 9% in the local authority’s funding; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (19 Oct 2021)

Carol Nolan: 474. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if Covid-19 related financial supports made available to Offaly County Council in 2020 will continue into 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51034/21]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment (19 Oct 2021)

Carol Nolan: 616. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will address concerns (details supplied) and consider extending the pandemic unemployment payment for self-employed persons in severely impacted cottage industries; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50653/21]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments (19 Oct 2021)

Carol Nolan: 621. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a person in receipt of a social welfare claim based on PRSI contributions is entitled to the fuel allowance payment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50917/21]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments (19 Oct 2021)

Carol Nolan: 625. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a person (details supplied) who is in receipt of a full carer's allowance is entitled to a fuel allowance payment or any other additional social protection supports; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51035/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Gender Recognition (19 Oct 2021)

Carol Nolan: 732. To ask the Minister for Health if an organisation (details supplied) is still in receipt of funding from either the HSE or his Department; if it has had its funding suspended as was reported in July 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50448/21]

Nurses and Midwives: Motion [Private Members] (2 Nov 2021)

Carol Nolan: Our nurses are fantastic; they do great work. We do not need to repeat that over and again. They do not want a clap on the back, rather they want to be respected and given proper pay and conditions, which is only minimal and right. I support this motion and, in particular, the provision to have the registration and retention fee waived. This must happen because we cannot simply allow the...