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Passport Services: Statements (26 May 2022)

Carol Nolan: We have a crisis here. It is absolute chaos. Some 195,000 applicants are still waiting for their passports, as the Minister of State knows. In my constituency offices in Laois and Offaly the volume of correspondence coming in is on a par with that related to housing and health, which I thought I would never see. Housing and health, in that order, have always been the main issues coming...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: EU Directives (26 May 2022)

Carol Nolan: 408. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of the implementation of the Unfair Trading Practices Directive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27217/22]

Rising Food Prices: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (31 May 2022)

Carol Nolan: Anyone who steps inside a supermarket or a store these days knows full well food prices across a range of items are increasing all the time. Families are under huge pressure because they must struggle to pay these costs for basics but they are also struggling to pay electricity bills, fuel bills and so forth. I understand from reports on this issue that the cost of food across the EU has...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Planning Issues (31 May 2022)

Carol Nolan: 244. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the reason that the Mulcahy Report completed in June 2017 has not been published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27450/22]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Court Accommodation (31 May 2022)

Carol Nolan: 578. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when funding will become available to complete the new courthouse project at Kylekiproe, Portlaoise, County Laois; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27537/22]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Parking Provision (1 Jun 2022)

Carol Nolan: 77. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will address concerns in relation to disabled parking spaces that are routinely being taken by non-disabled drivers; if he is satisfied that there is sufficient enforcement of the regulations regarding this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28317/22]

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (2 Jun 2022)

Carol Nolan: I wish to raise with the Minister a number of issues concerning children with special needs. I have been contacted by very frustrated and upset parents of children with special needs in my constituency, Laois–Offaly. There is currently no dedicated special educational needs organiser. We always had a number of special educational needs organisers in Laois-Offaly. To the best of my...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (2 Jun 2022)

Carol Nolan: Or Laois

Higher Education Investment and Costs: Statements (2 Jun 2022)

Carol Nolan: I draw the Minister's attention to the higher education report which was produced in 2019. I know the Minister is familiar with it. It showed that 15% of the student body at second level is disadvantaged, while 10% of the student body at third level is also disadvantaged. It is certainly concerning and confirms what we all thought all along, that there are students from less affluent areas...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Future Funding of Higher Education: Discussion (Resumed) (24 May 2022)

Carol Nolan: I thank all of the witnesses for coming in. It has certainly been very insightful and informative to have the apprentices here. It is very valuable because it is their experience and they are telling us what the gaps are. They are bringing to our attention what needs to change and the aspects that could be much better for apprentices. I wish all those present the very best in their...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Future Funding of Higher Education: Discussion (Resumed) (24 May 2022)

Carol Nolan: That is fair enough. My final question is for Mr. English. On the world skills competition, it is fantastic to see Ireland do so well at that level. We obviously have high-calibre skilled apprentices. Is this attracting companies to set up in Ireland? I sit in on many IBEC meetings and they always mention that there is a shortage of skilled labour and that this is an issue for employers....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Future Funding of Higher Education: Discussion (Resumed) (24 May 2022)

Carol Nolan: I thank Mr. English.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Future Funding of Higher Education: Discussion (Resumed) (24 May 2022)

Carol Nolan: I thank the Minister for his presentation. I start by welcoming the positive developments and changes to make things easier for students availing of grants, with the travel distance being cut. More students can now qualify for a full grant. The maintenance grant has been increased by €200, along with the income threshold being increased by €1,000 for the standard grant. They...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (2 Jun 2022)

Carol Nolan: 262. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if his Department has conducted any assessment of the adverse effects of offshore windfarms on air defence radar; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28707/22]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Information and Communications Technology (2 Jun 2022)

Carol Nolan: 352. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the status of her plans to support the roll-out of facial recognition technology; the analysis that her Department has conducted or has engaged others to conduct with respect to the ethical concerns around such technology; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28705/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (2 Jun 2022)

Carol Nolan: 366. To ask the Minister for Health the allocations for counties Laois and Offaly contained in the HSE Capital Plan 2022; if he will address concerns that there is a major disparity in the funding allocated to County Offaly in comparison to other midlands counties; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28560/22]

Special Educational Needs School Places: Motion [Private Members] (14 Jun 2022)

Carol Nolan: I welcome the opportunity to speak on this very important issue. I also welcome that I have finally received confirmation from the National Council for Special Education that a special education needs organiser has been put in place in County Laois. However, we are still waiting for a SENO to be put in place in County Offaly. This is a great source of frustration to the parents I meet...

Energy Security: Motion [Private Members] (15 Jun 2022)

Carol Nolan: Tá áthas orm labhairt ar an rún seo ar maidin. Ba mhaith liom buíochas a ghabháil leis an Teachta Michael Collins agus leis an bhfoireann go léir atá ag obair linn. Rinne siad sár-obair ar an rún seo chomh maith. No self-respecting Government would voluntarily destabilise or disown natural and long-lasting sources of energy dependence for the...

Annual Transition Statement: Statements (15 Jun 2022)

Carol Nolan: My position on the unjust transition has been very clear ever since the process was announced. The reason I maintain that it is an unjust transition is that it is absolutely reckless to initiate and to escalate a process in the absence of basic alternatives. People have no alternatives in respect of jobs in the midlands. There are very few job creation opportunities there. I welcome the...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Climate Action Plan (14 Jun 2022)

Carol Nolan: 216. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his position on the role of liquified petroleum gas and bio-liquified petroleum gas in delivering a Just Energy Transition for rural homes and businesses off the gas grid; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29444/22]