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Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: State Bodies (22 Feb 2023)

Carol Nolan: 78. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will address concerns arising from the five resignations from the board of Inland Fisheries Ireland and the subsequent removal of the remaining board members on a no-fault basis by him; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9155/23]

National Ambulance Service: Motion [Private Members] (28 Feb 2023)

Carol Nolan: I welcome the opportunity to speak in this debate on a motion on the ambulance service and, in particular, its call on the Government and NAS to urgently review the adequacy of the spatial distribution and coverage of the ambulance fleet to ensure an equitable distribution of services across regions, to reduce reliance on overtime and long shifts and to reach response time targets. Before...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths, STEM, in Irish Education: Discussion (28 Feb 2023)

Carol Nolan: I thank the witnesses for their comprehensive briefing. It has raised many questions around pushing forward and promoting STEM subjects. Dr. Gormley mentioned the VEX Robotics competition. I concur with that. It was very much promoted in my constituency in County Offaly. Offaly County Council had a huge role in it I commend the staff and Mr. Ray Bell. It was a huge success. Some 1,500...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths, STEM, in Irish Education: Discussion (28 Feb 2023)

Carol Nolan: Mr. Curtis mentioned career guidance teachers, who play a great and very important role in our schools. How can they be supported to promote STEM subjects even more than they are currently doing? I know they are doing that but more needs to be done in terms of the supports that are needed.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths, STEM, in Irish Education: Discussion (28 Feb 2023)

Carol Nolan: I fully agree with that. There should be more resources and more career guidance teachers. There are not enough of them. Every child has his or her strengths. In order to reach those students, the only thing to do is to increase resources. I fully agree with Mr. Curtis. I am very supportive of that because it is something I have called for in the past.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths, STEM, in Irish Education: Discussion (28 Feb 2023)

Carol Nolan: Absolutely. Finally, I just wanted to ask Mr. Irwin about what approaches he thinks should be used in the area of problem-solving. I was a teacher for 12 years and I could honestly say this was always an area that many students had difficulty with, even students who were quite positive towards maths. We had strategies in the teacher training colleges such as reading the problem three times...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Strategies (28 Feb 2023)

Carol Nolan: 594. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the operation of the Children’s Palliative Care Programme, including the number of children who have availed of the programme’s supports; if there are vacancies for the consultant post or clinical nurse co-ordinators at the present time; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9775/23]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Rural Schemes (28 Feb 2023)

Carol Nolan: 711. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if a scheme similar to the urban regeneration and development fund will be applicable to rural regeneration and development fund towns of less than 10,000 population; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9469/23]

Credit Union (Amendment) Bill 2022 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (1 Mar 2023)

Carol Nolan: I wish the Minister of State the very best in her new role. It is fantastic to see a female Minister of State in the House. I welcome this Bill as an effort to respond to the concerns that have been raised for many years by individual credit unions and more widely by the ILCU. All of us here are aware of the enormous social value and the financial contribution that credit unions make to...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (2 Mar 2023)

Carol Nolan: Page 94 of the programme for Government states the Government is committed to delivering education programmes to meet the needs of all students and all children in society. However, we have seen there are huge delays in respect of the delivery of ASD units and support hubs for primary and secondary schools. St. Brendan's Community School in my constituency received approval for an ASD unit...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Ports Policy (1 Mar 2023)

Carol Nolan: 46. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will support the establishment of a collaborative forum, including his Department, the Department of Justice and representatives of the port sector and goods transport sector, with the aim of devising more efficient means of preventing persons entering the State illegally and detecting vulnerable persons who may be the victims of...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Policy (1 Mar 2023)

Carol Nolan: 141. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he will support the establishment of a collaborative forum, including his Department, the Department of Transport and representatives of the port sector and goods transport sector, with the aim of devising more efficient means of preventing persons entering the State illegally and detecting vulnerable persons who may be...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Library Projects (1 Mar 2023)

Carol Nolan: 217. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will provide a breakdown, by county, of the €33 million allocated by her Department to the public libraries capital programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10287/23]

Protection of Cash as Legal Tender: Motion [Private Members] (8 Mar 2023)

Carol Nolan: When the pillar banks and, indeed, the European Central Bank came calling for access to Ireland's cash in 2008, they were given that access. It cost the Irish State dearly and will go on costing the Irish State dearly for generations to come as our children and grandchildren remain saddled with hundreds of millions in debt that they had no hand, act or part in incurring. I have no great...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Citizens' Assembly (7 Mar 2023)

Carol Nolan: 140. To ask the Taoiseach the remuneration or expenses the chair of the Citizens' Assembly on drugs will be entitled to. [11091/23]

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Departmental Policies (7 Mar 2023)

Carol Nolan: 141. To ask the Taoiseach if his Department supports the use of gender-neutral pronouns in the drafting of legislation or policies initiated by or originating in his Department. [11279/23]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Departmental Policies (7 Mar 2023)

Carol Nolan: 149. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if his Department supports the use of gender-neutral pronouns in the drafting of legislation or policies initiated by or originating in his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11268/23]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Policies (7 Mar 2023)

Carol Nolan: 179. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if his Department supports the use of gender-neutral pronouns in the drafting of legislation or policies initiated by or originating in his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11269/23]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Departmental Policies (7 Mar 2023)

Carol Nolan: 211. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his Department supports the use of gender-neutral pronouns in the drafting of legislation or policies initiated by or originating in his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11281/23]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Yield (7 Mar 2023)

Carol Nolan: 231. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will outline the projected impact which the proposed rise in excise duty of a total of 21 cents on petrol and diesel over the coming months would have on overall revenues generated in a full year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11089/23]