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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Carcase Disposal (28 Mar 2023)

Carol Nolan: 780. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 1543 of 21 March 2023, if he will clarify why there is a discrepancy in the list of factories named when compared to a similar reply received on the same issue in November 2021 (details supplied). [15211/23]

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (30 Mar 2023)

Carol Nolan: I raise the need to reopen Garda stations and increase the operational hours of stations in areas in which there has been a growth in population. In my constituency, Laois-Offaly, the number of probationary gardaí has only gone from nine to 16 between 2015 and 2023. Many towns in the constituency, including Kilcormac, Banagher and Kinitty, need to see more operational hours in the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: The Future of STEM in Irish Education: Discussion (Resumed) (28 Mar 2023)

Carol Nolan: I thank everybody appearing before the committee. My first question relates to apprenticeships. This is an area I am interested in. A total of 25% of the participants or of people taking up apprenticeships are female in the first year. That is certainly to be commended but is there any plan to increase this figure further and how can that be achieved? My next question then relates to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: The Future of STEM in Irish Education: Discussion (Resumed) (28 Mar 2023)

Carol Nolan: I have just one lead-on question if I have time to put it. Certainly, these developments are very positive and are to be welcomed. It is also great that there is a direct link with career guidance teachers and that they are in the picture as to what is available and so forth. That is very important. Mr. Fitzgerald mentioned that there are between 5,000 and 7,000 applicants annually,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: The Future of STEM in Irish Education: Discussion (Resumed) (28 Mar 2023)

Carol Nolan: That is great and I thank Mr. Fitzgerald very much.

Irish Sheep Sector: Statements (30 Mar 2023)

Carol Nolan: Efforts to develop new international market opportunities for the sheep sector will not be worth the paper they are written on if urgent action is not taken to secure the viability of the sector here at home. One of the explicit goals of Food Vision 2030 is securing market access and diversifying trade and market opportunities at home and abroad for Irish farmers. However, many of the sheep...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Urban Development (29 Mar 2023)

Carol Nolan: 103. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he or his Department have given any policy consideration or conducted any analysis on the concept of the ’15 Minute City’; if he supports the general policy principle behind the concept; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15679/23]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (29 Mar 2023)

Carol Nolan: 163. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide in tabular form and by county the number of checkpoints conducted by An Garda Síochána to ascertain immigration status in each year from 2018 to date; the number of individuals found to be in breach of immigration requirements at these checkpoints; the actions taken in response to this; and if he...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Abortion Services (29 Mar 2023)

Carol Nolan: 200. To ask the Minister for Health the actions that termination of pregnancy providers, including GPs and community providers, must take in instances where they suspect coercion in a request for a termination of pregnancy; the steps being taken to ensure that termination of pregnancy providers can identify possible instances of coercion; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15674/23]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Bodies (30 Mar 2023)

Carol Nolan: 109. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment for an update on the work of the heat and built environment delivery task force; the members of the task force; his plans regarding a new policy statement on heat; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15804/23]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Litter Pollution (18 Apr 2023)

Carol Nolan: 165. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the actions his Department has initiated to prevent littering; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16065/23]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Litter Pollution (18 Apr 2023)

Carol Nolan: 166. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the efforts his Department is making to support local authorities in preventing littering; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16066/23]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Broadband Infrastructure (18 Apr 2023)

Carol Nolan: 204. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will clarify the reason there will be no broadband connection works for an area in County Offaly (details supplied) until 2025 under the NBP; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17514/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (18 Apr 2023)

Carol Nolan: 565. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to address the inadequate levels of special needs supports being extended to a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17519/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Textbooks (18 Apr 2023)

Carol Nolan: 587. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will conduct a review of all recommended book reading lists for primary and post primary schools to ensure that they are age-appropriate and do not contain age inappropriate graphic sexual imagery and language; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17834/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Policy (18 Apr 2023)

Carol Nolan: 635. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if it is the policy position of her Department that home-schooling can cause social isolation by limiting the ability of children to socialise; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16398/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (18 Apr 2023)

Carol Nolan: 792. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the steps his Department is taking to promote the Ready to Build scheme; the support if any, that his Department extends to local authorities to make the scheme a success; if he has any data on the total number of applicants to the ready to buy scheme to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17251/23]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: EU Bodies (18 Apr 2023)

Carol Nolan: 981. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he will confirm whether he or his Department have engaged with Frontex or Europol regarding the operational data collected by Frontex which has identified numerous non-governmental organisations as part of its anti-smuggling operation with Europol; if he is aware of any NGO identified by Frontex or Europol that is funded...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Schemes (18 Apr 2023)

Carol Nolan: 1515. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the operation of the fair deal scheme and the changes which are being made relating to rental income; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17041/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Care of the Elderly (18 Apr 2023)

Carol Nolan: 1516. To ask the Minister for Health if he will clarify the entitlements that exist for elderly dementia patients living at home; if such entitlement differs around the country (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17042/23]