Results 4,701-4,720 of 6,363 for speaker:Carol Nolan

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Departmental Schemes (13 Jun 2023)

Carol Nolan: 466. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will consider having mechanics, specifically agricultural mechanics, construction plant fitters and heavy vehicle mechanics added to his Department's critical skills list; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28012/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Wildlife Conservation (13 Jun 2023)

Carol Nolan: 675. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will provide an update on any proposals that are being made in relation to payments being made permanent for farmers in SAC areas who are in the national farm plan scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27297/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (13 Jun 2023)

Carol Nolan: 682. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if Offaly County Council and Laois County Council have made applications under the affordable housing fund to support affordable housing purchase; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27311/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Emergency Accommodation (13 Jun 2023)

Carol Nolan: 685. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the breakdown by nationality of the 12,259 people in emergency accommodation; how many that are Irish citizens, non-Irish EU citizens, citizens of the United Kingdom and citizens of other countries outside of the EU or UK; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27374/23]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (13 Jun 2023)

Carol Nolan: 796. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of recipients of jobseekers' benefit or jobseekers' allowance who have been in receipt of either allowance continuously since 2019; the breakdown of these recipients by age; the number under each age category who are also in receipt of a disability payment from her Department; and if she will make a statement on...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Asylum Applications (13 Jun 2023)

Carol Nolan: 878. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of single male applicants who were granted asylum in each year from 2000 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27370/23]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Asylum Applications (13 Jun 2023)

Carol Nolan: 879. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of single male applicants who were granted asylum and who were subsequently granted family reunification; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27371/23]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Asylum Seekers (13 Jun 2023)

Carol Nolan: 916. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she will clarify whether there are states or territories that have refused to readmit persons who were the subject of a deportation order in this State; if she will identify these locations; the number of refusals to readmit such persons that have occurred from 2011 to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Culls (13 Jun 2023)

Carol Nolan: 946. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will clarify the status of the internal departmental report which suggested that up to 65,000 cows would need to be culled for each of the next three years at an annual cost of €200 million (details supplied); if this option has been endorsed by him; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27432/23]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Office of Public Works (13 Jun 2023)

Carol Nolan: 1026. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will address concerns that the OPW has failed to actively engage with residents of the Clonminch Lane area, County Offaly following the announcement that modular housing was developed at a site there; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27298/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Policies (13 Jun 2023)

Carol Nolan: 1146. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 466 of 18 May 2023, if he will confirm that the reduction in the definition of the threshold of foetal viability from 24 weeks to 23 weeks for the purposes of the Civil Registration Act 2004 will also apply to the definition of viability in the Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Act 2018; if he will...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Policies (13 Jun 2023)

Carol Nolan: 1334. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the policy initiatives his Department supports to protect academic freedom in third level; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27069/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Policies (13 Jun 2023)

Carol Nolan: 1335. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide an update on the measures his Department is taking to support students experiencing sexual, verbal or physical harassment at third level; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27070/23]

Public Health (Tobacco and Nicotine Inhaling Products) Bill 2023: Second Stage (Resumed) (15 Jun 2023)

Carol Nolan: Tá áthas orm labhairt ar an mBille seo. Labhair mé ar an topic seo cheana féin agus ag an bpointe seo níl ach cúpla pointe breise le déanamh agam mar sin ní bheidh mé ag tógáil mo chuid ama go léir. All of us in the House agree that taking action to protect the lives and health of our young people is important, and that efforts to...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Military Neutrality (20 Jun 2023)

Carol Nolan: 149. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the reason he has established a consultative forum to discuss future Irish foreign policy instead of proposing the establishment of a citizens’ assembly; the reason he feels that a citizens’ assembly would not have been conducive to discussion of these issues; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29752/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Funding (20 Jun 2023)

Carol Nolan: 329. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason schools will not be receiving the ICT grant payments in June as expected; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29668/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Funding (20 Jun 2023)

Carol Nolan: 330. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the measures being taken to address the need for an increase in the capitation grants for schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29669/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Pupil-Teacher Ratio (20 Jun 2023)

Carol Nolan: 331. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps being taken to reduce the pupil-teacher ratio; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29670/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Electoral Commission (20 Jun 2023)

Carol Nolan: 396. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when he expects the new Electoral Commission to be fully functional and in a position to perform all of its functions prescribed by the Electoral Reform Act 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29753/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authorities (20 Jun 2023)

Carol Nolan: 397. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the penalties, if any, that apply to individuals or families on local authority housing lists who are offered social housing but who turned down that offer; if he believes that any changes should be made to legislation governing these schemes to encourage acceptance of such offers; and if he will make a statement on the...