Results 6,101-6,120 of 6,385 for speaker:Carol Nolan

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Data (5 Feb 2025)

Carol Nolan: 1187. To ask the Minister for Health the number of communications received by HSE MyOptions from women in unplanned pregnancies in 2020-24, inclusive, by category, by month, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2831/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Legislative Process (5 Feb 2025)

Carol Nolan: 1188. To ask the Minister for Health the timeline for the drafting, publication and introduction of the proposed nicotine inhaling products Bill; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2832/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Data (5 Feb 2025)

Carol Nolan: 1189. To ask the Minister for Health the number of inspections carried out by the HSE environmental health service of each of manufacturers, importers, distributors and retailers of e-cigarettes and refill containers during 2024; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2834/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Tobacco Control Measures (5 Feb 2025)

Carol Nolan: 1190. To ask the Minister for Health the number of test purchase inspections of the sale of tobacco and vaping products carried out in 2024; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2835/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Abortion Services (5 Feb 2025)

Carol Nolan: 1346. To ask the Minister for Health her views on the Report of the Review of the operation of the Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Act 2018; if she is taking steps to implement the recommendations of the report; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3514/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (5 Feb 2025)

Carol Nolan: 1347. To ask the Minister for Health if her Department supports the policy of conscientious objection in the Irish health service; if her Department has engaged with the HSE or any of the professional medical bodies to discuss changes to the current guidelines on the issue; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3515/25]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Illicit Trade (6 Feb 2025)

Carol Nolan: 44. To ask the Minister for Finance the steps being taken to combat the sale of illegal tobacco products in Ireland, particularly in light of the increased black-market activity seen in other EU states such as France and Spain; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3673/25]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Illicit Trade (6 Feb 2025)

Carol Nolan: 57. To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated tax revenue loss to the Irish Exchequer due to illicit tobacco trade; if this is expected to increase in the absence of clear EU tax policy guidance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3670/25]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Illicit Trade (6 Feb 2025)

Carol Nolan: 58. To ask the Minister for Finance if his Department has assessed the impact of the EU’s delayed Tobacco Tax Directive on the Irish legal tobacco market; his views on whether uncertainty around taxation is increasing the prevalence of illicit tobacco trade in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3672/25]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Yield (6 Feb 2025)

Carol Nolan: 56. To ask the Minister for Finance if the revenue accruing from the issuance of excise licenses is ring-fenced for expenditure on measures specific to the sector subject to the licence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3665/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Tobacco Control Measures (6 Feb 2025)

Carol Nolan: 225. To ask the Minister for Health for a timeline on the drafting, publication and introduction of the general scheme of the Public Health (Tobacco and Nicotine Inhaling Products) Bill 2024; if pre-legislative scrutiny is planned in respect of the same planned legislation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3663/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Tobacco Control Measures (6 Feb 2025)

Carol Nolan: 226. To ask the Minister for Health if the proposed new license fees for retail of tobacco products will be collected by the Revenue Commissioners similar to the collection of fees for licenses for other excise categories such as intoxicating liquor, betting, mineral oils; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3664/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Tobacco Control Measures (6 Feb 2025)

Carol Nolan: 228. To ask the Minister for Health if the revenue generated from the new licensing system for tobacco and vapes will be ring-fenced for expenditure on increased inspection and test-purchasing of retail units to ensure compliance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3667/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Tobacco Control Measures (6 Feb 2025)

Carol Nolan: 227. To ask the Minister for Health for detailed guidance to retailers on the operation of the new licensing system for tobacco and vapes, including details of how to register and deadlines for registration; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3666/25]

Programme for Government: Statements (Resumed) (12 Feb 2025)

Carol Nolan: Tá áthas orm an deis seo a fháil labhairt ar an gclár Rialtais inniu. Whether we agree or disagree with the contents of the programme for Government, the fact remains that we need a programme for Government that truly addresses the chronic level of need that exists across so many areas and indeed so many sectors. For example, while I welcome the Government's commitments...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: National Monuments (11 Feb 2025)

Carol Nolan: 212. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform to provide an update on the current situation regarding restoration works at Durrow Abbey, Durrow, Tullamore, County Offaly; when repairs will be completed; when Durrow Abbey will be opened to the public; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4145/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Policy (11 Feb 2025)

Carol Nolan: 267. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will address concerns raised by a number of parents with respect to the inappropriate targeting of children by commercial skin product companies with products known to irritate children’s skin; if she will engage with an organisation (details supplied) in an effort to explore how it may assist in implementing an awareness...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Home Schooling (11 Feb 2025)

Carol Nolan: 275. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if there has been a change in her Department’s approach to the assessment process for home schooling; if it is now the case that meetings are now requested with the child for whom home schooling is being sought by a parent or guardian; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4144/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teaching Qualifications (11 Feb 2025)

Carol Nolan: 318. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her views on the requirement that a minimum requisite base-level gender-knowledge and gender-sensitive teaching methods skillset be mandatory for all educators in order to register as a post-primary teacher with the Teaching Council, regardless of their chosen subject; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4742/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Policy (11 Feb 2025)

Carol Nolan: 319. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the details of her Department’s policy toward single-sex primary and post-primary schools; if it is the intention of her Department to phase out the use of single-sex schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4744/25]