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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Crosscare Emigrant Support Service: Discussion (28 Jun 2018)

Carol Nolan: I thank everyone for their presentations. I am particularly interested in this matter and have raised it with the Minister. We are letting our emigrants down. They are a legacy of the Government's failure and they are being failed again on their return. We need to break down any barriers and unfortunately there are too many of them. Rural Ireland has been hit badly by mass emigration....

Questions on Promised Legislation (4 Jul 2018)

Carol Nolan: I raise the same issue. An insurance company refusing to insure a car that has passed an NCT, whether it is owned by an older or young driver, is nothing short of discrimination. This practice has been raised by Deputies of all parties, including me, a number of times and needs to stop. What actions will be taken against these insurance companies or will they be allowed to continue to do...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Procedures (10 Jul 2018)

Carol Nolan: 547. To ask the Minister for Health when the chief medical officer’s report into the investigation of claims regarding transvaginal mesh complications will be complete; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30335/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Procedures (10 Jul 2018)

Carol Nolan: 549. To ask the Minister for Health if proposals have been made to commission scanning, imaging or ultrasound devices in hospitals to detect polypropylene transvaginal mesh or sub-urethral sling complications; his plans to train or recruit specialised radiologists and or technicians to carry out this function; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30337/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Treatment Abroad Scheme (10 Jul 2018)

Carol Nolan: 548. To ask the Minister for Health the number of applications received by the HSE for transvaginal mesh removal in the UK through the treatment abroad scheme; the number approved and denied, respectively; the grounds for refusal in each case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30336/18]

Topical Issue Debate: Early Childhood Care and Education (11 Jul 2018)

Carol Nolan: I wish to highlight the changes in the early childhood care and education scheme that are scheduled for introduction in September and issues and concerns that have been brought to my attention by many parents and childcare providers who have contacted me in recent months. They are deeply concerned and believe the system is unjust and needs to be revised. We all agree that early childhood...

Topical Issue Debate: Early Childhood Care and Education (11 Jul 2018)

Carol Nolan: While I thank the Minister for her response, I have to say it has not clarified the situation. She said that a substantial number of complaints about the three entry points have been received. Like many other Deputies, I have heard differently. I accept that a small minority of providers expressed the view that the April intake could be disruptive. Many childcare providers and the parents...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Impact of Retirement Packages for Postmasters: Discussion (4 Sep 2018)

Carol Nolan: I begin by thanking both of the witnesses for their contributions. I am disappointed with the whole outcome. I do not buy into the excuse that many of the post offices that are being closed were unviable. That is the witnesses' perception, I do not agree with their sentiments. What we should be doing here today is giving those post offices support. As rural Deputies we are expected to...

Future of the Post Office Network: Motion (18 Sep 2018)

Carol Nolan: I welcome tonight's motion and support amendment No. 1, wherein we call on the Government to honour immediately its commitment in the programme for Government to support the establishment of a five-year post office network renewal process and to honour the Dáil motion on this very issue that was passed two years ago, yet here we are again. Much debate on this topic over the past two...

Future of the Post Office Network: Motion (18 Sep 2018)

Carol Nolan: I hope so. When are they coming? Can we expect them-----

Future of the Post Office Network: Motion (18 Sep 2018)

Carol Nolan: Okay. We do need them and we all need to ensure that fair play is given to rural communities. We do not want to be back here again in a year or two with the same issue.

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (20 Sep 2018)

Carol Nolan: I am aware of many issues with home help in my constituency. There are very few hours for elderly couples who are trying to take care of each other in Laois and Offaly. It has been an ongoing issue for a considerable time. Provision needs to be made in the upcoming budget. This situation has gone on for too long. We must ensure that our elderly people are taken care of and be cognisant...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Procedures (20 Sep 2018)

Carol Nolan: 148. To ask the Minister for Health when he expects to have sight of the chief medical officer’s report on the clinical and technical implication of using transvaginal mesh implants in surgical procedures [38165/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Procedures (20 Sep 2018)

Carol Nolan: 149. To ask the Minister for Health the transvaginal mesh implant clinical protocols in place for surgical training, reporting and registration of procedures, reporting and publication of guidelines; and if the protocols in place meet the recommended standards of the UK National Institute for Health and Care Excellence [38166/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Procedures (20 Sep 2018)

Carol Nolan: 150. To ask the Minister for Health the number of transvaginal mesh implant removals that have been performed here; if these were full or partial removals; the number that were publicly or privately funded, respectively; and the number as a percentage of total implant procedures performed in this regard. [38167/18]

Public Health (Alcohol) Bill 2015: Report Stage (26 Sep 2018)

Carol Nolan: Go raibh maith agat as ucht an deis labhairt ar an topaic seo. I support the objectives of this Bill. I am very aware of the culture and difficulties we have with alcohol. We are all very aware of them. It is condescending and downright disingenuous to assert that we are ignorant of that fact; we are not. What we are saying here, however, is that part of this Bill lacks common sense....

Public Health (Alcohol) Bill 2015: Report Stage (26 Sep 2018)

Carol Nolan: I did not interrupt the Deputy. Again, is the Deputy a rural Deputy?

Public Health (Alcohol) Bill 2015: Report Stage (26 Sep 2018)

Carol Nolan: It is not all about Dublin or other cities.

Public Health (Alcohol) Bill 2015: Report Stage (26 Sep 2018)

Carol Nolan: I have every right to speak here.

Public Health (Alcohol) Bill 2015: Report Stage (26 Sep 2018)

Carol Nolan: Alcohol abuse is a complex and social problem and it requires a multifaceted approach, not one approach that is doomed to fail. I do not believe we will tackle the problems we have through crude, misleading and perhaps downright untruthful health warnings on our alcohol products. There is every reason to believe that this proposal is doomed to fail at EU level. That has been said by some...