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Government’s Response to Storm Éowyn: Statements (Resumed) (5 Feb 2025)

Carol Nolan: I am glad to get the opportunity to speak on this matter. I will start by commending the workers in local authorities and the ESB workers. I pay particular tribute to those workers who were out in dire conditions and who certainly are still doing their level best to get power restored to all areas of the State. It was concerning, however, to see a lack of planning, particularly...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (5 Feb 2025)

Carol Nolan: I wish to raise with the Taoiseach the issue of rural GPs and the shortage of GPs in many rural areas. In my constituency of Offaly, in 2024 there were 81 applications from people looking for access to a GP. I have been contacted by many residents in Daingean, County Offaly. This is just an example of one town. It is a common problem across this State, but in my own county it is...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Policy (5 Feb 2025)

Carol Nolan: 26. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he recognises that the persecution of Christians worldwide is a growing trend internationally; the steps being taken by his Department to highlight and combat this practice, especially in states or jurisdictions that Ireland supports through its various overseas aid programmes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2392/25]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Policing Co-operation (5 Feb 2025)

Carol Nolan: 267. To ask the Minister for Finance the status of the ongoing cooperation between the Revenue Commissioners, An Garda Síochána, the PSNI and HMRC in tackling serious crime, including drug trafficking and the supply of illicit drugs under the cross-Border Joint Agency Task Force; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2740/25]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (5 Feb 2025)

Carol Nolan: 272. To ask the Minister for Finance how the planned excise duty on e-cigarettes is to be operated, including the commencement date and details of requirements which will apply to manufacturers, suppliers and retailers of e-cigarettes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2833/25]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Teaching Council of Ireland (5 Feb 2025)

Carol Nolan: 500. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her attention has been drawn to the severe supply shortage of teachers currently impacting primary and post primary education; the steps that are being taken to increase the number of qualified teachers in Northern Ireland and the United Kingdom to teach here; if she will engage with the Teaching Council with the view to escalating measures...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: School Textbooks (5 Feb 2025)

Carol Nolan: 501. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps she is taking to ensure that only strictly age-appropriate teaching material is communicated to pupils at primary level; if she is aware of the concerns expressed by parents on this issue, which were communicated to her predecessor; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3410/25]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Code (5 Feb 2025)

Carol Nolan: 636. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection to provide an update on his officials' engagement with the Office of the Attorney General and the office of the Parliamentary legal advisor on new legislative changes to the criteria for qualifying for the widows and widowers pension; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2244/25]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Sex Offenders Notification Requirements (5 Feb 2025)

Carol Nolan: 806. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 987 of 22 January 2025, the number of sex offender management and intelligence unit intelligence notifications that have been recorded on the Garda PULSE system in each of the years from 2010 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2532/25]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: International Terrorism (5 Feb 2025)

Carol Nolan: 811. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he is aware of German media reports that a terror threat against Ireland was posted earlier in January which has since been independently reported by an organisation (details supplied); if he will engage with his German counterpart to discuss the issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2737/25]

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

Carol Nolan: 1167. To ask the Minister for Health if she will support a proposal to ensure that community audiologists who already provide care to PRSI contributors through the treatment benefit scheme are allowed to serve medical card holders; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2735/25]

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 An Taoiseach: Departmental Projects (22 Jan 2025)

Carol Nolan: 9. To ask the Taoiseach to provide details of all projects, including research projects, funded to date by his Department’s shared island initiative. [1529/25]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Haulage Industry (22 Jan 2025)

Carol Nolan: 265. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide financial support to the road haulage sector to compensate for significant losses occasioned by storm damage to Holyhead Port in December 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1563/25]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Office of Public Works (22 Jan 2025)

Carol Nolan: 383. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 129 of 8 October 2024 (details supplied), if he is in a position to provide the answer; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1082/25]