Results 2,161-2,180 of 6,353 for speaker:Carol Nolan

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services (17 Nov 2022)

Carol Nolan: 306. To ask the Minister for Health the steps being taken by his Department to support and increase the provision of disability respite in counties Laois and Offaly; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57036/22]

Energy Regulations: Motion [Private Members] (16 Nov 2022)

Carol Nolan: For the better part of the past year and perhaps more, the Government has repeatedly assured the House and the people that every measure that can be taken will be taken to tackle the extreme rise in energy prices. Families and businesses across the State need long-term and meaningful actions. They need real actions that will make a difference to energy prices. They do not need short-term,...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: An Garda Síochána (15 Nov 2022)

Carol Nolan: 233. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if the major refurbishment works at Portlaoise Garda station has commenced; the expected timeframe of completion of these works; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56558/22]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Meetings (15 Nov 2022)

Carol Nolan: 251. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht when she last spoke with the chief executive officer of Fáilte Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56559/22]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Staff (15 Nov 2022)

Carol Nolan: 283. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of full-time staff by grade working in the national directorate for fire and emergency management section within his Department as of 1 January 2021 and 9 November 2022, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56561/22]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: National Parks and Wildlife Service (15 Nov 2022)

Carol Nolan: 284. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the budget allocation for the National Parks and Wildlife Service in each of the years 2020, 2021 and to date in 2022, in tabular form; the budget allocated to same in 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56562/22]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Horticulture Sector (15 Nov 2022)

Carol Nolan: 292. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will provide an update on the measures his Department is taking to support alternative sources of peat for the horticultural sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56660/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Meetings (15 Nov 2022)

Carol Nolan: 572. To ask the Minister for Health if he has spoken formally with his UK counterpart since their appointment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56556/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (15 Nov 2022)

Carol Nolan: 573. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated cost of increasing the number of nurses who are advanced nurse practitioners by 2.5%; the increased number of nurses becoming an advanced nurse practitioner that this would involve; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56557/22]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horticulture Sector (15 Nov 2022)

Carol Nolan: 624. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide an update on the measures that his Department is taking to support alternative sources of peat for the horticultural sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56661/22]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: State Visits (10 Nov 2022)

Carol Nolan: 244. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the procedures and protocols that apply to the issuing of invitations to foreign Heads of State to visit Ireland; the legislation or provisions of the Constitution that pply to the decision to issue such invitations; if such invitations require a Government decision; if he can issue them on behalf of the State; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Reform (10 Nov 2022)

Carol Nolan: 280. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress he has made in relation to the commitment in the programme for Government to develop a long-term sustainable funding model for higher level education; the estimated timeframe for when such a model will be put in place in legislation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56022/22]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legislative Programme (10 Nov 2022)

Carol Nolan: 283. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she will list all Bills for which either she, or former Minister for Justice, Deputy Humphreys, have sought and received Government approval from 27 June 2020 to date; the date on which approval was received; if she will provide a brief summary of the main aims of each piece of legislation; and if she will make a statement...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Abortion Services (10 Nov 2022)

Carol Nolan: 319. To ask the Minister for Health the policies and procedures in place in relation to the treatment of the remains of unborn children whose lives are ended under sections 9, 10 and 11 of the Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Act 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56021/22]

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (9 Nov 2022)

Carol Nolan: The president of the Irish Road Haulage Association, Mr. Eugene Drennan, has raised the serious concerns facing hauliers and has said that many hauliers will be forced off the road due to increasing prices for diesel. This is of concern because the haulage sector is vital to our economy, including our supply lines, supporting other sectors and ensuring those sectors are allowed to function....

Home Care: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (8 Nov 2022)

Carol Nolan: We still have huge issues in the constituency of Laois-Offaly in regard to home help. I am aware of many cases where an elderly person is trying to care for a son or daughter and a home help is out sick. We can all be out from time to time but when there is no replacement for the home help, people are let down very badly. Something needs to be done in regard to recruitment and...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (8 Nov 2022)

Carol Nolan: I thank the Minister for his response. I agree with him on one point in that the paramedics are doing an excellent job, but they are being put in an unfair situation. He did not address the deficits in counties such as Laois and Offaly where ambulance shifts are not being covered, for example. This is concerning and this is putting lives at risk, while also putting massive pressure on...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (8 Nov 2022)

Carol Nolan: Last week the director of the National Ambulance Service, NAS, felt compelled to outline some of the very serious challenges the service faces, including the fact it has an urgent need to recruit additional staff. Currently, recruitment efforts are being surpassed by service demands. We are told the scale of growth in demand for ambulance services is unprecedented and unexpected. Over...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Climate Action Plan (8 Nov 2022)

Carol Nolan: 116. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if a date has been set for the publication of the climate action plan 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54668/22]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (8 Nov 2022)

Carol Nolan: 499. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he will provide an update on the purchase and provision of chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear suits for members of the Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55223/22]