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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (25 Oct 2022)

Carol Nolan: 544. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Garda officers who have been appointed to the rank of superintendent and above from 1 September 2018 to date and who have previously served as members of the Police Service of Northern Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52704/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (25 Oct 2022)

Carol Nolan: 571. To ask the Minister for Health if he will list the international scientific studies which informed his Department's decision to impose compulsory mask-wearing in certain settings during the Covid-19 pandemic, and which have informed his recent advice that the public should wear masks on public transport this winter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52705/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (25 Oct 2022)

Carol Nolan: 649. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide the studies that are informing the evidentiary basis demonstrating conclusively that mask wearing significantly reduces the spread of Covid-19; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53145/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Legislative Measures (25 Oct 2022)

Carol Nolan: 623. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 820 of 18 October 2022, if he will outline the way that he concluded that the terminology used represents the most commonly understood; if he will outline the empirical analysis or study that was undertaken to reach this conclusion; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53012/22]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Food Industry (25 Oct 2022)

Carol Nolan: 737. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide an update on the establishment of a food ombudsman; the powers that this office will have to enforce the unfair trading directive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52821/22]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fodder Crisis (25 Oct 2022)

Carol Nolan: 745. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide an update on the work of the national fodder and food security committee; if the committee has prepared an industry response and developed contingency plans and advice to assist farmers in managing their farm enterprises; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52881/22]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Licences (19 Oct 2022)

Carol Nolan: 68. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will consider amending regulations or relevant legislation to enable Irish citizens in possession of full driving licence in a foreign country but whose licence has expired by more than 12 months, to be able to obtain an Irish driving licence or a provisional driving licence without the need to fulfil all the conditions including...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: EU Nature Restoration Target and General Scheme of the Veterinary Medicinal Products, Medicated Feed and Fertilisers Regulation Bill 2022: Discussion (Resumed) (19 Oct 2022)

Carol Nolan: I am very concerned about the fact that there has not been any consultation with the farm organisations. This is extremely serious legislation, a very serious regulation, which could result in a potential land-grab so it is concerning. My constituents and the farm organisations in Laois-Offaly have been very proactive in highlighting this and the fact that the rewetting of peatlands is...

National Tourism Development Authority (Amendment) Bill 2022: Second Stage (18 Oct 2022)

Carol Nolan: I thank Deputy McNamara for sharing time. In principal, this will be a very worthwhile Bill if it results in the strengthening of the capacity of Fáilte Ireland to support, promote and create employment actively in the tourism sector within the regions. There has to be balance and fair play. Some regions are certainly still developing their tourism strategy. They are very much in...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Pension Provisions (18 Oct 2022)

Carol Nolan: 179. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the reason that pensioners of an organisation (details supplied) and An Post who were civil servants prior to the vesting of these two state companies on 1 January 1984 under the Postal and Telecommunications Act 1983, are treated differently in their pension benefits; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: National Parks and Wildlife Service (18 Oct 2022)

Carol Nolan: 327. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if all farmers with special areas of conservation lands will be entitled to apply for the scheme and be admitted to National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) farm plan scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51150/22]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Deportation Orders (18 Oct 2022)

Carol Nolan: 640. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 538 of 4 October 2022, if a person or organisation under the aegis of her Department maintains a record of the information sought with respect to deportations under the relevant legislative sub-sections; if she will seek to obtain that information and provide same; and if she will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (18 Oct 2022)

Carol Nolan: 664. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she will list all previous examples of criminal provisions or Garda powers which were introduced in legislation after either being specifically opposed, or deemed unnecessary, by An Garda Síochána at the time of their introduction for the period 2011 to date in 2022; and if she will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Legislative Measures (18 Oct 2022)

Carol Nolan: 820. To ask the Minister for Health the reason that "exclusion zones", as referred to in commitment in the Programme for Government, are now being referred to as "safe access zones" in the general scheme of the Health (Termination of Pregnancy Services (Safe Access Zones) Bill 2022; the reason that this change of language was necessary; if the proposed change of language was suggested to his...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Abortion Services (18 Oct 2022)

Carol Nolan: 821. To ask the Minister for Health the number of abortions carried out by general practitioners for each of the years 2019 to 2021 and to date in 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51872/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Abortion Services (18 Oct 2022)

Carol Nolan: 822. To ask the Minister for Health the number of abortions carried out in hospitals under section 12 of the Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Act 2018 in each of the years 2019 to 2021 and to date in 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51873/22]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Budget 2023 (12 Oct 2022)

Carol Nolan: 20. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if residents of caravan parks may access the full €200 reduction off their energy bills (details supplied); if so, the way in which they may apply; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50517/22]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Budget 2023 (12 Oct 2022)

Carol Nolan: 21. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the options for redress open to prepay customers who were not provided with the €200 reduction off energy bills allocated in April, May and June 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50518/22]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Prices (12 Oct 2022)

Carol Nolan: 26. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if churches and parishes halls will be able to avail of supports for the payment of their heating and energy costs under measures recently announced by Government, aimed at assisting those who may find themselves confronted with unsustainable energy bills; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50661/22]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Education Issues: Engagement with the Minister for Education (12 Oct 2022)

Carol Nolan: I thank the Minister for the briefing. Will she elaborate on the expansion of the primary substitute teacher supply panels? What will be the increase? On leaving certificate reform, there is concern about the moving of paper 1 to the end of fifth year in both Irish and English. I met representatives of Conradh na Gaeilge in September and there was concern that students may not be fully...