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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Industry (29 Sep 2022)

Carol Nolan: 282. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will give detailed consideration to the pre-budget 2023 submission by an organisation (details supplied), particularly its call for measures to tackle generational renewal and the need for greater income support at the level of taxation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47799/22]

Financial Resolutions 2022 - Budget Statement 2023 (27 Sep 2022)

Carol Nolan: I welcome the opportunity to speak in this important debate on budget 2023. I will try to be as constructive as possible and to recognise those few positives that have been announced and the long-sought supports that have been introduced. However, I will also highlight some of the areas in which lost opportunities have clearly emerged. For example, much has been made of the fact that the...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Fuel Sales (27 Sep 2022)

Carol Nolan: 30. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment when the ban on the commercial sale of turf will come into effect; the other fuel types that will be affected by the proposed ban; if commercial operators will be allowed a grace period beyond the date of the ban; the penalties that commercial operators will incur if they continue to sell beyond the ban date; and if he...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Maternity Leave (27 Sep 2022)

Carol Nolan: 355. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will provide an update on the work of his Department in addressing legislation that prohibits women from deferring their maternity leave while undergoing cancer treatment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47099/22]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legislative Measures (27 Sep 2022)

Carol Nolan: 383. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the status of the implementation of reforms to the duty of care legislation announced by her Department in May 2022; when businesses, community groups and voluntary groups will see an impact from the announced reforms; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46714/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Budget 2023 (27 Sep 2022)

Carol Nolan: 542. To ask the Minister for Health if he will give detailed consideration to the pre-budget 2023 submission by an organisation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47127/22]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Waste Management (22 Sep 2022)

Carol Nolan: 174. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will consider implementing a policy aimed at supporting a waste collection fee waiver scheme for low-income households; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46469/22]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Gender Recognition (22 Sep 2022)

Carol Nolan: 279. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the criteria which her Department considers when deciding to revoke a gender recognition certificate under the provisions of the Gender Recognition Act 2015. [46459/22]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Ukraine War (22 Sep 2022)

Carol Nolan: 295. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the total number of Ukrainian refugees who are currently in Ireland; the types of accommodation in which they are currently residing, including the numbers in hotels, bed and breakfasts, private residences, other rented accommodation, and temporary accommodation such as community halls; the total number of...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Ukraine War (22 Sep 2022)

Carol Nolan: 296. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if Ukrainian refugees are being housed in a location (details supplied); the number of units that are currently being used for this purpose; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46457/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (22 Sep 2022)

Carol Nolan: 321. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children under the age of 16 years who have been referred by the HSE to a clinic (details supplied) in each of the years 2010 to 2021 and to date in 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46458/22]

Road Traffic and Roads Bill 2021: Report and Final Stages (21 Sep 2022)

Carol Nolan: I will speak to amendments Nos. 11 and 16, in particular. I will take up the point where Deputy McAuliffe mentioned that the amendment did not say that electric vehicles would be made mandatory. However, Fianna Fáil was involved in the climate action Bill in 2019. It was also involved in that announcement, was it not, where it said the Government intended to ban all petrol and diesel...

Energy Security: Motion [Private Members] (21 Sep 2022)

Carol Nolan: It is not.

Energy Security: Motion [Private Members] (21 Sep 2022)

Carol Nolan: Before I begin, I thank our administrative assistant Brian Ó Domhnaill for all his work in putting this motion together. The Rural Independent Group has been very consistent and we have also put forward a number of solutions to the Minister, Deputy Ryan, and to the Government. We do not see any Fianna Fáil or Fine Gael Deputies flanking the Minister this morning. They were there,...

Energy Security: Motion [Private Members] (21 Sep 2022)

Carol Nolan: It is like giving a bag of sweets to try to stop them talking and criticising. That will not wash. We need urgent and meaningful actions from the Minister's Government. The Minister's Government has been reckless. Yes, Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael let the Minister, Deputy Ryan, off the rails and let him wreak havoc with his policies. This morning I also wish to allude to the carbon...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: School Transport Issues: Engagement with Minister for Education (21 Sep 2022)

Carol Nolan: I welcome the introduction of the school transport waiver. It has helped low-income families. However, the capacity of school transport should have been increased in tandem with the waiver because it has led to a situation where many children are without a bus seat. I have been informed by parents that some of these children had been using school transport for the previous four or five...

National Retrofit Plan: Motion [Private Members] (20 Sep 2022)

Carol Nolan: The SEAI is the State agency designated as the national retrofit delivery body. It has received well in excess of €1 billion in funding over the past decade, yet it continues to operate a system characterised by significant delays between application, approval and the works being carried out. The funding it will receive between now and 2030 will be in the region of €8 billion...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Policy (20 Sep 2022)

Carol Nolan: 137. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the position on proposals to ban the use of oil and gas boilers in domestic households; the timeline for when such a ban will come into effect; the steps that he has taken to address concerns that in the absence of heating alternatives such a ban would create considerable difficulty for families and households; and if...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Disability Services (20 Sep 2022)

Carol Nolan: 273. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the steps that he is taking to address concerns impacting disabled persons including the lack of available accessible houses with supported living packages, difficulties navigating the social housing application process due to its inaccessible nature, and issues regarding decision-making when they enter into tenancy...