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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Revised Criteria for Qualifications of Special Needs Assistants: Discussion (21 Jun 2022)

Carol Nolan: My apologies, I was held up in a constituency clinic this morning. One of my main questions is whether we know if much of the fall in SNA numbers is because people are leaving due to the pay and conditions. As Mr. Lambert has outlined, sometimes there is a bit of conflict that goes with the job. Do we have any indication of numbers that are leaving? Is this the issue we have with teachers...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Revised Criteria for Qualifications of Special Needs Assistants: Discussion (21 Jun 2022)

Carol Nolan: In terms of trying to resolve those issues then, what does Ms O'Mahony think needs to be done to ensure SNAs feel valued in our educational system? They are a very important part of our education system and are vital in helping children with special needs within the classroom environment. I know, as a former teacher, I was blessed to work with a number of terrific SNAs and I could not have...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Revised Criteria for Qualifications of Special Needs Assistants: Discussion (21 Jun 2022)

Carol Nolan: Thank you very much.

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Religious Discrimination (16 Jun 2022)

Carol Nolan: 357. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the steps that Ireland is taking to combat the ongoing religiously motivated persecution of Christians and Catholics in Nigeria; if his attention has been drawn to the massacre that took place recently (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31651/22]

Annual Transition Statement: Statements (15 Jun 2022)

Carol Nolan: My position on the unjust transition has been very clear ever since the process was announced. The reason I maintain that it is an unjust transition is that it is absolutely reckless to initiate and to escalate a process in the absence of basic alternatives. People have no alternatives in respect of jobs in the midlands. There are very few job creation opportunities there. I welcome the...

Energy Security: Motion [Private Members] (15 Jun 2022)

Carol Nolan: Tá áthas orm labhairt ar an rún seo ar maidin. Ba mhaith liom buíochas a ghabháil leis an Teachta Michael Collins agus leis an bhfoireann go léir atá ag obair linn. Rinne siad sár-obair ar an rún seo chomh maith. No self-respecting Government would voluntarily destabilise or disown natural and long-lasting sources of energy dependence for the...

Special Educational Needs School Places: Motion [Private Members] (14 Jun 2022)

Carol Nolan: I welcome the opportunity to speak on this very important issue. I also welcome that I have finally received confirmation from the National Council for Special Education that a special education needs organiser has been put in place in County Laois. However, we are still waiting for a SENO to be put in place in County Offaly. This is a great source of frustration to the parents I meet...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Climate Action Plan (14 Jun 2022)

Carol Nolan: 216. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his position on the role of liquified petroleum gas and bio-liquified petroleum gas in delivering a Just Energy Transition for rural homes and businesses off the gas grid; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29444/22]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Infrastructure (14 Jun 2022)

Carol Nolan: 217. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if his attention has been drawn to the very considerable savings that would accrue to the Exchequer and consumers if a mixed technology approach was adopted for the Government’s retrofitting scheme, which currently only covers heat pumps, to include lower carbon fuel options such as liquified petroleum gas and...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Data (14 Jun 2022)

Carol Nolan: 1302. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of illegal immigrants who have been detected in transport vehicles such as haulier's trucks at Irish harbours from 2018 to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29442/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Abortion Services (14 Jun 2022)

Carol Nolan: 1812. To ask the Minister for Health the reason that his Department has made €60,000 available to a team of researchers based at a non-European Union university to gather the views of abortion providers to inform the abortion law review given that it is apparent from recent publications by the lead researcher in academic journals in May 2022 including SSM - Qualitative Research in...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Abortion Services (14 Jun 2022)

Carol Nolan: 1813. To ask the Minister for Health the number of failed medical abortions which required referral to hospitals for surgical abortion in 2019 and 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30461/22]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Turbary Rights (14 Jun 2022)

Carol Nolan: 1968. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if persons in possession of a folio number for bog plots will not have their turbary rights removed or infringed upon by either the State or any private company or semi-State company; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29252/22]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Land Issues (14 Jun 2022)

Carol Nolan: 1993. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will address a query regarding the retrieval of land for biodiversity purposes (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30935/22]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Education and Supports Provision for Displaced Ukrainian Students: Discussion (14 Jun 2022)

Carol Nolan: I thank the witnesses for their presentations. I am concerned about an issue that I have raised directly with the Minister, namely, the carrying out of an assessment of the impact that the large number of students entering our education system will have. Some assessment should have been done in order to plan adequately and be prepared for the unprecedented situation we are now facing. An...

Higher Education Investment and Costs: Statements (2 Jun 2022)

Carol Nolan: I draw the Minister's attention to the higher education report which was produced in 2019. I know the Minister is familiar with it. It showed that 15% of the student body at second level is disadvantaged, while 10% of the student body at third level is also disadvantaged. It is certainly concerning and confirms what we all thought all along, that there are students from less affluent areas...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (2 Jun 2022)

Carol Nolan: I wish to raise with the Minister a number of issues concerning children with special needs. I have been contacted by very frustrated and upset parents of children with special needs in my constituency, Laois–Offaly. There is currently no dedicated special educational needs organiser. We always had a number of special educational needs organisers in Laois-Offaly. To the best of my...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (2 Jun 2022)

Carol Nolan: Or Laois

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (2 Jun 2022)

Carol Nolan: 262. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if his Department has conducted any assessment of the adverse effects of offshore windfarms on air defence radar; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28707/22]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Information and Communications Technology (2 Jun 2022)

Carol Nolan: 352. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the status of her plans to support the roll-out of facial recognition technology; the analysis that her Department has conducted or has engaged others to conduct with respect to the ethical concerns around such technology; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28705/22]