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Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: United Nations (14 Dec 2021)

Carol Nolan: 350. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade further to Parliamentary Question No. 71 of 2 December 2021, if his attention has been drawn to the fact that a person revealed the identity of the whistle-blower directly to the Chief of the Human Rights Council Branch of UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights in 2016; if his attention has been further drawn to the fact that...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: United Nations (14 Dec 2021)

Carol Nolan: 351. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade further to Parliamentary Question No. 71 of 2 December 2021, if his attention has been drawn to the fact that a person requested that the Government send an observer to their court hearings in June 2019, at which the United Nations position is that this policy continues; the basis for refusing that request; and if he will make a statement...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: United Nations (14 Dec 2021)

Carol Nolan: 352. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade further to Parliamentary Question No. 71 of 2 December 2021, the actions that were taken by his Department or by the Government after being informed by a person of the intention by management at the United Nations to dismiss them despite being formally recognised as a whistle-blower who was at risk of retaliatory dismissal since July...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: United Nations (14 Dec 2021)

Carol Nolan: 353. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade further to Parliamentary Question No. 71 of 2 December 2021, if his attention has been drawn to the fact that in 2021 alone the Government donated almost €3 million to UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights in voluntary contributions on top of its assessed contributions; the amount that is not earmarked; the measures...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: United Nations (14 Dec 2021)

Carol Nolan: 354. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade further to Parliamentary Question No. 71 of 2 December 2021, if he will request an independent, external investigation of this policy and of the retaliation against the whistle-blower who reported same; if will meet with the person as they have requested; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61332/21]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Human Rights (14 Dec 2021)

Carol Nolan: 361. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if the Government intends to participate in the diplomatic boycott of the upcoming Winter Olympics in China, in view of the credible evidence presented by international human rights groups that the actions of the Chinese Government against Uyghur Muslims in Xinjiang amount to crimes against humanity (details supplied); and if he will make...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: United Nations (14 Dec 2021)

Carol Nolan: 362. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the assessment the Government has made of a recent independent report (details supplied) which revealed that the number of states in which the recruitment of children by armies and armed groups occurs is at its highest level globally in three decades; if the Government intends to raise this issue at the United Nations Security Council;...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Humanitarian Access (14 Dec 2021)

Carol Nolan: 363. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the humanitarian assistance the Government is providing to the people of Somalia at present to address the severe food and water shortages facing 2.3 million residents there as recently reported by the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (14 Dec 2021)

Carol Nolan: 435. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if her attention has been drawn to the fact that 66% of live performers experienced a 90% to 100% income loss from their profession due to Covid-related restrictions, that 20% have been forced to take up employment outside the industry, that 56% are considering leaving the industry and that 45.8% are struggling to pay...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Data (14 Dec 2021)

Carol Nolan: 499. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the titles of the studies referred to on the website of her Department in which it is it suggested that there could be up to 17,000 undocumented persons resident in the State; the location in which such studies can be accessed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [61256/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Obesity Levels (14 Dec 2021)

Carol Nolan: 629. To ask the Minister for Health if there are plans for the inclusion of obesity in the HSE Integrated Care Programme for the Prevention and Management of Chronic Disease; if supports will be made available to assist those with a diagnosis of obesity to reduce the financial cost of medications associated with the management of obesity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61628/21]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Diseases (14 Dec 2021)

Carol Nolan: 770. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the obligations placed on farmers to facilitate TB inspections in the event that a farmer has demonstrated two clear test results in one year and in which neighbouring herds have already tested clear; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61353/21]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Nitrates Usage (14 Dec 2021)

Carol Nolan: 787. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if there are supports available from his Department for farmers who wish to use organic fertilisers or fertiliser pellets that are biologically composted and 100% organic; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61721/21]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Service (9 Dec 2021)

Carol Nolan: 287. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the position of her Department with respect to ensuring that female only prisons are reserved to those that are biologically female; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [61009/21]

Health and Criminal Justice (Covid-19) (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2021: Committee and Remaining Stages (8 Dec 2021)

Carol Nolan: I understand but I may not get an opportunity and I am being very brief. These are noteworthy points which my constituents have asked me to raise. I will be as brief as I possibly can be. The overarching point I will make is that life can and should go on. We cannot stop everything, we cannot down tools and we cannot do this to people. There is heightened anxiety among children....

Health and Criminal Justice (Covid-19) (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2021: Committee and Remaining Stages (8 Dec 2021)

Carol Nolan: I will be very brief. I am deeply concerned. Today, my colleague, Deputy Mattie McGrath, raised the absence of pre-legislative scrutiny. The justification was made on the basis that we did not have the time for it. Did the Minister consider carrying out an impact analysis or any assessment on the possible impact the restrictions and draconian measures would have on people's lives and...

Health Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2021: Second Stage (Resumed) (8 Dec 2021)

Carol Nolan: I am pleased to speak briefly on this very important issue. This Bill seeks to provide a risk equalisation mechanism for ongoing sustainability of the private health insurance market, while maintaining health insurance policies at an affordable price. It will also provide for a reduction in stamp duty levies on advanced health insurance contracts, which will decrease from 2021 to...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (7 Dec 2021)

Carol Nolan: 631. To ask the Minister for Health , further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 163 and 203 of 1 December 2021, the international guidance, practice and evidence for the use of face coverings in children, and the potential benefits and harms from such recommendations, that were considered as part of the NPHET deliberations on this matter. [60518/21]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Common Agricultural Policy (7 Dec 2021)

Carol Nolan: 648. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will reconsider the indicative budget for the next CAP Programme which sees funding for the LEADER Programme 2023-2027 cut to €180 million from the previous programme which ran from 2016-2020 that had a budget of €250 million; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59895/21]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: United Nations (2 Dec 2021)

Carol Nolan: 71. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will address alarming reports that a person was relieved of their post at the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva following remarks made regarding the Uighur people and their treatment by the Chinese government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59625/21]