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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]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Policies (2 Dec 2021)

Carol Nolan: 162. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she will introduce legislation to enable a pilot scheme for the mandatory polygraph testing of high-risk sex offenders as has been introduced in the greater Manchester area of the United Kingdom; if her Department has given any consideration to such a scheme prior to now; and if she will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Veterinary Services (2 Dec 2021)

Carol Nolan: 248. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of the implementation of changes to the prescription of veterinary medicine that are due to come into effect in January 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59636/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Covid-19 Pandemic (1 Dec 2021)

Carol Nolan: 119. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her attention has been drawn to the fact that the wearing of Covid-19-related masks is having a significantly adverse impact on the ability of deaf and hard of hearing children to lip-read and that such masking further prolongs speech development delay and social isolation; the measures she is taking to address this within education...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (1 Dec 2021)

Carol Nolan: 163. To ask the Minister for Health when his attention was drawn by NPHET to the fact that it was proposing to make mask-wearing for children in schools and other settings a recommendation; his response to this proposal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59401/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (1 Dec 2021)

Carol Nolan: 203. To ask the Minister for Health if he will make available the advice provided to government from NPHET justifying its Covid-19 related proposal to have primary school age children wear a mask; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59400/21]

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Departmental Legal Cases (30 Nov 2021)

Carol Nolan: 135. To ask the Taoiseach the cost to date of the State’s defence in a case (details supplied); to list all external law firms and counsel retained on behalf of the State in the defence of that action and the amounts paid to them to date; the estimated total cost of defending the action; if the State will be required to pay the costs of the plaintiffs in this matter; and if he will...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Nuclear Plants (30 Nov 2021)

Carol Nolan: 153. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his Department's position on the use of nuclear power to meet future low-carbon energy requirements; if he has considered amending the Electricity Regulation Act 1999 to allow for the use of nuclear power; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58277/21]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Legal Cases (30 Nov 2021)

Carol Nolan: 156. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if legal action is being pursued against his Department by the European Commission following failure to comply with reporting or other obligations under a European Union directive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58506/21]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Litter Pollution (30 Nov 2021)

Carol Nolan: 162. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the funding provided by his Department to each local authority for anti-dumping initiatives from 2018 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58681/21]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Pension Provisions (30 Nov 2021)

Carol Nolan: 181. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if legal action is being pursued against his Department by the European Commission following failure to comply with reporting or other obligations under a European Union directive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58505/21]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Tolls (30 Nov 2021)

Carol Nolan: 185. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will request from Transport Infrastructure Ireland the legal services supplier employed to act as the enforcement service provider for the M50 barrier-free tolling system; the fees paid to same for each year from 2011 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58602/21]