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Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (6 Jul 2021)

Carol Nolan: 520. To ask the Minister for Health if concerns will be addressed in relation to the removal of audiology services at Portlaoise Hospital which will cause considerable difficulties for existing service users; the measures he is taking to support the growth of audiology services and supports in counties Offaly and Laois; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29745/21]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Waste Management (1 Jul 2021)

Carol Nolan: 191. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the status of the provision of an annual support towards the cost of pay by weight bin changes for homes which have a family member using incontinence pads; the options open to families whose waste contractors have never been contacted regarding the annual support of €75 per person to be made available for...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (1 Jul 2021)

Carol Nolan: 363. To ask the Minister for Health the number of unborn children known to have been adversely impacted through the prescription of sodium valproate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28420/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Abortion Services (1 Jul 2021)

Carol Nolan: 448. To ask the Minister for Health if the scheduled three-year review of the operation of the Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Act 2018 will be conducted independently of his Department and the HSE; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29105/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Abortion Services (1 Jul 2021)

Carol Nolan: 449. To ask the Minister for Health if he plans to abide by the commitment provided by a former Minister for Health with respect to the formulation of the terms of reference for the three-year review of the Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Act 2018 (details supplied); if he will facilitate the agreement of all Members of the Houses of the Oireachtas on the terms of reference...

Post-European Council Meeting: Statements (30 Jun 2021)

Carol Nolan: I welcome the opportunity to speak briefly on this issue in the House today. I am aware the European Council focused on several issues such as vaccination rates throughout the EU, the new variants of the virus, as well as the EU economic recovery in post-pandemic times. We saw this week that the economic recovery here is on a knife edge in terms of the ongoing restrictions and draconian...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Defence Forces (29 Jun 2021)

Carol Nolan: Clearly there is a need for significant improvement. The findings of the survey carried out by the Representative Association of Commissioned Officers, RACO, show us this. The Minister has called out some of these issues. It is concerning that Defence Forces numbers are now at 8,500, which is an all-time low. As reported by Sean O'Riordan, the RACO survey found that almost two thirds of...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Defence Forces (29 Jun 2021)

Carol Nolan: There are personnel who have served in the Defence Forces and enjoyed their time there, but many of the personnel felt they had no choice but to leave to work in the private sector where they could earn a decent living to support their families. This is the crux of the situation. The general secretary of RACO, Commandant Conor King, has pointed out that 2020 was the year the Defence Forces...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Defence Forces (29 Jun 2021)

Carol Nolan: 10. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if his attention has been drawn to the recent findings of a survey conducted by an organisation (details supplied) which has found that highly trained personnel from the Defence Forces continue to leave the armed services due to poor pay and conditions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34628/21]

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Defence Forces (29 Jun 2021)

Carol Nolan: I ask the Minister if he is aware of the findings of a survey carried out by RACO indicating serious issues around pay and conditions and showing that highly trained personnel continue to leave the Defence Forces. We know this has been an ongoing matter and it has come up here a number of times from parties and Deputies across the House. It is a serious matter. It has also been highlighted...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (29 Jun 2021)

Carol Nolan: It is because taxpayers' money is being wasted.

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (29 Jun 2021)

Carol Nolan: 177. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if there will be another opportunity later in 2021 for applicants to apply for the live performance support scheme given that there was a short timeframe to apply for this particular grant; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34580/21]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Cybersecurity Policy (29 Jun 2021)

Carol Nolan: 288. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the role his Department has in implementing the National Cyber Security Strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34629/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Help Service (29 Jun 2021)

Carol Nolan: 501. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address concerns that substitute or replacement home help care is not being provided in some instances in cases in which the usually assigned home help and or carer takes holiday leave; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27141/21]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (29 Jun 2021)

Carol Nolan: 591. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the efforts being made to provide flexibility on the reduction period under the beef emergency aid measure scheme, specifically the requirement to meet the 5% nitrogen reduction element of the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34385/21]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (29 Jun 2021)

Carol Nolan: 592. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount of funding provided to the BEAM scheme by the EU and Ireland, respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34386/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Funding (24 Jun 2021)

Carol Nolan: 233. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the details of the funding provided to the National Women’s Council of Ireland to assist in producing the document Women beyond Dáil Éireann ; More Women in Local Government to the Immigrant Council of Ireland to assist in producing The Experience of Migrant Candidates in the 2019 Local Election and to Women...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Peace Commissioners (24 Jun 2021)

Carol Nolan: 367. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she will list all peace commissioners appointed from 1 January 2017 to date; the details of the county and sub-district of each appointment; the age of each person at the time of their appointment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34037/21]