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Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Climate Change Policy (7 Jul 2021)

Carol Nolan: 30. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if Ireland’s Territorial Plan due to be submitted to Europe in September 2021 as a requirement for access to the EU Just Transition Fund for the period 2021-2027 will be submitted by that date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36606/21]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Alcohol Sales (7 Jul 2021)

Carol Nolan: 107. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she will consider revising the licensing laws to extend the opening hours of licensed premises such as public houses in order to mitigate the loss of earnings caused by restrictions on indoor services being provided; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36608/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Staff (7 Jul 2021)

Carol Nolan: 202. To ask the Minister for Health the number of staff employed on whole-time equivalent terms in each of his Department’s twelve divisions on 1 June 2020 and 1 June 2021, respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30662/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Meetings (7 Jul 2021)

Carol Nolan: 203. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide details of any meetings or engagements he or officials from his Department have had with representatives of the National Women’s Council of Ireland from 1 January 2020 to date; the purpose of each meeting and engagement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30663/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes (7 Jul 2021)

Carol Nolan: 204. To ask the Minister for Health the status of his Department’s 2021 output target to establish a nursing home expert panel and report with a view to developing a Bill to enhance the regulation and oversight of nursing homes, including increased enforcement powers and the establishment of a licensing framework for the professional home support providers; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes (7 Jul 2021)

Carol Nolan: 205. To ask the Minister for Health if the recently announced reforms to the nursing home support scheme include a distinction between land which is farmed versus land which is leased; if so, the different treatments that would apply; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30665/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes (7 Jul 2021)

Carol Nolan: 206. To ask the Minister for Health if children of farmers who inherit land from a parent who has land and entitlements leased to a non-relative under the tax incentive scheme are to be afforded the same proposed three-year capping at 7.5% as other inheritors whose parents did not lease out land under the recently announced reforms to the nursing home support scheme; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Risk Management (6 Jul 2021)

Carol Nolan: 193. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the reason the €7 million that has been allocated since December 2019 to alleviate constrictions to the flow of water in the Shannon Callows between Athlone and Meelick has not been spent; the reason there is still no plan; the reason no planning permissions have been sought; the further reason no applications for consents and...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Data (6 Jul 2021)

Carol Nolan: 471. To ask the Minister for Health if his Department’s IT systems have been the subject of ransomware or any other variation of cyber-attack from 1 January 2020 to date; if so, the number of such incidences that have occurred; the response made by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29575/21]

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.