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Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Diplomatic Representation (25 May 2021)

Carol Nolan: 309. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade further to Parliamentary Question No. 435 of 18 May 2021, the dates and the particulars of each occasion on which he has summoned the Chinese Ambassador to meet with him from 14 June 2017 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27923/21]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Rewetting of Peatland and its Impact on Farmers: Discussion (Resumed) (25 May 2021)

Carol Nolan: The first issue I wish to raise is turbary rights, which is a major one in my constituency of Laois-Offaly. Families depend on turf for fuel. Approximately 40% of the houses in County Offaly alone depend on turf as their own source of solid fuel and heating. One of the speakers made the point that it is important that turf cutters are respected. I would go further. Turf cutters have been...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (20 May 2021)

Carol Nolan: 252. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the estimated number of persons resident in the State that have a valid passport or passport card; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27134/21]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Public Services Card (20 May 2021)

Carol Nolan: 281. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated number of persons resident in the State that have a valid public services card; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27132/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Admissions (20 May 2021)

Carol Nolan: 310. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of students attending third-level education for the academic year 2020-2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27135/21]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Alcohol Sales (20 May 2021)

Carol Nolan: 329. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of age cards issued pursuant to the scheme established by the Intoxicating Liquor Act 1988 (Age Card) Regulations 2010 for each year since its establishment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27136/21]

Nursing Homes Support Scheme (Amendment) Bill 2021: Second Stage (Resumed) (19 May 2021)

Carol Nolan: Tá áthas orm labhairt faoin reachtaíocht seo. Tá an reachtaíocht seo fíorthábhachtach agus ba liom buíochas a ghabháil leis an Aire Stáit Butler as ucht an tsárobair a rinne sí chun na hathruithe a bhaineann leis an reachtaíocht seo a chur chun cinn. Ba mhaith liom é sin a rá go poiblí. On 7 April, I...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Employment Support Services (18 May 2021)

Carol Nolan: 70. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she plans to continue using the services provided by Turas Nua and Seetec for the operation of the JobPath scheme; if she will consider alternative service providers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26483/21]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Employment Support Services (18 May 2021)

Carol Nolan: Does the Minister plan to continue using the services provided by Turas Nua and Seetec for the operation of the JobPath scheme? Will she consider using alternative service providers? Will she make a statement on this matter?

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Employment Support Services (18 May 2021)

Carol Nolan: I thank the Minister for her response and her clarity in confirming that the JobPath scheme will be extended. However, I draw her attention to the fact that there are more problems than solutions with JobPath. One big problem many people have with it is whether it represents value for money. We can say for certain that the total amount paid to Turas Nua and Seetec for the operation of the...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Employment Support Services (18 May 2021)

Carol Nolan: When I asked about the value for money assessment, I was not talking about a review of how people were placed and so forth. I have questions about that too because many constituents in my office have made complaints. I have showed them how to do so through the formal process. That was a number of years ago and it is going on still. My question is whether the review looked at the money...

Recent Cyberattack and its Impact on the Health System: Statements (18 May 2021)

Carol Nolan: Níl mé ag tógáil-----

Affordable Housing: Motion [Private Members] (18 May 2021)

Carol Nolan: Tá áthas orm labhairt ar an rún fíorthábhachtach seo. Affordable housing - or indeed the lack of affordable housing schemes - is a huge issue of concern. In my constituency, Laois-Offaly, we have little or none available, which is leading to couples and single people paying exorbitant rents. Even though some areas are rent pressure zones, it makes little or no...

Ballymurphy Inquest: Statements (18 May 2021)

Carol Nolan: On the morning of Monday, 9 August 1971, the security forces launched Operation Demetrius, the introduction of internment in the North. The deaths of ten innocent civilians occurred in the ensuing three days up to 11 August. Their friends and families have always known they were innocent, and now the world knows that they were indeed innocent. I welcome the verdict of the inquiry even...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Funding (18 May 2021)

Carol Nolan: 221. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if his Department has provided funding for the purchase of solar photovoltaic PV panels from 1 January 2019 to date; the country of origin of such purchases; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26528/21]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Legislative Process (18 May 2021)

Carol Nolan: 293. To ask the Minister for Finance if his Department has contracted accountancy firms or accountancy consultants with respect to the legislative reform of the way investment funds operate within the State particularly with respect to the purchase of housing or residential dwellings from 1 April 2021 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25694/21]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Middle East (18 May 2021)

Carol Nolan: 424. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will elaborate on his recent statement in relation to the violence at the Al Aqsa mosque that the right to peaceful freedom of assembly is non-negotiable; if he will elaborate on the obligations on Israel to guarantee freedom of assembly; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26037/21]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Diplomatic Representation (18 May 2021)

Carol Nolan: 435. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the powers he has to summon ambassadors of foreign jurisdictions to meet him to discuss any urgent matters; the basis on which such power or practice to summon ambassadors arises; and the dates and particulars of each occasion on which he has summoned a foreign ambassador to meet him from 14 June 2017 to date. [26478/21]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Schemes (18 May 2021)

Carol Nolan: 528. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if her Department has any interdepartmental role in the implementation of the Just Transition process in the midlands process; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26484/21]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Funding (18 May 2021)

Carol Nolan: 719. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department has funded the purchase of solar photovoltaic PV panels from 1 January 2019 to date; the country of origin of such purchases; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26529/21]