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Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Licences (24 Mar 2021)

Carol Nolan: 298. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will address concerns raised by a person (details supplied); the reason persons with a full driver licence obtained abroad are compelled to undergo further testing once resident in Ireland; his views on whether this is a discriminatory practice; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14541/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Approved Housing Bodies (24 Mar 2021)

Carol Nolan: 597. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the funding provided to each approved housing body in 2020, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13868/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Approved Housing Bodies (24 Mar 2021)

Carol Nolan: 598. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the funding provided to an association (details supplied) in each of the years from 2016 to 2020 and to date in 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13869/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: An Bord Pleanála (24 Mar 2021)

Carol Nolan: 600. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will address concerns that a person (details supplied) is now waiting 31 weeks for the resolution of an appeal decision by An Bord Pleanála, in contravention of the compliance target set out in the performance delivery agreement between An Bord Pleanála and his Department; and if he will make a statement on...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Human Rights (24 Mar 2021)

Carol Nolan: 740. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if Ireland is obliged to notify the Council of Europe that it has derogated from the EU Convention on Human Rights with respect to certain obligations under Articles 8 and 11 of the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, Articles 1 and 2 of Protocol to the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Applications (24 Mar 2021)

Carol Nolan: 746. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade when the embargo on processing passports will be lifted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14074/21]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Adoption Data (24 Mar 2021)

Carol Nolan: 1081. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of couples and individual persons who have been approved to adopt a child and who are currently waiting to do so; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14702/21]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Adoption Data (24 Mar 2021)

Carol Nolan: 1082. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of same-sex couples who have adopted a child in each year from 2015 to date; the barriers that exist in terms of same sex couples obtaining legal rights in this area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14703/21]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Adoption Services (24 Mar 2021)

Carol Nolan: 1083. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the measures his Department has taken to promote adoption as a positive alternative for children in vulnerable circumstances; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14704/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Education and Training Provision (24 Mar 2021)

Carol Nolan: 1342. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address concerns with respect to the education, training and retention of student radiographers (details supplied); if he will accede to a request for a meeting with student radiographer representatives; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13988/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Abortion Services (24 Mar 2021)

Carol Nolan: 1364. To ask the Minister for Health if third-party campaigning groups lobbied him or his Department to establish telemedicine abortions; if so, the organisations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14061/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Abortion Services (24 Mar 2021)

Carol Nolan: 1365. To ask the Minister for Health the total and individual amounts paid to third-party organisations to provide training and ongoing support for doctors and healthcare workers providing termination of pregnancy services; the relevant organisations in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14062/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (24 Mar 2021)

Carol Nolan: 1520. To ask the Minister for Health if pharmaceutical companies and or agencies contracted to deliver Covid-19 vaccines have been indemnified with respect to penalties arising from non-delivery or late delivery of vaccine consignments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14536/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Abortion Services (24 Mar 2021)

Carol Nolan: 1646. To ask the Minister for Health further to parliamentary question No. 1021 of 3 March 2021, if the safe access to termination of pregnancy Bill outlined in the legislation programme spring session 2021 has been put on hold, deferred or abandoned as indicated in his reply; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14963/21]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Regulation of Veterinary Medicines: Discussion (23 Mar 2021)

Carol Nolan: I want to take up one of the points Deputy Fitzmaurice raised when he asked about the alignment in terms of this regulation and why it cannot be aligned with the North. I would expect to have more details on that. Were surveys carried out to see if this is possible? Have the witnesses borne in mind that it may lead to medicines being sought illegally, which will lead to animal welfare...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Regulation of Veterinary Medicines: Discussion (23 Mar 2021)

Carol Nolan: I thank the speakers for coming in. I take up the point Senator Paul Daly made on the Veterinary Ireland claim in its submission that the use of medicines to attract other sales of non-medicinal products has led to the establishment of antiparasitic resistance. The language there is quite accusatory and divisive and I am concerned. It is not true because earlier in the submission, it is...

Select Committee on Education and Skills: Estimates for Public Services 2021
Vote 26 — Education (Revised)
Vote 45 — Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science (Revised) (23 Mar 2021)

Carol Nolan: I have two questions. Our report recommends that the provision of hot meals to vulnerable students should be expanded to cover periods of school closures and holidays, and that a hot meals programme should be rolled out nationally to all schools on a phased basis. For those children in communities at risk of disadvantage and social exclusion the problems will go much further, extending even...

Young People and Access to Further and Higher Education: Motion [Private Members] (11 Mar 2021)

Carol Nolan: Tá áthas orm an deis a fháil labhairt ar an rún seo. Tá mé ag tacú leis an rún. This is a very deep and systematic problem that we are dealing with today in terms of educational disadvantage. As always, it disproportionately affects those in what are termed the lower socioeconomic groups in society. I am aware that the Department is working with the...

Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science: Statements (10 Mar 2021)

Carol Nolan: I have two issues I wish to raise with the Minister. The first relates to the reinstatement of the educational disadvantage committee. We know that the recent HEA report shows clearly that students who come from disadvantaged backgrounds are less likely to progress to third level or even to apprenticeships. We need to ensure that we have measures in place. One way of doing this and a...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (10 Mar 2021)

Carol Nolan: There is a major problem with the lack of adequate broadband in Laois–Offaly. I have been contacted by many frustrated constituents and farming families who have to do most of their business online. With children at home now trying to engage in online learning, particularly those in examination years, this is not adequate. It is not good enough. There is a serious problem. Bearing...