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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]

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

Carol Nolan: 467. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address concerns that persons with ill health and other limiting factors in counties Offaly and Laois are being requested to travel long distances outside their counties and place for residence for receipt of the Covid-19 vaccine despite local vaccine centres being available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26611/21]

State Pension Age: Motion [Private Members] (22 Jun 2021)

Carol Nolan: The motion states that there are now thousands of 65-year-old people on the jobseeker's social welfare rate of €203 per week instead of the State pension rate. There is a difference of €45.30 between the jobseeker's payment and the State pension, leading to an annual loss of €2,355.60 for pensioners. The urgency with regard to the pension age issue, as provided by the...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (22 Jun 2021)

Carol Nolan: 174. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will address concerns in relation to persons with mobility issues who face discrimination by an inability to travel on Irish Rail at weekends due to the fact that there are no members of staff to assist them; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32949/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Covid-19 Pandemic (22 Jun 2021)

Carol Nolan: 379. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will address concerns being raised by some schools (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33263/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Research and Development (22 Jun 2021)

Carol Nolan: 476. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if any Irish university, centre of further education or scientific research is currently engaged in research involving the use of human embryos; if so, if such research is funded through his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33385/21]

Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Bill 2021: Report and Final Stages (16 Jun 2021)

Carol Nolan: I come back to the just transition, which we have spoken about extensively tonight. Speaking about it is not enough and we need the Minister to seriously take on board what we have said. We represent tens of thousands of constituents in rural Ireland. We represent the real workers facing the brunt of this. Has the Minister met the peat contractors or Bord na Móna workers at any...