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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (13 Oct 2020)

Carol Nolan: 585. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if €4 million will be allocated to restore the farmer premium and the introduction of a harvesting plan grant to assist forest owners and a review of the ash dieback scheme to include an income compensation element; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29591/20]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Walks Scheme (13 Oct 2020)

Carol Nolan: 607. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will seek an increased allocation of €2 million for the walks scheme with an increase in the number of walks supported to 120; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29584/20]

Pre-European Council Meeting on 15 and 16 October: Statements (7 Oct 2020)

Carol Nolan: I sincerely hope the EU and the UK arrive at an amicable and respectful agreement, one that does not bring about major disruption in the Irish agriculture sector. I am aware the Council agenda will not deal comprehensively or specifically with agriculture, but I wish to reiterate my concerns, which are shared by the Irish Farmers Association, IFA, and other farming organisations. Among...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Motorised Transport Grant (7 Oct 2020)

Carol Nolan: 222. To ask the Minister for Health the progress made to replace the motorised transport grant and provide an alternative transport support scheme to assist with costs for persons with a disability; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28991/20]

Disability Services: Motion [Private Members] (6 Oct 2020)

Carol Nolan: At present in Laois-Offaly, a total of 1,118 children have been waiting in excess of 12 months for occupational therapy while 159 children have been waiting in excess of 12 months for speech therapy. As I am not here to raise the problem but to offer possible solutions, is any way in which therapists from other regions where there is not such a chronic backlog could be brought into...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (6 Oct 2020)

Carol Nolan: 743. To ask the Minister for Health the number of patients whoreceived care post termination of pregnancy in maternity hospitals from January 2019 to date; the number of those who were for medical abortions provided by general practitioner or community, family planning or sexual health clinics; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28741/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (6 Oct 2020)

Carol Nolan: 744. To ask the Minister for Health if he will request the HSE to include data on all adverse outcomes specific to medication used in the provision of termination of pregnancy services in the annual national healthcare quality reporting system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28742/20]

Winter Plan 2020: Statements (1 Oct 2020)

Carol Nolan: I wish the Minister of State all the best in her new role. I am sure she will be fantastic in the role because she has been bringing great energy and enthusiasm, so I wish her the very best of luck. It is vitally important that we have a sufficiently resourced health service, now more than ever. What is of equal if not greater importance, however, is that we have a significantly...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Asylum Seekers (1 Oct 2020)

Carol Nolan: 234. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the funding provided to his Department to support the work of the dedicated separated children seeking asylum team in Tusla in each year since 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28073/20]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Information and Communications Technology (1 Oct 2020)

Carol Nolan: 254. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the status of the measures taken by An Garda Síochána to upgrade the PULSE system to capture hate-related motivations for all incidents of crime and non-crime; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28002/20]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Asylum Seekers (1 Oct 2020)

Carol Nolan: 256. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of minors who have sought asylum after they arrived unannounced at ports or airports from 2011 to date; the ages of the applicants; the outcomes of such applications for asylum; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28072/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Abortion Services Provision (1 Oct 2020)

Carol Nolan: 265. To ask the Minister for Health if the three-day waiting period with respect to termination of pregnancy services remains in place; if there are no plans to amend or abolish same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27743/20]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Tuberculosis Eradication Programme (1 Oct 2020)

Carol Nolan: 399. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the breakdown of Departmental spending on the tuberculosis eradication initiatives in each of the years 2017 to 2019 and to date in 2020; the number of Departmental inspectors and staff assigned to tuberculosis testing and detection; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27941/20]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Legislative Process (1 Oct 2020)

Carol Nolan: 417. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide an index of the submissions made to his Department with respect to the Forestry (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28074/20]

Forestry (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2020: Committee and Remaining Stages (30 Sep 2020)

Carol Nolan: I am here as a constructive member of the Rural Independent Group, which has been constructive and has submitted some very good amendments. This all takes time. The amendments are based on the views of stakeholders from around the State. We did not make them up. They are based on what the people who operate sawmills, the contractors, foresters and farmers are telling us. We represent...

Forestry (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2020 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (30 Sep 2020)

Carol Nolan: I welcome the opportunity to contribute on this important matter. I have consistently highlighted it through the tabling of a Topical Issue matter last year and many parliamentary questions. I am a Deputy from Laois-Offaly, where forestry is a large sector that creates considerable employment and supports our rural and, indeed, regional economies. I have been in contact with many...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Avoidance (30 Sep 2020)

Carol Nolan: 72. To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the issue of dividend arbitrage stock trading or cum-ex trading, which is an illegal tax evasion strategy, in the European Union; if his attention has been further drawn to such a practice here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27623/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Legislative Reviews (30 Sep 2020)

Carol Nolan: 251. To ask the Minister for Health the details of the scheduled review of the Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Act 2018; the persons, Departments or organisations that will be involved in the review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27624/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Legislative Measures (30 Sep 2020)

Carol Nolan: 252. To ask the Minister for Health the status of commitments to introduce exclusion zones; if he has had further consultation with the Garda Commissioner on the matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27625/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Palliative Care Services (30 Sep 2020)

Carol Nolan: 253. To ask the Minister for Health the funding provided by his Department for the provision of adult and paediatric palliative care in each CHO area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27626/20]