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Credit Guarantee (Amendment) Bill 2020: Second Stage (21 Jul 2020)

Carol Nolan: Tá áthas orm labhairt ar an mBille fíorthábhachtach seo. The purpose of this Bill is to make particular amendments to the Credit Guarantee Act 2012 to support the needs of businesses to access additional finance as a result of the Covid-19 crisis. I support that principle. However, I have some concerns. In May of this year I engaged with the Minister for Finance on...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Felling Licences (21 Jul 2020)

Carol Nolan: 515. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will address concerns that the number of forestry felling licences being approved has increased the number of appeals being lodged under the ecology heading (details supplied) which is leading to serious delays and backlogs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16960/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Abortion Services Provision (21 Jul 2020)

Carol Nolan: 648. To ask the Minister for Health if the revised model of care for the termination of pregnancy which currently permits the use of telemedicine will be maintained beyond the period of the Covid-19 emergency; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16731/20]

Estimates for Public Services 2020 (16 Jul 2020)

Carol Nolan: Ba mhaith liom comhghairdeas a ghabháil leis an Aire agus guím gach rath ar an mbeirt Airí sna róil nua atá acu. I will be very brief. I want to focus on why the Revised Estimates do not include provision for school staff numbers despite the fact that we are here to make provision for an unchanged net allocation of over €10.1 billion. The gross allocation...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Bord na Móna (16 Jul 2020)

Carol Nolan: 51. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if, under the just transition plan, compensation will be provided to peat harvesting contractors that made significant investments in peat harvesting machinery prior to the sudden and unexpected announcement of the suspension of all peat harvesting for the 2020 season by Bord na Móna and if he will make a...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (15 Jul 2020)

Carol Nolan: We need those urgent changes regarding the fair deal scheme legislation. Farmers are still being discriminated against, especially small family farms. There is a duty on us here to ensure that we are helping these family farms to survive in every way we can. When will those changes take place? The last Government led farmers up the garden path on this issue and I believe the legislation...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Bord na Móna (15 Jul 2020)

Carol Nolan: 13. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the measures he is taking to support the retention and protection of employment under the just transition process in the midlands with specific reference to Bord na Móna and the horticultural sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16124/20]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Bord na Móna (15 Jul 2020)

Carol Nolan: I want to ask the Minister what measures his Department is taking to support the retention and protection of jobs in the midlands, with specific reference to Bord na Móna workers and those working in the horticultural sector. This question is being asked in the context of a just transition process that is being escalated. It is an unfair transition - it is not just. This question is...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Bord na Móna (15 Jul 2020)

Carol Nolan: I thank the Minister for that response but I want to take up one point with him straight away. The Minister has not answered my question on whether he will support Bord na Móna in its appeal process to try to recommence peat harvesting in order to safeguard many jobs for as long as possible. We know that bog rehabilitation is spoken about but that will only provide handfuls of jobs in...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Bord na Móna (15 Jul 2020)

Carol Nolan: I thank the Minister for that response and I understand the courts system but we need more than goodwill from the Government. We need strong assurances that the Government will support the retention of jobs for as long as possible, bearing in mind that this just transition was to last until 2030 and everyone was to be given a fair chance to adjust. We have not been given that fair chance....

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Bord na Móna (14 Jul 2020)

Carol Nolan: 132. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment when funding will be provided to Bord na Móna for the enhanced peatland rehabilitation scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15973/20]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Members (14 Jul 2020)

Carol Nolan: 416. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the status of the Moorhead Report; when it will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15409/20]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Gender Recognition (14 Jul 2020)

Carol Nolan: 691. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of the review of the Gender Recognition Act 2015; the circumstances in which it will be permissible for a child to change gender without parental consent; the minimum age that a child must reach before they can change gender; if the self-declaration process of gender change is to be introduced for children under...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Back to School Clothing and Footwear Allowance Scheme (14 Jul 2020)

Carol Nolan: 749. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if concerns will be addressed relating to equity of access to the back to school allowance (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15405/20]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Sheepmeat Sector (14 Jul 2020)

Carol Nolan: 846. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the approximate number of lambs imported in each of the years 2017 to 2019 and to date in 2020; his views on whether this undermines the sustainability of the Irish market in lamb; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15971/20]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Trade Agreements (14 Jul 2020)

Carol Nolan: 847. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of the Mercosur trade deal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15972/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (14 Jul 2020)

Carol Nolan: 1011. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address the inequality that is being created by denying patients diagnosed with stage 3 melanoma in the public system to access refunds for adjuvant immunotherapy, nivolumab and pembrolizumab, and targeted therapy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14711/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Abortion Services Provision (14 Jul 2020)

Carol Nolan: 1153. To ask the Minister for Health the number of terminations of pregnancies that were carried out in each hospital providing the service from 1 January 2019 to 31 December 2019, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15425/20]

Estimates for Public Services 2020 (Resumed) (9 Jul 2020)

Carol Nolan: I begin by wishing the Minister and the Minister of State the best of luck. I look forward to engaging with the Minister constructively. I will raise some points relating to Laois Offaly. Members of the public in the constituency complain that there is not enough Garda visibility. This is not the fault of gardaí, it is a matter of resources. The recruits are not to be seen on the...

Estimates for Public Services 2020 (Resumed) (9 Jul 2020)

Carol Nolan: I am happy to speak briefly on this important issue. Ireland's reputation as a leader in international co-operation is historic and globally recognised. Indeed, if international assistance is counted as a vital part of international co-operation, our reputation as a leader predates even this Republic given the medical and educational work carried out by the vast network of members in the...