Results 4,381-4,400 of 6,354 for speaker:Carol Nolan

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: JobPath Programme (13 May 2020)

Carol Nolan: 1145. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her plans to discontinue the JobPath scheme at the end of 2020; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4045/20]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Workplace Equipment Adaptation Grant (13 May 2020)

Carol Nolan: 1162. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if the workplace adaption grant to those on community employment schemes will be extended; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4549/20]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Workplace Equipment Adaptation Grant (13 May 2020)

Carol Nolan: 1168. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will consider administering the workplace adaption grant consistently nationwide; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4569/20]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Workplace Equipment Adaptation Grant (13 May 2020)

Carol Nolan: 1169. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a national awareness campaign will be funded in order to proactively promote the employee retention grant scheme and workplace adaption grant to employers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4570/20]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Rates (13 May 2020)

Carol Nolan: 1163. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if the basic social welfare rate will be increased for the blind pension and disability allowance by at least €20 per week; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4563/20]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Rates (13 May 2020)

Carol Nolan: 1170. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if an organisation (details supplied) will be officially recognised as a complementary service provider to support and strengthen the structures already in place through the Intreo service; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4572/20]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Rates (13 May 2020)

Carol Nolan: 1171. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if her Department will engage with an organisation (details supplied) in relation to barriers in accessing Intreo services for blind and vision impaired persons; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4573/20]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Rates (13 May 2020)

Carol Nolan: 1172. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if the requirement that work is of a rehabilitative nature will be removed from the blind pension; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4574/20]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Disability Support Services (13 May 2020)

Carol Nolan: 1164. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if an organisation (details supplied) and blind and vision impaired persons will be consulted as part of the research process in view of the fact research will provide quantitative estimates of the cost of disability; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4564/20]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Free Travel Scheme Eligibility (13 May 2020)

Carol Nolan: 1165. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will consider changing the eligibility criteria for access to the free travel scheme to include those with a long-term eye condition which renders their level of vision insufficient to meet criteria for a driver licence; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4565/20]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Blind Person's Pension Payments (13 May 2020)

Carol Nolan: 1166. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if the income trough caused in cases in which the income of a blind or vision impaired person exceeds eligibility for the minimum blind pension rate due to the loss of their fuel allowance, living alone allowance and household benefits package will be re-examined; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4566/20]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Blind Welfare Allowance (13 May 2020)

Carol Nolan: 1167. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a change will be made to the blind welfare allowance in order that it is not counted when assessing means for disability allowance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4568/20]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing for People with Disabilities (13 May 2020)

Carol Nolan: 1213. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if his Department will recognise an organisation (details supplied) as a key stakeholder and will involve it in the consultation process for new design projects or redesign to ensure that the needs of persons who are blind or vision impaired are taken into account; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4586/20]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Rental Sector (13 May 2020)

Carol Nolan: 1225. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if a rent freeze will be introduced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4048/20]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing (13 May 2020)

Carol Nolan: 1226. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if the introduction of the affordable housing schemes will be prioritised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4049/20]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Electoral Process (13 May 2020)

Carol Nolan: 1260. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will consider allowing those with impaired vision to cast their ballots either by telephone or electronically in view of the fact that negative experiences with electronic voting cannot be allowed to prevent persons living with sight loss from exercising their right to a secret ballot; and if he will make a statement...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Commercial Rates Exemptions (13 May 2020)

Carol Nolan: 1261. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if his Department will encourage local authorities to use their discretion and remove business rates from the premises in which the shops of an organisation (details supplied) operate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4591/20]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Turf Cutting (13 May 2020)

Carol Nolan: 1314. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if the protection of the turf cutting tradition will be ensured; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4219/20]

Covid 19 (Childcare): Statements (6 May 2020)

Carol Nolan: I am sharing time with Deputy Mattie McGrath. The response to childcare needs, especially with respect to the front-line healthcare workers and essential workers has been disappointing overall. I accept that it is an issue complicated by public health advice but the fact remains that the approach to date has been fragmented and marked by much confusion. I note that on 1 May, the Minister...

Covid-19 (Tourism): Statements (6 May 2020)

Carol Nolan: There can be no doubt that tourism is one of the sectors that has been most adversely impacted by the Covid-19 crisis. On 5 March, the Minister for Health made a statement on the floor of this House recognising that fact. At that time, the Minister noted that the Government was mindful that any sustained period of significant flight restrictions would lead to impacts on tourism and business...