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Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Ministerial Meetings (19 Nov 2019)

Carol Nolan: 307. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the meetings she has conducted with ESB management with respect to the closure of its midlands power plants; when she was first notified of the decision to close the power plants; if she is satisfied that the redundancy measures will be sufficiently robust and reflect European best practice; and if she will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Industry Irregularities (19 Nov 2019)

Carol Nolan: 503. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of non-compliance cases in regard to carcase trim specifications, that inspectors have identified in beef plants each month from January 2018 to date; the name of the plants involved; the amounts of the payments made to individual farmers supplying the animals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47844/19]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Funding (19 Nov 2019)

Carol Nolan: 642. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if additional funding will be allocated to Offaly County Council in view of future loses in respect of rates as a result of the impact of power plant closures in the midlands; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47845/19]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Pension Provisions (13 Nov 2019)

Carol Nolan: 86. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence he reason the widow of a person (details supplied) has not received a widow's and orphan's pension. [46766/19]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Yield (13 Nov 2019)

Carol Nolan: 91. To ask the Minister for Finance when revenue from the carbon tax will be ring-fenced for the purpose of a just transition in the midlands; the timeframe for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46781/19]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Eligibility (13 Nov 2019)

Carol Nolan: 121. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if an audit will be conducted from 2016 to date on the number of third-level students that have been denied a full SUSI grant due to their part-time employment earnings exceeding the €4,500 threshold; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46758/19]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (13 Nov 2019)

Carol Nolan: 122. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if teacher allocations to small rural schools will be reviewed in view of the fact that some rural schools lost a class teacher due to the fact they were just one or two pupils short of the figure required to retain a class teacher; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46759/19]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teacher Recruitment (13 Nov 2019)

Carol Nolan: 123. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the actions he is continuing to pursue in order to address the issue regarding ongoing difficulties in recruiting teachers at primary and second-level schools; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46760/19]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (13 Nov 2019)

Carol Nolan: 124. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the building of a new national school in Ferbane, County Offaly, can be progressed in view of the fact it is operating on two different sites; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46761/19]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (13 Nov 2019)

Carol Nolan: 125. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the construction of a new school (details supplied); and the expected date for its completion. [46762/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Groups (13 Nov 2019)

Carol Nolan: 161. To ask the Minister for Health if an independent external facilitator to engage in a consultative process in respect of Midlands Regional Hospital, Portlaoise, has been appointed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46765/19]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Crop Losses (13 Nov 2019)

Carol Nolan: 186. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will consider reintroducing the weather related crop loss support measure scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46763/19]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Biofuel Obligation Scheme (13 Nov 2019)

Carol Nolan: 196. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if a 10% biofuel obligation on the heat sector will be introduced as part of the commitment by Ireland to reduce carbon emissions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46764/19]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Offices (13 Nov 2019)

Carol Nolan: 199. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will ensure that the office of the just transition commissioner is based in County Offaly or the midlands region; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46780/19]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Schemes (13 Nov 2019)

Carol Nolan: 231. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if a specific region (details supplied) could be used to pilot the relaunch of the national farm plan scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46757/19]

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Power Plant Closures (12 Nov 2019)

Carol Nolan: On the retrofitting, as pointed out by one of the union representatives these jobs are not guaranteed. What we are hearing here is airy-fairy stuff. We need solid commitments, including in respect of funding. I reiterate my call to the Minister to ensure that the carbon tax revenue is ring-fenced for the midlands region and that, as proposed, the commissioner will be on the ground in...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Power Plant Closures (12 Nov 2019)

Carol Nolan: People in the midlands are still reeling from the shock news last week of these power plant closures. The Government has not handled the matter well or planned for the workers. The solid fuel carbon tax came into effect in 2013. From 2013 to 2018, it generated just under €100 million. Will that money be ring-fenced for the benefit of the communities and the workers affected by...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (12 Nov 2019)

Carol Nolan: The dramatic escalation of the timetable for closure of the two ESB power plants in the midlands stands in stark contrast to the European experience. For example, when the German federal ministry for economic affairs and energy outlined its plan to completely phase out coal no later than 2038 in line with recommendations of the German coal commission, it was able to do so without the closure...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (12 Nov 2019)

Carol Nolan: It is a disgrace. We are throwing workers and communities under a bus. The Government is sinking a community and region in order to push a populist policy.

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (24 Oct 2019)

Carol Nolan: I would like to speak on this issue of the fair deal scheme. This has gone on and on. This has been approved in Cabinet, so the delays are totally unacceptable. I know of many farming families who are continuously struggling with the heavy costs of nursing home care. The Minister met a delegation from the IFA, along with a farmer who is very badly affected by this issue, Mr. Joe Carroll...