Results 4,421-4,440 of 6,491 for speaker:Carol Nolan

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Common Agricultural Policy (20 May 2020)

Carol Nolan: 834. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the CAP funding allocation will be adversely affected by other agricultural support arrangements put in place by the EU; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5519/20]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: EU Directives (20 May 2020)

Carol Nolan: 835. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the establishment of an independent statutory body will be considered tasked with enforcing the provisions of the EU directive on unfair trading practices in the agricultural and food supply chain; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5520/20]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: EU Directives (20 May 2020)

Carol Nolan: 840. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will consider establishing an independent statutory body tasked with enforcing the provisions of the EU directive on unfair trading practices in the agricultural and food supply chain; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5596/20]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Contracts (20 May 2020)

Carol Nolan: 836. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department has engaged the use of external consultants from 1 January 2020 to date; the details and costs of such engagements; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5522/20]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Covid-19 Pandemic (20 May 2020)

Carol Nolan: 841. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the implementation of the EU farm to fork strategy is being suspended for the duration of the Covid-19 crisis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5634/20]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Trade Agreements (20 May 2020)

Carol Nolan: 854. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if an impact analysis has been performed on the EU-Mexico trade deal signed on 28 April 2020, specifically with respect to the Irish beef sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5888/20]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Contracts (20 May 2020)

Carol Nolan: 918. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if his Department has engaged the use of external consultants from 1 January 2020 to date; the details and costs of such engagements; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5525/20]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Just Transition Commissioner (20 May 2020)

Carol Nolan: 926. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment when he received the Mulvey Report on the just transition strategy; the reason for not publishing it to date; if it will be published immediately; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5886/20]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Motor Tax (20 May 2020)

Carol Nolan: 954. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will consider refunding a portion of the motor tax to vehicle owners who have had limited or no need to use their vehicles over the course of the Covid-19 crisis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5635/20]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Departmental Contracts (20 May 2020)

Carol Nolan: 963. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his Department has engaged the use of external consultants from 1 January 2020 to date; the details and costs of such engagements; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5538/20]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Departmental Contracts (20 May 2020)

Carol Nolan: 1104. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if her Department has engaged the use of external consultants from 1 January 2020 to date; the details and costs of such engagements; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5524/20]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Domestic Violence Services (20 May 2020)

Carol Nolan: 1118. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the measures she has taken to ensure that additional refuge supports are in place for victims of domestic and gender-based violence from March 2020 to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5887/20]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Contracts (20 May 2020)

Carol Nolan: 1169. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if his Department has engaged the use of external consultants from 1 January 2020 to date; the details and costs of such engagements; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5536/20]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Contracts (20 May 2020)

Carol Nolan: 1193. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if her Department has engaged the use of external consultants from 1 January 2020 to date; the details and costs of such engagements; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5529/20]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Commercial Rates (20 May 2020)

Carol Nolan: 1314. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the commercial rates alleviation measures he has introduced in response to the Covid-19 crisis; if local authorities in counties Laois and Offaly have applied for such supports; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5637/20]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Contracts (20 May 2020)

Carol Nolan: 1310. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if his Department has engaged the use of external consultants from 1 January 2020 to date; the details and costs of such engagements; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5533/20]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Rent Pressure Zones (20 May 2020)

Carol Nolan: 1312. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if the list of designated rent pressure zones to include Edenderry and Portlaoise will be updated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5597/20]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Rent Controls (20 May 2020)

Carol Nolan: 1313. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if local authorities will continue to implement a rent freeze for the duration of the Covid-19 crisis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5636/20]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Contracts (20 May 2020)

Carol Nolan: 1401. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if her Department has engaged the use of external consultants from 1 January 2020 to date; the details and costs of such engagements; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5526/20]

Covid-19 (Business, Enterprise and Innovation): Statements (14 May 2020)

Carol Nolan: Last week, a national plan to help the small business sector recover, and to ensure that employment is sustained, was published. The plan is backed by ISME, Retail Excellence Ireland and the Restaurants Association of Ireland, among others. It recognises that SMEs account for 99.8% of active enterprises and 65% of total employees in the State. It also recalled that 31% of our exports are...