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Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Leader Programmes Expenditure (21 Feb 2018)

Carol Nolan: 28. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the value of payments to third party Leader project promoters since the launch of the implementation phase of the 2014 to 2020 programme to the end of December 2017; and the way in which this compares to payments made during the first 18 months of the 2007 to 2013 programme in terms of actual moneys paid out and as a percentage of...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Regional Development Policy (21 Feb 2018)

Carol Nolan: 64. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development his plans to commission data research and a deprivation analysis of the midlands counties in order to ascertain the validity of designating special status to a defined region and establishing a development commission. [8721/18]

Order of Business (20 Feb 2018)

Carol Nolan: Page 41 of the programme for Government states: "The ultimate goal of the new Government will be to deliver sustainable full employment. This will mean an extra 200,000 jobs by 2020, of which 135,000 will be outside of Dublin..." There is serious concern and frustration among people in the midlands over the high unemployment rate, which currently stands at 9.3%. There is also great...

Central Bank (Amendment) Bill 2018: Second Stage [Private Members] (14 Feb 2018)

Carol Nolan: We are talking about people's lives not statistics.

Central Bank (Amendment) Bill 2018: Second Stage [Private Members] (14 Feb 2018)

Carol Nolan: For too long now, velvet touch regulation has been the practice upon which Central Bank oversight and accountability has been determined, at the cost of both fiscal probity and ethics. This past decade has seen the stripping of the State's resources to pay for the sharp practice and duplicity of financial institutions. Regrettably, we now know that public anger, outrage and suffering are...

Questions on Promised Legislation (14 Feb 2018)

Carol Nolan: Legislation passed in December to deal with the issue of equal pay for entrants to the teaching profession called for a report to be commissioned within three months. I understand the report is to bring forward details of the cost and a plan to work towards pay equalisation. It is unacceptable that post-2011 entrants to the teaching profession will experience a loss over their career of...

Questions on Promised Legislation (14 Feb 2018)

Carol Nolan: Only platitudes for rural Ireland.

Questions on Promised Legislation (8 Feb 2018)

Carol Nolan: The programme for Government makes reference to the fair deal scheme. It is my understanding that long overdue changes will be implemented, and one of these changes is the three year cap on the time charge on farm assets. In light of the fact farming families have waited so long for these changes and are under great pressure, including in my constituency of Laois-Offaly where many farming...

National Broadband Procurement Process: Statements (7 Feb 2018)

Carol Nolan: The broadband procurement issue raises grave concerns over the Government's ability to oversee the development and delivery of essential infrastructure across the country. The Minister, Deputy Naughten, boldly claimed that Ireland would be the first country in the world to bring broadband into every home yet, at the end of 2017, we still have not attained 100% coverage while the Netherlands...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Job Creation (7 Feb 2018)

Carol Nolan: 65. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation her views on the need to establish a task force or commission similar to the Western Development Commission with specific focus on job creation in the midlands region. [2018/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Applications (6 Feb 2018)

Carol Nolan: 376. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) was denied a discretionary medical card. [5579/18]

Questions on Promised Legislation (1 Feb 2018)

Carol Nolan: The programme for Government refers to procurement and smaller enterprises. As part of that commitment, it refers to the possible establishment of a procurement ombudsman and that a decision on the merits of establishing a procurement ombudsman would be made. Has a decision been made on that? Our small and medium enterprises, SMEs, are struggling. They are coming under great pressure with...

Questions on Promised Legislation (1 Feb 2018)

Carol Nolan: They are under pressure.

Childcare Support Bill 2017: Second Stage (31 Jan 2018)

Carol Nolan: Gabhaim buíochas leis an gCathaoirleach as ucht an deis chun labhairt-----

Childcare Support Bill 2017: Second Stage (31 Jan 2018)

Carol Nolan: Gabhaim buíochas leis an Teachta.

Childcare Support Bill 2017: Second Stage (31 Jan 2018)

Carol Nolan: Gabhaim buíochas leis an Aire as ucht an Bille seo a chur os ár gcomhair. Tá sé fíor-thábhachtach agus táim lán-sásta a rá go bhfuilimid ag tabhairt tacaíocht dó. Maternal employment in Ireland is lagging critically behind other OECD countries. With Ireland sitting in 33rd position, way behind Sweden which is to the fore in...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Rural and Community Development: Pobal: Review of Past Performance, Current Issues and Future Strategies (31 Jan 2018)

Carol Nolan: I thank all the witnesses for their attendance. It certainly is valuable to hear the information, particularly the thorough and informative presentation from Mr. Leamy. I will raise a couple of issues with which I am familiar. I certainly concur with Deputy Michael Collins that the Leader programme is posing difficulties for many community groups. One of Pobal's roles is to protect the...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Coastal Protection (30 Jan 2018)

Carol Nolan: 183. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the position regarding the stalled construction of a seawall at Bunnafolly, Doohoma, County Mayo. [4110/18]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Citizenship Applications (30 Jan 2018)

Carol Nolan: 266. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to reduce the fee for citizenship for all persons who have been ordinarily resident here for more than ten years and that are married to or a parent of a full Irish citizen. [4108/18]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Citizenship Applications (30 Jan 2018)

Carol Nolan: 267. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if the fee for citizenship will be waived for holders of a means-tested medical card; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4109/18]