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Future of the Post Office Network: Motion (18 Sep 2018)

Carol Nolan: I welcome tonight's motion and support amendment No. 1, wherein we call on the Government to honour immediately its commitment in the programme for Government to support the establishment of a five-year post office network renewal process and to honour the Dáil motion on this very issue that was passed two years ago, yet here we are again. Much debate on this topic over the past two...

Future of the Post Office Network: Motion (18 Sep 2018)

Carol Nolan: I hope so. When are they coming? Can we expect them-----

Future of the Post Office Network: Motion (18 Sep 2018)

Carol Nolan: Okay. We do need them and we all need to ensure that fair play is given to rural communities. We do not want to be back here again in a year or two with the same issue.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Impact of Retirement Packages for Postmasters: Discussion (4 Sep 2018)

Carol Nolan: I begin by thanking both of the witnesses for their contributions. I am disappointed with the whole outcome. I do not buy into the excuse that many of the post offices that are being closed were unviable. That is the witnesses' perception, I do not agree with their sentiments. What we should be doing here today is giving those post offices support. As rural Deputies we are expected to...

Topical Issue Debate: Early Childhood Care and Education (11 Jul 2018)

Carol Nolan: While I thank the Minister for her response, I have to say it has not clarified the situation. She said that a substantial number of complaints about the three entry points have been received. Like many other Deputies, I have heard differently. I accept that a small minority of providers expressed the view that the April intake could be disruptive. Many childcare providers and the parents...

Topical Issue Debate: Early Childhood Care and Education (11 Jul 2018)

Carol Nolan: I wish to highlight the changes in the early childhood care and education scheme that are scheduled for introduction in September and issues and concerns that have been brought to my attention by many parents and childcare providers who have contacted me in recent months. They are deeply concerned and believe the system is unjust and needs to be revised. We all agree that early childhood...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Procedures (10 Jul 2018)

Carol Nolan: 547. To ask the Minister for Health when the chief medical officer’s report into the investigation of claims regarding transvaginal mesh complications will be complete; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30335/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Procedures (10 Jul 2018)

Carol Nolan: 549. To ask the Minister for Health if proposals have been made to commission scanning, imaging or ultrasound devices in hospitals to detect polypropylene transvaginal mesh or sub-urethral sling complications; his plans to train or recruit specialised radiologists and or technicians to carry out this function; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30337/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Treatment Abroad Scheme (10 Jul 2018)

Carol Nolan: 548. To ask the Minister for Health the number of applications received by the HSE for transvaginal mesh removal in the UK through the treatment abroad scheme; the number approved and denied, respectively; the grounds for refusal in each case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30336/18]

Questions on Promised Legislation (4 Jul 2018)

Carol Nolan: I raise the same issue. An insurance company refusing to insure a car that has passed an NCT, whether it is owned by an older or young driver, is nothing short of discrimination. This practice has been raised by Deputies of all parties, including me, a number of times and needs to stop. What actions will be taken against these insurance companies or will they be allowed to continue to do...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Crosscare Emigrant Support Service: Discussion (28 Jun 2018)

Carol Nolan: I thank everyone for their presentations. I am particularly interested in this matter and have raised it with the Minister. We are letting our emigrants down. They are a legacy of the Government's failure and they are being failed again on their return. We need to break down any barriers and unfortunately there are too many of them. Rural Ireland has been hit badly by mass emigration....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Future of Mental Health Care: Early Intervention and Talk Therapy: Discussion (27 Jun 2018)

Carol Nolan: I thank the witnesses for their detailed presentation which I found very informative. As a Deputy, many people come into my constituency office with mental health issues and find they are not able to cope. I find many complaints about the CAMHS, child and adolescent mental health service. It is because it is reactive rather than proactive. I am concerned about families and other siblings...

Questions on Promised Legislation (27 Jun 2018)

Carol Nolan: It is stated on page 96 of the programme for Government that the Government is committed to building a visible and familiar policing force and policing presence in our communities. It is of great concern to constituents in Laois and Offaly that the rate of burglaries has increased by 6% according to a PhoneWatch survey. We also see violence associated with drink and drugs becoming all too...

Questions on Promised Legislation (27 Jun 2018)

Carol Nolan: This is a very urgent matter. I met the Minister of State at the Department of Health, Deputy Finian McGrath, last year, to express my concern over the waiting lists in Laois and Offaly for speech therapy and occupational therapy. We now also have a long and unacceptable delay in the assessment of need for these children. Leaving these children on a waiting list for this amount of time is...

Order of Business (26 Jun 2018)

Carol Nolan: I call on the Taoiseach to intervene. During the cold snap, the farming community was absolutely instrumental in helping out our communities. It is a reasonable request to bring the cutting date forward to accommodate farming families. I call on the Taoiseach to do that. I have written to the Minister on the issue.

Health Waiting Lists: Motion [Private Members] (20 Jun 2018)

Carol Nolan: I commend the Sinn Féin party on bringing forward this very important motion. It is, yet again, with great frustration that I speak on this issue. Many of us have spoken time and again but the Minister is clearly not heeding us. He needs to take action because this cannot go on any longer. We cannot allow our citizens to languish on long waiting lists with nothing being done about...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Illness Benefit Data (19 Jun 2018)

Carol Nolan: 545. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of claims for illness benefit and disability allowance that have been made and approved, respectively, in the two and a half year period since the introduction of JobPath in July 2015 to December 2017; and the comparison with the two and a half year period January 2013 to June 2015 prior to the introduction of...

Questions on Promised Legislation (31 May 2018)

Carol Nolan: The programme for Government states:Long durations in direct provision are acknowledged to have a negative impact on family life. [This Government is] committed to reforming the direct provision system, with particular focus on families and children. Is the Tánaiste committed to supporting children who have become victims of such detention? Does he accept that a 14 year old who has...

Questions on Promised Legislation (23 May 2018)

Carol Nolan: It is stated on page 48 of the programme for Government that social welfare payments at post offices will continue to be encouraged. Just last week, the Irish Postmasters Union called for a long-term commitment that these payments will continue to be transacted through our post offices. It also called for a timeline for new services under the investment plan for post offices to be made...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists Data (22 May 2018)

Carol Nolan: 363. To ask the Minister for Health the number of patients on the waiting list for juvenile arthritis treatment in Our Lady's Children's Hospital, Crumlin; and the waiting times for same. [22123/18]