Results 5,001-5,020 of 6,286 for speaker:Carol Nolan

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Data and Genomics Programme (10 Oct 2017)

Carol Nolan: 501. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to raise the suckler cow payment in budget 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42356/17]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Dairy Sector (10 Oct 2017)

Carol Nolan: 502. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the action he plans to take to protect farmers from price volatility in the dairy sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42357/17]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: TAMS Funding (10 Oct 2017)

Carol Nolan: 503. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to increase funding for TAMS and increase investment aid for commercial horticulture in budget 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42358/17]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Land Acquisition (10 Oct 2017)

Carol Nolan: 504. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to provide funding to the NPWS to compensate farmers that have their lands designated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42359/17]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Cashflow Support Loan Scheme Administration (10 Oct 2017)

Carol Nolan: 505. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to make low cost loans available for farming enterprises over a five-year period to fund both ongoing working capital requirements and on-farm investment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42361/17]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Post Office Network (10 Oct 2017)

Carol Nolan: 528. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the outstanding recommendations of the post office network business development group; the estimated cost of implementing all recommendations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42337/17]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan Administration (10 Oct 2017)

Carol Nolan: 529. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the anticipated timeframe for the completion of the tender process for broadband; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42338/17]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rural Transport Programme Data (10 Oct 2017)

Carol Nolan: 579. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the report on rural transport as committed to on page 50 of the programme for government has been furnished to the relevant Houses of the Oireachtas committee; the date on which it was furnished; if the report was discussed at the committee; if the report is available to the public; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Youth Services Funding (10 Oct 2017)

Carol Nolan: 630. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the allocation made to youth work services over each of the past ten years, by county, in tabular from; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42352/17]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Regional Development Policy (10 Oct 2017)

Carol Nolan: 644. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if the functions of his Department extend to ensuring balanced regional development; his views on a recent EUROSTAT report that states that over 50% of development is in the Dublin region; his plans to ensure balanced regional development; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42347/17]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Local Authority Functions (10 Oct 2017)

Carol Nolan: 645. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the measures he plans to put in place to ensure that local authorities are prepared for the roll-out of broadband once the tender process is concluded; the cost of the measures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42348/17]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Action Plan for Rural Development (10 Oct 2017)

Carol Nolan: 646. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development his plans to commission research on the impact of Brexit on rural communities as committed to in the Action Plan for Rural Development; when this research will be commissioned; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42349/17]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Seniors Alert Scheme (10 Oct 2017)

Carol Nolan: 647. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the funding allocation for the senior alert scheme over each of the past ten years; the number of beneficiaries of the scheme per year, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42350/17]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Money Advice and Budgeting Service Reports (10 Oct 2017)

Carol Nolan: 699. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she has considered the submission by the Money Advice and Budgeting Service, MABS, regarding the proposals to replace local voluntary MABS companies with regional companies; the rationale for this proposal; if she will reconsider this proposal; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42334/17]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: School Meals Programme (10 Oct 2017)

Carol Nolan: 700. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of rural schools availing of the school meals programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42342/17]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: School Meals Programme (10 Oct 2017)

Carol Nolan: 701. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if all rural DEIS schools avail of the school meals programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42344/17]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Farm Assist Scheme Payments (10 Oct 2017)

Carol Nolan: 702. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her plans to restore farm assist payments to 2013 levels; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42354/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Wind Energy Guidelines (10 Oct 2017)

Carol Nolan: 742. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when he plans to open the public consultation process for the draft wind energy guidelines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42339/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Health and Safety Regulations (10 Oct 2017)

Carol Nolan: 743. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the legislation or regulations in place in relation to the protection of health and safety of children in privately owned recreational facilities such as theme parks, amusement centres and activity parks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42351/17]

Water Services Bill 2017: Second Stage (Resumed) (4 Oct 2017)

Carol Nolan: Gabhaim buíochas leis an Leas-Cheann Comhairle as ucht an deis chun labhairt. As outlined by many of my colleagues here tonight, Sinn Féin will be opposing this legislation and all it stands for. The Government is again rejecting the will of the people. It is ignoring the mass movement of people who went out onto the streets to protest against this unfair charge. It is...