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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Rural and Community Development: National Planning Framework: Discussion (13 Dec 2017)

Carol Nolan: I thank the Minister of State for his presentation. It was very detailed. It does, however, concern me. I know he made the point that the decimation of rural Ireland has not occurred through the recession, but it has got worse, and I know this as a Teachta Dála and someone who has always lived in a rural community. During the recession of the 1980s we had post offices and banks. We...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Rural and Community Development: National Planning Framework: Discussion (13 Dec 2017)

Carol Nolan: It is not doing it. I have met it twice.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Rural and Community Development: National Planning Framework: Discussion (13 Dec 2017)

Carol Nolan: I just want to address the point about IDA Ireland. The fact of the matter is that the local authorities are doing all they can. When I was a councillor, IDA Ireland was called in for a meeting-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Rural and Community Development: National Planning Framework: Discussion (13 Dec 2017)

Carol Nolan: The Minister of State seems to be doing so, all the same. He is talking about balanced regional development. The fact of the matter is that it is not happening. The Minister of State has a background in jobs and enterprise. Would he agree with the proposal that a task force be set up?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Rural and Community Development: National Planning Framework: Discussion (13 Dec 2017)

Carol Nolan: It is not balanced.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Rural and Community Development: National Planning Framework: Discussion (13 Dec 2017)

Carol Nolan: The Minister of State should set up a task force.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Prevention Measures (7 Dec 2017)

Carol Nolan: 69. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if additional drainage schemes will be put in place in counties Laois and Offaly in view of recent floods; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52446/17]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Prevention Measures (7 Dec 2017)

Carol Nolan: 70. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if additional flood defences will be put in place in the midlands as a result of recent flooding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52447/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Staff (7 Dec 2017)

Carol Nolan: 85. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 186 of 21 November 2017, when his Department will correspond with the school in question; if the status of the school will change; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52445/17]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Regional Development Initiatives (7 Dec 2017)

Carol Nolan: 128. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation her plans to establish an IDA taskforce in the midlands in order to improve job creation in the region; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52441/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Administration (7 Dec 2017)

Carol Nolan: 154. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive an appointment for an MRI scan at Tullamore hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52442/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Administration (7 Dec 2017)

Carol Nolan: 155. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive an appointment for an MRI scan at Tullamore hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52443/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Aids and Appliances Provision (7 Dec 2017)

Carol Nolan: 156. To ask the Minister for Health when FreeStyle Libre will be available for persons with diabetes on the long-term illness scheme; the reason this treatment is not available on the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52444/17]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Flood Relief Schemes Eligibility (7 Dec 2017)

Carol Nolan: 178. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if compensation will be provided to farmers in counties Laois and Offaly who have had their farms damaged in recent flooding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52449/17]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects (7 Dec 2017)

Carol Nolan: 193. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of funding for the N62 Kilbeggan to Tullamore link road; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52438/17]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects Status (7 Dec 2017)

Carol Nolan: 194. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when his Department will provide funding for the inner relief road for Edenderry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52440/17]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Humanitarian Assistance Scheme (7 Dec 2017)

Carol Nolan: 247. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of persons who have applied for the humanitarian assistance scheme as a result of recent flooding in counties Laois and Offaly; the amount available under the scheme; the amount paid out to families in this area to date; the number of applications to be processed; and if she will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Architectural Heritage (7 Dec 2017)

Carol Nolan: 312. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she has given consideration to the motion passed at Birr municipal district to take a building (details supplied) into State ownership in order to secure its preservation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52437/17]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Arts Centres (7 Dec 2017)

Carol Nolan: 313. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht when the €2 million funding will be available for the arts centre in Tullamore, County Offaly; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52439/17]

Public Service Pay and Pensions Bill 2017: Second Stage (29 Nov 2017)

Carol Nolan: I thank the Acting Chairman for the opportunity to speak on this very important issue. It is an issue which has been prolonged to the frustration of many public workers. As we know, public sector workers have suffered an average of a 15% cut in pay. On top of this, new entrants from 1 January 2011 start on a payscale that is on average 10% lower than the rest of the workforce. We welcome...