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Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Wind Energy Guidelines (9 Oct 2025)

Carol Nolan: 234. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the guidance provided to planning authorities and An Coimisiún Pleanála to ensure wind turbine noise is properly managed to protect public health (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54499/25]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Wind Energy Guidelines (8 Oct 2025)

Carol Nolan: 6. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will consider placing a pause on all wind energy developments until the new wind energy guidelines are published; when he expects the revised guidelines to be published and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52740/25]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Wind Energy Guidelines (8 Oct 2025)

Carol Nolan: Communities have been waiting for many years for the publication of the revised wind farm guidelines. Will the Minister pause all wind farm developments until the guidelines are published? When will we see these guidelines published?

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Wind Energy Guidelines (8 Oct 2025)

Carol Nolan: I am disappointed that more has not been done in terms of protecting the rights of communities. We are awaiting revised guidelines. The current guidelines give too much leeway to wind energy companies, which do not respect many communities. I commend everyone involved in the campaign relating to Mongan bog, which is a heritage site in my constituency of Offaly. This heritage site has...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Wind Energy Guidelines (8 Oct 2025)

Carol Nolan: I know the Minister of State mentioned public consultation but many people do not take that seriously because their experience of public consultations is that they have not been respected. Constituents from north Offaly where there are issues with sound have contacted me. They have to move livestock in their fields. These people feel they are not listened to. If we are talking about...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate, Environment and Energy: Climate Change Targets 2026-2030: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Oct 2025)

Carol Nolan: I welcome all of the witnesses here today, and thank them for their very comprehensive briefings. They were very informative. My first question is to Mr. McPartlan. He mentioned that Fuels for Ireland called for an expert group to be set up. Will its role be advisory? A body has to be set up to regulate the fuels coming in, that is, their quality and blend and ensuring they are up to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate, Environment and Energy: Climate Change Targets 2026-2030: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Oct 2025)

Carol Nolan: I can forward the emails, knowledge and information I have to Mr. McPartlan that show there is an issue. There most certainly is an issue. With regard to his second point about the European directive, why do we always look to Europe to hold our hands? Can we not set up a regulatory body ourselves in Ireland? I say this as an independent TD, but I know TDs across parties raised the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate, Environment and Energy: Climate Change Targets 2026-2030: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Oct 2025)

Carol Nolan: I know that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate, Environment and Energy: Climate Change Targets 2026-2030: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Oct 2025)

Carol Nolan: There definitely are issues. We can agree to disagree but there are issues. I have a final question. I thank the Chair for allowing me the opportunity to contribute. We have a carbon tax allocation of €950 million in 2025. Haulage companies are under severe pressure. Mr. Ger Hyland has outlined some of the costs they have to bear year after year with no incentives. I was...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate, Environment and Energy: Climate Change Targets 2026-2030: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Oct 2025)

Carol Nolan: I have one quick question for Mr. Cullen. In terms of the sales of electric vehicles, in the last three years are the sales increasing, decreasing or staying the same? Are they solid or what way are they?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate, Environment and Energy: Climate Change Targets 2026-2030: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Oct 2025)

Carol Nolan: What were the three main reasons for the fall-off?

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Insurance Coverage (8 Oct 2025)

Carol Nolan: 178. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will address an organisation’s concerns and requests regarding insurance discrimination impacting cancer survivors (details supplied). [54011/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: International Protection (8 Oct 2025)

Carol Nolan: 271. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide the names of the international protection accommodation contractors for whom the recent Comptroller and Auditor General report could find no proof of ownership; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54009/25]

Financial Resolutions 2025 - Budget Statement 2026 (7 Oct 2025)

Carol Nolan: Tá áthas orm an deis a fháil labhairt ar an mbuiséad seo anocht. I welcome the opportunity to speak on some of the measures outlined earlier today. However, it is also important to highlight what did not happen today. For me, this is the budget of a Government that lost its nerve, a budget of half-measures and lip service. Yes, the income disregard for the...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Air Corps (7 Oct 2025)

Carol Nolan: 49. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the reason his Department only signed a contract for the delivery of four Airbus H145M helicopters, delivery of which will begin on a phased basis in Q1 2027, when the Department was aware that the Air Corps EC-135s are presently at the end of their useful service life; if he will accept that it would have been preferable to have begun the...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test (7 Oct 2025)

Carol Nolan: 120. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views around the challenges being experienced by unaccompanied learner drivers (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53830/25]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Illicit Trade (7 Oct 2025)

Carol Nolan: 127. To ask the Minister for Finance to outline his response to the increase in illegal tobacco products in circulation in Ireland, and the increased tax losses to the exchequer; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53051/25]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Rebates (7 Oct 2025)

Carol Nolan: 138. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will support the introduction of a proposed draught excise rebate scheme that would deliver a 40% rebate on draught excise (beer and cider up to 5% ABV), capped at €20,000 per premises; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53831/25]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Business Supports (7 Oct 2025)

Carol Nolan: 161. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will support the Budget 2026 requests of an organisation (detail supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53843/25]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: EU Regulations (7 Oct 2025)

Carol Nolan: 242. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the work being undertaken by his Department regarding the implementation of the EU’s plan to offer digital identity to all of its citizens and residents by 2026, under the eIDAS 2.0 regulation. [52842/25]