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Government Commitments on Offshore Renewable Energy: Motion (Resumed) (24 May 2023)

Carol Nolan: I welcome this debate which we need to have if only to bring a small bit of realism to the subject. The motion refers to the policy statement on the framework for phase 2 offshore wind, and this includes the objective that 5 GW of offshore wind will be installed by 2030. This target, we are told, will contribute to the wider Government objective of achieving 80% renewable electricity and a...

Access to Autism and Disability Assessments and Supports: Motion [Private Members] (24 May 2023)

Carol Nolan: These are extremely important issues we are debating. All Members have heard from desperate parents and teachers throughout the country who are calling for access to basic services for children with disabilities and autism. I want to highlight in particular the four-year delay to works for an approved autism unit at St. Brendan's Community School in Birr, County Offaly in my constituency....

Hospital Waiting Lists: Motion [Private Members] (23 May 2023)

Carol Nolan: It is shameful that, as the motion notes, "hospital waiting lists now stand at 888,000 patients, with more than 500,000 people waiting longer than the Sláintecare targets ... and with more than 225,000 people waiting for a diagnostic scan". From a reply to a parliamentary question that I received on this matter, I know that the Department of Health is working with the HSE and the NTPF...

Accommodation Needs for New Arrivals: Statements (23 May 2023)

Carol Nolan: The time for straight talking on this issue is long overdue. The Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth, Deputy O'Gorman, is an absolute disgrace. The Minister's arrogance and patronising stance towards communities is being remarked upon by Members of his own Government in briefings to the press almost every week that passes. Only this week, The Sunday...

Central Statistics Office Sexual Violence Survey 2022: Statements (Resumed) (17 May 2023)

Carol Nolan: The findings of the CSO survey are, in many respects, deeply depressing, particularly for women and girls. They reveal a culture and society plagued by sexual violence, even at the upper end of the scale in terms of rape and non-consensual sexual contact. The survey also reveals that as a society, we have a long way to go in terms of normalising the reporting of non-consensual sexual...

Targeted Investment in the Health Service: Motion [Private Members] (17 May 2023)

Carol Nolan: Insím don Aire gur mhaith liom mo thacaíocht a thabhairt don rún seo atá curtha os ár gcomhair ar maidin ag an nGrúpa Neamhspleách agus is rún oiriúnach agus fíorthábhachtach é. This motion rightly acknowledges that MAUs play an integral role in ED avoidance and that LIUs deliver efficient, expert treatment to tens of thousands of...

Agriculture and Food Supply Chain Bill 2022: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (10 May 2023)

Carol Nolan: Tugaim tacaíocht don leasú atá os ár gcomhair maidir leis an rialálaí. Tá sé fíorthábhachtach go bhfuil an Ghaeilge in úsáid, chomh fada is féidir, i ngach Bille nuair a thagann sé os ár gcomhair. Nuair atá deis ann leagan Gaeilge a úsáid ba chóir dúinn an deis sin a thapú. Tugaim mo...

Planning and Rural Housing: Motion [Private Members] (10 May 2023)

Carol Nolan: As the saying goes, there are few certainties in life apart from death and taxes, but perhaps we could revise that and add the dysfunctional Irish planning system. For how long have we been debating this issue in these Houses? I recall standing here more than two years ago debating the Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2021, which was meant to address some of the very issues we are...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (9 May 2023)

Carol Nolan: A county-by-county comparison complied by Nursing Homes Ireland has shown clearly that there are significant price differentials between private and HSE-run nursing homes. The extensive analysis reveals that, for example, in County Offaly the price per week of a HSE nursing home as of January was €1,959 while private nursing home fees were over €900 less, starting at...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (9 May 2023)

Carol Nolan: I thank the Taoiseach for his response. I understand and we all know there is a war, but the fact of the matter is that Ireland is an outlier in Europe in terms of the reliance on hotel, bed and breakfast and guesthouse beds. We are different. Why are we so different? Why have other countries adopted a more sensible approach and protected their local economies more than we have? That is...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (9 May 2023)

Carol Nolan: Writing in the Irish Mail on Sunday, John Drennan reported that only a small percentage of hotel beds currently being utilised by refugees and asylum seekers will revert to the tourism market this year. In fact, data provided to the Irish Mail on Sunday by the Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth, revealed that slightly more than 2,500 hotel beds will be put...

Construction Safety Licensing Bill 2023: Second Stage (Resumed) (4 May 2023)

Carol Nolan: I welcome the debate on this Bill. It contains some practical and worthwhile changes to the current regime. The emphasis of the Bill is also a welcome leap forward in that many of its sections are pragmatic and more reflective of where people are at as regards skills and the need to maintain safety as a key component of work on a construction or quarry site. In this respect, I note...

Transport Support Schemes for People with Disabilities: Motion [Private Members] (4 May 2023)

Carol Nolan: I am sharing time. I fully support the motion and, in particular, the call to introduce an integrated transport system for people with disabilities and their carers, a scheme that would ensure flexible arrangements, the provision of funding and a comprehensive transport support scheme to replace the mobility allowance and the motorised transport grant as a priority. In my constituency,...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Fuel Quality (4 May 2023)

Carol Nolan: I thank the Minister of State for his response. Regarding the safety issues I referred to, it has been brought to my attention that E10 petrol has a higher level of bioethanol, which is corrosive to gasket seals, metals, plastics and many other materials. If a rubber hose or seal gets damaged from using E10 fuel and it fails, spraying high-pressure petrol around the engine bay that then...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Fuel Quality (4 May 2023)

Carol Nolan: 4. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide an update on the work of his Department to increase and support the use of E10 fuels; if he is aware of any safety or incompatibility concerns with respect to E10 fuels in certain models of cars and vehicles; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20630/23]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Fuel Quality (4 May 2023)

Carol Nolan: Will the Minister of State update me on the work his Department has done on increasing and supporting the use of E10 fuels? Is he aware of any safety or incompatibility issues with other vehicles in respect of E10 fuel? I have received some concerning information from a correspondent who works in the motor trade who brought to my attention that there are safety concerns with E10 fuel. Has...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Fuel Quality (4 May 2023)

Carol Nolan: It would be wrong to dismiss any potential safety issues associated with E10 fuel as being caused by a lack of maintenance. That is the wrong approach. Can this matter be looked into? If there are safety issues, it is serious. Certainly, the information I have to hand suggests the move to E10 petrol will put people's lives in danger. My correspondent who works in the motor industry tells...

Historic and Archaeological Heritage Bill 2023 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (27 Apr 2023)

Carol Nolan: Cuirim fáilte roimh an díospóireacht ar an mBille seo, Bille na hOidhreachta, Stairiúla agus Seandálaíochta 2023, atá os ár gcomhair. I find myself in the somewhat unusual position of agreeing with a Green Party Minister. That is particularly the case having reviewed what the Minister of State, Deputy Noonan, said about the Bill in the Seanad. ...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (27 Apr 2023)

Carol Nolan: Electricity and energy prices continue to financially cripple families and businesses throughout this State. This is happening despite a quantifiable drop in natural gas prices, which determine electricity costs. Electricity companies have not acted. I acknowledge that the Government has provided some measures to families to help cushion the blow. However, given that the Government is a...

Agricultural and Food Supply Chain Bill 2022: Report Stage (26 Apr 2023)

Carol Nolan: It is not just the Rural Independent Group that is saying farmers are very concerned. Deputy McNamara and many others on this side of the House are saying it too, as, I am sure, are members of the Minister's party and other parties in government. Macra na Feirme does not often organise marches. It is only when it has a genuine case, an urgent need arises or an obstacle occurs that we see...