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Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (14 Jun 2023)

Carol Nolan: Writing in The Irish Timesthis week, Tadhg Daly, the chief executive of Nursing Homes Ireland, NHI, stated his clear view that nursing homes face an existential threat and a crisis that is putting the viability of the entire sector at risk. We know from data collected by NHI that in the past three years, an astonishing 31 private and voluntary nursing homes have closed. This equates to a...

Retained Fire Services: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (13 Jun 2023)

Carol Nolan: I commend the work of our firefighters, and the firefighters in my constituency of Laois-Offaly who work day and night to ensure the safety of so many people and who save lives. What is happening to our firefighters is absolutely shameful. Years of calls for reform and for improvements around the recruitment and retention issues have pushed these dedicated public servants to the edge,...

Public Health (Tobacco and Nicotine Inhaling Products) Bill 2023: Second Stage (Resumed) (13 Jun 2023)

Carol Nolan: I welcome and support the Bill which aims to prohibit the sale of nicotine-inhaling products to anyone under the age of 18 years and to prohibit the self-service sale of tobacco products and nicotine-inhaling products such as those for vaping. Purely in the interests of formulating a harm reduction policy that actually works, I point theMinister of State to the evidence presented by Respect...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Departmental Schemes (13 Jun 2023)

Carol Nolan: 466. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will consider having mechanics, specifically agricultural mechanics, construction plant fitters and heavy vehicle mechanics added to his Department's critical skills list; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28012/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Wildlife Conservation (13 Jun 2023)

Carol Nolan: 675. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will provide an update on any proposals that are being made in relation to payments being made permanent for farmers in SAC areas who are in the national farm plan scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27297/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (13 Jun 2023)

Carol Nolan: 682. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if Offaly County Council and Laois County Council have made applications under the affordable housing fund to support affordable housing purchase; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27311/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Emergency Accommodation (13 Jun 2023)

Carol Nolan: 685. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the breakdown by nationality of the 12,259 people in emergency accommodation; how many that are Irish citizens, non-Irish EU citizens, citizens of the United Kingdom and citizens of other countries outside of the EU or UK; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27374/23]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (13 Jun 2023)

Carol Nolan: 796. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of recipients of jobseekers' benefit or jobseekers' allowance who have been in receipt of either allowance continuously since 2019; the breakdown of these recipients by age; the number under each age category who are also in receipt of a disability payment from her Department; and if she will make a statement on...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Asylum Applications (13 Jun 2023)

Carol Nolan: 878. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of single male applicants who were granted asylum in each year from 2000 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27370/23]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Asylum Applications (13 Jun 2023)

Carol Nolan: 879. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of single male applicants who were granted asylum and who were subsequently granted family reunification; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27371/23]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Asylum Seekers (13 Jun 2023)

Carol Nolan: 916. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she will clarify whether there are states or territories that have refused to readmit persons who were the subject of a deportation order in this State; if she will identify these locations; the number of refusals to readmit such persons that have occurred from 2011 to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Culls (13 Jun 2023)

Carol Nolan: 946. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will clarify the status of the internal departmental report which suggested that up to 65,000 cows would need to be culled for each of the next three years at an annual cost of €200 million (details supplied); if this option has been endorsed by him; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27432/23]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Office of Public Works (13 Jun 2023)

Carol Nolan: 1026. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will address concerns that the OPW has failed to actively engage with residents of the Clonminch Lane area, County Offaly following the announcement that modular housing was developed at a site there; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27298/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Policies (13 Jun 2023)

Carol Nolan: 1146. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 466 of 18 May 2023, if he will confirm that the reduction in the definition of the threshold of foetal viability from 24 weeks to 23 weeks for the purposes of the Civil Registration Act 2004 will also apply to the definition of viability in the Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Act 2018; if he will...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Policies (13 Jun 2023)

Carol Nolan: 1334. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the policy initiatives his Department supports to protect academic freedom in third level; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27069/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Policies (13 Jun 2023)

Carol Nolan: 1335. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide an update on the measures his Department is taking to support students experiencing sexual, verbal or physical harassment at third level; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27070/23]

Criminal Justice (Engagement of Children in Criminal Activity) Bill 2023: Second Stage (Resumed) (1 Jun 2023)

Carol Nolan: I welcome the opportunity to speak on this important Bill that is in line with the commitment in the programme for Government to criminalise adults who groom children to commit crimes. Grooming children in any sense is absolutely despicable. To use them and exploit them for criminal, sexual or commercial gain is a crime that cries out to heaven and has to be condemned in the strongest...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (1 Jun 2023)

Carol Nolan: As already mentioned, and as the Minister will be aware, carers do fantastic work. There is no doubt about that. I believe that every Deputy in the House would agree with that statement. Carers save the State €20 billion every year, in addition to the fantastic work they do. Family Carers Ireland support some 500,000 carers across the State. That is not enough, however, in the...

Veterinary Medicinal Products, Medicated Feed and Fertilisers Regulation Bill 2023: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (31 May 2023)

Carol Nolan: I will be brief. This is an issue I have spoken about a number of times in the Chamber. My concern is that the responsible persons are not being recognised as the qualified people they are in the proposed changes. In regard to animal welfare, the North operates a different system than that which will operate here in respect of veterinary medicines. Farmers may go to the North and get...

Nature Restoration Law and Irish Agriculture: Statements (31 May 2023)

Carol Nolan: I welcome members of the IFA and ICSA from counties Offaly and Westmeath who are present for this debate. This is a very serious issue, as the Minister knows. There are well-founded concerns because he has not agreed with the calls for an impact assessment to be carried out. That request is reasonable. There are big calls for written assurances from Bord na Móna, which is a...