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Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Urban Development (29 Mar 2023)

Carol Nolan: 103. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he or his Department have given any policy consideration or conducted any analysis on the concept of the ’15 Minute City’; if he supports the general policy principle behind the concept; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15679/23]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (29 Mar 2023)

Carol Nolan: 163. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide in tabular form and by county the number of checkpoints conducted by An Garda Síochána to ascertain immigration status in each year from 2018 to date; the number of individuals found to be in breach of immigration requirements at these checkpoints; the actions taken in response to this; and if he...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Abortion Services (29 Mar 2023)

Carol Nolan: 200. To ask the Minister for Health the actions that termination of pregnancy providers, including GPs and community providers, must take in instances where they suspect coercion in a request for a termination of pregnancy; the steps being taken to ensure that termination of pregnancy providers can identify possible instances of coercion; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15674/23]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Airport Security (28 Mar 2023)

Carol Nolan: 198. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will address recent reports that security screening at Dublin Airport is "not fit for purpose" and leaves risks for a possible terrorist attack; if his Department has been in contact with the Irish Aviation Authority (IAA) to discuss this matter; the actions that are being taken to resolve the concerns raised; and if he will make...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Official Travel (28 Mar 2023)

Carol Nolan: 261. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the total cost savings in each year to date of the decision in 2011 to abolish the entitlement of former Taoisigh to the use of State cars and drivers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15142/23]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Departmental Meetings (28 Mar 2023)

Carol Nolan: 344. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade further to parliamentary question No. 525 Question of 21 March 2023, the costs paid to the Irish Centre for Diversity for providing the benchmarking and certification process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15371/23]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Funding (28 Mar 2023)

Carol Nolan: 494. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if funding will be allocated to the local authorities play and recreation grant fund for the refurbishment and development of playgrounds and play areas in 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14669/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Consent (28 Mar 2023)

Carol Nolan: 707. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 650 of 14 February 2023, and the written reply from the HSE dated 20 February 2023, his views on whether any amendment is needed to the legal position as outlined by the HSE in its letter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15141/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Carcase Disposal (28 Mar 2023)

Carol Nolan: 780. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 1543 of 21 March 2023, if he will clarify why there is a discrepancy in the list of factories named when compared to a similar reply received on the same issue in November 2021 (details supplied). [15211/23]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: The Future of STEM in Irish Education: Discussion (Resumed) (28 Mar 2023)

Carol Nolan: I thank everybody appearing before the committee. My first question relates to apprenticeships. This is an area I am interested in. A total of 25% of the participants or of people taking up apprenticeships are female in the first year. That is certainly to be commended but is there any plan to increase this figure further and how can that be achieved? My next question then relates to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: The Future of STEM in Irish Education: Discussion (Resumed) (28 Mar 2023)

Carol Nolan: I have just one lead-on question if I have time to put it. Certainly, these developments are very positive and are to be welcomed. It is also great that there is a direct link with career guidance teachers and that they are in the picture as to what is available and so forth. That is very important. Mr. Fitzgerald mentioned that there are between 5,000 and 7,000 applicants annually,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: The Future of STEM in Irish Education: Discussion (Resumed) (28 Mar 2023)

Carol Nolan: That is great and I thank Mr. Fitzgerald very much.

Policing, Security and Community Safety Bill 2023: Second Stage (Resumed) (23 Mar 2023)

Carol Nolan: Ní bheidh mé ag tógáil an ama go léir. Tá áthas orm labhairt ar an mBille seo inniu. All of us will have received the assessment of the Bill's strengths and weaknesses from GSOC. I hope the analysis will inform the debate and the Government's approach to any amendments that may be made to this important Bill. GSOC has stated that its primary concern is...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (23 Mar 2023)

Carol Nolan: The crisis within children’s disability network teams, CDNTs, is well known to all of us. Major problems around recruitment and retention have practically become embedded within the system. I was shocked by information I received from the HSE’s disability services yesterday. It reveals how stark the crisis has become across all nine community healthcare organisation, CHO,...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (23 Mar 2023)

Carol Nolan: I thank the Tánaiste for his response but I believe serious urgency is needed here with what has happened. The HSE has confirmed that in CHO 8, some 3,129 children are waiting between three and 12 months. Those children are being failed. The Tánaiste has outlined the measures which are being taken and I acknowledge them. However, the HSE has confirmed to me that from an overall...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Defence Forces (23 Mar 2023)

Carol Nolan: 5. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the efforts being made to implement the working time directive for members of the Defence Forces; if he will address concerns from serving personnel that the military management and his Department are seeking significant exemptions to the implementation of the Directive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14429/23]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Defence Forces (23 Mar 2023)

Carol Nolan: I wish to ask the Tánaiste, in his role as Minister for Defence, to set out what efforts are being made to implement the working time directive. What is being done to address the serious and legitimate concerns of serving personnel regarding the implementation of the directive? They are concerned that military management and the Department of Defence are seeking significant exemptions...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Defence Forces (23 Mar 2023)

Carol Nolan: I thank the Tánaiste for his reply. I note he said earlier to another Deputy that there was engagement on this very issue. He also said he would take decisions if it dragged on, which unfortunately it has. Serving personnel are becoming very frustrated, demoralised and concerned about the significant exemptions being sought by military management and the Department of Defence, as I...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Defence Forces (23 Mar 2023)

Carol Nolan: I met serving and retired Defence Forces members who articulated the concerns I have outlined this morning. I do not believe it is a case of "negativity being articulated". The fact of the matter is there are outstanding issues which have gone on for too long. There is demoralisation, a sense of feeling demoralised and a strong sense of frustration. These matters must be addressed in...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Policy (23 Mar 2023)

Carol Nolan: 231. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if there is an agreement between the UK Government, the UK Ministry of Defence, and the Irish Government in regard to UK aircraft and vessels entering Irish sovereign airspace and territorial waters, respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14428/23]