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Written Answers — Department of Health: Childcare Services (30 May 2023)

Carol Nolan: 712. To ask the Minister for Health if his Department assists with, or makes a financial contribution to, the sourcing or provision of childcare or crèche facilities for the children of staff members of any grade or position; if so, the names of the providers; the costs incurred for the period 2020 to date in 2023; the number of staff who have availed of such assistance over this...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Abortion Services (30 May 2023)

Carol Nolan: 730. To ask the Minister for Health if he will confirm whether it is permissible for terminations of pregnancy based on sex-selection criteria to take place under the provisions of the Health (Assisted Human Reproduction) Act 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26046/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Childcare Services (30 May 2023)

Carol Nolan: 799. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his Department assists with, or makes a financial contribution to, the sourcing or provision of childcare or crèche facilities for the children of staff members of any grade or position; if so, the names of the providers; the costs incurred for the period 2020 to date in 2023; the number of staff who have availed of such assistance...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Childcare Services (30 May 2023)

Carol Nolan: 811. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if her Department assists with, or makes a financial contribution to, the sourcing or provision of childcare or crèche facilities for the children of staff members of any grade or position; if so, the names of the providers; the costs incurred for the period 2020 to date in 2023; the number of staff who have availed of such...

Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) (Amendment) Bill 2023: Second Stage [Private Members] (25 May 2023)

Carol Nolan: The measures in this Bill would see Irish abortion rates soar, as the most basic protections and safeguards are stripped away from the legislation. Meanwhile, there remains a chronic lack of supports available to women with unplanned pregnancies. We know the HSE's My Options service, which is touted by the Government, is nothing but a hotline to have an abortion. Women who ring it and ask...

Biodiversity Action: Statements (25 May 2023)

Carol Nolan: As the Minister of State will be aware, the recommendations contained in the Report of the Citizens' Assembly on Biodiversity Loss have not been met with universal approval despite the glow and spin that has been given to them. That also comes within the context of fears around the mandatory rewetting of drained peat farmland and the annihilation of many farmers' capacity to sustain a...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Travel Documents (25 May 2023)

Carol Nolan: 5. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of persons who arrived into the State through Dublin Airport without valid documentation to date in 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25425/23]

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...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (23 May 2023)

Carol Nolan: 375. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the estimated number of housing units which were not commenced or completed during the period of Covid-19 restrictions which applied to the construction sector in 2020 and 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24022/23]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Gender Recognition (23 May 2023)

Carol Nolan: 447. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of genders currently recognised by her Department; if the expression transgender has been defined in Irish law; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24024/23]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Legislative Measures (23 May 2023)

Carol Nolan: 448. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 391 of 9 May 2023, the steps which have taken place from November 2019 to date in relation to the preparation of the legislation referred to in her response; when she expects to publish same; if she will list the dates of all meetings between her, or her predecessor, with officials in...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Ukraine War (23 May 2023)

Carol Nolan: 521. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 436 of 9 May 2023, if Ukrainian applicants for temporary protection are requested to provide their last address in Ukraine to his Department or to the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service as part of their application; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24026/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (23 May 2023)

Carol Nolan: 582. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide details on the participation rates of the reconstitution and underplanting scheme (ash dieback); the number of applications made to the scheme from its inception; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24199/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (23 May 2023)

Carol Nolan: 583. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on whether the reconstitution and underplanting scheme (ash dieback) is fit for purpose; if he will conduct a review of the operation and the terms of the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24203/23]

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...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Revitalising Derelict and Vacant Homes on Farmland: Discussion (17 May 2023)

Carol Nolan: I thank the witnesses for their presentations and observations. It is important that we hear, from their perspectives, what needs to be tightened up or what needs to change or improve with these schemes. I regard that as constructive and welcome. I take the point that the help-to-buy scheme needs to be extended to cover derelict property. That would be a major help. I know that the...