Results 161-180 of 6,282 for speaker:Carol Nolan

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Children in Care (11 Feb 2025)

Carol Nolan: 555. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth what specific therapeutic and support services are available for children in care who have been victims of sexual exploitation or are at risk; how these services are accessed; the current capacity versus demand; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4572/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Children in Care (11 Feb 2025)

Carol Nolan: 556. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth how the reporting of sexual exploitation within the care system is monitored, including the mechanisms for collecting and analysing data to inform policy and practices; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4573/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Children in Care (11 Feb 2025)

Carol Nolan: 557. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth for a comparison of the risks of sexual exploitation faced by children in foster care versus those in residential care; the differences in safeguarding measures implemented in these settings; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4574/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Children in Care (11 Feb 2025)

Carol Nolan: 558. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the steps being taken to increase public awareness about the risks of sexual exploitation for children in care; how communities are being engaged to help protect these vulnerable individuals; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4575/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Children in Care (11 Feb 2025)

Carol Nolan: 559. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth what longitudinal studies or follow-ups are being conducted to assess the long-term outcomes for children who have been identified as victims of sexual exploitation while in State care; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4576/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Children in Care (11 Feb 2025)

Carol Nolan: 560. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the support systems in place for young adults leaving care who have experienced or are at risk of sexual exploitation; how the transition from child to adult services ensures continuity of care and protection; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4577/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Children in Care (11 Feb 2025)

Carol Nolan: 561. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if she will consider adopting international best practices or successful strategies from other jurisdictions in enhancing the protection of children in care from sexual exploitation; if so, which practices or strategies; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4578/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Funding (11 Feb 2025)

Carol Nolan: 730. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the funding that has been provided to date by his Department or any bodies under the aegis of his Department to support the National Gender Equality Dashboard for Higher Education Institutions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4745/25]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Illicit Trade (6 Feb 2025)

Carol Nolan: 44. To ask the Minister for Finance the steps being taken to combat the sale of illegal tobacco products in Ireland, particularly in light of the increased black-market activity seen in other EU states such as France and Spain; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3673/25]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Illicit Trade (6 Feb 2025)

Carol Nolan: 57. To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated tax revenue loss to the Irish Exchequer due to illicit tobacco trade; if this is expected to increase in the absence of clear EU tax policy guidance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3670/25]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Illicit Trade (6 Feb 2025)

Carol Nolan: 58. To ask the Minister for Finance if his Department has assessed the impact of the EU’s delayed Tobacco Tax Directive on the Irish legal tobacco market; his views on whether uncertainty around taxation is increasing the prevalence of illicit tobacco trade in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3672/25]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Yield (6 Feb 2025)

Carol Nolan: 56. To ask the Minister for Finance if the revenue accruing from the issuance of excise licenses is ring-fenced for expenditure on measures specific to the sector subject to the licence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3665/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Tobacco Control Measures (6 Feb 2025)

Carol Nolan: 225. To ask the Minister for Health for a timeline on the drafting, publication and introduction of the general scheme of the Public Health (Tobacco and Nicotine Inhaling Products) Bill 2024; if pre-legislative scrutiny is planned in respect of the same planned legislation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3663/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Tobacco Control Measures (6 Feb 2025)

Carol Nolan: 226. To ask the Minister for Health if the proposed new license fees for retail of tobacco products will be collected by the Revenue Commissioners similar to the collection of fees for licenses for other excise categories such as intoxicating liquor, betting, mineral oils; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3664/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Tobacco Control Measures (6 Feb 2025)

Carol Nolan: 228. To ask the Minister for Health if the revenue generated from the new licensing system for tobacco and vapes will be ring-fenced for expenditure on increased inspection and test-purchasing of retail units to ensure compliance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3667/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Tobacco Control Measures (6 Feb 2025)

Carol Nolan: 227. To ask the Minister for Health for detailed guidance to retailers on the operation of the new licensing system for tobacco and vapes, including details of how to register and deadlines for registration; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3666/25]

Government’s Response to Storm Éowyn: Statements (Resumed) (5 Feb 2025)

Carol Nolan: I am glad to get the opportunity to speak on this matter. I will start by commending the workers in local authorities and the ESB workers. I pay particular tribute to those workers who were out in dire conditions and who certainly are still doing their level best to get power restored to all areas of the State. It was concerning, however, to see a lack of planning, particularly...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (5 Feb 2025)

Carol Nolan: I wish to raise with the Taoiseach the issue of rural GPs and the shortage of GPs in many rural areas. In my constituency of Offaly, in 2024 there were 81 applications from people looking for access to a GP. I have been contacted by many residents in Daingean, County Offaly. This is just an example of one town. It is a common problem across this State, but in my own county it is...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Policy (5 Feb 2025)

Carol Nolan: 26. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he recognises that the persecution of Christians worldwide is a growing trend internationally; the steps being taken by his Department to highlight and combat this practice, especially in states or jurisdictions that Ireland supports through its various overseas aid programmes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2392/25]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Policing Co-operation (5 Feb 2025)

Carol Nolan: 267. To ask the Minister for Finance the status of the ongoing cooperation between the Revenue Commissioners, An Garda Síochána, the PSNI and HMRC in tackling serious crime, including drug trafficking and the supply of illicit drugs under the cross-Border Joint Agency Task Force; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2740/25]