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Written Answers — Department of Health: Care of the Elderly (18 Apr 2023)

Carol Nolan: 1516. To ask the Minister for Health if he will clarify the entitlements that exist for elderly dementia patients living at home; if such entitlement differs around the country (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17042/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment (18 Apr 2023)

Carol Nolan: 1546. To ask the Minister for Health when staff and former staff of an organisation (details supplied) will receive the pandemic unemployment payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17176/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (18 Apr 2023)

Carol Nolan: 1547. To ask the Minister for Health to address concerns that there are insufficient funding supports available to trainee counselling psychologists who incur significant debt while completing their course work (details supplied) and if he will make a statement on the matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17177/23]

Irish Sheep Sector: Statements (30 Mar 2023)

Carol Nolan: Efforts to develop new international market opportunities for the sheep sector will not be worth the paper they are written on if urgent action is not taken to secure the viability of the sector here at home. One of the explicit goals of Food Vision 2030 is securing market access and diversifying trade and market opportunities at home and abroad for Irish farmers. However, many of the sheep...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (30 Mar 2023)

Carol Nolan: I raise the need to reopen Garda stations and increase the operational hours of stations in areas in which there has been a growth in population. In my constituency, Laois-Offaly, the number of probationary gardaí has only gone from nine to 16 between 2015 and 2023. Many towns in the constituency, including Kilcormac, Banagher and Kinitty, need to see more operational hours in the...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Bodies (30 Mar 2023)

Carol Nolan: 109. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment for an update on the work of the heat and built environment delivery task force; the members of the task force; his plans regarding a new policy statement on heat; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15804/23]

Education and the School Building Programme: Motion [Private Members] (29 Mar 2023)

Carol Nolan: Ba mhaith liom buíochas a ghabháil le Páirtí an Lucht Oibre as an rún seo atá os ár gcomhair inniu. I recently submitted a parliamentary question to the Minister regarding the Kolbe Special School in my constituency. The Minister said the Government's immediate priority is to cater for requirements for September 2023. I was also informed that the...

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...