Results 1-20 of 206 for long speaker:Carol Nolan

European Union Migration and Asylum Pact: Motion [Private Members] (1 May 2024)

Carol Nolan: ...of a Yes vote in the March 8th Referendums, cannot be fully trusted to be transparent on the ramifications and financial costs associated with opting-into the European Union (EU) Migration and Asylum Pact; - alongside Denmark, Ireland is the only country with the legal right to remain outside all or some of the Pact's measures, and we should use that ability to opt-out; - there is...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Key Issues for the Department of Education: Minister for Education (10 Apr 2024)

Carol Nolan: ...to school transport. The Minister has mentioned the two pilot schemes and has said that the review has been concluded. The nearest school rule, which has caused major headaches every year as long as I can remember, causes difficulty in areas where children are told to go to the nearest school which happens to be in another county or in another parish and they are already affiliated with...

General Practice and Local Health Services: Motion (20 Mar 2024)

Carol Nolan: ...pilot programme in areas where there is a shortage of GPs for out-of-hours services and leave cover. In my constituency, we are finally seeing the development of the Birr primary care centre after a long wait and a rather complicated process. I fought hard to keep that primary care centre for Birr on the political agenda in the Dáil and engaged continuously with the HSE over the...

Supporting People with Disabilities and Carers: Motion [Private Members] (5 Mar 2024)

Carol Nolan: ...upset and distressed. Many families have told me they are tired and worn out from having to fight for everything. Many of our teams in Laois-Offaly, which is in the CHO 8 area, have had vacant posts for so long now. Why is that? Why are children being constantly failed? Why lash out €20 million on a referendum, which is a shambles, and then fail these children, fail carers and...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (28 Feb 2024)

Carol Nolan: ..., namely, acute and community settings, section 38 service providers and the national services and disability sector locations. Behind them, however, are traumatised patients, devastated families left with life-long care needs, and doctors and medical professionals who have been broken by the adversarial and lengthy nature of the litigation process. We know that doctors are leaving our...

Healthcare Provision in Rural Communities: Motion [Private Members] (21 Feb 2024)

Carol Nolan: ...explain how, despite an increased national health budget, the country is witnessing a steady deterioration of health services, especially in rural communities; — urgently address the rural health crisis by establishing a high-level Ministerial working group or Cabinet sub-Committee to generate immediate, medium-term, and long-term solutions, and report to the Dáil within four...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Fire Stations (12 Dec 2023)

Carol Nolan: ...examples of capital projects and local construction projects throughout the State that have been signed off and approved by various Departments, only for those infrastructure projects to endure long delays before work commences. I think in particular of many school projects where unanticipated rises in construction inflation costs, for instance, have delayed works and caused much...

Confidence in the Minister for Justice: Motion (5 Dec 2023)

Carol Nolan: ...utterly failed to ensure that our immigration and entry procedures in this State are robust. The Minister has become a distraction from the kind of focus the Department of Justice requires now. As long as we are talking about the Minister and, indeed, the Garda Commissioner, in whom I do not have confidence either, we are not talking about the issues that really matter to people. We...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (9 Nov 2023)

Carol Nolan: ...system. Unfortunately, in the past number of months, Revenue's online automated export system and automated import system, AES and AIS as they are known, have routinely dropped creating very long delays and additional and unacceptable costs for hauliers at ports, meaning they cannot have their goods cleared and approved. Hauliers have highlighted their ongoing concerns and frustration on...

Road Safety: Statements (26 Oct 2023)

Carol Nolan: ...people and the council engineer to try to ensure funding was available and priority was given to Walsh Island. I also welcome the works on the R420 Portarlington to Clonygowan road at Derreen, but again they are long overdue. There are many other roads that are being forgotten. We need to see the kind of investment we have seen in Walsh Island, Birr and Portarlington in terms of the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine's Response to Ash Dieback: Limerick and Tipperary Woodland Owners (25 Oct 2023)

Carol Nolan: I thank the witnesses for their submission. It should not have taken this long to see a report in this regard. This issue has dragged on and on, and I am sure it is very frustrating for the members of the organisation to be here for a fourth time. I commend the Cathaoirleach of this committee, Deputy Cahill, who has allocated a great deal of time to forestry. We need to work cross-party...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Eligibility (24 Oct 2023)

Carol Nolan: 354. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if the fuel allowance payment is available to those on long-term illness benefit; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46234/23]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Tourism Policy (19 Oct 2023)

Carol Nolan: I thank the Minister for her response and I acknowledge the support package. However, this is a short-term measure. We need long-term vision and supports and a way of dealing with the fact that so many contracts that have been signed by Government have made it impossible for hotels. The support package will help them to keep their doors open and that is about it in the short term but what...

Financial Resolutions 2023 - Budget Statement 2024 (10 Oct 2023)

Carol Nolan: .... This is going to place massive social and financial costs on all sectors, including our farmers and transport sector. That is why we need to do everything possible to ensure we robustly strengthen Irish home-grown industry and the agri sectors. We cannot rely long term on revenue sources such as the likes of corporation tax. Our agri sector supports 170,000 jobs. Not enough is being...

Gas (Amendment) Bill 2023: Second Stage (Resumed) (27 Sep 2023)

Carol Nolan: .... This, of course, is an area of policy that is causing consternation and indeed outrage. We only need to look at the bizarre decision around the Shannon LNG project, which I fully supported along with my colleagues. While this Bill may be technical, at some point we will have to have a very practical debate on the future of gas supply and energy security in this State. I will refer...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (26 Sep 2023)

Carol Nolan: 400. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí who are currently suspended from duty; to provide a breakdown of how long they have been suspended; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41081/23]

Energy (Windfall Gains in the Energy Sector) (Cap on Market Revenues) Bill 2023: Second Stage (21 Sep 2023)

Carol Nolan: ...glad there is some movement but it is deeply frustrating to see it so late in the day, when businesses that should still be operating are gone. They were also customers the energy companies could have had for the long term but, because they were so focused on short-term gain, greed got the better of them and they lost these customers. It is also annoying to hear that some of this...

A5 Route Upgrade: Motion [Private Members] (4 Jul 2023)

Carol Nolan: ...of Laois-Offaly. I recently raised a similar issue with Transport Infrastructure Ireland, TII, after it confirmed to me that there will be no progress in the foreseeable future on delivering the long-awaited N80 Mountmellick bypass, which was first proposed as far back as 1988. We have also seen unacceptable delays to the Tullamore-Kilbeggan route, which has been constantly raised...

Culling the National Herd: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (28 Jun 2023)

Carol Nolan: ...chun iad a chosaint agus chun an eacnamaíocht áitiúil agus náisiúnta a chosaint chomh maith. There are many sectors that experience occasional instability and fluctuations around pricing and controls but most of the time, those sectors settle back down to long periods of calm and relative certainty. None of that can be said, however, with respect to the Irish...

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

Carol Nolan: ...of animal welfare. The responsible person was always the first point of contact for a farmer in an agri-merchant. Following the Bill's passing, that will change. An animal could be left too long because, as we know, there is a shortage of vets. Measures are being put in place to increase the number of vets. The proposed changes will definitely cause problems and create barriers. I...