Offaly — week of Mon, 22 Nov

What your Offaly TDs did this week

Mon, 22 Nov – 28 Nov 2021 · 3 TDs · 2 bills voted on · 36 questions · 0 new lobbying filings

Votes this week

Mother and Baby Homes Redress Scheme

2021-11-24 · 1 vote

An amendment to the bill · motion failed 57–73

Voted for 1 Carol Nolan

Did not vote 2 John Clendennen · Tony McCormack

Education (Health, Relationships and Sex Education) Bill 2021

2021-11-24 · 1 vote · Social Democrats PMB

A bill to amend the Education Act 1998 and to provide for related matters

An amendment to the bill · motion passed 82–46

Voted for 1 Carol Nolan

Did not vote 2 John Clendennen · Tony McCormack

Carol Nolan — Independent 2 votes · 36 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 36 total

Foreign 5 questions
- 2021-11-23 Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the funding provided to organisations (details supplied) from 2011 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57533/21]
- 2021-11-24 Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the actions the Government is taking to raise the plight of religious and ethnic minorities in Afghanistan, in light of a recent USCIRF report (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57887/21]
- 2021-11-24 Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the assessment the Government has made of the recent reports from an independent NGO (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57888/21]
- 2021-11-24 Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if the Government intends to raise the recent and ongoing destruction of places of religious worship by the military in Myanmar, as evidenced by recent media reports (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57889/21]
- 2021-11-24 Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if personnel in his Department have been removed from their positions, have been transferred to another role or had their employment terminated from 2011 to date due to breaches of Departmental standards or professional misconduct or incompetence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57899/21]
Health 4 questions
- 2021-11-23 Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 562 of 16 November 2021, if the three-year review must be initiated or completed by January 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57255/21]
- 2021-11-23 Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health if he will he consider making a statement and taking questions in Dáil Eireann on the contract issued by his Department to a company (details supplied) given the clear concerns that have arisen around the miscategorisation of statements made by Members of the Houses of the Oireachtas with respect to Covid-19, vaccines and Government policy in this area more generally; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57408/21]
- 2021-11-24 Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health the number of COVID-19 Recovery Certificate requests that have been made from the time the application process for same began; the number that have been issued and rejected; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57891/21]
- 2021-11-24 Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health if personnel in his Department have been removed from their positions, have been transferred to another role or had their employment terminated from 2011 to date due to breaches of Departmental standards or professional misconduct or incompetence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57901/21]
Housing 3 questions
- 2021-11-23 Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will expedite the publication of the report by the working group on horticultural peat; the measures being adopted by his Department to save the horticulture sector from collapse; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57004/21]
- 2021-11-24 Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if provision is being made or will be made for compensation to be provided to farmers or landowners impacted by having land or property designated under the National Parks and Wildlife Service farm plan scheme; the number of farmers currently taking part in the scheme by county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57712/21]
- 2021-11-24 Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if personnel in his Department have been removed from their positions, have been transferred to another role or had their employment terminated from 2011 to date due to breaches of Departmental standards or professional misconduct or incompetence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57902/21]
Social 3 questions
- 2021-11-23 Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will consider the request by an organisation (details supplied) to make provision for free travel passes to be allocated to persons diagnosed with epilepsy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56871/21]
- 2021-11-24 Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Social Protection if personnel in her Department have been removed from their positions, transferred to another role or had their employment terminated from 2011 to date due to breaches of departmental standards or professional misconduct or incompetence; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57906/21]
- 2021-11-25 Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of carer’s allowance and carer’s benefit applications made to her Department, by county, from 1 January 2019 to date, in tabular form; the number of applications that were refused over the same period; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58216/21]
Children 3 questions
- 2021-11-23 Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the funding provided to organisations (details supplied) from 2011 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57534/21]
- 2021-11-24 Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if his attention has been drawn to claims regarding alleged sexual assaults being perpetrated against residents of direct provision centres and International Protection Appeals Tribunal-run accommodation (details supplied); the number of such alleged claims that have been reported to his Department from 1 January 2000 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57756/21]
- 2021-11-24 Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if personnel in his Department have been removed from their positions, transferred to another role or had their employment terminated from 2011 to date due to breaches of departmental standards or professional misconduct or incompetence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57893/21]
Agriculture 3 questions
- 2021-11-23 Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason for making membership of An Bord Bia's sustainable beef and lamb assurance scheme mandatory for those wishing to participate in the proposed new suckler carbon efficiency scheme; if he will consider removing this compulsory element for participation of the suckler efficiency scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57443/21]
- 2021-11-24 Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the names of the factories that have been fined for excessive carcass trimming from 1 January 2016 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57713/21]
- 2021-11-24 Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if personnel in his Department have been removed from their positions, have been transferred to another role or had their employment terminated from 2011 to date due to breaches of Departmental standards or professional misconduct or incompetence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57892/21]
Justice 2 questions
- 2021-11-23 Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice the progress to date in the determination of a citizenship application in the case of a person (details supplied); when the application will be concluded; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57086/21]
- 2021-11-24 Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice if personnel in her Department have been removed from their positions, have been transferred to another role or had their employment terminated from 2011 to date due to breaches of Departmental standards or professional misconduct or incompetence; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57903/21]
Environment 2 questions
- 2021-11-24 Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will request that National Broadband Ireland to escalate the required survey for fibre broadband delivery for homes serviced by the R51 R647, R51 X326 and R51 RX90 roads; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57714/21]
- 2021-11-24 Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if personnel in his Department have been removed from their positions, have been transferred to another role or had their employment terminated from 2011 to date due to breaches of Departmental standards or professional misconduct or incompetence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57897/21]
Transport 2 questions
- 2021-11-24 Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Transport if consideration has been given by the Road Safety Authority regarding the suspension of in-person vehicle and technical inspections of transport operators or businesses in view of concerns from some operators that this may increase the risk of acquiring Covid-19; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57711/21]
- 2021-11-24 Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Transport if personnel in his Department have been removed from their positions, have been transferred to another role or had their employment terminated from 2011 to date due to breaches of Departmental standards or professional misconduct or incompetence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57909/21]
Taoiseach 1 question
- 2021-11-24 Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Taoiseach if personnel in his Department have been removed from their positions, have been transferred to another role or had their employment terminated from 2011 to date due to breaches of Departmental standards or professional misconduct or incompetence. [57907/21]
Enterprise 1 question
- 2021-11-24 Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if personnel in his Department have been removed from their positions, have been transferred to another role or had their employment terminated from 2011 to date due to breaches of Departmental standards or professional misconduct or incompetence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57896/21]
Finance 1 question
- 2021-11-24 Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Finance if personnel in his Department have been removed from their positions, have been transferred to another role or had their employment terminated from 2011 to date due to breaches of Departmental standards or professional misconduct or incompetence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57898/21]
Public 1 question
- 2021-11-24 Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if personnel in his Department have been removed from their positions, have been transferred to another role or had their employment terminated from 2011 to date due to breaches of Departmental standards or professional misconduct or incompetence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57904/21]
Tourism 1 question
- 2021-11-24 Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if personnel in her Department have been removed from their positions, have been transferred to another role or had their employment terminated from 2011 to date due to breaches of Departmental standards or professional misconduct or incompetence; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57908/21]
Defence 1 question
- 2021-11-24 Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Defence if personnel in his Department have been removed from their positions, have been transferred to another role or had their employment terminated from 2011 to date due to breaches of Departmental standards or professional misconduct or incompetence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57894/21]
Education 1 question
- 2021-11-24 Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education if personnel in her Department have been removed from their positions, transferred to another role or had their employment terminated from 2011 to date due to breaches of departmental standards or professional misconduct or incompetence; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57895/21]
Further and Higher Education 1 question
- 2021-11-24 Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if personnel in his Department have been removed from their positions, have been transferred to another role or had their employment terminated from 2011 to date due to breaches of Departmental standards or professional misconduct or incompetence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57900/21]
Rural 1 question
- 2021-11-24 Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if personnel in her Department have been removed from their positions, have been transferred to another role or had their employment terminated from 2011 to date due to breaches of Departmental standards or professional misconduct or incompetence; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57905/21]

John Clendennen — Fine Gael 0 votes · 0 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Quiet week — no questions filed or new lobbying returns.

Tony McCormack — Fianna Fáil 0 votes · 0 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Quiet week — no questions filed or new lobbying returns.