Offaly — week of Mon, 16 Jan

What your Offaly TDs did this week

Mon, 16 Jan – 22 Jan 2023 · 3 TDs · 1 bill voted on · 53 questions · 43 new lobbying filings

Votes this week

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business

2023-01-18 · 1 vote

The week's Dáil business schedule · motion passed 74–55

Voted against 1 Carol Nolan

Did not vote 2 John Clendennen · Tony McCormack

Carol Nolan — Independent 1 vote · 53 questions · 42 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 53 total

Children 8 questions
- 2023-01-18 Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will provide details of the contract his Department signed with a consulting company (details supplied) relating to the location of modular homes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63150/22]
- 2023-01-18 Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if it is the policy of his Department to support the introduction of so-called 'community champions' to engage with local communities around issues of concern relating to accommodation of international protection applicants or beneficiaries of temporary protection. [63151/22]
- 2023-01-18 Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will list all locations at which more than ten Ukrainian refugees are being accommodated in counties Offaly, Laois, and Limerick city and county; the total number being accommodated at each location; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1415/23]
- 2023-01-18 Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will list all locations at which new accommodation centres were established for asylum seekers from 1 January 2021 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1416/23]
- 2023-01-18 Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the total number of Ukrainian refugees who are currently being accommodated in hotels or other accommodation under the relevant schemes administered by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1418/23]
- 2023-01-18 Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of Ukrainian refugees who were accommodated in Ireland from February 2022 onwards but who have returned to Ukraine or who are known to have otherwise left the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1419/23]
- 2023-01-18 Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the name of the company, organisation or persons contracted to provide media training to him from 1 January 2021 to date; the costs incurred; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1501/23]
- 2023-01-19 Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the steps that are being taken by the International Protection Accommodation Service to protect the safety and security of residents and staff at a location (details supplied); if such measures are also being rolled out at all other international protection accommodation service locations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2465/23]
Social 6 questions
- 2023-01-18 Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Social Protection the average amount paid to recipients of social welfare schemes administered by her Department in 2022; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1422/23]
- 2023-01-18 Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Social Protection the amount paid to the highest single recipient of social welfare schemes administered by her Department in 2022; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1423/23]
- 2023-01-18 Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Social Protection the total number of persons who are currently in receipt of a payment from a social welfare scheme administered by her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1424/23]
- 2023-01-18 Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of claimants who are currently in receipt of the accommodation recognition payment; the total cost of payments made under this scheme to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1425/23]
- 2023-01-18 Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of Ukrainian refugees who are currently known to be accommodated by persons who are currently in receipt of the accommodation recognition payment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1426/23]
- 2023-01-18 Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Social Protection the name of the company, organisation or persons contracted to provide media training to her from 1 January 2021 to date; the costs incurred; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1514/23]
Justice 6 questions
- 2023-01-18 Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice the number of asylum applications by month from January 2020 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63440/22]
- 2023-01-18 Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice when a person may make a claim for compensation under the terms outlined in the Garda Síochána (Compensation) Act 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1234/23]
- 2023-01-18 Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice the total number of Ukrainian refugees who have been welcomed to Ireland to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1417/23]
- 2023-01-18 Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice if he has had interactions with his counterparts in other EU member states and with relevant agencies in relation to Ukrainian refugees who fled to EU states but have since returned to Ukraine; if his attention has been drawn to the estimated number who have returned to Ukraine to date based on those interactions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1420/23]
- 2023-01-18 Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice the total number of applications for asylum received in each year from 2016 to 2022; the number of applications which were approved and rejected in those years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1421/23]
- 2023-01-18 Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice the name of the company, organisation or persons contracted to provide media training to him from 1 January 2021 to date; the costs incurred; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1511/23]
Health 6 questions
- 2023-01-18 Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health when he intends to publish the report into the secondment of the former Chief Medical Officer to a position in Trinity College Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63417/22]
- 2023-01-18 Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health if his Department has conducted any analysis with respect to the impact of the roll-out of universal access to GPs for under-sixes and over on the ability of persons to book an appointment with their local GP; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1411/23]
- 2023-01-18 Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health if he has engaged with representatives of an association (details supplied) in an effort to address the crisis in access to dental and orthodontic care that has emerged in recent years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1412/23]
- 2023-01-18 Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health when he expects the three-year review of the Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Act 2018 should be completed and published; the engagements that he has had with the independent head of the review during 2022 and to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1413/23]
- 2023-01-18 Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health if he will report on the work that is being undertaken by his Department with respect to the reported shortage of medicines within the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1498/23]
- 2023-01-18 Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health the name of the company, organisation or persons contracted to provide media training to him from 1 January 2021 to date; the costs incurred; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1509/23]
Environment 3 questions
- 2023-01-18 Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will report on any grant applications that have been made with respect to the recent allocation of EU funding for the just transition process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1408/23]
- 2023-01-18 Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will report on the enforcement of the prohibition of the sale of turf; if he has engaged with local authorities on this issue, specifically the local authorities in Offaly and Laois; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1410/23]
- 2023-01-18 Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the name of the company, organisation or persons contracted to provide media training to him from 1 January 2021 to date; the costs incurred; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1505/23]
Finance 3 questions
- 2023-01-18 Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Finance if the tax benefits enjoyed by married couples are sufficient in order to incentivise couples to get married at the present time; if he proposes to further incentivise marriage through the taxation system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1427/23]
- 2023-01-18 Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Finance if he will list all State boards, commissions or other such bodies to which a person (details supplied) has been appointed by his Department from 1 January 2011 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1429/23]
- 2023-01-18 Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Finance the name of the company, organisation or persons contracted to provide media training to him from 1 January 2021 to date; the costs incurred; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1506/23]
Public 3 questions
- 2023-01-18 Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if his Department or the Office of Public Works has had any involvement in surveying or preserving the ruins of Tyone Abbey, Tyone, Nenagh, County Tipperary; if his Department or the Office of Public Works have engaged with Tipperary County Council or local landowners in relation to same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63441/22]
- 2023-01-18 Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will list all State boards, commissions or other such bodies to which a person (details supplied) has been appointed by his Department from 1 January 2011 to date. [1430/23]
- 2023-01-18 Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the name of the company, organisation or persons contracted to provide media training to him from 1 January 2021 to date; the costs incurred; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1512/23]
Agriculture 3 questions
- 2023-01-18 Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the quantity of peat and peat products that have been exported to Japan from 2011 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1409/23]
- 2023-01-18 Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide an update on reports that approximately 12,000 ha of forestry land will be sold to a UK-based firm; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1414/23]
- 2023-01-18 Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the name of the company, organisation or persons contracted to provide media training to him from 1 January 2021 to date; the costs incurred; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1500/23]
Rural 3 questions
- 2023-01-18 Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the grants or funding that were awarded by her Department or through schemes administered by her Department to an association (details supplied) in each of the years 2016 to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1433/23]
- 2023-01-18 Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if her Department has engaged with an association (details supplied) in relation to governance concerns raised by present and former members of its board and by many among its membership; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1434/23]
- 2023-01-18 Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the name of the company, organisation or persons contracted to provide media training to her from 1 January 2021 to date; the costs incurred; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1513/23]
Taoiseach 2 questions
- 2023-01-18 Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Taoiseach if he will list all State boards, commissions or other such bodies to which a person (details supplied) has been appointed by his Department from 1 January 2011 to date. [1428/23]
- 2023-01-18 Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Taoiseach the name of the company, organisation or persons contracted to provide media training to him from 1 January 2021 to date; and the costs incurred. [1515/23]
Transport 2 questions
- 2023-01-18 Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Transport the number of applicants for NCT tests from 2020 to date who did not produce a driver's licence or public service card when presenting for their test and who had to return to the test centre at a later date to produce either document; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63437/22]
- 2023-01-18 Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Transport the name of the company, organisation or persons contracted to provide media training to him from 1 January 2021 to date; the costs incurred; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1517/23]
Housing 2 questions
- 2023-01-18 Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will list all State boards, commissions or other such bodies to which a person (details supplied) has been appointed by his Department from 1 January 2011 to date. [1431/23]
- 2023-01-18 Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the name of the company, organisation or persons contracted to provide media training to him from 1 January 2021 to date; the costs incurred; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1510/23]
Enterprise 1 question
- 2023-01-18 Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the name of the company, organisation or persons contracted to provide media training to him from 1 January 2021 to date; the costs incurred; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1504/23]
Tourism 1 question
- 2023-01-18 Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the name of the company, organisation or persons contracted to provide media training to her from 1 January 2021 to date; the costs incurred; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1516/23]
Foreign 1 question
- 2023-01-18 Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the name of the company, organisation or persons contracted to provide media training to him from 1 January 2021 to date; the costs incurred; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1507/23]
Defence 1 question
- 2023-01-18 Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the name of the company, organisation or persons contracted to provide media training to him from 1 January 2021 to date; the costs incurred; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1502/23]
Education 1 question
- 2023-01-18 Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education the name of the company, organisation or persons contracted to provide media training to her from 1 January 2021 to date; the costs incurred; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1503/23]
Further and Higher Education 1 question
- 2023-01-18 Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the name of the company, organisation or persons contracted to provide media training to him from 1 January 2021 to date; the costs incurred; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1508/23]

New lobbying 42 returns

ActionAid Ireland Foreign Affairs
- Highlight new paper pubished by ActionAid and Irish teacher's unions "Education V Austerity" to the Foreign Affairs and Education Committees along with Ivana Bacik and Colm Brophy.
Irish Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy - IACP Health
- Counselling In Schools Programme/Pilot
Irish Lung Fibrosis Association Health
- Irish Lung Fibrosis Association (ILFA) canvassing some members of the Oireachtas to create awareness of lung fibrosis in Ireland
Gibney Communications Education and Training
- To promote the potential opportunities that exist if there is a greater focus on research and development in physics and physics-based industries in Ireland.
Irish Cancer Society Health
- Pre-Budget Submission 2023
Premier Lotteries Ireland Designated Activity Company Public Expenditure and Reform
- Player Protection and the National Lottery
The Irish Academy of Engineering Energy and Natural Resources
- Issue of the Irish Academy of Engineering report "Restoring Confidence in Ireland's Energy Supply"
Screen Composers Guild of Ireland Arts
- Introduction of AVMS levy as part of Audiovisual Sectoral Group within Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill
Hume Brophy Agriculture
- Education opportunities in the Irish veterinary sector
Liquid Gas Ireland Energy and Natural Resources
- Recognition of the role of the LPG and BioLPG as lower carbpn emission fuel options
Dyslexia Association of Ireland Education and Training
- Oireachtas Presentation for Dyslexia Awareness Month presenting findings from a recent survey on the experiences of Irish people with dyslexia, and highlighting issues which need to be addressed.
The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA · 11 returns Environment · Agriculture · Finance · Taxation
- Climate Action Act - Impact of Sectoral Emissions Ceiling for Agriculture
- Working Towards Ireland's Shared Vision for Forestry and a New forestry Strategy
- Nature Restoration Targets
- National and World Ploughing Championships 2022 - IFA Stand
- IFA Budget 2023 Submission - Residential Zoned Land Tax
- IFA Budget 2023 Submission - Measures to support Climate Action
- IFA Budget 2023 Submission - Measures to Support Farmers through Brexit
- IFA Budget 2023 Submission - Measures to Support Farm Enterprises
- IFA Budget 2023 Submission - Measures to mitigate increased cost of production and general inflationary pressures
- IFA Budget 2023 Submission - Agri Taxation
- Issues surrounding Water Quality and Supply
DEBRA Ireland Health
- Representations regarding home nursing care
The Association of Farm & Forestry Contractors in Ireland (FCI) Ltd · 2 returns Agriculture · Local Government
- Ireland’s CAP Strategic Plan 2023-2027 – Response Proposals from the Association of Farm & Forestry Contractors
- Ref: Submission from the Association of Farm & Forestry Contractors in Ireland (FCI) – to Steven Matthews, Chair, Oireachtas Joint Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage on the General Scheme of the Water Environment (Abstractions) Bill
DCC plc Energy and Natural Resources
- Lobbying was carried out on our behalf by Liquid Gas Ireland. Engagement on the possible banning of replacement LPG boilers in existing homes and the Temporary Business Energy Support Scheme (TBESS).
Ruhama Justice and Equality
- Invite to attend conference
Irish Offshore Operators' Association CLG Energy and Natural Resources
- Provided a covering letter and a copy of IOOA's submission to the Consultation of the Review of the Security of Energy Supply of Ireland’s Electricity and Natural Gas Systems.
Environmental Pillar Environment
- Calling on elected representatives to support greater ambition within the negotiations with the European Commissions on the proposal for a regulation on Nature Restoration
Association of Consulting Engineers of Ireland Environment
- Construction Industry Council (CIC) letter to all TDs in relation to the challenges facing the construction and wider built environment sector, including recent announcement of a concrete levy. Priorities for the industry were also addressed.
Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers Association · 4 returns Agriculture · Environment
- Climate plan sectoral emissions
- EU Nature Restoration Regulation
- Veterinary Medicinal Products, Medicated Feeds and Fertilisers Regulation Bill 2022
- CAP Strategic Plan
Technological Universities Association Education and Training
- Submission to and meeting with Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education: mental health in tertiary education
Ibec Economic Development and Industry
- Enterprise, investment and economic priorities for the Midlands Region
Irish Medical Organisation Budgetary matters
- Budget 2023
Epilepsy Ireland Education and Training
- Criteria for the deferred sitting for Leaving Cert exams
National Women's Council of Ireland Health
- Every Woman Report: reproductive health
Macra na Feirme Housing
- Meeting with Deputy Nolan on the lack of available housing for young rural dwellers
Inclusion Ireland Community
- Midlands Conversation Group is a group of people with intellectual disability who meet regularly in Offaly and they invited deputies to come and introduce themselves during Social Inclusion Week Event 13 September, 2022
Irish Hotels Federation Tourism
- Seeking measures to support Ireland's tourism and hospitality industry during recovery in response to global economic uncertainty, the energy crisis and increased levels inflation and cost of doing business

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.