Questions asked 22 total

• Justice 5 questions

  • 2023-02-21 Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice when Garda checks at Dublin Airport for travel documents of those disembarking from aircraft were discontinued. [8443/23]
  • 2023-02-21 Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice the average time taken to process all asylum applications lodged and decided on from 2016 to date. [8444/23]
  • 2023-02-21 Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice the total budget allotted to the Data Protection Commission for each year from 2016 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8445/23]
  • 2023-02-21 Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice further to Parliamentary Question No. 560 of 31 January 2023, to elaborate on the status of the individual who was the subject of a determination 170 months after their application; whether the initial determination was in their favour; whether that person is still within the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8447/23]
  • 2023-02-21 Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice if there are any dedicated refuges for male victims of domestic or gender-based violence in the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8505/23]
• Agriculture 3 questions

  • 2023-02-21 Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the recommendation by the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine in its report on the pre-legislative scrutiny of the Bill in relation to the HPRA recommended impact assessment being completed in advance of the implementation of the legislation has been published; the findings, if any, of this assessment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8285/23]
  • 2023-02-21 Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he is satisfied that the implementation of the Veterinary Medicinal Products, Medicated Feeds, and Fertilisers Regulation Bill 2023 will not adversely affect the ability of veterinary pharmacists to work within the PSI Code of Conduct for Pharmacists and prevent them from working in accordance with the regulatory requirements for registered pharmacists and retail pharmacy businesses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8286/23]
  • 2023-02-21 Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will clarify the basis for introducing a 120-cow limit to herds for those seeking TAMS funding for milking parlour facilities; if his attention has been drawn to reports that this limit has given rise to significant concern among young farmers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8591/23]
• Environment 2 questions

  • 2023-02-21 Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the reason his Department previously advised that commercial semi-State bodies are not obligated to report on information relating to the calculation and recording of the carbon emissions associated with every flight taken by such bodies; the value of every tonne of carbon emission that such air travel gives rise to at the prevailing rate of the carbon tax; the data related to amounts to be paid equivalent to the emissions impact of their official air travel in the previous year into the Government’s climate action fund; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8412/23]
  • 2023-02-22 Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will address concerns arising from the five resignations from the board of Inland Fisheries Ireland and the subsequent removal of the remaining board members on a no-fault basis by him; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9155/23]
• Finance 2 questions

  • 2023-02-21 Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Finance the revenue generated through customs and excise duties on petrol and diesel imported for retail use for each month from January 2019 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8448/23]
  • 2023-02-21 Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide details on the uptake of the temporary business energy support scheme in counties Laois and Offaly; the amount provided to companies in Laois and Offaly under the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8564/23]
• Housing 2 questions

  • 2023-02-21 Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage further to Parliamentary Question No. 547 of 18 January 2023, to outline on the basis which the person concerned was appointed to the board of Irish Water; and the qualifications they have for that position. [8442/23]
  • 2023-02-21 Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage further to Parliamentary Question No. 282 of 14 February 2023, if a landlord may request a tenant to leave the property where the tenant has been offered social housing by the local authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8754/23]
• Children 2 questions

  • 2023-02-21 Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will explain the thinking behind his decision in February 2021, to write tweets in 47 different languages publicising the report recommending the end of direct provision and proposals to provide "own-door" accommodation to asylum seekers; and if he will outline the contribution this made to the number seeking asylum in Ireland in the intervening two years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8451/23]
  • 2023-02-21 Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will provide details of the tendering for research that has been commissioned on behalf of his Department and the Department of Social Protection in relation to permitting the under-16 age group, to self-declare their gender identities and apply for a gender recognition certificate; if any organisation has been awarded the research commission; the total costs provided to carry out this research; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8596/23]
• Health 2 questions

  • 2023-02-21 Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health if he is familiar with a recent Cochrane study (details supplied) a meta-analysis of seventy-eight studies including over a million people, which has concluded that "face coverings make little to no difference" in Covid infection and fatality rates; whether this will inform his Department's advice in relation to the wearing of face coverings at present; and whether it will inform policy for the outbreaks of future respiratory viruses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8449/23]
  • 2023-02-21 Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health if he will address urgent concerns relating to the dental health of a child (details supplied) and delayed access to treatment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8850/23]
• Taoiseach 1 question

  • 2023-02-21 Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Taoiseach if he has received a request from the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth for properties under the control of his Department or under the control of agencies under the remit of his Department for the purposes of providing accommodation to international protection applicants or beneficiaries of temporary protection; and if he has identified potential properties and their locations. [8033/23]
• Transport 1 question

  • 2023-02-21 Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Transport if the contract with the service provider of the national car test service contains any performance-related or penalty clauses for lengthy delays such as those being experienced at present; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8450/23]
• Foreign 1 question

  • 2023-02-21 Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he is aware of the recent imprisonment of a person (details supplied) who has been sentenced to 26 years in prison by the dictatorial government of Nicaragua; if he will use his office to have the matter raised at EU level; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8393/23]
• Education 1 question

  • 2023-02-21 Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education if she will address serious safety concerns that have been brought to the attention of her Department by a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8854/23]