Questions asked 41 total

• Justice 8 questions

  • 2023-05-09 Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice if he will list all reviews of Acts carried out by his Department in line with the provisions of the Act question from 2000 to date; if a summary will be provided of any substantive amendments of the Act in question that occurred on foot of each review and the amending legislation, if any, in each case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21188/23]
  • 2023-05-09 Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice the number of asylum applications refused from 2016 to 2022 on the grounds that the applicant had already applied for asylum in another country, contrary to the Dublin Convention; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21199/23]
  • 2023-05-09 Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice the number of asylum applications for 2016 to 2022 where it has become apparent that the applicant has destroyed their travel or identity documents on arrival in Ireland; if, as a matter of Irish or international law, the destruction of travel or identity documents is a ground on which an application may be refused; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21200/23]
  • 2023-05-09 Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice the total number of complaints made to the Data Protection Commission in each year from 2016 to date that related to the right to be forgotten under Article 17 of the GDPR; the number of such cases in each year in which the DPC ruled in favour of the data subject; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21203/23]
  • 2023-05-09 Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice the number of Ukrainian refugees who have been welcomed to Ireland to date; the breakdown of the number which originated from each of Ukraine's 27 regions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21205/23]
  • 2023-05-09 Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice if he will list all appointments to the boards of the Irish Film Classification Office and the Classification of Films Appeal Board from 1 January 2011 to date; when vacancies are next due to arise on both boards; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21206/23]
  • 2023-05-09 Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice the reason the director of the Irish Film Classification Office has been appointed on an acting basis for much of the past decade; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21207/23]
  • 2023-05-10 Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice if he is aware that the majority of views expressed as part of the public consultation process on the Criminal Justice (Incitement to Violence or Hatred and Hate Offences) Bill 2022 were not in favour of the legislation’s objectives; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21999/23]
• Health 5 questions

  • 2023-05-09 Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health if he will list all reviews of Acts carried out by his Department in line with the provisions of the Act in question from 2000 to date; if a summary will be provided of any substantive amendments of the Act in question that occurred on foot of each review and the amending legislation, if any, in each case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21186/23]
  • 2023-05-09 Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health if there any options available for a person to be reimbursed for genetic testing which had to be sourced privately (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21628/23]
  • 2023-05-10 Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health to provide, in tabular form, the number of second consultation claims were made in 2021 via the primary care reimbursement scheme for termination of pregnancy in the respective years 2019, 2020, and 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21931/23]
  • 2023-05-10 Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health to provide the total number of surgical abortions carried out in the State, in tabular form, in the respective years 2019, 2020, and 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21932/23]
  • 2023-05-10 Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health whether the supplementary note accompanying the notification report on termination pregnancy in 2021 which indicated that 6,700 second consultation claims were made via the PCRS was limited to abortions provided by GPs/community providers or whether it included surgical abortions performed in hospital settings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21933/23]
• Environment 3 questions

  • 2023-05-09 Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will list all reviews of Acts carried out by his Department in line with the provisions of the Act in question from 2000 to date; if a summary will be provided of any substantive amendments of the Act in question that occurred on foot of each review and the amending legislation, if any, in each case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21182/23]
  • 2023-05-11 Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if there is a route for a college (details supplied) which offers retraining and upskilling services, to avail of Just Transition funding to assist in the development of its campus and the construction of a new teaching block; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22240/23]
  • 2023-05-11 Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if there is a route for Just Transition funding to be made available to an activity centre (details supplied) to assist in its plans for the development of an astroturf floor which will provide an indoor area for leisure and sporting activity for all ages within the community and also the wider west Offaly community, through collaboration with the local areas of Doon, Pullough and Tubber; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22243/23]
• Social 3 questions

  • 2023-05-09 Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will list all reviews of Acts carried out by her Department in line with the provisions of the Act in question from 2000 to date; if a summary will be provided of any substantive amendments of the Act in question that occurred on foot of each review and the amending legislation, if any, in each case; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21191/23]
  • 2023-05-09 Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of male applicants for a gender recognition certificate to change their gender to female who had previously been convicted of sexual offences or had previously been on the sex offenders register; the number of such applications accepted or rejected; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21210/23]
  • 2023-05-09 Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 184 of 22 March 2023, if she agrees that, during an acute labour shortage in all sectors, it is extraordinary that over 11,000 people aged under 40 years and over 7,700 people in Dublin have been in receipt of jobseeker's for over three years; if there is any point at which payments to these individuals will be permanently suspended; the actions her Department is taking to reduce these numbers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21211/23]
• Further and Higher Education 3 questions

  • 2023-05-09 Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will list all reviews of Acts carried out by his Department in line with the provisions of the Act in question from 2000 to date; if a summary will be provided of any substantive amendments of the Act in question that occurred on foot of each review and the amending legislation, if any, in each case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21185/23]
  • 2023-05-11 Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will assist in identifying funding support options available from his Department to a college (details supplied) to assist in the development of its campus and the construction of a new teaching block; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22242/23]
  • 2023-05-11 Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will assist in identifying funding support options available from his Department to a college (details supplied) to assist in the development of its campus and the construction of a new teaching block for retraining and upskilling services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22241/23]
• Foreign 2 questions

  • 2023-05-09 Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will list all reviews of Acts carried out by his Department in line with the provisions of the Act in question from 2000 to date; if a summary will be provided of any substantive amendments of the Act in question that occurred on foot of each review, and the amending legislation, if any, in each case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21184/23]
  • 2023-05-09 Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the total number of Irish citizens and their dependents who were present in Sudan at the outset of recent violence in that country; their reasons for being present in the country, to the extent that his Department is aware; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21196/23]
• Transport 2 questions

  • 2023-05-09 Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Transport if he will list all reviews of Acts carried out by his Department in line with the provisions of the Act in question from 2000 to date; if a summary will be provided of any substantive amendments of the Act in question that occurred on foot of each review and the amending legislation, if any, in each case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21194/23]
  • 2023-05-09 Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Transport the legal basis for the restrictions against bringing 100 ml of liquids aboard aircraft; his views on whether these restrictions continue to be justified over two decades after their introduction; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21204/23]
• Education 2 questions

  • 2023-05-09 Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education if she will list all reviews of Acts which have been carried out by her Department in line with the provisions of the Act in question from 2000 to date; if a summary will be provided of any substantive amendments of the Act in question that occurred on foot of each review and the amending legislation, if any, in each case; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21180/23]
  • 2023-05-09 Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education the extent to which the State Examinations Commission is permitted to hire individuals who are not working as or qualified as teachers to correct the State exams; if there is scope to extend the ability of the commission to engage additional suitable persons in 2023; the number of such persons who have been engaged to correct the exams in each of the years from 2019 to date as a proportion of the total number of examiners; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21195/23]
• Housing 2 questions

  • 2023-05-09 Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will list all reviews of Acts carried out by his Department in line with the provisions of the Act in question from 2000 to date; if a summary will be provided of any substantive amendments of the Act in question that occurred on foot of each review and the amending legislation, if any, in each case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21187/23]
  • 2023-05-09 Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide an update on proposals to permit council tenants to rent out rooms in their houses for up to €14,000 a year, tax-free; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21402/23]
• Agriculture 2 questions

  • 2023-05-09 Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will list all reviews of Acts carried out by his Department in line with the provisions of the Act in question from 2000 to date; if a summary will be provided of any substantive amendments of the Act in question that occurred on foot of each review and the amending legislation, if any, in each case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21177/23]
  • 2023-05-09 Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide an update on proposals for a ploughing ban and regulations on the required use of minimum or no till cultivation techniques on carbon-rich soils; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21295/23]
• Rural 2 questions

  • 2023-05-09 Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will list all reviews of Acts carried out by her Department in line with the provisions of the Act in question from 2000 to date; if a summary will be provided of any substantive amendments of the Act in question that occurred on foot of each review and the amending legislation, if any, in each case; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21190/23]
  • 2023-05-09 Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development whether her Department has engaged with an organisation (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. [21198/23]
• Taoiseach 1 question

  • 2023-05-09 Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Taoiseach if he will list all reviews of Acts carried out by his Department in line with the provisions of the Act in question from 2000 to date; and if a summary will be provided of any substantive amendments of the Act in question that occurred on foot of each review, and the amending legislation, if any, in each case. [21192/23]
• Defence 1 question

  • 2023-05-09 Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if he will list all reviews of Acts carried out by his Department in line with the provisions of the Act in question from 2000 to date; if a summary will be provided of any substantive amendments of the Act in question that occurred on foot of each review and the amending legislation, if any, in each case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21179/23]
• Finance 1 question

  • 2023-05-09 Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Finance if he will list all reviews of Acts carried out by his Department in line with the provisions of the Act in question from 2000 to date; if a summary will be provided of any substantive amendments of the Act in question that occurred on foot of each review and the amending legislation, if any, in each case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21183/23]
• Public Expenditure 1 question

  • 2023-05-09 Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if he will list all reviews of Acts carried out by his Department in line with the provisions of the Act in question from 2000 to date; if a summary will be provided of any substantive amendments of the Act in question that occurred on foot of each review and the amending legislation, if any, in each case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21189/23]
• Enterprise 1 question

  • 2023-05-09 Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will list all reviews of Acts carried out by his Department in line with the provisions of the Act in question from 2000 to date; if a summary will be provided of any substantive amendments of the Act in question that occurred on foot of each review and the amending legislation, if any, in each case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21181/23]
• Tourism 1 question

  • 2023-05-09 Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she will list all reviews of Acts carried out by her Department in line with the provisions of the Act in question from 2000 to date; if a summary will be provided of any substantive amendments of the Act in question that occurred on foot of each review and the amending legislation, if any, in each case; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21193/23]
• Children 1 question

  • 2023-05-09 Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will list all reviews of Acts carried out by his Department in line with the provisions of the Act in question from 2000 to date; if a summary will be provided of any substantive amendments of the Act in question that occurred on foot of each review and the amending legislation, if any, in each case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21178/23]