Questions asked 25 total

• Finance 6 questions

  • 2023-10-10 Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Finance if he will make a commitment that there will be no change to the excise duty applied to agri-diesel due to low road usage of farm machinery and no viable alternative for use in farm machinery; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44027/23]
  • 2023-10-10 Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Finance if he will retain section 664A of the Taxes Consolidation Act 1997 and extend it to include agricultural contractors to mitigate the increased cost of production; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44028/23]
  • 2023-10-10 Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Finance if there will be a suspension of LPG carbon tax for 2023 and 2024 for farmers and agri-contractors (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44029/23]
  • 2023-10-10 Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Finance if he will support a proposal that glasshouse growers of food crops using CO2 enrichment, should be granted a carbon tax relief or rebate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44030/23]
  • 2023-10-10 Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Finance if he will support a permanent retention of two step-out years per five-year cycle in cases in which a farmer is allowed to step-out of income averaging more than once in a five-year period (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44031/23]
  • 2023-10-11 Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Finance the estimated total additional revenue which will be generated in a full year by the first two increases in excise duty on petrol, diesel and market gas oil which were implemented in June and September 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44226/23]
• Justice 5 questions

  • 2023-10-10 Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice if she is aware whether there have been any prosecutions brought between 2019 to date in 2023 of an entry way to a premises being blocked by participants involved in a public pro-life assembly; if so, to provide details on such events; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43680/23]
  • 2023-10-11 Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice to outline the current criteria which apply to the granting of criminal legal aid; to state or estimate the number of applications which are made and accepted or refused in each year; whether she has any intention to review the legislation in this area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44225/23]
  • 2023-10-11 Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice the number of citizenships granted to persons not born within the State in each year from 2000 to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44227/23]
  • 2023-10-11 Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice the number of citizenship ceremonies held in each year from 2000 to date; the total number of persons who have been granted citizenship at such ceremonies; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44228/23]
  • 2023-10-11 Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice further to Parliamentary Question No. 290 of 5 October 2023, if the over 30 staff members that are envisaged to form part of the agency will be drawn from existing staff from other Departments or Government agencies; if not, if they will be new hires in addition to existing Departmental or agency staff; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44392/23]
• Agriculture 4 questions

  • 2023-10-10 Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide €90 million in funding for TAMS in 2024 to keep it in line with current levels of inflation costing which must be updated before the opening of each tranche; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44032/23]
  • 2023-10-10 Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will include grant-aid for dribble bars, rubber mats and quad gates under TAMS in 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44033/23]
  • 2023-10-10 Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will support a proposal that a young farmer capital investment scheme and the women capital investment scheme needs to be established (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44034/23]
  • 2023-10-10 Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he accepts that there is a need for a significant upward revision of TAMS 3 for the pig sector to facilitate the significant investment required at farm level and consideration of funding this through a separate mechanism to TAMS 3; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44035/23]
• Health 4 questions

  • 2023-10-10 Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health if he is aware of the decision by the Health Secretary in the UK to implement a single sex policy in NHS hospitals meaning that transgender women who were born biological males will no longer have access to female-only wards; if he will support such a policy here for the HSE; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43553/23]
  • 2023-10-10 Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health how much territory, in metres, in Táilte Éireann or any other relevant body which has informed the Government's introduction of exclusion zone legislation, it is estimated will be covered by prospective abortion exclusion zones; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43678/23]
  • 2023-10-10 Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health if he will support the request from an organisation (details supplied) for funding support to enable its vital work of providing financial assistance directly to parents of children with life-limiting or chronic complex care needs across Ireland to help with the non-medical expenses related to caring for their child; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43757/23]
  • 2023-10-11 Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 644 of 3 October 2023, if any research has been conducted or commenced by his Department into the likely number of safe access zones which will be created by the Bill; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44230/23]
• Housing 2 questions

  • 2023-10-11 Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when drafting of the Planning and Development Bill 2023 first commenced; when it was completed before submission to Cabinet; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44229/23]
  • 2023-10-12 Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage further to Parliamentary Question No. 904 of 11 September 2023, to clarify the reason I was informed on 11 September 2023 that the Clara fire station project was not included in his Department's construction programme, and would only be reassessed on an annual basis only for a decision to be made less than a month later approving the project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44491/23]
• Public Expenditure 1 question

  • 2023-10-10 Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if he will fully honour the commitments made in the Programme for Government - Our Shared Future to ring-fence €1.5 billion of carbon tax receipts over the next ten years for agri-environment schemes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44089/23]
• Social 1 question

  • 2023-10-10 Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will support the request from an organisation (details supplied) for funding support to enable its vital work of providing financial assistance directly to parents of children with life-limiting or chronic complex care needs across Ireland to help with the non-medical expenses related to caring for their child; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43758/23]
• Children 1 question

  • 2023-10-10 Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will support the request from an organisation (details supplied) for funding support to enable its vital work of providing financial assistance directly to parents of children with life-limiting or chronic complex care needs across Ireland to help with the non-medical expenses related to caring for their child; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43759/23]
• Transport 1 question

  • 2023-10-11 Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Transport when the review which led to the recently announced reduction in speed limits was initially commenced; to outline the research and engagement with third parties which was undertaken during this review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44224/23]