Questions asked 23 total

• Health 11 questions

  • 2025-02-05 Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health if she will support a proposal to ensure that community audiologists who already provide care to PRSI contributors through the treatment benefit scheme are allowed to serve medical card holders; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2735/25]
  • 2025-02-05 Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health the number of communications received by HSE MyOptions from women in unplanned pregnancies in 2020-24, inclusive, by category, by month, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2831/25]
  • 2025-02-05 Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health the timeline for the drafting, publication and introduction of the proposed nicotine inhaling products Bill; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2832/25]
  • 2025-02-05 Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health the number of inspections carried out by the HSE environmental health service of each of manufacturers, importers, distributors and retailers of e-cigarettes and refill containers during 2024; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2834/25]
  • 2025-02-05 Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health the number of test purchase inspections of the sale of tobacco and vaping products carried out in 2024; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2835/25]
  • 2025-02-05 Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health her views on the Report of the Review of the operation of the Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Act 2018; if she is taking steps to implement the recommendations of the report; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3514/25]
  • 2025-02-05 Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health if her Department supports the policy of conscientious objection in the Irish health service; if her Department has engaged with the HSE or any of the professional medical bodies to discuss changes to the current guidelines on the issue; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3515/25]
  • 2025-02-06 Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health for a timeline on the drafting, publication and introduction of the general scheme of the Public Health (Tobacco and Nicotine Inhaling Products) Bill 2024; if pre-legislative scrutiny is planned in respect of the same planned legislation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3663/25]
  • 2025-02-06 Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health if the proposed new license fees for retail of tobacco products will be collected by the Revenue Commissioners similar to the collection of fees for licenses for other excise categories such as intoxicating liquor, betting, mineral oils; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3664/25]
  • 2025-02-06 Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health for detailed guidance to retailers on the operation of the new licensing system for tobacco and vapes, including details of how to register and deadlines for registration; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3666/25]
  • 2025-02-06 Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health if the revenue generated from the new licensing system for tobacco and vapes will be ring-fenced for expenditure on increased inspection and test-purchasing of retail units to ensure compliance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3667/25]
• Finance 6 questions

  • 2025-02-05 Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Finance the status of the ongoing cooperation between the Revenue Commissioners, An Garda Síochána, the PSNI and HMRC in tackling serious crime, including drug trafficking and the supply of illicit drugs under the cross-Border Joint Agency Task Force; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2740/25]
  • 2025-02-05 Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Finance how the planned excise duty on e-cigarettes is to be operated, including the commencement date and details of requirements which will apply to manufacturers, suppliers and retailers of e-cigarettes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2833/25]
  • 2025-02-06 Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Finance the steps being taken to combat the sale of illegal tobacco products in Ireland, particularly in light of the increased black-market activity seen in other EU states such as France and Spain; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3673/25]
  • 2025-02-06 Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Finance if the revenue accruing from the issuance of excise licenses is ring-fenced for expenditure on measures specific to the sector subject to the licence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3665/25]
  • 2025-02-06 Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Finance the estimated tax revenue loss to the Irish Exchequer due to illicit tobacco trade; if this is expected to increase in the absence of clear EU tax policy guidance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3670/25]
  • 2025-02-06 Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Finance if his Department has assessed the impact of the EU’s delayed Tobacco Tax Directive on the Irish legal tobacco market; his views on whether uncertainty around taxation is increasing the prevalence of illicit tobacco trade in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3672/25]
• Education 2 questions

  • 2025-02-05 Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education if her attention has been drawn to the severe supply shortage of teachers currently impacting primary and post primary education; the steps that are being taken to increase the number of qualified teachers in Northern Ireland and the United Kingdom to teach here; if she will engage with the Teaching Council with the view to escalating measures that would allow for the registration of qualified teachers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3409/25]
  • 2025-02-05 Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education the steps she is taking to ensure that only strictly age-appropriate teaching material is communicated to pupils at primary level; if she is aware of the concerns expressed by parents on this issue, which were communicated to her predecessor; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3410/25]
• Justice 2 questions

  • 2025-02-05 Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice further to Parliamentary Question No. 987 of 22 January 2025, the number of sex offender management and intelligence unit intelligence notifications that have been recorded on the Garda PULSE system in each of the years from 2010 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2532/25]
  • 2025-02-05 Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice if he is aware of German media reports that a terror threat against Ireland was posted earlier in January which has since been independently reported by an organisation (details supplied); if he will engage with his German counterpart to discuss the issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2737/25]
• Foreign 1 question

  • 2025-02-05 Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he recognises that the persecution of Christians worldwide is a growing trend internationally; the steps being taken by his Department to highlight and combat this practice, especially in states or jurisdictions that Ireland supports through its various overseas aid programmes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2392/25]
• Social 1 question

  • 2025-02-05 Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Social Protection to provide an update on his officials' engagement with the Office of the Attorney General and the office of the Parliamentary legal advisor on new legislative changes to the criteria for qualifying for the widows and widowers pension; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2244/25]