Official portrait of Carol Nolan

Carol Nolan

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Independent · Offaly · serving since 2024-11-29

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Record timeline

Voting record Contributions PQs asked
written 2026-05-14 · to Education
323. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No.513 of 4 February 2026, if she will supply an update on the initial high-level summary results focusing on response rates for school-level data; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36469/26]
written 2026-05-14 · to Housing
395. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will confirm, following remarks by the Taoiseach (details supplied), that it is the policy of his Department and the policy of Government to eventually eliminate all planning authorisations for the commercial extraction of peat; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36462/26]
written 2026-05-13 · to Justice
159. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the legislation under which his Department can acquire residential houses to be used to accommodate persons in need of emergency accommodation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35665/26]
written 2026-05-13 · to Justice
160. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the proportion of international protection applicants classified as minors who presented to IPO offices without any or valid documentation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35666/26]
written 2026-05-12 · to Enterprise
525. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment whether his Department has engaged with representative organisations, farming bodies, clay pigeon shooting organisations and licensed firearms groups regarding proposed EU restrictions on lead ammunition; and if he will detail the engagement undertaken to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35190/26]
written 2026-05-12 · to Housing
744. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to clarify his recent statement that the Department plans to review all existing Memoranda of Understanding it holds with external organisations; whether it is applicable to every MoU agreed with his Department; whether he can confirm all stakeholders involved have been notified; the expected timeline for completion of these reviews; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35188/26]
written 2026-05-12 · to Justice
778. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of residential properties he is listed as owner of on behalf of his Department; the county locations of same; the total costs incurred in purchasing these properties; the number that are allocated for use as international protection accommodation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34096/26]
written 2026-05-12 · to Justice
798. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration for an update on his Departments implementation of any of the recommendations contained in the April 2025 report An Evidence Review on Ethnic Monitoring in the Criminal Justice System; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34294/26]
written 2026-05-12 · to Justice
799. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether his Department accepts the April 2025 report An Evidence Review on Ethnic Monitoring in the Criminal Justice System finding that minority ethnic and migrant groups are disproportionately represented in the criminal justice systems of Canada, Australia, New Zealand and England & Wales; if he will publish disaggregated crime, arrest and imprisonment statistics by ethnicity and country of origin for Ireland in line with the report’s recommendations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34295/26]
written 2026-05-12 · to Justice
800. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he has considered the April 2025 report An Evidence Review on Ethnic Monitoring in the Criminal Justice System warning that the absence of ethnic monitoring allows agencies to “escape accountability” for disparities; the steps his Department is taking to collect and publish data on the over-representation of foreign nationals and non-Irish ethnic groups in Irish prisons and probation services, as highlighted in prior studies referenced in the report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34296/26]
written 2026-05-12 · to Justice
801. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the way in which the Government intends to address the April 2025 report An Evidence Review on Ethnic Monitoring in the Criminal Justice System identified risks of stigmatisation when publishing ethnic crime data, while ensuring that the Irish public can have a transparent debate on any links between mass immigration, specific migrant ethnicities and rising crime rates; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34297/26]
written 2026-05-12 · to Justice
802. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether the findings in the April 2025 report An Evidence Review on Ethnic Monitoring in the Criminal Justice System on the extreme over-representation of Indigenous and migrant-descended groups in the criminal justice systems of comparator countries have prompted any review of Ireland’s immigration policy; if he will confirm whether future immigration decisions will be informed by robust ethnicity and nationality crime data; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34298/26]
written 2026-05-12 · to Justice
803. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if has examined the April 2025 report An Evidence Review on Ethnic Monitoring in the Criminal Justice System evidence that self-identification combined with officer perception is used successfully in England & Wales and New Zealand to capture accurate ethnicity data at the point of stop-and-search and arrest; if he will commit to introducing a similar standardised system in Ireland without further delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34299/26]
written 2026-05-12 · to Justice
804. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration for his Department’s response to the April 2025 report An Evidence Review on Ethnic Monitoring in the Criminal Justice System conclusion that victim ethnicity data is the least developed area across all comparator jurisdictions; if he will publish hate crime and victimisation statistics broken down by ethnicity and migrant status to inform public debate on the impact of mass immigration on community safety; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34300/26]
written 2026-05-12 · to Justice
805. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the reason Ireland continues to lag behind the comparator countries examined in the April 2025 report An Evidence Review on Ethnic Monitoring in the Criminal Justice System in routinely recording and publishing ethnicity data in the criminal justice system; if the Government’s reluctance is due to concerns about what the data on migrant crime rates might reveal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34301/26]
written 2026-05-12 · to Justice
806. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he will confirm that the April 2025 report An Evidence Review on Ethnic Monitoring in the Criminal Justice System recommendation for contextualised publication of ethnic data (to avoid implying direct causal links between ethnicity and crime) will not be used as a reason to suppress or delay the release of statistics on foreign national offending; if he will outline a timeline for full implementation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34302/26]
written 2026-05-12 · to Justice
807. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether, in light of the Ethnic Monitoring report’s emphasis on the need for evidence-based policy to address disparities, his Department will now commit to a full public debate on the relationship between ethnicity, recent migration patterns and crime rates in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34303/26]
written 2026-05-12 · to Justice
819. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the expected average time from lodgement of an international protection application to final decision and removal under the International Protection Act 2026; the anticipated impact of the new Tribunal for Asylum and Returns Appeals on appeal processing times and the right to remain pending appeal; the estimated additional annual cost of the Tribunal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34507/26]
written 2026-05-12 · to Justice
820. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of screening centres designated to date under the International Protection Act 2026; the number of applicants exempted from the obligation to travel to a screening centre in the first three months of operation; the maximum duration of detention permissible under the new border return procedure; and whether he is satisfied that these provisions will result in faster removals of inadmissible applicants or if they will instead prolong stays; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34508/26]
written 2026-05-12 · to Justice
821. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the estimated number of family members expected to enter and reside in the State annually under the family reunification provisions of the International Protection Act 2026; the criteria applied to "stable relationships" and dependent relatives; the measures in place to prevent chain migration and additional pressure on housing and services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34509/26]
written 2026-05-12 · to Justice
822. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the estimated additional annual cost to the State of providing material reception conditions under the Reception Conditions Directive as transposed in the International Protection Act 2026; the number of applicants expected to qualify for accommodation, allowances and health/education supports; whether reductions or withdrawals of benefits for non-cooperation have been applied in any cases to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34510/26]
written 2026-05-12 · to Justice
823. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the Government's planned annual intake under the Union Resettlement and Humanitarian Admission Framework as provided for in the International Protection Act 2026; the projected cost per resettled person including family members; the mechanism to ensure that such admissions do not undermine the integrity of the domestic asylum system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34511/26]
written 2026-05-12 · to Justice
824. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of Eurodac hits recorded since the commencement of the relevant provisions of the International Protection Act 2026; the number of those hits that resulted in accelerated procedures, transfer requests or removal orders; and whether he is satisfied that the biometric and data-sharing regime will prevent repeat or forum-shopping applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34512/26]
written 2026-05-12 · to Justice
825. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the contingency plans and additional resources that have been allocated under the crisis and force majeure provisions (Regulation (EU) 2024/1359) of the International Protection Act 2026; the threshold for triggering temporary protection for mass influxes; whether these provisions include any mechanism to suspend new applications at the border during such crises; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34513/26]
written 2026-05-12 · to Justice
826. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the staffing levels, budget and first-year work programme of the newly established Office of the Chief Inspector of Asylum Border Procedures under the International Protection Act 2026; the number of inspections or investigations carried out to date; whether the Inspector's reports will be published and acted upon to ensure value for money and stricter border controls; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34514/26]
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