Carol Nolan

827. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of applications still governed by the International Protection Act 2015 under the transitional provisions of the 2026 Act; the average processing time for those legacy cases; the steps being taken to prevent the new regime from inheriting or exacerbating the existing backlog; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34515/26]

855. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the reason no terms of reference have been published or circulated for the Firearms Forum; whether formal terms of reference have been agreed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35189/26]

1091. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health the amount of money that has been used to fund My Options, in the categories of staff salaries, advertising, and other costs in 2025 and to date in 2026; the number of staff (full-time equivalent) employed by the HSE MyOptions service, by year and by category, as qualified nurses, qualified counsellors, and other staff; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34539/26]

1092. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health the amount of money that has been used to fund the supply of mifepristone and misoprostol for abortions in each year from 2019 to date in 2026, by year and by setting (GP or hospital settings); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34540/26]

1105. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health whether the pre-termination counselling protocols mandated under the 2018 Act require the provision of evidence-based information on foetal development at each stage of gestation up to 12 weeks, the physical and psychological risks of the procedure, and details of non-directive support services including adoption and financial assistance for continuing the pregnancy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34614/26]

1106. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health the number of women who have had two or more terminations of pregnancy notified under the 2018 Act since 1 January 2019, by year and by whether the repeat procedure occurred within 12 months of the previous one; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34615/26]

1107. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health the number of terminations carried out after 12 weeks' gestation on the ground that there is a condition likely to lead to the death of the foetus before or within 28-days of birth in each year since 2019, by specific condition; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34616/26]

1108. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health the number of women who received a termination of pregnancy under the 2018 Act and who were subsequently referred for dedicated post-termination mental health or counselling support through the HSE in each year since 2019; the uptake rate of such referrals; and whether any follow-up audit has been conducted on long-term outcomes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34617/26]

1109. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health the total Exchequer funding allocated specifically to the provision of termination of pregnancy services (broken down between community/GP settings and hospital settings) in each year since 2019 to date; and to compare this with the annual funding provided to crisis pregnancy support agencies and adoption services in the same period; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34618/26]

1110. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health whether any audits or compliance checks have been carried out on the accuracy and completeness of notifications submitted under section 20 of the Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Act 2018; the findings of any such audits; and the number of instances, if any, where sanctions were applied for non-compliance [34619/26]

1111. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health the extent to which the HSE or HSE-funded clinics have engaged in the advertising or promotion of termination of pregnancy services since 2019, including details of any public campaigns, their cost, targeting methods and content; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34620/26]

1112. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health the assessment, if any, that has been made of the impact of the rollout of termination of pregnancy services on the capacity, staffing levels and reported morale within maternity and obstetric units in public hospitals; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34621/26]

1113. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health for an update on the implementation status of any recommendations from the independent review of the 2018 Act that specifically relate to strengthening safeguards for women, improving data collection on repeat procedures or coercion, or enhancing non-directive counselling; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34622/26]

1267. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science when the Department last published an annual NTF evaluation report including counterfactual modelling of programme impacts, as recommended in the Indecon Review and repeatedly called for by an organisation (details supplied) since 2022; the reason no such report has appeared since 2019; and the date on which the next report will be published. [34740/26]

1268. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of times the NTF Advisory Group has met since July 2022; the number of employer representatives who attended each meeting; and the specific recommendations from an organisation (details supplied) on enhancing enterprise input into governance and prioritisation of NTF expenditure that have been implemented to date. [34741/26]

1269. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science whether the National Training Fund has been leveraged to implement a dedicated Lifelong Learning Strategy to prepare workers for the digital and green twin transition, as recommended by an organisation (details supplied) in 2022; the total NTF expenditure on digital skills, green skills and lifelong learning programmes in 2024 and 2025; and his plans to address Ireland's below-EU-average lifelong learning participation rate. [34742/26]

1270. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will introduce a national training voucher scheme, as proposed by an organisation (details supplied) in 2022 and supported by the Indecon Review, to reimburse employers (particularly SMEs) for accredited in-company training; and if not, why the €283 million unspent in the NTF in 2025 has not been used for this purpose. [34743/26]

1271. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will introduce the time-limited National Training Fund rebate recommended by an organisation (details supplied) in 2022 to support businesses facing rising labour costs from auto-enrolment, living wage and pension changes; and whether he accepts that continued accumulation of surpluses while employers pay the full 1% levy constitutes an unfair burden on rural and domestic SMEs. [34744/26]

1272. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the additional funding allocated to employer-led Skillnet networks and Regional Skills Fora Managers since 2022 to boost SME engagement and regional capacity, as called for by an organisation (details supplied); and if he will provide a regional breakdown showing expenditure in rural and agri-food areas. [34745/26]

1273. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science whether all NTF-funded programmes now meet the core statutory objectives of close-to-labour-market skills, upskilling those in employment and preparing people for employment, as insisted upon by an organisation (details supplied); the amount of NTF money reallocated to non-employer-aligned programmes (including PLCs) since 2022; and his plans to discontinue or refund such programmes from the Exchequer. [34746/26]

1274. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he accepts the conclusion in the report of an organisation (details supplied) of July 2022 that the accumulation of NTF surpluses is not caused by EU fiscal rules but is instead a political choice on expenditure prioritisation; whether he will now increase the Department's expenditure ceiling to utilise the existing surplus and the further €283 million that remained unspent in 2025; and the timeline for delivering real skills investment rather than allowing employer contributions to continue accumulating unused. [34747/26]

1275. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the total funding allocated from the National Training Fund to Farm Business Skillnet and other agriculture-focused Skillnet networks in each of the years 2023, 2024 and 2025; the number of farm businesses and participants supported by Farm Business Skillnet in those years; and whether he will now increase core funding to this employer-led network in light of the €283 million surplus that remained unspent in the National Training Fund in 2025. [34748/26]

1276. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he accepts that practical, sector-specific training delivered through Farm Business Skillnet in areas such as farm management, sustainability, leadership and rural skills is exactly the type of close-to-labour-market investment that an organisation (details supplied) called for in its 2022 report on the Future of the National Training Fund; and if he will outline his plans to significantly expand support for this network and other rural Skillnet programmes rather than allowing employer-levied contributions to continue accumulating unused. [34749/26]

166. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment 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 cease all commercial extraction of peat; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33554/26]

1. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Taoiseach if he or his Department have made any requests to the office of the Independent Examiner of Security Legislation to produce reports on any subject matter. [31618/26]