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637. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the rationale for maintaining the current two week paid paternity leave provision in circumstances where a number of EU member states have significantly expanded entitlements for fathers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53639/26]

638. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if her Department has examined the potential social, economic and health impacts of extending paid paternity leave to eight weeks, including impacts on child development, maternal recovery, workplace retention; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53640/26]

639. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will provide details of any engagement her Department has had with stakeholders, including employer groups, trade unions and family advocacy organisations, regarding proposals to extend paid paternity leave; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53641/26]

640. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will confirm whether her Department has developed or intends to develop a timeline for reviewing or expanding paid paternity leave entitlements; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53642/26]

641. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will report on any analysis undertaken by her Department regarding the uptake of paternity benefit since its introduction; whether this data informs consideration of an extended leave period; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53644/26]

642. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will consider piloting an extended paternity leave scheme or phased increase in entitlements, in line with international developments and domestic demand; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53645/26]

801. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health if a full review will be initiated into the clinical assessment and management of a patient (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53114/26]

802. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) was assessed solely by a trainee GP; whether this practice aligns with national clinical governance standards for acute psychiatric presentations; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53115/26]

803. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health the national protocols for managing acute presentations involving severe anxiety, self-harm behaviours and expressed feelings of being a burden, particularly in individuals with no prior psychiatric history; whether these protocols were followed in a case (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53116/26]

804. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health the measures in place to ensure continuity of mental health care for persons who relocate between CHO areas; whether gaps in continuity contributed to the deterioration of a patient (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53117/26]

805. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health the training, supervision and senior clinical oversight structures in place at Portlaoise psychiatric unit on a date (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53118/26]

950. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht if environmental, social and governance (ESG) criteria are being applied, formally or informally, to community centres seeking capital or operational funding under schemes administered by her Department; if centres (details supplied) in County Offaly are expected to demonstrate ESG-aligned compliance in order to remain eligible for future funding streams; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52996/26]

63. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance to state or estimate the original establishment cost of the National Asset Management Agency (NAMA), including the initial cost of acquiring loans, bad debts and properties; and the total net return to the State from NAMA in the intervening period, taking account of inflation where possible. [52075/26]

132. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 536 of 30 June 2026 and 624 of 16 June 2026, to outline the factors which are examined and the thresholds which must be satisfied under the criterion of the 'nature and pattern of employment' as part of satisfying the habitual residence condition. [52165/26]

151. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the date and month on which a person (details supplied) applied for Irish citizenship; the date and month when their application was approved by one of his predecessors; the reason the person who appeared to have been out of work for many years and suffering from serious health problems qualified for consideration for Irish citizenship; and whether he plans to ask his officials to investigate this matter. [52074/26]

164. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if his Department or the International Protection Office collects data on the number of instances where a person is found to have made a false and/or misleading statement on their application for international protection; if so, the number of such instances from 2020 t to 2025 and to date in 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52245/26]

240. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 2125 of 9 June 2026, to provide details of the costs paid to GPs for the provision of session clinics and consultations in 2024 and 2025 (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52158/26]

522. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of applications received for a gender recognition certificate under Section 13 of the Gender Recognition Act 2015; the number of such certificates issued; the number of such certificates revoked by him under Section 14 of the Act; the number of applications made to him for revocations of such certificates under Section 15 of the Act; and the number of such revocations which were granted by him, for each year from 2015 to 2025 and to date in 2026. [51360/26]

570. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the rationale underpinning the proposed introduction of a flat-fee model for payments under the criminal legal aid scheme in the District Court; the evidence base used to support the proposal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51249/26]

571. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he will provide a detailed assessment of how the proposed flat-fee model for criminal legal aid will ensure that access to justice is not undermined for defendants with complex or vulnerable circumstances; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51250/26]

572. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the projected impact of the proposed flat-fee model on the availability of experienced criminal law practitioners willing to undertake legal aid work; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51251/26]

573. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the estimated savings expected to arise from the proposed changes to the criminal legal aid scheme; the methodology used to calculate these savings; whether any assessment has been carried out on potential cost increases elsewhere in the criminal justice system as a result of the proposal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51252/26]

574. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration further to Parliamentary Question No. 226 of 24 June 2026 and 682 of 16 June 2026, whether other individuals are currently under consideration for a travel ban of the kind recently imposed on two Israeli ministers; the number of persons currently under consideration for such a ban; and to give a breakdown by nationality and country of residence. [51356/26]

575. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration further to Parliamentary Question No’s 320 of 14 November 2023 and 364 of 2 February 2023, whether the policy referred to has been finalised and published; and, if not, when it is expected to be completed and published. [51357/26]

606. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the reason that there has only been a small increase in the number of persons in direct provision under the responsibility of IPAS over the past year, in the order of 200 despite the fact that more than 13,000 new applications were made for International Protection in 2025, and several thousand more in the first half of 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51836/26]