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Carol Nolan

Independent Offaly TD in this Dáil since 29 November 2024

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1,635
questions asked
Oral and written, to government departments
52,708
words spoken in the chamber
Across 165 contributions
317
votes recorded
Each Yes, No or Abstained in a recorded vote
323
topics asked about
Across 20 departments

From the Dáil chamber only: committee meetings are not in this archive.

What they ask about

The subject headings the Oireachtas filed their questions under.

Who they ask

The departments their questions were addressed to.

Month by month

Low months are usually recesses, when the Dáil does not sit. The archive runs to 22 October 2026.

Questions asked 1,635 in all

Dec 2024Oct 2026

Contributions to debates 165 in all

Dec 2024Oct 2026
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MonthQuestionsContributions
December 2024 0 0
January 2025 31 0
February 2025 111 8
March 2025 51 7
April 2025 39 9
May 2025 76 15
June 2025 34 15
July 2025 50 6
August 2025 0 0
September 2025 53 8
October 2025 100 10
November 2025 75 11
December 2025 35 7
January 2026 80 8
February 2026 213 9
March 2026 35 4
April 2026 109 9
May 2026 212 13
June 2026 108 7
July 2026 58 5
August 2026 0 0
September 2026 55 10
October 2026 110 4

Debates they spoke in most

Plus 59 contributions in the regular slots, such as Leaders' Questions and Priority Questions. Speech from the chair is not counted.

Asked about similar topics

Worked out by computer from the subject headings of each TD's questions, giving more weight to headings few TDs use. It shows shared subjects, not shared views.

Party, constituency and offices

  1. constituency Offaly 29 November 2024 to now
  2. party Independent 29 November 2024 to now
Carol Nolan Written 22 Oct 2026 · to Justice
375. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration further to Parliamentary Question No. 72780/26, the precise reasons the regulations and contribution model as laid down in the relevant Statutory Instrument have never been implemented before now; if this was a political or policy decision by his Department or by Cabinet; and if implementation of the S.I. has been objected to by any ad…
Carol Nolan Written 22 Oct 2026 · to Agriculture
388. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the total value of both the BISS and CRISS payments that were subject to delayed payment due to the recent industrial action. [75156/26]
Carol Nolan Written 22 Oct 2026 · to Health
464. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health if there are proposals to take private maternity care away as an option for women with high risk pregnancies; and the alternatives that will be put in place to give women the option of choosing private maternity care on health grounds such as high risk pregnancies. [75203/26]
Carol Nolan Written 21 Oct 2026 · to Enterprise
46. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment further to Parliamentary Question No. 72778/26, to specify the number of complaints received by the Workplace Relations Commission portal. [74694/26]
Carol Nolan Written 21 Oct 2026 · to Education
49. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will provide an update on the proposed special educational needs extension project at a school in County Offaly (details supplied); whether the project remains approved in principle following the completion of planning permission and Stage 2B submissions; the reason it is now subject to a National Development Plan prioritisation review; and when…
Carol Nolan Written 21 Oct 2026 · to Justice
131. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if it is part of his Department's strategy to reduce numbers in IPAS accommodation by moving persons who have been given leave to stay into homeless accommodation. [74785/26]
Carol Nolan Written 20 Oct 2026 · to Climate
232. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the amount of direct and indirect State funding awarded to environmental NGOs since 2020, broken down by organisation. [74307/26]
Carol Nolan Written 20 Oct 2026 · to Defence
239. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Defence further to Parliamentary Question No. 71327/26, if the information sought was unavailable due to the fact that it is not collected, whether it is collected but not retained, whether it is retained but not centrally collated, or whether it is held by another State body; and if she will clarify the position. [73557/26]
Carol Nolan Written 20 Oct 2026 · to Defence
240. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Defence if the Defence Forces or her Department have the ability, either directly or through another State body, to verify and reconstruct an applicant's administrative history from arrival in the State through to enlistment; and if she will outline the agencies and databases involved in that process. [73556/26]
Carol Nolan Written 20 Oct 2026 · to Defence
241. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Defence if Defence Forces recruitment forms, interviews, vetting procedures or background investigations seek information regarding an applicant's immigration history, arrival circumstances, previous immigration permissions, international protection history, or previous identity documentation. [73555/26]
Carol Nolan Written 20 Oct 2026 · to Defence
248. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Defence the number of Defence Forces properties, lands and buildings disposed of since 2010; and the total proceeds generated. [74311/26]
Carol Nolan Written 20 Oct 2026 · to Defence
249. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Defence the number of airspace incursions by military aircraft of foreign states detected in Irish-controlled airspace since 2022. [74295/26]
Carol Nolan Written 20 Oct 2026 · to Defence
250. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Defence the number of trained members of the Defence Forces who have resigned in each year since 2020; and the primary reasons recorded for departure. [74294/26]
Carol Nolan Written 20 Oct 2026 · to Defence
251. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Defence the expenditure incurred by the Defence Forces on recruitment campaigns in each year since 2020; and the net increase or decrease in personnel achieved. [74310/26]
Carol Nolan Written 20 Oct 2026 · to Transport
317. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Transport the amount spent on electric vehicle incentives since 2020 and the estimated CO reduction achieved as a result. [74304/26]
Carol Nolan Written 20 Oct 2026 · to Transport
318. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Transport number of publicly funded EV charging points currently not operational. [74303/26]
Carol Nolan Written 20 Oct 2026 · to Finance
380. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance whether an impact assessment was carried out prior to the reduction of the farmer VAT flat-rate addition from 4.8% to 4.5%; and if that assessment examined the effect on livestock marts, non-VAT-registered farmers and livestock trading patterns. [73712/26]
Carol Nolan Written 20 Oct 2026 · to Finance
381. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance whether the Government was advised prior to budget 2026 that reducing the farmer VAT flat-rate addition below the livestock VAT rate would leave non-VAT-registered farmers financially better off selling livestock outside mart channels in certain circumstances; and. if such advice was received, when it was received. [73719/26]
Carol Nolan Written 20 Oct 2026 · to Finance
382. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance to provide the methodology, calculations, datasets and assumptions used in determining the reduction of the farmer VAT flat-rate addition to 4.5%. [73715/26]
Carol Nolan Written 20 Oct 2026 · to Public Expenditure
423. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation further to Parliamentary Question No. 339 of 29 September 2026, if he will elaborate on what specific services were initially been tendered for; if he will elaborate more on the concerns that were identified by interested parties that led to the withdrawal of the tender; to state if a delay of t…
Carol Nolan Written 20 Oct 2026 · to Public Expenditure
424. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the number of public and semi-State sector employees whose remuneration exceeds that of the Taoiseach. [74293/26]
Carol Nolan Written 20 Oct 2026 · to Public Expenditure
425. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the number of State boards, task forces, commissions and advisory bodies currently in existence under the aegis of his Department; and their combined annual cost. [74292/26]
Carol Nolan Written 20 Oct 2026 · to Enterprise
435. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if he will clarify who made the formal decision to wind down the medical device certification division within the National Standards Authority of Ireland; the date it was approved; the specific mandate or Ministerial oversight that guided this action; and where is the impact assessment on MedTech contractors in rural Ireland. [73582/26]
Carol Nolan Written 20 Oct 2026 · to Education
515. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of primary and secondary schools operating over capacity, by county. [74291/26]
Carol Nolan Written 20 Oct 2026 · to Education
516. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of primary and secondary schools operating under capacity, by county. [74290/26]