320. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will confirm that an organisation (details supplied) was selected as the facilitator and note-taker for the four sessions of the Convention on Education; and if she will outline the full tender evaluation process, including the scoring criteria applied and the names of all shortlisted bidders, given that one of the organisation's co-founders ha…
321. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether she accepts that the appointment of an organisation (details supplied) as facilitator for the Convention on Education raises a reasonable apprehension of bias, given that one co-founder has a documented history of left-wing activism; and if she will acknowledge that this creates at minimum a perception problem for the denominational education …
322. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will state whether any conflict-of-interest assessment was carried out prior to awarding the €250,000 facilitation contract to an organisation (details supplied); and if she will publish any such assessment or explain why none was deemed necessary. [31995/26]
323. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the specific safeguards, if any, that have been put in place to guarantee the objectivity and neutrality of the facilitation and note-taking services provided by an organisation (details supplied) at the Convention on Education; if she will acknowledge that, without such visible and robust safeguards, the process risks being perceived as pre-disposed …
324. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the reason an organisation (details supplied) with documented ties to left-wing activist campaigns was chosen over other potential providers to facilitate a once-in-a-generation Convention on Education whose recommendations will shape Irish education policy for decades; if she will now commit to publishing the full tender documentation, including the …
373. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the current status of the modular accommodation project for the second special class in a school (details supplied) in Durrow; the reason the design was not approved until 21 April 2026 despite the project commencing in mid-2025; the expected on-site commencement and operational dates; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32275/26]
374. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she is aware that a school (details supplied) in Durrow has already completed enrolment and issued offers for a new special class due to open in September 2026 on the basis of promised modular accommodation that is now not expected until February 2027; the contingency arrangements being put in place for these pupils; and if she will make a statemen…
375. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the average time taken from project commencement to on-site delivery under the new Modular Framework compared with the previous system; the number of special class modular projects currently delayed by more than six months; and the steps being taken to address these delays; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32277/26]
376. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the interim accommodation options her Department is providing to schools that were promised modular special class accommodation for September 2026 but are now facing delays into 2027; if she will outline the policy in this regard; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32278/26]
377. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will confirm that the modular special class project for a school (details supplied) has been designated as urgent and prioritised; the criteria used to prioritise projects under the new Modular Framework; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32279/26]
522. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will take steps to ensure that Daingean Fire Station County Offaly is made operational (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32394/26]
567. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Social Protection the total number of people who have been in receipt of jobseeker's allowance or jobseeker's benefit continuously since December 2019; the ages and geographical locations of these recipients; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32228/26]
710. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of times that each of the four members of a board (details supplied) have been reappointed to the board by successive Ministers for Agriculture; the reasons these individuals have served as members of the board continuously for over 25 years; his views on whether it can be justified for any person to sit on any State board as a…
730. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she continues to have confidence in the operation of a State and HSE funded charity (details supplied) following reports of potentially inappropriate invoice related transfers of up to €1.5 million; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32258/26]
1239. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health if she will assist in establishing the reason a former HSE employee has yet to receive his gratuity payment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33333/26]
1240. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health if a neurologist and multi-disciplinary team will be allocated to Midlands Regional Hospital Tullamore or to another hospital in the wider Midlands area as there is currently no neurologist or multi-disciplinary team to support people with Parkinson's disease in the Midlands; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33343/26]
1241. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health the number of people who are living with Parkinson's Disease in Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33344/26]
1242. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health the number of people who are living with Parkinson's Disease in Laois/Offaly; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33345/26]
193. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of passports issued to persons residing at addresses in the Republic of Ireland in each year from 2017 to date; the breakdown of the number of adults and minors in each year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31706/26]
211. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment whether full-time employees of statutory regulators such as the Commission for Regulation of Utilities are considered to be civil servants either as a matter of law or for the purposes of national wage agreements; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32174/26]
212. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Defence the mandate of Ireland's participation in the UNIFIL peacekeeping mission in the Lebanon; her views on whether the mission has succeeded in any of its aims; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31709/26]
238. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Transport the number of driving licences issued or renewed in each year from 2017 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31707/26]
260. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance to list the changes to the standard and higher rates of income tax, all tax credits, rates of PRSI and USC, in each budget from 2016 to date, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31712/26]
276. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment whether full-time employees of statutory regulators such as the CCPC, are considered to be civil servants either as a matter of law or for the purposes of national wage agreements; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31702/26]
326. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport whether full-time employees of statutory regulators such as ComReg are considered to be civil servants either as a matter of law or for the purposes of national wage agreements; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32175/26]