263. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will review the ranking and selection threshold for the animal welfare and nutrient storage scheme to ensure that 100% of eligible applications can access funding under TAMS 3, tranche 10; the additional funding that would be required to achieve this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27747/26]
264. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the total number of applications received under the animal welfare and nutrient storage scheme in TAMS 3, tranche 10; the number and percentage of those applications that are now eligible for funding following the reduction to 60%; the total funding allocated to the scheme in this tranche; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2…
265. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will increase overall TAMS funding to accommodate 100% of eligible animal welfare and nutrient storage scheme applications, given the urgent need for expanded nutrient storage to meet increasing regulatory requirements under the sixth Nitrates Action Programme (NAP), to protect water quality, and to support a future nitrates derogat…
266. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on the impact of the reduction in the animal welfare and nutrient storage scheme funding threshold on farmers’ ability to comply with the sixth Nitrates Action Programme, particularly in view of the co-benefits of expanded nutrient storage such as improved nutrient efficiency, maintained grass production and reduced reliance on …
292. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade further to Parliamentary Question No. 73 of 26 Mach 2026, the reason she did not answer the second part of the questions asking if her attention has been drawn to the fact that her Department, through Irish Aid, consistently allocated funding to States and territories who engage in the most extreme forms of Christian persecution; her views on wh…
441. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the estimated impact of the proposed Private Wires Bill 2025 on electricity tariffs for domestic consumers and small and medium enterprises; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25119/26]
442. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he will confirm that the Private Wires Bill 2025 will not lead to any form of privatisation of the national electricity grid; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25120/26]
443. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the measures he will put in place to ensure that users of private wires contribute fairly to the fixed costs of the public electricity network; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25121/26]
444. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the projected reduction in renewable energy curtailment as a result of the Private Wires Bill 2025 and the corresponding estimated savings to electricity consumers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25122/26]
445. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if the Private Wires Bill 2025 is designed primarily to benefit large energy users such as data centres; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25123/26]
446. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the full list of stakeholders consulted in the development of the general scheme of the Private Wires Bill 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25124/26]
447. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the provisions in the Private Wires Bill 2025 for private lines for on-street electric vehicle charging and any associated costs to local authorities or the Exchequer; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25125/26]
448. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he will address the need for urgent additional funding for Bord na Móna bog rewetting and walkway projects to protect employment under the PCAS Programme (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25196/26]
883. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the policy rationale behind carbon taxes on diesel, petrol and home heating oil; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23577/26]
942. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he is aware of recent media reports (details supplied) highlighting significant illicit cigarette seizures in Ireland given that seizures in the first three months of 2026 have nearly equalled the total for all of 2025; whether he accepts that, notwithstanding the Revenue Commissioner's enforcement successes, current tobacco excise rates may be in…
1100. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the number of non-nationals who are present in Ireland illegally without a work permit; the methods by which his Department or other relevant authorities seek to monitor this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23579/26]
1101. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment to provide details of the grant funding provided to Failte Ireland for the annual St. Patrick's Festival in each of the years from 2010 to 2025 and to-date in 2026 [23581/26]
1353. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the grants and supports available from her Department in the event that a school needs to create additional car parking spaces on its grounds to accommodate an additional special class; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25131/26]
1423. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Youth to confirm proposals to reintroduce fees for students taking the Junior Certificate and the Leaving Certificate examinations; if the fees will apply to DEIS schools; if consideration will be given to postponing the fees in light of the prolonged cost of living challenges many families are facing; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25603…
1711. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide details of the delivery achieved to date under the 2025 Planned Maintenance/Voids Programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24979/26]
1906. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Social Protection if his Department collects or retains data on the number of pupils who have opted out of the hot school meals scheme since its introduction; and if so, to provide that data, by county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25590/26]
1907. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Social Protection if providers of the hot school meals scheme are paid a set amount which remains unaffected regardless of whether or not the number of pupils in a school accessing the scheme falls during the school academic year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25591/26]
2015. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if his Department or any other agencies under the aegis of his Department have made arrangements for the detention of persons arriving in the State for the purpose of applying for International Protection but who do not fulfil entry conditions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24384/26]
2016. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if his Department or any other agencies under the aegis of his Department are prepared for the detention of persons arriving in the State who do not fulfil entry conditions after the Migration and Asylum Pact comes into effect on 12 June 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24385/26]
2017. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if a specific location has been selected for the detention of persons arriving in the State after the Migration and Asylum Pact comes into effect, who wish to apply for International Protection but do not fulfil entry requirements, and who can be detained under the provisions of the Pact; and if he will make a statement on the matter.…