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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 20 Oct 2026 · to Culture
534. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the counties which have received the highest and lowest levels of Community Sport Facilities Fund allocations during the past three funding rounds; and if he will provide the corresponding figures. [74249/26]
Carol Nolan Written 20 Oct 2026 · to Culture
540. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the number of meetings held by his Department, Coimisiún na Meán or agencies under his remit with technology companies where the subjects of misinformation, harmful content, content moderation or fact-checking were discussed since January 2023. [74255/26]
Carol Nolan Written 20 Oct 2026 · to Culture
541. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport whether he is satisfied that communities with limited grant-writing capacity are not systematically disadvantaged within the Community Sport Facilities Fund application process; and the evidence that supports that conclusion. [74257/26]
Carol Nolan Written 20 Oct 2026 · to Culture
542. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the amount of funding awarded by Arts Council-supported schemes to organisations which have subsequently closed, become insolvent, or ceased operations within three years of receiving funding. [74259/26]
Carol Nolan Written 20 Oct 2026 · to Culture
543. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the number and value of arts grants awarded since 2023 to organisations engaged in public advocacy or political campaigning activities; and the criteria used to distinguish artistic activity from political advocacy. [74258/26]
Carol Nolan Written 20 Oct 2026 · to Culture
545. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the number of successful Community Sport Facilities Fund applicants that subsequently failed to draw down their allocations in full in each of the years 2022 to 2025 and to date in 2026; the value of unspent grants involved; and the reason funding was not utilised. [74256/26]
Carol Nolan Written 20 Oct 2026 · to Culture
550. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the total number of public bodies, agencies, grant recipients and broadcasters under his remit that employ dedicated diversity and inclusion officers; and the cost of such posts in 2025 and 2026, by organisation. [74251/26]
Carol Nolan Written 20 Oct 2026 · to Housing
568. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his views on whether the current housing legislation is sufficiently prescriptive in terms of directing local authorities to the criteria which they must consider when allocating available council housing. [73417/26]
Carol Nolan Written 20 Oct 2026 · to Housing
601. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether Irish citizens and persons granted international protection status are treated identically for the purposes of social housing allocation; and where differences arise, to specify them. [74298/26]
Carol Nolan Written 20 Oct 2026 · to Housing
602. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether the Government maintains a model estimating the impact of net migration on annual housing demand; and if so, the projected figures used by his Department in policy planning. [74297/26]
Carol Nolan Written 20 Oct 2026 · to Social
621. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Social Protection to confirm that community welfare officers are now described as designated persons; the reason this title change occurred; and who recommended it. [73584/26]
Carol Nolan Written 20 Oct 2026 · to Social
635. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Social Protection the amount paid in supplementary welfare and exceptional needs payments to international protection applicants since 2020. [74287/26]
Carol Nolan Written 20 Oct 2026 · to Social
636. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of social welfare recipients residing outside the State while continuing to receive payments from his Department, by payment type. [74286/26]
Carol Nolan Written 20 Oct 2026 · to Social
639. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Social Protection the breakdown of the number of social protection claimants who were found to be resident abroad when their claims were detected or determined to be fraudulent or illegitimate; and the breakdown of the countries where these people were resident from 2020 to date, in tabular form. [74227/26]
Carol Nolan Written 20 Oct 2026 · to Justice
721. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of residential properties that have been removed by his Department from the private rental market for use as international protection accommodation since January 2022. [74296/26]
Carol Nolan Written 20 Oct 2026 · to Justice
722. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether RTÉ or any other media outlets or platforms has received any guidance, formal or informal, from his Department, regarding reporting of migration, asylum or deportation matters. [74276/26]
Carol Nolan Written 20 Oct 2026 · to Justice
723. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of persons granted permission to remain in the State on humanitarian or exceptional grounds following a failed international protection application in each of the past five years, together with the grounds relied upon in each case. [74275/26]
Carol Nolan Written 20 Oct 2026 · to Justice
724. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether his Department or the Government possesses estimates of the number of unlawfully present migrants currently residing in the State; and if so, the basis for those estimates. [74274/26]
Carol Nolan Written 20 Oct 2026 · to Justice
725. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of deportation orders that have effectively lapsed in practice due to the passage of time, legal obstacles or the inability of the State to locate the individual concerned. [74285/26]
Carol Nolan Written 20 Oct 2026 · to Justice
726. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the oldest currently unexecuted deportation order on record; and the reasons it remains unenforced. [74284/26]
Carol Nolan Written 20 Oct 2026 · to Justice
727. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether the Government has considered linking visa issuance or bilateral cooperation arrangements to the acceptance of nationals subject to deportation orders. [74283/26]
Carol Nolan Written 20 Oct 2026 · to Justice
728. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the states with which Ireland has experienced the greatest difficulties in securing returns under deportation orders. [74282/26]
Carol Nolan Written 20 Oct 2026 · to Justice
729. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of deportations prevented due to refusal or delay by a receiving state to issue travel documents in each year since 2020. [74281/26]
Carol Nolan Written 20 Oct 2026 · to Justice
730. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of Garda National Immigration Bureau personnel assigned specifically to deportation enforcement duties in each year since 2020. [74280/26]
Carol Nolan Written 20 Oct 2026 · to Justice
731. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether any organisations receiving State funding for migration-related services also participated in consultations on migration policy; and if so, if he will provide details. [74273/26]