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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 9 Dec 2025 · to Justice
721. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of persons with criminal convictions who have been granted citizenship, including naturalised citizenship, from 2010 to date in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [70239/25]
Carol Nolan Written 4 Dec 2025 · to Education
282. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will secure a place for a child in a main stream post-primary class in County Offaly (details supplied); if she is aware that there are over 100 children awaiting such placement offers in the county; the steps she is taking to address these concerns; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [68657/25]
Carol Nolan Written 4 Dec 2025 · to Social
360. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Social Protection to address concerns that the auto-enrolment process will undermine private company pensions by forcing private pension employees to pay 2% and the employer 1.5% which is more than the State auto enrolment contribution; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [68950/25]
Carol Nolan Written 4 Dec 2025 · to Justice
370. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to provide an update on the number of instances from 2022 to date where a service provider or potential service provider for temporary accommodation to beneficiary of temporary protection payment was not the outright owner of the property and had not obtained permission from the owner before making an offer to his Department; and if he…
Carol Nolan Written 2 Dec 2025 · to Foreign
13. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the details of all overseas aid projects and funding amounts allocated to each of the G20 countries in 2024; the total amount combined; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [67594/25]
Carol Nolan Written 2 Dec 2025 · to Climate
44. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the details of the revenue generated to date by the waste recovery levy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [67981/25]
Carol Nolan Written 2 Dec 2025 · to Transport
143. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Transport to confirm that funding is being made available to progress the N52 Tullamore to Kilbeggan road project; to provide a timeline for the completion of the project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [68033/25]
Carol Nolan Written 2 Dec 2025 · to Education
273. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the steps she will take to secure emergency funding for a situation generating issues of major concern for a school (details supplied) in County Offaly; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [67760/25]
Carol Nolan Written 2 Dec 2025 · to Housing
318. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the reasons why Part 4 of the Electoral Reform Act 2022 was recently repealed by the European Union (Political Advertising) Regulations 2025; the substantive differences between the provisions of those Regulations and the previous Part 4 of the 2022 Act; to summarise the interactions he had with Ministerial colleagues or with Europe…
Carol Nolan Written 2 Dec 2025 · to Justice
398. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether he will support legislation to summarily dismiss any application for asylum received from persons who had arrived in Ireland via the United Kingdom, or to prohibit any such individuals from submitting an application, since by definition they are in breach of the Dublin Convention and are not entitled to asylum in Ireland; and i…
Carol Nolan Written 2 Dec 2025 · to Health
565. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health if she will address concerns that women are still waiting an average of six months for a mammogram at the BreastCheck Eccles Unit, Dublin 7; if she is aware that the majority of women seeking to access this service either have or had breast cancer; if she will clarify whether the results of mammogram testing at this location are generally shared with local HSE hea…
Carol Nolan Written 2 Dec 2025 · to Health
566. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health the reason medication (details supplied) is not free and available to stage 4 cancer patients; if she will take steps to improve access to these medicines for persons who cannot afford to pay for them as happens in the UK’s NHS; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [67593/25]
Carol Nolan Written 2 Dec 2025 · to Health
571. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on the reason a person (details supplied) who made an appeal to the treatment abroad scheme on 16 June 2025 has yet to receive an update; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [67626/25]
Carol Nolan Written 2 Dec 2025 · to Health
618. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 2018 of 4 November 2025, the number of counselling sessions provided by a service (details supplied), by unplanned pregnancy calls and post-abortion clients; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [67918/25]
Carol Nolan Written 2 Dec 2025 · to Health
619. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 134 of 7 May 2025, the criteria used to classify calls to a service (details supplied) in the previously referenced categories of "Counselling" "Information" and "Listening support"; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [67919/25]
Carol Nolan Written 27 Nov 2025 · to Health
491. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health the actions that will be taken in terms of the ongoing health impact of infrasound noise from wind turbines on residents in Stonestown, Cloghan, County Offaly; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [66822/25]
Carol Nolan Written 26 Nov 2025 · to Education
185. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will assist with the emergency provision of a boiler for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [66635/25]
Carol Nolan Written 26 Nov 2025 · to Justice
226. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of international protection applicants who have come from the UK before applying for international protection in Ireland for each of the years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022,2023, 2024 and to date 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [66351/25]
Carol Nolan Written 26 Nov 2025 · to Justice
227. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of inadmissible international protection decisions made under Section 21 of the International Protection Bill 2015 made by the IPO and IPAT for international protection applicants, by reason of having come from the UK for each of the years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 and to date 2025; and if he will make a statement o…
Carol Nolan Written 26 Nov 2025 · to Justice
228. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the average processing time for inadmissible international protection decisions made under section 21 of the International Protection Bill 2015 by both the IPO and IPAT for applicants by reason of having come from the UK for each of the years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the…
Carol Nolan Written 26 Nov 2025 · to Justice
229. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of inadmissible international protection decisions made under section 21 of the International Protection Bill 2015, by reason of having come from the UK that have “timed out” because the Department did not transfer or act on the decision within the time frame for removal permitted by law for each of the years 2019, 2020, 202…
Carol Nolan Written 26 Nov 2025 · to Justice
230. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of Dublin III transfer decisions made by the IPO and IPAT for international protection applicants each of the years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [66355/25]
Carol Nolan Written 26 Nov 2025 · to Justice
231. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the average processing time for Dublin III decisions from initial application to the IPO to IPAT decision for international protection applicants for each of the years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [66356/25]
Carol Nolan Written 26 Nov 2025 · to Justice
232. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of Dublin III transfer decision that have “timed out” because the Department did not transfer the applicant within the six months permitted by law for each of the years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [66357/25]
Carol Nolan Written 26 Nov 2025 · to Justice
233. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to clarify the opt-out options that were, and remain, available to Ireland with respect to the EU Migration and Asylum Pact; which of those opt-out options the State decided not to avail of, and the reason; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [66370/25]