Carol Nolan

273. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation for an update on Programme for Government commitments to transforming the delivery of infrastructure including the delivery of a new Infrastructure Division within his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52662/25]

274. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation to provide an update the work of Public Service Reform and Digitalisation that has been established; if expertise has been seconded from key delivery agencies; if the National Development Finance Agency has provided Departments with additional expert assistance and support on major public capital investment projects through dedicated support teams for specific projects referred to it; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52663/25]

277. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the cost to date of delivering the national Government digital wallet initiative involving over 500 public servants, as part of the EU’s plan to offer digital identity to all of its citizens and residents by 2026, under the eIDAS 2.0 regulation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52841/25]

279. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment his views on that of an organisation (details supplied) that changes in our regulatory environment are critical to a more competitive business environment; that a well-designed and enforced regulatory environment is a critical feature of a modern, complex economy and can boost growth in living standards; that there are opportunities within constrained fiscal parameters to improve the competitiveness of the Irish economy by making improvements to the ways we regulate, easing the regulatory burden on business and reducing the cost of compliance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52657/25]

334. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Social Protection if his Department has undertaken any work toward assisting with the roll-out of a digital ID system; if his Department is involved with implementing the EU’s plan to offer digital identity to all of its citizens and residents by 2026 under the eIDAS 2.0 regulation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52852/25]

335. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Social Protection his views on recent reports (details supplied) that the child benefit payment system is subject to abuse by non-resident nationals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52853/25]

336. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons from 2018 to date who have had child benefit payments ended because of fraud or because they were found to have misled his Department with respect to compliance and eligibility rules; the estimated cost to the taxpayer involving such cases in terms of monies that were paid out that should not have been paid out to claimants during this time period; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52854/25]

350. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the way in which his Department ensures that people who are the subject of deportation orders are removed from IPAS accommodation to which they are not entitled; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52755/25]

351. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration If he will seek data from An Garda Síochána on the number of persons arrested in each year from 2020 to date in 2025 who were found to be in breach of a deportation order; the number of such persons who were detained and for how long; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52756/25]

476. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he supports the introduction of a national training voucher scheme that would support employers, and particularly SMEs, in addressing both the direct and indirect costs of training; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52660/25]

2. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Taoiseach the protocols, guidelines or legislation in place to govern the use and display of the national flag; and his views on whether amendments are needed [52313/25]

5. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to provide details of all instances when a Head of State or Government of an EU member state visited Ireland but was not formally received by the President, the Taoiseach or the Minister for foreign affairs from 2000 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52315/25]

6. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on whether the attacks by Hamas on civilians in Israel on October 2023 constituted a genocide; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52316/25]

7. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to elaborate on his recent statement that an independent Palestinian State should not involve Hamas; the way in which he envisages Hamas being removed from power in Gaza in order to bring about this outcome; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52317/25]

46. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the number of work permits issued to nationals of India in each year from 2015 to date; the categories of work permits issued; the sectors in which they were granted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52319/25]

47. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the number of full-time and part-time staff currently employed by the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission; the numbers of staff centrally employed and those employed under short-term contracts or through agencies; to provide the salary rates for centrally employed, short-term contract staff and agency contracted staff; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52357/25]

69. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Youth her view on the Constitutional guarantee that parents shall be primary educators of their children; to elaborate on how her Department is working to vindicate that right; the reason she made no mention of parents in her comments launching a new education consultation process in July 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52318/25]

70. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Youth to clarify the statement contained in the forward to the ‘Aistear’ curriculum published in December 2024 that "babies, toddlers and young children around the country" had "offered their views and insights" on the development of the curriculum; to state the number of babies that contributed to this process; how the opinions of these babies on the draft curriculum were canvassed and compiled; to summarise the views expressed by these babies on the draft curriculum; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52322/25]

72. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Youth if the academic performance of home-schooled students is benchmarked against all other students, including in relation to junior certificate and leaving certificate results; to summarise the most recent data available in this regard; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52354/25]

73. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether the beginning of the new school year is governed in legislation; whether the issue is governed solely by guidelines issued by her Department; to give a summary of these guidelines for primary and secondary level schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52355/25]

95. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if consideration has been given to granting protected status to so-called ‘benchmarks’ which were erected at various points around the country in the 1800s as part of the "Principal Spirit Lines of Levelling" project of the ordnance Survey; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52321/25]

96. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the legal powers given to local authorities to grant retention planning to developments which were built without a grant of planning; whether consideration has been given to legally precluding local authorities from granting such retention; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52350/25]

127. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of full-time and part-time staff currently employed by the Data Protection Commission; the numbers of staff centrally employed and those employed under short-term contracts or through agencies; to provide a breakdown of salary levels of all staff; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52358/25]

128. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to outline his knowledge of the case of a person (details supplied); and whether he is aware of claims that this individual is in fact much older and has sought asylum in other countries under variations of the same name. [52360/25]

188. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health to list all vaccinations which are either legally required or recommended to be administered to children before they reach the age of majority; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52320/25]