Carol Nolan

492. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Youth her views on whether is a connection between the huge increases in absenteeism at primary and secondary schools and the increase in working from home in recent years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28996/25]

878. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of divorces granted in each year from 2015 to date; to provide a breakdown of the number which are opposite-sex couples and same-sex couples; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28997/25]

972. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of requests or complaints received by the Data Protection Commissioner (DPC) under Articles 17 and 19 of the GDPR (the "right to erasure / right to be forgotten") in each year from 2018 to date. [28995/25]

981. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration ; if he will provide an outline of engagements in his Ministerial diary and that of any Minister of State at his Department for the period 1 March 2025 to the week ending 28 March 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29155/25]

989. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to clarify if his department has conveyed any concerns to the Department of Health regarding the Assisted Human Reproduction Bill 2024, which includes provisions to allow domestic and international surrogacy, regarding the potential for human trafficking; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29213/25]

994. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of gardaí who are currently suspended from duty; if he will provide a breakdown of how long they have been suspended; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29288/25]

995. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of applicants for protection that have been issued with a notice upon making their application advising them of the fact that may opt to voluntarily return at any stage before he refuses to give a refugee or subsidiary protection declaration; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29289/25]

1158. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will provide an outline of engagements in her Ministerial diary and that of any Minister of State at her Department for the period 1 March 2025 to the week ending 28 March 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29156/25]

1195. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will assist in an urgent case involving an assessment of needs for a pre-school child (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29967/25]

1329. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health to clarify if the Assisted Human Reproduction Bill 2024 which includes provisions to allow domestic and international surrogacy is being reconsidered in light of concerns regarding the potential for human trafficking and to ensure that any proposed Irish law in this area is in line with EU obligations; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29212/25]

1351. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health the number of second consultation claims that were made via the primary care reimbursement scheme for termination of pregnancy in each of the years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, and 2024, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29290/25]

1555. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health if a periodic audit of outcomes including emergency medical care and ectopic pregnancy diagnosis following medical termination of pregnancy, as recommended in the December 2022 report ‘National Clinical Practice Guideline: Investigation and Management of Complications of Early Termination of Pregnancy’, has been undertaken; if so, if the outcome will be supplied; if not, if such an audit is planned for and when; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30173/25]

459. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice the reason most provided by the 948 applications for international protection from Ukrainian nationals from 1 March 2022 to 19 May 2025 as to why they did not choose to be treated under the process provided for under the EU Temporary Protection Directive (2001/55/EC); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28503/25]

460. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice the precise database that is accessed by Irish immigration officers to check the criminal status of persons seeking entry to the State’s international protection system, including at ports of entry; the number of responses received by immigration officers, including those officers at ports of entry, that have returned an indication of criminal status during the period 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28517/25]

461. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice the process that is implemented when immigration officers received an alert indicating a person seeking entry to the State is wanted for criminal purposes, specifically in the context of the international protection system; if he will confirm that such persons are allowed entry to the State even in circumstances where an alert indicating the person is wanted for criminal purposes exists; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28518/25]

661. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health if she will assist in the medical and therapeutic treatment of a child (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28786/25]

365. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health if she will consider making breast checks free of charge for women over 70 years of age; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27758/25]

293. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will increase funding to the Laois and Offaly Education and Training Board (LOETB) in light of the fact that it has received the lowest annual funding allocation from the former Department of Children and has the lowest number of UBU projects; if she will consider prioritising funding to provide two new UBU projects for the LOETB; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27113/25]

294. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide an update on measures to introduce public sector status, revised salary and annual leave entitlements for school caretakers and secretaries; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27121/25]

456. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice if the State is intending to cease to pay for accommodation at a hotel (details supplied); if the reported purchase of another hotel is completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26859/25]

457. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice if a hotel (details supplied) will return to use as hospitality accommodation if the State proceeds with the reported purchase of another hotel for international protection purposes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26860/25]

458. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice if his Department has contracted or engaged any private consultation analysis on proposals to purchase a hotel (details supplied) for international protection purposes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26861/25]

524. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if the six month eligibility criteria under the mother-and-baby-home redress scheme will be reviewed; her views on excluding persons who may have been resident for a period five days short of the six month stay requirement is acceptable; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28480/25]

548. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if there are any proposals to review or potentially eliminate the six month residency timeframe with respect to persons seeking to access the mother and baby institutions payment scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27175/25]

331. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if funding options are available from her Department, or any agency under the aegis of her Department, to support persons who wish to establish a pre-school business; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26453/25]