Carol Nolan
Written
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]
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Carol Nolan
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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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| Month | Questions | Contributions |
|---|---|---|
| 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
- constituency Offaly 29 November 2024 to now
- party Independent 29 November 2024 to now
Carol Nolan
Written
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]
Carol Nolan
Written
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]
Carol Nolan
Written
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]
Carol Nolan
Written
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]
Carol Nolan
Written
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 …
Carol Nolan
Written
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]
Carol Nolan
Written
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 …
Carol Nolan
Written
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]
Carol Nolan
Written
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]
Carol Nolan
Written
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]
Carol Nolan
Written
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]
Carol Nolan
Written
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]
Carol Nolan
Written
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]
Carol Nolan
Written
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]
Carol Nolan
Written
743. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will support calls for the introduction of an income volatility mechanism from an organisation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51379/25]
Carol Nolan
Written
744. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to revisit proposals from the Teagasc Pig Department regarding income smoothing measures, such as those based on the Australian model; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51380/25]
Carol Nolan
Written
745. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps he is taking to support generational renewal in agriculture with the essential requirement for low-cost finance and installation aid to young farmers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51381/25]
Carol Nolan
Written
746. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will support amending the young trained farmer relief to ensure that this relief is extended beyond the expiry date of 31 December 2025, as it is vital to facilitate generational renewal; if he will take steps to also ensure that the age limit for young trained farmers should be increased from the current 35 to include all qualifyin…
Carol Nolan
Written
747. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will support calls for an accelerated capital allowance for slurry storage and associated equipment (LESS), due to expire at the end of December 2025, to be extended; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51383/25]
Carol Nolan
Written
773. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will support in Budget 2026 the raising of disability allowance, domiciliary care allowance, and carer’s allowance by at least €50 per week and introduce a permanent cost of disability payment; fund key priorities in the action plan for disability services 2024 to 2026, with a focus on personal assistance, independent living, and …
Carol Nolan
Written
827. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health if she will support calls to immediately introduce a statutory, universal home support scheme, with specific rural adaptation funding; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51384/25]
Carol Nolan
Written
873. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health if she will assist in the urgent case of a person seeking help with his claim for continuous glucose monitoring reimbursement; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51479/25]
Carol Nolan
Written
876. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health if she will support the calls of an organisation (details supplied) for the introduction of viable fees for public eyecare schemes (medical card and PRSI-estimated cost of €20m annually and the roll out of an over 8s national eyecare programme estimated cost €1.2m annually; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51505/25]
Carol Nolan
Written
340. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health the financial support options open to a person (details supplied) to access a costly vaccination for shingles; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50962/25]