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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 29 Jul 2025 · to Housing
1411. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his views on whether the recent declaration of yellow warnings by Met Éireann for what was a period of average summer weather was excessive; if his Department has had any engagement with Met Éireann on the use or overuse of these colour-coded warnings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40969/25]
Carol Nolan Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Agriculture
2178. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will support a €60 million annual investment for a new tillage scheme, aiming to boost crop production which would include a €400 per ha payment for new land converted to tillage and €250 per ha annually for subsequent years, with a €250 per ha payment for existing tillage land; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41675…
Carol Nolan Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Agriculture
2179. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will address concerns about potential cuts to the CAP budget; if he will support calls for the EU Commission to be transparent about the process and engage with farmers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41679/25]
Carol Nolan Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Agriculture
2180. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will seek clarity on the EU Commission's proposed changes to the derogation and its potential impact on Irish farmers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41680/25]
Carol Nolan Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Agriculture
2181. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will support calls for targeted measures to address rising farm costs, including support for PRSI, trade and energy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41681/25]
Carol Nolan Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Agriculture
2213. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will support the ringfencing of funding for farm schemes within the overall EU budget [43266/25]
Carol Nolan Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Health
2577. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health the reason new payment arrangements have yet to be made to section 39 workers despite the fact that there is an agreement in place and approved by Government to do so; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40974/25]
Carol Nolan Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Health
2578. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health the reason incremental increases have not been paid to section 39 workers at all for 2025; the reasons for this delay; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40975/25]
Carol Nolan Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Health
3046. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health if she is aware that waiting lists for access to pain medicine are approximately 24-months at Tallaght University Hospital; the measures she is taking to address this waiting time; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42954/25]
Carol Nolan Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Rural
3454. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht if he will support the ringfencing of funding for rural development within the overall EU budget; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41678/25]
Carol Nolan Written 15 Jul 2025 · to Taoiseach
169. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Taoiseach further to Parliamentary Question No. 117 of 1 July 2025, the reason confidentiality must apply to the 114 countries mentioned from which Ireland imported less than €1 million worth of goods in 2024; the number of these countries which exported less than €600,000 worth of goods to Ireland in 2024; and the total number of countries from which Ireland imported goods in 2024. …
Carol Nolan Written 15 Jul 2025 · to Foreign
180. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade for an update on efforts to bring about the restoration of tariff-free trading with the USA, and progress on an EU-India trade deal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38978/25]
Carol Nolan Written 15 Jul 2025 · to Foreign
181. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to list all meetings which he or his predecessor has held with either the Attorney General, other Ministers, or officials, in relation to the so-called Control of Economic Activity (Occupied Territories) Bill 2018 from 1 January 2024 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39006/25]
Carol Nolan Written 15 Jul 2025 · to Finance
363. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Finance if the rent tax credit available to the parents of third level students will be available for the duration of 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39484/25]
Carol Nolan Written 15 Jul 2025 · to Enterprise
411. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the efforts that are being made to increase export supports to assist in market development and diversification for the Irish drinks industry across established and emerging markets; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38979/25]
Carol Nolan Written 15 Jul 2025 · to Enterprise
412. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the efforts his Department are making to support and focus on competitiveness for the Irish drinks sector, and ensuring a reduced regulatory burden at national and EU level; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38980/25]
Carol Nolan Written 15 Jul 2025 · to Justice
746. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he is aware that the people of Saggart County Dublin are completely opposed to permanent use of a hotel (details supplied) as an IPAS Centre; if he will intervene to ensure that the voices and wishes of the community are respected and the decision to use the Hotel is reversed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39488/25…
Carol Nolan Written 15 Jul 2025 · to Health
964. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health the supports available for children aged 9 years diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39361/25]
Carol Nolan Written 9 Jul 2025 · to Climate
3. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he is aware of the concerns of the liquid fuel home heating sector that the obligation rates planned for the forthcoming renewable heat obligation are too low to have a meaningful impact on carbon emissions and its view that a more ambitious target of a 20% blend would be equivalent to deploying 160,000 heat pumps overnight, but at cu…
Carol Nolan Written 8 Jul 2025 · to Foreign
199. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the total number of people the Government accepts have been killed in the Israel-Gaza conflict to date; the number of these deaths that are civilians; the number that are Hamas militants; the sources of information which Ministers use when quoting these numbers in public statements; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37…
Carol Nolan Written 8 Jul 2025 · to Climate
219. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if, with respect to the upcoming rollout of the RHO (Renewable Heat Obligation) he will support the following measures for inclusion in the scheme: separation of the liquid fuels and gas sector into different schemes, create a dedicated renewable liquid fuels obligation incorporating obligations for transport and heating, and set an im…
Carol Nolan Written 8 Jul 2025 · to Finance
327. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Finance if he is confident in the methodology behind the Revenue Commissioners ready reckoner, which estimates the fiscal impact of changes to tobacco excise; if he accepts that the model appears not to take into account any behavioural responses such as changes in consumption patterns or the growth of the illicit trade driven by consumers seeking alternative purchasing …
Carol Nolan Written 8 Jul 2025 · to Finance
332. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Finance to clarify the level of engagement his Department has with the Bank of International Settlements; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37381/25]
Carol Nolan Written 8 Jul 2025 · to Housing
518. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the reason that rough sleepers, who are homeless people by definition, are not included in the "Monthly Homeless Report" produced by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37319/25]
Carol Nolan Written 8 Jul 2025 · to Justice
635. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration his knowledge of the circumstances of the appointment of a person (details supplied); the recruitment process which was undertaken; the number of other candidates who applied for the position; the steps taken to certify this persons qualifications and experience; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37322/25]