Carol Nolan

428. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education if she will engage with a request to review the Phase 2 scope of works by a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15711/25]

436. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education the status of a person's application for a school transport remote area grant (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15812/25]

279. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media to address concerns that the proposal to allow the Carna Bay Hotel in Carna, in the Connemara Gaeltacht, to be used as an international protection accommodation centre will have a serious impact on the ability to retain a culture of the Irish language; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14876/25]

352. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if she will address concerns that the proposal to allow the Carna Bay Hotel in Carna, in the Connemara Gaeltacht, to be used as an international protection accommodation centre will have a serious impact on the ability of the area to host those who want to educate themselves about the Irish language; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14875/25]

353. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to clarify the status of the Carna Bay Hotel in Carna, in the Connemara Gaeltacht, with respect to its use as an international protection accommodation centre; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14877/25]

183. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs his views on the decision of the Russian election commission to ban opposition candidates such as persons (details supplied) from standing in the 2024 Russian presidential election; his views on whether these bans are a contravention of the European Convention on Human Rights; the interaction he has had with his Russian counterpart or the Russian ambassador on this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13696/25]

284. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Finance if his Department has conducted any studies on the effect of the €14,000 rent a room tax relief; his views on whether it may be pushing up the rental cost of such rooms, given the preponderance of such rooms for let in the €1,100-1,200 bracket; if landlords are setting the price at this level to fully avail of the tax break; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13690/25]

513. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Social Protection to list all social welfare payments which are currently payable to the surviving cohabiting partner of a deceased claimant after their death, in circumstances where the couple are not married; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13695/25]

535. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Social Protection if beneficiaries of temporary protection have had personal car repair works funded through any payment mechanism provided by his Department; if so, to provide details of costs and payment numbers from 2022 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14178/25]

133. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if, in the aftermath of the legalisation of abortion here, any policy change took place with regard to the funding of overseas abortions; if funding from the State currently funds abortion abroad; if so, the amounts donated and to whom, for the years 2019-2024; the conditions or stipulations attached to any such funding, in the event that it occurs; to provide a comprehensive list of what is included and excluded in the full scope of sexual and reproductive health activities supported by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12603/25]

134. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if his Department or any branch of Government liaised with any aid organisations, philanthropic organisations or governments between 2014 and 2024 on the issue of abortion provision in Ireland; if any moneys were donated to this end from said organisations or governments; if so, the precise amounts of money donated and from whom; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12604/25]

337. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Transport the number of registered taxis and hackney drivers in operation in each county in each of the years 2019, 2023, and 2024, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11911/25]

537. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment to state or estimate the total value of imports originating in the Xinjiang province in China in each year from 2020 to 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11822/25]

684. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education if her Department monitors the number of children who complete either primary school or secondary school but who remain illiterate or functionally illiterate; to provide a summary of the most recent findings in that regard; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11820/25]

685. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education if her Department has a policy in relation to allowing or prohibiting male students to compete in female-only sports; whether she is aware of this practice having been allowed in Irish schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11823/25]

714. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education the steps being taken to ensure that a school building project (details supplied) will be completed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12070/25]

758. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education if a person with 18 years’ instruction experience (details supplied) will be allowed to claim incremental credit with respect to his teaching salary; if she will accept that the incremental credit scheme as currently defined is inflexible and may result in the unwillingness of experienced persons from taking up a teaching position; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12598/25]

921. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the projects funded to date through the urban regeneration and development fund, by county and location, the total amount allocated to each project, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11922/25]

1028. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of people who have received the HAP under Stage 1 and Stage 2 of the emergency humanitarian assistance scheme operated by his Department from 31 January 2025; the average payment; the average length of time before people had to wait for payment; the number of outstanding applications to date; if additional resources will be allocated given the scale of need; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11620/25]

1093. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice the status of an application for a funding from an organisation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10682/25]

1119. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice if he will establish a new permanent stakeholders forum for licensed firearms holders to ensure ongoing consultation and transparency in decision-making; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11348/25]

1120. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice if he will take steps to ensure that there are no disproportionate restrictions on licensed firearms holders, ensuring that any policy changes are based on evidence, not arbitrary measures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11349/25]

1121. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice if he recognises the contribution of firearm owners to conservation and rural communities, by supporting policies that balance public safety with the needs of responsible gun owners; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11350/25]

1164. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice if he intends to proceed with the proposal to abolish juries in defamation actions in the High Court, given the opposition of the Oireachtas Committee on Justice to this proposal, the widespread opposition expressed by groups (details supplied), and the decision of the Supreme Court in Higgins v. Aviation Authority which substantively addressed many of the concerns which existed in relation to the calculation of defamation awards; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11818/25]

1396. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the way the estimated number of public and private sector organisations that will use the new gender pay reporting portal was calculated as 6,000 organisations; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11828/25]