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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 7 May 2025 · to Education
202. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide details on the number of prefab units purchased out right by her Department from 2020 to date; the total costs involved and the number of such purchases, by county; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22560/25]
Carol Nolan Written 7 May 2025 · to Education
203. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide details on the number of prefab units rented by her Department from 2020 to date; the total costs involved and the number of such rentals, by county; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22561/25]
Carol Nolan Written 7 May 2025 · to Education
214. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Youth to clarify if there a national SNA cap of 23,791 if this is for the calendar year or the academic year; the period of time this cap on SNA's covers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22754/25]
Carol Nolan Written 7 May 2025 · to Tourism
218. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media to confirm that all Ministers of State within his Department have had their ministerial powers delegated to them; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22141/25]
Carol Nolan Written 7 May 2025 · to Housing
250. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to confirm that all Ministers of State within his Department have had their ministerial powers delegated to them; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22135/25]
Carol Nolan Written 7 May 2025 · to Social
282. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Social Protection to confirm that all Ministers of State within his Department have had their ministerial powers delegated to them; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22139/25]
Carol Nolan Written 7 May 2025 · to Social
290. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Social Protection when recipients can expect payment under the revised terms of the widow's or widower's pension, particularly in respect of non-married or cohabiting couples, following the judgment of the Supreme Court on 22 January 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22462/25]
Carol Nolan Written 7 May 2025 · to Justice
310. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice to confirm that all Ministers of State within his Department have had their ministerial powers delegated to them; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22136/25]
Carol Nolan Written 7 May 2025 · to Justice
353. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice further to Parliamentary Question No. 1506 of 29 April 2025, the number of those categorised as ‘Clandestine’ who subsequently applied for international protection; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22765/25]
Carol Nolan Written 7 May 2025 · to Agriculture
355. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to confirm that all Ministers of State within his Department have had their ministerial powers delegated to them; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22125/25]
Carol Nolan Written 7 May 2025 · to Agriculture
357. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the measures being taken to resolve the delays affecting ACRES payments; if he anticipates an increase in departmental payment processing staff to ensure such delays do not occur again; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22212/25]
Carol Nolan Written 7 May 2025 · to Agriculture
358. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if it is intended to bring forward a nitrates derogation action plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22213/25]
Carol Nolan Written 7 May 2025 · to Agriculture
359. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he accepts that there have been significant challenges with mapping relating to the BISS application process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22214/25]
Carol Nolan Written 7 May 2025 · to Agriculture
360. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will rule out any attempt to impose mandatory ploughing and drainage restrictions on the use of peaty soil with respect to GAEC-2; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22215/25]
Carol Nolan Written 7 May 2025 · to Agriculture
361. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will accede to the request from a farming organisation (details supplied) to discuss the need for a fully resourced TB scheme that will include dealing with infected wildlife in all counties; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22216/25]
Carol Nolan Written 7 May 2025 · to Agriculture
362. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount drawn down to date under the compensation package relating to flooding on the Shannon Callows; if consideration will be given to disbursing the remaining amount to those who were initially refused compensation on the basis of a Department mapping assessment of their application; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2…
Carol Nolan Written 7 May 2025 · to Agriculture
363. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if consideration will be given to increasing the grant amount available for slurry and septic tanks, given the increase in costs for the material relating to their construction; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22218/25]
Carol Nolan Written 7 May 2025 · to Children
376. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to confirm that all Ministers of State within her Department have had their ministerial powers delegated to them; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22126/25]
Carol Nolan Written 7 May 2025 · to Health
435. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health to confirm that all Ministers of State within her Department have had their ministerial powers delegated to them; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22134/25]
Carol Nolan Written 7 May 2025 · to Health
472. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health the reason there is no availability for the provision of respite care for elderly patients in Offaly; the reason elderly persons in need of such care continue to have to travel out of the county to access such services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22271/25]
Carol Nolan Written 7 May 2025 · to Health
476. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health if the HSE operates a national reporting system in relation to adverse outcomes specific to medication used in the provision of termination of pregnancy services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22311/25]
Carol Nolan Written 7 May 2025 · to Health
503. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health the actions that have been taken, or have been planned, to fulfil the recommendation in the 2023 Review of the Operation of the Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Act 2018 that "the HSE, in collaboration with relevant stakeholders, including the RCPI, should develop specific guidelines for comfort (hospice) care for the short duration of the life of b…
Carol Nolan Written 7 May 2025 · to Health
504. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health the policies and procedures that are in place for communication of information on perinatal palliative care, by the HSE and management of maternity hospitals, to ensure that parents who are considering terminating their pregnancy at a later stage when their baby could be born alive are informed and able to avail of perinatal palliative care; and if she will make a…
Carol Nolan Written 7 May 2025 · to Health
510. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health for an update on the proposal to prohibit the sale or purchase of flavoured vapes; if she is aware of industry concerns that such a ban may contribute to persons returning to smoking cigarettes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22470/25]
Carol Nolan Written 7 May 2025 · to Further and Higher Education
583. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to confirm that all Ministers of State within his Department have had their ministerial powers delegated to them; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22133/25]