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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 Rural
607. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development 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. [22138/25]
Carol Nolan Written 1 May 2025 · to Health
352. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health the reason chiropody services in general practice for people with diabetes have been discontinued; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21851/25]
Carol Nolan Written 1 May 2025 · to Health
353. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health if an impact assessment was carried out prior to the decision of the HSE to withdraw chiropody services in general practice for people with diabetes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21852/25]
Carol Nolan Written 30 Apr 2025 · to Education
81. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education to investigate the urgent concerns of a school with respect to the failure of her Department to provide it with an ancillary grant (details supplied); if she will direct her Department to answer the questions repeatedly put to it by the school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21616/25]
Carol Nolan Written 29 Apr 2025 · to Foreign
188. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to list all dates on which he was outside of the State from 25 February 2025 to 7 April 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18524/25]
Carol Nolan Written 29 Apr 2025 · to Foreign
189. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if the State recognises Hamas as a terrorist organisation; his views on whether this group should be removed from any position of power in Gaza; his further views on whether it would be satisfactory for that organisation to be in any position of authority in any future independent Palestinian State; and if he will make a statement o…
Carol Nolan Written 29 Apr 2025 · to Foreign
190. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the reason passport cards issued by his Department are not accepted by the automated passport check gates at Dublin Airport and other airports in the European Union; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18526/25]
Carol Nolan Written 29 Apr 2025 · to Foreign
192. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade whether he or his predecessor, in recent discussions with Mahmoud Abbas, raised the issue of when the next Palestinian Authority election might take place, in view of the fact that Mr Abbas has ruled without elections since 2007; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18712/25]
Carol Nolan Written 29 Apr 2025 · to Enterprise
691. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the estimated value of imports from the so-called “occupied territories” within Israel in each year from 2020 to 2024, by category; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18713/25]
Carol Nolan Written 29 Apr 2025 · to Education
768. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education to provide an update on the work of her Department’s schools reconfiguration for diversity initiative; the staff assigned to the initiative at Department grade level; the number of schools currently being assisted to transfer from denominational patrons to multi-denominational patrons in response to the wishes of local school communities; the locations of these…
Carol Nolan Written 29 Apr 2025 · to Tourism
1072. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the estimated total number of hotel rooms in the State in each year from 2020 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18520/25]
Carol Nolan Written 29 Apr 2025 · to Tourism
1075. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the present policy in relation to the role of RTÉ in the production of Irish language content, and whether he feels there is any unnecessary duplication of functions or services between RTÉ and TG4 in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18714/25]
Carol Nolan Written 29 Apr 2025 · to Tourism
1110. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the amount of funding allocated by his Department to an organisation (details supplied) from 2020 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20179/25]
Carol Nolan Written 29 Apr 2025 · to Housing
1145. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if any limitations apply to the purchase of existing property within Gaeltacht areas; if any current rules in force are satisfactory and achieving their policy aims; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18522/25]
Carol Nolan Written 29 Apr 2025 · to Housing
1357. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he or his Department is aware that families are being prevented from cutting turf on Barroughter Bog, County Galway, Clonmoylan Bog, County Galway and Ardgraigue Bog, Killimor, by order of the National Parks and Wildlife Service; if will he take steps to ensure that a contractor engaged to cut turf for these families will be giv…
Carol Nolan Written 29 Apr 2025 · to Justice
1499. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice if he is aware of private companies (details supplied) purporting to offer assistance to asylum seekers to submit applications for leave to remain, and charging them fees of over €2,000 for such assistance; and if his Department monitors or regulates the activities of such companies in any way; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18527/25]
Carol Nolan Written 29 Apr 2025 · to Justice
1506. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice further to Parliamentary Question No. 999 of 22 January 2025, if he is now in a position to provide data requested from the Garda Commissioner by his predecessor; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18624/25]
Carol Nolan Written 29 Apr 2025 · to Justice
1573. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice the way in which his Department or any agency under the aegis of his Department verifies that those subject to voluntary deportation orders have left the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19497/25]
Carol Nolan Written 29 Apr 2025 · to Justice
1591. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice to provide data for the period 2020 to date on the number of international protection applicants who have made an application for protection at International Protection Offices without being in possession of valid or complete documentation; the number of those who made an application while being in receipt of false or invalid documentation during the same period…
Carol Nolan Written 29 Apr 2025 · to Justice
1594. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice the number of flights facilitating deportation that have taken place in the last 12 months; the number he anticipates to take place by the end of 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20050/25]
Carol Nolan Written 29 Apr 2025 · to Children
1783. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the total number of hotel rooms which are currently being occupied by asylum seekers and being paid for by the State; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18523/25]
Carol Nolan Written 29 Apr 2025 · to Children
1848. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if reports that a company that had applied for a contract to manage an IPAS facility at a site in Coolock (details supplied) has decided not to proceed with its application are accurate; if the State will now withdraw from the ongoing High Court case brought by persons seeking an injunction against the use of the sit…
Carol Nolan Written 29 Apr 2025 · to Children
1854. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to provide a timeline for when she expects the General Scheme of the Equality (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2024 to be presented for debate; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19704/25]
Carol Nolan Written 29 Apr 2025 · to Children
1884. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if the weekly and monthly IPAS statistic reports include homeless international protection applicants; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20224/25]
Carol Nolan Written 29 Apr 2025 · to Children
1885. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to clarify the precise criteria that must be fulfilled by a company or an organisation before it is awarded a contract to provide international protection accommodation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20239/25]