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 wi…
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 statem…
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 t…
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 conce…
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]
1566. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health the incidents reported to the State Claims Agency which related to the Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Act 2018, per year from 2019 to 2024, in tabular form, specifically incidents causing harm (broken down by severity); other reported incidents (including near miss); the number of complaints by service users/patients; and if she will make a state…
1567. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health the numbers of claims settled by the State Claims Agency which related to the Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Act 2018, per year, from 2019 to 2024, in tabular form; the number of ongoing claims; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10967/25]
408. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health if she will support funding for a self-powered wheelchair for a person (details supplied) with significant mobility issues and who is financially unable to access one from his own resources; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10341/25]
179. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Taoiseach the powers he has to promote, demote or dismiss permanent civil service staff within his Department, to transfer such staff to other Departments, or to make external appointments from outside the civil service to civil service positions, other than his special advisers and staff of his private office. [8978/25]
183. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the reason the agreement between the State and Hong Kong in relation to the surrender of fugitive offenders, which entered into force on 14 January 2009, was suspended by his Department on 15 October 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8973/25]
184. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the reason extradition treaties are required to be laid before Dáil Eireann; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8974/25]
185. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he is aware of a new law introduced in South Africa which allows the expropriation of land without compensation and due process; his views on this matter; if such a policy is in line with international human rights law; if he or his predecessor has had any interaction with the government of South Africa in this regard; and if he will make …
186. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the amount of overseas development aid which was directed to South Africa in each year from 2020 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8976/25]
187. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs to list any aid organisations, philanthropic organisations or governments that have liaised with the Department of Foreign Affairs Irish Aid programme and contributed financially to projects in Ireland, specifically regarding the provision of abortion and or advocacy for same in Ireland, for the years 2014 to 2024, including the precise amoun…
197. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if consideration is being given to the transposition of the EU Directive on fuel quality into Irish law, thereby making EN 590 an obligatory standard for all diesel by Irish law; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9348/25]