Questions

1106. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health if she will publish data on born-alive outcomes following termination of pregnancies and the palliative care protocols applied in such cases; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38734/26]

52. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Transport further to Parliamentary Question No. 150 of 6 May 2026, to specify which specific provisions of the Standing Orders of Dáil Éireann he was referring to in his answer. [38056/26]

1091. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health the amount of money that has been used to fund My Options, in the categories of staff salaries, advertising, and other costs in 2025 and to date in 2026; the number of staff (full-time equivalent) employed by the HSE MyOptions service, by year and by category, as qualified nurses, qualified counsellors, and other staff; and if she will make a statement on the mat…

1092. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health the amount of money that has been used to fund the supply of mifepristone and misoprostol for abortions in each year from 2019 to date in 2026, by year and by setting (GP or hospital settings); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34540/26]

1105. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health whether the pre-termination counselling protocols mandated under the 2018 Act require the provision of evidence-based information on foetal development at each stage of gestation up to 12 weeks, the physical and psychological risks of the procedure, and details of non-directive support services including adoption and financial assistance for continuing the pregna…

1112. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health the assessment, if any, that has been made of the impact of the rollout of termination of pregnancy services on the capacity, staffing levels and reported morale within maternity and obstetric units in public hospitals; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34621/26]

150. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Transport further to Parliamentary Question No. 333 of 20 January 2026, the way proceedings taken by a private citizen against a semi-State body can override the Minister's constitutional responsibility to answer questions in Dáil Éireann on decisions made by him, in line with Article 28.4.1 of the Constitution; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32226/26]

219. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance to list each occasion that he and his predecessor travelled outside of the State from 23 January 2025 to date in 2026; to specify on which occasions the Government jet was used; and on which occasions a commercial airline was used; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32219/26]

320. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will confirm that an organisation (details supplied) was selected as the facilitator and note-taker for the four sessions of the Convention on Education; and if she will outline the full tender evaluation process, including the scoring criteria applied and the names of all shortlisted bidders, given that one of the organisation's co-founders ha…

321. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether she accepts that the appointment of an organisation (details supplied) as facilitator for the Convention on Education raises a reasonable apprehension of bias, given that one co-founder has a documented history of left-wing activism; and if she will acknowledge that this creates at minimum a perception problem for the denominational education …

322. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will state whether any conflict-of-interest assessment was carried out prior to awarding the €250,000 facilitation contract to an organisation (details supplied); and if she will publish any such assessment or explain why none was deemed necessary. [31995/26]

323. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the specific safeguards, if any, that have been put in place to guarantee the objectivity and neutrality of the facilitation and note-taking services provided by an organisation (details supplied) at the Convention on Education; if she will acknowledge that, without such visible and robust safeguards, the process risks being perceived as pre-disposed …

324. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the reason an organisation (details supplied) with documented ties to left-wing activist campaigns was chosen over other potential providers to facilitate a once-in-a-generation Convention on Education whose recommendations will shape Irish education policy for decades; if she will now commit to publishing the full tender documentation, including the …

567. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Social Protection the total number of people who have been in receipt of jobseeker's allowance or jobseeker's benefit continuously since December 2019; the ages and geographical locations of these recipients; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32228/26]

1241. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health the number of people who are living with Parkinson's Disease in Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33344/26]

1242. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health the number of people who are living with Parkinson's Disease in Laois/Offaly; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33345/26]

193. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of passports issued to persons residing at addresses in the Republic of Ireland in each year from 2017 to date; the breakdown of the number of adults and minors in each year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31706/26]

322. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Defence to provide details on all open EU infringement proceedings where the subject of the infringement relates to the functions of her Department; the reason the infringement proceedings were initiated; the procedural stage of the infringement proceedings; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30264/26]

374. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Transport to provide details on all open EU infringement proceedings where the subject of the infringement relates to the functions of his Department; the reason the infringement proceedings were initiated; the procedural stage of the infringement proceedings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30276/26]

707. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide details on all open EU infringement proceedings where the subject of the infringement relates to the functions of his Department; the reason the infringement proceedings were initiated; the procedural stage of the infringement proceedings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30271/26]

1318. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht to provide details on all open EU infringement proceedings where the subject of the infringement relates to the functions of his Department; the reason the infringement proceedings were initiated; the procedural stage of the infringement proceedings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30274/26]

1423. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Youth to confirm proposals to reintroduce fees for students taking the Junior Certificate and the Leaving Certificate examinations; if the fees will apply to DEIS schools; if consideration will be given to postponing the fees in light of the prolonged cost of living challenges many families are facing; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25603…

930. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport further to Parliamentary Question No. 599 of 24 February 2026, to provide a breakdown of the 547 music recipients by their role or professional category within the music industry (details supplied); the number of recipients who were classified as full-time workers or part-time workers in the music industry; the number of applicants who d…

959. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the current salary rate being paid to the chairperson and four commissioners of Coimisiún na Meán; the combined cost of these salaries since the commission was established, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20120/26]

748. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of prosecutions secured under the Criminal Justice (Engagement of Children in Criminal Activity) Act 2024 for grooming and recruiting children into crime; the average sentence imposed to ensure these measures are a genuine deterrent; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14145/26]