Parliamentary questions

Departmental Staff

Carol Nolan

1942. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the number of persons employed by her Department and bodies under the aegis of her Department with a rate of pay below the living wage of €12.30; the role that those persons occupy within her Department or relevant body; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19635/22]

Departmental Staff

Carol Nolan

1955. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the number of persons currently employed in her Department who have been seconded in from the public sector; the number of departmental officials seconded where the moneys are recouped from the body the person is seconded to or where the Department pays for the person with no recoupment from the other organisation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20067/22]

Regional Development

Carol Nolan

4. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if the Industrial Development Agency Ireland has specific leads in relation to locating potential clients in counties Laois and Offaly; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18721/22]

Regional Aid

Carol Nolan

156. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the amount of regional aid that has been allocated to counties Laois and Offaly in each of the years 2016 to 2021 and to date in 2022, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18722/22]

Energy Policy

Carol Nolan

198. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications further to Parliamentary Question No. 191 of 29 March 2022, the status of the existing authorisations of the lease undertaking application (details supplied) at the present time given that it is now 11 months into the lease undertaking period; when the lease undertaking will be issued; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19058/22]

Departmental Inquiries

Carol Nolan

408. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health the details of the engagements that he, his Department and the Office of the Chief Medical Officer had with Trinity College Dublin prior to and regarding the appointment of a person (details supplied) at their new post at the college; the costs that have been and will be incurred on an ongoing basis such as, the cost of their salary being covered by his Department following their appointment to the new role at the college; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19055/22]

School Accommodation

Carol Nolan

130. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education the details of the resources that her Department is making available for schools that will be expected to accommodate children fleeing Ukraine over next few months, particularly small rural schools; if she will address concerns that many principals feel frustrated with respect to a lack of consultation and planning on this issue; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18733/22]

Departmental Reports

Carol Nolan

330. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage further to Parliamentary Question No. 217 of 10 March 2022, the reason the report for the provision of research and information on the rural water sector to support the rural water working group in carrying out its work has been categorised as not for publication (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17632/22]

Passport Services

Carol Nolan

412. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will examine the reason that a person (details supplied) is being refused a passport in their chosen name despite having legally changed their name through deed poll; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17953/22]

Asylum Applications

Carol Nolan

623. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice if she will investigate the request for asylum for Belarussian citizens (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18256/22]

Departmental Reviews

Carol Nolan

813. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 669 of 29 March 2022, if he will publish the review the HSE conducted of the Revised Model of Care for Termination of Pregnancy at the request of his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18060/22]

Abortion Services

Carol Nolan

855. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health when the three-year review of the Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Act 2018 will be complete; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18191/22]

Pigmeat Sector

Carol Nolan

936. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on whether the package of supports recently announced for the pig sector is insufficient; if he will increase the support package to €100 million; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17955/22]

International Protection

Carol Nolan

326. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the costs incurred by International Protection Accommodation Services for taxis and private transport hire to transport international protection applicants to either a direct provision centre or emergency hotel accommodation following their arrival in the State from 2011 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17241/22]

Departmental Bodies

Carol Nolan

155. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 696 of 1 March 2022, if he will provide details on the membership of the Clinical Advisory Forum established under the auspices of the National Women and Infants Health Programme in 2020; the number of times it has met; the names of the representatives from primary, community and hospital-based providers who attended these meetings; the organisation or provider they represented while doing so; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17007/22]

Departmental Consultations

Carol Nolan

168. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Taoiseach the external consultancy organisation or provider which delivered diversity and inclusion training within his Department in each of the years 2018 to 2021 and to date in 2022; and the costs associated with such services. [16383/22]

Departmental Functions

Carol Nolan

185. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of staff assigned to the digital economy policy unit of his Department; the work undertaken by the unit since it was created; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16347/22]

Departmental Consultations

Carol Nolan

187. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the external consultancy organisation or provider which delivered diversity and inclusion training within his Department in each of the years 2018 to 2021 and to date in 2022; the costs associated with such services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16372/22]

Energy Policy

Carol Nolan

191. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications his views on whether Ireland’s indigenous off-shore hydrocarbon assets should be considered as a development priority based on Ireland’s energy security grounds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15796/22]

Energy Policy

Carol Nolan

192. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications his views on and if he supports the recent comments from the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment in Dáil Éireann when they confirmed that the Irish Government will be supportive of licensing for gas and that if gas is found it will be brought ashore; if so, the steps that are being taken by his Department with respect to progressing the actions required to facilitate this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15797/22]