Parliamentary questions

Freedom of Information

Carol Nolan

438. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the total number of Freedom of Information requests submitted to his Department in 2022 and to date in 2023; the total number of such requests that were rejected in their entirety; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51966/23]

Departmental Advertising

Carol Nolan

445. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the total costs incurred by his Department arising from the placing of advertisements with the national broadcaster, RTÉ, in any format, for each of the years 2016 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52157/23]

Departmental Communications

Carol Nolan

447. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department, or any body under the aegis of his Department, has facilitated in-person or remote briefings on any issue by organisations (details supplied) from 2020 to date; if so, the topic discussed; the fees paid to the organisations for these briefings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52184/23]

Trade Agreements

Carol Nolan

463. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to provide an update on the most recent engagement he and his Department have had with the EU Commission with respect to the European Union and Mercosur states trade agreement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52489/23]

Freedom of Information

Carol Nolan

495. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the total number of Freedom of Information requests submitted to his Department in 2022 and to date in 2023; the total number of such requests that were rejected in their entirety; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51967/23]

Departmental Advertising

Carol Nolan

503. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the total costs incurred by his Department arising from the placing of advertisements with the national broadcaster, RTÉ, in any format, for each of the years 2016 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52158/23]

Departmental Communications

Carol Nolan

504. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if his Department, or any body under the aegis of his Department, has facilitated in-person or remote briefings on any issue by organisations (details supplied) from 2020 to date; if so, the topic discussed; the fees paid to the organisations for these briefings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52185/23]

Gender Recognition

Carol Nolan

517. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to provide details on the research commissioned by his Department to examine issues of concern relating to children aged under 16 years of age being able to access a gender recognition certificate and/or self-declare their gender; the person or company contracted to provide this research and the costs incurred; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52393/23]

Health Services Staff

Carol Nolan

573. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health the total number of people employed full time, part time and as contractors by the HSE in each year from establishment to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51924/23]

Freedom of Information

Carol Nolan

580. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health the total number of Freedom of Information requests submitted to his Department in 2022 and to date in 2023; the total number of such requests that were rejected in their entirety; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51975/23]

Departmental Advertising

Carol Nolan

610. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health the total costs incurred by his Department arising from the placing of advertisements with the national broadcaster, RTÉ, in any format, for each of the years 2016 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52166/23]

Departmental Meetings

Carol Nolan

614. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health if his Department, or any body under the aegis of his Department, has facilitated in-person or remote briefings on any issue by organisations (details supplied) from 2020 to date; if so, the topic discussed; the fees paid to the organisations for these briefings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52193/23]

Freedom of Information

Carol Nolan

661. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the total number of Freedom of Information requests submitted to his Department in 2022 and to date in 2023; the total number of such requests that were rejected in their entirety; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51974/23]

Departmental Advertising

Carol Nolan

667. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the total costs incurred by his Department arising from the placing of advertisements with the national broadcaster, RTÉ, in any format, for each of the years 2016 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52165/23]

Departmental Communications

Carol Nolan

668. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if the Department, or any body under the aegis of his Department, has facilitated in-person or remote briefings on any issue by organisations (details supplied) from 2020 to date; if so, the topic discussed; the fees paid to the organisations for these briefings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52192/23]

Freedom of Information

Carol Nolan

677. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the total number of Freedom of Information requests submitted to her Department in 2022 and to date in 2023; the total number of such requests that were rejected in their entirety; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51979/23]

Departmental Advertising

Carol Nolan

678. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the total costs incurred by her Department arising from the placing of advertisements with the national broadcaster, RTÉ, in any format, for each of the years 2016 to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52170/23]

Departmental Communications

Carol Nolan

679. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if her Department, or any body under the aegis of her Department, has facilitated in-person or remote briefings on any issue by organisations (details supplied) from 2020 to date; if so, the topic discussed; the fees paid to the organisations for these briefings; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52197/23]

Tax Yield

Carol Nolan

64. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Finance if he or his Department have made any initial calculations regarding the amount of revenue that may be generated by the residential zoned land tax; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51381/23]

Disability Services

Carol Nolan

144. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to outline what national or international evidence or research, apart from data in the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, the National Disability Strategy 2004, the Education for Persons with Special Education Needs Act 2004, and the Disability Act 2005, was undertaken or considered in devising the progressing disabilities services programme; what models of implementation elsewhere, if any, were examined; his views on the conceptualisation of the PDS programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51284/23]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Carol Nolan

193. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health if a service (details supplied) applied for and received the Covid recognition payment on behalf of its staff; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51346/23]

Food Safety

Carol Nolan

194. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health the policy of his Department with respect to the development of synthetic food; if he has engaged with the Food and Safety Authority on this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51357/23]

Work Permits

Carol Nolan

213. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment when he plans to announce the completion of the review of the occupations lists for employment permits; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51009/23]

Work Permits

Carol Nolan

214. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if dental hygienists will be included in the updated list of occupations for non-EEA work permits; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51010/23]

Work Permits

Carol Nolan

215. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if dental nurses will be included in the updated list of occupations for non-EEA work permits; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51011/23]

Gender Recognition

Carol Nolan

351. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Social Protection to provide details on the research commissioned by her Department to examine issues of concern relating to children aged under 16 years of age being able to access a gender recognition certificate and/or self-declare their gender; the person or company contracted to provide this research and the costs incurred; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51119/23]

Legislative Measures

Carol Nolan

447. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to clarify what aspects or provisions of the Child Care Act 1991 he believes need to be updated in order to reflect changes, both in society and in the institutional structures providing child welfare and protection services; his understanding of children's rights; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51110/23]

Health Services Staff

Carol Nolan

581. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health if his Department has or is planning to conduct a risk assessment on the recently announced recruitment freeze within the HSE; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51111/23]

Passport Services

Carol Nolan

63. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the total cost of the passport service, including staff costs, as well as the revenue generated in fees paid by applicants for passports and passport cards, in each year from 2016 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50438/23]

Tax Code

Carol Nolan

124. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Finance if he will address concerns that the residential zoned land tax is being applied in a manner not intended by the legislation underpinning it, specifically that it is giving rise to punitive financial challenges for religious orders, including enclosed religious orders that are in possession of land that enables them to live in an enclosed way; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50339/23]

Homeless Accommodation

Carol Nolan

166. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether he agrees that it would be unconscionable for there to be any form of taxpayer assistance or bailout of an organisation (details supplied), in view of the fact that it has over €180 million in property assets, as against tax liabilities of €14 million; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50439/23]

Deportation Orders

Carol Nolan

182. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice how the State and the International Protection Accommodation Services verify that deportations are carried out by persons subject to such orders; if there is a verification process in place; if so, whether she will confirm the number of persons who voluntarily self-deported for each year from 2011 to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50326/23]

Departmental Data

Carol Nolan

185. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice to provide details on the engagement her Department has had with the Department of Children; Equality; Disability; Integration and Youth to address concerns raised by the Scoping Study on the Sexual Exploitation of Children and Young People in Ireland conducted by UCD; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50410/23]

Departmental Policies

Carol Nolan

189. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice to provide an update on the work of her Department to advance the recommendations of the O'Malley review of protections for vulnerable witnesses in the investigation and prosecution of sexual offences; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50419/23]

Departmental Advertising

Carol Nolan

190. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice the breakdown of the costs to date of the "Victims Charter" advertising campaign which is currently ongoing; the total budget which has been allocated to date; the amount which has been paid to RTÉ to date; and the overall amount which is likely to be paid to RTÉ over the course of the campaign; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50441/23]

Departmental Expenditure

Carol Nolan

191. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice further to Parliamentary Question No. 401 of 26 September 2023, how much of this overall spend has been paid to RTÉ to date; how much has been budgeted to be paid to RTÉ over the full course of the "Serious Consequences" campaign; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50442/23]

Departmental Data

Carol Nolan

192. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice the number of homicides in each year from 2000 to date; the breakdown of the number of victims by gender; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50443/23]

Animal Diseases

Carol Nolan

212. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to clarify if there are compensation options available for farmers where their goat herd contracts tuberculosis in the same manner as financial supports are available to beef and cattle farmers in a similar situation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50342/23]

Agriculture Industry

Carol Nolan

215. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he envisages any supports being put in place to assist the potato sector following concerns raised by farmer representative bodies that harvesting of this year’s crop is now essentially a salvage operation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50408/23]

Disability Services

Carol Nolan

221. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 988 of 7 November 2023, how much of the total outlay outlined in his reply was paid to RTÉ; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50440/23]

Irish Aid

Carol Nolan

17. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if Irish Aid has provided any funding to human rights and or rule-of-law NGOs in Georgia in the past 12 months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50094/23]

Pension Provisions

Carol Nolan

103. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Social Protection how exemptions, granted under regulations made under Section 37(1) of the Pensions Act 1990, from the pension preservation requirements of Part III of the Act, are monitored for ongoing compliance with the conditions which permitted their exemption when applied for; if she considers that the legislation is in full accord with the EU Directive and is adequate for such monitoring of continuous compliance with the conditions of an exemption; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50090/23]

Food Industry

Carol Nolan

114. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he is aware of proposals by the Italian Agriculture Minister to ban synthetic food including the production, import and marketing of food produced in laboratories; if he will outline his Department's position with respect to synthetic foods; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50128/23]

International Protection

Carol Nolan

128. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to confirm if officials from his Department or from the international protection service have engaged with Wicklow County Council or Arklow Municipal District Council regarding the potential use of a location for IP applicants or beneficiaries of temporary protection (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50098/23]

Children in Care

Carol Nolan

131. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 128 of 28 June 2023; to provide an update on the work engaged in by his Department with the Department of Justice to review the findings and recommendations of the scoping report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50120/23]

Middle East

Carol Nolan

48. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs his views on the rights of Palestinian people to protest within the state of Israel and the West Bank, and the international law position on this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49391/23]

Diplomatic Representation

Carol Nolan

49. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs to list all foreign ambassadors, or equivalent, who have been expelled since the foundation of the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49392/23]

Diplomatic Representation

Carol Nolan

50. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs to list all embassy or consular staff who have been expelled since the foundation of the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49393/23]

Middle East

Carol Nolan

56. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs to outline the efforts being made by his Department to assist and secure the release of Irish passport holders held hostage in Gaza following the barbaric attack by Hamas on 7 October; and any similar efforts to secure the safe passage of Irish passport holders from Gaza; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49634/23]

Middle East

Carol Nolan

57. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if his Department, or any Irish embassy or consular staff, have offered assistance to an Irish-born person (details supplied) whose daughter was presumed dead but who is now thought to be alive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49635/23]

Road Safety

Carol Nolan

97. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Transport to list the number of cyclists killed on Irish roads in each year from 2000 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49394/23]

Road Safety

Carol Nolan

98. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Transport to list the number of children who have been killed as pedestrians en route to school in each year from 2000 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49395/23]

Ukraine War

Carol Nolan

123. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Finance if he agrees with recent comments made by a senior civil servant at his Department that sanctions against Russia are "unenforceable" in Ireland, that Irish legislation in this area "does not work" and that the authorities "are all supposed to keep quiet about that"; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49396/23]

An Garda Síochána

Carol Nolan

153. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform to clarify if an inter-departmental working group including his Department, has been examining concerns around pension and welfare entitlements that apply to all gardaí who started in their employment post-1995; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49657/23]

Business Supports

Carol Nolan

174. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he is aware of recent media reports of heightened numbers of closures of restaurants, cafés and other food-led businesses across the country in recent months; to outline his plans to help hospitality businesses that are currently struggling with high costs and tight margins to stay open; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49951/23]

Raidió Teilifís Éireann

Carol Nolan

228. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media to state whether advertisements on RTÉ television and radio reminding the public about the TV licence, which are stated to be "brought to you by the Government of Ireland", are paid for by the Government or are viewed as an internal RTE expense; the number of these ads which have been run on television and radio during 2022 and to date in 2023 and the overall amount paid to RTE in respect of these advertisements; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49403/23]

Departmental Data

Carol Nolan

318. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice the number of antisemitic offences committed against Jewish people in the State in each year from 2016 to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49399/23]

Departmental Data

Carol Nolan

319. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice the number of hate offences committed against Muslim people in the State in each year from 2016 to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49400/23]

Gender Recognition

Carol Nolan

320. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice further to Parliamentary Question No. 364 of 2 February 2023, to clarify whether the Prison Service has published the updated policy referred to in that response, and if not, to state when she expects this to be published; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49401/23]

An Garda Síochána

Carol Nolan

322. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice if she will address concerns around the increasing rate of resignations within An Garda Síochána, to the extent that this will impact on the capacity of the State to provide safe and effective policing for all communities; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49420/23]

An Garda Síochána

Carol Nolan

323. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice to provide, in tabular form, the number of fines issued by gardaí to airlines operating out of Dublin Airport for allowing passengers to board without passports or other valid travel documents for each year from 2015 and to date in 2023; the amounts fined for each year involved; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49421/23]

An Garda Síochána

Carol Nolan

341. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice if she will confirm that on retirement, all gardaí employed since 1995 will be required to apply for jobseekers' payments for nine months; if she is aware of the concern this issue is causing garda members; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49657/23]

Forestry Sector

Carol Nolan

372. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of afforestation licences issued to date in 2023 as a percentage of his Department's targets in this area for 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49415/23]

Forestry Sector

Carol Nolan

373. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of road licences issued to date in 2023 as a percentage of his Department's forestry targets in this area for 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49416/23]

Forestry Sector

Carol Nolan

374. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of tree felling licences issued to date in 2023 as a percentage of his Department's targets in this area for 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49417/23]

Ukraine War

Carol Nolan

417. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the total costs arising from refugees from Ukraine in 2022, including accommodation, assistance payments, health benefits, additional staffing and administration costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49397/23]

Ukraine War

Carol Nolan

418. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the total costs of maintaining all asylum seekers in Ireland (excluding those from Ukraine) in each year from 2016 to 2022, including the cost of accommodation, allowances, assistance payments, health benefits, additional staffing and administration costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49398/23]

Public Sector Staff

Carol Nolan

497. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health the number of medical doctors and former general practitioners who are employed either in the Department or by the HSE in policy, advisory or other internal administrative or human resources roles, but who do not see patients from the general public; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49402/23]

Wind Energy Guidelines

Carol Nolan

195. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if his Department has conducted any research, internally or through a consultancy firm on the dangers posed by offshore wind turbines to marine wildlife and blue carbon ecosystems; if so, the cost of such consultancy reports; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49263/23]

Public Sector Staff

Carol Nolan

209. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if he will make available the full report of the Review of Public Service Allowances and Premium Payments (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49138/23]

Schools Building Projects

Carol Nolan

212. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education the reason there are ongoing delays to a school build project that is urgently needed (details supplied); if her Department will engage with the school management to ensure these works are completed as a matter of priority; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49117/23]

United Nations

Carol Nolan

103. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs to outline his views on the UN Human Rights Council and the office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights and whether their recommendations should be followed in Irish law; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47568/23]

Diplomatic Representation

Carol Nolan

110. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if Irish Embassy, consular or mission staff in Albania and Georgia, which are designated safe countries, have engaged with any representatives of the Albanian or Georgian governments or government agencies to determine the reason such large numbers of their citizens are choosing Ireland as a country in which to apply for international protection, given that there are no conflicts presently ongoing in those countries; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47850/23]

Financial Services

Carol Nolan

320. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Finance to clarify what protections are in place for persons who feel they are not being treated fairly by so-called 'vulture funds' (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47865/23]

Departmental Funding

Carol Nolan

506. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education further to Parliamentary Question No. 85 of 25 October 2023, the funding provided by her Department for the annual Stand Up Awareness Campaign for each year since 2013; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48058/23]

Special Educational Needs

Carol Nolan

522. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education if her Department is involved in implementing any of the recommendations identified in the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism Final Report; the measures that have been implemented to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48316/23]

School Staff

Carol Nolan

531. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education what progress has been made by her Department with respect to the report that it has received proposing the introduction of a teacher relocation scheme from a working group established by a teachers' union; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48448/23]

Departmental Functions

Carol Nolan

568. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media further to Parliamentary Question No. 4 of 19 October 2023, if her Department does not have responsibility for the general hospitality sector or the food services sector, the Department and Minister that has responsibility for the protection and promotion of Ireland's food-led businesses including restaurants, cafés and gastropubs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47406/23]

Social Welfare Benefits

Carol Nolan

716. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Social Protection the current average length of time between an initial application for jobseeker's allowance and jobseeker's benefit and the ultimate decision to grant or deny that application; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47565/23]

Social Welfare Benefits

Carol Nolan

717. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Social Protection the current average time taken to process an application for jobseeker's received from a person who was previously self-employed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47566/23]

Social Welfare Eligibility

Carol Nolan

718. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Social Protection to confirm whether a person who resumes paid employment after applying for jobseekers, but before their application is approved, is entitled to backdated payments once their application is approved; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47567/23]

Social Welfare Eligibility

Carol Nolan

732. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Social Protection to clarify if persons in receipt of illness benefit are entitled to any 'bonus payments' that may be issued from her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47864/23]

Disability Services

Carol Nolan

988. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the total amount spent on the ongoing 'Disability Rights are Human Rights' media campaign; if he will provide a breakdown of the amounts spent on TV, radio and billboard advertising; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47569/23]

Youth Services

Carol Nolan

1014. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the funding provided by his Department to local education and training boards for the provision of youth services, by county, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47962/23]

Youth Services

Carol Nolan

1015. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will increase the funding allocation made to the Laois Offaly Education and Training Boards for the provision of youth services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47963/23]

Abortion Services

Carol Nolan

1280. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health to provide in tabular form the number of abortions performed at the Ireland East Hospital Group, broken down by category of the 2018 Health Act (ss. 9-12) for the years 2019 to 2023 inclusive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48443/23]

Abortion Services

Carol Nolan

1281. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health to provide in tabular form the number of abortions performed at the RCSI Hospital Group, broken down by category of the 2018 Health Act (ss. 9-12) for the years 2019 to 2023 inclusive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48444/23]

Abortion Services

Carol Nolan

1282. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health to provide in tabular form the number of abortions performed at the Saolta Hospital Group, broken down by category of the 2018 Health Act (ss. 9-12) for the years 2019 to 2023 inclusive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48445/23]

Abortion Services

Carol Nolan

1283. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health to provide in tabular form the number of abortions performed at the UL Hospitals Group, broken down by category of the 2018 Health Act (ss. 9-12) for the years 2019 to 2023 inclusive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48446/23]

Abortion Services

Carol Nolan

1284. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health to provide in tabular form the number of abortions performed at the South/Southwest Hospital Group, broken down by category of the 2018 Health Act (ss. 9-12) for the years 2019 to 2023 inclusive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48447/23]

Health Services Staff

Carol Nolan

1339. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health the number of HSE staff currently on secondment to universities in Ireland; how the policy on secondment will be impacted by the recent embargo on recruitment of certain grades in the HSE; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48615/23]

Health Services

Carol Nolan

1341. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health if he will engage with the HSE in order to prevent total blindness from occurring in a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48635/23]

Military Aircraft

Carol Nolan

127. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Transport the role of his Department in ensuring that SI 224/1973 - Air Navigation (Carriage of Munitions of War, Weapons and Dangerous Goods) Order 1973, is being upheld and enforced; if his Department has records of any breach of this statutory instrument; if so, to provide the details of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47083/23]

Housing Schemes

Carol Nolan

198. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if a person who has previously been named on a mortgage, although having never actually resided in the mortgaged property, can be eligible for supports under Departmental schemes such as the help-to-buy scheme or the first home scheme Ireland 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47084/23]

Departmental Consultations

Carol Nolan

31. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if his Department, or any body under the aegis of his Department, has facilitated in-person or remote briefings on any issue from organisations (details supplied) from 2021 to date; if so, the topic discussed; the fees paid to the organisations for these briefings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46753/23]

Departmental Consultations

Carol Nolan

35. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if his Department, or any body under the aegis of his Department, has facilitated in-person or remote briefings on any issue from organisations (details supplied) from 2021 to date; if so, the topic discussed; the fees paid to the organisations for these briefings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46751/23]

Departmental Consultations

Carol Nolan

46. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if his Department, or any body under the aegis of his Department, has facilitated in-person or remote briefings on any issue from organisations (details supplied) from 2021 to date; if so, the topic discussed; the fees paid to the organisations for these briefings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46748/23]

Departmental Consultations

Carol Nolan

48. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Transport if his Department, or any body under the aegis of his Department, has facilitated in-person or remote briefings on any issue from organisations (details supplied) from 2021 to date; if so, the topic discussed; the fees paid to the organisations for these briefings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46763/23]

Departmental Consultations

Carol Nolan

64. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Finance if his Department, or any body under the aegis of his Department, has facilitated in-person or remote briefings on any issue from organisations (details supplied) from 2021 to date; if so, the topic discussed; the fees paid to the organisations for these briefings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46752/23]

Departmental Consultations

Carol Nolan

71. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if his Department, or any body under the aegis of his Department, has facilitated in-person or remote briefings on any issue from organisations (details supplied) from 2021 to date; if so, the topic discussed; the fees paid to the organisations for these briefings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46757/23]