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Carol Nolan

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Memberships

  • · 34th Dáil · 29 November 2024 – present
  • · 33rd Dáil · 8 February 2020 – 8 November 2024
  • · 32nd Dáil · 10 March 2016 – 14 January 2020

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Question· writtenPQ 292asked

292. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Youth to set out the public procurement frameworks, dynamic purchasing systems or national agreements currently available to schools for the purchase of educational software licences and cloud services; the identity of the suppliers on those frameworks; whether the Department or the Office of Government Procurement has negotiated volume discounts or education-specific pricing with any of those suppliers; and the total value of purchases made by schools from each framework supplier using ICT grant funding in the last three years. [75129/26]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 22 October 2026

292. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Youth to set out the public procurement frameworks, dynamic purchasing systems or national agreements currently available to schools for the purchase of educational software licences and cloud services; the identity of the suppliers on those frameworks; whether the Department or the Office of Government Procurement has negotiated volume discounts or education-specific pricing with any of those suppliers; and the total value of purchases made by schools from each framework supplier using ICT grant funding in the last three years. [75129/26]

Question· writtenPQ 293asked

293. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether schools are required to report, either to the Department, the Financial Support Services Unit or their Education and Training Board, the identity of suppliers and the amounts paid for software licences and subscriptions purchased with ICT grant funding; if such reporting is not currently required, whether she intends to introduce it; and the results of any sample audits or reviews conducted by the Department or its agents of how ICT grant monies have been spent on commercial educational technology products. [75128/26]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 22 October 2026

293. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether schools are required to report, either to the Department, the Financial Support Services Unit or their Education and Training Board, the identity of suppliers and the amounts paid for software licences and subscriptions purchased with ICT grant funding; if such reporting is not currently required, whether she intends to introduce it; and the results of any sample audits or reviews conducted by the Department or its agents of how ICT grant monies have been spent on commercial educational technology products. [75128/26]

Question· writtenPQ 295asked

295. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Youth further to the grant scheme for ICT Infrastructure, whether the Department holds, or can obtain from schools or education and training boards, data on the value of expenditure made from ICT grant funding with companies or product families (details supplied) in each of the last five years; and any other learning platform or educational application on which more than €100,000 was spent in any one year; in tabular form. [75126/26]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 22 October 2026

295. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Youth further to the grant scheme for ICT Infrastructure, whether the Department holds, or can obtain from schools or education and training boards, data on the value of expenditure made from ICT grant funding with companies or product families (details supplied) in each of the last five years; and any other learning platform or educational application on which more than €100,000 was spent in any one year; in tabular form. [75126/26]

Question· writtenPQ 375asked

375. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration further to Parliamentary Question No. 72780/26, the precise reasons the regulations and contribution model as laid down in the relevant Statutory Instrument have never been implemented before now; if this was a political or policy decision by his Department or by Cabinet; and if implementation of the S.I. has been objected to by any advocacy group in the migration or asylum space. [75138/26]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 22 October 2026

375. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration further to Parliamentary Question No. 72780/26, the precise reasons the regulations and contribution model as laid down in the relevant Statutory Instrument have never been implemented before now; if this was a political or policy decision by his Department or by Cabinet; and if implementation of the S.I. has been objected to by any advocacy group in the migration or asylum space. [75138/26]

Question· writtenPQ 286asked

286. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the total amount of funding issued under the grant scheme for ICT infrastructure (and predecessor schemes under the Digital Strategy for Schools) in each of the years 2016 to date; of that total, the amount that was expended by schools on software licences, subscriptions, cloud-based tools, learning platforms and education applications as opposed to hardware, networking and other physical infrastructure; and if she will provide a breakdown of that software-related expenditure by named company or product in each year. [75125/26]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 22 October 2026

286. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the total amount of funding issued under the grant scheme for ICT infrastructure (and predecessor schemes under the Digital Strategy for Schools) in each of the years 2016 to date; of that total, the amount that was expended by schools on software licences, subscriptions, cloud-based tools, learning platforms and education applications as opposed to hardware, networking and other physical infrastructure; and if she will provide a breakdown of that software-related expenditure by named company or product in each year. [75125/26]

Question· writtenPQ 291asked

291. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the cumulative value of ICT grant funding that has been spent on annual or multi-year software licences, subscriptions and cloud services since the commencement of the Digital Strategy for Schools 2015–2020; whether the Department regards this expenditure as constituting a recurring revenue stream for the commercial suppliers concerned; and if she will commission or publish an analysis of the proportion of total ICT grant expenditure that has accrued to private educational technology companies over the lifetime of the current and previous strategies. [75130/26]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 22 October 2026

291. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the cumulative value of ICT grant funding that has been spent on annual or multi-year software licences, subscriptions and cloud services since the commencement of the Digital Strategy for Schools 2015–2020; whether the Department regards this expenditure as constituting a recurring revenue stream for the commercial suppliers concerned; and if she will commission or publish an analysis of the proportion of total ICT grant expenditure that has accrued to private educational technology companies over the lifetime of the current and previous strategies. [75130/26]

Question· writtenPQ 294asked

294. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Youth to list, in descending order of value, the ten commercial suppliers or product suites that received the largest amounts of ICT grant funding from schools for software licences, subscriptions or cloud services in each of the years 2022 to date; the percentage of total software-related ICT grant expenditure accounted for by the top three suppliers in each of those years; and the steps, if any, the Department has taken to assess market concentration or supplier dependency arising from this expenditure. [75127/26]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 22 October 2026

294. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Youth to list, in descending order of value, the ten commercial suppliers or product suites that received the largest amounts of ICT grant funding from schools for software licences, subscriptions or cloud services in each of the years 2022 to date; the percentage of total software-related ICT grant expenditure accounted for by the top three suppliers in each of those years; and the steps, if any, the Department has taken to assess market concentration or supplier dependency arising from this expenditure. [75127/26]

Question· writtenPQ 388asked

388. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the total value of both the BISS and CRISS payments that were subject to delayed payment due to the recent industrial action. [75156/26]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 22 October 2026

388. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the total value of both the BISS and CRISS payments that were subject to delayed payment due to the recent industrial action. [75156/26]

Question· writtenPQ 178asked

178. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to provide an updated timeline for publication of the Government's private wires Bill; the current status of drafting by the Office of Parliamentary Counsel; whether the Bill will be published during the current Dáil session. [75205/26]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 22 October 2026

178. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to provide an updated timeline for publication of the Government's private wires Bill; the current status of drafting by the Office of Parliamentary Counsel; whether the Bill will be published during the current Dáil session. [75205/26]

Question· writtenPQ 370asked

370. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the length of time each person subject to deportation on the most recent chartered flight was present in the State prior to their removal (details supplied). [75177/26]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 22 October 2026

370. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the length of time each person subject to deportation on the most recent chartered flight was present in the State prior to their removal (details supplied). [75177/26]

Question· writtenPQ 227asked

227. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the number and value of public procurement competitions in each of the previous five years in respect of which only one compliant tender was received. [75164/26]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 22 October 2026

227. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the number and value of public procurement competitions in each of the previous five years in respect of which only one compliant tender was received. [75164/26]

Question· writtenPQ 228asked

228. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation whether the Office of Government Procurement maintains datasets relating to supplier concentration, repeat contract awards or market dominance in public procurement. [75166/26]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 22 October 2026

228. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation whether the Office of Government Procurement maintains datasets relating to supplier concentration, repeat contract awards or market dominance in public procurement. [75166/26]

Question· writtenPQ 226asked

226. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation whether any public body conducts systemic analysis of procurement data for the purposes of identifying corruption risks, bid-rigging indicators or supplier concentration risks. [75167/26]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 22 October 2026

226. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation whether any public body conducts systemic analysis of procurement data for the purposes of identifying corruption risks, bid-rigging indicators or supplier concentration risks. [75167/26]

Question· writtenPQ 233asked

233. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation whether any public body has responsibility for reviewing patterns of contract amendments across Government departments, local authorities, agencies and non-commercial State bodies. [75159/26]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 22 October 2026

233. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation whether any public body has responsibility for reviewing patterns of contract amendments across Government departments, local authorities, agencies and non-commercial State bodies. [75159/26]

Question· writtenPQ 464asked

464. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health if there are proposals to take private maternity care away as an option for women with high risk pregnancies; and the alternatives that will be put in place to give women the option of choosing private maternity care on health grounds such as high risk pregnancies. [75203/26]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 22 October 2026

464. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health if there are proposals to take private maternity care away as an option for women with high risk pregnancies; and the alternatives that will be put in place to give women the option of choosing private maternity care on health grounds such as high risk pregnancies. [75203/26]

Question· writtenPQ 229asked

229. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation whether contracting authorities are required to publish information concerning contract amendments, cost increases or project delays; and if he will outline the legal basis for any such requirement. [75163/26]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 22 October 2026

229. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation whether contracting authorities are required to publish information concerning contract amendments, cost increases or project delays; and if he will outline the legal basis for any such requirement. [75163/26]

Question· writtenPQ 222asked

222. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation whether consideration has been given to the establishment of an independent procurement oversight body, commissioner or inspectorate; and if he will provide details of any review undertaken. [75170/26]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 22 October 2026

222. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation whether consideration has been given to the establishment of an independent procurement oversight body, commissioner or inspectorate; and if he will provide details of any review undertaken. [75170/26]

Question· writtenPQ 225asked

225. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation whether a review process is automatically triggered where only one compliant tender is received in a procurement competition above a specified value. [75165/26]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 22 October 2026

225. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation whether a review process is automatically triggered where only one compliant tender is received in a procurement competition above a specified value. [75165/26]

Question· writtenPQ 232asked

232. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the total number of public contracts in respect of which contract amendments were approved in each of the past five years; and the aggregate value of such amendments. [75160/26]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 22 October 2026

232. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the total number of public contracts in respect of which contract amendments were approved in each of the past five years; and the aggregate value of such amendments. [75160/26]

Question· writtenPQ 231asked

231. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation whether data is centrally collected regarding cumulative increases in contract values arising from post-award amendments; and if such data is available, if he will provide the details. [75161/26]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 22 October 2026

231. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation whether data is centrally collected regarding cumulative increases in contract values arising from post-award amendments; and if such data is available, if he will provide the details. [75161/26]

Question· writtenPQ 235asked

235. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if any State body currently has responsibility for monitoring procurement activity across all contracting authorities on a real-time or continuous basis. [75157/26]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 22 October 2026

235. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if any State body currently has responsibility for monitoring procurement activity across all contracting authorities on a real-time or continuous basis. [75157/26]

Question· writtenPQ 350asked

350. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration further to Parliamentary Question No. 72604/26 if he will answer the original question and provide the number of smaller-scale and residential properties purchased by the Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth for the accommodation of more vulnerable international protection applicants. [75005/26]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 22 October 2026

350. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration further to Parliamentary Question No. 72604/26 if he will answer the original question and provide the number of smaller-scale and residential properties purchased by the Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth for the accommodation of more vulnerable international protection applicants. [75005/26]

Question· writtenPQ 234asked

234. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the public bodies that are responsible for monitoring compliance with public procurement requirements following contract award. [75158/26]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 22 October 2026

234. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the public bodies that are responsible for monitoring compliance with public procurement requirements following contract award. [75158/26]

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