Toll increases starting to feel like a vendetta campaign against hauliers
Toll increases starting to feel like a vendetta campaign against hauliers 05-11-2024 Independent TD for Laois Offaly Carol Nolan has slammed the latest proposed toll rate increases that are due to come into effect from January 2025 as ‘spiteful, punitive, and counter-productive,’ particularly with regard to the impact of the increases on the road haulage […]
Local Link confirms it will facilitate a stop Killyon following traffic calming measures
Local Link confirms it will facilitate a stop Killyon following traffic calming measures 05-11-2024 TFI Local Link Laois Offaly has confirmed to Independent TD Carol Nolan that the company is working with Offaly County Council to address a growing need for a stop in Killyon. Deputy Nolan had pressed the issue with the company following […]
TII confirm no funding for Durrow N52 project until 2025 at the earliest
TII confirm no funding for Durrow N52 project until 2025 at the earliest 05-11-2024 Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII) has confirmed to Independent TD Carol Nolan that the proposed N52 Tullamore to Kilbeggan Scheme was not one of the schemes identified by the Minister for Transport for funding in 2024. Deputy Nolan had called on TII […]
Exclusion of midland hospitals from elective surgery hub rollout must be addressed
Exclusion of midland hospitals from elective surgery hub rollout must be addressed 07-10-2024 Independent TD for Laois Offaly Carol Nolan has called for increased and targeted investment for the Midland Regional Hospital Tullamore (MRHT) after she highlighted the need for the urgent delivery of an elective surgery hub at the facility with the Minister for […]
Government is abandoning the haulage sector
Government is abandoning haulage sector. 07-10-2024 Independent Offaly TD Carol Nolan has said she fully endorses the assessment of Budget 2025 provided by the Irish Road Haulage Association. Deputy Nolan was speaking after the IRHA claimed that Budget 2025 announced by Ministers Chambers and Donohoe was “an unmitigated disaster for the licenced haulage sector.” The […]
A body blow to small businesses as VAT rate reduction appears to be ruled out
A body blow to small businesses as VAT rate reduction ruled out 07-10-2024 Laois Offaly TD Carol Nolan has responded to reports that there will be no reduction of the 13.5% VAT rate for the hospitality and retail sector in Budget 2025 despite assertions from the Restaurants Association of Ireland (RAI) that the move will […]
Parents in uproar following SPHE portrayal of an ‘Irish Family.’
Parents in uproar following SPHE portrayal of an ‘Irish Family.’ 02-08-2024 Independent TD for Laois Offaly Carol Nolan has written to the National Council for Curriculum Assessment (NCCA) and the Minister for Education Norma Foley following a significant backlash from parents against what she is describing as an “absurdly misconceived and discriminatory depiction of an […]
Macra Young Farmer event was a real sign of hope for Irish agriculture
Macra Young Farmer event a real sign of hope for Irish agriculture 1109-2024 Independent TD for Laois Offaly Carol Nolan has warmly congratulated the winner and finalists of the of the 26th Macra FBD Young Farmer of the Year that took place last in the Heritage hotel, Laois. The overall winner on the night was […]
Cost of Ongoing Need for accommodation in Laois/Offaly hits €742.5million
Cost of Ongoing Need for accommodation in Laois/Offaly hits €742.5million 20-08-2024 Independent TD Carol Nolan has highlighted the scale of the current and future housing emergency in Laois and Offaly after an analysis by the Oireachtas Parliamentary Budget Office on the number of households eligible for, but not yet in receipt of, social housing […]
Lack of school places for September means some families are now starting to panic
Lack of school places for September means some families are now starting to panic 20-08-2024 Independent TD Carol Nolan has said she is engaging with the Minister for Education Norma Foley and the Department of Education in an attempt to secure immediate and increased availability of school places at both primary and post primary level […]