Convicted and violent non-nationals should be automatically deported
Convicted and violent non-nationals should be automatically deported 12-11-2025 Independent TD for Offaly Carol Nolan has said she believes there is widespread public support for the automatic deportation of non-nationals, including those who enter through the International Protection system to be deported upon conclusion of any custodial sentences handed down to them by the Irish […]
‘Welcome to reality.’ Nolan scathing on Government’s immigration U-turn.
‘Welcome to reality.’ Nolan scathing on Government’s immigration U-turn 03-11-2025 Independent TD for Offaly Carol Nolan has said described remarks by Tánaiste Simon Harris that Ireland’s asylum seeker system “is not working” and that the Government should reconsider existing policies “in a very serious way” as an admission by him that “hubris and contempt have […]
Complaints regarding dangerous e-scooter driving behaviour are on the rise
Complaints regarding dangerous e-scooter driving behaviour are on the rise 03-11-2025 Independent TD for Offaly Carol Nolan has said her offices are receiving a marked increase in the number of people calling for greater levels of garda enforcement regarding the dangerous use of e-scooters on the footpaths and roads of the county’s main urban areas. […]
Offaly cancer patients denied reimbursement for diabetes monitoring technology
Offaly cancer patients denied reimbursement for diabetes monitoring technology 15-10-2025 Independent TD Carol Nolan has said she finds it “almost unbelievable” that a HSE reimbursement scheme for costs incurred by diabetes patients, including for those who may live with multiple other illnesses such as cancer, does not extend to cohorts with type 2 diabetes who […]
Energy price crisis reflects government policies paralysed by inertia
Energy price crisis reflects government policies paralysed by inertia 15-10-2025 Independent TD for Offaly Carol Nolan has called on government to escalate the delivery of the Energy Affordability Action Plan report of the National Energy Affordability Taskforce following confirmation from the International Energy Agency (IEA) that Ireland has the highest electricity prices in Europe and […]
OPW open to providing mobility scooters at its heritage sites.
OPW open to providing mobility scooters at its heritage sites. 15-10-2025 The Office of Public Works (OPW) has confirmed to Independent TD Carol Nolan that it is open to implementing initiatives at its heritage properties, including those in County Offaly that may include the provision of mobility scooters for persons with conditions such as Parkinson’s. […]
St. Brendan’s, Birr, is being treated with utter contempt and it must end
St. Brendan’s, Birr, is being treated with utter contempt and it must end 06-10-2025 Independent TD Carol Nolan has said she will be requesting an emergency debate with the Minister for Education and Youth Helen McEntee following confirmation she has received that works approved for St Brendan’s Community School in Birr in 2018 have yet […]
Return of 9% VAT rate won’t be down to Government parties finding their conscience
Return of 9% VAT rate won’t be down to Government parties finding their conscience 06-10-2025 Independent TD for Offaly Carol Nolan has said that while she strongly supports calls for Government to deliver on commitments to reintroduce the 9% VAT rate for the food-led hospitality sector from the current rate of 13.5%, any final agreement […]
Paying asylum applicants to leave a “humiliating admission of enforcement collapse
Paying asylum applicants to leave a humiliating admission of enforcement collapse. 06-10-2025 Independent TD for Offaly Carol Nolan has described proposals to offer asylum seekers a voluntary return grant of €2,500, or €10,000 for a family, if they withdraw their pending claims for international protection, as “a bribe for bogus applicants that should be immediately […]
Carol Nolan set to introduce new farmland trespass law.
Carol Nolan set to introduce new farmland trespass law. 22-09-2025 Independent TD for Offaly Carol Nolan will bring forward private members legislation this Wednesday aimed at addressing the offence of trespassing on farm and agricultural land. Deputy Nolan’s Criminal Justice (Trespass on Land) Bill 2025 will seek to amend Section 13 of the Criminal Justice […]