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 […]
Small businesses in crisis as devastating impact of 13.5% VAT rate is now irrefutable
Small businesses in crisis as devastating impact of 13.5% VAT rate is now irrefutable 20-08-2024 Independent TD for Laois Offaly Carol Nolan has said there is now an ‘absolutely compelling and irrefutable case for the reintroduction of the 9% VAT rate for the hospitality, retail, hairdressing and food led-services sectors in the forthcoming Budget.’ The […]
TII must release its grip on funding for Tullamore-Kilbeggan link road
TII must release its grip on funding for Tullamore-Kilbeggan link road. 09-07-2024 Independent TD Carol Nolan has described a response from the Minister for Transport Eamon Ryan regarding the dangers along the N52 between the N4 intersection at Kilbeggan to the Tullamore bypass, as lacking any sense of urgency and ‘simply more of the same […]
Narrow margin of EU Asylum Pact vote is the crack through which chaos will enter
Narrow margin of EU Asylum Pact vote is the crack through which chaos will enter 28-06-2024 Independent TD Carol Nolan has described the Dáil’s approval of the controversial EU Asylum and Migration Pact by a vote of 79 to 72 as a political earthquake that will escalate the breakdown in social cohesion by further removing […]
Action must be taken on bus driver retirement age before new school term begin
Action must be taken on bus driver retirement age before new school term begin 28-06-2024 Taoiseach Simon Harris has said he ‘instinctively agrees’ with a proposal by Independent TD Carol Nolan regarding a review of the mandatory retirement age (70 years) for bus drivers employed by or contracted to Bus Eireann for the provision of […]
A tsunami of small business closures will occur if 13.5% VAT rate remains unchanged.
A tsunami of small business closures will occur if 13.5% VAT rate remains unchanged 19-06-2024 Independent TD Carol Nolan has warned Government that unless it takes immediate steps to reduce the current 13.5% VAT rate applicable to the hospitality, tourism and retail sector it can expect ‘rolling closures across all sectors’ until such time as […]