Parliamentary questions

Hospital Staff

Alan Kelly

107. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE gastroenterologist registrars based in Tipperary University Hospital in 2022 and to-date in 2023, in tabular form. [48856/23]

Court Judgments

Alan Kelly

1117. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health if his Department fully respects and understands a Supreme Court judgement (details supplied) which was ruled on in March 2020. [47407/23]

Official Engagements

Alan Kelly

313. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she will provide a list of all sporting groups and clubs the Junior Minister for Sport (details supplied) met during their tenure in her Department, including the date of meetings, sporting organisation met, location of meetings and Government/public representatives present, in tabular form. [46689/23]

State Claims Agency

Alan Kelly

177. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Finance if his Department and all the agencies that report to his Department fully respect a judgment (details supplied) that was ruled on in March 2020. [45957/23]

School Funding

Alan Kelly

197. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Education the amount of IT funding that is provided for primary and secondary schools in County Tipperary for the years 2013 to 14 October 2023, by year and by primary and secondary education, in tabular form. [45954/23]

An Garda Síochána

Alan Kelly

250. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice the number of gardaí of any rank that have resigned in 2023, by rank and by month, in tabular form. [45952/23]

An Garda Síochána

Alan Kelly

251. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice the number of gardaí of any rank that have resigned for the years 2013 to 14 October 2023, by year, in tabular form. [45953/23]

Emigrant Support Services

Alan Kelly

69. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs to provide a detailed breakdown on the organisations in Australia that have made applications under the Emigrant Support Programme since January 2022, including the names and the funding amount approved for each applicant, in tabular form. [45428/23]

Budget 2024

Alan Kelly

98. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Transport the extra buses that will be provided to Bus Eireann arising from Budget 2024. [45430/23]

Revenue Commissioners

Alan Kelly

105. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Finance the number of additional WTE staff by grade that would be required if the Revenue Commissioners PAYE hotline was operated until 4.30pm between Mondays and Fridays. [45413/23]

An Garda Síochána

Alan Kelly

119. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the capital works that were carried out in Garda Training College, Templemore in 2022 and to-date in 2023; and the capital works projects at Garda Training College that are likely to commence in 2024. [45432/23]

State Bodies

Alan Kelly

126. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the budget allocation for the Companies Enforcement Agency in 2023; and the budget allocation for same in 2024. [45429/23]

Film Industry

Alan Kelly

173. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she plans to visit the east coast of the United States early in 2024 to meet senior officials from major film production companies to discuss increasing the number of major films being made in Ireland. [45416/23]

Departmental Staff

Alan Kelly

201. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of WTE medical assessors working in her Department in 2022 and to-date in 2023, in tabular form; and if there are plans to increase this number. [45427/23]

An Garda Síochána

Alan Kelly

211. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice the transport budget allocation to An Garda Síochána in 2022 and 2023; and the expected transport budget that is being provided to An Garda Síochána in 2024. [45419/23]

An Garda Síochána

Alan Kelly

212. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice the estimated full year cost in 2024 if 30 extra WTE digital forensic examiners engineering grade 3 were recruited to An Garda Síochána. [45421/23]

Harbours and Piers

Alan Kelly

216. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the repairs to the western marina pontoon at Dingle Fisheries Harbour has commenced; and when are these works expected to be completed. [45417/23]

Harbours and Piers

Alan Kelly

217. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the Dinish wharf expansion refurbishment programme at Castletownbere Fisheries Harbour has commenced; and when are these works expected to be completed. [45418/23]

Disability Services

Alan Kelly

227. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the estimated full year cost of providing twenty additional emergency residential places for persons with a disability. [45414/23]

Mental Health Services

Alan Kelly

241. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE psychologists and behaviour therapists based in CHO 3 and 5 in 2021, 2022 and to-date in 2023, in tabular form. [45415/23]

Hospital Services

Alan Kelly

248. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the number of persons that have attended the minor injuries unit at Nenagh General Hospital in 2022 and to-date in 2023, in tabular form. [45422/23]

Health Services

Alan Kelly

249. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health if he will outline the CHOs that currently provide rapid access stabilisation units; and his plans to provide funding for such units. [45423/23]

Hospital Staff

Alan Kelly

250. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE advanced nurse practitioner in paediatric rheumatology at University Hospital Limerick in 2021, 2022 and to-date in 2023, in tabular form. [45424/23]

Health Services Waiting Lists

Alan Kelly

251. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the number of persons on the waiting list for each HSE weight management clinic, in tabular form. [45425/23]

Hospital Services

Alan Kelly

252. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health if there are plans to extend the opening hours of the minor injuries unit at Our Lady's Hospital, Cashel to 8am-8pm seven days a week. [45426/23]

Rural Recreation Policy

Alan Kelly

302. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the 2023 budget allocation for outdoor recreation infrastructure scheme within her Department; and the expected 2024 budget allocation for same. [45431/23]

EU Directives

Alan Kelly

105. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the EU environmental directives that Ireland is not in compliance with; and his timelines to ensure we do comply, in tabular form by directive name and expected date of compliance. [44915/23]

Road Projects

Alan Kelly

131. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Transport the current estimated date for the opening of the new Shannon crossing road project. [44879/23]

Greenways Provision

Alan Kelly

132. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Transport when the new south Kerry greenway will be completed. [44881/23]

Schools Building Projects

Alan Kelly

237. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Education the estimated timeframe for building the new secondary school (details supplied) in Roscrea. [44913/23]

Sports Organisations

Alan Kelly

293. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if he will provide a list of all sporting groups and clubs she has met since she took office including date of meeting, sporting organisation met, location of meeting and Government/public representatives present, in tabular form. [44892/23]

EU Directives

Alan Kelly

320. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when Ireland will be in compliance with the +water framework directive. [44914/23]

EU Directives

Alan Kelly

321. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the EU directives relating to his own Department that Ireland is not in compliance with, and his timelines to ensure we do comply, in tabular form, by directive name and expected date of compliance., [44916/23]

Water Supply

Alan Kelly

322. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he supports the full construction of the Shannon-Dublin pipeline by Uisce Éireann. [44930/23]

Citizenship Applications

Alan Kelly

374. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice if the Government will consider giving a person (details supplied) honorary Irish citizenship in appreciation for his work on the Irish peace process. [44976/23]

Medical Waste

Alan Kelly

535. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health what plans the HSE have to ensure that medical laboratory waste is most efficiently dealt with and recycled as part of their plans to decarbonise the treatment of such waste. [44877/23]

Health Service Executive

Alan Kelly

536. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the number of contracts the HSE has with a company (details supplied); the nature of such contracts; and the of each, in tabular form. [44878/23]

Nursing Homes

Alan Kelly

537. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health when the new community nursing home in Nenagh will be opened and staffed. [44880/23]

Healthcare Infrastructure Provision

Alan Kelly

543. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health if a price has been agreed for the purchase of the Mount Carmel nursing home and site in Roscrea that has been referenced in the HSE's 2023 capital plan; and if he will provide, in tabular form, dates and attendees of all meetings between the HSE and the owners of the site and any other parties to date. [44895/23]

Health Service Executive

Alan Kelly

548. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the measurements that are in place year-on-year to ensure the HSE becomes carbon neutral over the coming years. [44912/23]

Court Judgments

Alan Kelly

229. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health if the HSE fully respects and understands a Supreme Court judgement in the case of a person (details supplied) which was ruled on in March 2020. [44394/23]

Early Childhood Care and Education

Alan Kelly

417. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the value of core funding for 2022/2023 for each individual early learning and care and school age childcare service, in tabular form. [43583/23]

Hospital Equipment

Alan Kelly

541. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health for a breakdown of all the radiotherapy machines in UHL; the type of machine; when it was first used in the hospital; and any gaps in service for any machine, between 1 January 2020 to date, in tabular form. [43928/23]

Hospital Equipment

Alan Kelly

542. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health for a breakdown of all the radiotherapy machines in University Hospital Cork, by the type of machine, when it was first used in the hospital, any gaps in service for any machine between the following dates 1 January 2020 to date, in tabular form. [43929/23]

Hospital Equipment

Alan Kelly

543. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health for a breakdown of all the radiotherapy machines in St. Vincent's Hospital, by the type of machine, when it was first used in the hospital, any gaps in service for any machine between the following dates 1 January 2020 to date, in tabular form. [43930/23]

Hospital Equipment

Alan Kelly

544. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health for a breakdown of all the radiotherapy machines in St. James's Hospital, by the type of machine, when it was first used in the hospital, any gaps in service for any machine between the following dates 1 January 2020 to date, in tabular form. [43931/23]

Hospital Equipment

Alan Kelly

545. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health for a breakdown of all the radiotherapy machines in Galway University Hospital, by the type of machine, when it was first used in the hospital, any gaps in service for any machine between the following dates 1 January 2020 to date, in tabular form. [43932/23]

Hospital Equipment

Alan Kelly

546. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health for a breakdown of all the radiotherapy machines in Tallaght Hospital, by the type of machine, when it was first used in the hospital, any gaps in service for any machine between the following dates 1 January 2020 to date, in tabular form. [43933/23]

Diaspora Issues

Alan Kelly

43. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the estimated cost in 2024 if the budget allocation for the diaspora affairs fund were doubled. [42902/23]

Official Travel

Alan Kelly

44. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he plans to visit Canada before the end of 2023. [42903/23]

Official Travel

Alan Kelly

61. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the up-to-date position regarding the purchase of a new Government jet; and if the contract for same is likely to be put out to tender before year-end. [42916/23]

Naval Service

Alan Kelly

62. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if the contract has been awarded for the installation of muti-beam sonar system on the P60 class vessels. [42917/23]

Proposed Legislation

Alan Kelly

69. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Transport the current status of the railway safety (amendment) Bill; and when this Bill will progress further. [42910/23]

EU Meetings

Alan Kelly

70. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Transport when the next date of the EU Council of Transport Ministers will take place. [42911/23]

Cycling Facilities

Alan Kelly

71. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Transport if there are plans to have a public bike scheme in County Tipperary. [42912/23]

Bus Services

Alan Kelly

72. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Transport if the NTA will approve an additional local link bus service route No. 391, going in both directions. [42913/23]

An Garda Síochána

Alan Kelly

160. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice further to Parliamentary Question No. 1185 of 11 September 2023, if she has received the necessary information from the Garda authorities. [42907/23]

An Garda Síochána

Alan Kelly

161. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice the number of Garda public order unit vans allocated to each Garda division as of 28 September 2023, in tabular form. [42908/23]

An Garda Síochána

Alan Kelly

162. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice further to Parliamentary Question No. 719 of 20 September 2023, if she has received the necessary information from the Garda authorities. [42909/23]

Harbours and Piers

Alan Kelly

171. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if construction of the new deep-water quay at Ros an Mhíl fisheries harbour has commenced; and when his Department expects these works to be completed. [42904/23]

Departmental Data

Alan Kelly

172. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount of food products seized by his departmental officials at Dublin Airport in the years of 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form. [42905/23]

Harbours and Piers

Alan Kelly

173. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if construction of the smooth point pier extension at Killybegs fisheries harbour has commenced; and when his Department expects these works to be completed. [42906/23]

Hospital Facilities

Alan Kelly

197. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the number of resuscitation bays in each hospital part of the South/SouthWest Hospital Group, in tabular form. [42914/23]

Hospital Procedures

Alan Kelly

198. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the number of ophthalmology procedures, by type, that were carried out at University Hospital Limerick in the years of 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form. [42915/23]

Energy Policy

Alan Kelly

135. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if there are any financial allowances/credits provided to people who have to use high-energy medical equipment, for example, oxygen tanks, 24 hours per day, towards the cost of their electricity bills. [41926/23]

Hospital Appointments Status

Alan Kelly

566. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health if he is aware that a patient is being asked to wait until 15 January 2025 for an dermatology consultation in St. James's Hospital (details supplied) for treatment of severe hyperhidrosis which requires urgent intervention; if he will arrange to expedite this appointment, or if not, if he will make arrangements to fund Botox treatment for the condition privately; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41308/23]

Naval Service

Alan Kelly

67. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the number of females who applied during the most recent Naval Service cadetship competition. [40684/23]

National Car Test

Alan Kelly

140. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Transport the number of appointments booked and paid for more than 30 days in advance of a NCT test, per test centre; and the amount of revenue this has generated in 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form. [40677/23]

Rail Network

Alan Kelly

141. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Transport the likely timeframe for the resumption of onboard catering services on the remaining Intercity rail routes. [40678/23]

Flood Risk Management

Alan Kelly

220. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if there are plans to update Arterial Drainage Act 1945. [40682/23]

Site Acquisitions

Alan Kelly

306. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Education if she has had communication from Tipperary ETB in relation to a possible greenfield site for a new school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40012/23]

Fire Service

Alan Kelly

602. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage of the €61 million capital allocation towards the fire service capital programme 2021-2025, the amount that has been spent in the years of 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form. [40681/23]

Departmental Data

Alan Kelly

655. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Social Protection the full-year cost in 2024 of extending parental leave and benefits by four weeks for mothers, and six weeks for fathers. [40679/23]

Departmental Data

Alan Kelly

656. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated cost in 2024 if the carer's support grant increased to €2,000. [40680/23]

An Garda Síochána

Alan Kelly

717. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice if there are plans to issue front-line gardaí with PAVA spray instead of CS spray. [40667/23]

Prison Service

Alan Kelly

718. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice the number of recruit prison officers recruited for the Irish Prison Service in 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023; and the number of prison officers who left the Irish Prison Service during this period, in tabular form. [40668/23]

An Garda Síochána

Alan Kelly

719. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice the number of gardaí and full-time civilian staff based in each of the four Garda National Cyber Crime Bureau satellite hubs as of 14 September 2023, in tabular form. [40669/23]

An Garda Síochána

Alan Kelly

720. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice the number of standard motorcycles held for gardaí within the Tipperary division in 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form. [40670/23]

Hospital Staff

Alan Kelly

1035. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultant cardiothoracic surgeons based at Cork University Hospital in the years of 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form. [40673/23]

Hospital Staff

Alan Kelly

1036. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the number of health recruitment fairs in the UK that officials from University Hospital Limerick were in attendance, either in-person or virtually in the years of 2022 and to date in 2023, to seek to recruit additional nurses, doctors, physiotherapist, dentists, and so on, to work in UHL; if so, the number of jobs offered, per recruitment fair; the number of jobs offered that were accepted, per recruitment fair; and if any officials from UHL plan to be present at any additional health recruitment fairs before the end of the year in the UK. [40674/23]

Health Services

Alan Kelly

1037. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health for an update on perinatal services in CHO areas 3+5. [40675/23]

Hospital Staff

Alan Kelly

1038. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE dietitians, speech and language therapists and occupational therapists working in South Tipperary General Hospital in the years of 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form. [40676/23]

International Sanctions

Alan Kelly

36. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will outline the sanctions that have been imposed by the EU on North Korea following on from North Korea's involvement in the war with Ukraine. [38088/23]

Consular Services

Alan Kelly

37. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if the Irish Consul General or Vice Consulate based in Atlanta in the United States has spoken formally with the Governor of North Carolina in 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form. [38089/23]

Naval Service

Alan Kelly

213. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if a new cadetship competition for the Naval Service will be launched in quarter 4 of 2023. [38092/23]

Official Engagements

Alan Kelly

359. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Transport if he has spoken formally with his UK counterpart to date in 2023. [38477/23]

Tax Data

Alan Kelly

465. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Finance the estimated additional revenue that would be generated from a 5% surcharge on all taxable income above €500,000. [38495/23]

Official Engagements

Alan Kelly

569. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he plans to visit the United States before the end of the year. [38093/23]

Social Welfare Benefits

Alan Kelly

1016. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons who were in receipt of living alone allowance and subjected to a review by her Department in 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form. [38091/23]

An Garda Síochána

Alan Kelly

1141. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice the number of competitions held for sworn gardaí to apply to join the Garda Band in 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form. [38078/23]

An Garda Síochána

Alan Kelly

1142. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice further to Parliamentary Question No. 838 of 25 July 2023, if she has received the necessary information from the Garda authorities to have this parliamentary question answered. [38079/23]

An Garda Síochána

Alan Kelly

1143. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice the number of full-time analysts at HEO level in the Garda cybercrime unit in 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form. [38080/23]

An Garda Síochána

Alan Kelly

1185. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice the Garda stations that currently have a defibrillator located within the station, in tabular form. [38476/23]

An Garda Síochána

Alan Kelly

1240. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice if funding has been sought by the Garda Commissioner for the purchase of additional high powered unmarked Garda cars. [39301/23]

An Garda Síochána

Alan Kelly

1241. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice if contract for the replacement of aircraft in the Garda air support unit has been put out to tender; and if so, the deadline for accepting tender offers for the provision of new aircraft in the Garda air support unit. [39302/23]

Departmental Funding

Alan Kelly

1290. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide the necessary funding to purchase additional food detection dogs to be deployed at airports, ports, etc., as currently there is only one food detection dog nationwide. [38081/23]

Horse Racing Industry

Alan Kelly

1291. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of persons that attended each day of the recent Galway horse racing festival; and if he will provide the same figures for 2022, in tabular form. [38082/23]

Fishery Harbour Centres

Alan Kelly

1309. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the dates to date in 2023 that he has visited each fishery harbour centre under the remit of his Department; the purpose of each visit, in tabular form; and the fishery harbour centres under the remit of his Department that he intends to visit again before the end of the year. [38478/23]

Capital Expenditure Programme

Alan Kelly

1310. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the capital works projects within his Department that received EU funding in 2022 and to-date in 2023; and the amount of EU funding received per capital works project, in tabular form. [38479/23]

Early Childhood Care and Education

Alan Kelly

1412. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the estimated cost to increase the standard and higher capitation rate for the ECCE scheme by increments of €3 up to €24 for the standard capitation rate. [38090/23]