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Tue, 6 Dec 2022
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Consular Services
Alan Kelly
258. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the dates in 2022 on which the Irish Consul General and or Vice Consul General in Chicago visited Detroit in the State of Michigan; and the purpose of each visit in tabular form. [60392/22]
Tue, 6 Dec 2022
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Consular Services
Alan Kelly
259. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the dates in 2022 on which the Irish Consul General and-or Vice Consul General in Atlanta visited Miami; and the purpose of each visit in tabular form. [60393/22]
Tue, 6 Dec 2022
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Defence Forces
Alan Kelly
271. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Defence the number of vacant emergency medical technicians, paramedics and advanced paramedics currently in the Defence Forces medical corps; and when these vacancies will be filled in tabular form. [60404/22]
Tue, 6 Dec 2022
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Community Welfare Services
Alan Kelly
350. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of full-time community welfare officers based in County Tipperary in 2019, 2020, 2021 and to-date in 2022, in tabular form. [60391/22]
Tue, 6 Dec 2022
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Alcohol Sales
Alan Kelly
462. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice the number of inspections carried out by gardaí within the Tipperary division on pubs, clubs, nightclubs and so on to ensure full compliance with alcohol licensing legislation in 2021 and to-date in 2022; the percentage of premises that were in breach of the legislation; and the frequency with which inspections are carried out. [60397/22]
Tue, 6 Dec 2022
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An Garda Síochána
Alan Kelly
463. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice the number of new vehicles that have been assigned to Garda armed support units in 2021 and to-date in 2022; and the number of those vehicles that were withdrawn from the Garda armed support unit during same period. [60398/22]
Tue, 6 Dec 2022
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Prison Service
Alan Kelly
464. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice the estimated cost in 2023 if 175 new recruit prison officers were recruited into the Irish Prison Service. [60399/22]
Tue, 6 Dec 2022
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Health Services
Alan Kelly
547. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health when persons living in south Tipperary will have access to community neuro-rehabilitation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60305/22]
Tue, 6 Dec 2022
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Hospital Staff
Alan Kelly
580. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the staffing budget allocation to Tipperary University Hospital in 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022, in tabular form. [60400/22]
Tue, 6 Dec 2022
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Hospital Staff
Alan Kelly
581. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultant otolaryngologists attached to University Hospital Limerick in 2021 and to-date in 2022, in tabular form. [60401/22]
Tue, 6 Dec 2022
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Hospital Staff
Alan Kelly
582. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE CNM3 senior orthopaedic nurses at University Hospital Limerick in 2020, 2021 and to-date in 2022, in tabular form; and if this number will be further increased. [60402/22]
Tue, 6 Dec 2022
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Hospital Procedures
Alan Kelly
583. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the hospitals in which fluorescence microscopy and threomboelastography are available for diagnostics and treatment. [60403/22]
Thu, 17 Nov 2022
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Fire Service
Alan Kelly
183. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of chief fire officers, senior assistant chiefs and fire officers that are in the retained fire service across the country by county council and by grade; and the details of all salary ranges of all grades referenced above. [57064/22]
Thu, 17 Nov 2022
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Social Welfare Payments
Alan Kelly
231. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason that citizens who are relying on illness benefit are not entitled to the cost-of-living bonuses that were announced as part of the next Budget. [57149/22]
Wed, 16 Nov 2022
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Social Welfare Eligibility
Alan Kelly
135. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason that teenagers and young adults who would be in receipt of the disability allowance but who enter training with an organisation (details supplied) through the National Learning Network centres and have to switch over to a training allowance which is the same weekly value as the disability allowance which is mandatory in order to take up training with the organisation; the reason that these teenagers and young adults are excluded from the €500 bonus payment that persons on the disability allowance are entitled to; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57000/22]
Thu, 10 Nov 2022
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Departmental Meetings
Alan Kelly
180. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the dates on which he or his officials met with EirGrid. [56085/22]
Thu, 10 Nov 2022
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Departmental Meetings
Alan Kelly
181. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the dates on which he or his officials met with the CRU. [56086/22]
Thu, 10 Nov 2022
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Swimming Pools
Alan Kelly
224. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the reason the swimming pool in the Garda Training College in Templemore cannot be used by local schools to teach local children how to swim, given they have done so for more than 40 years. [56078/22]
Thu, 10 Nov 2022
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Housing Provision
Alan Kelly
225. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number and locations of sites he has visited that could be considered for modular homes for refugees, Ukrainians and Irish social housing tenants, in tabular form. [56095/22]
Thu, 10 Nov 2022
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Tourism Promotion
Alan Kelly
228. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the plans, if any, she has to Improve Lough Derg's capacity to attract tourists, in light of the views expressed by the Ministers for Transport and Environment, Climate and Communications regarding its potential as a tourism destination. [56084/22]
Thu, 10 Nov 2022
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State Properties
Alan Kelly
246. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Defence if he will consider using the lands of Nenagh military barracks for social housing. [56083/22]
Thu, 10 Nov 2022
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An Garda Síochána
Alan Kelly
290. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice the person or body that manages the expenditure within the Garda College in Templemore. [56079/22]
Thu, 10 Nov 2022
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An Garda Síochána
Alan Kelly
291. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice the total amount of expenditure for the Garda College in Templemore in each of the years 2016 to 2021 and to date in 2022, in tabular form. [56080/22]
Thu, 10 Nov 2022
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An Garda Síochána
Alan Kelly
292. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice her views on a matter (details supplied). [56081/22]
Thu, 10 Nov 2022
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An Garda Síochána
Alan Kelly
293. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice the number of gardaí by rank who are currently suspended from any Garda divisions in Limerick. [56082/22]
Thu, 10 Nov 2022
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Departmental Meetings
Alan Kelly
318. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the protocol regarding HSE staff being requested to meet Oireachtas Members and if it is appropriate that only Government Oireachtas Members be invited to such meetings. [56008/22]
Thu, 10 Nov 2022
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Primary Care Centres
Alan Kelly
325. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the number and locations of primary care centres that have opened since he assumed office. [56087/22]
Thu, 10 Nov 2022
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Tribunals of Inquiry
Alan Kelly
326. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the number of women who have put forward cases to the CervicalCheck tribunal to date. [56088/22]
Thu, 10 Nov 2022
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Healthcare Infrastructure Provision
Alan Kelly
327. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health his views on the creation of an elective hospital in the mid-west. [56089/22]
Thu, 10 Nov 2022
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Departmental Meetings
Alan Kelly
328. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the dates and locations of meetings he has facilitated with his Department officials and-or HSE officials with public representatives since he assumed office, in tabular form. [56090/22]
Thu, 10 Nov 2022
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Departmental Meetings
Alan Kelly
336. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the dates and attendees at all meetings he has had with an organisation (details supplied) since he assumed office, in tabular form. [56091/22]
Thu, 10 Nov 2022
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Departmental Meetings
Alan Kelly
337. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the dates and attendees at all meetings he has had with an organisation (details supplied) since he assumed office, in tabular form. [56092/22]
Thu, 10 Nov 2022
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Departmental Meetings
Alan Kelly
338. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the dates and attendees at all meetings he has had with an organisation (details supplied) since he assumed office, in tabular form. [56093/22]
Thu, 10 Nov 2022
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Departmental Meetings
Alan Kelly
339. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the dates and attendees at all meetings he has had with an organisation (details supplied) since he assumed office, in tabular form. [56094/22]
Tue, 8 Nov 2022
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Public Transport
Alan Kelly
187. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Transport his views on matters raised in correspondence (details supplied). [54487/22]
Wed, 26 Oct 2022
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Ukraine War
Alan Kelly
73. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the estimated number of modular units that he expect to have built for Ukrainian refugees by the end of 2022. [53801/22]
Wed, 26 Oct 2022
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Ukraine War
Alan Kelly
74. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he has visited modular building companies to assess their capabilities of delivering modular units for Ukrainian refugees; and if he will provide details of which companies he visited and the dates of same. [53802/22]
Wed, 26 Oct 2022
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Ukraine War
Alan Kelly
75. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the locations that have been identified for the location of modular homes for refugees; if he will provide full details of these locations and whether he is aware if there are any issues with these locations which could prevent them being used for that purpose. [53803/22]
Wed, 26 Oct 2022
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Asylum Seekers
Alan Kelly
128. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will detail the five towns and or villages with the smallest populations that have taken in groups of asylum seekers; and if he will provide details of locations, populations of locations and volumes of asylum seekers that have been placed in those locations. [53804/22]
Wed, 26 Oct 2022
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Ukraine War
Alan Kelly
140. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of modular units that will be delivered and in place by the end of 2022 to house Ukrainian refugees [53799/22]
Wed, 26 Oct 2022
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Ukraine War
Alan Kelly
141. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if all the 500 units of modular housing that the Government has stated it will deliver for Ukrainian refugees will be contracted out for delivery in 2022 and if not, the reason for same. [53800/22]
Wed, 26 Oct 2022
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Ukraine War
Alan Kelly
142. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will detail all contracts that the Government has with a group (details supplied) to provide asylum seeker accommodation or Ukrainian refugee accommodation; the total cost of each contract to date; the breakdown of the locations of property provided by the group; and if he will provide details of any meetings, including dates, that any officials from his Department have had with the group. [53805/22]
Wed, 26 Oct 2022
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Ukraine War
Alan Kelly
143. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will consider placing modular homes in the Germantown military camp to help with the Ukrainian refugee crisis. [53806/22]
Tue, 25 Oct 2022
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Bus Services
Alan Kelly
225. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Transport the number of hybrid, electric and hydrogen buses that will be delivered in 2023 and 2024, in tabular form. [53184/22]
Tue, 25 Oct 2022
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Driver Test
Alan Kelly
226. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Transport the number of bus and heavy goods vehicles driving tests that were carried out in each driving test centre within County Tipperary in July, August and September 2022, in tabular form. [53185/22]
Tue, 25 Oct 2022
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Official Engagements
Alan Kelly
257. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Finance if he had a bilateral meeting with the US Federal Reserve Board Chairperson, Mr Jerome Powell during his recent visit to Washington DC. [53188/22]
Tue, 25 Oct 2022
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Passport Services
Alan Kelly
344. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the amount of revenue generated through the issuing of passports in each month to date in 2022, in tabular form. [53177/22]
Tue, 25 Oct 2022
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Defence Forces
Alan Kelly
357. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Defence the amount that the Defence Forces spent on purchasing military equipment from companies based in the UK excluding Northern Ireland in 2020, 2021 and to date in 2022, in tabular form. [53182/22]
Tue, 25 Oct 2022
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Defence Forces
Alan Kelly
358. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Defence the amount that the Defence Forces spent on purchasing military equipment from companies based in the United States 2020, 2021 and to date in 2022, in tabular form. [53183/22]
Tue, 25 Oct 2022
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An Garda Síochána
Alan Kelly
561. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice the number of high-powered unmarked motorcycles attached to the Garda fleet as of 31 March 2021 and 18 October 2022, in tabular form. [53178/22]