Parliamentary questions

Hospital Staff

Alan Kelly

1756. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the number of whole-time equivalent nurse vacancies at South Tipperary University Hospital; and when each of these vacancies will be filled in tabular form. [40269/22]

Health Services Staff

Alan Kelly

1757. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the number of full-time podiatrists employed by the HSE in CHO 3 and CHO 5 in 2020, 2021 and to date in 2022, in tabular form; and the locations in which these podiatrists are based. [40270/22]

Health Services

Alan Kelly

1874. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health if he will detail the discussions he has had with his officials and or the HSE regarding a home (details supplied) in 2022. [40953/22]

Health Services

Alan Kelly

1875. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health if he will visit St. Brigid’s hospital, Carrick-on-Suir, County Tipperary and meet with local representatives there. [40954/22]

Nursing Homes

Alan Kelly

1876. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health if he will request the HSE to develop and build a new nursing home in Roscrea, County Tipperary [40956/22]

Horse Racing Industry

Alan Kelly

2. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps that he is taking to ensure that equitable funding is being given to the smaller horse racing tracks in Ireland; and his views on whether all current tracks are viable into the future. [38833/22]

Renewable Energy Generation

Alan Kelly

208. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications his plans to develop green hydrogen in the next five years. [38943/22]

Health Service Executive

Alan Kelly

704. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 419 of 10 February 2022, if he has ever directed the HSE to fund any capital project in the State since he assumed office. [38942/22]

Community Employment Schemes

Alan Kelly

367. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Social Protection her plans, if any, to review the rates of pay for community employment supervisors who have not seen a pay increase in over 13 years (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38482/22]

Energy Infrastructure

Alan Kelly

166. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications his plans to support the development of any new pumped storage stations in Ireland; and his views on whether such facilities are warranted. [36875/22]

Greenways Provision

Alan Kelly

170. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Transport when the construction of the south Kerry greenway will commence; and the funding that has been set aside by his Department for same. [36877/22]

Tourism Policy

Alan Kelly

196. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media her plans to develop the Lough Derg region in counties Tipperary, Clare and Galway as a tourism destination. [36879/22]

Schools Building Projects

Alan Kelly

232. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Education when the construction of the new school (details supplied) in Roscrea will commence. [36878/22]

Hospital Services

Alan Kelly

316. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health when ultrasound general practitioner referrals will be returning to Nenagh Hospital. [36876/22]

Hospital Admissions

Alan Kelly

317. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the longest period that any inpatient has stayed in one admission in each acute hospital in the country over the past ten years in tabular form. [36880/22]

Constituency Commission

Alan Kelly

75. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when a constituency commission will be set up; if he will confirm that under Part II of Electoral Act 1997 Section 5 that a constituency commission shall be established once the Central Statistics Office publishes a Census report setting out the population of the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36536/22]

Constituency Commission

Alan Kelly

76. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will confirm that a constituency commission was established in 2016 on the same day that the Central Statistics Office published the population results of the Census; the reason that it is not the case in 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36537/22]

Road Projects

Alan Kelly

158. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Transport when the Shannon crossing construction will commence. [36277/22]

Public Services Card

Alan Kelly

417. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Social Protection the status of a public services card for a person (details supplied); if she will expedite same in order for the person to urgently obtain a driving licence; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35935/22]

Primary Care Centres

Alan Kelly

790. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health when construction of the Tullow primary care centre serving Tullow, Rathvilly and Hacketstown, County Carlow will commence; the current status of the project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33804/22]

Bus Éireann

Alan Kelly

134. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Transport the number of passengers that used Bus Éireann route 355 services in each direction in 2021 and to date in 2022, in tabular form. [32211/22]

Rail Network

Alan Kelly

135. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Transport the amount of revenue generated through parking charges within car parks at Iarnród Éireann stations in 2021 and to date in 2022, in tabular form. [32212/22]

Official Engagements

Alan Kelly

169. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Finance if he spoke with the World Bank President during his recent visit to Washington DC. [32216/22]

Office of Public Works

Alan Kelly

189. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of full-time qualified structural engineers employed by the Office of Public Works as of 1 January 2021 and 13 June 2022, in tabular form. [32210/22]

Official Engagements

Alan Kelly

227. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she or her officials have met directly with either the President and or the Director General of a sporting organisation (details supplied) to date in 2022. [32224/22]

Consular Services

Alan Kelly

387. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if there are plans to open a new Irish Consulate General Office in the Algarve area of Portugal. [32223/22]

Departmental Staff

Alan Kelly

534. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Defence the number of full-time qualified civilian fitness instructors employed by his Department but who work in military barracks, in each of the years 2020, 2021 and to date in 2022, in tabular form.; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32213/22]

Departmental Equipment

Alan Kelly

535. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Defence the number of horses that joined the Defence Forces equitation school in 2021 and to date in 2022; the number of horses that left the equitation school during the same period; if additional funding has been secured for the purchase of additional horses for the equitation school for later in 2022.; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32214/22]

An Garda Síochána

Alan Kelly

670. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice the number of Garda mountain bikes attached to each Garda District within the Tipperary division as of 31 December 2020 and 14 June 2022, in tabular form. [32217/22]

An Garda Síochána

Alan Kelly

671. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice further to parliamentary question No. 629 of 10 May 2022, if she has received the necessary information from the Garda authorities. [32218/22]

An Garda Síochána

Alan Kelly

672. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice further to Parliamentary Question No. 630 of 10 May 2022, if she has received the necessary information from the Garda authorities. [32219/22]

An Garda Síochána

Alan Kelly

673. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice the number of gardaí within the Tipperary Garda Diversionl that successfully completed the Garda van course in each of the years 2020, 2021 and to date in 2022, in tabular form. [32220/22]

Mental Health Services

Alan Kelly

772. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health if the child and adolescent mental health services, CAMHS, and the mental health services of the HSE in County Tipperary have psychologists, counsellors and dieticians specifically trained to support adolescents and teenagers that are battling with eating disorders. [32221/22]

Departmental Data

Alan Kelly

773. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the number of persons with a disability in County Tipperary awaiting a HSE-funded residential placement; and the waiting times for same. [32222/22]

Agriculture Industry

Alan Kelly

929. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the value of Irish beef exported to Japan in 2021 and the first five months of 2022. [32215/22]

Legislative Measures

Alan Kelly

1332. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice if she is considering bringing in legislation to ensure that An Garda Síochána sergeants and inspectors acting as co-presenters in district and circuit courts can continue to do so. [30076/22]

Departmental Contracts

Alan Kelly

215. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will list all contracts that an architectural firm (details supplied) has been awarded by his Department; the values of these contracts; the dates that these were awarded; the project definitions and locations; and their current status in tabular form. [28623/22]

Defence Forces

Alan Kelly

260. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Defence his plans, if any to increase the age limit for applications for the Army Cadets. [28552/22]

Departmental Contracts

Alan Kelly

272. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Education if she will list all contracts that an architectural firm (details supplied) has been awarded by her Department; the amounts of these contracts; the dates that these were awarded; the project definitions and locations; and their current status in tabular form. [28625/22]

Schools Building Projects

Alan Kelly

273. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Education if she will provide a list of all architects and architectural firms that have been awarded school building projects since 1 January 2020; the number of projects awarded to each architect; the value of each contract; their locations and their current status in tabular form. [28629/22]

Departmental Contracts

Alan Kelly

379. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health if he will list all contracts that an architectural firm (details supplied) has been awarded by his Department; the amounts of these contracts; the dates that these were awarded; the project definitions and locations; and their current status in tabular form. [28624/22]

Radon Gas Levels

Alan Kelly

66. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will consider having a radon test and report made compulsory as part of the sale of houses across Ireland. [28101/22]

Rail Network

Alan Kelly

152. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Transport when construction of the Shannon crossing at Ballina, Killaloe will commence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28102/22]

Electric Vehicles

Alan Kelly

153. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Transport the number of electric vehicle fast charging points there are in County Tipperary; and the location of each. [28103/22]

Social Welfare Schemes

Alan Kelly

462. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Social Protection if her attention has been drawn to the ten week backlog in the processing of illness-benefit claims at present (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27539/22]

Hospital Overcrowding

Alan Kelly

782. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the terms of reference for the expert team that is examining overcrowding in University Hospital Limerick; and the details of the persons who are on the expert team. [28104/22]

Citizens Information Services

Alan Kelly

277. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Social Protection when volunteers will return to citizens information offices. [27100/22]

Home Care Packages

Alan Kelly

691. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health if homecare packages will be expedited for older persons (details supplied) in an area; and if he is taking steps to address the lack of homecare package that are available for persons. [26488/22]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Alan Kelly

372. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health if agency staff who worked in a HSE environment (details supplied) during the pandemic are also entitled to the special recognition payment. [25551/22]

Tax Collection

Alan Kelly

264. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Finance his views on whether it was appropriate for the Revenue Commissioners to advise a person to pay their local property tax in their deceased mother’s name after the deceased had willed the property to the person's son, the deceased’s grandson who is a teenager. [24759/22]