Parliamentary questions

Diplomatic Representation

Alan Kelly

43. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the additional staffing and personnel that will be based at the Irish Embassy in Paris during the upcoming Olympic and Paralympic games; and if a temporary emergency out-of-hours phone line will be setup during these games. [24869/24]

Departmental Staff

Alan Kelly

44. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the number of females and males that applied for the post of consular officer and administrative officer at the Irish Consulate General Office in Boston. [24870/24]

Diplomatic Representation

Alan Kelly

45. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the civil service grades each Irish Ambassador and each consul general is at, in tabular form. [24871/24]

Diplomatic Representation

Alan Kelly

46. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if the Irish Ambassador or deputy Ambassador or equivalent based at the Irish Embassy in Rome have visited the city of Naples, Italy to date in 2024; and if so, the purpose of each visit, in tabular form. [24872/24]

Naval Service

Alan Kelly

108. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if any of the Naval Service vessels currently have helicopter landing capabilities. [25573/24]

Defence Forces

Alan Kelly

109. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the recruitment budget allocated to the Defence Forces in the years of 2022, 2023 and 2024; the percentage of that budget that was actually spent in 2022 and 2023 in tabular form. [25574/24]

Coast Guard Service

Alan Kelly

123. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Transport the 2023 and 2024 capital budget allocation for the Irish Coast Guard, in tabular form [24880/24]

Bus Éireann

Alan Kelly

124. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Transport the percentage of the Bus Éireann PSO fleet that have the capabilities of having one wheelchair space and one buggy space on board; and the estimated full-year cost of a double decker bus with capabilities to handle one wheelchair user onboard and one buggy at the same time. [24881/24]

Official Engagements

Alan Kelly

178. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Finance if he has spoken formally with his Turkish counterpart in the past six months. [24882/24]

Office of Public Works

Alan Kelly

205. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform when the Garda mounted unit stables were refurbished. [24885/24]

Office of Public Works

Alan Kelly

214. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the estimated full-year cost to recruit two additional full-time executive chefs and two additional full-time head chefs for the OPW; and the civil service grades in which these posts are filled by, in tabular form. [24878/24]

Trade Agreements

Alan Kelly

240. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the last time discussions on strengthening ties between the EU and Indonesia were discussed. [24879/24]

Capitation Grants

Alan Kelly

284. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Education the estimated full-year cost if the capitation grant increased to €205 per pupil at primary level. [24883/24]

Housing Schemes

Alan Kelly

369. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the grants available for the upkeep and maintenance of thatched cottages owned by private individuals. [24606/24]

National Parks and Wildlife Service

Alan Kelly

392. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of residences that the NPWS currently owns; and the number of those residences that are currently occupied, unoccupied and uninhabitable, in tabular form. [24890/24]

Departmental Funding

Alan Kelly

537. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice if funding has been provided this year to refurbish the stables within the Garda mounted unit. [24885/24]

An Garda Síochána

Alan Kelly

538. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice the number of companies that applied for the contract for the new aircraft and helicopters for the Garda air support unit. [24886/24]

An Garda Síochána

Alan Kelly

539. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice the number of Garda asset profilers in each Garda division as of 28 May 2024, in tabular form. [24887/24]

An Garda Síochána

Alan Kelly

540. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice when the new Garda public order unit vans will come into the fleet. [24888/24]

An Garda Síochána

Alan Kelly

541. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice the number of sergeant posts currently filled within the Tipperary division as of 28 May 2024; and if she will provide same figures as of 30 June 2021, in tabular form. [24889/24]

An Garda Síochána

Alan Kelly

565. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice the percentage of Garda roads policing unit fleet that are currently fitted out with automatic number plate recognition system; If the number of those vehicles that are fitted out with ANPR system will increase during the remainder of the year. [25570/24]

An Garda Síochána

Alan Kelly

566. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice the number of inspections Gardai within Tipperary Division carried out on supermarkets, pubs, clubs etc to ensure full compliance with Liquor Licensing Regulations to date in 2024; The percentage of premises that were prosecuted for breaches of Liquor Licensing Regulations to date in 2024 in tabular form. [25571/24]

Greyhound Industry

Alan Kelly

585. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the names of external security companies that provide security personnel at Shelbourne Park Greyhound Stadium in the years of 2023 and to-date in 2024 in tabular form. [25575/24]

Horse Racing Industry

Alan Kelly

586. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the names of external security companies that provide security personnel at Curragh, Leopardstown, Fairyhouse and Punchestown racecourses in the years of 2023 and to-date in 2024 in tabular form. [25576/24]

Disability Services

Alan Kelly

614. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of additional WTE senior social workers and senior dietitians that were recruited into CDNTs within Tipperary in 2023 and to date in 2024, in tabular form. [24892/24]

Disability Services

Alan Kelly

615. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the estimated cost of providing 300,000 extra personal assistant hours for persons with disabilities. [24893/24]

Hospital Staff

Alan Kelly

723. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultant urologists based at University Hospital Limerick in 2022, 2023 and to date in 2024, in tabular form. [24873/24]

Hospital Staff

Alan Kelly

724. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultant orthopaedic surgeons attached to each hospital part of the South-South West Hospital Group that are only dealing with public-only patients in 2023 and to date in 2024, in tabular form. [24874/24]

Hospital Staff

Alan Kelly

725. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE sonographers working in Tipperary University Hospital in 2022, 2023 and to date in 2024, in tabular form. [24875/24]

Hospital Staff

Alan Kelly

726. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultant cardiologists attached to each hospital part of the South-South West Hospital Group that are only dealing with public-only patients in the years of 2023 and to date in 2024, in tabular form. [24876/24]

Hospital Staff

Alan Kelly

727. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultant paediatric rheumatologists based at Cork University Hospital in 2022, 2023 and to date in 2024, in tabular form. [24877/24]

Healthcare Infrastructure Provision

Alan Kelly

743. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health when the new 24-bed block for Nenagh Hospital will be built [24953/24]

Hospital Services

Alan Kelly

879. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the public hospitals that carry out gallbladder surgeries in tabular form. [25577/24]

Health Services Staff

Alan Kelly

880. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the number of additional WTE mental health nurses recruited by the HSE in CHO3 and CHO5 in the years of 2023 and to-date in 2024 in tabular form. [25578/24]

Healthcare Infrastructure Provision

Alan Kelly

881. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health if he will provide details of any contracts granted by the HSE for building and maintenance works on Tipperary University Hospital since January 2021; The number of companies in each case that tendered for the works and the name of the company that was granted the contract in each case in tabular form. [25579/24]

Hospital Staff

Alan Kelly

882. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE opticians by grade employed by HSE working in CHO3 in the years of 2023 and to-date in 2024 in tabular form. [25580/24]

Third Level Admissions

Alan Kelly

901. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of places for dental nurses students in Irish universities for each of the past four years; and how many of these are used for international students. [24891/24]

Departmental Budgets

Alan Kelly

932. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the percentage of the 2023 Budget Allocation for the Community Centres Investment Fund that was spent; if any of the budget that was underspend automatically forwarded to the 2024 Budget Allocation. [25581/24]

Nursing Homes

Alan Kelly

254. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health if a nursing home (details supplied) in Nenagh has received HIQA accreditation. [24503/24]

Special Educational Needs

Alan Kelly

88. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Education if a second ASD unit will be in place in a school (details supplied) for the 2024-2025 school year. [23212/24]

Hospital Facilities

Alan Kelly

559. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health if the HSE has considered adding extra acute beds to Nenagh General Hospital. [22407/24]

Health Services Staff

Alan Kelly

560. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the number of people currently on HSE recruitment panels for all disciplines in CHO3 as of 13 May 2024 by discipline and job type, in tabular form. [22410/24]

Road Network

Alan Kelly

188. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Transport if he will increase the total amount of funding in 2024 given to Carlow County Council to help improve road surfaces throughout that local authority area, given the bad weather over the past nine months. [21577/24]

Road Network

Alan Kelly

189. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Transport if he will increase the total amount of funding in 2024 given to Cavan County Council to help improve road surfaces throughout that local authority area, given the bad weather over the past nine months. [21579/24]

Road Network

Alan Kelly

190. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Transport if he will increase the total amount of funding in 2024 given to Clare County Council to help improve road surfaces throughout that local authority area, given the bad weather over the past nine months. [21580/24]

Road Network

Alan Kelly

191. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Transport if he will increase the total amount of funding in 2024 given to Cork County Council to help improve road surfaces throughout that local authority area, given the bad weather over the past nine months. [21581/24]

Road Network

Alan Kelly

192. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Transport if he will increase the total amount of funding in 2024 given to Donegal County Council to help improve road surfaces throughout that local authority area, given the bad weather over the past nine months. [21582/24]

Road Network

Alan Kelly

193. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Transport if he will increase the total amount of funding in 2024 given to Dublin County Council to help improve road surfaces throughout that local authority area, given the bad weather over the past nine months. [21583/24]

Road Network

Alan Kelly

194. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Transport if he will increase the total amount of funding in 2024 given to Galway County Council to help improve road surfaces throughout that local authority area, given the bad weather over the past nine months. [21584/24]

Road Network

Alan Kelly

195. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Transport if he will increase the total amount of funding in 2024 given to Kerry County Council to help improve road surfaces throughout that local authority area, given the bad weather over the past nine months. [21585/24]