Parliamentary questions

An Garda Síochána

Catherine Murphy

516. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Justice the additional funding that has been provided for overtime to gardaí within the DMR over the Christmas-New Year period. [54472/23]

An Garda Síochána

Catherine Murphy

517. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Justice the date on which the last time the stables at the Garda mounted unit were refurbished. [54473/23]

Departmental Staff

Catherine Murphy

599. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department will run a recruitment campaign early in the new year seeking to employ additional directly employed ecologists for his Department. [54482/23]

Harbours and Piers

Catherine Murphy

600. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the capital works projects valued at over €100,000 that are still ongoing in each of the Fisheries Harbour Centres under the remit of his Department; and when each of those works will be completed, in tabular form. [54483/23]

Departmental Contracts

Catherine Murphy

646. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to provide a schedule of the external security companies and cost of each that his Department has a contract with to provide personnel in 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form. [54475/23]

Disability Services

Catherine Murphy

647. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of student placements in children's disability network teams based in north and south Wicklow in 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form. [54476/23]

Disability Diagnoses

Catherine Murphy

717. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he has a established a dedicated funded programme to achieve implementation of UNCRPD; and his plans to provide resources for the establishment of a uniform approach to the provision of local authority access officers. [55414/23]

Hospital Waiting Lists

Catherine Murphy

725. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of persons on the waiting list to see a consultant plastic surgeon at Naas General Hospital. [54465/23]

Hospital Equipment

Catherine Murphy

726. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if he will advise which hospitals have MRI machines that are compatible with a pacemaker, in tabular form. [54466/23]

Mental Health Services

Catherine Murphy

727. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of young persons on CAMHS waiting list waiting on ADHD supports; and the length of time that young persons with ADHD are on CAMHS list in CHO7. [54467/23]

Health Strategies

Catherine Murphy

728. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if he will provide a schedule of headings under which the €7.3 million funding for the National Stroke Strategy was spent on in 2023. [54468/23]

Pharmacy Services

Catherine Murphy

729. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of pharmacies operating in Dublin on a 24-hour basis; and if pharmacies providing a service outside of standard hours receive a subsidy from the HSE. [54469/23]

Departmental Expenditure

Catherine Murphy

884. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the percentage of her Department's capital budget allocation that was spent in the first 11 months of 2023; and the figures for the corresponding period in 2022, in tabular form. [54485/23]

Departmental Data

Catherine Murphy

131. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide the date on which a trial commenced giving academics access to the Land Commission records on a case-by-case basis; the number of academics that have requested access; and the number that have been granted access on a monthly basis since the trial began. [53954/23]

Departmental Data

Catherine Murphy

132. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the way in which an academic may make a request to access the Land Commission records; if he will set out the criteria that is required to determine that a research project is in the public interest in the context of gaining access to the Land Commission records; if he will clarify whether he and or his officials consulted with academic experts in the field of Irish social history with a specialism in land-related issues in the development of the trial access; and the way in which requests to access the records is considered. [53955/23]

Departmental Data

Catherine Murphy

133. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to establish on a permanent basis a procedure in place for accessing the Land Commission records for academics. [53956/23]

Insurance Industry

Catherine Murphy

164. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Transport the number of fleet owners or managers and motor traders who have uploaded their vehicle details to the national fleet database by county, as required under the Road Traffic and Roads Act 2023, as the deadline to provide this information is 30 November 2023; the number that have included the driver number in their upload of information; the number by county that have failed to upload vehicle details by 30 November 2023 and the penalties for those who fail to submit details after the 30 November deadline; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53239/23]

Insurance Industry

Catherine Murphy

165. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Transport the number of private motor insurance policy details that have been forwarded by each motor insurance company or broker to the Motor Insurers Bureau of Ireland by county, to date; if the driver number has been included in the information provided by each motor insurance company or broker; the number of insurance companies or brokers that have yet to provide private motor insurance policy details to MIBI; the deadline to provide this information; the penalties for failure to provide this information; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53240/23]

Insurance Industry

Catherine Murphy

166. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Transport the number of motor Insurance companies/brokers, by county, that have communicated with their policyholders informing of the requirement for all policy holders to provide the driver number(s) of everyone covered by their insurance policy, before the upcoming change to road traffic law that will affect the renewal of their insurance policy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53241/23]

Insurance Industry

Catherine Murphy

167. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Transport the number of fleet and motor trader vehicles registered on the national fleet database, by county, under the Road Traffic and Roads Act 2023; the number of motor insurance policy details provided to An Garda Síochána by the Motor Insurers Bureau of Ireland on a daily basis in real time since the signing of the new data sharing agreement between the two organisations; if this data includes the driver number of each person insured on the policy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53242/23]

Driver Test

Catherine Murphy

175. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Transport the number of learner drivers per week to date in 2023 that failed to turn up for their scheduled driving test appointment; the number of driving tests lost through these no-shows; his plans to introduce measures to ensure that learner permit holders sit a driving test before they can obtain a subsequent learner permit from the RSA; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53684/23]

Public Transport

Catherine Murphy

184. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Transport if he will provide an update in respect of his and the NTA's plans to establish a transport transfer and parking up at Castletown House grounds. [53821/23]

Office of Public Works

Catherine Murphy

208. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if he will provide a schedule of all OPW-owned properties and lands in Wicklow; if he will indicate the status of the building and lands in that it is in use, vacant and leased by a third party. [53830/23]

School Management

Catherine Murphy

221. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Education if she will provide the rationale for the exclusion of a special needs assistant representative on boards of management (BOMs) at primary school level; her views on whether SNAs are not adequately represented by the role of the teacher representative; and if she will seek to include a specifically allocated space on BOMs for an SNA representative by amending section 14 of the Education Act 1998. [53185/23]

School Transport

Catherine Murphy

235. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Education further to past Parliamentary Questions of 26 November 2013, 3 December 2019 and 17 December 2019, if she will outline her plans to conduct a review in her Department to establish if information sought on Bus Éireann’s surplus and or profits in respect of the school transport scheme was withheld as determined by the auditors and credited to the profit and loss accounts of Bus Éireann. [53337/23]

Departmental Properties

Catherine Murphy

267. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Education if she will provide a schedule of all properties and lands in her estates portfolio in Wicklow; and if she will indicate the status of the building and lands in that it is in use, vacant and leased by a third party. [53831/23]

Electoral Process

Catherine Murphy

312. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his plans to make changes to the requirement for election candidates to declare their full home address on ballot papers. [53444/23]

Legislative Measures

Catherine Murphy

389. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Justice if she will set out her rationale for the withdrawal of proposals in respect of consent in the context of her plans to reform of existing legislation (details supplied). [53400/23]

Legislative Measures

Catherine Murphy

465. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will provide an update in respect of commencing the Work Life and Miscellaneous Provisions Act 2023 in full. [53391/23]

Departmental Schemes

Catherine Murphy

632. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will set out the supports and grant aid her Department can provide in respect of establishing and-or reinstating market spaces in counties that do not have a town with city status. [53192/23]

School Management

Catherine Murphy

345. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Education further to Parliamentary Question No. 231 of 17 December 2013, if she will provide the make-up and-or membership and structure of the governing authority on the date on which it was established, and as of 24 November 2023.; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52946/23]

School Management

Catherine Murphy

346. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Education further to Parliamentary Question No. 231 of 17 December 2013, if the governing authority was established under the Education and Training Board Act 2013 (details supplied); and if this board was and/or is on a statutory footing. [52947/23]

Tourism Policy

Catherine Murphy

383. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she will clarify her position in respect of short-term lettings of properties (details supplied). [52924/23]

Departmental Expenditure

Catherine Murphy

1. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Taoiseach the amount paid in late payment interest payments for goods and services provided to his Department in each of the years from 2016 to date in 2023; and separately, the top five highest late interest payments made in each of those years, and the service and goods supplier that received the payments, in tabular form. [52655/23]

Departmental Expenditure

Catherine Murphy

4. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the amount paid in late payment interest payments for goods and services provided to his Department in each of the years from 2016 to date in 2023; and separately, the top five highest late interest payments made in each of those years, and the service and goods supplier that received the payments, in tabular form. [52647/23]

Departmental Expenditure

Catherine Murphy

14. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the amount paid in late payment interest payments for goods and services provided to his Department in each of the years from 2016 to date in 2023; and separately, the top five highest late interest payments made in each of those years, and the service and goods supplier that received the payments, in tabular form. [52645/23]

Departmental Expenditure

Catherine Murphy

26. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the amount paid in late payment interest payments for goods and services provided to his Department in each of the years from 2016 to date in 2023; and separately, the top five highest late interest payments made in each of those years, and the service and goods supplier that received the payments, in tabular form. [52642/23]

Departmental Expenditure

Catherine Murphy

32. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Transport the amount paid in late payment interest payments for goods and services provided to his Department in each of the years from 2016 to date in 2023; and separately, the top five highest late interest payments made in each of those years, and the service and goods supplier that received the payments, in tabular form. [52657/23]

Departmental Expenditure

Catherine Murphy

42. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Finance the amount paid in late payment interest payments for goods and services provided to his Department in each of the years from 2016 to date in 2023; and separately, the top five highest late interest payments made in each of those years, and the service and goods supplier that received the payments, in tabular form. [52646/23]

Departmental Expenditure

Catherine Murphy

49. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the amount paid in late payment interest payments for goods and services provided to his Department in each of the years from 2016 to date in 2023; and separately, the top five highest late interest payments made in each of those years, and the service and goods supplier that received the payments, in tabular form. [52652/23]

Departmental Expenditure

Catherine Murphy

55. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the amount paid in late payment interest payments for goods and services provided to his Department in each of the years from 2016 to date in 2023; and separately, the top five highest late interest payments made in each of those years, and the service and goods supplier that received the payments, in tabular form. [52644/23]

Departmental Expenditure

Catherine Murphy

60. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Education the amount paid in late payment interest payments for goods and services provided to her Department in each of the years from 2016 to date in 2023; and separately, the top five highest late interest payments made in each of those years, and the service and goods supplier that received the payments, in tabular form. [52643/23]

Departmental Expenditure

Catherine Murphy

79. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the amount paid in late payment interest payments for goods and services provided to her Department in each of the years from 2016 to date in 2023; and separately, the top five highest late interest payments made in each of those years, and the service and goods supplier that received the payments, in tabular form. [52656/23]

Departmental Expenditure

Catherine Murphy

86. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the amount paid in late payment interest payments for goods and services provided to his Department in each of the years from 2016 to date in 2023; and separately, the top five highest late interest payments made in each of those years, and the service and goods supplier that received the payments, in tabular form. [52650/23]

Departmental Expenditure

Catherine Murphy

94. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Social Protection the amount paid in late payment interest payments for goods and services provided to her Department in each of the years from 2016 to date in 2023; and separately, the top five highest late interest payments made in each of those years, and the service and goods supplier that received the payments, in tabular form. [52654/23]

Departmental Expenditure

Catherine Murphy

103. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Justice the amount paid in late payment interest payments for goods and services provided to her Department in each of the years from 2016 to date in 2023; and separately, the top five highest late interest payments made in each of those years, and the service and goods supplier that received the payments, in tabular form. [52651/23]

Departmental Expenditure

Catherine Murphy

114. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount paid in late payment interest payments for goods and services provided to his Department in each of the years from 2016 to date in 2023; and separately, the top five highest late interest payments made in each of those years, and the service and goods supplier that received the payments, in tabular form. [52640/23]

Departmental Expenditure

Catherine Murphy

129. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the amount paid in late payment interest payments for goods and services provided to his Department in each of the years from 2016 to date in 2023; and separately, the top five highest late interest payments made in each of those years, and the service and goods supplier that received the payments, in tabular form. [52641/23]

Departmental Expenditure

Catherine Murphy

147. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the amount paid in late payment interest payments for goods and services provided to his Department in each of the years from 2016 to date in 2023; and separately, the top five highest late interest payments made in each of those years, and the service and goods supplier that received the payments, in tabular form. [52649/23]

Departmental Expenditure

Catherine Murphy

161. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the amount paid in late payment interest payments for goods and services provided to his Department in each of the years from 2016 to date in 2023; and separately, the top five highest late interest payments made in each of those years, and the service and goods supplier that received the payments, in tabular form. [52648/23]