Parliamentary questions

Departmental Contracts

Catherine Murphy

11. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he has engaged a company (details supplied) in respect of the services it provides from 2011 to date in 2022; the number of times he has engaged this company; the services used; and the total cost of all engagements with this company. [15179/22]

Energy Conservation

Catherine Murphy

12. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 160, 161 and 162 of 2 November 2021, if he will request the SEAI to provide the information sought by this Deputy in 2021 given the SEAI has not provided a response. [15191/22]

Departmental Contracts

Catherine Murphy

26. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Transport if he has engaged a company (details supplied) in respect of the services it provides from 2011 to date in 2022; the number of times he has engaged this company; the services used; and the total cost of all engagements with this company. [15190/22]

Departmental Contracts

Catherine Murphy

42. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Finance if he has engaged a company (details supplied) in respect of the services it provides from 2011 to date in 2022; the number of times he has engaged this company; the services used; and the total cost of all engagements with this company. [15180/22]

Departmental Contracts

Catherine Murphy

48. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he has engaged a company (details supplied) in respect of the services it provides from 2011 to date in 2022; the number of times he has engaged this company; the services used; and the total cost of all engagements with this company. [15186/22]

Departmental Contracts

Catherine Murphy

54. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she has engaged a company (details supplied) in respect of the services it provides from 2011 to date in 2022; the number of times she has engaged this company; the services used; and the total cost of all engagements with this company. [15189/22]

Departmental Contracts

Catherine Murphy

60. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he has engaged a company (details supplied) in respect of the services it provides from 2011 to date in 2022; the number of times he has engaged this company; the services used; and the total cost of all engagements with this company. [15184/22]

Departmental Contracts

Catherine Murphy

70. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he has engaged a company (details supplied) in respect of the services it provides from 2011 to date in 2022; the number of times he has engaged this company; the services used; and the total cost of all engagements with this company. [15181/22]

Departmental Contracts

Catherine Murphy

80. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Defence if he has engaged a company (details supplied) in respect of the services it provides from 2011 to date in 2022; the number of times he has engaged this company; the services used; and the total cost of all engagements with this company. [15176/22]

Departmental Contracts

Catherine Murphy

89. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Education if she has engaged a company (details supplied) in respect of the services it provides from 2011 to date in 2022; the number of times she has engaged this company; the services used; and the total cost of all engagements with this company. [15177/22]

Departmental Contracts

Catherine Murphy

117. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Social Protection if she has engaged a company (details supplied) in respect of the services it provides from 2011 to date in 2022; the number of times she has engaged this company; the services used; and the total cost of all engagements with this company. [15188/22]

Departmental Contracts

Catherine Murphy

143. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he has engaged a company (details supplied) in respect of the services it provides from 2011 to date in 2022; the number of times he has engaged this company; the services used; and the total cost of all engagements with this company. [15175/22]

Departmental Contracts

Catherine Murphy

157. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he has engaged a company (details supplied) in respect of the services it provides from 2011 to date in 2022; the number of times he has engaged this company; the services used; and the total cost of all engagements with this company. [15182/22]

Departmental Contracts

Catherine Murphy

161. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Justice if she has engaged a company (details supplied) in respect of the services it provides from 2011 to date in 2022; the number of times she has engaged this company; the services used; and the total cost of all engagements with this company. [15185/22]

Departmental Contracts

Catherine Murphy

180. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if he has engaged a company (details supplied) in respect of the services it provides from 2011 to date in 2022; the number of times he has engaged this company; the services used; and the total cost of all engagements with this company. [15183/22]

Departmental Contracts

Catherine Murphy

217. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he has engaged a company (details supplied) in respect of the services it provides from 2011 to date in 2022; the number of times he has engaged this company; the services used; and the total cost of all engagements with this company. [15174/22]

Departmental Contracts

Catherine Murphy

239. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she has engaged a company (details supplied) in respect of the services it provides from 2011 to date in 2022; the number of times she has engaged this company; the services used; and the total cost of all engagements with this company. [15187/22]

Tax Code

Catherine Murphy

227. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Finance if he will include petrol and diesel fuel in the 13.5% VAT rate; and the rationale for not already reducing VAT on transport fuels. [13949/22]

Irish Aid

Catherine Murphy

381. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will provide a schedule of the humanitarian partners that have received humanitarian assistance funding and the amounts provided to date; and if will commit to providing additional supports if required. [14059/22]

Ukraine War

Catherine Murphy

580. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Social Protection her plans to establish an Intreo office and / or social protection office at Dublin Airport, Rosslare port and Dublin port in order to assist the efforts of the Department of Justice in processing arrivals from the conflict in Ukraine; and the way in which persons fleeing the war in Ukraine can obtain a PPS number in instances in which the Department of Justice delay in issuing documentation. [13987/22]

Social Welfare Code

Catherine Murphy

586. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 515 of 1 March 2022, if she will clarify the definition of chargeable period; if she will commit to a further rectification in respect of those that were misclassified; and if and persons are only being compensated for a total of four years. [14064/22]

Social Welfare Inspections

Catherine Murphy

589. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of overt and covert social protection inspections conducted by her officials in the past 10 years to date. [14094/22]

Ukraine War

Catherine Murphy

735. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Justice her plans for persons arriving from Ukraine to have their documentation expedited in order for them to access social protection services and supports as soon as possible; and if her attention has been drawn to the potential waiting time for documents of between four to nine weeks. [13981/22]

State Properties

Catherine Murphy

765. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Justice her plans for the future use and or disposal of Thornton Hall; if she has received an updated valuation of the site; and the costs to date on an annual basis in respect of services and security associated with the site. [14614/22]

Departmental Schemes

Catherine Murphy

776. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Justice if she will provide a schedule of the overall applications that have been made by Russian nationals under the Immigrant Investor Programme historically. [14806/22]

Public Transport

Catherine Murphy

178. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Transport the amount provided to each public transport provider in 2022 in respect of additional funding to cover the cost of escalating fuel prices for vehicles. [13671/22]

An Garda Síochána

Catherine Murphy

344. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Justice the number of reserve gardaí that are suspended; the duration of their suspension including the year in which it commenced; the maximum duration that a reserve member of An Garda Síochána can be suspended for; if the number of reserve gardaí that have resigned their position; and the number that have been dismissed since the use of reservists commenced. [13577/22]

An Garda Síochána

Catherine Murphy

345. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Justice the number of full-time gardaí that have had their probationary period extended in the past ten years to date; and the duration of each member’s extension of their probationary period. [13578/22]

An Garda Síochána

Catherine Murphy

346. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Justice the number of gardaí who have failed a physical fitness test in the past ten years to date; the number of gardaí that have failed the aspect of the test known as a beep test in the past ten years to date; and the number that subsequently passed all aspects of the fitness test upon a second attempt or more. [13592/22]

An Garda Síochána

Catherine Murphy

354. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Justice if she has or will grant additional funding to An Garda Síochána to fuel the Garda fleet in 2022 in the context of escalating fuel costs. [13672/22]

Protected Disclosures

Catherine Murphy

128. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Taoiseach the number of protected disclosures received by his Department in each of the years 2019 to 2021 and to date in 2022, in tabular form; if an external contractor has been engaged regarding a protected disclosure over that time period; if so, the cost of same; and the number of protected disclosures that were rejected, accepted and that remain under review for the time period in question. [13060/22]

Protected Disclosures

Catherine Murphy

134. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of protected disclosures received by his Department in each of the years 2019 to 2021 and to date in 2022, in tabular form; if an external contractor has been engaged regarding a protected disclosure over that time period; if so, the cost of same; and the number of protected disclosures that were rejected, accepted and that remain under review for the time period in question. [13049/22]

Protected Disclosures

Catherine Murphy

161. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the number of protected disclosures received by his Department in each of the years 2019 to 2021 and to date in 2022, in tabular form; if an external contractor has been engaged regarding a protected disclosure over that time period; if so, the cost of same; and the number of protected disclosures that were rejected, accepted and that remain under review for the time period in question. [13050/22]

Protected Disclosures

Catherine Murphy

195. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Transport the number of protected disclosures received by his Department in each of the years 2019 to 2021 and to date in 2022, in tabular form; if an external contractor has been engaged regarding a protected disclosure over that time period; if so, the cost of same; and the number of protected disclosures that were rejected, accepted and that remain under review for the time period in question. [13062/22]

Economic Sanctions

Catherine Murphy

207. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Finance if financial sanctions in respect of Russian interests make provision for the freezing and or interruption of cybercurrencies. [12922/22]

Protected Disclosures

Catherine Murphy

211. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Finance the number of protected disclosures received by his Department in each of the years 2019 to 2021 and to date in 2022, in tabular form; if an external contractor has been engaged regarding a protected disclosure over that time period; if so, the cost of same; and the number of protected disclosures that were rejected, accepted and that remain under review for the time period in question. [13051/22]

Protected Disclosures

Catherine Murphy

222. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of protected disclosures received by his Department in each of the years 2019 to 2021 and to date in 2022, in tabular form; if an external contractor has been engaged regarding a protected disclosure over that time period; if so, the cost of same; and the number of protected disclosures that were rejected, accepted and that remain under review for the time period in question. [13057/22]

Tourism Promotion

Catherine Murphy

225. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she will provide a schedule of online influencers and media personalities used by Tourism Ireland and Fáilte Ireland in the past five years to date; the costs of each engagement; and the project and or context each was used in. [12696/22]

Protected Disclosures

Catherine Murphy

229. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the number of protected disclosures received by her Department in each of the years 2019 to 2021 and to date in 2022, in tabular form; if an external contractor has been engaged regarding a protected disclosure over that time period; if so, the cost of same; and the number of protected disclosures that were rejected, accepted and that remain under review for the time period in question. [13061/22]

Approved Housing Bodies

Catherine Murphy

235. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the amount provided to each approved housing body through the Housing Finance Agency in the past ten years to date; and the total outstanding loan book at the end of December 2021. [12346/22]

Approved Housing Bodies

Catherine Murphy

236. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of 30-year variable loans, 10-year fixed-rate loans and 25-year fixed rate new build loans currently on the loan book of the Housing Finance Agency. [12347/22]

Protected Disclosures

Catherine Murphy

268. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of protected disclosures received by his Department in each of the years 2019 to 2021 and to date in 2022, in tabular form; if an external contractor has been engaged regarding a protected disclosure over that time period; if so, the cost of same; and the number of protected disclosures that were rejected, accepted and that remain under review for the time period in question. [13055/22]

Passport Services

Catherine Murphy

302. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if a passport application by a person (details supplied) will be expedited as a matter of urgency. [13007/22]

Protected Disclosures

Catherine Murphy

305. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the number of protected disclosures received by his Department in each of the years 2019 to 2021 and to date in 2022, in tabular form; if an external contractor has been engaged regarding a protected disclosure over that time period; if so, the cost of same; and the number of protected disclosures that were rejected, accepted and that remain under review for the time period in question. [13052/22]

Diplomatic Representation

Catherine Murphy

306. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the number of diplomatic and officials passports reported as lost and or stolen in the past 25 years to date in 2022; and the number of those passports lost or stolen that were recovered. [13082/22]

Passport Services

Catherine Murphy

307. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the number of Irish passports issued to persons under fraudulent means in the past 25 years to date; and the number of those passports that were recovered. [13083/22]

Protected Disclosures

Catherine Murphy

310. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Defence the number of protected disclosures received by his Department in each of the years 2019 to 2021 and to date in 2022, in tabular form; if an external contractor has been engaged regarding a protected disclosure over that time period; if so, the cost of same; and the number of protected disclosures that were rejected, accepted and that remain under review for the time period in question. [13047/22]

Protected Disclosures

Catherine Murphy

355. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Education the number of protected disclosures received by her Department in each of the years 2019 to 2021 and to date in 2022, in tabular form; if an external contractor has been engaged regarding a protected disclosure over that time period; if so, the cost of same; and the number of protected disclosures that were rejected, accepted and that remain under review for the time period in question. [13048/22]

Protected Disclosures

Catherine Murphy

375. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of protected disclosures received by her Department in each of the years 2019 to 2021 and to date in 2022, in tabular form; if an external contractor has been engaged regarding a protected disclosure over that time period; if so, the cost of same; and the number of protected disclosures that were rejected, accepted and that remain under review for the time period in question. [13059/22]

Departmental Schemes

Catherine Murphy

384. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if his Department is considering the inclusion of Ukrainian nationals in the community sponsorship scheme. [12416/22]

Protected Disclosures

Catherine Murphy

403. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of protected disclosures received by his Department in each of the years 2019 to 2021 and to date in 2022, in tabular form; if an external contractor has been engaged regarding a protected disclosure over that time period; if so, the cost of same; and the number of protected disclosures that were rejected, accepted and that remain under review for the time period in question. [13046/22]

Protected Disclosures

Catherine Murphy

422. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of protected disclosures received by his Department in each of the years 2019 to 2021 and to date in 2022, in tabular form; if an external contractor has been engaged regarding a protected disclosure over that time period; if so, the cost of same; and the number of protected disclosures that were rejected, accepted and that remain under review for the time period in question. [13053/22]

Protected Disclosures

Catherine Murphy

458. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Justice the number of protected disclosures received by her Department in each of the years 2019 to 2021 and to date in 2022, in tabular form; if an external contractor has been engaged regarding a protected disclosure over that time period; if so, the cost of same; and the number of protected disclosures that were rejected, accepted and that remain under review for the time period in question. [13056/22]

Protected Disclosures

Catherine Murphy

706. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of protected disclosures received by his Department in each of the years 2019 to 2021 and to date in 2022, in tabular form; if an external contractor has been engaged regarding a protected disclosure over that time period; if so, the cost of same; and the number of protected disclosures that were rejected, accepted and that remain under review for the time period in question. [13054/22]

Land Issues

Catherine Murphy

767. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide an update in respect of releasing the Land Commission records; if he intends to open the archive on a phased basis; if the public will have access to the records; and the amount allocated to the release and digitisation of the records. [12651/22]

Protected Disclosures

Catherine Murphy

777. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of protected disclosures received by his Department in each of the years 2019 to 2021 and to date in 2022, in tabular form; if an external contractor has been engaged regarding a protected disclosure over that time period; if so, the cost of same; and the number of protected disclosures that were rejected, accepted and that remain under review for the time period in question. [13045/22]

Protected Disclosures

Catherine Murphy

785. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the number of protected disclosures received by her Department in each of the years 2019 to 2021 and to date in 2022, in tabular form; if an external contractor has been engaged regarding a protected disclosure over that time period; if so, the cost of same; and the number of protected disclosures that were rejected, accepted and that remain under review for the time period in question. [13058/22]

Driver Licences

Catherine Murphy

233. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Transport if a public services card is still a mandatory and or compulsory requirement to apply for a driving licence; if he and the national driver licence service have received any communications from the Department of Social Protection in respect of its use when applying for a driver licence since that Department withdrew its appeal challenging a Data Protection Commission ruling regarding the card. [12271/22]

Driver Licences

Catherine Murphy

234. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Transport if his Department and the national driver licence service share driving licence information with the European Car and Driving Licence Information System; and if his Department and the National Driver Licence Service made a submission on the text of a new law known as Prüm II. [12272/22]

Irish Bank Resolution Corporation

Catherine Murphy

251. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide a schedule of legal fees incurred by him in respect of the liquidation of the Irish Bank Resolution Corporation historically; and if he will provide a schedule of legal fees incurred by the special liquidators of the corporation historically. [12243/22]

Passport Services

Catherine Murphy

297. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will expedite the processing of a passport application (details supplied) and return the documents as soon as possible. [12263/22]

An Garda Síochána

Catherine Murphy

316. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Justice the number of gardaí who resigned while suspended in each of the past ten years to date in 2022, in tabular form. [12236/22]

International Agreements

Catherine Murphy

317. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Justice if she and or her officials have made a submission on a new law known as Prüm II which updates earlier rules on the cross-Border searching of DNA, fingerprint, facial recognition databases and vehicle registration data; if she plans to open a public consultation on the matter; and if she has engaged with civil liberty groups on the matter. [12273/22]

Departmental Strategies

Catherine Murphy

39. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the amount budgeted for the Digital Ireland Framework; if he will review the framework on an annual basis; and if he will open a public and or stakeholder consultation on the framework. [12020/22]

Rail Network

Catherine Murphy

61. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Transport if he will engage with Irish Rail and the NTA in respect of reopening Dunleer railway station in order to enhance public transport options in the area; if he will provide a schedule of all Irish Rail owned railway stations that are currently on main lines and branch lines by county that are not operational; and the totality of the costs associated with their maintenance and security for the past five years to date. [11932/22]

Public Transport

Catherine Murphy

63. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Transport if he will consult with the NTA in respect of initiating an additional project to be delivered in parallel with the DART+ West project that will bring passenger dart services to Kilcock town in addition to a proposed train depot in Kilcock, County Kildare. [11941/22]

Public Transport

Catherine Murphy

83. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Transport if he will consider a proposal by a group (details supplied) in the context of his evaluation of a draft strategy for the MetroLink project. [11984/22]

Waterways Issues

Catherine Murphy

95. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the extent to which the Royal Canal boundaries are defined on either side of the canal from Clonsilla train station to Castleknock train station; and if he will provide a map displaying the boundaries of this section. [11821/22]

Health and Safety

Catherine Murphy

135. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of inspections that have been carried out historically by the Health and Safety Authority at a factory (details supplied). [11221/22]

Natural Gas Imports

Catherine Murphy

189. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will provide an update in respect of the review of the security of energy supply of Ireland’s natural gas [11744/22]

Natural Gas Imports

Catherine Murphy

190. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will provide a detailed note regarding Ireland’s natural gas contingency supply in the event that Ireland’s European source is discontinued due to the conflict in Ukraine [11745/22]

Natural Gas Imports

Catherine Murphy

191. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the percentage of imported gas via Europe and the UK in the past five years to date; and the origin of that imported gas [11746/22]

Maritime Safety

Catherine Murphy

192. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Transport if he plans to publish the report on the Marine Casualty Investigation Board conducted by a company (details supplied); and if so, when the report will be published [11564/22]

Aviation Industry

Catherine Murphy

215. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Transport the number of flights that have arrived and departed Dublin and Shannon airports in the past five years to date that had no passengers onboard; the number for flights for the same time period that had less than 10% of the allocated plane capacity by year and number of flights in tabular form. [11203/22]

Water Pollution

Catherine Murphy

341. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of instances in which Waterways Ireland has alerted the ESB to leaks of mineral oil and-or alkylbenzene from cables into the canal system in Dublin in the past five years to date in 2022; the locations of same on the canal system; the amount recovered from the ESB for the testing and cleaning up of leaks; and if Waterways Ireland has engaged in enforcement action and-or litigation against the ESB as a result of the leaks. [10904/22]

Development Contributions

Catherine Murphy

347. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the current rules on the spending of development contributions; if restrictions remain in the context of general Government debt; if he will outline these; the current totals in tabular from, by local authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11172/22]

Passport Services

Catherine Murphy

420. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the percentage accuracy of the updates available to the client-facing interface of the passport tracking system on a monthly basis for the past five years to date in 2022; and the number of instances in which the system was down and-or not operational to the optimum level over the same time period [11426/22]

Social Welfare Code

Catherine Murphy

515. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason that her Department is refunding only four years of employee S class PRSI payments in circumstances in which scope found in employees favour and RTÉ therefore backdated all A class PRSI both employer and employee share (details supplied). [11450/22]

Naturalisation Applications

Catherine Murphy

589. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Justice the status of an application for citizenship by a person (details supplied); and the date on which citizenship may be granted to the person. [11553/22]

Naturalisation Applications

Catherine Murphy

590. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Justice the status of an application for citizenship by a person (details supplied); and the date on which citizenship may be granted to the person. [11554/22]

Insurance Coverage

Catherine Murphy

694. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if he and-or his officials have reviewed the health insurance levy with a view to reforming the way in which it is applied; and the amount paid to insurance companies from the risk equalisation premium credit annually since it was introduced. [11171/22]

Health and Safety

Catherine Murphy

708. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if his attention and that of the Chief Medical Officer has been drawn to proposals to expand a refinery in Limerick (details supplied). [11209/22]

Health and Safety

Catherine Murphy

709. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if his attention and that of the Chief Medical Officer has been drawn to a report (details supplied) regarding human health in Askeaton, County Limerick. [11210/22]

Health and Safety

Catherine Murphy

713. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of site visits that have been made by his public health officials to the Askeaton area in the context of a factory (details supplied); and if his Department has surveyed public health environment in the area. [11220/22]

Official Travel

Catherine Murphy

725. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 214 of 16 February 2022, if he will provide the benefits realised by his Department in respect of travel episodes undertaken in 2018 and 2019 by the former Minister of State for Mental Health and Older People in his Department to Washington, New York and San Francisco; if he will provide further information regarding these travel episodes, that is accommodation costs, the number of officials that travelled with the Minister and a schedule of the costs associated with the travel; and if he will provide a schedule of the meetings and engagements that occurred during these travel episodes. [11253/22]

Fuel Quality

Catherine Murphy

187. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the position on banning smoky coal fuel; and if provisions will be made for exemptions for certain vintage machinery such as locomotive engines and tractors. [10740/22]

Greenways Provision

Catherine Murphy

222. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Transport if he will provide an update on the progress of each section of the Royal Canal greenway from Maynooth to Ashtown, Dublin 15; the costs granted to each section to date; and if his attention has been drawn to the Clonsilla to Castleknock section in the context of design and planning issues. [10684/22]

Banking Sector

Catherine Murphy

232. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Finance the estimated time to complete liquidation of the Irish Bank Resolution Corporation, IBRC; the estimated value of the remaining assets; the number of remaining assets; the number of personnel currently working on the special liquidation; the date on which operations will scale down once the liquidation is complete; if the liquidators will be retained for a period of time; and the cost to date incurred in respect of the liquidation [10825/22]

Departmental Reports

Catherine Murphy

245. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she will publish the report of the Future of the Media Commission; and if she will engage with the appropriate sectoral committee regarding its contents (details supplied). [10638/22]

Passport Services

Catherine Murphy

286. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if his attention has been drawn to significant delays in respect of first-time passport application processing times made from within the State; the steps he has taken in order to reduce application processing times; and the number of first-time applications made within the State in the backlog of applications to be processed. [10685/22]

Departmental Programmes

Catherine Murphy

55. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Taoiseach if he will report and provide a full update on the policing reform implementation programme office based in his Department. [10048/22]

Road Traffic Accidents

Catherine Murphy

88. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Transport the number of electronic data transfers forwarded by An Garda Síochána to the Road Safety Authority on road traffic collisions that occurred in 2021; if he will include the details of each incident; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10367/22]

Road Traffic Accidents

Catherine Murphy

89. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Transport if he will consult with the Road Safety Authority and provide a schedule of the number of persons who died in road traffic collisions in 2021; the number of persons who were suffered a life-changing injury in road traffic collisions in 2021, by county and date of the collision; the number of persons who later died in hospital within 30 days of the road traffic collision, by county and date of the collision; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10368/22]

Television Licence Fee

Catherine Murphy

99. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if the Revenue Commissioners will be the authority responsible for collecting the television licence in 2022 or beyond. [10233/22]

General Practitioner Services

Catherine Murphy

220. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if the proposal to extend general practitioner visit cards to children over six years of age will be enacted; the date the extension applied from; and the provisions for same that are in place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10194/22]

Health Service Executive

Catherine Murphy

250. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of asset transfers the HSE has engaged in with the Royal College of Surgeons hospital group at Connolly Hospital, Blanchardstown in the past three years and to date in 2022; if he will provide a schedule of the assets transferred and the amounts raised from the transfer of those assets. [10369/22]

Healthcare Infrastructure Provision

Catherine Murphy

251. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the amount paid to construction contractors by the HSE in respect of large infrastructure projects at Connolly Hospital Blanchardstown in the past ten years to date by amount, year and project, in tabular form; if he will provide a schedule of projects that required a tender process to be undertaken; and the number of non-complaint tender processes over that time period. [10370/22]

Healthcare Infrastructure Provision

Catherine Murphy

252. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the construction of a new laboratory at Connolly Hospital that is located on the top floor of a new building; and if his attention has been further drawn to the fact that the laboratory building is located in an unsuitable location.; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10371/22]

Air Services

Catherine Murphy

211. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Transport the engagement he has had with Shannon Airport regarding upgrading the airport infrastructure and maximising its use in the context of the Ryder Cup 2027. [10024/22]

Sports Facilities

Catherine Murphy

323. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the amount provided from the large sport infrastructure grant stream for the redevelopment of a stadium (details supplied); if additional funding has been requested in the context of rising building inflation; and the measures in place to mitigate risk and or liability in instances in which a grant and funding cannot bridge the cost of a project due to inflation. [9931/22]