Parliamentary questions

Hospital Staff

Catherine Murphy

694. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if funding will be provided for the recruitment of two additional senior dieticians for the adult insulin pump service at Portlaoise Regional Hospital. [6219/22]

Hospital Facilities

Catherine Murphy

695. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if the necessary funding will be provided for the commissioning of a second cataract theatre at the Royal Victoria Eye and Ear Hospital, Dublin. [6220/22]

Departmental Data

Catherine Murphy

696. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of whole-time equivalent clinical nurse specialists in migraine as of 31 January 2022; and the number of these specialists in each hospital, in tabular form. [6221/22]

Official Travel

Catherine Murphy

697. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if he will travel abroad for St. Patrick's week 2022 on official visits; and if so, the location or locations he is scheduled to visit. [6235/22]

Departmental Expenditure

Catherine Murphy

782. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the persons from his Department that accompanied him to Dubai; and the detail of the costs for air travel and accommodation. [6633/22]

Proposed Legislation

Catherine Murphy

831. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will bring forward a fishery harbour centres (amendment) Bill. [6202/22]

Official Travel

Catherine Murphy

832. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will be travelling abroad for St. Patrick’s week 2022 on official visits; and if so, the location he is scheduled to visit. [6226/22]

Official Travel

Catherine Murphy

852. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will be travelling abroad for St. Patrick’s week 2022 on official visits; and if so, the location she is scheduled to visit. [6239/22]

Rail Network

Catherine Murphy

218. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Transport if he will engage with Irish Rail and Transport Infrastructure Ireland in respect of expanding the TFI 90 fare structure to include Sallins and Kilcock, County Kildare and Greystones, County Wicklow; and the rationale and or business case for not including the towns in the first instance in view of the fact that they are home to thousands of rail users (details supplied). [5544/22]

Bus Services

Catherine Murphy

226. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Transport the number of additional bus drivers required to ensure that all BusConnects routes are staffed; the number of bus drivers that have exited and entered the Dublin Bus group of drivers in the past 10 years to date; and the way in which and or rules that Dublin Bus must follow when deploying its driver group on its services, that is, in the context of its public service obligations and its own commercial interests. [5688/22]

Broadcasting Sector

Catherine Murphy

242. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she will work with her officials and the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland in order to provide for additional full radio time FM radio licences to stations that are focused on delivering modern Irish music and opportunity radio talent and production teams. [5625/22]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Catherine Murphy

243. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the rationale for reducing Covid-related supports by 33% from €75 million to €50 million in Budget 2022 in view of the fact that it was announced that tourism would see an increase in Budget 2022 over Budget 2021 of 33%. [5686/22]

Budget 2022

Catherine Murphy

244. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the amount provided to Fáilte Ireland and Tourism Ireland in Budget 2022; and if she has received requests from either organisation for supplementary funding for 2022. [5687/22]

Departmental Correspondence

Catherine Murphy

245. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she has received a submission (details supplied); and her plans to address the concerns outlined. [5689/22]

Consular Services

Catherine Murphy

261. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the steps he has taken to ensure that Irish citizens and their families in Ukraine are at all times safe and can avail of consular services; the steps he has taken to protect Ireland’s services there; and his plans to update advice in respect of Ukraine (details supplied). [5531/22]

National Car Test

Catherine Murphy

41. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Transport if his attention has been drawn to the length of time persons must wait to secure an NCT booking; his plans to clear the backlog; and if he will consider an amnesty for persons who must wait many months for their booking while their car does not have a valid NCT certificate on display. [5460/22]

Flexible Work Practices

Catherine Murphy

189. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the date on which he expects the heads of the right to request remote work Bill to be finalised; and if it will be ensured that the Bill undergoes pre-legislative scrutiny. [4263/22]

Corporate Governance

Catherine Murphy

196. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if his Department is considering the promotion of appropriate corporate governance standards by adopting codes of conduct for a wider range of businesses and relevant professions; and if he will outline the work of his Department on improving corporate governance standards to date. [4470/22]

National Broadband Plan

Catherine Murphy

210. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will provide a schedule of all of the information disclosed by his Department to the Commission for Communications Regulation regarding the 2019 national broadband plan mapping exercise. [4268/22]

National Broadband Plan

Catherine Murphy

211. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the nature and detail of the information disclosed by his Department to the Commission for Communications Regulation regarding the mapping submissions his Department received in its conclusion of the national broadband plan mapping exercise in 2019. [4269/22]

National Broadband Plan

Catherine Murphy

212. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will provide a schedule of communications between his Department and the Commission for Communications Regulation from the start of the national broadband plan mapping exercise in July 2019 and the approval of the commission in December 2019, in tabular form. [4270/22]

National Broadband Plan

Catherine Murphy

213. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if his Department disclosed and or forwarded the mapping submissions of the operators in relation to the national broadband pan to the Commission for Communications Regulation in the period of 30 September 2019 and 15 November 2019. [4271/22]

National Broadband Plan

Catherine Murphy

214. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will publish the reports, presentations and assurances given and dates of their first disclosure and communication by his Department including its advisers and or consultants as they relate to the national broadband plan mapping exercise to the Commission for Communications Regulation in the period 26 July 2019 and 15 November 2019. [4272/22]

State Bodies

Catherine Murphy

298. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if there are plans within his Department to remove the requirement for all six Standards in Public Office Commission members to sit together to make decisions; and if so, the timeframe for same to be implemented. [4472/22]

State Bodies

Catherine Murphy

299. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if consideration is being given to lowering the limits in relation to gifts to public officials that are subject to mandatory declaration, refusal or remittance or to removing the ability of TDs and Senators to accept money as a gift; and if so, the timeframe that this will be implemented. [4473/22]

State Bodies

Catherine Murphy

300. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if his Department is considering the introduction of a requirement for appropriate public officials who have an interest in or signature or other authority over a financial account in a foreign country to report that relationship; and if so, the timeframe in which this would be implemented [4474/22]

Passport Services

Catherine Murphy

437. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the steps he has taken to repatriate a person (details supplied); if he and or his officials will engage with officials in the Algerian embassy regarding facilitating a pathway for a person to return to Ireland; and if he will develop a solution in order for the person to make an application for an Irish passport. [4592/22]

State Examinations

Catherine Murphy

500. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Education further to Parliamentary Question No. 757 of 19 January 2022 and the response from the State Examinations Commission (details supplied), if she will facilitate use of an alternative leaving certificate that includes calculated grades in respect of students that have lifelong health issues that have been compounded by the risk posed by Covid-19; and if she will also provide same for students that have missed considerable resource hours in school due to teacher and student absences due to Covid-19. [4880/22]

Legislative Programme

Catherine Murphy

569. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if it is planned to re-instate the Disability (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2016; if he plans to remove the disqualification relating to persons of unsound mind being elected to Dáil Éireann, Seanad Éireann and the European Parliament; and if so, the timeframe in which this will be implemented. [4471/22]

Third Level Education

Catherine Murphy

584. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of persons who did not complete year one and-or officially withdrew from their third level education course in 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021 and to date in 2022, by college and-or third level education provider in tabular form. [4793/22]

Fines Administration

Catherine Murphy

592. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Justice the number of drivers listed in court for speeding by District Court in each of the years 2016 to 2021 and to date in 2022 which resulted in the case being struck out or dismissed due to the driver contributing to the court poor box; if she will also provide information in instances in which there is a nil figure; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4257/22]

United Nations

Catherine Murphy

599. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Justice if her Department is considering setting up an anti-corruption inter-agency steering committee to better coordinate corruption prevention efforts in view of the recent review of Ireland’s implementation of the United Nations Convention against Corruption; if so, the proposed remit of this committee; and the timeframe in which it will be formed. [4466/22]

An Garda Síochána

Catherine Murphy

600. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Justice the number of civilian and Garda personnel assigned to the anti-corruption unit of An Garda Síochána; the rank or grade of each; and an overview details of the role of the unit in preventing corruption. [4467/22]

Financial Irregularities

Catherine Murphy

601. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Justice if her Department is considering the establishment of a single anti-money laundering supervisory authority for designated non-financial businesses and professions; and if so, the timeframe in which it will be formed. [4469/22]

Legal Aid

Catherine Murphy

617. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Justice if she will provide a schedule of the current premises owned and leased by the Legal Aid Board; the overall cost of each lease and the duration of same; and if the Legal Aid Board requires her permission in order to enter a new lease agreement and or purchase. [4988/22]

Departmental Staff

Catherine Murphy

754. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if he will publish the salary scale in respect of the position of Secretary General of his Department; the point at which the Secretary General is on; and if the Secretary General of his Department is in receipt of the full amount regarding the position on the scale they are on. [4861/22]

International Agreements

Catherine Murphy

170. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Transport if he was informed by the Irish Aviation Authority regarding its role in the context of Russian plans to conduct artillery drills off the Irish coast (details supplied). [4136/22]

Weather Events

Catherine Murphy

189. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the reason that there are only 25 entries from Ireland on the global database on extreme weather events EM-DAT for the period 1900-2021 while many of the proposed entries by EM-DAT appear empty, for example, the cost of damages, lives lost and so on in the context of the national long-term climate action strategy required under section 3(2)(d) of the Climate Action and Low Carbon Development Act 2015 (as amended); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4161/22]

Weather Events

Catherine Murphy

190. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the status of the work underway regarding the monitoring of extreme weather events; if he will report on the impact of same on social, economic and environmental and heritage losses on a functioning database similar to the EM-DAT, the global database on extreme weather events, in the context of the national long-term climate action strategy required under section 3(2)(d) of the Climate Action and Low Carbon Development Act 2015 (as amended); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4162/22]

Flood Risk Management

Catherine Murphy

191. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the way in which he intends to remedy those cases in which the loss of social, economic or environmental and natural heritage occur from flooding in the context of the national long-term climate action strategy that is required under section 3(2)(d) of the Climate Action and Low Carbon Development Act 2015 (as amended), for flood mitigation which is not deemed suitable to be financed through a cost-benefit analysis; the relief that will be offered to those that will and already are experiencing adverse impacts as a result of flooding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4163/22]

International Relations

Catherine Murphy

220. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he and or his officials staff met with Russian officials, diplomats or military staff in respect of Russian plans to conduct artillery drills off the coast of this jurisdiction (details supplied); if so, if he will publish minutes and or memos attached to those meetings; and if he will provide the date on which he was informed of Russian plans to conduct these drills. [4135/22]

International Relations

Catherine Murphy

245. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Defence if he and or the Defence Forces staff met with Russian officials, diplomats or military staff in respect of Russian plans to conduct artillery drills off the coast of this jurisdiction (details supplied); and if so, if he will publish minutes and or memos attached to those meetings. [4134/22]

Banking Sector

Catherine Murphy

50. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Finance if a bank must comply with European Union law and not with the current interpretation of the International Financial Reporting Standards in cases in which a bank is reporting its financial position to potential shareholders; if he has considered the UK parliamentary inquiry (details supplied) in this context of the relationship framework that exists between him and the bank; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3672/22]

Local Government

Catherine Murphy

68. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the amount in funding his Department has provided to the Local Government Management Agency since the agency was established. [3657/22]

State Bodies

Catherine Murphy

69. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the way in which he oversees the funding he extends to the Local Government Management Agency in order to ensure that the agency is fully complaint with its corporate governance responsibility. [3658/22]

Waterways Issues

Catherine Murphy

76. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if she will engage with Waterways Ireland in respect of the provision for a ramp to make a canal location (details supplied) wheelchair accessible. [3801/22]

Defence Forces

Catherine Murphy

99. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Defence the number of reports he has received from the Ombudsman that make recommendations and or directions to him in respect of complainants' grievances in the past three years to date; the number of these cases that have been resolved; and the number that remain open. [3732/22]

Defence Forces

Catherine Murphy

100. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Defence his plans to develop and or introduce gender-focused sexual education in the Defence Forces training phase for recruits. [3733/22]

An Garda Síochána

Catherine Murphy

134. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Justice her plans to develop and or introduce gender focused sexual education in the training phase for new Garda recruits and trainee prison officers. [3734/22]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Catherine Murphy

158. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will provide a schedule of financial Covid-19 supports directed towards a hotel and hospitality group (details supplied) in County Kildare that originate from his Department. [3154/22]

Employment Rights

Catherine Murphy

160. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if his attention has been drawn to an instance in which a hotel and hospitality group has failed to provide persons with a statutory redundancy in order to comply with their statutory obligation (details supplied). [3158/22]

Ministerial Staff

Catherine Murphy

167. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of civilian and Garda Ministerial drivers in his current corps of drivers; the breakdown of the civilian versus Garda drivers; and the total costs including salaries, maintenance, fuel and so on incurred by the driver corps in 2020 and 2021. [3966/22]

Ministerial Staff

Catherine Murphy

191. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the number of civilian and Garda Ministerial drivers in his current corps of drivers; the breakdown of the civilian versus Garda drivers; and the total costs including salaries, maintenance, fuel and so on incurred by the driver corps in 2020 and 2021. [3967/22]

Ministerial Staff

Catherine Murphy

227. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Transport the number of civilian and Garda ministerial drivers in his current corps of drivers; the breakdown of the civilian versus Garda drivers; and the total costs including salaries, maintenance, fuel and so on incurred by the driver corps in 2020 and 2021. [3974/22]

Horse Racing Industry

Catherine Murphy

252. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he and or his officials made amendments and or suggested amendments to the business case presented by the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine regarding the salary and remuneration package of the new Horse Racing Ireland Chief Executive Officer; if he will publish the business case in full; and if he will also provide details of the full pension package and severance and or lump sum associated with the role in the context of the increased salary. [3059/22]

Ministerial Staff

Catherine Murphy

253. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of civilian and Garda Ministerial drivers in his current corps of drivers; the breakdown of the civilian versus Garda drivers; and the total costs including salaries, maintenance, fuel and other costs incurred by the driver corps in 2020 and 2021. [3119/22]

Ministerial Staff

Catherine Murphy

254. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the type of contract that is issued to civilian drivers; and the way in which they are redeployed and or made redundant in the event that they are replaced on issues of national security. [3120/22]

Ministerial Staff

Catherine Murphy

335. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of civilian and Garda ministerial drivers in his current corps of drivers; the breakdown of the civilian versus Garda drivers; and the total costs including salaries, maintenance, fuel and so on incurred by the driver corps in 2020 and 2021. [3982/22]

Ministerial Staff

Catherine Murphy

352. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the number of civilian and Garda ministerial drivers in his current corps of drivers; the breakdown of the civilian versus Garda drivers; and the total costs including salaries, maintenance, fuel and so on incurred by the driver corps in 2020 and 2021. [3968/22]

School Curriculum

Catherine Murphy

365. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Education her plans to develop and or introduce gender-focused sexual education in all areas of the education sector; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2959/22]

Site Acquisitions

Catherine Murphy

376. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Education if she will provide a schedule of the sites that were considered in advance of the decision to proceed with the use of the Magee Barracks site in Kildare town in respect of schools; and if she and or her officials conducted a survey regarding the general and geographical suitability of the site. [3142/22]

Ministerial Staff

Catherine Murphy

399. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Education the number of civilian and Garda Ministerial drivers in her current corps of drivers; the breakdown of the civilian versus Garda drivers; and the total costs including salaries, maintenance, fuel and so on incurred by the driver corps in 2020 and 2021. [3965/22]

Departmental Correspondence

Catherine Murphy

400. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Social Protection if her attention has been drawn to a matters raised in correspondence (details supplied); and if she will expedite arrangements to meet with the organisation as requested. [3357/22]

Personal Public Service Numbers

Catherine Murphy

433. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of PPS numbers issued to persons on a monthly basis for the past five years to date excluding those issued to newborn children born in the State; the average waiting time to date from application to the issuing of PPS numbers; and the number of persons in the backlog. [3359/22]

Ministerial Staff

Catherine Murphy

444. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of civilian and Garda ministerial drivers in her current corps of drivers; the breakdown of the civilian versus Garda drivers; and the total costs including salaries, maintenance, fuel and so on incurred by the driver corps in 2020 and 2021. [3973/22]

Education Policy

Catherine Murphy

468. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science his plans to date to develop and or introduce a gender-focused sexual education awareness campaign in the higher education sector. [2960/22]

Ministerial Staff

Catherine Murphy

471. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of civilian and Garda Ministerial drivers in his current corps of drivers; the breakdown of the civilian versus Garda drivers; and the total costs including salaries, maintenance, fuel and so on incurred by the driver corps in 2020 and 2021. [3969/22]

Naturalisation Applications

Catherine Murphy

472. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Justice the status of a naturalisation application by a person (details supplied). [2882/22]

An Garda Síochána

Catherine Murphy

495. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Justice the procedures and mechanism for persons with policing experience and qualifications gained in another jurisdiction, that is, another policing service or in Northern Ireland that can enable them to transfer into An Garda Síochána at officer level and detective level; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3362/22]

An Garda Síochána

Catherine Murphy

496. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Justice the number of police officers serving in An Garda Síochána that are on secondment from police services outside Ireland; the number of members of An Garda Síochána currently seconded to the PSNI and law enforcement bodies in other States; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3363/22]

An Garda Síochána

Catherine Murphy

497. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Justice her plans to consult with the Policing Authority and An Garda Síochána regarding reforming Garda recruitment policy to increase the age limitations of recruits and to allow for qualified members of other European police services to transfer into and apply for police duties in An Garda Síochána; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3364/22]

Policing Co-operation

Catherine Murphy

498. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Justice if she has in conjunction with her officials and or the Garda Commissioner developed a plan for an all-Ireland police force. [3365/22]

Tribunals of Inquiry

Catherine Murphy

512. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Justice if she will provide the last date on which she and or her officials were briefed with an update by the DPP and or An Garda Síochána in respect of the final report of the Moriarty Tribunal; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3554/22]

Ministerial Staff

Catherine Murphy

517. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Justice the number of civilian and Garda Ministerial drivers in her current corps of drivers; the breakdown of the civilian versus Garda drivers; and the total costs including salaries, maintenance, fuel and so on incurred by the driver corps in 2020 and 2021. [3971/22]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Catherine Murphy

646. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if persons working in the home support service that the HSE provides will receive a once-off €1,000 tax-free payment. [3471/22]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Catherine Murphy

647. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if all public health nurses will receive a once-off €1,000 tax-free payment. [3472/22]

Ministerial Staff

Catherine Murphy

667. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of civilian and Garda ministerial drivers in his current corps of drivers; the breakdown of the civilian versus Garda drivers; and the total costs including salaries, maintenance, fuel and so on incurred by the driver corps in 2020 and 2021. [3970/22]

Departmental Bodies

Catherine Murphy

685. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the methodology used regarding the composition of a business case that was presented to the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform in respect of the salary and remuneration package for the new Chief Executive Officer at Horse Racing Ireland. [3060/22]

Ministerial Staff

Catherine Murphy

705. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of civilian and Garda ministerial drivers in his current corps of drivers; the breakdown of the civilian versus Garda drivers; and the total costs, including salaries, maintenance, fuel and so on incurred by the driver corps in 2020 and 2021. [3964/22]

Departmental Priorities

Catherine Murphy

707. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development her plans to develop and-or introduce gender-focused sexual education in the community organisation sector. [2958/22]

Ministerial Staff

Catherine Murphy

713. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the number of civilian and Garda ministerial drivers in her current corps of drivers; the breakdown of the civilian versus Garda drivers; and the total costs, including salaries, maintenance, fuel and so on incurred by the driver corps in 2020 and 2021. [3972/22]

Public Service Obligation

Catherine Murphy

157. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will provide a schedule of the amount of Public Service Obligation levy collected since it was introduced to date under the headings of domestic customers, small commercial customers and medium and large customers; the way in which this levy is redistributed when collected; if he is satisfied that all funds are used for their intended purposes when allocated; and the way in which he ensures compliance with same. [2689/22]

National Asset Management Agency

Catherine Murphy

170. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide a schedule of the properties held by NAMA and leased to the OPW which were subsequently disposed of either through selling of loan books or through placing owners in receivership since NAMA was established. [2705/22]

National Asset Management Agency

Catherine Murphy

171. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide a schedule of meetings between NAMA and the OPW in respect of taking on leases and or ownership of properties that were within the control of NAMA since NAMA was established. [2706/22]

Office of Public Works

Catherine Murphy

175. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will clarify the span of control of each of the OPW Management Advisory Committee board members; the requisite qualifications of each; and the reforms that have occurred at this level within the estate management area since the OPW replied on this matter in particular to the Oireachtas Committee of Public Accounts in October 2018. [2707/22]

Office of Public Works

Catherine Murphy

176. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of persons by role (details supplied) directly employed by the OPW by the grade at which they work, that is assistant principal, principal officer, assistant secretary and so on. [2708/22]

Departmental Reviews

Catherine Murphy

177. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of recommendations that have been implemented since 2016 in relation to the Capacity and Capability review of the Estate Portfolio Management function carried out from 2014 to 2016. [2709/22]

Office of Public Works

Catherine Murphy

178. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the way in which the multi-disciplinary teams are structured in OPW estate management; and the level of professional expertise at which this is usually controlled and led by in relation to property. [2710/22]

Departmental Programmes

Catherine Murphy

201. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she will consider permitting sports clubs that missed a deadline to upload documentation relating to their Sports Capital and Equipment Programme application permission to do so now in view of the fact that during much of 2021 due to public health guidelines and restrictive measures imposed made it exceptionally difficult to construct and arrange applications in advance of the deadline. [2713/22]

State Examinations

Catherine Murphy

238. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Education further to Parliamentary Question No. 336 of 16 November 2021, if she evaluated the exclusion of non-teachers from appointment as examination superintendents for the State examinations in the context of the Equality Act. [2695/22]

State Examinations

Catherine Murphy

239. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Education the legislative basis in the 2012 Act providing that the terms and conditions since 2013 must include a requirement to be registered on the Teaching Council register of teachers in order to be appointed examination superintendent for the State examinations. [2696/22]

Census of Population

Catherine Murphy

48. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Taoiseach if it is planned to amend the manner in which questions in the census are answered for all in a house, hotel or other establishment by one person; and if he plans to review the census form ahead of the next collection of information. [1053/22]

Departmental Data

Catherine Murphy

67. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Taoiseach if he will provide a schedule of all client and or customer-facing and or orientated services that his Department provide via a contracted service provider; the contractor that provides the service; and the cost of same for the past five years to date in 2022. [1808/22]

Departmental Data

Catherine Murphy

95. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will provide a schedule of all client and or customer-facing and or orientated services that his Department provide via a contracted service provider; the contractor that provides the service; and the cost of same for the past five years to date in 2022. [1797/22]

Energy Prices

Catherine Murphy

108. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will ensure that there is a system to refund the prepay power metered households allowing them to avail of the proposed €100 refund of electricity costs incurred and is proposed for bill pay customers; the mechanism that has been put in place to ensure that all households will benefit from this refund; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62973/21]

Departmental Data

Catherine Murphy

147. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will provide a schedule of all client and or customer facing and or orientated services that his Department provide via a contracted service provider; the contractor that provides the service; and the cost of same for the past five years to date in 2022. [1798/22]

Departmental Data

Catherine Murphy

253. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Transport if he will provide a schedule of all client and or customer facing and or orientated services that his Department provide via a contracted service provider; the contractor that provides the service; and the cost of same for the past five years to date in 2022. [1810/22]

Road Safety Authority

Catherine Murphy

270. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Transport further to parliamentary question No. 64 of 12 May 2021, the cost of the research and surveys commissioned by the Road Safety Authority, RSA, on the naming and shaming project regarding the RSA proposals since 2015 to set up a database to name and shame disqualified drivers; the cost incurred in setting up the relevant database and all other costs incurred in relation to work carried out on plans to name and shame disqualified drivers; the date when the findings of the research report was reviewed by the RSA and decision made to scrap the plans; the proposed date that he will publish the result of the research and survey carried out; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2128/22]

Driver Licences

Catherine Murphy

271. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Transport the status of his programme of work to streamline the process of court information on drivers disqualified in court; his plans to automate the current manual process of receiving notification of driver disqualifications from the Courts Service via the National Driving Licence Service; the timeframe for his Department and the Road Safety Authority to complete this work; the cost to date for the RSA to use the external provider (details supplied) to input the data from the Courts Service on disqualified drivers manually onto the information technology systems; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2129/22]

Road Safety Authority

Catherine Murphy

272. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Transport the total cost to produce the road safety Crashed Lives campaign advertisement by the Road Safety Authority on unaccompanied learner drivers featuring a person (details supplied) in December 2018; the cost to have the advertisement broadcast; the number of weeks the advertisement was aired; the reason the advertisement was discontinued by the Road Safety Authority in February 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2130/22]