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Tue, 1 Feb 2022
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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]
Tue, 1 Feb 2022
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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]
Tue, 1 Feb 2022
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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]
Tue, 1 Feb 2022
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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]
Tue, 1 Feb 2022
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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]
Tue, 1 Feb 2022
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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]
Tue, 1 Feb 2022
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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]
Tue, 1 Feb 2022
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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]
Tue, 1 Feb 2022
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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]
Thu, 27 Jan 2022
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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]
Thu, 27 Jan 2022
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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]
Thu, 27 Jan 2022
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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]
Thu, 27 Jan 2022
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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]
Thu, 27 Jan 2022
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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]
Thu, 27 Jan 2022
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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]
Wed, 26 Jan 2022
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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]
Wed, 26 Jan 2022
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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]
Wed, 26 Jan 2022
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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]
Wed, 26 Jan 2022
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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]
Wed, 26 Jan 2022
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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]
Wed, 26 Jan 2022
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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]
Wed, 26 Jan 2022
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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]
Tue, 25 Jan 2022
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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]
Tue, 25 Jan 2022
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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]
Tue, 25 Jan 2022
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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]
Tue, 25 Jan 2022
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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]
Tue, 25 Jan 2022
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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]
Tue, 25 Jan 2022
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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]
Tue, 25 Jan 2022
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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]
Tue, 25 Jan 2022
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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]
Tue, 25 Jan 2022
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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]
Tue, 25 Jan 2022
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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]
Tue, 25 Jan 2022
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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]
Tue, 25 Jan 2022
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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]
Tue, 25 Jan 2022
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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]
Tue, 25 Jan 2022
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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]
Tue, 25 Jan 2022
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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]
Tue, 25 Jan 2022
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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]
Tue, 25 Jan 2022
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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]
Tue, 25 Jan 2022
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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]
Tue, 25 Jan 2022
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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]
Tue, 25 Jan 2022
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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]
Tue, 25 Jan 2022
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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]
Tue, 25 Jan 2022
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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]
Tue, 25 Jan 2022
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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]
Tue, 25 Jan 2022
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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]
Tue, 25 Jan 2022
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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]
Tue, 25 Jan 2022
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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]
Tue, 25 Jan 2022
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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]
Tue, 25 Jan 2022
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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]
Tue, 25 Jan 2022
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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]
Tue, 25 Jan 2022
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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]
Tue, 25 Jan 2022
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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]
Tue, 25 Jan 2022
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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]
Thu, 20 Jan 2022
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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]
Thu, 20 Jan 2022
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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]
Thu, 20 Jan 2022
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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]
Thu, 20 Jan 2022
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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]
Thu, 20 Jan 2022
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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]
Thu, 20 Jan 2022
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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]
Thu, 20 Jan 2022
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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]
Thu, 20 Jan 2022
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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]
Thu, 20 Jan 2022
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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]
Thu, 20 Jan 2022
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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]
Wed, 19 Jan 2022
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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]
Wed, 19 Jan 2022
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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]
Wed, 19 Jan 2022
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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]
Wed, 19 Jan 2022
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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]
Wed, 19 Jan 2022
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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]
Wed, 19 Jan 2022
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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]
Wed, 19 Jan 2022
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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]
Wed, 19 Jan 2022
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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]
Wed, 19 Jan 2022
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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]
Wed, 19 Jan 2022
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Tax Exemptions
Catherine Murphy
317. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Finance if he or the Revenue Commissioners plan to review the list of tax exempt charitable organisations in order that climate and environmental charities are better represented. [1050/22]
Wed, 19 Jan 2022
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Tax Reliefs
Catherine Murphy
318. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Finance if he will clarify the position regarding an individual donor for tax relief on donations to a charity that does not currently have tax-exempt status in the State (details supplied). [1051/22]
Wed, 19 Jan 2022
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Tax Yield
Catherine Murphy
328. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Finance the amount collected in stamp duty in respect of bank and credit cards since the levy was introduced to date in 2022, by year. [1275/22]
Wed, 19 Jan 2022
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Departmental Data
Catherine Murphy
341. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Finance 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. [1799/22]
Wed, 19 Jan 2022
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Financial Services
Catherine Murphy
342. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to situations in which lenders refuse to and or will not release funds to persons that work in companies that are receiving State supports due to the ongoing public health situation; if he will engage with lenders in respect of this situation in order to resolve the issue; if he has engaged with the Revenue Commissioners on the issue; and if he has consulted with the Revenue Commissioners in order to improve the way in which the employment wage subsidy scheme is administered in the context of lenders refusing to release funds to applicants (details supplied). [1837/22]
Wed, 19 Jan 2022
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Departmental Staff
Catherine Murphy
380. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide an update in respect of the salary scale related to the post of the Secretary General of the Department of Health; and if he has engaged with the Secretary General regarding the continuation of a waiver and or acceptance of €81,000 related to the pay scale in 2021 or to date in 2021. [1213/22]
Wed, 19 Jan 2022
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Departmental Staff
Catherine Murphy
381. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he has considered the recommendations contained in a report by the Houses of the Oireachtas Committee of Public Accounts and the Joint Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach regarding the way in which an annual salary for the Secretary General of the Department of Health was developed and awarded. [1214/22]
Wed, 19 Jan 2022
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Departmental Data
Catherine Murphy
395. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform 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. [1805/22]
Wed, 19 Jan 2022
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Departmental Data
Catherine Murphy
436. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she will provide a schedule of all client and or customer facing and or orientated services that her 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. [1809/22]
Wed, 19 Jan 2022
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Departmental Data
Catherine Murphy
546. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage 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. [1803/22]
Wed, 19 Jan 2022
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Departmental Data
Catherine Murphy
640. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the number of instances historically to date in 2022 in which consideration was given to a request by an Irish citizen to accept a title of nobility or honour in accordance with Article 40.2.2 of Bunreacht na hÉireann by date of consideration, name of requestor, title or honour concerned and the decision by the Government to approve or not to approve in tabular form; the legislative instrument which ensures the practical application of Article 40.2.2; if he will provide a schedule of persons who have made requests over this time period; if he will further indicate those that were refused and those that were approved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1000/22]
Wed, 19 Jan 2022
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Departmental Data
Catherine Murphy
661. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs 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. [1800/22]
Wed, 19 Jan 2022
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Departmental Contracts
Catherine Murphy
690. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Defence 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. [1795/22]
Wed, 19 Jan 2022
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State Examinations
Catherine Murphy
757. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Education if she will reintroduce a calculated grades option for the junior and leaving certificate classes 2021-2022 in view of the fact that in-class learning continues to be interrupted by the prevailing public health situation. [1077/22]
Wed, 19 Jan 2022
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Departmental Contracts
Catherine Murphy
813. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Education if she will provide a schedule of all client and or customer-facing and or orientated services that her 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. [1796/22]
Wed, 19 Jan 2022
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Departmental Contracts
Catherine Murphy
1041. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide a schedule of all client and or customer-facing and or orientated services that her 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. [1807/22]
Wed, 19 Jan 2022
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Departmental Data
Catherine Murphy
1048. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Social Protection if the text in a document (details supplied) released under data protection legislation by a company also forms a part of the text of the document as identified by the business information security unit in an email and held on file by her Department. [1919/22]
Wed, 19 Jan 2022
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Social Welfare Schemes
Catherine Murphy
1050. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Social Protection the progress she has made to date with her counterparts at European Union level regarding the extending and or harmonisation of the free travel pass that this State issues for use in other member States; if she has costed same; and if so, if she will provide estimates of same. [1985/22]
Wed, 19 Jan 2022
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Departmental Data
Catherine Murphy
1118. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth 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. [1794/22]
Wed, 19 Jan 2022
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Departmental Contracts
Catherine Murphy
1169. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science 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. [1801/22]
Wed, 19 Jan 2022
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Chaplaincy Services
Catherine Murphy
1239. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Justice the number of whole-time and part-time chaplains in the Irish Prison Service, An Garda Síochána and the Courts Service; and the amount expended on chaplaincy services by each organisation in each of the past ten years to date. [1054/22]
Wed, 19 Jan 2022
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An Garda Síochána
Catherine Murphy
1242. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Justice the number of full-time gardaí that are suspended; the duration of their suspension including the year in which it commenced; and the maximum duration that a member of An Garda Síochána can be suspended for. [1139/22]
Wed, 19 Jan 2022
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Departmental Reviews
Catherine Murphy
1256. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Justice if she will initiate a review of the procedure in which the Director of Public Prosecutions delegates low-level prosecutions at District Court level to gardaí; and the plans she has to meet with the Director of Public Prosecutions and the Garda Commissioner on this matter. [1393/22]
Wed, 19 Jan 2022
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Departmental Data
Catherine Murphy
1274. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Justice if she will provide a schedule of all client and-or customer facing and-or orientated services that her Department provides 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. [1804/22]
Wed, 19 Jan 2022
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Home Care Packages
Catherine Murphy
1393. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of persons awaiting palliative care homecare hours by CHO area and by the length of time they are waiting for same in tabular form showing the number of patients awaiting allocation of actual delivery of homecare in increments of six months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63103/21]
Wed, 19 Jan 2022
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Home Care Packages
Catherine Murphy
1394. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of persons awaiting a homecare package and homecare hours by CHO area by the length of time they are waiting for same in tabular form, showing the number of patients awaiting an allocation of actual delivery of homecare in increments of six months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63104/21]
Wed, 19 Jan 2022
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Health Services
Catherine Murphy
1395. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of persons awaiting respite care by CHO area by the length of time they are waiting for same in tabular form showing the number of patients awaiting an allocation of actual respite care in increments of six months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63105/21]