Parliamentary questions

Job Losses

Catherine Murphy

414. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he and-or the IDA has engaged with a company (details supplied) in respect of reports that the company will file for bankruptcy in the United States and the impact of that in Ireland in respect of its operations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48541/23]

Departmental Meetings

Catherine Murphy

422. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he met with the CEO of a company (details supplied) during his recent visit to South Korea. [48759/23]

Ministerial Staff

Catherine Murphy

473. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Education the number of statements of interests for the purposes of section 19 filed by her special advisers in 2020, 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023; and if she will provide a schedule of same. [47643/23]

Schools Building Projects

Catherine Murphy

502. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Education if she will provide an update in respect of new school buildings for a school (details supplied); the stage that the project is at; and the expected delivery date. [48045/23]

Schools Building Projects

Catherine Murphy

512. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Education further to Parliamentary Question No. 177 of 26 October 2023, if a school (details supplied) is included in the NDFA campus plans; if the school's management have been engaged with; and if she can provide a timeline for delivery of new buildings for the school. [48116/23]

School Staff

Catherine Murphy

538. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Education if she will provide an update on her views of the work conducted by an organisation (details supplied) in respect of teacher transfers and standardised incremental credit; and if this committee and or her officials has provided her with interim and or final conclusions in respect of its work. [48524/23]

Capital Expenditure Programme

Catherine Murphy

563. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Education the percentage of her 2023 capital budget allocation that was actually spent in the first nine months of the year. [48749/23]

Ministerial Staff

Catherine Murphy

570. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the date on which she was notified by her special advisor (details supplied) that she had applied for a position at the Media Commission; and her views on whether the role change represents a conflict of interest, or a perceived conflict of interest. [47625/23]

Ministerial Staff

Catherine Murphy

571. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she will clarify whether a declaration of interest and or a statement of interests for the purposes of Section 19 was filed by a special advisor (details supplied) during their recruitment to her Department and their new role in the Media Commission [47639/23]

Ministerial Staff

Catherine Murphy

572. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the number of statements of interests for the purposes of Section 19 that have been filed by her special advisors in 2020, 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023; and if she will provide a schedule of same. [47656/23]

Corporate Governance

Catherine Murphy

581. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the number of complaints she has filed to the Corporate Enforcement Agency (CEA) since the establishment of the CEA and/or An Garda Síochána in the past ten years to date in respect of grants and or funds her Department provided that in her view were misappropriated. [48075/23]

Tourism Promotion

Catherine Murphy

590. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the steps being taken by Tourism Ireland to promote tourism here during winter months. [48762/23]

Waterways Issues

Catherine Murphy

591. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the amount allocated in Budget 2024 to assist with the restoration of the Ulster Canal; and if the route has been an item of discussion in the context of the Shared Island initiative. [47097/23]

Ministerial Staff

Catherine Murphy

628. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of statements of interests for the purposes of section 19 that have been filed by his special advisers in 2020, 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023; and if he will provide a schedule of same. [47650/23]

Corporate Governance

Catherine Murphy

655. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of complaints he has filed to the Corporate Enforcement Agency (CEA) since the establishment of the CEA and/or An Garda Síochána in the past ten years to date in respect of grants and or funds his Department provided that in his view were misappropriated. [48076/23]

Meteorological Services

Catherine Murphy

686. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of WTE hydrometeorologists working in Met Éireann in 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form; and if this number will be further increased during 2024. [48761/23]

Ministerial Staff

Catherine Murphy

724. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of statements of interests for the purposes of section 19 filed by her special advisers in 2020, 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023; and if she will provide a schedule of same. [47654/23]

Corporate Governance

Catherine Murphy

740. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of complaints she has filed to the Corporate Enforcement Agency, CEA, since the establishment of the CEA and-or An Garda Síochána in the past ten years to date in respect of grants and-or funds her Department provided that in her view were misappropriated. [48078/23]

Ministerial Staff

Catherine Murphy

806. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Justice the number of statements of interests for the purposes of section 19 filed by her special advisers in 2020, 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023; and if she will provide a schedule of same. [47651/23]

Corporate Governance

Catherine Murphy

831. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Justice the number of complaints she has filed to the Corporate Enforcement Agency, CEA, since the establishment of the CEA and-or An Garda Síochána in the past ten years to date in respect of grants and-or funds her Department provided that in her view were misappropriated. [48077/23]

Capital Expenditure Programme

Catherine Murphy

880. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Justice the percentage of her 2023 capital budget allocation that has been spent in the first nine months of the year. [48758/23]

Ministerial Staff

Catherine Murphy

897. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of statements of interests for the purposes of section 19 filed by his special advisers in 2020, 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023; and if he will provide a schedule of same. [47640/23]

Ministerial Staff

Catherine Murphy

995. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of statements of interests for the purposes of section 19 filed by his special advisers in 2020, 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023; and if he will provide a schedule of same. [47641/23]

Ministerial Staff

Catherine Murphy

1162. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of statements of interests for the purposes of Section 19 that have been filed by his special advisors in 2020, 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023; and if he will provide a schedule of same. [47649/23]

Dental Services

Catherine Murphy

1304. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of dentists to persons ratio in each CHO region. [48517/23]

General Practitioner Services

Catherine Murphy

1305. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of GPs to persons ratio in each CHO region. [48518/23]

Health Services Staff

Catherine Murphy

1351. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultant psychiatrists and senior psychologists in each of the CAMHS teams based in CHO9 in 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form. [48750/23]

Health Services Staff

Catherine Murphy

1352. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of additional WTE staff that were recruited into endocrinology, obstetrics and neonatology services to date in 2023. [48751/23]

Hospital Facilities

Catherine Murphy

1353. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if he will provide the rate of theatre utilisation in St. James's Hospital for 2022; and if he will provide the rate of theatre utilisation in Tallaght and Naas General Hospitals, respectively for 2022. [48752/23]

Hospital Services

Catherine Murphy

1354. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of hospitals that provide a clinical psychology service to heart failure patients; and the proportion of patients identified as requiring clinical psychology who received the service in each of these hospitals. [48753/23]

Health Services

Catherine Murphy

1355. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the status of podiatry services provided by the HSE in County Kildare; the status of the service going forward; and the number of persons on the waiting list for this service. [48754/23]

Ministerial Staff

Catherine Murphy

1388. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of statements of interests for the purposes of Section 19 that have been filed by his special advisors in 2020, 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023; and if he will provide a schedule of same. [47648/23]

Official Travel

Catherine Murphy

1442. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he visited Seoul National University during his recent visit to South Korea. [48755/23]

Ministerial Staff

Catherine Murphy

1452. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the number of statements of interests for the purposes of Section 19 that have been filed by her special advisors in 2020, 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023; and if she will provide a schedule of same. [47653/23]

Corporate Governance

Catherine Murphy

1461. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the number of complaints she has filed to the Corporate Enforcement Agency (CEA) since the establishment of the CEA and or An Garda Síochána in the past ten years to date in respect of grants and or funds her Department provided that in her view were misappropriated. [48074/23]

Departmental Budgets

Catherine Murphy

1470. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the percentage of her 2023 capital budget allocation that has been spent in the first nine months of the year. [48760/23]

Public Transport

Catherine Murphy

131. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Transport if he will outline his plans, and those of the Dublin Airport Authority, to develop an appropriate bus and coach area for users of the airport that will include fully accessible toilets, a tourist information office and a roof covering for waiting commuters. [47094/23]

EU Bodies

Catherine Murphy

145. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide an update on the bid to host the EU Anti-Money Laundering Association; if he has established a dedicated team of officials to work on delivering the bid; the number of occasions that they have met since their establishment; if he and or his officials has engaged any external consultancy to augment the work of the officials in the context of developing the bid; and if he and or his officials have engaged with the EU Council and the European Parliament in respect of the bid and the bid process. [47170/23]

Schools Building Projects

Catherine Murphy

177. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Education if she will provide an update in respect of new school buildings for a school (details supplied); the stage that the project is at; and the expected delivery date. [47100/23]

Schools Building Projects

Catherine Murphy

178. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Education if she will provide an update in respect of new school buildings for a school (details supplied); the stage that the project is at; and the expected delivery date [47101/23]

Waterways Issues

Catherine Murphy

193. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide an update in respect of the progress made to date by Waterways Ireland regarding its work on the restoration of the Ulster Canal. [47050/23]

Waterways Issues

Catherine Murphy

194. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his plans to work with Waterways Ireland to bring the Newry Canal within its network of waterways; and if he has received a request from Waterways Ireland to bring the canal within its area of responsibility. [47055/23]

Animal Culls

Catherine Murphy

243. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of badgers caught in body restraint devices on an annual basis since the introduction of their use, on a county basis; and if he will also provide a breakdown of the number of animals that died in the device, dispatched by way of licensed firearm and by the administration of IV barbiturates by a veterinary inspector. [47165/23]

Overseas Development Aid

Catherine Murphy

33. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs his views on whether the additional allocation of €60 million to official development assistance in budget 2024 is sufficient to meet Ireland's goals in this area in 2024; how this allocation factors into meeting Ireland's commitments to spending 0.7% of GNI on ODA by 2030; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46886/23]

Overseas Development Aid

Catherine Murphy

34. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs his views on the fact that money spent on resettling Ukrainian refugees is being counted towards Ireland's official development assistance spending figures in 2023 and 2024; his views on whether this is appropriate; his further views on whether this will lead to the ODA to be spent overseas being squeezed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46887/23]

Defence Forces

Catherine Murphy

47. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the number of dentists, pharmacist, nurses and doctors in the Defence Forces medical corps; the number of those posts that are vacant; and when these vacancies will be filled, in tabular form. [46863/23]

Bus Services

Catherine Murphy

54. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Transport the number of new coach parking areas, by location, that were funded by the NTA in 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023; the number of new coach parking areas that will be provided in 2024, in tabular form; and if it is intended to future-proof the bays by including charging points for large-scale-coach EVs. [46864/23]

Rail Network

Catherine Murphy

55. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Transport if he will provide an update in respect of the new Woodbrook train station (details supplied); the body that will fund this project; the expected delivery date; and if he will detail the plans to provide additional capacity on the rail network to accommodate development nearby. [46871/23]

Sports Funding

Catherine Murphy

102. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if her officials conduct due diligence in advance of awarding a sports capital grant. [46836/23]

Sports Funding

Catherine Murphy

103. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she will clarify whether the granting and use of a sports capital grant to a body (details supplied) has been reviewed by her Department. [46837/23]

An Garda Síochána

Catherine Murphy

137. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Justice the number of attempted murder and serious assault causing harm cases reported to gardaí within all the DMR divisions in each of the years 2020 to 2022 and to date in 2023, by division, in tabular form. [46790/23]

Departmental Data

Catherine Murphy

140. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Justice the number of attempted murder and serious assault causing harm cases reported to gardaí within all of the Cork, Galway Waterford, Kilkenny and Limerick divisions in the years of 2020 and to date in 2023, by division, in tabular form. [46807/23]

Protected Disclosures

Catherine Murphy

150. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Justice if, in view of the fact that her attention has been drawn to a case within the IPS, she will engage with management and the officer (details supplied). [47058/23]

Ministerial Communications

Catherine Murphy

122. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he has spoken formally with the United States Secretary of State in the past five months. [46479/23]

Foreign Birth Registration

Catherine Murphy

123. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the number of foreign birth registrations currently being processed within his Department. [46480/23]

Local Government Reform

Catherine Murphy

137. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications in the context of the Local Government Reform Act 2014, if he will provide a schedule of functions of his Department that have been devolved in full or in part, or are in the process of being devolved in full or in part; the date on which the devolutions commenced; and if he will indicate whether any function was returned to the Department subsequently. [46581/23]

Official Engagements

Catherine Murphy

144. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence to detail his EU counterparts he has spoken with formally to date in 2023, in tabular form. [46465/23]

Defence Forces

Catherine Murphy

145. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the number of vacancies, by rank currently in the Defence Forces School of Music; and when will each of the vacancies be filled, in tabular form. [46466/23]

Rail Network

Catherine Murphy

171. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Transport the funding that will be provided in 2024 and 2025 to purchase additional, larger carriages for the LUAS on both lines. [46470/23]

Bus Éireann

Catherine Murphy

172. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Transport the new measures that are being taken to ensure greater capacity bicycle storage facilities on new Bus Éireann coaches. [46471/23]

Local Government Reform

Catherine Murphy

177. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Transport in the context of the Local Government Reform Act 2014, if he will provide a schedule of functions of his Department that have been devolved in full or in part, or are in the process of being devolved in full or in part; the date on which the devolutions commenced; and if he will indicate whether any function was returned to the Department subsequently. [46590/23]

Rail Network

Catherine Murphy

182. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Transport the status of his plans, and those of Irish Rail, to install public toilets and a roof covering at Tara Street station. [46688/23]

EU Funding

Catherine Murphy

199. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Finance if his Department has made funding applications for projects under the EU anti-fraud programme 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023; and if so, the applications that were approved, in tabular form. [46472/23]

Local Government Reform

Catherine Murphy

201. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Finance in the context of the Local Government Reform Act 2014, if he will provide a schedule of functions of his Department that have been devolved in full or in part, or are in the process of being devolved in full or in part; the date on which the devolutions commenced; and if he will indicate whether any function was returned to the Department subsequently. [46582/23]

Local Government Reform

Catherine Murphy

212. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform in the context of the Local Government Reform Act 2014, if he will provide a schedule of functions of his Department that have been devolved in full or in part, or are in the process of being devolved in full or in part; the date on which the devolutions commenced; and if he will indicate whether any function was returned to the Department subsequently. [46586/23]

Trade Agreements

Catherine Murphy

231. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the up-to-date position regarding the free trade agreement between the EU and Australia. [46481/23]

State Bodies

Catherine Murphy

232. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if IDA Ireland has a presence in South Korea. [46482/23]

Trade Agreements

Catherine Murphy

233. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the up-to-date position regarding the free trade agreement between the EU and India. [46483/23]

Local Government Reform

Catherine Murphy

235. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment in the context of the Local Government Reform Act 2014, if he will provide a schedule of functions of his Department that have been devolved in full or in part, or are in the process of being devolved in full or in part; the date on which the devolutions commenced; and if he will indicate whether any function was returned to the Department subsequently. [46579/23]

Legislative Measures

Catherine Murphy

240. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will provide an update in respect of enacting the Work Life Balance and Miscellaneous Provisions Act 2023 in full. [46706/23]

Local Government Reform

Catherine Murphy

297. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Education in the context of the Local Government Reform Act 2014, if she will provide a schedule of functions of her Department that have been devolved in full or in part, or are in the process of being devolved in full or in part; the date on which the devolutions commenced; and if she will indicate whether any function was returned to the Department subsequently.; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46578/23]

State Bodies

Catherine Murphy

308. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the number of current Fáilte Ireland board members who are directors or shareholders in companies that have received finance, grants and other supports from the State agency. [46478/23]

Local Government Reform

Catherine Murphy

310. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media in the context of the Local Government Reform Act 2014, if she will provide a schedule of functions of her Department that have been devolved in full or in part, or are in the process of being devolved in full or in part; the date on which the devolutions commenced; and if she will indicate whether any function was returned to the Department subsequently. [46589/23]

Local Government Reform

Catherine Murphy

338. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage in the context of the Local Government Reform Act 2014, if he will provide a schedule of functions of his Department that have been devolved in full or in part, or are in the process of being devolved in full or in part; the date on which the devolutions commenced; and if he will indicate whether any function was returned to the Department subsequently. [46585/23]

Local Government Reform

Catherine Murphy

376. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Social Protection in the context of the Local Government Reform Act 2014, if she will provide a schedule of functions of her Department that have been devolved in full or in part, or are in the process of being devolved in full or in part; the date on which the devolutions commenced; and if she will indicate whether any function was returned to the Department subsequently. [46588/23]

Crime Prevention

Catherine Murphy

394. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Justice the estimated cost of providing seven new crime prevention officers per annum, including all associated costs such as administrative and technological support. [46467/23]

An Garda Síochána

Catherine Murphy

395. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Justice the number and percentage of Garda members that currently have the APNR app activated on their mobility devices. [46468/23]

An Garda Síochána

Catherine Murphy

396. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Justice the number of unmarked Garda vans attached to each division within DMR as of 17 October 2023, in tabular form. [46469/23]

An Garda Síochána

Catherine Murphy

397. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Justice the date on which the next recruitment campaign will commence. [46484/23]

An Garda Síochána

Catherine Murphy

398. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Justice if she plans to make provision for those serving as PSNI officers, constables and those at detective level to transfer directly into the Garda trainee programme in view of the fact they have completed a recruitment competition and basic police training in Northern Ireland. [46485/23]

Local Government Reform

Catherine Murphy

401. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Justice in the context of the Local Government Reform Act 2014, if she will provide a schedule of functions of her Department that have been devolved in full or in part, or are in the process of being devolved in full or in part; the date on which the devolutions commenced; and if she will indicate whether any function was returned to the Department subsequently. [46580/23]

Greyhound Industry

Catherine Murphy

431. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of WTE accountants directly employed by Rasaíocht Con Éireann in 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form. [46476/23]

Local Government Reform

Catherine Murphy

438. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine in the context of the Local Government Reform Act 2014, if he will provide a schedule of functions of his Department that have been devolved in full or in part, or are in the process of being devolved in full or in part; the date on which the devolutions commenced; and if he will indicate whether any function was returned to the Department subsequently. [46576/23]

Local Government Reform

Catherine Murphy

487. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth in the context of the Local Government Reform Act 2014, if he will provide a schedule of functions of his Department that have been devolved in full or in part, or are in the process of being devolved in full or in part; the date on which the devolutions commenced; and if he will indicate whether any function was returned to the Department subsequently. [46577/23]

Health Services

Catherine Murphy

563. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health his plans to introduce regional rehabilitation services for amputees. [46473/23]

Health Services Staff

Catherine Murphy

564. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE vacancies, by job title in the HSE National Antimicrobial Resistant Team; the estimated full-year cost of filling each of the vacancies; when will these vacancies be filled, in tabular form. [46474/23]

Health Services Staff

Catherine Murphy

565. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE gastroenterologists registrars based in Naas General Hospital in 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form. [46475/23]

Departmental Functions

Catherine Murphy

599. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health in the context of the Local Government Reform Act 2014, if he will provide a schedule of functions of his Department that have been devolved in full or in part, or are in the process of being devolved in full or in part; the date on which the devolutions commenced; and if he will indicate whether any function was returned to the Department subsequently. [46584/23]

Further and Higher Education

Catherine Murphy

645. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of approved PLC places in Co Kildare in the years of 2022 and to-date in 2023 in tabular form. [46477/23]

Local Government Reform

Catherine Murphy

648. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science in the context of the Local Government Reform Act 2014, if he will provide a schedule of functions of his Department that have been devolved in full or in part, or are in the process of being devolved in full or in part; the date on which the devolutions commenced; and if he will indicate whether any function was returned to the Department subsequently. [46583/23]

Local Government Reform

Catherine Murphy

656. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development in the context of the Local Government Reform Act 2014, if she will provide a schedule of functions of her Department that have been devolved in full or in part, or are in the process of being devolved in full or in part; the date on which the devolutions commenced; and if she will indicate whether any function was returned to the Department subsequently. [46587/23]

Public Services Card

Catherine Murphy

237. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Social Protection if assistance will be provided to a person (details supplied) in relation to the renewal of their PSC. [45978/23]

Consular Services

Catherine Murphy

91. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the dates where the Irish Consulate General or Vice Consul based in the North of England has met with the Mayor of Newcastle to date in 2023, in tabular form [44824/23]

Defence Forces

Catherine Murphy

114. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the amount spent on purchasing replacement specialist fire appliances for the Defence Forces Fire Services in the years of 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form [44841/23]

Rail Network

Catherine Murphy

125. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Transport the number of additional DART carriages and train drivers that would be required if the frequency of the DART was increased to every 20 minutes in both directions on Sundays and bank holidays. [44828/23]

Defibrillators Provision

Catherine Murphy

126. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Transport the estimated cost of installing a minimum of one defibrillator at each manned full time train station and for all necessary staff in each of those stations to be trained to use them. [44829/23]

Active Travel

Catherine Murphy

127. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Transport the amount per local authority that was unspent and returned to the NTA under the active travel project implementation heading in the years 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023. [44852/23]

Road Projects

Catherine Murphy

139. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Transport if he will provide his Department's update in respect of the A5 upgrade. [44997/23]

Revenue Commissioners

Catherine Murphy

159. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Finance the capital budget allocation for the Revenue Commissioners in the years 2022 and 2023, in tabular form; and the percentage of that capital funding that was actually spent in 2022. [44827/23]

Office of Public Works

Catherine Murphy

173. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if the OPW had a contract with a group (details supplied) to provide services on behalf of the OPW in the years of 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023; if so, the services that were provided on behalf of the OPW; and the amount paid for these services in each of those years, in tabular form [44834/23]