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Thu, 9 May 2024
oral
Community Development Projects
Paul Donnelly
1. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development to report on the community centres investment fund; who has received funding; what stage each project is at; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20937/24]
Wed, 8 May 2024
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Dublin Bus
Paul Donnelly
131. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Transport the current update position regarding Dublin Bus having the necessary infrastructure installed in all buses to be able to accept credit or debit card payments. [20649/24]
Wed, 8 May 2024
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Airport Policy
Paul Donnelly
132. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Transport when each of the public car parks within Dublin Airport were last remarked or resurfaced, in tabular form. [20650/24]
Wed, 8 May 2024
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Bus Services
Paul Donnelly
133. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Transport when remaining phases of the BusConnects programme will come into operation. [20651/24]
Wed, 8 May 2024
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Office of Public Works
Paul Donnelly
168. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if each application that applied for the post of chef at the recent OPW recruitment campaign have been officially informed if they have been successful or not successful in getting the job. [20638/24]
Wed, 8 May 2024
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Workplace Relations Commission
Paul Donnelly
178. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of vacant WTE positions currently in the Workplace Relations Commission; the estimated full-year cost of filling each of those vacancies; and when each of the vacancies will be filled, in tabular form. [20635/24]
Wed, 8 May 2024
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An Garda Síochána
Paul Donnelly
387. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Justice further to Parliamentary Question No. 905 of 9 April 2024, if she has received the necessary information from the Garda authorities in order to answer this question. [20640/24]
Wed, 8 May 2024
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An Garda Síochána
Paul Donnelly
388. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Justice the number of Gardai within the DMR who successfully completed a HGV course in the years of 2022, 2023 and to date in 2024, in tabular form; and the duration of this course. [20643/24]
Wed, 8 May 2024
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An Garda Síochána
Paul Donnelly
389. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Justice the number of WTE forensic accountants working in the Criminal Assets Bureau and the Garda National Drugs and Organised Crime Bureau in the years of 2023 and to date in 2024, in tabular form. [20644/24]
Wed, 8 May 2024
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Greyhound Industry
Paul Donnelly
409. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of Rásaíocht Con Éireann staff who received a performance-related bonus in the years 2022 and 2023 and to date in 2024, in tabular form; and the reasons the bonuses were awarded. [20654/24]
Wed, 8 May 2024
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Departmental Properties
Paul Donnelly
410. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount of rent his Department has received from commercial units based within Howth fisheries harbour centre in the years of 2023 and to date in 2024, in tabular form. [20655/24]
Wed, 8 May 2024
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Departmental Data
Paul Donnelly
464. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the estimated full-year cost to increase the intake of graduate social workers to 400 throughout the graduate programme, in tabular form. [20652/24]
Wed, 8 May 2024
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Child Detention Centres
Paul Donnelly
465. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of persons admitted to Oberstown detention centre in each month of 2023 and to date in 2024, in tabular form. [20653/24]
Wed, 8 May 2024
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Departmental Funding
Paul Donnelly
592. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the amount of funding allocated to the lymphoedema model of care in the years of 2022, 2023 and 2024, in tabular form. [20645/24]
Wed, 8 May 2024
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National Treatment Purchase Fund
Paul Donnelly
593. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the services purchased by the Mater Hospital under the national treatment purchase plan for the years of 2021 to date in 2024; and the breakdown of services purchased. [20646/24]
Wed, 8 May 2024
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Hospital Procedures
Paul Donnelly
594. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the number of cardiology procedures, by type, that were carried out in CHI Temple Street in 2023 and to date in 2024. [20647/24]
Wed, 8 May 2024
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National Treatment Purchase Fund
Paul Donnelly
595. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the services purchased by Beaumont Hospital under the national treatment purchase plan for the years of 2021 to date in 2024; and the breakdown of services purchased. [20648/24]
Wed, 8 May 2024
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Departmental Meetings
Paul Donnelly
655. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he has visited DCU since his appointment as Minister. [20637/24]
Wed, 8 May 2024
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Departmental Data
Paul Donnelly
670. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the number of full-time qualified barristers employed by the Charities Regulator in the years of 2023 and to date in 2024, in tabular form; and the civil service grade this post is normally filled by. [20636/24]
Thu, 2 May 2024
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Legislative Measures
Paul Donnelly
28. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Health when legislation will be brought forward to curtail the selling of "fast gas" nitrous oxide canisters to young people for personal consumption and making them only available to medical and catering industries. [12316/24]
Thu, 2 May 2024
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Departmental Policies
Paul Donnelly
42. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Health when the regulation in respect of selling vape products to minors will be fully enacted; and the repercussions for retailers if found to be in breach. [12315/24]
Tue, 30 Apr 2024
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Public Sector Staff
Paul Donnelly
262. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the number of appointments made from the 2022 principal officer panel in 2024; the balance between internal and external appointments during the lifetime of this panel; the number of applicants remaining on the panel; the number of appointments he expects to be made before a new competition is initiated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19409/24]
Wed, 24 Apr 2024
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Military Aircraft
Paul Donnelly
17. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if he expects to put out a contract for the tender for a new Government transport military aircraft before the end of Quarter 3 this year. [18230/24]
Wed, 24 Apr 2024
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An Garda Síochána
Paul Donnelly
126. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Justice the number of marked Garda vans attached to each Garda district within DMR as of 18 April 2024, in tabular form. [18231/24]
Wed, 24 Apr 2024
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Hospital Staff
Paul Donnelly
171. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultant maxillofacial surgeons attached to the Mater Hospital in 2022, 2023 and to-date in 2024, in tabular form. [18222/24]
Wed, 24 Apr 2024
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Hospital Staff
Paul Donnelly
172. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultant obstetricians and gynaecologists based at the Coombe Maternity Hospital in 2022, 2023 and to-date in 2024, in tabular form. [18227/24]
Wed, 24 Apr 2024
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Hospital Staff
Paul Donnelly
173. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE emergency medicine registrars based at CHI Blanchardstown in 2022, 2023 and to-date in 2024, in tabular form. [18228/24]
Wed, 24 Apr 2024
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Hospital Staff
Paul Donnelly
174. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE neo-natal nurses working in the National Maternity Hospital in 2023 and to-date in 2024, in tabular form; and if this number will be further increased later this year. [18229/24]
Tue, 23 Apr 2024
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Antisocial Behaviour
Paul Donnelly
26. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Justice what resources are available to the roads policing unit at present to deal specifically with the illegal use of scrambler-type motorcycles in public places. [12274/24]
Tue, 23 Apr 2024
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Departmental Budgets
Paul Donnelly
105. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the budget allocation for the Emigrant Support Programme in each of the years 2022, 2023 and 2024, in tabular form. [17808/24]
Tue, 23 Apr 2024
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Departmental Staff
Paul Donnelly
131. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the number of WTE attachés with responsibility for cybersecurity from his Department based at the Irish Permanent Representation to the EU in 2023 and to date in 2024, in tabular form; and if this number will be further increased this year. [17796/24]
Tue, 23 Apr 2024
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Rail Network
Paul Donnelly
176. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Transport if all new commuter and Intercity rail carriages that are coming into the fleet over the next few years will now automatically have a ramp covering the gap distance between carriage and platform at all the stations. [17800/24]
Tue, 23 Apr 2024
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Office of Public Works
Paul Donnelly
229. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the number of WTE staff by job title working within the health and safety division in the OPW as of 16 April 2024, in tabular form. [17797/24]
Tue, 23 Apr 2024
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Office of Public Works
Paul Donnelly
230. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if the OPW will fund the refurbish the Garda immigration detention facility at Dublin Port. [17798/24]
Tue, 23 Apr 2024
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An Garda Síochána
Paul Donnelly
448. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Justice if funding is available this year for the issuing of mobile fingerprint devices to be issued to frontline gardaí. [17802/24]
Tue, 23 Apr 2024
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An Garda Síochána
Paul Donnelly
449. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Justice the age of the boats currently in the Garda water unit; and the average lifespan of those types of boats. [17803/24]
Tue, 23 Apr 2024
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Seized Property
Paul Donnelly
450. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Justice if she will report on Garda Operation Meacan; the number of electric motorbikes seized; and the amount cash and the amount of designer goods seized under this operation, in tabular form. [17804/24]
Tue, 23 Apr 2024
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An Garda Síochána
Paul Donnelly
451. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Justice if the 2023 transport budget for An Garda Síochána has been fully spent; if not, if the underspend 2023 transport budget for AGS was carried out into 2024; and the transport budget allocation tor AGS in 2024. [17806/24]
Tue, 23 Apr 2024
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Fishery Harbour Centres
Paul Donnelly
492. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the names of each harbour master currently located in each fishery harbour centre under his remit; and when each harbour master was deployed to each fishery harbour centre under his remit, in tabular form. [17807/24]
Tue, 23 Apr 2024
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Departmental Contracts
Paul Donnelly
553. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if his Department ever had a contract with a company (details supplied) in 2023 and to-date in 2024; if so, what services this company provided on behalf of the Department; and the amount paid by the Department for that service during the period in question. [17801/24]
Tue, 16 Apr 2024
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School Staff
Paul Donnelly
68. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Education to provide an update on the progress made in relation to guidance counsellors for post-primary schools in the context of the public consultation on the national policy group on lifelong guidance. [16269/24]
Tue, 16 Apr 2024
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School Staff
Paul Donnelly
74. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Education for an update on a survey by her Department completed by 100% of the membership of an organisation (details supplied) in relation to providing a pathway to the appropriate route of registration for those who are working as guidance counsellors in post-primary schools without the specific qualifications required to register as a post-primary teacher. [16270/24]
Tue, 16 Apr 2024
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School Facilities
Paul Donnelly
332. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Education her views on the already apparent lack of secondary school places available in the Dublin 15 and 7 areas for this coming September; if there is a plan to provide more spaces; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14021/24]
Tue, 16 Apr 2024
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Special Educational Needs
Paul Donnelly
333. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Education her views on the chronic lack of school places for children with autism in the Dublin 7 and 15 areas. [14333/24]
Tue, 9 Apr 2024
written
Air Corps
Paul Donnelly
153. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if officials from his Department and or military officials have met with senior officials from Airbus to discuss the progression of the new AirBusC295W aircraft coming into the Air Corps in 2025 in the past six months. [14786/24]
Tue, 9 Apr 2024
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Defence Forces
Paul Donnelly
154. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the number of females that joined Defence Forces from each general service recruitment campaign or cadet service recruitment campaigns in the years of 2023 and to-date in 2024, in tabular form. [14787/24]
Tue, 9 Apr 2024
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Rail Network
Paul Donnelly
236. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Transport for an update on the delivery of additional carriages for Dublin-Rosslare Europort rail line. [14788/24]
Tue, 9 Apr 2024
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Public Transport
Paul Donnelly
237. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Transport the estimated cost in 2024 if the security personnel budget onboard the LUAS increased by 33%. [14789/24]
Tue, 9 Apr 2024
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Bus Éireann
Paul Donnelly
268. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Transport the number and percentage of buses in the Bus Éireann fleet (excluding school transport scheme) and in the Dublin Bus Fleet that are aged over 12 years old as of 2 April 2024; and the number of new buses for both companies that would be needed to be provided each year to ensure all buses in the fleet are less then 12 years old. [15383/24]
Tue, 9 Apr 2024
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Revenue Commissioners
Paul Donnelly
305. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Finance the number of final demands issued by the Revenue Commissioners and the Sheriff referrals over the value of €10,000 for 2023 and to date in 2024, in tabular form. [14798/24]