Parliamentary questions

Football Association of Ireland

Catherine Murphy

693. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if an organisation (details supplied) will have access to a portion of the recent €70 million fund for sports he announced on 19 June 2020; if all outstanding issues have been sufficiently addressed in order for it to receive public funds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13033/20]

Bus Services

Catherine Murphy

702. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the time frame by route for the roll out of a 24-hour bus services in Dublin. [13143/20]

Rail Network

Catherine Murphy

703. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the income received by Iarnród Éireann from advertising in each of the years 2017 to 2019 and to date in 2020, in tabular form. [13144/20]

Job Losses

Catherine Murphy

796. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she has been notified of the possible loss of jobs at an airline (details supplied); the engagement she has had with the airline; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13173/20]

Household Benefits Scheme

Catherine Murphy

836. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated full-year cost of increasing the electricity or gas allowance from €35 per month to €42 per month under the household benefits package. [13142/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Catherine Murphy

45. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Finance if an organisation and-or State body under the aegis of each Department availed of the Revenue Commissioners’ Covid-19 wage subsidy; if so, the number of staff in each body that took up the scheme in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11799/20]

Mortgage Lending

Catherine Murphy

57. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Finance if he or his officials have engaged with mortgage lenders in the context of the practice of reassessing applicants of mortgages that have availed of the pandemic unemployment payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12003/20]

Schools Building Projects

Catherine Murphy

221. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the construction of a new school (details supplied); if the contract has been terminated; if so, the circumstances that brought this about; the person or body that owns the temporary school; if it will be available for September 2020; the value of the new school contract; the amount paid to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12309/20]

Football Association of Ireland

Catherine Murphy

235. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he and-or SOLAS restored funding to an association (details supplied) in 2020 in respect of the programmes supported in previous years; if so, the amount granted; the purpose it will be used for; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12442/20]

Bord na gCon

Catherine Murphy

582. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason the Irish Greyhound Board was permitted to draw down the majority of its allocated funding so soon into the financial year; if the board has requested further funding and-or returned funding to his Department in view of the suspension of the racing season; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11724/20]

Bord na gCon

Catherine Murphy

597. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the dates and amount of grants and or funding released to the Irish Greyhound Board in the past 20 years to date in 2020. [12117/20]

Trading Online Voucher Scheme

Catherine Murphy

620. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the breakdown of the distribution by local enterprise office, LEO, of the way in which the additional online trading voucher funding was distributed: if his attention has been drawn to the fact the additional funding does not meet the demand in some LEOs; his plans to bolster the fund for 2021 and beyond; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11711/20]

National Broadband Plan

Catherine Murphy

784. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if a consolidated list will be provided of the original broadband connection points, BCPs; the sites that have either declined or withdrawn from the plan to roll out BCPs in tabular form; the reason cited for the withdrawal of the premises from the plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12190/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Catherine Murphy

41. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Finance if he will give consideration to reviewing wage subsidies for casual staff in view of the fact that longer operating hours are now required and that wage subsidies should be proportionate to new working hours as opposed to looking at pre-Covid-19 payments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10589/20]

Help-To-Buy Scheme

Catherine Murphy

70. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Finance his plans to extend to first-time buyers the incentives and assistance to persons seeking to purchase a home that is not a new build; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10763/20]

Banking Sector

Catherine Murphy

128. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Finance if he will engage with a bank (details supplied) in respect of persons who availed of a three-month mortgage break who are now being charged fees of over €1,000 in view of the 75% stake in the bank of the State; if he will address this issue with other banks the State has a shareholding in which are charging customers for the three-month break; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11485/20]

National Advocacy Service

Catherine Murphy

341. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to refer Magdalen survivors living at a location (details supplied) to the National Advocacy Service for People with Disabilities; the degree of engagement his Department has had with the service and the nursing home in question; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10881/20]

National Advocacy Service

Catherine Murphy

342. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of persons referred to the National Advocacy Service for People with Disabilities by his Department who were and are in the care of a religious order in the past 20 years to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10882/20]

Garda Deployment

Catherine Murphy

345. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the stations newly attested gardaí were assigned to in 2019 and to date in 2020, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10924/20]

Garda Deployment

Catherine Murphy

346. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the stations probationer gardaí were assigned to as part of their phased training in 2019 and to date in 2020, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10925/20]

Direct Provision System

Catherine Murphy

347. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the reason deaths in direct provision centres stopped being notified in 2017; if his Department is notified of such deaths; if so, if deaths have occurred since then; if so, the number and location of each; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10931/20]

Immigration Policy

Catherine Murphy

363. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he or his officials have engaged with the Dublin Airport Authority and-or the Health and Safety Authority in respect of an incident (details supplied) that occurred in a Dublin Airport detention room in November 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11164/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Catherine Murphy

409. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation if business support policies will be reviewed to provide greater help to microbusinesses that contribute to the national economy on a smaller scale but to the local community on a bigger scale than many other businesses; if she will give further consideration to offering more direct grants for businesses to stay afloat until the end of the Covid-19 emergency as opposed to grants for hiring business consultants; if she will give consideration to offering restart grants to cover the additional costs for trading during the Covid-19 emergency, such as PPE, sanitiser and screens; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10589/20]

Health and Safety Authority

Catherine Murphy

430. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation if the Health and Safety Authority has inspected and reported on an incident (details supplied) that occurred in a Dublin Airport detention room in November 2015; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11162/20]

Poultry Industry

Catherine Murphy

749. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of registered poultry premises here as of 1 June 2020; the number of premises issued with closure orders as a result of non-compliance with registration; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11034/20]

Poultry Industry

Catherine Murphy

750. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of reports made to his Department in respect of possible non-compliance with poultry premises registration to date in 2020, by county; if the premises were in a commercial or residential setting; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11035/20]

Poultry Industry

Catherine Murphy

751. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of outbreaks of avian flu detected at poultry premises in 2019 and 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11036/20]

Animal Diseases

Catherine Murphy

752. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of calls received on the avian flu hotline in the past two years to date; the number of calls received by the out of office hours line in the past two years to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11037/20]

Equine Industry

Catherine Murphy

754. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his attention has been drawn to an advertisement for a horse abattoir (details supplied); if his officials have made an inspection of the premises; the number of horse only abattoirs here; if it is within the terms of a licence to destroy and-or put down a horse due to inability; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11063/20]

Sports Organisations

Catherine Murphy

838. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the changes and-or amendments made to the memorandum of understanding with an association (details supplied) in respect of reform and grant conditions of the association; the way in which approval is sought to make amendments to the memorandum; the amount of funding granted to the association in 2020 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10841/20]

Parking Regulations

Catherine Murphy

839. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to review and-or expand the medical eligibility criteria for parking permits or cards for disabled persons with the aim to accommodate those with an intellectual disability or developmental disorder, that on foot of an occupational therapy or general practitioner report are identified as persons who for safety reasons would benefit from disabled parking bays closer to shops and services. [10844/20]

Departmental Funding

Catherine Murphy

842. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has restored funding to an association (details supplied) in 2020 in respect of the programmes supported in previous years; if so, the amount granted; the purpose it will be used for; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10926/20]

Departmental Funding

Catherine Murphy

843. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he and-or SOLAS restored funding to an association (details supplied) in 2020 in respect of the programmes supported in previous years; if so, the amount granted; the purpose it will be used for; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10927/20]

Departmental Funding

Catherine Murphy

844. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has restored funding to an association (details supplied) in 2020 in respect of the programmes supported in previous years; if so, the amount granted; the purpose it will be used for; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10929/20]

Dublin Airport Authority

Catherine Murphy

868. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he or his officials have engaged with the Dublin Airport Authority and-or the Health and Safety Authority in respect of an incident (details supplied) that occurred in a Dublin Airport detention room in November 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11163/20]

Community Development Initiatives

Catherine Murphy

943. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if he has restored funding to an association (details supplied) in 2020 in respect of the programmes supported in previous years; if so, the amount granted; the purpose it will be used for; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10928/20]

Planning Issues

Catherine Murphy

1054. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to a judicial review (details supplied) in April 2020 of a planning decision made by An Bord Pleanála; if so, his plans to make changes to the planning process or planning legislation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10663/20]

House Purchase Schemes

Catherine Murphy

1059. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government his plans to extend to first-time buyers the incentives and assistance to persons seeking to purchase a home that is not a new build; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10764/20]

Departmental Funding

Catherine Murphy

1064. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the stage funding approval for a new bridge for Celbridge, County Kildare, is at; the estimated cost of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10839/20]

Planning Issues

Catherine Murphy

1065. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the way in which phasing can be achieved in the absence of approvals which are not in compliance with LAPs in the context of SHDs that deviate from local area plans in seeking higher densities are factored into planning for social and physical infrastructure deficits; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10840/20]

Departmental Funding

Catherine Murphy

1067. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the locations for civic amenity sites funded in each year since 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10921/20]

Cycle to Work Scheme

Catherine Murphy

1. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Taoiseach the number of persons that availed of and the costs incurred by his Department regarding the cycle to work scheme since it was introduced to date by year and cost in tabular form. [9990/20]

Cycle to Work Scheme

Catherine Murphy

6. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of persons that availed of and the costs incurred by his Department regarding the cycle to work scheme since it was introduced to date by year and cost in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9980/20]

Defence Forces Data

Catherine Murphy

7. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of members of the Defence Forces that have exited the services by retirement and resignation in each of the years 2017 to 2019 and to date in 2020. [10082/20]

Defence Forces Data

Catherine Murphy

8. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the average buy-out fee that serving soldiers were asked to pay to end their contract in each of the years 2017 to 2019 and to date in 2020. [10083/20]

Defence Forces Recruitment

Catherine Murphy

9. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the targeted admission of new recruits for 2020 and 2021 to the Defence Forces. [10084/20]

Cycle to Work Scheme

Catherine Murphy

21. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of persons that availed of and the costs incurred by his Department regarding the cycle to work scheme since it was introduced to date by year and cost in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9984/20]

Cycle to Work Scheme

Catherine Murphy

42. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Finance the number of persons that have availed of the cycle to work scheme since it was introduced by year; his plans to further enhance the scheme or modify it in 2020 and or 2021; the date on which the €1,000 threshold was reviewed; his plans to increase or decrease the threshold; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9973/20]

Cycle to Work Scheme

Catherine Murphy

60. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Finance the number of persons that availed of and the costs incurred by his Department regarding the cycle to work scheme since it was introduced to date by year and cost in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9983/20]

Departmental Reviews

Catherine Murphy

90. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the date on which he will report on his review of the allowances of members of the Houses of the Oireachtas. [9772/20]