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Information and Communications Technology
Catherine Murphy
466. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Finance if his Department has taken advice in respect of the use of artificial intelligence (A.I.) within his Department; if any section of his Department currently makes use of A.I. and if he will outline the purposes it is utilised for and costs associated with same; and if he has consulted with any consultancy firms in respect of the use of A.I. [38566/23]
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Customs and Excise
Catherine Murphy
470. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Finance the value of counterfeit tobacco products, counterfeit alcohol products, counterfeit clothing items and counterfeit prescription drugs and narcotics seized by customs officials at State airports and ports of entry and exit; and if he will provide the information in tabular form, by location, item and value, for the years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023. [38694/23]
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Customs and Excise
Catherine Murphy
471. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Finance the value of counterfeit tobacco products, counterfeit alcohol products, counterfeit clothing items and counterfeit prescription drugs and narcotics seized by customs officials at privately owned airports and ports of entry and exit; and if he will provide the information in tabular form, by location, item and value, for the years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023. [38695/23]
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Customs and Excise
Catherine Murphy
472. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Finance the value of cash, valuable metals and jewels and or jewellery seized at State-owned and private airports and ports of entry and exit; the value of same returned on appeal and or request; and if he will provide the information in tabular form, by location, item and value, for the years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023. [38696/23]
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Public Parks
Catherine Murphy
528. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the date on which the playground in the grounds of Kilkenny Castle will be fully useable; and the number of consecutive weeks it has not been fully usable. [38008/23]
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Information and Communications Technology
Catherine Murphy
540. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if his Department has taken advice in respect of the use of artificial intelligence (A.I.) within his Department; if any section of his Department currently makes use of A.I., and if he will outline the purposes it is utilised for and costs associated with same; and if he has consulted with any consultancy firms in respect of the use of A.I. [38572/23]
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Trade Agreements
Catherine Murphy
566. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the level of trade between Argentina and Ireland in 2022 and for the first half of 2023. [37933/23]
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Departmental Meetings
Catherine Murphy
576. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if his Department has taken advice in respect of the use of artificial intelligence, AI, within his Department; if any section of his Department currently makes use of AI; if he will outline the purposes it is utilised for and costs associated with same; and if he has consulted with any consultancy firms in respect of the use of AI. [38564/23]
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Capital Expenditure Programme
Catherine Murphy
581. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the 2023 capital budget allocation for the future growth loans scheme. [38957/23]
Mon, 11 Sep 2023
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Departmental Circulars
Catherine Murphy
606. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Education if she has issued a memo and or circular in respect of incumbent principals offering interview preparation and other services to teachers and SNAs in exchange for fees; and if so, if she will provide this Deputy with the circular and or memo. [37486/23]
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School Transport
Catherine Murphy
621. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Education if she will liaise with the NTA to better align public transport options and times between Straffan, County Kildare with Maynooth to facilitate primary and second-level students that receive their education in Maynooth. [37773/23]
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Special Educational Needs
Catherine Murphy
626. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Education the estimated cost in 2024 if an additional 200 SNAs were recruited. [37940/23]
Mon, 11 Sep 2023
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EU Meetings
Catherine Murphy
627. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Education when the next EU Council of Education Ministers is scheduled to occur. [37941/23]
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School Transport
Catherine Murphy
682. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Education if she has received an interim and or draft report in respect of the review of the school transport scheme; the date on which she expects to receive the review and the steps she will take following receipt of the review; if she will provide the costs to date associated with the review; and if external parties were engaged to conduct the review. [38559/23]
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Information and Communications Technology
Catherine Murphy
683. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Education if her Department has taken advice in respect of the use of artificial intelligence (A.I.) within her Department; if any section of her Department currently makes use of A.I., and if she will outline the purposes it is utilised for and costs associated with same; and if she has consulted with any consultancy firms in respect of the use of A.I. [38563/23]
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School Facilities
Catherine Murphy
743. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Education the date on which the boundary wall of a school was last surveyed in the context of its structural integrity at a location (details supplied); and if she has received an application from the ETB in respect of replacing the wall. [39017/23]
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Information and Communications Technology
Catherine Murphy
800. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if her Department has taken advice in respect of the use of artificial intelligence, AI, within her Department; if any section of her Department currently makes use of AI, and if she will outline the purposes it is utilised for and costs associated with same; and if she has consulted with any consultancy firms in respect of the use of AI. [38576/23]
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Departmental Budgets
Catherine Murphy
804. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the amount carried over by her Department's allocation in each of the years 2020 to 2022 inclusive, in tabular form. [38949/23]
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Information and Communications Technology
Catherine Murphy
922. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his Department has taken advice in respect of the use of artificial intelligence, AI, within his Department; if any section of his Department currently makes use of AI and if he will outline the purposes it is utilised for and costs associated with same; and if he has consulted with any consultancy firms in respect of the use of AI. [38570/23]
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Departmental Staff
Catherine Murphy
950. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of WTE qualified archaeologists employed by his Department in the years of 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form. [38943/23]
Mon, 11 Sep 2023
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Social Welfare Code
Catherine Murphy
1008. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated cost in 2024 if the telephone support allowance were doubled. [37931/23]
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Social Welfare Code
Catherine Murphy
1009. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated cost in 2024 if child benefit were increased by €10 per child per month for the first three children. [37932/23]
Mon, 11 Sep 2023
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Social Welfare Rates
Catherine Murphy
1036. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated cost in 2024 if the living alone allowance was increased by €5 per week. [38557/23]
Mon, 11 Sep 2023
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Information and Communications Technology
Catherine Murphy
1037. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Social Protection if her Department has taken advice in respect of the use of artificial intelligence (A.I.) within her Department; if any section of her Department currently makes use of A.I., and if she will outline the purposes it is utilised for and costs associated with same; and if she has consulted with any consultancy firms in respect of the use of A.I. [38574/23]
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Departmental Funding
Catherine Murphy
1053. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Social Protection the amount carried over by her Department's allocation in each of the years 2020 to 2022 inclusive, in tabular form. [38951/23]
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An Garda Síochána
Catherine Murphy
1068. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Justice the number of drones in the Garda air fleet. [37241/23]
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An Garda Síochána
Catherine Murphy
1093. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Justice if she has consulted with or has been engaged by the Garda Commissioner in respect of plans by an organisation (details supplied) to ballot members of the organisation regarding its views on his ability to fulfil his role as commissioner. [37489/23]
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An Garda Síochána
Catherine Murphy
1113. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Justice if he and or his Department have ever developed a green paper in respect of amending the upper age threshold for a Garda trainee recruit cap; and if so, if he will publish that paper. [37676/23]
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An Garda Síochána
Catherine Murphy
1116. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Justice if she and or her officials and or the Garda Commissioner have engaged with officials in Northern Ireland in respect of a recent release of data in error by the police service of Northern Ireland; and if she has been briefed in respect of the security risk posed by the data release in this jurisdiction. [37730/23]
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An Garda Síochána
Catherine Murphy
1130. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Justice if funding has been provided for the purchase of a replacement truck for the equipment transport truck for the Garda Band. [37942/23]
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An Garda Síochána
Catherine Murphy
1131. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Justice if a new contract for the purchase of additional mountain bikes for An Garda Síochána will be put out to tender before year end and the number of e-bikes and e-scooters in the Garda fleet. [37944/23]
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Visa Applications
Catherine Murphy
1192. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Justice the number of visa applications processed in each overseas visa offices in 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form. [38553/23]
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An Garda Síochána
Catherine Murphy
1193. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Justice the number of unmarked vans assigned to the Garda collision forensic investigation unit as of 22 August 2023 and 1 June 2022, in tabular form. [38554/23]
Mon, 11 Sep 2023
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Information and Communications Technology
Catherine Murphy
1194. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Justice if her Department has taken advice in respect of the use of artificial intelligence (A.I.) within her Department; if any section of her Department currently makes use of A.I., and if she will outline the purposes it is utilised for and costs associated with same; and if she has consulted with any consultancy firms in respect of the use of A.I. [38571/23]
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An Garda Síochána
Catherine Murphy
1223. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Justice the number of persons arrested and charged with dangerous driving within the Kildare Garda division in 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form. [38945/23]
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An Garda Síochána
Catherine Murphy
1224. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Justice the number of fixed penalty notices that gardaí within the Kildare division issued for driving a vehicle while holding a mobile phone in the years of 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form. [38946/23]
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An Garda Síochána
Catherine Murphy
1225. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Justice if funding has been secured to replace the two patrol boats currently within the Garda water unit. [38947/23]
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An Garda Síochána
Catherine Murphy
1226. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Justice if a fresh new recruitment campaign will be launched before the end of the year for persons to apply to join An Garda Síochána. [38948/23]
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An Garda Síochána
Catherine Murphy
1234. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Justice the number of go-safe vehicles in the fleet as of 1 September 2023; the number of hours per day each van is actively in use detecting breaches of speed limits; the location of each go-safe monitoring point; and the number of detections per location in each year to date since the service was fully rolled-out; and the revenue raised, by location over the same time period, in tabular form. [39188/23]
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An Garda Síochána
Catherine Murphy
1238. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Justice to provide, in tabular form, the number of professional youth workers currently employed in each county, as funded under the Garda youth diversion projects programme, with a separate breakdown to cover each Garda district. [39275/23]
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Information and Communications Technology
Catherine Murphy
1313. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department has taken advice in respect of the use of artificial intelligence (A.I.) within his Department; if any section of his Department currently makes use of A.I., and if he will outline the purposes it is utilised for and costs associated with same; and if he has consulted with any consultancy firms in respect of the use of A.I. [38560/23]
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Departmental Staff
Catherine Murphy
1327. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of WTE qualified archaeologists employed by his Department in the years of 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form. [38944/23]
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Youth Services
Catherine Murphy
1494. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to provide, in tabular form, the number of professional youth workers currently employed in each county, as funded under the UBU scheme. [39274/23]
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National Children's Hospital
Catherine Murphy
1563. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1288 of 25 July 2023, if he has been engaged with and-or consulted by Children's Health Ireland in respect of a branding process regarding the new children's hospital; the costs and third parties involved in the branding process; and if he has been supplied with any drafts of the branding concepts. [37514/23]
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Hospital Procedures
Catherine Murphy
1650. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of orthopantomography X-rays carried out in the maxillofacial unit in St. James's Hospital in the years of 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form. [37935/23]
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Emergency Departments
Catherine Murphy
1651. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of treatment bays in the accident and emergency department in both CHI Temple Street and CHI Crumlin. [37936/23]
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Health Services
Catherine Murphy
1652. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the current state of feeding eating-drinking-swallowing impairments pathways for assessment and treatment in CHO 7 and CHO 9. [37937/23]
Mon, 11 Sep 2023
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Medical Aids and Appliances
Catherine Murphy
1653. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the details of the annual funding for aids and appliances for persons who are blind or vision impaired in CHO 7 in 2021, 2022 and 2023, in tabular form. [37938/23]
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Emergency Departments
Catherine Murphy
1654. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the current average wait time for the emergency department at St. Vincent's University Hospital. [37939/23]
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Hospital Charges
Catherine Murphy
1782. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the amount of revenue generated through parking charges within the public car park at Tallaght University Hospital in 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form. [38549/23]