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Wed, 15 Nov 2023
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Financial Services
Catherine Murphy
50. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Finance the number of vacant WTE staff, by job title, in the Office of the Financial Services and Pensions Ombudsman as of 8 November 2023; the estimated full-year cost of filling these vacancies; and when these vacancies will be filled, in tabular form. [50069/23]
Wed, 15 Nov 2023
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Office of Public Works
Catherine Murphy
62. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the OPW heritage sites that currently have a restaurant/cafe service onsite; the number of these restaurants/cafés that are staffed by OPW; and the number of these restaurants/cafés that are staffed, by external agency, in tabular form. [50078/23]
Wed, 15 Nov 2023
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State Bodies
Catherine Murphy
66. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of vacant full-time staff, by grade, currently in the Workplace Relations Commission and the Labour Court; the estimated full-year cost of filling each of these vacancies; and when each of these vacancies will be filled, in tabular form. [50077/23]
Wed, 15 Nov 2023
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School Transport
Catherine Murphy
81. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Education the average number of buses in the Bus Éireann school transport fleet for Kildare specifically for 2022 and 2023, in tabular form. [50086/23]
Wed, 15 Nov 2023
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Departmental Expenditure
Catherine Murphy
94. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the amount paid by his Department to date in 2023 on outside or third party reports of a technical nature or qualitative nature, in tabular form. [50085/23]
Wed, 15 Nov 2023
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Social Welfare Benefits
Catherine Murphy
101. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated full-year cost to increase carer's allowance by €6.50 per week. [50083/23]
Wed, 15 Nov 2023
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Social Welfare Benefits
Catherine Murphy
102. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of applications for domiciliary care allowance that were refused by her Department in the first ten months of 2023. [50084/23]
Wed, 15 Nov 2023
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An Garda Síochána
Catherine Murphy
106. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Justice the number of intoxilyzer machines allocated to each Garda division, in tabular form. [50081/23]
Wed, 15 Nov 2023
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Prison Service
Catherine Murphy
107. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Justice the additional accommodation capacity currently undergoing construction in each of the prisons in Ireland; when each of these construction projects will be completed; and the additional accommodation capacity that will be provided upon completion. [50082/23]
Wed, 15 Nov 2023
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Care Services
Catherine Murphy
124. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the estimated full-year cost to increase the number of State residential care units for children in care by 33%. [50079/23]
Wed, 15 Nov 2023
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Disability Services
Catherine Murphy
125. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of respite beds available for people with a disability in CHO7 in 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form. [50080/23]
Wed, 15 Nov 2023
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Hospital Waiting Lists
Catherine Murphy
141. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting to see each of the consultant paediatric neurologists at CHI, Temple Street. [50074/23]
Wed, 15 Nov 2023
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Health Service Executive
Catherine Murphy
142. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE HSE staff, by grade, working in the HSE national medical card unit. [50075/23]
Wed, 15 Nov 2023
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Home Care Packages
Catherine Murphy
143. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost in 2024 to provide an additional 20,000 intensive homecare packages. [50076/23]
Tue, 14 Nov 2023
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Departmental Funding
Catherine Murphy
459. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if his attention has been drawn to a petition (details supplied) in respect of funding; his plans to provide assistance to the named group; and if he can outline the rationale for not providing funding. [49783/23]
Wed, 8 Nov 2023
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Local Government Reform
Catherine Murphy
66. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he has reviewed the most recent report from the Council of Europe on the state of local democracy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48959/23]
Wed, 8 Nov 2023
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Local Government Reform
Catherine Murphy
67. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if the principles contained in the European Charter of Local Self Government which came into force with respect to Ireland in 2002 played any part in the Baseline Funding Allocation Review announced in recent months; if so, if he will outline how it complies with Article 9; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48960/23]
Wed, 8 Nov 2023
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Local Government Reform
Catherine Murphy
68. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the plans, if any, he has to address the local autonomy index (LAI) where Ireland recently recorded a score of 42 and has one of the lowest score rankings, just above Hungary, the Russian Federation and Moldova, when compared against 57 against all investigated countries (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48961/23]
Tue, 7 Nov 2023
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Ministerial Staff
Catherine Murphy
88. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Taoiseach 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. [47655/23]
Tue, 7 Nov 2023
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Ministerial Staff
Catherine Murphy
104. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs 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. [47647/23]
Tue, 7 Nov 2023
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Ministerial Staff
Catherine Murphy
146. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications 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. [47645/23]
Tue, 7 Nov 2023
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Ministerial Staff
Catherine Murphy
185. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence 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. [47642/23]
Tue, 7 Nov 2023
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Ministerial Staff
Catherine Murphy
224. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Transport 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. [47657/23]
Tue, 7 Nov 2023
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Driver Test
Catherine Murphy
248. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Transport if he will engage with the RSA in respect of the official driving test routes at a test centre in the context of their fairness (details supplied); if the RSA will review the routes and work with the local authority to remark the road and consider alternative locations to test drivers. [48079/23]
Tue, 7 Nov 2023
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Driver Test
Catherine Murphy
249. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Transport if he will provide a schedule by driving test centre, indicating the number of category B tests taken in 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023; and if he will provide a further breakdown of the number of failed tests as part of that schedule, in tabular form. [48080/23]
Tue, 7 Nov 2023
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Road Safety
Catherine Murphy
285. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Transport the amount that TII spent in 2022, and to date in 2023, on installation of crash barriers separating both directions of traffic on both national roads and motorways; the locations where crash barriers were installed; and the locations in 2024 where crash barriers will be installed separating both directions of traffic on both national roads and motorways. [48756/23]
Tue, 7 Nov 2023
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Ministerial Staff
Catherine Murphy
306. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Finance 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. [47646/23]
Tue, 7 Nov 2023
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State Properties
Catherine Murphy
347. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if the OPW conducted a traffic audit report at the Celbridge entrance to Castletown House following the loss of the M4 entrance; if so, he will publish this report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47504/23]
Tue, 7 Nov 2023
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Ministerial Staff
Catherine Murphy
352. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform 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. [47652/23]
Tue, 7 Nov 2023
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Ministerial Staff
Catherine Murphy
391. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of statements of interests for the purposes of section 19 filed by his special advisers in 2020, 2021 and 2022 and to date in 2023; and if he will provide a schedule of same. [47644/23]
Tue, 7 Nov 2023
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Corporate Governance
Catherine Murphy
411. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment 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. [48073/23]
Tue, 7 Nov 2023
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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]
Tue, 7 Nov 2023
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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]
Tue, 7 Nov 2023
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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]
Tue, 7 Nov 2023
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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]
Tue, 7 Nov 2023
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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]
Tue, 7 Nov 2023
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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]
Tue, 7 Nov 2023
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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]
Tue, 7 Nov 2023
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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]
Tue, 7 Nov 2023
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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]
Tue, 7 Nov 2023
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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]
Tue, 7 Nov 2023
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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]
Tue, 7 Nov 2023
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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]
Tue, 7 Nov 2023
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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]
Tue, 7 Nov 2023
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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]
Tue, 7 Nov 2023
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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]
Tue, 7 Nov 2023
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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]
Tue, 7 Nov 2023
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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]
Tue, 7 Nov 2023
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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]
Tue, 7 Nov 2023
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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]