Parliamentary questions

Brexit Staff

Catherine Murphy

267. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the number of regular grade civil servants his Department has hired in advance of a no-deal Brexit; the number of specialist grade civil servants hired in advance of same; the budget made available in advance of Brexit for hiring of staff in advance of the UK withdrawal from the EU; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3324/19]

Brexit Staff

Catherine Murphy

269. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the number of regular grade civil servants her Department has hired in advance of a no-deal Brexit; the number of specialist grade civil servants hired in advance of same; the budget made available in advance of Brexit for hiring of staff in advance of the UK withdrawal from the EU; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3317/19]

Public Transport Expenditure

Catherine Murphy

535. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the funding available in 2019 for the improvement and provision of new cycling lanes by county in the context of allocations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2353/19]

Public Transport Expenditure

Catherine Murphy

536. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the funding allocated under the sustainable transport measures grants programme for 2018, in tabular form; the forecasted allocations for 2019; the way in which funding was allocated to projects and or beneficiaries of funding under the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2355/19]

Wind Energy Guidelines

Catherine Murphy

669. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the status of proposed guidelines regarding the development of industrial wind turbine farms; the date for the publication of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2501/19]

Wind Energy Guidelines

Catherine Murphy

670. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if consideration has been given to implementing a pause on all planning permission applications regarding industrial wind turbine farms nationwide until the publication of proposed guidelines for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2502/19]

Defence Forces Equipment

Catherine Murphy

102. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the sections of the Defence Forces using 5G communication technology here and-or abroad; if his Department use 5G here; his plans to make use of 5G; if he has received advice or consultancy on the use of 5G by the Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2016/19]

National Broadband Plan

Catherine Murphy

226. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the status of the awarding of a contract in respect of the national broadband plan; if his officials have provided him with an interim report and-or made recommendations on the awarding of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2017/19]

State Claims Agency

Catherine Murphy

133. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the health and safety management system reports and-or audits carried out on the Air Corps by the State Claims Agency in each of the years from 2006 to 2015; the year and author of each report and-or audit in the timeframe; if the reports have been published and-or classified as confidential; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1180/19]

National Treasury Management Agency Remuneration

Catherine Murphy

217. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 146 of 18 December 2018, if the National Treasury Management Agency will provide a breakdown of all discretionary performance related payments in tabular form (details supplied); the highest discretionary performance related payments made to a single employee in each of the years 2006 to 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1179/19]

Asylum Seeker Accommodation

Catherine Murphy

467. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of dwellings allocated by each local authority to meet the housing needs of persons seeking asylum and persons that are classified as refugees on an annual basis from 2014 to date, by year, in tabular form; the number of dwellings by local authority, by year, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1319/19]

Blood Donations

Catherine Murphy

715. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if the testing procedures engaged by the Irish Blood Transfusion Service in relation to the testing of all of blood donations it receives are audited or subject to audit by a third party or independent agency; the screening or testing that is conducted on all blood donations the service receives; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1181/19]

Blood Donations

Catherine Murphy

716. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if the Irish Blood Transfusion Service has considered an individual risk assessment system to be applied to all blood donors when they present to donate at blood donation clinics to assess the actual risk to the national blood supply posed by all blood donors; if the current system takes a full account of all donors who may be a risk to the national blood supply; his views on whether an individual risk assessment system for all donors would represent a best practice approach to the issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1182/19]

Broadband Service Provision

Catherine Murphy

869. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the amount which has been received historically under the revenue share terms with Enet regarding metropolitan area networks, MANs, phase 1 concession; the amount Enet has received; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54338/18]

Broadband Service Provision

Catherine Murphy

870. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the nature of the revisions made to the revenue share agreement between his Department and Enet regarding the phase 1 concession agreement with effect from 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54339/18]

Compulsory Purchase Orders

Catherine Murphy

1167. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the number of properties and amount of land acquired by each local authority in the past two years to date using compulsory purchase orders, by local authority and location of the property and-or lands, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1294/19]

Local Authority Staff

Catherine Murphy

1168. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the status of the recruitment of vacant property officers by local authorities and the dedicated vacant homes unit to be set up to co-ordinate their work; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1297/19]

Irish Prison Service

Catherine Murphy

238. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Justice and Equality his views on the manner in which a person (details supplied) was dismissed from the Civil Service; his further views on the expectation that rules, regulation, circulars and an injury warrant including amendments were adhered to regarding an incident on 18 May 1988 at Portlaoise Prison; if he or the State has a duty of care in respect of this person; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53520/18]

Prison Service Staff

Catherine Murphy

259. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 228 of 11 December 2018, the number of the 13 persons that have retired on grounds of ill health as a direct result of a recognised injury on duty from the Irish Prison Service; if they were subject to an injury warrant application by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53862/18]

Prison Service Staff

Catherine Murphy

260. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of prison officers that have been medically retired as a direct result of a recognised injury on duty by the chief medical officer in the Civil Service occupational health department in the past 20 years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53863/18]