Parliamentary questions

Public Procurement Contracts

Catherine Murphy

119. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the contingency plan in place to build, own and operate a State-owned national digital radio services network upon the cessation of the eight to ten year contract with a company (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45037/17]

Disability Services Provision

Catherine Murphy

220. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of supported accommodation placements for full-time residential care specifically for adults with special needs that are operational in each county, in tabular form; the service user capacity of these houses that are for full-time residential care; the future planning for the long-term residential needs of this category of person; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44628/17]

Disability Services Provision

Catherine Murphy

221. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of supported accommodation placements for respite care specifically for adults with special needs that are operational in each county, in tabular form; the service user capacity of these houses; the capacity in each of the years 2010 to 2016 and to date in 2017 for respite beds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44629/17]

Disability Services Provision

Catherine Murphy

222. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of supported accommodation placements in houses specifically for adults with special needs that are planned to accommodate growth of demand for residential care placements in line with an ageing population of carers currently dependent on respite services for each county, in tabular form; the expected increase in service user capacity of these houses in the next five years; the funding available to increase placements; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44630/17]

Disability Services Provision

Catherine Murphy

223. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of supported accommodation houses specifically for adults with special needs that are operational in each county, in tabular form; the funding that has been allocated per county in each of the years 2010 to 2016 and to date in 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44631/17]

Disability Services Provision

Catherine Murphy

224. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of supported accommodation houses specifically funded by the HSE for adults with special needs that are operational in each county, in tabular form; the service user capacity of these houses which are directly funded by the HSE, co-funded by other funding and operated by private companies and operated by private companies alone; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44632/17]

Disability Services Provision

Catherine Murphy

225. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of supported accommodation houses specifically for adults with special needs that are operational in each county, in tabular form; the service user capacity of these houses; the capacity in each of the years 2010 to 2016 and to date in 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44633/17]

Sports Events

Catherine Murphy

321. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport further to Parliamentary Question No. 27 of 11 October 2017, the safeguards, protections and considerations that have been built in as part of Ireland's bid for the hosting of the Rugby World Cup in 2023 in the context of Brexit; if there have been discussions at European level regarding same; the way in which north-south cohesion will be maintained post-Brexit in the event the island of Ireland is the host venue for the tournament; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44595/17]

Roads Maintenance Funding

Catherine Murphy

342. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the allocation of funding from his Department to local authorities specifically for roads over the past three years to date in 2017, by amount granted to each local authority; the purpose of the funding such as construction, road maintenance and so on, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44919/17]

Roads Maintenance Funding

Catherine Murphy

343. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the allocation of funding from his Department to local authorities specifically for roads, by amount granted to each local authority; the purpose of the funding such as construction, road maintenance and so on, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44921/17]

Local Authority Housing Data

Catherine Murphy

409. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the number of land plots or sites that local authorities have purchased in the past 20 years that were bought with the intended use of housing provision that his Department has determined as not suitable for same by local authority, location in the local authority, initial cost at purchase and most recent market valuation, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44642/17]

Local Authority Housing Data

Catherine Murphy

410. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the locations of the sites submitted by all local authorities that were excluded due to their unsuitability to be included on the Rebuilding Ireland housing land map, by local authority and site location; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44643/17]

Derelict Sites Data

Catherine Murphy

423. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the way in which an unfinished building is added to his Department's list of officially listed derelict sites (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44802/17]

Garda National Immigration Bureau

Catherine Murphy

134. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if construction works have commenced for the new immigration facilities for the Garda National Immigration Bureau at Dublin airport; the estimated duration of the works; the estimated cost of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44531/17]

Garda Equipment

Catherine Murphy

135. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to supply additional funding to the Garda air support unit; the Garda helicopters that An Garda Síochána currently has; the make, model and year of purchase of the fleet by aircraft; his plans to dispose of these assets and purchase a modern fleet; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44533/17]

Garda Resources

Catherine Murphy

136. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if the same criteria including census data and crime statistics will influence the redistribution of resources to ensure strategic planning of force allocation in view of the fact that the census of population is to be included as a criterion for the allocation of resources; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44538/17]

Garda Station Closures

Catherine Murphy

157. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 99 of 4 October 2017, the process and method by which a closed Garda station was repurposed and assigned to a body or group; if there was an application process; if the closed stations were publicly advertised as being available for alternative uses; if planning permission was sought for change of use; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43433/17]

Criminal Assets Bureau

Catherine Murphy

160. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of lands he has presented for sale in the past ten years that were previously subject to seizure by the Criminal Assets Bureau under the Proceeds of Crime Acts; the number of lands that were eventually sold; the amount of money that was raised from the sales; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43461/17]

Criminal Assets Bureau

Catherine Murphy

161. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of properties he has presented for sale in the past ten years that were previously subject to seizure by the Criminal Assets Bureau under the Proceeds of Crime Act; the number of properties that eventually sold; the amount of money that was raised from the sales; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43462/17]

Criminal Assets Bureau

Catherine Murphy

214. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the most recent valuation of all land seized by the Criminal Assets Bureau; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43378/17]