Parliamentary questions

Northern Ireland

Peadar Tóibín

234. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the number of times he has visited the North of Ireland since he assumed office. [49270/23]

Official Engagements

Peadar Tóibín

240. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will list the occasions where he has met with or spoken to the Israeli Ambassador since he took office. [49271/23]

Greenways Provision

Peadar Tóibín

276. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Transport when construction of the Boyne Greenway will commence. [44818/23]

Public Inquiries

Peadar Tóibín

277. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Transport the number of tribunals, public investigations and commissions of investigations in process; the length of time each has been underway; when each will conclude; the cost to date of each; and the estimated cost of each at completion. [44814/23]

Tribunals of Inquiry

Peadar Tóibín

333. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Education the number of tribunals, public investigations and commissions of investigations in process; the length of time each has been underway; when each will conclude; the cost to date of each; and the estimated cost of each at completion. [44814/23]

Departmental Reviews

Peadar Tóibín

426. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice if she will publicly release a report commissioned by her Department in 2021, A Rapid Evidence Review of Knife Crime; what recommendations were contained in the report; how many were acted upon; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52915/23]

Departmental Reports

Peadar Tóibín

427. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice when she expects the Final Report of the High-Level Review Group of the Role of An Garda Síochána in the Public Prosecution System to be approved for publication by the Government; the reason for the delay; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52916/23]

Departmental Reviews

Peadar Tóibín

428. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice to explain the scope and purpose of the research Ethnic Monitoring in the Criminal Justice System commissioned by her Department in 2022; and when it will be finalised for publication; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52917/23]

Deportation Orders

Peadar Tóibín

429. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice the number of flights which have been chartered by the State in the past five years to return failed asylum seekers or those denied entry to the country back to the point of origin, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52918/23]

An Garda Síochána

Peadar Tóibín

430. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice the number of gardaí who took work-related stress leave and those who resigned from the force citing post-traumatic stress disorder as a reason for both; what supports are available from the State to current and former members of An Garda Síochána suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder in each of the past ten years, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52920/23]

Health Service Executive

Peadar Tóibín

134. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if there has been any engagement with the HSE with regard to funding Daisy Hill Hospital or access of southern patients to the hospital; if so, if he will detail how much investment the Government will provide; how many patients and what type of southern patients will have access to Daisy Hill Hospital; and if the Government has decided to provide funding, if there is any particular blockage to the delivery of funding. [52599/23]

Tax Data

Peadar Tóibín

33. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if the recent fall in corporation tax revenues has raised challenges in terms of public expenditure for his Department. [52076/23]

Public Expenditure Policy

Peadar Tóibín

44. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if he will list the occasions over the past twelve months in which Government Departments have requested additional funds from his Department; the purposes of these requests; which ones were granted; and which were refused. [52077/23]

Social Welfare Eligibility

Peadar Tóibín

377. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Social Protection when a person (details supplied) can expect to receive a decision on their application for disability allowance. [52180/23]

Social Welfare Payments

Peadar Tóibín

378. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Social Protection whether a person who applied for disability allowance before Christmas, but will not receive a decision until after Christmas, will be entitled to back payments to the date of application; and whether these back payments will also include the Christmas bonuses, lump sums and fuel allowance entitlements which accompany the disability allowance. [52181/23]

Social Welfare Eligibility

Peadar Tóibín

381. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Social Protection when a response will be issued by her Department to this Deputy in relation to a query regarding a household benefit claim (details supplied). [52207/23]

Domestic Violence

Peadar Tóibín

402. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice the number of times gardaí were called to the scene of a domestic violence incident in each county, in each of the past ten years and to date in 2023, in tabular form. [51884/23]

Immigration Policy

Peadar Tóibín

411. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice the number of flights arriving into each international airport in Ireland that have been attended by immigration officers as passengers disembark; how many passengers travelled without passports and documentation; their country of origin; how many were detained, and how many were denied entry and placed on return flights, in each of the past five years, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52053/23]

Immigration Policy

Peadar Tóibín

412. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice how many passengers arriving into each international airport in Ireland were found to have false passports and documentation at the point of entry, in each of the past five years, in tabular form. [52054/23]

Prison Service

Peadar Tóibín

422. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice the number of prisoners currently serving a custodial sentence in the State where a declaration was made to the courts and/or the prison services as having an official diagnosis of a disability or health condition under categories (details supplied), in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52442/23]

Departmental Data

Peadar Tóibín

423. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice the number of persons served with the Probation of Offenders Act 1907 in the State where a declaration was made to the courts as having an official diagnosis of a disability or health condition under categories (details supplied), in each of the past five years, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52443/23]

Departmental Data

Peadar Tóibín

618. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health to provide a breakdown in tabular form of the number of private nursing homes by county owned by domestic and international private investment firms, respectively; the names of each investment group; and the number of years of ownership of each nursing home. [52221/23]

Primary Care Centres

Peadar Tóibín

634. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the reason for the delay in completing the development of the primary care centre in Ballyhaunis, County Mayo; the reason the development on the project has ceased, given it was due to be operational in 2021; the person or body responsible for the delay; the steps the HSE is taking to recommence building works; at what stage are negotiations between the HSE, the main contractor and sub-contractor; when building works will recommence on this project; if there is an update on the completion date; and if he will provide a copy of the building contracts. [52392/23]

Commissions of Investigation

Peadar Tóibín

30. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of tribunals, public investigations and commissions of investigations in process; the length of time each has been underway; when each will conclude; the cost to date of each; and the estimated cost of each at completion. [44814/23]

Commissions of Investigation

Peadar Tóibín

129. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Finance the number of tribunals, public investigations and commissions of investigations in process; the length of time each has been underway; when each will conclude; the cost to date of each; and the estimated cost of each at completion. [44814/23]

National Broadband Plan

Peadar Tóibín

34. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications what percentage of Meath homes and businesses have benefitted from the roll-out of fibre broadband as part of the National Broadband Plan; of those that have yet to be reached, the predicted timeline before they are connected; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51299/23]

Disability Diagnoses

Peadar Tóibín

140. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth for a breakdown, in tabular form, of the number of children under the age of 12 years who have been referred for a public psychological assessment for autism. [51308/23]

Health Services

Peadar Tóibín

183. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health for a breakdown, in tabular form, of the number of children under the age of 12 years who have been referred for a public psychological assessment for specific learning disabilities including dyslexia and dyspraxia, and ADHD for each category, by year, from 2019 to 2023, and by county (details supplied); to provide a breakdown of the number of persons in a senior psychologist post working on assessments, by county, for the latest available year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51308/23]

Departmental Policies

Peadar Tóibín

87. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs what preparation his Department has undertaken for a united Ireland or a united Ireland referendum. [50585/23]

Middle East

Peadar Tóibín

101. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will examine the plight of two children trapped in Gaza. (details supplied). [51103/23]

Middle East

Peadar Tóibín

102. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs when he or his Department learnt first of the potential release date of Irish citizens from Gaza; and who informed he and his Department. [51165/23]

Driver Test

Peadar Tóibín

151. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Transport if he will open a second driving test centre in County Meath given the number of applicants and lengthy waiting times for a test. [50909/23]

An Garda Síochána

Peadar Tóibín

359. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice the amount of money seized by the Criminal Assets Bureau in each of the past 15 years and to date in 2023. [50575/23]

An Garda Síochána

Peadar Tóibín

360. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice the monetary value of assets seized by the Criminal Assets Bureau in each of the past 15 years, and to date in 2023. [50576/23]

An Garda Síochána

Peadar Tóibín

361. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice the amount in monetary value returned to the Exchequer by the Criminal Assets Bureau in each of the past 15 years and to date in 2023. [50577/23]

Departmental Functions

Peadar Tóibín

364. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice if a person (details supplied) has ever been considered by her Department for repatriation due to their previous criminal convictions in another EU Member State. [50702/23]

Health Service Executive

Peadar Tóibín

551. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the methods of communications the HSE has with the NHS in the north of Ireland to ensure that doctors who are found guilty of poor professional performance in one jurisdiction do not get work in the opposite jurisdiction (details supplied). [50976/23]

Recycling Policy

Peadar Tóibín

36. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if his Department has undertaken any study to determine the merit of a refundable tax on plastic bottles; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49281/23]

Public Inquiries

Peadar Tóibín

50. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the number of tribunals, public investigations and commissions of investigations in process; the length of time each has been underway; when each will conclude; the cost to date of each; and the estimated cost of each at completion. [44814/23]

Housing Policy

Peadar Tóibín

159. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if a person can be put on a local authority housing list in Ireland if they have a house in another EU Member State; and if local authorities check this fact. [50325/23]

School Transport

Peadar Tóibín

83. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Education to examine an application for special education transport (details supplied). [50096/23]

North-South Interconnector

Peadar Tóibín

26. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she has received any correspondence from rural community groups expressing concerns over the construction of the North-South Interconnector in Meath, Cavan and Monaghan; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49412/23]

Departmental Properties

Peadar Tóibín

28. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will list all the empty or unused buildings owned by her Department; and if he will detail their locations. [49413/23]

Flood Risk Management

Peadar Tóibín

147. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform what plans his Department has to reduce the risk of flooding nationwide; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49282/23]

Bus Éireann

Peadar Tóibín

215. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Education if she will review the disparity between Bus Éireann drivers with regard to illness pay (details supplied). [49780/23]

Climate Change Policy

Peadar Tóibín

242. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he intends to implement the recommendations of the Report of the Inter-Departmental Group on National Coastal Change Management Strategy which was recently published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49284/23]

General Practitioner Services

Peadar Tóibín

594. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if the HSE will assign a GP to a person (details supplied) where all local GPs are fully subscribed. [49907/23]

Public Inquiries

Peadar Tóibín

630. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the number of tribunals, public investigations and commissions of investigations in process; the length of time each has been underway; when each will conclude; the cost to date of each; and the estimated cost of each at completion. [44814/23]

Hospital Investigations

Peadar Tóibín

40. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health for an update on the review underway into matters in Letterkenny University Hospital (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48770/23]

Official Engagements

Peadar Tóibín

48. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if he will provide a list of hospitals he has visited over the past 12 months. [48771/23]

Local Authorities

Peadar Tóibín

118. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his Department has undertaken any study to determine what the average turnaround time is for reletting when a local authority house is vacated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48724/23]

Housing Schemes

Peadar Tóibín

149. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the amount of money paid out under the vacant property refurbishment grant since it was established; and if he will provide details in relation to the qualification criteria for the grant. [48725/23]

School Transport

Peadar Tóibín

214. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Education further to Parliamentary Question No. 190 of 19 October 2023, if she will provide a status update on the contract for a special education bus; and if she will provide a timeline as to when she expects it to be operational. [49124/23]

Heritage Sites

Peadar Tóibín

232. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his Department has examined the tourism potential of Dowth Hall, Slane, County Meath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44819/23]

Public Inquiries

Peadar Tóibín

233. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of tribunals, public investigations and commissions of investigations in process; the length of time each has been under way; when each will conclude; the cost to date of each; and the estimated cost of each at completion. [44814/23]

Disease Management

Peadar Tóibín

311. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of dialysis patients from Meath travelling to hospitals located outside the county, by hospital, for each of the past five years, in tabular form; the number of those who were transported to each hospital arranged through the HSE; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49131/23]

Cabinet Committees

Peadar Tóibín

3. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on housing will next meet. [46371/23]

Disability Services

Peadar Tóibín

100. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth how many healthcare professionals are employed within each HSE region including psychiatrists, psychologists and multi-disciplinary support service professionals with expertise in forensic learning disabilities; how many of the recommendations were acted on following a report in 2005 by the Forensic Learning Disability Psychiatry Working Group, People with a Learning Disability Who Offend; Forgiven but Forgotten including the establishment of national forensic learning disability service; how many persons with a diagnosed learning disability have been referred to forensic learning disability services outside the State for each year since 2005; the cost, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49060/23]

Northern Ireland

Peadar Tóibín

2. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his recent meeting with the British Prime Minister. [46374/23]

Departmental Reports

Peadar Tóibín

8. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Taoiseach his views on the recently published annual report of his Department. [46370/23]

Commissions of Investigation

Peadar Tóibín

14. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Taoiseach the number of tribunals, public investigations and commissions of investigation in process; the length of time each has been under way; when each will conclude; the cost to date of each; and the estimated cost of each at completion. [46827/23]

Departmental Funding

Peadar Tóibín

202. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Transport the reasons the €170,000 announced for Ballyhaunis under the Smarter Travel funding is no longer available; where this secured funding has gone; when these funds will be made available; and the date upon which the works will commence (details supplied). [47249/23]

EU Funding

Peadar Tóibín

377. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform how much of the EU Solidarity Fund is available to Ireland and how much has been drawn down to date by the State; how much has been distributed to victims of flooding to date; and how much of this fund has been drawn down in total by other countries [48451/23]

EU Funding

Peadar Tóibín

378. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform how much of the Civil Protection Humanitarian Aid is available to Ireland and how much has been drawn down to date by the State; how much has been distributed to victims of flooding to date; and how much of this fund has been drawn down in total by other countries. [48452/23]

Flood Risk Management

Peadar Tóibín

379. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform to list all of the flood relief schemes that have been identified as necessary by the OPW; to detail for each if they have had their design complete; if they have gone to planning; when planning will be submitted, those with planning refused, those with planning granted, those with a future construction start date (please include start date), those started and those nearing completion. [48453/23]

Vacant Properties

Peadar Tóibín

683. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of applications received for the vacant properties refurbishment grant in each of the last 12 months, the number of successful applications, the number of grants paid out under the scheme and the total value of grants actually paid out, in tabular form. [48723/23]

School Meals Programme

Peadar Tóibín

754. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Social Protection the name of each company contracted to provide the hot school meals programme, in tabular form; the total cost and duration of each contract; the numbers of schools and students in each county availing of the programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48218/23]

Prison Service

Peadar Tóibín

801. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice if male-born sex offenders will be located in the new women’s prison; and if prisoners will have access to communal spaces within the prison. [47507/23]

An Garda Síochána

Peadar Tóibín

813. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice the number of persons recruited to An Garda Síochána in each of the past five years and to date in 2023, in tabular form. [47767/23]

An Garda Síochána

Peadar Tóibín

814. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice the number of gardaí who took early retirement in each of the past five years and to date in 2023, in tabular form. [47768/23]

An Garda Síochána

Peadar Tóibín

815. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice the number of gardaí who have left the force in each of the past five years and to date in 2023, in tabular form. [47769/23]

An Garda Síochána

Peadar Tóibín

816. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice the number of gardaí who have been assaulted while on duty in each of the past five years and to date in 2023, in tabular form. [47770/23]

An Garda Síochána

Peadar Tóibín

818. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice the number of gardaí who have taken stress leave in each of the past five years and to date in 2023, in tabular form. [47794/23]

An Garda Síochána

Peadar Tóibín

819. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice the number of ongoing investigations into bullying within the Garda. [47795/23]

Departmental Funding

Peadar Tóibín

977. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when funding will be made available for a day service placement (details supplied). [47376/23]

Hospital Waiting Lists

Peadar Tóibín

1102. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health how many people are on the waiting list for an MRI in each hospital in Ireland; the average wait time and the longest wait time for an MRI in each hospital in Ireland; the number of days a week that each MRI service is in operation in each hospital in Ireland; the number of staff necessary to operate each MRI in each hospital in the country for five days a week; and the actual number employed for each hospital. [47328/23]

Hospital Facilities

Peadar Tóibín

1124. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the status of the stepdown unit in Monaghan General Hospital; if it is fully operational; how many beds are operational; and how many patients have stayed in beds in the hospital for each month of the past five years. [47419/23]

Health Strategies

Peadar Tóibín

1168. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the reason many women received appointment letters from Breast Health in the Mater Hospital for Friday, 20 October 2023, only to discover upon turning up for the appointment that the Breast Health system recorded the appointment date as Friday, 27 October, and was not expecting them for another week; the number of women affected by the issue; if he will apologise to the women in question for the distress caused to them as they awaited biopsy results; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47702/23]

Tribunals of Inquiry

Peadar Tóibín

15. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the number of tribunals, public investigations and commissions of investigations in process; the length of time each has been under way; when each will conclude; the cost to date of each; and the estimated cost of each at completion. [44814/23]

Farm Costs

Peadar Tóibín

76. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the percentage increase in the cost of farm fertiliser in each of the past 24 months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46377/23]

Agriculture Schemes

Peadar Tóibín

96. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department collates statistics on the number of persons who obtain a green cert qualification; and, if so, if he will provide a year-by-year breakdown of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46378/23]

Tribunals of Inquiry

Peadar Tóibín

220. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of tribunals, public investigations and commissions of investigations in process; the length of time each has been underway; when each will conclude; the cost to date of each; and the estimated cost of each at completion. [44814/23]

Mother and Baby Homes

Peadar Tóibín

1. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Taoiseach if he will provide a list of the State apologies issued by Taoisigh in each of the past ten years, and to date in 2023. [42621/23]

Cabinet Committees

Peadar Tóibín

4. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Taoiseach if he will provide a list of the Cabinet committees on which he sits. [44812/23]

Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements

Peadar Tóibín

11. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his attendance at the recent European Political Community meeting in Granada, Spain. [46373/23]

Departmental Legal Cases

Peadar Tóibín

22. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Taoiseach the number of legal cases taken against his Department in each of the past ten years, and to date in 2023 [44815/23]

Flood Risk Management

Peadar Tóibín

70. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the start and completion timeframes for each localised flood relief scheme including Midleton, County Cork; and the reasons for the delays in completion of each scheme. [46876/23]

School Transport

Peadar Tóibín

86. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Education further to Parliamentary Question No. 250 of 17 October 2023, what actions she has undertaken to investigate spare seat capacity on the school bus in question from Ballivor to Longwood, County Meath, when it has been confirmed to parents at a local level that there are five spare seats on the bus; her reasons for stating there are no spare seats; who informed her; if she will apply practical common sense in allocating those spare seats to the students referenced without further delay; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46774/23]

School Transport

Peadar Tóibín

87. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Education to provide an analysis to date of the number of school transport tickets allocated that are not being utilised and the consequent number of spare seats for the school year 2023-24, by county, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46798/23]

School Transport

Peadar Tóibín

97. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Education further to Parliamentary Question No. 249 of 17 October 2023, what actions she has undertaken to investigate spare seat capacity on the school bus in question from Ballivor to Trim, County Meath, when it has been confirmed to the parents at a local level that there are spare seats on the bus not used; her reasons for stating there are no spare seats; who informed her; if she will apply practical common sense in allocating a spare seat to the student referenced without further delay; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46916/23]

Social Welfare Eligibility

Peadar Tóibín

124. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will examine and expedite a case on behalf of a person (details supplied), given the length of time the original application is on the system. [46861/23]

Asylum Applications

Peadar Tóibín

132. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice the locations of entry of people who have applied for international protection in each of the past five years and to date in 2023. [46784/23]

Asylum Applications

Peadar Tóibín

133. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice the locations where people have made their application for asylum in each of the past five years and to date in 2023. [46785/23]

Asylum Applications

Peadar Tóibín

134. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice the location of residence of each applicant for asylum in each of the past five years and to date in 2023. [46786/23]

Asylum Applications

Peadar Tóibín

135. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice the percentage of those coming to Ireland to seek asylum who are coming through the North of Ireland. [46787/23]

Asylum Applications

Peadar Tóibín

136. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice how many people already in Ireland under a student visa, holiday visa and so on have applied for asylum in each of the past five years and to date in 2023. [46788/23]

Asylum Seekers

Peadar Tóibín

138. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice how many people who have come through or are in the asylum application process and are resident in Ireland have criminal records; and how many people who have come through or are in the asylum application process and who were resident in Ireland have been sent home in each of the past five years and to date in 2023 as a result of having a criminal record either gained abroad or in Ireland. [46800/23]

Asylum Seekers

Peadar Tóibín

139. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice how many asylum applicants have failed the asylum application process in each of the past five years and to date in 2023; and how many of this cohort have left Ireland and-or have been removed from Ireland in the corresponding timeframe. [46801/23]

Asylum Seekers

Peadar Tóibín

159. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if his Department is planning to locate asylum seekers in Coole, County Westmeath, and in Castlepollard, County Westmeath; if so, how many; their country of origin; their gender and age bracket; if he or his Department have engaged in any consultation whatsoever with the communities; and what funding will be provided for community resources in each case. [46791/23]

Disability Services

Peadar Tóibín

179. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health how many healthcare professionals are employed within each HSE region, including psychiatrists, psychologists and multidisciplinary support service professionals with expertise in forensic learning disabilities; how many of the recommendations were acted on following a report in 2005 by the Forensic Learning Disability Psychiatry Working Group, ‘People with a Learning Disability Who Offend: Forgiven but Forgotten’, including the establishment of national forensic learning disability service; how many persons with a diagnosed learning disability have been referred to forensic learning disability services outside the State for each year since 2005 and the cost of same, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46811/23]