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Wed, 8 May 2024
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Office of Public Works
Catherine Murphy
161. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 208 of 5 December 2023, if he has engaged with the local authority in respect of the future use of the building and/or the transfer of same to the local authority (details supplied); the date on which the OPW last made a site visit to the building and/or conducted a review of the structural integrity of the building; and if the OPW has been consulted in respect of plans for amenity development in the general surrounds of the structure. [20114/24]
Wed, 8 May 2024
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Office of Public Works
Catherine Murphy
162. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if the OPW has been consulted on or has plans to assist with the reopening of the Bray-Greystones cliff walk; and if he and/or the OPW have the mechanisms in place to provide funding for consultation, works and or project management in order to assist the local authority reopen the route. [20115/24]
Wed, 8 May 2024
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Electoral Process
Catherine Murphy
294. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will use a statutory instrument to give effect to empower a returning officer of a local election the authority to witness and retain a candidate's home address in lieu of displaying it on a ballot paper on request by a candidate. [20804/24]
Wed, 8 May 2024
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Social Welfare Benefits
Catherine Murphy
326. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will re-examine an application for a disability allowance in respect of a person based on the new information provided (details supplied). [20740/24]
Wed, 8 May 2024
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International Protection
Catherine Murphy
343. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Justice if she will provide the metrics she used to determine that 80% of persons seeking international protection had arrived in this jurisdiction via Northern Ireland; the date on which she and/or her officials began recording data in respect of migration figures via Northern Ireland to the State; and if she will provide the sample size of data used to determine the 80% figure. [20185/24]
Wed, 8 May 2024
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Official Engagements
Catherine Murphy
344. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Justice the date on which and precise time she was notified by the UK's Home Secretary that their meeting of 29 April 2024 was cancelled; if she has made efforts to reschedule this meeting; and if any of her officials are part of the Tánaiste's attendance at the British-Irish Intergovernmental Conference. [20186/24]
Wed, 8 May 2024
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An Garda Síochána
Catherine Murphy
360. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Justice further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 510, 511, 512 and 513 of 16 April 2024, if she will clarify whether the data provided is an accurate and true reflection of the data that was initially sought by this Deputy; and if she will provide the sources of the data she provided for figures relating to staffing figures at the location referenced. [20280/24]
Wed, 8 May 2024
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International Protection
Catherine Murphy
384. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Justice if she will provide a schedule to include the number of and county of arrival of persons who presented to the International Protection Office and ports of entry in this State who were subsequently referred to TUSLA for an assessment for services under the Child Care Act from 2022, 2023 and to date in 2024; and the number of persons who following that assessment by TUSLA are referred back to the IPO following a determination that they are an adult.; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20611/24]
Wed, 8 May 2024
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International Protection
Catherine Murphy
385. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Justice if she will provide the number of persons who were referred to TUSLA by the International Protection Office for an assessment for services under the Child Care Act in 2022, 2023 and to date in 2024; and the number of those referrals that are now unaccounted for and or missing. [20612/24]
Thu, 2 May 2024
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Córas Iompair Éireann
Catherine Murphy
122. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Transport the steps he will take to ensure that the benefits of CIÉ 1951 scheme active members will be protected and maintained, and that 1951 scheme pensioners will be awarded their long-awaited pension increase without delay. [19950/24]
Thu, 2 May 2024
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Córas Iompair Éireann
Catherine Murphy
123. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Transport the steps he will take to ensure that CIÉ immediately complies with its obligations to appoint CIÉ board-nominated members to the statutory CIÉ 1951 scheme pensions committee, pursuant to rule 12 of the scheme. [19951/24]
Thu, 2 May 2024
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An Garda Síochána
Catherine Murphy
137. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform to provide a schedule of Garda stations in Kildare and Wicklow that are subject of capital works, by location; the budget associated with same and nature of works; the stage the projects are at currently; and the expected completion date. [20084/24]
Thu, 2 May 2024
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An Garda Síochána
Catherine Murphy
138. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform to provide a schedule of Garda stations in Kildare and Wicklow that are subject of internal renovation and or retrofitting works by locations; the budget associated with same and nature of works; the stage the projects are at currently; and the expected completion date. [20085/24]
Thu, 2 May 2024
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Schools Building Projects
Catherine Murphy
166. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Education if she will provide the date on which a Gaelscoil building project tender (details supplied) will be approved and published; the date on which it is expected that the buildings will be completed and ready for use; if she will outline the reason for the delay in progressing this project; if her attention is drawn to difficulties now present in the context of accommodating pupils in the 2024/2025 school year; and her plan to remedy same. [20049/24]
Thu, 2 May 2024
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Regeneration Projects
Catherine Murphy
178. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide a note on the outcome of his Department's consideration of a project (details supplied); and if he has communicated same to the local authority; if he will confirm whether the plan has passed with approval Decision Gate 1 of the Public Spending Code. [20029/24]
Thu, 2 May 2024
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An Garda Síochána
Catherine Murphy
196. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Justice if she will provide a schedule of Garda stations not yet deemed surplus to the requirements of An Garda Síochána and not currently in use as Garda stations, by county. [20083/24]
Wed, 1 May 2024
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Passport Services
Catherine Murphy
88. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if his attention or that of his Passport Office officials has been drawn to the profile verification used by a company (details supplied) for accounts in that it requires an account holder to upload their passport details and also scans the e-chip of a passport; if official have engaged with the business in respect of this practice; if he and or his officials have conducted their own data protection risk analysis of this and other social media companies' requirement to upload passport details; and if he will set out his concerns in relation to these requirements. [19860/24]
Wed, 1 May 2024
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Adult Education Provision
Catherine Murphy
160. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Education if her Department provides grants for e-reader pens in respect of learning support aides to support adult learners (details supplied). [19887/24]
Wed, 1 May 2024
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Small and Medium Enterprises
Catherine Murphy
176. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he has engaged with Tailte Éireann in respect of valuation reforms for start-ups and established small to medium independent traders in the context of rate setting in the early years of their enterprises when they utilise physical shop spaces in the context of reducing commercial space dereliction in towns and villages across the State. [19888/24]
Wed, 1 May 2024
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An Garda Síochána
Catherine Murphy
202. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Justice the number of persons that were successful at stages 1 and 2 of the Garda trainee application process that were deemed to be generally unsuitable to be offered a place in phase 1 of Garda training in the past three years. [19896/24]
Wed, 1 May 2024
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An Garda Síochána
Catherine Murphy
203. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Justice the number of persons that were successful at stages 1 and 2 of the Garda trainee application process in the past three years; the totality of applicants in the past three years to the Garda trainee recruitment programmes; the number of persons that took part in stage 1 of the process over that time period; and the number that took part in stage two of that same time period, in tabular form. [19897/24]
Wed, 1 May 2024
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International Protection
Catherine Murphy
231. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will clarify the rationale for his Department relying on the advice of a planning consultant engaged by the service provider that a proposed change of use of a property (details supplied) to IPAS accommodation was compliant with planning requirements in view of the fact that his officials had their attention drawn prior to entering into the related contract, that the statutory planning authority, Kildare County Council, had already determined to the contrary and had initiated enforcement proceedings against the provider under the Planning and Development Acts. [19857/24]
Wed, 1 May 2024
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International Protection
Catherine Murphy
232. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will clarify his Department's description that as a fundamental requirement for all providers of IPA accommodation to demonstrate that such accommodation is fully compliant with fire safety requirements, the Department entered into a contract in relation to a premises (details supplied) at a time when proceedings under the Fire Services Act, that ultimately led to the issue of a Closure Notice, that had already been initiated against the provider by the Kildare County Council's Chief Fire Officer. [19858/24]
Wed, 1 May 2024
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International Protection
Catherine Murphy
233. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 345 of 1 February 2024, if he will clarify the current status of this contract since publication in the meantime of his Department's 'rate card' for such accommodation now means that there are no longer any commercially sensitive aspects to the contract that may need to be withheld in the public interest [19859/24]
Wed, 1 May 2024
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International Protection
Catherine Murphy
234. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will clarify his Department's description that as a fundamental requirement for all providers of IPA accommodation to demonstrate that such accommodation is fully compliant with fire safety requirements, the Department entered into a contract in relation to a premises (details supplied) at a time when proceedings under the Fire Services Act, that ultimately led to the issue of a Closure Notice, that had already been initiated against the provider by the Kildare County Council's Chief Fire Officer. [19884/24]
Wed, 1 May 2024
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Dental Services
Catherine Murphy
293. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of dentists, per CHO area nationally, as of 25 April 2024; and the number of persons under the age of 18 years waiting to be examined by a dentist in the public dentistry waiting list, by CHO region. [19686/24]
Wed, 1 May 2024
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Dental Services
Catherine Murphy
294. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the person to dentist ratio, per CHO region, as of 25 April 2024. [19687/24]
Wed, 1 May 2024
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Dental Services
Catherine Murphy
295. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of persons under the age of 13 years who have been referred from the school dental programme for children to a dentist for further examination and or procedures in 2023 and to date in 2024, by CHO region; the number in the waiting list, by CHO region; and the average time in each CHO to be seen by a dentist. [19688/24]
Tue, 30 Apr 2024
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Local Authorities
Catherine Murphy
138. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Taoiseach if he will provide the amount of grant-aid returned and or surrendered to his Department, by local authority in 2022, 2023 and to date in 2024, to include the heading of which it was intended for. [19369/24]
Tue, 30 Apr 2024
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Diplomatic Representation
Catherine Murphy
142. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he plans to open an Irish Embassy in Qatar. [18907/24]
Tue, 30 Apr 2024
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Official Engagements
Catherine Murphy
143. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he plans to invite his Finnish counterpart to Dublin for a bilateral meeting. [18908/24]
Tue, 30 Apr 2024
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Local Authorities
Catherine Murphy
154. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will provide the amount of grant-aid returned and or surrendered to his Department, by local authority in 2022, 2023 and to date in 2024, to include the heading of which it was intended for. [19361/24]
Tue, 30 Apr 2024
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Local Authorities
Catherine Murphy
175. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will provide the amount of grant-aid returned and or surrendered to his Department, by local authority in 2022, 2023 and to date in 2024, to include the heading of which it was intended for. [19359/24]
Tue, 30 Apr 2024
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Local Authorities
Catherine Murphy
183. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if he will provide the amount of grant-aid returned and or surrendered to his Department, by local authority in 2022, 2023 and to date in 2024, to include the heading of which it was intended for. [19356/24]
Tue, 30 Apr 2024
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Local Authorities
Catherine Murphy
215. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Transport if he will provide the amount of grant-aid returned and or surrendered to his Department, by local authority in 2022, 2023 and to date in 2024, to include the heading of which it was intended for. [19371/24]
Tue, 30 Apr 2024
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Tax Data
Catherine Murphy
243. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Finance the number and value of claims made under the charities VAT compensation scheme in each of the years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, and 2023, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19350/24]
Tue, 30 Apr 2024
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Philanthropy Initiatives
Catherine Murphy
244. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Finance the cost of supporting philanthropic giving under the new philanthropy strategy through the implementation of a direct tax incentive for major gifts of a minimum of €5,000 and maximum of €5 million; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19351/24]
Tue, 30 Apr 2024
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Local Authorities
Catherine Murphy
245. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide the amount of grant-aid returned and or surrendered to his Department, by local authority in 2022, 2023 and to date in 2024, to include the heading of which it was intended for. [19360/24]
Tue, 30 Apr 2024
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Charitable and Voluntary Organisations
Catherine Murphy
260. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the first and full-year cost of applying a 10% increase to the amount spent under service level agreements and grant aid agreements with the community, voluntary, charity and social enterprise sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19349/24]
Tue, 30 Apr 2024
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Local Authorities
Catherine Murphy
261. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if he will provide the amount of grant-aid returned and or surrendered to his Department, by local authority in 2022, 2023 and to date in 2024, to include the heading of which it was intended for. [19366/24]
Tue, 30 Apr 2024
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Brexit Supports
Catherine Murphy
271. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the way in which the €15 million allocated to his Department under the 2023 EU Brexit Adjustment Fund was spent; and if he will provide headings and sub-headings and amounts associated with same. [18898/24]
Tue, 30 Apr 2024
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Local Authorities
Catherine Murphy
275. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will provide the amount of grant-aid returned and or surrendered to his Department, by local authority in 2022, 2023 and to date in 2024, to include the heading of which it was intended for. [19358/24]
Tue, 30 Apr 2024
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School Accommodation
Catherine Murphy
334. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Education the annual cost to date in 2024 for prefab accommodation at a school (details supplied) in Naas, County Kildare; and the estimated cost of retaining the accommodation for 2025 and 2026, in tabular form. [19289/24]
Tue, 30 Apr 2024
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Schools Building Projects
Catherine Murphy
335. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Education the date on which she signed, or will sign, the letter of intent for a school project to reach completion stage (details supplied). [19290/24]
Tue, 30 Apr 2024
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School Accommodation
Catherine Murphy
336. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Education the annual cost to date in 2024 for security on an accommodation facility (details supplied) in Naas, County Kildare; and the estimated cost of retaining the security for 2025 and 2026, in tabular form. [19291/24]
Tue, 30 Apr 2024
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Schools Building Projects
Catherine Murphy
337. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Education the budget available for completion works at a school (details supplied) in Naas, County Kildare; and the timeline for the completion and opening of the building. [19292/24]
Tue, 30 Apr 2024
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Local Authorities
Catherine Murphy
350. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Education if she will provide the amount of grant-aid returned and or surrendered to her Department, by local authority in 2022, 2023 and to date in 2024, to include the heading of which it was intended for. [19357/24]
Tue, 30 Apr 2024
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Brexit Supports
Catherine Murphy
375. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the way in which the €7.75 million allocated to her Department under the 2023 EU Brexit Adjustment Fund was spent; and if she will provide headings and sub-headings and amounts associated with same. [18915/24]
Tue, 30 Apr 2024
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Departmental Funding
Catherine Murphy
383. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she will provide the amount of grant-aid returned and or surrendered to her Department, by local authority in 2022, 2023 and to date in 2024, to include the heading of which it was intended for. [19370/24]
Tue, 30 Apr 2024
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Departmental Expenditure
Catherine Murphy
419. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide the amount of grant-aid returned and or surrendered to his Department, by local authority in 2022, 2023 and to date in 2024, to include the heading of which it was intended for. [19364/24]