Parliamentary questions

Departmental Staff

Alan Kelly

174. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the number of WTE principal geologists employed by his Department in the years 2022, 2023 and to date in 2024, in tabular form; and the civil service grade in which this post is normally filled. [16416/24]

Defence Forces

Alan Kelly

188. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence when the fees for the Defence Forces School of Music to perform at commercial events were last increased. [16390/24]

Departmental Expenditure

Alan Kelly

189. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the amount spent on purchasing military equipment from companies based in Japan in 2023 and Q1 2024, in tabular form. [16391/24]

Cycling Policy

Alan Kelly

208. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Transport the estimated full-year cost of establishing a public bike scheme in County Tipperary consisting of eight bike stations and 64 bikes. [16409/24]

Tax Data

Alan Kelly

224. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Finance the estimated revenue that would be raised to the end of January 2025 by tapering personal PAYE and earned income tax credit at a rate of 2% per €1,000 for individuals' income between €180,000 and €300,000, effective from 1 May 2024. [16407/24]

Departmental Data

Alan Kelly

248. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the number of suppliers currently on the Office of Government Procurement Multi-Supplier Framework for the provision of printing services. [16415/24]

Workplace Relations Commission

Alan Kelly

262. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the estimated full-year cost to double the number of Workplace Relations Commission inspectors. [16410/24]

Capital Expenditure Programme

Alan Kelly

377. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if any capital projects under the remit of her Department have received EU funding in the years of 2023 and to date in 2024; if so, the name of the capital work project; and the amount of EU funding received per project, in tabular form. [16413/24]

Departmental Data

Alan Kelly

397. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of WTE qualified arborists employed by his Department as of 9 April 2024, in tabular form. [16403/24]

An Garda Síochána

Alan Kelly

516. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice further to Parliamentary Question No. 91 of 28 February 2024, if she has received the necessary information from the Garda authorities to have this Parliamentary Question answered. [16397/24]

An Garda Síochána

Alan Kelly

517. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice if each of the recommendations of the Garda Inspectorate Report in 2019 on public order training have been fully implemented; and if not, the recommendations that have yet to be implemented. [16398/24]

An Garda Síochána

Alan Kelly

518. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice if funding has been secured in 2024 to purchase additional vehicles for the Garda armed support units. [16399/24]

An Garda Síochána

Alan Kelly

519. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice to Parliamentary Question No. 454 of 23 January 2024, if she has received the necessary information from the Garda authorities to have this Parliamentary Question answered. [16400/24]

Probation and Welfare Service

Alan Kelly

520. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice the number of full-time probation officers by grade employed by her Department in the years of 2023 and to date in 2024, in tabular form. [16401/24]

An Garda Síochána

Alan Kelly

521. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice if any gardaí have gone to the UK for specialist training which is not available within the State in 2023 and to date in 2024; and if so, the type of training sought and the duration of this training, in tabular form. [16402/24]

Harbours and Piers

Alan Kelly

552. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the dates in 2024 where he has visited each of the fisheries harbours under the remit of his Department; and the purpose of each visit, in tabular form. [16411/24]

Departmental Staff

Alan Kelly

553. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of WTE vacancies, by job title, currently at his Department's Laboratory at Backweston; and the estimated timeframe for when each of those vacancies will be filled, in tabular form. [16412/24]

Disability Services

Alan Kelly

588. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of student placements in CDNT based in Tipperary in the years of 2022, 2023 and to date in 2024, in tabular form. [16404/24]

Departmental Data

Alan Kelly

589. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of children with disabilities on waiting lists for overnight respite care in County Tipperary; and the number of those who currently receive respite but have requested more nights. [16405/24]

Departmental Contracts

Alan Kelly

590. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of contracts a company (details supplied) has had with his Department in 2023 and to date in 2024; and the nature of services this company provided to his Department during this period, in tabular form. [16406/24]

Hospital Procedures

Alan Kelly

680. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health how many operations have been cancelled in Croom Hospital on a weekly basis since 1 January 2024, in tabular form.; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16200/24]

Hospital Procedures

Alan Kelly

681. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health how many operations have been cancelled in Nenagh Hospital on a weekly basis since 1 January 2024, in tabular form. [16201/24]

Hospital Procedures

Alan Kelly

682. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health how many operations have been cancelled in Ennis Hospital on a weekly basis since 1 January 2024, in tabular form. [16202/24]

Hospital Procedures

Alan Kelly

683. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health how many operations have been cancelled in St. Johns Hospital on a weekly basis since 1 January 2024, in tabular form. [16203/24]

Hospital Procedures

Alan Kelly

684. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health how many operations have been cancelled in UHL on a weekly basis since 1 January 2024, in tabular form. [16204/24]

Hospital Staff

Alan Kelly

707. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE accident and emergency department nurses based at Tipperary University Hospital in the years of 2022, 2023 and to date in 2024, in tabular form; and if this number will be further increased this year. [16392/24]

Hospital Staff

Alan Kelly

708. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultant oncologist based in Cork University Hospital in the years of 2023 and to date in 2024, in tabular form. [16393/24]

Health Services Staff

Alan Kelly

709. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the estimated full-year cost to recruit two additional WTE orthodontics specialists, two additional senior dental hygienists and two additional senior dental surgeons for the public dental services. [16394/24]

Health Services Staff

Alan Kelly

710. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the number of plastic surgeries procedures carried out at University Hospital Limerick in the years of 2023 and to date in 2024, in tabular form. [16395/24]

Health Services Staff

Alan Kelly

711. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultant general adult psychiatrists with a special interest in substance misuse in the CHO5 mental health service in the years of 2023 and to date in 2024, in tabular form. [16396/24]

Nursing Homes

Alan Kelly

714. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health when the new 50-bed St. Camillus nursing home in Limerick will be opened; and when the other 25-bed additional unit is planned to be open. [16423/24]

Further and Higher Education

Alan Kelly

759. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of approved PLC places in County Tipperary in the years of 2022, 2023 and to date in 2024, in tabular form. [16414/24]

Departmental Contracts

Alan Kelly

772. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the number of contracts with (details supplied) her Department has had with in the years of 2023 and to date in 2024; and the nature of services this company provided to her Department during this period, in tabular form. [16408/24]

Public Sector Pay

Alan Kelly

265. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science when it is intended to pay all employees in higher education institutions the recently agreed pay increase of 2.25% backdated to 1 January 2024; if he will ensure that sufficient funding is provided to HEIs to meet the increased pay costs; and if he will confirm that there will be no delay in paying the increased rate of pay at University College Cork and at TU Dublin despite the current financial difficulties being faced in these HEIs. [15881/24]

Third Level Education

Alan Kelly

266. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if all capital projects at University College Cork are currently subject to review by the HEA; and what start and completion dates are anticipated for the new Cork University Business School Building and the new Cork Dental School Building. [15882/24]

Third Level Education

Alan Kelly

267. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if University College Cork has submitted its 2022/2023 annual accounts to the Higher Education Authority; and when it is anticipated that the Annual Accounts will be published. [15883/24]

Third Level Education

Alan Kelly

268. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the amount of money paid by University College Cork to the UCC Academy in the financial year 2022/2023 for services provided. [15884/24]

Third Level Education

Alan Kelly

269. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the total amount of money paid by University College Cork to off campus restaurants for hospitality for the financial year 2022/2023. [15885/24]

Third Level Education

Alan Kelly

270. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the total amount of money paid by University College Cork for travel accommodation and subsistence for employees for the financial year 2022/2023. [15886/24]

State Properties

Alan Kelly

127. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 531 of 13 February 2024, on what dates the inspection of Baggot Street Hospital was carried out; and by whom in his Department. [15515/24]

Departmental Expenditure

Alan Kelly

128. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the cost of the five largest refurbishments to date of public buildings carried out by his Department to cater for Ukrainian refugees and/or international protection applicants, by location, in tabular form. [15517/24]

Departmental Data

Alan Kelly

129. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to provide a list of all buildings that have asbestos that are providing accommodation for Ukrainian refugees and/or international protection applicants, by location, in tabular form. [15518/24]

Nursing Homes

Alan Kelly

152. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the number of long- and short-stay nursing home beds in counties Tipperary, Clare, and Limerick, in tabular form; and whether they are from public or private providers. [15596/24]

Hospital Facilities

Alan Kelly

153. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health if he directed the HSE to open the medical assessment units in Nenagh, Ennis and St. John's hospitals on a 24-hour basis. [15597/24]

Nursing Homes

Alan Kelly

154. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health if he will outline, given his decision to repurpose the new 50-bed community nursing home unit in Nenagh, what he is proposing the HSE does now to substitute for this and to provide long- and short-term nursing home care to the people of Nenagh and north Tipperary. [15598/24]

Nursing Homes

Alan Kelly

164. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health on what date he was notified by the HSE that it was not opening the new community nursing home in Nenagh in 2024. [15621/24]

Nursing Homes

Alan Kelly

165. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the expected final cost of the full construction of the new Nenagh community nursing home (including land costs).; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15622/24]

Development Contributions

Alan Kelly

596. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he intends to extend the local authority fees/Irish Water waiver scheme beyond 24 April 2024. [13571/24]

Hospital Services

Alan Kelly

1351. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health if he directed the HSE to temporarily use the new unopened Nenagh Community Nursing Home as a step down facility for acute care based on the overcrowding in UHL; if he was asked by any member of the Houses of the Oireachtas to do the same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14255/24]

Official Engagements

Alan Kelly

130. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications when he last met the CEO of the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland. [13335/24]

Defence Forces

Alan Kelly

138. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the number of personnel, by rank, currently in the Defence Forces Medical Corps; and if he will provide the corresponding figures as of 1 April 2021, in tabular form. [13341/24]

Greenways Provision

Alan Kelly

158. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Transport if he will provide an update on the investment in greenways in Tipperary under the NDP. [13347/24]

Rail Network

Alan Kelly

159. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Transport the capital budget allocation for his Department for rail transport in the years of 2023, 2024 and 2025, in tabular form. [13348/24]

Office of Public Works

Alan Kelly

190. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the number of OPW WTE staff, by job title, which are based in the Rock of Cashel; and if this number will be further increased during the peak tourism season. [13346/24]

Social Welfare Payments

Alan Kelly

239. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will advise on the last review carried out by her Department with regard to lone parent allowance recipients; and if she will provide figures from review decisions, in tabular form. [13342/24]

EU Funding

Alan Kelly

247. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice further to Parliamentary Question No. 359 of 27 February 2024, if she has received the necessary information from the Garda authorities to have this PQ answered. [13337/24]

Residency Permits

Alan Kelly

248. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice the amount of revenue generated through the issuing of Irish residence permits in the years of 2022, 2023 and to date in 2024, in tabular form. [13338/24]

An Garda Síochána

Alan Kelly

249. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice further to Parliamentary Question No. 91 of 28 February 2024, if she has received the necessary information from the Garda authorities to have this PQ answered. [13339/24]

An Garda Síochána

Alan Kelly

250. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice the number of gardaí, by rank, attached to the Garda band as of 14 March 2024. [13340/24]

Hospital Staff

Alan Kelly

278. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE registrars in emergency medicine at Tipperary University Hospital in 2023 and to date in 2024, in tabular form; and if this number will be further increased this year. [13343/24]

Hospital Facilities

Alan Kelly

279. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the number of theatres in use at University Hospital Limerick to date in 2024; and the hours that each theatre is available for procedures, in tabular form. [13344/24]

Hospital Staff

Alan Kelly

280. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultant paediatric ENT surgeons at Cork University Hospital in 2023 and to date in 2024, in tabular form. [13345/24]

Rural Schemes

Alan Kelly

337. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the capital projects that have been undertaken by her Department in Tipperary since January 2022; and the funding allocated each year, in tabular form. [13336/24]

International Protection

Alan Kelly

798. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice if she will provide details in relation to the International Protection Office for each of the years 2021, 2022 and 2023, in tabular form (details supplied). [11582/24]

International Protection

Alan Kelly

823. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice the number of applicants for protection under the International Protection Act 2015 that had access to the labour market in each of the years 2021, 2022 and 2023. [12055/24]

International Protection

Alan Kelly

835. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice the number of unsuccessful applicants for protection under the International Protection Act 2015 who were deported/removed from the State in each of the years 2021, 2022 and 2023. [12168/24]

International Protection

Alan Kelly

836. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice the amount the State spent on the removal of unsuccessful applicants for protection under the International Protection Act 2015 in each of the years 2021, 2022 and 2023. [12169/24]

International Protection

Alan Kelly

837. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice the amount the State spent on commercial airline travel for the removal of unsuccessful applicants for protection under the International Protection Act 2015 in each of the years 2021, 2022 and 2023. [12170/24]

International Protection

Alan Kelly

838. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice how many unsuccessful applicants for protection under the International Protection Act 2015 were given leave to remain or had their presence in the State otherwise regularised in each of the years 2021, 2022 and 2023. [12171/24]

International Protection

Alan Kelly

839. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice how many unsuccessful applicants for protection under the International Protection Act 2015 were evicted from direct provision in each of the years 2021, 2022 and 2023. [12172/24]

International Protection

Alan Kelly

840. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice how many unsuccessful applicants for protection under the 2015 were provided with accommodation by the State outside of the IPAS structure in each of the years 2021, 2022 and 2023. [12173/24]

International Protection

Alan Kelly

841. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice how many unsuccessful applicants, after the ultimate conclusion of their protection applications, continued to enjoy access to the labour market in each of the years 2021, 2022 and 2023. [12174/24]

International Protection

Alan Kelly

842. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice how many decisions of the IPO on international protection were appealed to the International Protection Appeals Tribunal in each of the years 2021, 2022 and 2023. [12176/24]

International Protection

Alan Kelly

843. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice how many decisions of the IPO on subsidiary protection were appealed to the International Protection Appeals Tribunal in each of the years 2021, 2022 and 2023. [12177/24]

International Protection

Alan Kelly

844. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice how many decisions of the IPO under Dublin III were appealed to the International Protection Appeals Tribunal in each of the years 2021, 2022 and 2023. [12178/24]

International Protection

Alan Kelly

845. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice how many decisions of the IPO on the grounds of inadmissibility were appealed to the International Protection Appeals Tribunal in each of the years 2021, 2022 and 2023. [12179/24]

International Protection

Alan Kelly

846. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice how many full-time decision makers were employed by the International Protection Appeals Tribunal in each of the years 2021, 2022 and 2023. [12180/24]

International Protection

Alan Kelly

847. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice how many external service providers, not employees of her Department and the International Protection Appeals Tribunal, have registered with the International Protection Appeals Tribunal in each of the years 2021, 2022 and 2023. [12181/24]

International Protection

Alan Kelly

848. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice how many external service providers, not employees of her Department and the International Protection Appeals Tribunal were asked to make decisions by the International Protection Appeals Tribunal in each of the years 2021, 2022 and 2023. [12182/24]

International Protection

Alan Kelly

849. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice how many external service providers trained by the International Protection Appeals Tribunal, not employees of her Department and the Tribunal received fewer than five appeals from the Tribunal for its consideration in each of the years 2021, 2022 and 2023. [12183/24]

International Protection

Alan Kelly

850. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice how many external service providers trained by the International Protection Appeals Tribunal not employees of her Department and the Tribunal received between five and ten appeals from IPAT for their consideration in each of the years 2021, 2022 and 2023. [12184/24]

International Protection

Alan Kelly

851. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice how many external service providers trained by the International Protection Appeals Tribunal not employees of her Department and the Tribunal received between 11 and 15 appeals from IPAT for their consideration in each of the years 2021, 2022 and 2023. [12185/24]

International Protection

Alan Kelly

852. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice how many external service providers trained by the International Protection Appeals Tribunal not employees of her Department and the Tribunal received between 15 and 25 appeals from IPAT for their consideration in each of the years 2021, 2022 and 2023. [12186/24]

International Protection

Alan Kelly

853. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice how many external service providers trained by the International Protection Appeals Tribunal not employees of her Department and the Tribunal received between 25 and or more appeals from IPAT for their consideration in each of the years 2021, 2022 and 2023. [12187/24]

International Protection

Alan Kelly

854. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice how much her Department and the International Protection Appeals Tribunal spent on external decision-making services in each of the years 2021, 2022 and 2023. [12188/24]

International Protection

Alan Kelly

855. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice how many appeals were lodged by email and hard copy, respectively, to the International Protection Appeals Tribunal in each of the years 2021, 2022 and 2023. [12189/24]

International Protection

Alan Kelly

856. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice when retaining external decision-making service providers, how much her Department and the International Protection Appeals Tribunal spent on couriers and An Post in transmitting papers to the service providers in each of the years 2021, 2022 and 2023. [12190/24]

International Protection

Alan Kelly

857. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice the person or body that the agreement is made with by external services providers for the provision of decision-making services in each of the years 2021, 2022 and 2023. [12191/24]

International Protection

Alan Kelly

858. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice how much external service providers were paid per decision in each of the years 2021, 2022 and 2023 and if the payment is subject to withholding tax. [12192/24]

International Protection

Alan Kelly

859. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice if there has been a request for additional or increased payment by service providers to her Department in each of the years 2021, 2022 and 2023. [12193/24]

International Protection

Alan Kelly

860. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice how much her Department and the International Protection Appeals Tribunal spent on translation services in each of the years 2021, 2022 and 2023. [12194/24]

International Protection

Alan Kelly

861. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice how many appeals were scheduled to be heard online and how many appeals were heard online, in each of the years 2021, 2022 and 2023. [12195/24]

International Protection

Alan Kelly

862. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice how many appeals were scheduled for in-person hearings and how many in-person hearings were held in each of the years 2021, 2022 and 2023. [12196/24]

International Protection

Alan Kelly

863. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice how much her Department and the International Protection Appeals Tribunal spent on facilities; and how much they spent on online hearing facilities, respectively, in each of the years 2021, 2022 and 2023. [12197/24]

International Protection

Alan Kelly

890. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice how many unsuccessful applicants for protection under the 2015 Act left Ireland in each of the years 2021, 2022 and 2023. [12379/24]

International Protection

Alan Kelly

892. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice the number of applications for international protection within the meaning of the International Protection Act 2015 that were lodged at the IPO in each of the years 2021, 2022 and 2023. [12397/24]

International Protection

Alan Kelly

893. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice how many decisions were made granting/refusing international protection by the IPO in each of the years 2021, 2022 and 2023. [12398/24]

International Protection

Alan Kelly

894. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice how many applications for subsidiary protection were lodged at the IPO for each of the years 2021, 2022 and 2023. [12399/24]

International Protection

Alan Kelly

895. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice how many decisions were made granting/refusing subsidiary protection by the IPO for each of the years 2021, 2022 and 2023. [12400/24]

International Protection

Alan Kelly

896. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice how many cases were progressed through Dublin III for each of the years 2021, 2022 and 2023. [12401/24]