Parliamentary questions

Ambulance Service

Martin Kenny

188. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Health to provide a breakdown of the spend on ambulance services across Sligo and Leitrim between 2017 and 2023, in tabular form. [46855/23]

Apprenticeship Programmes

Martin Kenny

136. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will outline the number of completed apprenticeships across counties Sligo, Leitrim and Donegal per year between 2018 to 2022 and to date in 2023; the support mechanisms that are in place to keep apprentices within the system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45639/23]

Student Accommodation

Martin Kenny

159. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if Atlantic Technological University, Sligo has been approved for purpose-built student accommodation funded by his Department; if he will outline the process of a Higher Education Institution receiving approval to build student accommodation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45638/23]

Road Safety Authority

Martin Kenny

143. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Transport if he will consider filling the two vacant positions on the board of the Road Safety Authority; to outline the recruitment process; to outline how long these positions have been vacant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45150/23]

Road Safety

Martin Kenny

1. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Transport to provide an update on road safety measures being considered and implemented, including a reduction in speed limits. [43058/23]

Road Projects

Martin Kenny

3. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Transport to outline the funding structure for TII projects; how funding is drawn down; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43059/23]

Road Projects

Martin Kenny

5. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Transport to provide an update on any engagement he or his officials have had with stakeholders in relation to the A5/N2 upgrade plans. [43065/23]

Rail Network

Martin Kenny

27. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Transport if he is aware that a portion of the Luas line, which is expected to extend into Finglas, has not been included in the National Development Plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43066/23]

Electric Vehicles

Martin Kenny

57. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Transport if he has undertaken a review of the availability of charging points for electric buses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43067/23]

Electric Vehicles

Martin Kenny

343. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Transport the cost of abolishing grants for EVs over €60,000. [38413/23]

Road Tolls

Martin Kenny

344. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Transport the cost of deferring further toll increases from January 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38414/23]

Public Transport

Martin Kenny

345. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Transport the cost of a 30% fare reduction across all fare categories. [38415/23]

Public Transport

Martin Kenny

346. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Transport the cost of a 50% fare reduction across student categories for those using intercity services across Bus Éireann and Irish Rail routes. [38416/23]

Bus Services

Martin Kenny

347. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Transport the cost of extending a 30% fare reduction to private operators in rural areas. [38417/23]

Road Safety

Martin Kenny

348. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Transport the cost of gritting an additional 50 secondary routes annually. [38420/23]

Road Safety

Martin Kenny

349. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Transport the cost of gritting an additional ten secondary routes annually. [38421/23]

Rail Network

Martin Kenny

350. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Transport if any funding has been allocated in the National Development Plan for the Western Rail Corridor; and if so, if he will provide a breakdown by current and capital costs. [38423/23]

Rail Network

Martin Kenny

351. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Transport if funding has been allocated in the National Development Plan for an expansion of the Navan Rail Line; and if so, if he will provide a breakdown by current and capital costs. [38424/23]

Rail Network

Martin Kenny

352. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Transport the cost of extending the Short Hop Zone. [38425/23]

Haulage Industry

Martin Kenny

353. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Transport the cost of providing supports for the scrappage of older lorries. [38426/23]

Public Transport

Martin Kenny

403. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Transport the estimated cost of extending the current young adult Leap card to 13-15-year-olds. [38928/23]

Social Welfare Schemes

Martin Kenny

1030. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Social Protection the cost of extending the free travel scheme from five years to ten years for those returning to work having previously claimed disability allowance, blind pension, or illness benefit (10% of travel pass holders). [38418/23]

Social Welfare Schemes

Martin Kenny

1031. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Social Protection the cost of extending the free travel scheme from five years to ten years for those returning to work having previously claimed disability allowance, blind pension, or illness benefit (5% of travel pass holders). [38419/23]

Bus Éireann

Martin Kenny

230. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Transport to provide a breakdown of those resigning from Bus Éireann per year between 2017-2023, in tabular form. [34859/23]

Bus Éireann

Martin Kenny

231. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Transport to provide a breakdown of staffing levels within Bus Éireann per year between 2017-2023, in tabular form. [34860/23]

State Bodies

Martin Kenny

232. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Transport to provide a breakdown of those resigning from Irish Rail-Iarnród Éireann per year between 2017-2023, in tabular form. [34861/23]

State Bodies

Martin Kenny

233. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Transport to provide a breakdown of staffing levels within Irish Rail-Iarnród Éireann per year between 2017-2023, in tabular form. [34862/23]

Road Projects

Martin Kenny

234. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Transport if his Department has made funding available for the N17 upgrade works as outlined in the national development plan; if he will provide an outline of works set to be undertaken with a timeline for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34863/23]

Road Projects

Martin Kenny

235. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Transport if his Department has made funding available for the N2 upgrade works as outlined in the National Development Plan; if he will provide an outline of works set to be undertaken with a timeline for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34864/23]

Road Projects

Martin Kenny

236. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Transport if he or his officials have met with stakeholders involved in a campaign (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34865/23]

State Bodies

Martin Kenny

52. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications to provide a breakdown by year of the number of postal workers who have resigned from An Post between 2017-2023, in tabular form [34660/23]

State Bodies

Martin Kenny

53. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications to provide a breakdown by year of staffing levels within An Post between 2017-2023, in tabular form. [34661/23]

Departmental Funding

Martin Kenny

66. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Transport if he will provide an update on prospective funding steams available to continue supporting the Leitrim community car scheme, which has been used to support vulnerable or isolated people to attend hospital appointments in recent times. [34658/23]

Departmental Funding

Martin Kenny

67. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Transport if he will provide an update on prospective funding steams available to continue supporting the Leitrim community car scheme, which has been operated by the Leitrim volunteer centre to support vulnerable or isolated people to attend hospital appointments in recent times. [34659/23]

Dublin Bus

Martin Kenny

81. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Transport to provide a breakdown of those resigning from Dublin Bus per year between 2017-2023, in tabular form. [34662/23]

Dublin Bus

Martin Kenny

82. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Transport to provide a breakdown of staffing levels within Dublin Bus per year between 2017-2023, in tabular form. [34663/23]

Social Welfare Benefits

Martin Kenny

145. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons currently in possession of a free travel pass per year from 2017-2023; and the cost to his Department per year, in tabular form. [34657/23]

Taxi Licences

Martin Kenny

151. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Transport in relation to the ten-year age limit for taxi vehicles, if he intends to extend the exemption to those with 141 vehicles; if he has engaged with taxi industry stakeholders or the NTA in relation to this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33702/23]

Road Projects

Martin Kenny

181. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Transport to provide an outline of the expected cost to the Irish taxpayer for the State to fund 50% of the A5 motorway upgrade; and to outline engagements he has had on this matter. [32604/23]

National Car Test

Martin Kenny

214. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Transport to provide, in tabular form, the current wait times facing those on ‘priority booking’ (out-of-date NCT certification) waiting lists in each NCT centre; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32799/23]

National Car Test

Martin Kenny

215. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Transport to provide, in tabular form, the wait times facing those on ‘priority booking’ (out-of-date NCT certification) waiting lists in each NCT centre between 2018 and 2022. [32800/23]

Driver Test

Martin Kenny

216. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Transport to provide, in tabular form, the current wait times per centre facing those awaiting a test for their full driving licence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32801/23]

Driver Test

Martin Kenny

217. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Transport to provide, in tabular form, the wait times facing those seeking a test for their full driving licence between 2018 and 2022. [32802/23]

Road Tolls

Martin Kenny

1. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Transport to provide an update on public private partnerships which facilitate tolls on eight of our motorways. [30139/23]

Rail Network

Martin Kenny

3. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Transport to detail what upgrades are currently under way in relation to rail infrastructure, including the western rail corridor, DART services, and MetroLink. [30196/23]

Road Projects

Martin Kenny

7. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Transport to provide an update on engagement he has had in relation to the N17 upgrade. [30140/23]

Ports Policy

Martin Kenny

70. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Transport to outline any engagement he has had with management at Waterford Port, including any plans related to upgrading the current infrastructure in the area. [30141/23]

Public Transport

Martin Kenny

60. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Transport if an examination has been carried out on active travel and public transport connections in higher education institutions, including in rural colleges; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28672/23]

Public Transport

Martin Kenny

62. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Transport the cost of accessibility facilitation works across Bus Éireann, Dublin Bus, DART and Irish Rail services, including the annual maintenance cost of lift access at all DART and commuter stations. [28687/23]

Public Transport

Martin Kenny

63. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Transport the annual spend on disability accessibility works undertaken across all public transport services between 2017 and 2022, in tabular form. [28688/23]

Transport Policy

Martin Kenny

64. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Transport the annual spend on the safe routes to school scheme between 2017 and 2022, in tabular form. [28689/23]

Public Transport

Martin Kenny

65. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Transport the annual spend on the Connecting Ireland scheme in 2021 and 2022. [28691/23]

Road Tolls

Martin Kenny

66. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Transport the estimated cost of deferring the upcoming toll increases. [28692/23]

School Transport

Martin Kenny

81. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Education the annual spend on the school transport scheme between 2017 and 2022, in tabular form. [28690/23]

Social Welfare Schemes

Martin Kenny

113. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated cost of extending the free travel scheme from five to ten years after returning to work for those previously in receipt of payments (details supplied). [28673/23]

Dublin Bus

Martin Kenny

273. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Transport if he will provide details of penalties and deductions for Dublin Bus service disruption between 2017 and 2022, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27312/23]

Dublin Bus

Martin Kenny

274. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Transport if he will provide details of penalties and deductions for service disruption by a company (details supplied) between 2017 and 2022, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27313/23]

Bus Services

Martin Kenny

257. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Transport if he intends to request a review of the current services of the A1/A2 bus route in Athlone, with a view to extending the service to Ballydangan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23190/23]

Ports Policy

Martin Kenny

258. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Transport if he is aware of the leasing of 14 hectares of space within the port of Dublin in order to service previously expected Brexit-related traffic; if he will provide details on the cost of leasing this land; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23191/23]

Bus Éireann

Martin Kenny

259. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Transport if he will provide details of penalties and deductions for Bus Éireann service disruption by county between 2017 and 2022, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23192/23]

Ports Policy

Martin Kenny

1. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Transport if he will provide an update on development plans for the ports. [20789/23]

Public Transport

Martin Kenny

3. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Transport if he will provide an update on safety measures for staff and passengers on board public transport. [20790/23]

Rail Network

Martin Kenny

31. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Transport if he will outline a timeline for the commencement of the Metro North/Metro Link. [20792/23]

Electric Vehicles

Martin Kenny

38. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Transport if he will provide an update on the roll-out of EV charging points for the northwest; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20791/23]

Regulatory Impact Assessments

Martin Kenny

272. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Justice if a regulatory impact analysis will be conducted on the sale of alcohol Bill 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20276/23]

Legislative Measures

Martin Kenny

273. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Justice if he is considering carrying out a public health assessment on the sale of alcohol Bill 2022, as recommended by the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Justice in its pre-legislative scrutiny report of the Bill; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20277/23]

Housing Provision

Martin Kenny

319. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of affordable housing units delivered via the Cost Rental Equity Loan, the Affordable Housing Fund and Project Tosaigh in Sligo for the years, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022, and planned to be delivered in 2023, with a breakdown of units per scheme; and average price of units by unit size, in tabular form. [19104/23]

Housing Provision

Martin Kenny

320. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of affordable housing units delivered via the Cost Rental Equity Loan, the Affordable Housing Fund and Project Tosaigh in Leitrim for the years, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022, and planned to be delivered in 2023, with a breakdown of units per scheme; and average price of units by unit size, in tabular form. [19105/23]

An Garda Síochána

Martin Kenny

1119. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Justice the number of gardaí who have resigned from An Garda Síochána, per month, in 2022, by county and rank, in tabular form. [13958/23]

An Garda Síochána

Martin Kenny

1120. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Justice the number of gardaí who have resigned from An Garda Síochána, by county and per month in January abd February 2023, in tabular form. [13959/23]

An Garda Síochána

Martin Kenny

1121. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Justice the current pay scale for rank-and-file members of An Garda Síochána. [13960/23]

An Garda Síochána

Martin Kenny

1122. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Justice the current pay scale for Garda civilian workers. [13961/23]

An Garda Síochána

Martin Kenny

499. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Justice the number of gardaí who have resigned from An Garda Síochána, by county, between 2022 year end and February 2023, in tabular form. [9782/23]

An Garda Síochána

Martin Kenny

500. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Justice the number of Garda vehicles were either equipped as standard, or retrofitted with operational dash cam technology, by year, between 2019 and 2022, in tabular form. [9783/23]

Courts Service

Martin Kenny

1. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Justice if he is aware of the staggering waiting times facing victims of crime and victims of domestic violence in the Courts Service, with some waiting as long as 36 months for a hearing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7529/23]

An Garda Síochána

Martin Kenny

3. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Justice the steps his Department is taking in relation to the current Garda retention crisis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7530/23]

Courts Service

Martin Kenny

5. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Justice if he can provide an update on the courts modernisation programme. [8001/23]

Prison Service

Martin Kenny

9. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Justice the steps he is taking to action the recommendations arising from the Irish Prison Service attendance management review published in April 2022; the actions that have been completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7532/23]

An Garda Síochána

Martin Kenny

28. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Justice if he will provide an update in relation to the ongoing roster discussions between Garda management and the Garda Commissioner. [7534/23]

Prison Service

Martin Kenny

46. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Justice his plans to review the use of single-cell accommodation across the prison estate, in line with international standards on the accommodation of people in prison; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7533/23]

Domestic, Sexual and Gender-based Violence

Martin Kenny

324. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Justice if he can provide an update on the establishment of the new statutory body to oversee the State response to domestic- and gender-based violence within his Department. [8002/23]

An Garda Síochána

Martin Kenny

325. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Justice if he can provide an update on the roster discussions taking place within An Garda Síochána. [8003/23]

An Garda Síochána

Martin Kenny

326. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Justice if he can provide an update on the current Garda recruitment processes. [8004/23]

An Garda Síochána

Martin Kenny

327. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Justice if he can provide an outline of the internal services available to gardaí who encounter a mental health difficulty in the course of their work. [8006/23]

Departmental Policies

Martin Kenny

318. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Justice if his Department intends to introduce a system, independent of the courts, to enforce payment child maintenance orders; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5811/23]

Bus Services

Martin Kenny

228. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Transport if his attention has been drawn to the costs involved for those commuting daily from County Leitrim on the Bus Éireann service from Carrick-on-Shannon to Dublin; if he has plans to introduce a fare reduction to incentivise more passengers on board the service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4546/23]

Bus Services

Martin Kenny

229. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Transport if he has plans to increase the regularity of the bus service in Ballintogher, County Sligo, from a twice-daily service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4547/23]

Tax Code

Martin Kenny

246. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Finance the estimated cost of extending the existing reduced rates applicable to petrol and diesel until the end of June 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3181/23]

Tax Code

Martin Kenny

247. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Finance his position on introducing additional tax measures for developers and investors in the residential property market; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3182/23]

Early School Leavers

Martin Kenny

54. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Education the number of early school leavers by county in each of the years between 2016 and 2022, in tabular form. [61136/22]

Crime Prevention

Martin Kenny

101. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Justice the number of youth diversion programmes by county in each of the years between 2016 and 2022, in tabular form. [61137/22]

Departmental Data

Martin Kenny

102. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Justice the number of adult cautions by county in each of the years between 2016 and 2022 in tabular form. [61138/22]

Domestic Violence

Martin Kenny

103. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Justice the number of women’s refuges available by county in each of the years between 2016 and 2022, in tabular form. [61139/22]

An Garda Síochána

Martin Kenny

104. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Justice the number of community gardaí by county in each of the years between 2016 and 2022 in tabular form. [61140/22]

An Garda Síochána

Martin Kenny

105. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Justice the number of gardaí who have resigned from An Garda Síochána by county in each of the years between 2016 and 2022, in tabular form. [61141/22]

Courts Service

Martin Kenny

106. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Justice the number of judges at each level of the courts in each of the years between 2016 and 2022, in tabular form. [61142/22]

An Garda Síochána

Martin Kenny

107. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Justice the number of Garda vehicles, including unmarked cars and vans, that have operational dash cam technology. [61143/22]

An Garda Síochána

Martin Kenny

109. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Justice the breakdown by Garda division of Garda response times to calls between 2016 and 2022, in tabular form. [61197/22]

Dental Services

Martin Kenny

142. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Health the breakdown of children under 16 years who are currently on the primary care orthodontic waiting list in counties Leitrim, Sligo, Roscommon, Donegal and Cavan, by year from 2016 to 2022 in tabular form. [61198/22]

Dental Services

Martin Kenny

143. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Health the breakdown of adult medical card holders who are currently on the primary care orthodontic waiting list in counties Leitrim, Sligo, Roscommon, Donegal and Cavan, by year from 2016 to 2022 in tabular form. [61199/22]