Parliamentary questions

Passport Services

Catherine Murphy

307. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the number of Irish passports issued to persons under fraudulent means in the past 25 years to date; and the number of those passports that were recovered. [13083/22]

Protected Disclosures

Catherine Murphy

310. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Defence the number of protected disclosures received by his Department in each of the years 2019 to 2021 and to date in 2022, in tabular form; if an external contractor has been engaged regarding a protected disclosure over that time period; if so, the cost of same; and the number of protected disclosures that were rejected, accepted and that remain under review for the time period in question. [13047/22]

Protected Disclosures

Catherine Murphy

355. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Education the number of protected disclosures received by her Department in each of the years 2019 to 2021 and to date in 2022, in tabular form; if an external contractor has been engaged regarding a protected disclosure over that time period; if so, the cost of same; and the number of protected disclosures that were rejected, accepted and that remain under review for the time period in question. [13048/22]

Protected Disclosures

Catherine Murphy

375. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of protected disclosures received by her Department in each of the years 2019 to 2021 and to date in 2022, in tabular form; if an external contractor has been engaged regarding a protected disclosure over that time period; if so, the cost of same; and the number of protected disclosures that were rejected, accepted and that remain under review for the time period in question. [13059/22]

Departmental Schemes

Catherine Murphy

384. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if his Department is considering the inclusion of Ukrainian nationals in the community sponsorship scheme. [12416/22]

Protected Disclosures

Catherine Murphy

403. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of protected disclosures received by his Department in each of the years 2019 to 2021 and to date in 2022, in tabular form; if an external contractor has been engaged regarding a protected disclosure over that time period; if so, the cost of same; and the number of protected disclosures that were rejected, accepted and that remain under review for the time period in question. [13046/22]

Protected Disclosures

Catherine Murphy

422. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of protected disclosures received by his Department in each of the years 2019 to 2021 and to date in 2022, in tabular form; if an external contractor has been engaged regarding a protected disclosure over that time period; if so, the cost of same; and the number of protected disclosures that were rejected, accepted and that remain under review for the time period in question. [13053/22]

Protected Disclosures

Catherine Murphy

458. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Justice the number of protected disclosures received by her Department in each of the years 2019 to 2021 and to date in 2022, in tabular form; if an external contractor has been engaged regarding a protected disclosure over that time period; if so, the cost of same; and the number of protected disclosures that were rejected, accepted and that remain under review for the time period in question. [13056/22]

Protected Disclosures

Catherine Murphy

706. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of protected disclosures received by his Department in each of the years 2019 to 2021 and to date in 2022, in tabular form; if an external contractor has been engaged regarding a protected disclosure over that time period; if so, the cost of same; and the number of protected disclosures that were rejected, accepted and that remain under review for the time period in question. [13054/22]

Land Issues

Catherine Murphy

767. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide an update in respect of releasing the Land Commission records; if he intends to open the archive on a phased basis; if the public will have access to the records; and the amount allocated to the release and digitisation of the records. [12651/22]

Protected Disclosures

Catherine Murphy

777. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of protected disclosures received by his Department in each of the years 2019 to 2021 and to date in 2022, in tabular form; if an external contractor has been engaged regarding a protected disclosure over that time period; if so, the cost of same; and the number of protected disclosures that were rejected, accepted and that remain under review for the time period in question. [13045/22]

Protected Disclosures

Catherine Murphy

785. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the number of protected disclosures received by her Department in each of the years 2019 to 2021 and to date in 2022, in tabular form; if an external contractor has been engaged regarding a protected disclosure over that time period; if so, the cost of same; and the number of protected disclosures that were rejected, accepted and that remain under review for the time period in question. [13058/22]

Driver Licences

Catherine Murphy

233. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Transport if a public services card is still a mandatory and or compulsory requirement to apply for a driving licence; if he and the national driver licence service have received any communications from the Department of Social Protection in respect of its use when applying for a driver licence since that Department withdrew its appeal challenging a Data Protection Commission ruling regarding the card. [12271/22]

Driver Licences

Catherine Murphy

234. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Transport if his Department and the national driver licence service share driving licence information with the European Car and Driving Licence Information System; and if his Department and the National Driver Licence Service made a submission on the text of a new law known as Prüm II. [12272/22]

Irish Bank Resolution Corporation

Catherine Murphy

251. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide a schedule of legal fees incurred by him in respect of the liquidation of the Irish Bank Resolution Corporation historically; and if he will provide a schedule of legal fees incurred by the special liquidators of the corporation historically. [12243/22]

Passport Services

Catherine Murphy

297. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will expedite the processing of a passport application (details supplied) and return the documents as soon as possible. [12263/22]

An Garda Síochána

Catherine Murphy

316. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Justice the number of gardaí who resigned while suspended in each of the past ten years to date in 2022, in tabular form. [12236/22]

International Agreements

Catherine Murphy

317. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Justice if she and or her officials have made a submission on a new law known as Prüm II which updates earlier rules on the cross-Border searching of DNA, fingerprint, facial recognition databases and vehicle registration data; if she plans to open a public consultation on the matter; and if she has engaged with civil liberty groups on the matter. [12273/22]

Departmental Strategies

Catherine Murphy

39. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the amount budgeted for the Digital Ireland Framework; if he will review the framework on an annual basis; and if he will open a public and or stakeholder consultation on the framework. [12020/22]

Rail Network

Catherine Murphy

61. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Transport if he will engage with Irish Rail and the NTA in respect of reopening Dunleer railway station in order to enhance public transport options in the area; if he will provide a schedule of all Irish Rail owned railway stations that are currently on main lines and branch lines by county that are not operational; and the totality of the costs associated with their maintenance and security for the past five years to date. [11932/22]

Public Transport

Catherine Murphy

63. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Transport if he will consult with the NTA in respect of initiating an additional project to be delivered in parallel with the DART+ West project that will bring passenger dart services to Kilcock town in addition to a proposed train depot in Kilcock, County Kildare. [11941/22]

Public Transport

Catherine Murphy

83. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Transport if he will consider a proposal by a group (details supplied) in the context of his evaluation of a draft strategy for the MetroLink project. [11984/22]

Waterways Issues

Catherine Murphy

95. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the extent to which the Royal Canal boundaries are defined on either side of the canal from Clonsilla train station to Castleknock train station; and if he will provide a map displaying the boundaries of this section. [11821/22]

Health and Safety

Catherine Murphy

135. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of inspections that have been carried out historically by the Health and Safety Authority at a factory (details supplied). [11221/22]

Natural Gas Imports

Catherine Murphy

189. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will provide an update in respect of the review of the security of energy supply of Ireland’s natural gas [11744/22]

Natural Gas Imports

Catherine Murphy

190. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will provide a detailed note regarding Ireland’s natural gas contingency supply in the event that Ireland’s European source is discontinued due to the conflict in Ukraine [11745/22]

Natural Gas Imports

Catherine Murphy

191. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the percentage of imported gas via Europe and the UK in the past five years to date; and the origin of that imported gas [11746/22]

Maritime Safety

Catherine Murphy

192. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Transport if he plans to publish the report on the Marine Casualty Investigation Board conducted by a company (details supplied); and if so, when the report will be published [11564/22]

Aviation Industry

Catherine Murphy

215. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Transport the number of flights that have arrived and departed Dublin and Shannon airports in the past five years to date that had no passengers onboard; the number for flights for the same time period that had less than 10% of the allocated plane capacity by year and number of flights in tabular form. [11203/22]

Water Pollution

Catherine Murphy

341. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of instances in which Waterways Ireland has alerted the ESB to leaks of mineral oil and-or alkylbenzene from cables into the canal system in Dublin in the past five years to date in 2022; the locations of same on the canal system; the amount recovered from the ESB for the testing and cleaning up of leaks; and if Waterways Ireland has engaged in enforcement action and-or litigation against the ESB as a result of the leaks. [10904/22]

Development Contributions

Catherine Murphy

347. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the current rules on the spending of development contributions; if restrictions remain in the context of general Government debt; if he will outline these; the current totals in tabular from, by local authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11172/22]

Passport Services

Catherine Murphy

420. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the percentage accuracy of the updates available to the client-facing interface of the passport tracking system on a monthly basis for the past five years to date in 2022; and the number of instances in which the system was down and-or not operational to the optimum level over the same time period [11426/22]

Social Welfare Code

Catherine Murphy

515. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason that her Department is refunding only four years of employee S class PRSI payments in circumstances in which scope found in employees favour and RTÉ therefore backdated all A class PRSI both employer and employee share (details supplied). [11450/22]

Naturalisation Applications

Catherine Murphy

589. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Justice the status of an application for citizenship by a person (details supplied); and the date on which citizenship may be granted to the person. [11553/22]

Naturalisation Applications

Catherine Murphy

590. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Justice the status of an application for citizenship by a person (details supplied); and the date on which citizenship may be granted to the person. [11554/22]

Insurance Coverage

Catherine Murphy

694. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if he and-or his officials have reviewed the health insurance levy with a view to reforming the way in which it is applied; and the amount paid to insurance companies from the risk equalisation premium credit annually since it was introduced. [11171/22]

Health and Safety

Catherine Murphy

708. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if his attention and that of the Chief Medical Officer has been drawn to proposals to expand a refinery in Limerick (details supplied). [11209/22]

Health and Safety

Catherine Murphy

709. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if his attention and that of the Chief Medical Officer has been drawn to a report (details supplied) regarding human health in Askeaton, County Limerick. [11210/22]

Health and Safety

Catherine Murphy

713. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of site visits that have been made by his public health officials to the Askeaton area in the context of a factory (details supplied); and if his Department has surveyed public health environment in the area. [11220/22]

Official Travel

Catherine Murphy

725. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 214 of 16 February 2022, if he will provide the benefits realised by his Department in respect of travel episodes undertaken in 2018 and 2019 by the former Minister of State for Mental Health and Older People in his Department to Washington, New York and San Francisco; if he will provide further information regarding these travel episodes, that is accommodation costs, the number of officials that travelled with the Minister and a schedule of the costs associated with the travel; and if he will provide a schedule of the meetings and engagements that occurred during these travel episodes. [11253/22]

Fuel Quality

Catherine Murphy

187. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the position on banning smoky coal fuel; and if provisions will be made for exemptions for certain vintage machinery such as locomotive engines and tractors. [10740/22]

Greenways Provision

Catherine Murphy

222. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Transport if he will provide an update on the progress of each section of the Royal Canal greenway from Maynooth to Ashtown, Dublin 15; the costs granted to each section to date; and if his attention has been drawn to the Clonsilla to Castleknock section in the context of design and planning issues. [10684/22]

Banking Sector

Catherine Murphy

232. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Finance the estimated time to complete liquidation of the Irish Bank Resolution Corporation, IBRC; the estimated value of the remaining assets; the number of remaining assets; the number of personnel currently working on the special liquidation; the date on which operations will scale down once the liquidation is complete; if the liquidators will be retained for a period of time; and the cost to date incurred in respect of the liquidation [10825/22]

Departmental Reports

Catherine Murphy

245. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she will publish the report of the Future of the Media Commission; and if she will engage with the appropriate sectoral committee regarding its contents (details supplied). [10638/22]

Passport Services

Catherine Murphy

286. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if his attention has been drawn to significant delays in respect of first-time passport application processing times made from within the State; the steps he has taken in order to reduce application processing times; and the number of first-time applications made within the State in the backlog of applications to be processed. [10685/22]

Departmental Programmes

Catherine Murphy

55. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Taoiseach if he will report and provide a full update on the policing reform implementation programme office based in his Department. [10048/22]

Road Traffic Accidents

Catherine Murphy

88. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Transport the number of electronic data transfers forwarded by An Garda Síochána to the Road Safety Authority on road traffic collisions that occurred in 2021; if he will include the details of each incident; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10367/22]

Road Traffic Accidents

Catherine Murphy

89. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Transport if he will consult with the Road Safety Authority and provide a schedule of the number of persons who died in road traffic collisions in 2021; the number of persons who were suffered a life-changing injury in road traffic collisions in 2021, by county and date of the collision; the number of persons who later died in hospital within 30 days of the road traffic collision, by county and date of the collision; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10368/22]

Television Licence Fee

Catherine Murphy

99. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if the Revenue Commissioners will be the authority responsible for collecting the television licence in 2022 or beyond. [10233/22]

General Practitioner Services

Catherine Murphy

220. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if the proposal to extend general practitioner visit cards to children over six years of age will be enacted; the date the extension applied from; and the provisions for same that are in place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10194/22]

Health Service Executive

Catherine Murphy

250. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of asset transfers the HSE has engaged in with the Royal College of Surgeons hospital group at Connolly Hospital, Blanchardstown in the past three years and to date in 2022; if he will provide a schedule of the assets transferred and the amounts raised from the transfer of those assets. [10369/22]

Healthcare Infrastructure Provision

Catherine Murphy

251. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the amount paid to construction contractors by the HSE in respect of large infrastructure projects at Connolly Hospital Blanchardstown in the past ten years to date by amount, year and project, in tabular form; if he will provide a schedule of projects that required a tender process to be undertaken; and the number of non-complaint tender processes over that time period. [10370/22]

Healthcare Infrastructure Provision

Catherine Murphy

252. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the construction of a new laboratory at Connolly Hospital that is located on the top floor of a new building; and if his attention has been further drawn to the fact that the laboratory building is located in an unsuitable location.; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10371/22]

Air Services

Catherine Murphy

211. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Transport the engagement he has had with Shannon Airport regarding upgrading the airport infrastructure and maximising its use in the context of the Ryder Cup 2027. [10024/22]

Sports Facilities

Catherine Murphy

323. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the amount provided from the large sport infrastructure grant stream for the redevelopment of a stadium (details supplied); if additional funding has been requested in the context of rising building inflation; and the measures in place to mitigate risk and or liability in instances in which a grant and funding cannot bridge the cost of a project due to inflation. [9931/22]

Planning Issues

Catherine Murphy

355. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his Department has ever issued a circular in relation to section 50B of the Planning and Development Act 2000. [9398/22]

Health Services

Catherine Murphy

755. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to matters raised in correspondence from an association (details supplied); and if he will establish a taskforce with consultation from named bodies in order to scope the level of service requirements to address the issues and the gaps in allocated resources associated to Huntington’s disease. [9389/22]

Departmental Consultations

Catherine Murphy

179. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Transport if he has awarded the consultancy contract to study and review the regulatory and infrastructural frameworks for the use of hydrogen as a transport fuel in Ireland and in Northern Ireland; the amount provided for the contract; the company and or person that will conduct the study; and the date on which the report is due. [8870/22]

Tax Collection

Catherine Murphy

188. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide a schedule for each heading for the amount collected by the Revenue Commissioners in respect of mineral oil tax in each of the years 2015 to 2021 and to date in 2022. [8866/22]

Tax Collection

Catherine Murphy

189. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide a schedule for each heading for the amount collected by the Revenue Commissioners in respect of alcohol products tax in each of the years 2015 to 2021 and to date in 2022. [8867/22]

Tax Collection

Catherine Murphy

190. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide a schedule for each heading for the amount collected by the Revenue Commissioners in respect of tobacco products tax in each of the years 2015 to 2021 and to date in 2022. [8868/22]

Tax Collection

Catherine Murphy

191. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide a schedule for each heading for the amount collected by the Revenue Commissioners in respect of sugar sweetened drinks tax in each of the years 2015 to 2021 and to date in 2022. [8869/22]

Tax Collection

Catherine Murphy

192. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Finance the amount collected by the Revenue Commissioners from the 9% VAT band since the rate was reintroduced to date in 2022; and the amount forgone since the 9% rate was reintroduced to date in 2022. [8881/22]

Departmental Data

Catherine Murphy

43. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Taoiseach if he will provide a schedule of foreign travel episodes arranged by his Department for elected representatives, Ministers and their staff and-or special advisers since 1 January 2018 to date in 2022; and if he will provide a schedule of locations of the travel arranged or advised on, to include the final destination of travel episode, by year, and the full cost of same. [8513/22]

Departmental Data

Catherine Murphy

46. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will provide a schedule of foreign travel episodes arranged by his Department for elected representatives, Ministers and their staff andor special advisers since 1 January 2018 to date in 2022; and if he will provide a schedule of locations of the travel arranged or advised on, to include the final destination of travel episode, by year, and the full cost of same. [8503/22]

Departmental Data

Catherine Murphy

52. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will provide a schedule of foreign travel episodes arranged by his Department for elected representatives, Ministers and their staff and-or special advisers since 1 January 2018 to date in 2022; and if he will provide a schedule of locations of the travel arranged or advised on, to include the final destination of travel episode, by year, and the full cost of same.. [8504/22]

Environmental Schemes

Catherine Murphy

62. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if persons who wish to avail of the latest retrofitting scheme must opt for more than one item to access the scheme; if his attention has been drawn to a shortfall of qualified professionals with the capacity to carry out suites of works required; and his plans to address same. [8644/22]

Departmental Data

Catherine Murphy

71. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Transport if he will provide a schedule of foreign travel episodes arranged by his Department for elected representatives, Ministers and their staff and-or special advisers since 1 January 2018 to date in 2022; and if he will provide a schedule of locations of the travel arranged or advised on, to include the final destination of travel episode, by year, and the full cost of same. [8515/22]

Departmental Data

Catherine Murphy

81. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide a schedule of foreign travel episodes arranged by his Department for elected representatives, Ministers and their staff and-or special advisers since 1 January 2018 to date in 2022; and if he will provide a schedule of locations of the travel arranged or advised on, to include the final destination of travel episode, by year, and the full cost of same. [8505/22]

Departmental Data

Catherine Murphy

93. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide a schedule of foreign travel episodes arranged by his Department for elected representatives, Ministers and their staff and-or special advisers since 1 January 2018 to date in 2022; and if he will provide a schedule of locations of the travel arranged or advised on, to include the final destination of travel episode, by year, and the full cost of same. [8510/22]

Departmental Data

Catherine Murphy

98. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she will provide a schedule of foreign travel episodes arranged by her Department for elected representatives, Ministers and their staff and-or special advisers since 1 January 2018 to date in 2022; and if she will provide a schedule of locations of the travel arranged or advised on to, include the final destination of travel episode, by year, and the full cost of same. [8514/22]

Departmental Data

Catherine Murphy

106. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide a schedule of foreign travel episodes arranged by his Department for elected representatives, Ministers and their staff and-or special advisers since 1 January 2018 to date in 2022; and if he will provide a schedule of locations of the travel arranged or advised on, to include the final destination of travel episode, by year, and the full cost of same. [8508/22]

Departmental Data

Catherine Murphy

127. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Defence if he will provide a schedule of foreign travel episodes arranged by his Department for elected representatives, Ministers and their staff and-or special advisers since 1 January 2018 to date in 2022; and if he will provide a schedule of locations of the travel arranged or advised on, to include the final destination of travel episode, by year, and the full cost of same. [8501/22]

Departmental Data

Catherine Murphy

133. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Education if she will provide a schedule of foreign travel episodes arranged by her Department for elected representatives, Ministers and their staff and-or special advisers since 1 January 2018 to date in 2022; and if she will provide a schedule of locations of the travel arranged or advised on, to include the final destination of travel episode, by year, and the full cost of same. [8502/22]

Departmental Data

Catherine Murphy

152. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide a schedule of foreign travel episodes arranged by her Department for elected representatives, Ministers and their staff and-or special advisers since 1 January 2018 to date in 2022; and if she will provide a schedule of locations of the travel arranged or advised on, to include the final destination of travel episode, by year, and the full cost of same. [8512/22]

Departmental Data

Catherine Murphy

162. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will provide a schedule of foreign travel episodes arranged by his Department for elected representatives, Ministers and their staff and-or special advisers since 1 January 2018 to date in 2022; and if he will provide a schedule of locations of the travel arranged or advised on, to include the final destination of travel episode, by year, and the full cost of same. [8500/22]

Early Childhood Care and Education

Catherine Murphy

168. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he plans to enhance funding streams to the ECCE sector. [8618/22]

Early Childhood Care and Education

Catherine Murphy

169. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if his attention has been drawn to staff shortages and-or the ability to retain workers in the ECCE sector; if he and his officials are developing a strategy in order to assist employers to attract and retain workers to the ECCE sector; if he has engaged with the Minister for Higher Education in the context of providing further education on a much-reduced basis for workers in the sector or those with ambition to enter the early learning sector. [8619/22]

Childcare Services

Catherine Murphy

170. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he has engaged with representatives of owners of childcare facilities in the context of mitigating cost inflation of services and ways to reduce the need to increase costs for parents using ECCE and creche services. [8620/22]

Departmental Data

Catherine Murphy

182. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will provide a schedule of foreign travel episodes arranged by his Department for elected representatives, Ministers and their staff and-or special advisers since 1 January 2018 to date in 2022; and if he will provide a schedule of locations of the travel arranged or advised on, to include the final destination of travel episode, by year, and the full cost of same. [8506/22]

Departmental Data

Catherine Murphy

188. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Justice if she will provide a schedule of foreign travel episodes arranged by her Department for elected representatives, Ministers and their staff and-or special advisers since 1 January 2018 to date in 2022; and if she will provide a schedule of locations of the travel arranged or advised on, to include the final destination of travel episode, by year, and the full cost of same. [8509/22]

Departmental Data

Catherine Murphy

214. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if he will provide a schedule of foreign travel episodes arranged by his Department for elected representatives, Ministers and their staff and-or special advisers since 1 January 2018 to date in 2022; and if he will provide a schedule of locations of the travel arranged or advised on, to include the final destination of travel episode, by year, and the full cost of same. [8507/22]

Departmental Data

Catherine Murphy

241. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide a schedule of foreign travel episodes arranged by his Department for elected representatives, Ministers and their staff and-or special advisers since 1 January 2018 to date in 2022; and if he will provide a schedule of locations of the travel arranged or advised on, to include the final destination of travel episode, by year, and the full cost of same. [8499/22]

Departmental Data

Catherine Murphy

249. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will provide a schedule of foreign travel episodes arranged by her Department for elected representatives, Ministers and their staff and-or special advisers since 1 January 2018 to date in 2022; and if she will provide a schedule of locations of the travel arranged or advised on. to include the final destination of travel episode, by year, and the full cost of same. [8511/22]

Greenways Provision

Catherine Murphy

249. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Transport if he and or the National Transport Authority and or Irish Rail have conducted a feasibility study regarding the use of a disused rail line in counties Kildare and Offaly in the context of creating a greenway (details supplied). [7783/22]

Rail Network

Catherine Murphy

265. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Transport the date on which the renovation works on set down bus stop, taxi ranks area of Bray train station will commence; and if his attention has been drawn to the lack of wheelchair accessibility and absence of pedestrian crossings at the site since the new buildings were constructed opposite the station. [8365/22]

Banking Sector

Catherine Murphy

290. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Finance if he has engaged with the special liquidators of the Irish Bank Resolution Corporation in respect of the formation of a company (details supplied) in the context of the changes in personnel that will follow at the special liquidators' current company; and if he has made contingency for conflicts of interest or perceived conflicts that may arise. [7673/22]

Tax Code

Catherine Murphy

303. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Finance the revenue liability that sports clubs incur in instances in which they are granted a house from a developer to offer as a prize in the course of their fundraising activities; and if he will further clarify whether any duty or tax are due by either the developer, sports club organising the raffle or the eventual winner of the prize. [8380/22]

Tax Code

Catherine Murphy

304. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Finance if he or the Revenue Commissioners have engaged with officials in the Department of Justice regarding the rules that govern raffles in instances in which houses are offered as a prize in the context of the Gaming and Lotteries (Amendment) Act 2019. [8381/22]

Sports Events

Catherine Murphy

325. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she will provide a schedule of the projected annual funding she will make to an organisation (details supplied) to host an event; if she will be providing funding outside of the bid allocation for transport, security and promotion in line with that committed to for an event; and if she plans to further fund local authorities that will host games here. [7458/22]

Sports Events

Catherine Murphy

326. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if the State will be providing an indemnity to an organisation (details supplied) in respect of licensing for the bidding and hosting of an event. [7459/22]

Sports Funding

Catherine Murphy

327. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she will provide a schedule of the totality of grant-aid and or financial assistance provided to organisations in respect of the hosting of a tournament (details supplied). [7559/22]

Planning Issues

Catherine Murphy

389. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the steps and or sanctions that can be applied to a developer that commences a development without submitting notice of a commencement of works; and if a retrospective action can be taken if the developer has failed in that statutory obligation. [8382/22]

Consular Services

Catherine Murphy

403. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if will provide an update on the progress made to date in respect of a case to the persons that are directly involved (details supplied). [8015/22]

Qualifications Recognition

Catherine Murphy

480. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Education the status of an application for incremental credit by a person (details supplied); and if a decision will be issued to the person. [8446/22]

Legislative Reviews

Catherine Murphy

580. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Justice if her attention has been drawn to a report by an organisation (details supplied); and if she and or her officials plan to adopt the recommendations contained within the report in the context of planned and or proposed strategies and or legislative changes. [7734/22]

Legislative Reviews

Catherine Murphy

581. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Justice if she will provide a schedule of the organisations and or groups she has consulted with as part of the review into Part IV of the Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Act 2017; and if she has directly engaged with all stakeholders as part of the review. [7735/22]

Sports Organisations

Catherine Murphy

616. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Justice if he will clarify the position in respect of sports clubs offering houses as prizes in the course of their fundraising activities in the context of the Gaming and Lotteries (Amendment) Act 2019 [8379/22]

An Garda Síochána

Catherine Murphy

618. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Justice if she has engaged with the Garda Commissioner and or the Garda traffic corps in respect of developing a proactive strategy to address the issue of the State's motorway network being used by criminal gangs and persons to commit acts of burglary and assault. [8397/22]

Mental Health Services

Catherine Murphy

703. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if an urgent CAMHS assessment can be immediately provided for a person (details supplied); the referral pathway in order that these acute and urgent cases may be triaged and the pathways for treatment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7738/22]