Parliamentary questions

Departmental Staff

Catherine Murphy

234. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of exit and or severance and or redundancy packages granted by his Department, and bodies under his aegis, and of bodies he funds in full or in part, of €200,000 and above in the years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 and to date in 2024; and if he will provide the amount of same, body, name and year. [11016/24]

Departmental Staff

Catherine Murphy

239. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the number of exit and or severance and or redundancy packages granted by her Department, and bodies under her aegis, and of bodies he funds in full or in part, of €200,000 and above in the years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 and to date in 2024; and if she will provide the amount of same, body, name and year. [11021/24]

Departmental Contracts

Catherine Murphy

588. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will provide this Deputy with a copy of the contract that exists between his Department and the operators of a facility that does not include visibility of monetary sums and terms (details supplied). [10571/24]

Child and Family Agency

Catherine Murphy

595. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 503 of 31 May 2022, if he will provide a breakdown of report origin in respect of sexual abuse referrals to Tusla, by an organisation and county in 2020 and to date in 2024. [10611/24]

Road Traffic Offences

Catherine Murphy

161. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Transport if he plans to legislate to make it an offence to drive while disqualified, either as a qualified driver or a learner driver. [9846/24]

Revenue Commissioners

Catherine Murphy

169. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Finance the number of controlled drug operations carried out by the Revenue Commissioners at Weston Airport in 2004; the names of the operations; and the start and end date of each operation, in tabular form. [9853/24]

Special Educational Needs

Catherine Murphy

186. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Education if she will reconsider a case brought to her in respect of a school place (details supplied). [9794/24]

Mining Industry

Catherine Murphy

92. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if his attention has been drawn to instances of lithium exploration in County Wicklow; the way in which permission is obtained to prospect in this jurisdiction; if he will provide a schedule of the number of licences, to include the location for which he has granted permission to companies and-or individuals to prospect drill here and to include substances being searched for, in each of the years 2020 to date in 2024. [9299/24]

Financial Services

Catherine Murphy

158. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Finance if he has engaged with the Central Bank and-or the Revenue Commissioners in respect of online tax agents acting on behalf of PAYE customers; if he will clarify the regulations tax agents must comply with; and if his attention has been drawn to tax agents taking excessive fees in respect of their acting role. [9348/24]

Homeless Accommodation

Catherine Murphy

290. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if sanction is required by the Dublin Regional Homeless Executive for the purpose of signing contracts for homeless accommodation; if so, how many contracts have been entered into and for what duration since 2020; the costs involved; how many bed spaces are subject to such contracts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9217/24]

Drug and Alcohol Testing

Catherine Murphy

326. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Justice the number of learner drivers who were detected drink driving each year, from 2020 to date in 2024; the number convicted in court for this offence; the number who were issued with a fixed penalty notice for drink driving; the number who paid the FCPN within the time limit, by county, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9367/24]

Departmental Contracts

Catherine Murphy

452. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will provide this Deputy with a copy of the contract that exists between his Department and the operators of a facility (details supplied). [9214/24]

Insurance Industry

Catherine Murphy

112. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Transport the timeframe for motor insurers to be granted access to information on his Department's driver file database on disqualified drivers and verify the driver number of a driver on the entry, under the Road Traffic and Roads Act 2023; if motor insurance brokers will also be granted access to this information under the Act; if the information will be provided in real time to motor insurers directly from his Department; if so, if there will be a cost to access this information incurred by the insurer concerned; the reason for the delay in commencing this piece of legislation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8562/24]

Schools Building Projects

Catherine Murphy

130. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Education if she will provide a further update in respect of a large-scale major school project in Naas, County Kildare (details supplied); the budget allocation; the date on which it will be complete; and if she will set out any factors that are delaying delivery, and the remedy to same. [8411/24]

Citizenship Ceremonies

Catherine Murphy

196. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Justice the number of citizenship ceremonies planned in 2024; and if she will provide a schedule of same, by date. [8412/24]

An Garda Síochána

Catherine Murphy

206. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Justice the number of persons, by county, currently waiting for their Garda vetting application to be processed. [8572/24]

An Garda Síochána

Catherine Murphy

207. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Justice if she has engaged with An Garda Síochána in respect of providing a blanket clearance for persons cleared by gardaí that can be used across multiple roles by the person; and if she will consider a time-limited certificate persons could present in lieu of separate Garda clearance requests. [8573/24]

An Garda Síochána

Catherine Murphy

224. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Justice the number of persons with two or more Garda vetting requests being processed in parallel. [8619/24]

Voluntary Sector

Catherine Murphy

184. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will outline any plans to develop a successor strategy for the community and voluntary sector, given the expiration of the sustainable, inclusive and empowered communities strategy this year; if she will outline plans in respect of consultation with the sector in the development of the next iteration of this strategy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8391/24]

Diplomatic Representation

Catherine Murphy

125. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if there are plans to appoint a cultural officer to the Embassy of Ireland based in Rome. [7849/24]

Legislative Programme

Catherine Murphy

141. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications for an update on the legislative programme within his Department. [7845/24]

Departmental Data

Catherine Murphy

148. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if he will provide the reasons a civilian plane visited the Irish Air Corps headquarters at Casement Aerodrome in 2004 (details supplied); if he will also provide the origin departure airport and any stops of this aeroplane as well as the original intended destination airport in Ireland; and if he will also provide the passenger and crew list. [7714/24]

Defence Forces

Catherine Murphy

150. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the refurbishment works that will be carried out at both Casement Aerodrome and Haulbowline Navy Base during 2024; and the nature of these works that will be carried out at both locations, in tabular form. [7842/24]

Capital Expenditure Programme

Catherine Murphy

151. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the plans that are in place for capital investment in defence capability in 2024. [7843/24]

Rail Network

Catherine Murphy

178. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Transport if he will provide an update on the extension of the Luas to Bray; and if he will outline the enabling infrastructure required for this extension. [7838/24]

Legislative Programme

Catherine Murphy

179. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Transport for an update on the legislative programme within his Department. [7839/24]

National Asset Management Agency

Catherine Murphy

208. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide a schedule of NAMA owned and or controlled assets that are currently being used by the Department of Children and Youth Affairs. [7494/24]

Tax Credits

Catherine Murphy

221. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Finance the estimated full year cost if the blind person tax credit increased to €1,950 for a single person and €3,900 for married couples or civil partners. [7835/24]

Tax Yield

Catherine Murphy

222. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Finance the estimated yield if the local property tax on houses valued between €1.05 million and €1.75 million increased to 0.60% of that portion; and for houses valued at in excess of €1.75 million, were it to be increased to 1% of that portion, based on 2023 figures. [7836/24]

Public Sector Staff

Catherine Murphy

236. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the number of full-time senior arts collection registrars and arts collection registrars employed by the OPW in 2022, 2023 and to date in 2024, in tabular form. [7846/24]

Home Schooling

Catherine Murphy

257. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Education the number of primary and second level aged students that avail of home tuition in lieu of being offered a school place on a county-by-county basis. [7452/24]

Schools Building Projects

Catherine Murphy

310. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Education the number of primary and secondary school build and extension projects that are paused; and if she will provide the locations of same. [7957/24]

Departmental Funding

Catherine Murphy

381. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Social Protection the 2023 and 2024 current budget funding allocated towards the humanitarian support scheme, in tabular form. [7844/24]

An Garda Síochána

Catherine Murphy

407. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Justice the date on which, and by whom, she was first advised that the holster issued to a detective Garda (details supplied) was reported to be unfit for purpose by members of the Garda armoury technical staff, well before an incident in June 2020. [7555/24]

An Garda Síochána

Catherine Murphy

408. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Justice the steps she took following receipt of reports in respect of an incident and relating matters; and if she directed that An Garda Síochána take the steps to immediately rectify issues raised in the same reports. [7556/24]

Road Traffic Offences

Catherine Murphy

423. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Justice the number of drivers summoned to court for failure to pay a fixed charge notice within the statutory payment timeframe for the offence of holding a mobile phone while driving by District Court in each of the years 2020 to 2023 and to date in 2024; the number of drivers convicted per year per District Court and the penalties imposed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7651/24]

An Garda Síochána

Catherine Murphy

431. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Justice the amount spent by An Garda Síochána on purchasing the most modern evidential breath testing machines in 2022, 2023 and to-date in 2024, in tabular form. [7847/24]

Legislative Measures

Catherine Murphy

432. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Justice if her Department plans to update the Firearms and Offensive Weapons Act 1990. [7848/24]

Disability Services

Catherine Murphy

502. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of children's disability services regional assessment hubs that have been established as of 13 February 2024 in both the CHO 7 and 9 areas. [7837/24]

Early Childhood Care and Education

Catherine Murphy

508. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will permit an additional ECCE year to be sanctioned where a school (details supplied) is oversubscribed and cannot enrol a pupil in the coming academic year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7961/24]

Mental Health Services

Catherine Murphy

591. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the estimated full-year cost of providing ten extra memory technology resource rooms. [7840/24]

Hospital Staff

Catherine Murphy

592. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of dedicated WTE consultant endocrinologists, dietitians, advanced nurse practitioners, podiatrists, clinical nurse specialists and staff nurses currently dedicated to the outpatient adult diabetics clinic at St. Vincent's University Hospital. [7841/24]

Ministerial Staff

Catherine Murphy

641. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of hours driven by each of the civilian drivers assigned to the Minister and Ministers of State in the Department in 2023. [7489/24]

Health Services Staff

Catherine Murphy

400. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the date on which the recruitment of the neurorehabilitation teams in CHO2, 4, 6 and 7 will commence. [7322/24]

Electric Vehicles

Catherine Murphy

193. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Transport when the EV SPSV scheme for 2024 will open for applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6064/24]

Driver Licences

Catherine Murphy

205. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Transport the number of learner permit holders disqualified in 2023 and to date in 2024, by county; the number that surrendered their learner permit to the Road Safety Authority, by county in 2023 and to date in 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6308/24]

Housing Schemes

Catherine Murphy

224. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Finance if he plans to review the help-to-buy scheme from a socioeconomic impact perspective; and his plans to review the scheme in the context of economic impact. [6128/24]

Housing Schemes

Catherine Murphy

225. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Finance the total expenditure on a review of the help-to-buy scheme that was delivered in 2022; if he will provide a schedule of actions and progress of same in relation to the conclusions that were drawn from the review; and if he accepts them in part, in full or if he rejects them. [6129/24]

Office of Public Works

Catherine Murphy

244. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if consideration has been given to the M4 access to Castletown House under the Historic and Archaeological Heritage and Miscellaneous Provisions Act 2023 which provides for access to ensure the integrity of a heritage site; if so, the reason it has not been pursued; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6091/24]

Office of Public Works

Catherine Murphy

245. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if the OPW has made efforts to secure the right to use the M4 entrance to access Castletown House in the context of utilising the provisions of the Historic and Archaeological Heritage and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2023; and if not, the reason. [6116/24]