Parliamentary questions

An Garda Síochána

Richard O'Donoghue

187. Deputy Richard O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Justice the number of cases Limerick divisional protection services have dealt with since they came into effect; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35210/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Richard O'Donoghue

317. Deputy Richard O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Health his views on the resumption on drive-in bingo; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28262/21]

Health Services Staff

Richard O'Donoghue

560. Deputy Richard O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Health the reason nurses from the Philippines have been reduced due to the fact Ireland did not apply for an exemption from 5,000 to 10,000 nurses for Ireland given that the UK and Germany have been approved for the larger amount and that this is a matter of urgency as the Philippines’ may close off this source of nurses as they may need them for their own health system. [33384/21]

Shannon Airport Facilities

Richard O'Donoghue

95. Deputy Richard O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he has been in contact with the new US Administration under President Joe Biden in relation to the continued use of Shannon Airport for the facilitation of carriage of ammunition (details supplied). [33684/21]

Military Aircraft

Richard O'Donoghue

254. Deputy Richard O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he has been in contact with the new US administration under President Joe Biden in relation to the continued use of Shannon Airport to carry munitions of war on civil aircraft given Shannon Airport was found to be the airport of origin on 282 occasions. [33685/21]

Military Aircraft

Richard O'Donoghue

255. Deputy Richard O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the way Ireland can remain neutral on the basis that it is facilitating the United States of America by allowing US troops and ammunition through the country mainly through Shannon Airport. [33686/21]

Military Aircraft

Richard O'Donoghue

256. Deputy Richard O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs his views on whether Ireland should continue to facilitate the ongoing use of Shannon Airport by US army troops given Ireland's neutrality. [33687/21]

Forestry Sector

Richard O'Donoghue

292. Deputy Richard O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding timelines for the processing of forestry thinning applications; the status of an application by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33627/21]

Forestry Sector

Richard O'Donoghue

319. Deputy Richard O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of the 308 single consent licence applications that have been approved since his Department became the sole consenting authority for forest road works licences; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33942/21]

Forestry Sector

Richard O'Donoghue

235. Deputy Richard O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of forest road grant applications have been received to date since the introduction of the forest road single consent system on 7 February 2020; the number of same that are single consent applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32163/21]

Forestry Sector

Richard O'Donoghue

236. Deputy Richard O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the average time from receipt of an application to the issuing of an approved forest road grant licence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32164/21]

Driver Test

Richard O'Donoghue

253. Deputy Richard O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Transport the action he will take to prioritise essential services staff for theory tests; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31240/21]

Institutes of Technology

Richard O'Donoghue

1058. Deputy Richard O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the position regarding a review of GMIT appointments raised by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31241/21]

School Staff

Richard O'Donoghue

67. Deputy Richard O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Education if she will review schools that require a teacher appointed for September 2021 in circumstances (details supplied). [24600/21]

School Transport

Richard O'Donoghue

299. Deputy Richard O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Education if the promised new revised school transport system will be ready for September 2021 in order to eliminate the confusion of September 2020 (details supplied). [24601/21]

Hospital Waiting Lists

Richard O'Donoghue

122. Deputy Richard O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Health the position regarding the increasing waitlists across all departments within the HSE; his plans to resolve the issue of backlogs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22425/21]

Passport Applications

Richard O'Donoghue

892. Deputy Richard O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the number of passport applications that were made through the Irish Embassy in Tokyo, Japan in each of the years of 2018 to 2020 and to date in 2021, in tabular form. [20711/21]

Third Level Staff

Richard O'Donoghue

1352. Deputy Richard O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the estimated cost of each two point reduction in the academic staff-to-student ratio for universities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20715/21]

Garda Transport Provision

Richard O'Donoghue

1497. Deputy Richard O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Justice the current age of each boat in the Garda water unit; when each boat within the unit will be next scheduled to be replaced; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20712/21]

Abortion Services

Richard O'Donoghue

2015. Deputy Richard O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Health his views on protests of a distressing nature outside the Maternity Hospital, Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19581/21]

Assisted Human Reproduction

Richard O'Donoghue

2016. Deputy Richard O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Health his views on the recommendations made by a person (details supplied) to update the Assisted Human Reproduction Bill and amendments to the Children and Family Relationships Act 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19582/21]

Hospital Staff

Richard O'Donoghue

2405. Deputy Richard O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Health the number of full-time radiographers working in University Hospital Limerick in each of the past five years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20713/21]

Hospital Staff

Richard O'Donoghue

2406. Deputy Richard O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Health the number of full-time medical virologists based in each hospital in each the years 2019, 2020 and to date in 2021, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20714/21]

Film Industry

Richard O'Donoghue

568. Deputy Richard O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she will report on foreign production companies having an obligation to hire production and acting staff here given the financial exemptions they receive; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14697/21]

Medical Cards

Richard O'Donoghue

1572. Deputy Richard O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Health if he will report on the inclusion of the cost for PPE equipment for medical card holders seeking appointments at dentist clinics; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14698/21]

Redundancy Payments

Richard O'Donoghue

45. Deputy Richard O'Donoghue asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the efforts he has made in respect of the 150 job losses announced by a group (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12026/21]

Vehicle Registration Tax

Richard O'Donoghue

227. Deputy Richard O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Finance his views on increasing the primary medical certificate thresholds in line with VRT increases as per budget 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12027/21]

Primary Medical Certificates

Richard O'Donoghue

287. Deputy Richard O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Health his position on the halting of primary medical certificate assessments by the HSE; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10698/21]

Primary Medical Certificates

Richard O'Donoghue

288. Deputy Richard O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Health his position on alternative travel arrangements for patients awaiting a primary medical assessment; if funding will be allocated to patients for transport to medical appointments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10699/21]

Air Corps

Richard O'Donoghue

346. Deputy Richard O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Defence the amount spent on purchasing specialist fire service vehicles for the Air Corps fire services in 2019, 2020 and to date in 2021, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8144/21]

Departmental Programmes

Richard O'Donoghue

520. Deputy Richard O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of Tusla funded refuge places available in Limerick in 2019, 2020 and to date in 2021, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8140/21]

Garda Operations

Richard O'Donoghue

598. Deputy Richard O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Justice the number of persons arrested and charged with possession of drugs for sale or supply within Limerick Garda division in 2020 and to date in 2021, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8141/21]

Garda Operations

Richard O'Donoghue

599. Deputy Richard O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Justice the number of cars, jeeps and motorcycles attached to the Limerick roads policing unit as of 31 December 2019 and 8 February 2021, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8142/21]

HSE Data

Richard O'Donoghue

713. Deputy Richard O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Health the number of neck surgeries carried out in each of the years 2018 to 2020 and to date in 2021, in tabular form; the public hospitals that carry out these procedures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8143/21]

Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries

Richard O'Donoghue

5. Deputy Richard O'Donoghue asked the Taoiseach his views on retracting the State apology given after the mother and baby homes report was finalised. [6979/21]

Garda Data

Richard O'Donoghue

636. Deputy Richard O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Justice the number of bench warrants outstanding by county as of 31 December 2020; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6981/21]

Primary Medical Certificates

Richard O'Donoghue

855. Deputy Richard O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Health his views on redeploying area medical staff resulting in the postponing of primary medical certificate assessments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6980/21]

Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries

Richard O'Donoghue

458. Deputy Richard O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth his views on funds being made available for the erection of memorials for mother and baby homes. [6017/21]

Work Placement Programmes

Richard O'Donoghue

550. Deputy Richard O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science his position on social protection payments for students who will have to complete course-appointed work placements during the summer months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6001/21]

Motor Tax

Richard O'Donoghue

143. Deputy Richard O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Transport the details of all commercial and private vehicles currently taxed in County Limerick by district, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4074/21]

State Examinations

Richard O'Donoghue

461. Deputy Richard O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Education her position on predicted grades for the 2021 class of leaving certificate students; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4075/21]

Direct Provision System

Richard O'Donoghue

558. Deputy Richard O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of persons living in direct provision centres to date in 2021; the position on direct provision centres; if inspections are carried out; if so, the regularity with which inspections are carried out; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4072/21]

Social Welfare Offices

Richard O'Donoghue

589. Deputy Richard O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding increasing staff in the social welfare appeals office; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1670/21]

Bench Warrants

Richard O'Donoghue

729. Deputy Richard O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Justice the number of bench warrants outstanding in the Limerick Garda division as of 31 December 2020; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1668/21]

Garda Deployment

Richard O'Donoghue

730. Deputy Richard O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Justice the number of Garda public service vehicle inspectors attached to Limerick Garda division as of 31 December 2020; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1669/21]

Hospital Equipment

Richard O'Donoghue

1061. Deputy Richard O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Health the position regarding wait times for MRI scans at University Hospital Limerick; if funding will be secured for an additional MRI scanner for University Hospital Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1667/21]

Employment Rights

Richard O'Donoghue

211. Deputy Richard O'Donoghue asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the details regarding protection laws for employees of EU and foreign businesses located here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44255/20]

Land Issues

Richard O'Donoghue

123. Deputy Richard O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the position on preserving land in rural areas in which derelict sites are in abundance for potential social housing and commercial use; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44010/20]

Social and Affordable Housing

Richard O'Donoghue

132. Deputy Richard O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of applicants for social housing in County Limerick to date in 2020, by district in tabular form; the number of social housing units completed to date in 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44009/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Richard O'Donoghue

349. Deputy Richard O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Health his views on indemnity cover for Covid-19 vaccines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44008/20]