Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

State Pathology Service

Catherine Murphy

523. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Justice the estimated cost of recruiting two extra full-time forensic pathologists for the Office of the State Pathologist. [31173/20]

Garda Training

Catherine Murphy

524. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Justice the number of gardaí who successfully completed the standard and advanced motorcycle course in 2019 and to date in 2020; the duration of each course; and when the next standard and advanced motorcycle course will commence. [31174/20]

Garda Data

Catherine Murphy

525. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Justice the number of gardaí by rank attached to each crime task force within Dublin as of 31 December 2019 and 12 October 2020, in tabular form. [31175/20]

Health Services Staff

Catherine Murphy

592. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if funding will be provided for the recruitment of three full-time paediatric occupational therapists for social care in County Kildare. [31165/20]

Hospital Equipment

Catherine Murphy

593. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost of addressing the infrastructural issues regarding the current neuro-interventional radiology thrombectomy equipment in Beaumont Hospital. [31166/20]

Health Screening Programmes

Catherine Murphy

594. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the estimated full year cost of extending BowelScreen to persons aged between 55 to 74 years of age. [31167/20]

Nursing Staff

Catherine Murphy

629. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if consideration has been given to continuing the practice of paying student nurses that reach a required standard of training a full salary when they are in practical job training phases (details supplied). [31270/20]

Industrial Relations

Catherine Murphy

630. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if he has engaged with trade unions and nursing representative bodies on the issue of trainee nursing pay. [31271/20]

Sick Pay Scheme

Catherine Murphy

2. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the status of his work in relation to the introduction of a statutory sick pay scheme here; the level of stakeholder engagements he has embarked on; and if he has been contacted by persons opposed to such a scheme being introduced. [30805/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Catherine Murphy

134. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Finance the status of the stay and spend scheme; if the effectiveness of it has been assessed to date; if he will seek an extension of the scheme beyond April 2021 in view of the ongoing Covid-19 restrictions; if the Revenue Commissioners have provided feedback on the scheme to him; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30617/20]

Departmental Bodies

Catherine Murphy

136. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if the Commissioner for Environmental Information sought an order for costs (details supplied) in cases in which it either succeeded or the other party withdrew the appeal; if an order for costs was granted, the amount of legal costs recovered in each case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30806/20]

State Pensions

Catherine Murphy

208. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Social Protection the status of the removal of the age of 67 years for receipt of payment from the Social Welfare and Pensions Act. [30652/20]

JobPath Programme

Catherine Murphy

213. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Social Protection the way in which JobPath is operating in the context of Covid-19 restrictions; the number of persons referred to the scheme since 1 March 2020 to date in October 2020, by service provider and location. [30745/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Catherine Murphy

237. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Justice her plans to support small and medium businesses that cannot trade due to Covid-19 and are unable to meet their rental liabilities on their premises; her plans to introduce a pause on commercial rents; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30660/20]

Bord na gCon

Catherine Murphy

304. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he was consulted by an organisation (details supplied); if he or his predecessors were consulted; the full cost of the rebrand; if he will provide details of the consultancy firm that carried out the rebrand; the reason for the rebrand; if funds granted from his Department were used for the rebrand; and if so, the amount used. [30798/20]

Local Infrastructure Housing Activation Fund

Catherine Murphy

170. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of officials permanently assigned to the LIHAF section by grade in each of the years 2016 to 2019 and to date in 2020. [30130/20]

Local Infrastructure Housing Activation Fund

Catherine Murphy

171. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of officials permanently assigned to the capital infrastructure unit; and the breakdown of staff by grade in each of the years 2016 to 2019 and to date in 2020. [30131/20]

Schools Building Projects

Catherine Murphy

269. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Education further to Parliamentary Question No. 674 of 30 July 2020, the status of the new school on the Mercy Convent site in Naas, County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30166/20]

Schools Building Projects

Catherine Murphy

272. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Education the amount due in respect of subcontractors who are due outstanding payment for works carried out at a school project (details supplied) in County Kildare; the number of subcontracts affected by the termination of the contract; the party who initiated and concluded the contract termination; the amount paid to secure the site since March 2020; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30179/20]

Departmental Staff

Catherine Murphy

306. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of officials in her Department who are private secretaries; the role, salary scale and allowances of each; the Minister whom they are assigned to; the way in which they were chosen for the role, be it open competition or closed internal competition; and if she will also include the grade of each private secretary. [29874/20]

Departmental Communications

Catherine Murphy

409. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Justice if she has engaged with a third party company in each of the years 2017 to 2019 and to date in 2020, to conduct monitoring and-or provide reports on social media coverage of her Department across social media platforms (details supplied); and if so, the cost of same. [30165/20]

Travel Trade Sector

Catherine Murphy

126. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if his attention has been drawn to a submission from a group (details supplied); and if he will give it further consideration in the context of budget 2021 and the period thereafter. [29312/20]

Strategic Infrastructure Provision

Catherine Murphy

143. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if proposed applicants under the strategic housing development legislation are required to contact county childcare committees to identify local childcare needs. [29279/20]

State Examinations

Catherine Murphy

197. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Education if she has established and or plans to establish a compensation fund and or has amended her Department’s contingent liability in view of the potential for claims to be made against her in view of the ongoing issues regarding the calculated grades for the leaving certificate. [29424/20]

State Examinations

Catherine Murphy

201. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Education the way in which the integrity, validity and reliability of the process of national standardisation of leaving certificate calculated results was overseen by the national standardisation group whose role was to oversee the application of the statistical model to the school data; the reason it did not adequately test the process in order to identify flaws; and if an appeals process of the results will be established for students. [29453/20]

Data Retention

Catherine Murphy

216. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Children, Disability, Equality and Integration the way in which county childcare committees can access childcare information (details supplied); if his attention has been drawn to this issue; if so, his plans to address same; the reason Pobal is now the guardian of this dataset; and the process that was initiated to implement this. [29278/20]

Tax Reliefs

Catherine Murphy

66. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Finance the estimated cost to the Exchequer of the individual tax rebate for working from home in 2020 which can be claimed against 10% of the costs of home working; the cost of same in 2018 and 2019; and his plans to increase the amount claimable by persons. [29193/20]

Arts Funding

Catherine Murphy

79. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the sector specific supports in place and or the plans to introduce support services for the arts sector. [26312/20]

Youth Services

Catherine Murphy

178. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Children, Disability, Equality and Integration his plans to increase funding to the public bodies that distribute funds to youth services (details supplied). [29021/20]

Youth Services

Catherine Murphy

179. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Children, Disability, Equality and Integration his plans to engage with the National Youth Council of Ireland and Tusla in advance of budget 2021 in order to address inadequate funding in the sector. [29020/20]

Youth Services

Catherine Murphy

186. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Children, Disability, Equality and Integration if he has met with the HSE in respect of increasing funding to the youth services in County Kildare. [29233/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Catherine Murphy

224. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if he will review travel advice with NPHET in respect of Cambodia in view of the low Covid-19 rate and strict inbound travel regime in the country. [29011/20]

Afforestation Programme

Catherine Murphy

269. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will engage with Kildare County Council in identifying publicly owned land banks to commence an ambitious planting initiative in County Kildare. [29062/20]

Departmental Advertising

Catherine Murphy

149. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Taoiseach if he has engaged a third party company in each of the years 2017 to 2019 and to date in 2020 to conduct online and or social media monitoring and-or provide reports on social media coverage of his Department; if so, the cost of same; and if the name of the social media platforms being monitored will be provided. [28925/20]

Departmental Staff

Catherine Murphy

150. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Taoiseach the number of staff in his Department on sick leave between March and September by month in 2019 and to date 2020; the pay arrangements that exist for staff on sick leave for an extended period of time; the number of sick days accounted for by his Department over the period. [28943/20]

Departmental Contracts

Catherine Murphy

167. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he has engaged a third-party company in each of the years 2017 to 2019, inclusive, and to date in 2020 to conduct online and or social media monitoring and-or provide reports on social media coverage of his Department; if so, the cost of same; and if the name of the social media platforms being monitored will be provided. [28914/20]

Departmental Staff

Catherine Murphy

168. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of staff in his Department on sick leave between March and September by month in 2019 and to date 2020; the pay arrangements that exist for staff on sick leave for an extended period of time; the number of sick days accounted for by his Department over the period; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28932/20]

Departmental Contracts

Catherine Murphy

192. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Environment, Climate and Communications if he has engaged a third-party company in each of the years 2017 to 2019 and to date in 2020 to conduct online and or social media monitoring and or provide reports on social media coverage of his Department; if so, the cost of same; and if the name of the social media platforms being monitored will be provided. [28915/20]

Departmental Staff

Catherine Murphy

193. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Environment, Climate and Communications the number of staff in his Department on sick leave between March and September by month in 2019 and to date 2020; the pay arrangements that exist for staff on sick leave for an extended period of time; the number of sick days accounted for by his Department over the period; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28933/20]

Fines Data

Catherine Murphy

237. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Transport the amount collected in fare evasion fines from 1 March to 29 September 2020 by Irish Rail, Dublin Bus and Luas operators. [28777/20]

Light Rail Projects

Catherine Murphy

242. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Transport the reason for the decision, as per the current DART west scheme, to cease the line at Maynooth; and if he plans to extend the project to Kilcock, County Kildare. [28887/20]

Road Projects

Catherine Murphy

243. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Transport the total cost of the M7 Naas-Newbridge bypass upgrade, M7 Osberstown interchange and R407 Sallins bypass; if the project has come in on, under or over budget; the amount; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28888/20]

Departmental Contracts

Catherine Murphy

245. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Transport if he has engaged a third-party company in each of the years 2017 to 2019 and to date in 2020 to conduct online and-or social media monitoring and-or provide reports on social media coverage of his Department; if so, the cost of same; and if the name of the social media platforms being monitored will be provided. [28926/20]

Departmental Staff

Catherine Murphy

246. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Transport the number of staff in his Department on sick leave between March and September, by month, in 2019 and to date 2020; the pay arrangements that exist for staff on sick leave for an extended period of time; the number of sick days accounted for by his Department over the period; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28944/20]

Departmental Contracts

Catherine Murphy

286. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Finance if he has engaged a third-party company in each of the years 2017 to 2019 and to date in 2020 to conduct online and or social media monitoring and or provide reports on social media coverage of his Department; if so, the cost of same; and if the name of the social media platforms being monitored will be provided. [28916/20]

Departmental Staff

Catherine Murphy

287. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Finance the number of staff in his Department on sick leave between March and September by month in 2019 and to date 2020; the pay arrangements that exist for staff on sick leave for an extended period of time; the number of sick days accounted for by his Department over the period; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28934/20]

Standards in Public Office Commission

Catherine Murphy

303. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if the Secretary General of his Department consulted with SIPO in advance and-or after the fact regarding their appointment to an organisation (details supplied). [28670/20]

Standards in Public Office Commission

Catherine Murphy

304. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if the Secretary General of his Department made an application to the outside appointments board in order to take on their role with an organisation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28672/20]

Departmental Contracts

Catherine Murphy

306. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he has engaged a third-party company in each of the years 2017 to 2019 and to date in 2020 to conduct online and or social media monitoring and or provide reports on social media coverage of his Department; if so, the cost of same; and if the name of the social media platforms being monitored will be provided. [28923/20]

Departmental Data

Catherine Murphy

307. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of staff in his Department on sick leave between March and September by month in 2019 and to date 2020; the pay arrangements that exist for staff on sick leave for an extended period of time; the number of sick days accounted for by his Department over the period; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28941/20]