Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Health Services

Catherine Murphy

197. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to a registered letter (details supplied) addressed to him; if his officials attention has been drawn to the correspondence; if he has issued instructions to them on foot of same; if he will address and return responses to the twelve questions put to him by the person; his plans to inquire fully into the matters raised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24582/20]

School Transport

Catherine Murphy

392. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Education the details of the public health protocols that are applicable to private service providers of the school transport system; if the services can operate at full capacity in order to transport pupils to and from school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23271/20]

Schools Site Acquisitions

Catherine Murphy

410. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Education if her attention has been drawn to the fact that the playing pitches associated with a school (details supplied) are up for sale; if so, the attempt being made to purchase the lands in question; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23549/20]

Deportation Orders

Catherine Murphy

618. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Justice the number of persons born here who have been deported as per the Constitution Act 2004 since its enactment in tabular form; the grounds for deportation; the countries to which the persons have been deported; the age of the persons at the time of deportation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24066/20]

Covid-19 Tests

Catherine Murphy

731. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the criteria that is used to determine if a minor and-or child requires a test for Covid-19; if his attention has been drawn to the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23719/20]

Lease Agreements

Catherine Murphy

90. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the details of acquisitions or leases on estates (details supplied); the number of houses that were leased; the estates in which they were leased; the number of houses that were acquired; the housing mix in each of the estates; the cost of purchase; the cost of the leases; the duration of each lease; the entity which purchased or leased the houses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23057/20]

Lease Agreements

Catherine Murphy

91. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number houses that were leased by location in the 2019 and 2020, in tabular form; the entity that purchased or leased the houses; the developer; the cost involved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23058/20]

Housing Data

Catherine Murphy

92. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of non-Part V houses purchased by location in 2019 and to date in 2020; the cost; the developer; the housing mix; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23059/20]

Construction Contracts

Catherine Murphy

66. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if construction works on a new advanced technology building in Dundalk, County Louth, have commenced; if not, the date on which construction work will commence; and the estimated timeframe of such works. [22746/20]

IDA Ireland

Catherine Murphy

67. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if IDA Ireland plans to open a new office in Melbourne, Australia. [22747/20]

Appointments to State Boards

Catherine Murphy

83. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Transport when a chairperson will be appointed to the Dublin Port Company. [22754/20]

EU Funding

Catherine Murphy

90. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Finance the amount borrowed by the State to date from the European Commission under the SURE initiative; the way in which the funds will be distributed here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22738/20]

Flood Relief Schemes

Catherine Murphy

113. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of flood relief projects undertaken by the OPW in the past five years to date by location; the date on which each flood relief project will be completed; the associated costs of each; if projects are overdue; and if projects went to conciliation, in tabular form. [22742/20]

Garda Stations

Catherine Murphy

114. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the Garda stations within Dublin the OPW plans to refurbish over the next two years; the level of renovation for each station that will receive work; and when each project will commence. [22744/20]

Ministerial Meetings

Catherine Murphy

142. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he has spoken formally to the Slovenian foreign minister, Mr. Anže Logar, in the past three months. [22753/20]

Defence Forces Transport

Catherine Murphy

148. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Defence the amount spent by the Defence Forces on replacing motorcycles in the escort of honour in 2019. [22740/20]

Air Corps

Catherine Murphy

149. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Defence the full-year cost of recruiting ten additional aircraft technicians in the helicopter wing of the Air Corps. [22741/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment

Catherine Murphy

187. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Social Protection her plans to reclassify the pandemic unemployment payment as a permanent payment as with the jobseeker’s scheme and other schemes (details supplied); her further plans to rectify the matter; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22731/20]

Back to Education Allowance

Catherine Murphy

188. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Social Protection if a change of strategy in respect of back to education allowance eligibility criteria has been deployed in respect of applications for 2020; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22732/20]

Back to Education Allowance

Catherine Murphy

189. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of applications in respect of the back to education allowance that have been refused to date in 2020; the level of qualification they are under; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22734/20]

Disability Allowance

Catherine Murphy

190. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated full year cost of increasing disability allowance from €203 to €209 per week. [22745/20]

Student Universal Support Ireland

Catherine Murphy

207. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if his attention has been drawn to the impact on families in receipt of pandemic unemployment payment that will not be eligible for the assessment of their lower 2020 incomes as qualifying criteria for SUSI grants; his plans to rectify the matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22735/20]

Student Universal Support Ireland

Catherine Murphy

213. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if his attention has been drawn to the issue of eligibility for fee support via SUSI grants in cases in which the pandemic unemployment payment is not classed as a permanent payment as with the jobseeker’s scheme and other schemes (details supplied); his plans to adopt additional fee structure support schemes or reductions in cases in which students have applied for courses, have been accepted and their plans have had to be cancelled due to lack of supports; the number of courses impacted by the issue; the way in which the issue will impact the number of incoming students, retention and progression in third-level courses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22733/20]

Liquor Licences

Catherine Murphy

237. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Justice the number of licensed premises prosecuted for offences under section 17(3) of the Intoxicating Liquor Act 2003 in 2018, 2019 and to date in 2020, in tabular form. [22748/20]

Garda Transport Provision

Catherine Murphy

238. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Justice the number of Garda cars and vans attached to each Garda district in Dublin as of 2 September 2020, in tabular form. [22749/20]

Hospital Procedures

Catherine Murphy

259. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of kidney transplant surgeries carried out at CHI, Crumlin in 2018, 2019 and to date in 2020, in tabular form. [22751/20]

Ophthalmology Services

Catherine Murphy

260. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health his plans to support the expansion of community ophthalmology in each CHO. [22752/20]

Taoiseach's Communications

Catherine Murphy

63. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Taoiseach if he has spoken directly with the Australian or New Zealand Prime Ministers since his appointment. [19933/20]

State Claims Agency

Catherine Murphy

65. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Taoiseach the legal cases the State Claims Agency is handling on behalf of his Department; the stage they are at; and the nature of the claim. [20108/20]

Ministerial Advisers

Catherine Murphy

69. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Taoiseach if he will provide a schedule of advisers, special advisers and seconded civil servants currently working in his Department appointed and or recruited and or in an acting capacity; the roles and responsibilities attributed to each; and the salary scale for the role in tabular form. [20627/20]

Ministerial Advisers

Catherine Murphy

73. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Taoiseach if he will provide a schedule of advisers, special advisers and seconded civil servants working in his Department appointed and or recruited and or in an acting capacity; the roles and responsibilities attributed to each; and the salary scale for each role in tabular form. [22537/20]

Ministerial Advisers

Catherine Murphy

95. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will provide a schedule of advisers, special advisers and seconded civil servants working in his Department appointed and or recruited and or in an acting capacity; the roles and responsibilities attributed to each; and the salary scale for each role in tabular form. [22527/20]

Ministerial Advisers

Catherine Murphy

163. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Climate Action and Communication Networks if he will provide a schedule of advisers, special advisers and seconded civil servants working in his Department appointed and or recruited and or in an acting capacity; the roles and responsibilities attributed to each; and the salary scale for each role in tabular form. [22523/20]

Tourism Industry

Catherine Murphy

175. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Transport if an evaluation has been made with respect to those 3,000-plus employed in the travel agent sector which has been effectively shut down since March 2020; if a specific evaluation has been conducted; if not, if he will arrange to have one conducted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22062/20]

Rail Network

Catherine Murphy

193. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Transport the steps he and Irish Rail are taking to improve onboard WiFi and mobile phone connectivity on its DART lines and commuter lines; if his attention has been drawn to connectivity problems on the southern portion of the DART network in particular; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21231/20]

Public Procurement Contracts

Catherine Murphy

231. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Transport if his attention, or that of his predecessor, has been drawn to a potential conflict of interest that arose regarding the way in which the review on essential driver training conducted in 2019 conducted by a company (details supplied) was in fact reviewing its own report commissioned by the Road Safety Authority; the other consultancies and or companies that were considered to carry out the review; if a tender process was followed in order to establish whether the company was the best positioned to conduct the review; if a contract exists between the RSA and the company in respect of essential driver training reports and or reviews; if he will consider opening a new stakeholder engagement process in respect of essential driver training; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22115/20]

Ministerial Advisers

Catherine Murphy

252. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Transport if he will provide a schedule of advisers, special advisers and seconded civil servants working in his Department appointed and or recruited and or in an acting capacity; the roles and responsibilities attributed to each; and the salary scale for each role in tabular form. [22538/20]

Wage Subsidy Scheme

Catherine Murphy

256. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Finance the reason for the decision to exclude propriety owners and directors working to keep their business afloat from the new employment wage subsidy scheme in view of the fact that they were previously included in the temporary wage subsidy scheme; the reason for the change; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21263/20]

Tax Code

Catherine Murphy

299. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Finance his plans to conduct a full review of the taxation policy of married persons and cohabitating partnerships in view of the time that elapsed since an examination of the current legal status of cohabiting couples; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22127/20]

Ministerial Advisers

Catherine Murphy

313. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide a schedule of advisers, special advisers and seconded civil servants working in his Department appointed and or recruited and or in an acting capacity; the roles and responsibilities attributed to each; and the salary scale for each role in tabular form. [22528/20]

Ministerial Advisers

Catherine Murphy

327. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide a schedule of advisers, special advisers and seconded civil servants working in his Department appointed and or recruited and or in an acting capacity; the roles and responsibilities attributed to each; and the salary scale for each role in tabular form. [22535/20]

Ministerial Advisers

Catherine Murphy

384. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Media, Tourism, Arts, Culture, Sport and the Gaeltacht if she will provide a schedule of advisers, special advisers and seconded civil servants working in her Department appointed and-or recruited and-or in an acting capacity; the roles and responsibilities attributed to each; and the salary scale for each role in tabular form. [22534/20]

Ministerial Advisers

Catherine Murphy

443. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide a schedule of advisers, special advisers and seconded civil servants working in his Department appointed and or recruited and or in an acting capacity; the roles and responsibilities attributed to each; and the salary scale for each role in tabular form. [22532/20]

Data Protection

Catherine Murphy

450. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the process and procedures in place for handling data access requests from public authorities, other Departments and An Garda Síochána; the way in which the data is requested and released; the decision maker in the context of deciding whether to release or refuse data requests from the bodies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21182/20]

Passport Services

Catherine Murphy

451. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the breakdown of the information requested by public authorities, Departments and An Garda Síochána from the Passport Office data set in the past year to date in 2020; the number of requests for access to data in the past year to date in 2020; the number of times his Department has refused access; the schedule of bodies and number of requests made over the time frame; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21183/20]

Passport Applications

Catherine Murphy

452. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if nominated public bodies, Departments and An Garda Síochána have access on request to the data contained on a passport application form; if they have access to the data on the printed passport document; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21184/20]

Passport Services

Catherine Murphy

461. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the number and name of public authorities which requested passport application form and passport document data under the provisions of section 41 of the Data Protection Act 2018 for the period 29 January to 1 September 2020, inclusive; the number of requests received and declined in respect of each public authority; the data set information sought from each in each instance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22172/20]

Ministerial Advisers

Catherine Murphy

464. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will provide a schedule of advisers, special advisers and seconded civil servants working in his Department appointed and or recruited and or in an acting capacity; the roles and responsibilities attributed to each; and the salary scale for each role in tabular form. [22529/20]

Ministerial Advisers

Catherine Murphy

476. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Defence if he will provide a schedule of advisers, special advisers and seconded civil servants working in his Department appointed and or recruited and or in an acting capacity; the roles and responsibilities attributed to each; and the salary scale for each role in tabular form. [22525/20]

School Staff

Catherine Murphy

575. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Education if progress has been made on improving the working conditions for school secretaries who are not employed by her Department; the timeframe if improvements are anticipated within; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22060/20]