Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Ministerial Advisers

Catherine Murphy

424. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will provide a schedule of advisers, special advisers and seconded civil servants currently 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 the role in tabular form. [20615/20]

Local Authority Funding

Catherine Murphy

461. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the amount of funding his Department provided for the fire service's Ctrí project in each of the years 2018, 2019 and to date in 2020, in tabular form. [19931/20]

Ministerial Advisers

Catherine Murphy

513. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government 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. [20622/20]

Consular Services

Catherine Murphy

579. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the status of the case of a person (details supplied); if he has discussed the matter with the Chinese Ambassador; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20470/20]

Departmental Staff

Catherine Murphy

580. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade 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. [20620/20]

Defence Forces Data

Catherine Murphy

590. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Defence the number of civilian plumbers, carpenters, painters and so on working in each Defence Forces barracks as of 22 July 2020, in tabular form. [19934/20]

Naval Service

Catherine Murphy

591. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Defence if a new recruitment campaign for the Naval Service will commence in quarter 4 of 2020. [19935/20]

Departmental Staff

Catherine Murphy

605. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Defence 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. [20616/20]

State Claims Agency

Catherine Murphy

606. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Defence if he will provide a schedule of the active and settled legal cases the State Claims Agency is handling on behalf of his Department in the past six years to date in 2020; the stage they are at; the general nature of the claim; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20727/20]

EU Battle Groups

Catherine Murphy

608. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Defence the PESCO projects Ireland is a participant in or has observer status on; the cost to date of Ireland’s participation in PESCO; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20786/20]

Schools Building Projects

Catherine Murphy

672. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the second-level building programme in Maynooth, County Kildare; when the new school building will be complete; the works that will remain to be done after the handover in advance of it being occupied; when it will be occupied; if interim measures are being put in place; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20105/20]

Schools Building Projects

Catherine Murphy

673. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the new community college in Celbridge, County Kildare; the estimated time frame for the various stages; the estimated time frame for the delivery and occupation of the new school premises; if an interim arrangement will be needed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20106/20]

Schools Building Projects

Catherine Murphy

674. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the new school on the Mercy Convent site in Naas, County Kildare; the expected delivery date for the completion of the school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20107/20]

Departmental Staff

Catherine Murphy

705. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide a schedule of advisers, special advisers and seconded civil servants currently 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 the role in tabular form. [20617/20]

Departmental Staff

Catherine Murphy

879. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will provide a schedule of advisers, special advisers and seconded civil servants currently 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 the role in tabular form. [20618/20]

Social Welfare Inspections

Catherine Murphy

887. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of officials by grade from her Department that are located at entry and or exit ports and airports here; the number and value of sanctions imposed by her Department on persons in receipt of a social protection payment for leaving the State without informing her Department; the number of these that were upheld and the value of same on appeal; if she will provide a schedule of the types of payments that are subject to sanctions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20906/20]

Departmental Staff

Catherine Murphy

909. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will provide a schedule of advisers, special advisers and seconded civil servants currently 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 the role in tabular form. [20625/20]

Food Industry

Catherine Murphy

924. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 146 of 16 July 2020, if his officials based at equine slaughter houses are assisting EUROPOL with an investigation named Operation Opson IX; his views on whether his officials are not being resourced adequately in view of the fact this investigation focused on Irish slaughterhouses; and his plans to address this issue (details supplied). [20047/20]

Departmental Staff

Catherine Murphy

970. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine 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. [20611/20]

Departmental Staff

Catherine Murphy

1007. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs 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. [20613/20]

Legislative Measures

Catherine Murphy

1039. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the status of the sale of alcohol Bill. [19930/20]

Departmental Staff

Catherine Murphy

1051. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will provide a schedule of advisers, special advisers and seconded civil servants currently 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 the role in tabular form. [20623/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Catherine Murphy

1052. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of persons that have refused to fill in their details on the passenger locator form since it was introduced; the number of persons refused entry to the State for non-compliance in respect of the locator form; and if she will provide a breakdown of same to include sea ports and airports. [20632/20]

Bench Warrants

Catherine Murphy

1054. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of bench warrants outstanding in each Garda division; the number of bench warrants outstanding for a period of over six months in each Garda division; the number of bench warrants outstanding for a period of over 12 months in each Garda division; and the longest outstanding warrant in each Garda division. [20785/20]

Hospital Equipment

Catherine Murphy

1161. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the estimated full-year cost of purchasing an extra extracorporeal membrane oxygenation machine for both the Mater Hospital and Children’s Health Ireland, Crumlin [19932/20]

Health Services

Catherine Murphy

1187. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if he will provide a schedule of meetings to include date, location and attendees online and in person between an organisation (details supplied) and the HSE from 1 July 2019 to date in 2020; the amount of funding provided to the organisation in the past three years to date in 2020; if a service level agreement exists between the HSE and the organisation; if concerns have been brought to his attention of the HSE in relation to governance and oversight at the organisation; and if he will provide for the shortfall of hours in relation to therapy hours delivered [19991/20]

Covid-19 Tests

Catherine Murphy

1297. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the Covid-19 testing centres that are open nationally by county, in tabular form; the centres that have been closed; the plans for testing per county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20514/20]

Departmental Staff

Catherine Murphy

1350. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health 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. [20621/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Catherine Murphy

1351. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of persons admitted on a daily basis to the Health Service Executive isolation facility at Citywest. [20630/20]

State Claims Agency

Catherine Murphy

1414. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if he will provide a schedule of all active and settled legal cases the State Claims Agency is currently handling on behalf of the HSE in the past six years to date in 2020; the stage they are at; the general nature of the claim; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20725/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Catherine Murphy

97. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the supports and or financial assistance business owners (details supplied) that have been forced to cease trading as a result of Covid-19 can avail of; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19340/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment

Catherine Murphy

221. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the way in which, and-or the method that will be used, to calculate earnings in order to apply the pandemic unemployment payment to persons in view of the change in rates and tiers to the payment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19338/20]

Ministerial Advisers

Catherine Murphy

67. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Taoiseach if he will provide a schedule of special advisers working in his Department, including a breakdown of those assigned to the offices of the Taoiseach, the Tánaiste and Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment in his role as leader of the Green Party; the roles, responsibilities and salary scale of each. [18843/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Catherine Murphy

68. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Taoiseach the timeline, stages and deadline here for the development of the national recovery plan and associated application for grant funding under the EU recovery and resilience facility; and the proportion of such funding that will be used to support public expenditure on public employment, public services, capital projects and national infrastructure. [18874/20]

Ministerial Advisers

Catherine Murphy

70. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Taoiseach if he will provide a schedule of all special advisers working in his Department; and the role, responsibilities and salary scale of each. [18845/20]

Ministerial Advisers

Catherine Murphy

84. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation if he will provide a schedule of all special advisers working in his Department; and the roles and responsibilities and salary scale of each. [18844/20]

Electric Vehicles

Catherine Murphy

110. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the estimated full-year cost of providing 785 extra electric car charging points nationally. [18456/20]

Driver Test

Catherine Murphy

138. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to introduce mandatory testing of learner drivers competency on a more frequent timeline than is currently in place; if he has engaged with the Road Safety Authority in relation to the number of learner permits a person may avail of over the course of their learning period; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18108/20]

Driver Test

Catherine Murphy

139. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the Road Safety Authority lodged submissions to him and or his predecessor in relation to reform of the learner driver licencing process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18109/20]

Road Safety

Catherine Murphy

168. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the estimated full-year cost if the budget for Medical Bureau of Road Safety increased by 5%. [18457/20]

Bus Services

Catherine Murphy

169. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the estimated cost in 2021 of providing 120 extra buses for the Dublin Bus fleet and 113 extra buses for the Bus Éireann fleet. [18458/20]

Football Association of Ireland

Catherine Murphy

178. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has engaged with Sport Ireland and or the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform regarding the appointment of the Secretary General of the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform to a position within an organisation (details supplied); if so, the nature of the engagements; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18650/20]

Football Association of Ireland

Catherine Murphy

179. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has reviewed the memorandum of understanding between her Department and an association (details supplied) in respect of organisational reform and restructuring in order to secure State funding; if he or his predecessor received contact and or correspondence requesting that the memorandum of understanding be amended or reviewed; the nature of the amendments requested and the persons that made them; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18651/20]

Football Association of Ireland

Catherine Murphy

205. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the changes from July 2019 when the governance reforms endorsed by his Department and Sport Ireland were ratified by members of an association (details supplied) and January 2020 when additional reforms were requested; if he will provide a full schedule of correspondence and meetings regarding these requested changes; the persons that sanctioned them; the basis on which they were sanctioned; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19052/20]

Travel Insurance

Catherine Murphy

216. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to instances of insurance companies refusing to issue travel insurance to persons who need to travel abroad for essential work purposes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18141/20]

Revenue Commissioners

Catherine Murphy

235. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Finance the amount of cash seized by the dog detector unit of the Revenue Commissioners from 1 October 2019 to date in 2020; the estimated value of narcotics, prescription drugs and tobacco products detected by the unit over the same time period; if food substances have been seized over the same time period; if the Revenue Commissioners plan to expand the unit; if so, if a business case has been submitted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18666/20]

Office of Public Works

Catherine Murphy

277. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if the development of the Leeson Lane office building project has commenced; when the project will be completed; and the estimated cost of the project. [18460/20]

Office of Public Works

Catherine Murphy

278. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if the OPW plans to refurbish the Garda immigration facility at Dublin Port; if so, when such work will commence; and the estimated time frame of such works. [18461/20]

Football Association of Ireland

Catherine Murphy

279. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the consultations with and or if sanction was sought by the Secretary General of his Department to take up a board position at an association (details supplied); the procedures in place in his Department in respect of sanctioning voted expenditure to other Departments that can be distributed to other State agencies which is in turn granted to associations on which senior Government officials are board members of in order to satisfy clear and transparent governance status; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18638/20]

Hare Coursing

Catherine Murphy

296. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will provide details of the 22 conditions attached to the licensing of a club (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18323/20]