Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

State Bodies

Fergus O'Dowd

50. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the pay and any other benefits, including any loyalty payments/bonuses or other benefit-in-kind, of each chief executive of State/semi-State body or other public body under the aegis of his Department for each year since 2020, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33052/23]

State Bodies

Fergus O'Dowd

57. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the pay and any other benefits, including any loyalty payments/bonuses or other benefit-in-kind, of each chief executive of State/semi-State body or other public body under the aegis of his Department for each year since 2020, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33050/23]

State Bodies

Fergus O'Dowd

61. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the pay and any other benefits, including any loyalty payments/bonuses or other benefit-in-kind, of each chief executive of State/semi-State body or other public body under the aegis of his Department for each year since 2020, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33047/23]

State Bodies

Fergus O'Dowd

72. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Transport the pay and any other benefits, including any loyalty payments/bonuses or other benefit-in-kind, of each chief executive of State/semi-State body or other public body under the aegis of his Department for each year since 2020, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33062/23]

Departmental Correspondence

Fergus O'Dowd

76. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Finance if they have received the pre-Budget 2024 submission from a group (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32858/23]

Departmental Correspondence

Fergus O'Dowd

79. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Finance if he has received the pre-Budget 2024 submission from a group (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32955/23]

State Bodies

Fergus O'Dowd

81. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Finance the pay and any other benefits, including any loyalty payments/bonuses or other benefit-in-kind, of each chief executive of State/semi-State body or other public body under the aegis of his Department for each year since 2020, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33051/23]

State Bodies

Fergus O'Dowd

86. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the pay and any other benefits, including any loyalty payments/bonuses or other benefit-in-kind, of each chief executive of State/semi-State body or other public body under the aegis of his Department for each year since 2020, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33057/23]

State Bodies

Fergus O'Dowd

88. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the pay and any other benefits, including any loyalty payments/bonuses or other benefit-in-kind, of each chief executive of State/semi-State body or other public body under the aegis of his Department for each year since 2020, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33049/23]

State Bodies

Fergus O'Dowd

101. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Education the pay and any other benefits, including any loyalty payments/bonuses or other benefit-in-kind, of each chief executive of State/semi-State body or other public body under the aegis of her Department for each year since 2020, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33048/23]

State Bodies

Fergus O'Dowd

104. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the pay and any other benefits, including any loyalty payments/bonuses or other benefit-in-kind, of each chief executive of State/semi-State body or other public body under the aegis of her Department for each year since 2020, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33061/23]

State Bodies

Fergus O'Dowd

117. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the pay and any other benefits, including any loyalty payments/bonuses or other benefit-in-kind, of each chief executive of State/semi-State body or other public body under the aegis of his Department for each year since 2020, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33055/23]

State Bodies

Fergus O'Dowd

134. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Social Protection the pay and any other benefits, including any loyalty payments/bonuses or other benefit-in-kind, of each chief executive of State/semi-State body or other public body under the aegis of her Department for each year since 2020, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33059/23]

State Bodies

Fergus O'Dowd

147. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Justice the pay and any other benefits, including any loyalty payments/bonuses or other benefit-in-kind, of each chief executive of State/semi-State body or other public body under the aegis of her Department for each year since 2020, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33056/23]

State Bodies

Fergus O'Dowd

160. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the pay and any other benefits, including any loyalty payments/bonuses or other benefit-in-kind, of each chief executive of State/semi-State body or other public body under the aegis of his Department for each year since 2020, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33045/23]

Departmental Correspondence

Fergus O'Dowd

166. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he has received the pre-Budget 2024 submission from a group (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32954/23]

State Bodies

Fergus O'Dowd

178. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the pay and any other benefits, including any loyalty payments/bonuses or other benefit-in-kind, of each chief executive of State/semi-State body or other public body under the aegis of his Department for each year since 2020, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33046/23]

Departmental Correspondence

Fergus O'Dowd

181. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Health if his Department has received the pre-Budget 2024 submission from a group (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32857/23]

State Bodies

Fergus O'Dowd

210. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Health the pay and any other benefits, including any loyalty payments/bonuses or other benefit-in-kind, of each chief executive of State/semi-State body or other public body under the aegis of his Department for each year since 2020, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33054/23]

State Bodies

Fergus O'Dowd

235. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the pay and any other benefits, including any loyalty payments/bonuses or other benefit-in-kind, of each chief executive of State/semi-State body or other public body under the aegis of his Department for each year since 2020, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33053/23]

State Bodies

Fergus O'Dowd

240. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the pay and any other benefits, including any loyalty payments/bonuses or other benefit-in-kind, of each chief executive of State/semi-State body or other public body under the aegis of her Department for each year since 2020, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33058/23]

Defence Forces

Fergus O'Dowd

165. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence to outline the current situation with respect to Irish soldiers who used malarone, doxycycline and lariam for overseas service; if any compensation process is open to soldiers adversely affected by the drugs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32040/23]

Road Projects

Fergus O'Dowd

183. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Transport if he will urgently engage with Louth County Council and Meath County Council to investigate whether any additional funds can be provided to fund a temporary dolly bridge at the site of the Obelisk Bridge in Drogheda, given the expected closure dates of this key transport link outline a ten-month closure timeline and its key position adjacent to one of the areas key tourism sites in Oldbridge House and Gardens; if any option could be considered that would allow the temporary cessation of toll charges for local residents on the M1 to alleviate what will be additional congestion pressures in an already over-congested town; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32026/23]

Road Projects

Fergus O'Dowd

184. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Transport to respond to concerns raised (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32044/23]

Road Projects

Fergus O'Dowd

185. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Transport to respond to concerns raised with respect to the imminent closure of a transport link in Oldbridge, Drogheda, which is essential for bridge refurbishment works; if he will examine whether any supports can be put in place with regard to a dolly bridge or slip toll reductions for residents affected; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32050/23]

Departmental Correspondence

Fergus O'Dowd

234. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Finance if he has received the pre-Budget 2024 submission from group (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32520/23]

Urban Development

Fergus O'Dowd

348. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the status of his plans to progress the legislative underpinning for a joint urban area plan for Drogheda between Louth and Meath County Councils in order for the urban area of Drogheda to develop in line with National Development Plan 2018-2027 objectives; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32139/23]

Domestic Violence

Fergus O'Dowd

411. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Justice if she will seek the figures on breaches for domestic violence orders for the years 2021 to dates for the greater Drogheda and surrounds, including Bettystown, Mosney, Collon and Dunleer; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32113/23]

An Garda Síochána

Fergus O'Dowd

421. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Justice the present number of Gardaí allocated to the Drogheda district, by rank, since 2020; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32159/23]

Departmental Correspondence

Fergus O'Dowd

473. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to respond to concerns raised in correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32606/23]

Nursing Homes

Fergus O'Dowd

557. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Health the number of nursing homes that had unannounced HIQA inspections after hours or and on weekends for each year since 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32041/23]

Medical Cards

Fergus O'Dowd

625. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Health if any consideration has been given to increasing medical card income thresholds for under- and over-70s ahead of the upcoming budget, with consideration to the excessive increase in cost-of-living and the Eurostat report which designates Ireland as having the highest goods and services costs in the EU; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32419/23]

Nursing Homes

Fergus O'Dowd

633. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Health when he expects the audit of the €150 million temporary assistance payments scheme for voluntary and private nursing homes to be completed; the date the audit commenced; the number and rank of civil servants who have been allocated to this audit; if that number is adequate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32432/23]

Budget Process

Fergus O'Dowd

639. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Health if he has received the pre-Budget 2024 submission from a group (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32519/23]

Medicinal Products

Fergus O'Dowd

664. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 513 of 25 April 2023, if he can seek clarification on whether the HSE is confirming that seroquel is being prescribed to nursing home dementia patients despite the HPRA advice (details supplied) which states that it should not be taken due to increased risk of stroke and or in some cases the risk of death in elderly people with dementia; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32638/23]

Hospital Staff

Fergus O'Dowd

667. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Health if he will urgently review the need for the appointment of six genomic resource associates at the department of clinical genetics at Crumlin Hospital to reduce the current unacceptable two-year waiting list with regard to rare diseases; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32655/23]

Further and Higher Education

Fergus O'Dowd

731. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if a case (details supplied) will urgently be reviewed within her Department considering that the private report submitted should suffice for the requirements requested; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32621/23]

Regional Development

Fergus O'Dowd

47. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will provide an update on the IDA advanced building solution to be provided on the purchased IDA land bank in Mell north Drogheda; the expected timelines on the delivery of the ABS; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31634/23]

Cost of Living Issues

Fergus O'Dowd

62. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment how he and the Government will take action to address the most recent European Commission report indicating that Ireland is now the most expensive country in Europe for household expenditure on goods and services last year, at 46% above the EU average; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31633/23]

School Transport

Fergus O'Dowd

104. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Education when the long-awaited review of the school transport scheme is due to be completed and the recommendations published; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31637/23]

Road Projects

Fergus O'Dowd

176. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Transport if any discussions have taken place within his Department in respect of the future provision of an additional road bridge to the east of the rail viaduct in Drogheda to address the major congestion experienced in Drogheda both north and south of the River Boyne; if so, if he will provide the details of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31754/23]

Nursing Homes

Fergus O'Dowd

406. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Health if any unsolicited information was received by his Department or HIQA between 2015 to date regarding alleged sexual abuse or physical abuse in the HSE-run community nursing facility (details supplied). [31704/23]

Health Service Executive

Fergus O'Dowd

409. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Health with respect to the “Emily” case and the NIRP independent review which was carried out and completed in November 2022, if the community health organisation which the CNU was located in, carried out any separate reviews or reports into the grievous incidents that took place at the home; if so, if he will undertake to make any review/report public in order for the appropriate bodies to learn from this horrendous series of events; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31717/23]

Health Service Executive

Fergus O'Dowd

410. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Health with respect to the “Emily” case and the NIRP independent review which was carried out into an unnamed HSE community nursing unit following a grievous sexual assault which took place in the CNU in April 2020, if he plans to publish the report which was completed in November 2022 in order for stakeholders and service providers to learn from the very serious incidents which took place, including the recruitment processes of the facility, the safeguarding processes which failed in this home, and the wider governance issues; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31718/23]

Health Service Executive

Fergus O'Dowd

412. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Health with respect to the “Emily” case and the NIRP independent review which was carried out and completed in November 2022, if he can confirm whether the HSE has accepted the recommendations contained within the report in full; if not, if he can detail the reasons for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31724/23]

Health Service Executive

Fergus O'Dowd

429. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Health regarding the HSE nursing home in which an employee was convicted of raping a resident, to clarify the number of referrals made by the HSE to An Garda Síochána following the public statement by the CEO of the HSE on a radio programme (details supplied) in relation to this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31838/23]

Departmental Correspondence

Fergus O'Dowd

438. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Health if he will respond to concerns raised in correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31882/23]

Residential Institutions

Fergus O'Dowd

124. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of reports of alleged sexual abuse of residents in designated residential disability centres that HIQA has received since 2021 directly through unsolicited concerns and through its inspection work; the breakdown on the source of the allegations; the number of said reports that HIQA subsequently reported to An Garda Síochána; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31405/23]

Residential Institutions

Fergus O'Dowd

138. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Health the number of reports of alleged sexual abuse of residents in residential nursing homes that HIQA has received since 2021 directly through unsolicited concerns and through its inspection work; the breakdown on the source of the allegations; the number of said reports that HIQA subsequently reported to An Garda Síochána; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31405/23]

Data Protection

Fergus O'Dowd

65. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if he will review current GDPR policies to ensure data sharing is possible and more streamlined between State agencies, where there are serious safeguarding issues highlighted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25161/23]