Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Naval Service

Jim O'Callaghan

150. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence when the two recently acquired Naval Service inshore patrol vessels will enter service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21533/24]

Defence Forces

Jim O'Callaghan

151. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence for an update on the implantation of the strategic framework to support the transformation of the Defence Forces into an organisation that is fit for the purpose of defending the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21534/24]

Defence Forces

Jim O'Callaghan

152. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence how many members of the Defence Forces are receiving counselling; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21535/24]

Defence Forces

Jim O'Callaghan

153. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence how many members of the Defence Forces are receiving support for education courses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21536/24]

Defence Forces

Jim O'Callaghan

154. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence how many members availed of paternity parental leave in 2023 and to date in 2024; if he would provide a breakdown, by rank, across all three services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21537/24]

Defence Forces

Jim O'Callaghan

155. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the number of applications to join the Defence forces that have been received since the start of 2023; how many applicants were interviewed; how many were offered employment; how many accepted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21538/24]

Ukraine War

Jim O'Callaghan

156. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if he will outline the training that the Defence Forces have provided to Ukraine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21539/24]

Tax Exemptions

Jim O'Callaghan

244. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Finance if the Government has plans to review the regulations overseeing the process for VAT exemption for technology and specific sports equipment, which have been in place since 1983; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21728/24]

Business Supports

Jim O'Callaghan

268. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment how many businesses registered for the ICOB grant as of the deadline of 1 May 2024, by each local authority, in tabular form; if late applications are being accepted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21488/24]

Human Trafficking

Jim O'Callaghan

461. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice the number of immigration officers policing Dublin port and Rosslare port and Cork port to ensure that human trafficking is not taking place through the illegal transportation of persons into Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21593/24]

Ukraine War

Jim O'Callaghan

93. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he agrees with the assessment of the Moldovan foreign minister that if Ukraine falls to Russia, Moldova will be the next target for Russian aggression; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20738/24]

Foreign Policy

Jim O'Callaghan

94. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he agrees that the Russian Federation under Vladimir Putin is now a de facto dictatorship; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20737/24]

Defence Forces

Jim O'Callaghan

143. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the plans he has for Cathal Brugha Barracks in Rathmines, Dublin 6; whether part or all of it will be used for housing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21061/24]

An Garda Síochána

Jim O'Callaghan

236. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice the most recent figures for the number of appointed detectives in each Garda division, in tabular form. [21005/24]

International Bodies

Jim O'Callaghan

295. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health to explain the process and criteria used by his Department to assess the potential benefits and opportunities of EATRIS membership; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21025/24]

International Bodies

Jim O'Callaghan

296. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health whether his Department is the appropriate departmental body to consider the possibility of Ireland joining EATRIS, the ERIC for translational research; whether he is of the opinion that this should fall to a separate Government Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21026/24]

International Bodies

Jim O'Callaghan

297. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health if he will set up an interdepartmental working group to consider the benefits of Ireland joining EATRIS, the ERIC for translational research; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21027/24]

Hospital Inspections

Jim O'Callaghan

300. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health how often HIQA inspections are carried out at St. James’s Hospital, Tallaght Hospital, and St. Vincent’s Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21037/24]

International Protection

Jim O'Callaghan

352. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice the number of return orders that have been made, pursuant to Section 51A of the International Protection Act 1995 as amended, to the Member State that has granted refugee status or subsidiary protection to the applicant for the years 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20255/24]

International Protection

Jim O'Callaghan

353. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice the number of return orders that have been made to return the applicant to the first country of asylum for the person for each of the years 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20256/24]