Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Disability Services

Jim O'Callaghan

541. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth whether consideration will be given to providing respite/support services to a person (details supplied) and who is autistic, with a view to progressing to long-stay residential supported living in their catchment area in the future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32827/23]

Hospital Facilities

Jim O'Callaghan

601. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health the number of hospital beds, excluding critical care beds, currently provided in each public/voluntary hospital, in tabular form. [32292/23]

European Parliament

Jim O'Callaghan

17. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his views on the negotiating position adopted by the European Parliament in relation to its discussions with the European Council on the proposed Artificial Intelligence (AI) Act; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31382/23]

Information and Communications Technology

Jim O'Callaghan

38. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment how he proposes to ensure that artificial intelligence is developed and used in a manner that is in line with basic human rights and values; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31383/23]

Public Expenditure Policy

Jim O'Callaghan

202. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the action he has taken to enhance and expand public investment since 27 June 2020. [31850/23]

Departmental Priorities

Jim O'Callaghan

215. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the actions taken to boost jobs and businesses since 27 June 2020. [31851/23]

Departmental Funding

Jim O'Callaghan

431. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health if he will indicate the budget allocated to each hospital in the Dublin Midland Hospital Group in each of the years 2019 to 2023, in tabular form. [31848/23]

Community Care

Jim O'Callaghan

432. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health the health infrastructure projects currently underway in CHO6; the projects completed since June 2020, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31849/23]

Defence Forces

Jim O'Callaghan

33. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if he will provide any update of the position in respect of a member of the Irish Defence Forces (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31562/23]

Hospital Staff

Jim O'Callaghan

147. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health if he will detail for each individual public/voluntary hospital the number employed in wholetime equivalent terms in each category (details supplied) in each hospital in May 2023, in tabular form. [31448/23]

Health Services Staff

Jim O'Callaghan

165. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health if the funding for counselling trainees will be equivalent to the amount offered to educational psychology trainees; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31525/23]

Local Government Reform

Jim O'Callaghan

397. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for an update on the implementation of the programme for Government commitments in relation to local government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31257/23]

Social Welfare Benefits

Jim O'Callaghan

423. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Social Protection how many additional carers are now qualifying for the carer’s allowance on the basis of the changes to the means test introduced in 2022, by county, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31061/23]

Visa Agreements

Jim O'Callaghan

453. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice whether diplomatic passport holders from non-EU countries are permitted to access Ireland without a visa; if so, to identify which countries are so permitted; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30491/23]

An Garda Síochána

Jim O'Callaghan

457. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice the estimated full-year cost if 1,500 new gardaí were recruited in both 2024 and 2025, in tabular form. [30665/23]

An Garda Síochána

Jim O'Callaghan

458. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice the number of competitions held for sworn Garda members to apply to join the Garda National Immigration Bureau in 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form. [30666/23]

An Garda Síochána

Jim O'Callaghan

459. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice further to Parliamentary Question No. 456 of 9 May 2023, if she has received the necessary information from the Garda authorities to have this PQ answered; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30667/23]

An Garda Síochána

Jim O'Callaghan

460. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice the number of threat-to-kill incidents reported to gardaí within the R and J districts of the DMR in the years of 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30668/23]

An Garda Síochána

Jim O'Callaghan

461. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice the number of incidents that the Garda water unit was requested to attend in the years of 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30669/23]

An Garda Síochána

Jim O'Callaghan

462. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice if the contract for the issuing of a new ballistic vests to frontline gardaí has been put out to tender and if so, the closing date for receiving tender offers. [30670/23]