Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Traveller Accommodation

Peadar Tóibín

505. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the amount of the funding set aside for Traveller accommodation which has been drawn down in each of the past five years; and the amount drawn down by each local authority during that time period in tabular form. [1012/22]

State Bodies

Peadar Tóibín

763. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Education the number of teachers, primary and post-primary currently seconded to the Professional Development Service for Teachers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1127/22]

State Bodies

Peadar Tóibín

764. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Education the actions and duties the Professional Development Service for Teachers has been undertaking since March 2020 when the Covid-19 pandemic first hit and schools were forced to close; and if she will confirm reports that many of those working for the service have been working from home conducting research. [1128/22]

State Bodies

Peadar Tóibín

765. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Education the number of teachers recruited to the Professional Development Service for Teachers in each year since its establishment. [1129/22]

State Bodies

Peadar Tóibín

766. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Education the financial cost of keeping the Professional Development Service for Teachers organisation in place; the cost of substituting teachers in the schools from which they were seconded to the service; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1130/22]

State Bodies

Peadar Tóibín

767. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Education if she will consider returning Professional Development Service for Teachers seconded teachers to their classrooms in this critical time of emergency in schools. [1131/22]

State Examinations

Peadar Tóibín

801. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Education if she will provide clarity on the leaving certificate 2022 exam as soon as possible; if she plans to allow the hybrid model giving students a choice of exams, accredited grades or both; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1571/22]

Juvenile Offenders

Peadar Tóibín

1089. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of persons currently serving sentences in juvenile detention facilities in the State; and if a breakdown can be provided on the ages or age brackets of these persons in tabular form. [1017/22]

Juvenile Offenders

Peadar Tóibín

1090. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of social workers employed to work in juvenile detention centres. [1022/22]

Juvenile Offenders

Peadar Tóibín

1091. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of chaplains working in juvenile detention centres. [1023/22]

Juvenile Offenders

Peadar Tóibín

1092. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of counsellors or psychologists currently working in juvenile detention centres. [1024/22]

Child and Family Agency

Peadar Tóibín

1098. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if Tusla has yet determined if anyone suffered abuse or neglect as an indirect result of the mislaying of hundreds of files in its Portlaoise office (details supplied); if Tusla was able to successfully track down retrospectively every individual referenced in the files; if not, the number of persons whom it was unable to track down; the number contacted as part of its review; the number identified as deceased at the time of the review; if each individual concerned has received an apology from Tusla for the mislaying of their files; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1371/22]

Cybersecurity Policy

Peadar Tóibín

1099. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if his Department has been subjected to cyberattacks since he took office; if so, the nature of the cyberattacks; the impact they had on the operation of his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1372/22]

Child Abuse

Peadar Tóibín

1100. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of children out of the 122 cases of suspected child abuse in County Kerry which went unreported by Tusla to An Garda Síochána as identified in 2019 (details supplied) who are now deceased. [1373/22]

Child Abuse

Peadar Tóibín

1101. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if it has been determined whether individuals referenced in the 365 cases of suspected child abuse in County Kerry which Tusla failed to refer to An Garda Síochána as identified in 2019 suffered abuse as an indirect result of the failure by Tusla to refer their cases to An Garda Síochána; and the number of persons who suffered abuse as a result or the estimated number (details supplied). [1374/22]

Child and Family Agency

Peadar Tóibín

1102. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if, on dates between 5 and 9 January 2022, Tusla or its press office made contact or attempted to make contact with the parent of any child who died while in State care regarding commentary made by such a parent on social media. [1377/22]

Naturalisation Applications

Peadar Tóibín

1197. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice the reason a person (details supplied) has not received a decision on their naturalisation application after a wait of two years; when the person may expect to receive a response to their application; if, given the circumstances efforts can be made to ensure a decision is made soon; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [63071/21]

Work Permits

Peadar Tóibín

1208. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice if the visa immigration arrangement is still in place for international contracted circus artists working for Irish traditional circuses for more than 90 days in the State and being previously exempt from the requirement to apply for a work permit in cases in which they fall outside the criteria of the atypical working scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [63191/21]

Prison Service

Peadar Tóibín

1230. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice the number of persons who are currently in prison in the State. [1013/22]

Prison Service

Peadar Tóibín

1231. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice the number of persons who are currently in prison in the State who previously served time in prison for an offence in the past. [1014/22]

Prison Service

Peadar Tóibín

1232. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice the number of prisoners in the State who reported being assaulted while in prison in each of the past ten years; and if a breakdown can be provided on the nature of the assaults in tabular form. [1015/22]

Prison Service

Peadar Tóibín

1233. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice the number of persons who died while in prison in each of the past ten years; and if a breakdown can be provided on the causes of death in tabular form. [1016/22]

Juvenile Offenders

Peadar Tóibín

1234. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice the number of persons who died while in juvenile detention in the State in each of the past ten years; and if a breakdown can be provided on the causes of death in tabular form. [1018/22]

Social Workers Register

Peadar Tóibín

1235. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice the number of social workers employed by the Irish Prison Service. [1019/22]

Chaplaincy Services

Peadar Tóibín

1236. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice the number of chaplains working in the Irish Prison Service. [1020/22]

Prison Service

Peadar Tóibín

1237. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice the number of counsellors or psychologists currently working in the Irish Prison Service. [1021/22]

Protected Disclosures

Peadar Tóibín

1254. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice the purpose of the speakup@justice.ie email account; the date upon which the email address was first publicised; the number of emails in the inbox of the email account; the number of emails sent by that email address; and the frequency with which the email account is monitored. [1375/22]

Protected Disclosures

Peadar Tóibín

1255. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice the purpose of the speakup@irishprisons.ie email account; the date upon which the email address was first publicised; the number of emails in the inbox of the email account; the number of emails sent by that email address; and the frequency with which the email account is monitored. [1376/22]

Citizenship Applications

Peadar Tóibín

1269. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice if a visa and citizenship application will be processed as soon as possible for a person (details supplied). [1651/22]

Protected Disclosures

Peadar Tóibín

1301. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice when the protected disclosure that was submitted by a person (details supplied) will be fully investigated; and when the alleged penalisation against the person will cease. [2057/22]

Prison Service

Peadar Tóibín

1302. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice the reason the Irish Prison Service is not allegedly carrying out the performance management development system with all staff (details supplied); if her attention has been drawn to these allegations; and if these allegations have been investigated. [2058/22]

Road Safety

Peadar Tóibín

1306. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice the number of speeding fines issued on foot of evidence obtained by speed camera vans in each county in the State in each of the past ten years in tabular form. [2190/22]

An Garda Síochána

Peadar Tóibín

1307. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice the number of persons arrested for rape or sexual assault in each county in the State in each of the past ten years in tabular form. [2191/22]

An Garda Síochána

Peadar Tóibín

1308. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice the number of persons convicted of rape or sexual assault in each county in the State in each of the past ten years in tabular form. [2192/22]

Domestic Violence

Peadar Tóibín

1309. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice the number of times gardaí were called to private dwellings as a result of alleged domestic violence in each county in the State in each of the past ten years in tabular form. [2193/22]

An Garda Síochána

Peadar Tóibín

1310. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice the number of times gardaí were called to the scene of a stabbing in each county in the State in each of the past ten years in tabular form. [2194/22]

An Garda Síochána

Peadar Tóibín

1311. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice the number of murders which took place in each county in the State in each of the past ten years in tabular form. [2195/22]

An Garda Síochána

Peadar Tóibín

1312. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice the number of females and males respectively, murdered in the State in the past ten years. [2196/22]

An Garda Síochána

Peadar Tóibín

1313. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice the number of persons under 18 years of age murdered in the State in each of the past ten years. [2197/22]

Vaccination Programme

Peadar Tóibín

1347. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if a vaccine (details supplied) will be made available in Ireland; and if so, when this will be the case. [62959/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Peadar Tóibín

1382. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the length of time the Covid-19 booster will provide immunity for in view of the announcement that boosters will be delivered three months after the second jab. [63054/21]

Hospital Services

Peadar Tóibín

1392. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of elective surgeries carried out in each of the past five years by type of surgery and diagnosis as was presented in Parliamentary Question No. 672 of 11 May 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63097/21]

Hospital Waiting Lists

Peadar Tóibín

1433. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of persons currently waiting on paediatric dental surgical procedures at Our Lady’s Hospital, Drogheda; the current waiting times; the number of cancellations for urgent surgery in the past six months; the reasons for the cancellations; when surgical procedures will resume; and when urgent dental surgery will be expedited for a child (details supplied). [63238/21]

National Children's Hospital

Peadar Tóibín

1503. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if the HSE and the designers and architects of the National Children’s Hospital at St. James’s Hospital consulted with the gardaí responsible for policing the area regarding the suitability of the site for parking and traffic management in the area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63422/21]

Departmental Data

Peadar Tóibín

1535. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of applicants for medical cards from 2015 to 2021; and the number of these applications rejected by the HSE by reason in tabular form. [63511/21]

Medical Cards

Peadar Tóibín

1536. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of applications for medical cards from those with a cancer diagnosis from 2015 to 2021; and the number of these applications approved by the HSE. [63512/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Peadar Tóibín

1570. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number or estimated number of HSE employees who tested positive for Covid-19 since 1 December 2021; and if a weekly and hospital by hospital breakdown can be provided on that figure. [1001/22]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Peadar Tóibín

1571. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number or estimated number of HSE employees who were identified as close contacts of persons who had tested positive for Covid-19 since 1 December 2021; and if a weekly and hospital by hospital breakdown can be provided on that figure. [1002/22]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Peadar Tóibín

1572. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of persons who tested positive for Covid-19 after they were admitted to hospital or while they were in hospital since 1 December 2021; and if a hospital by hospital breakdown can be provided on that figure. [1003/22]

Covid-19 Tests

Peadar Tóibín

1573. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of persons who were tested for Covid-19 at pop-up or walk-in testing centres since the start of the pandemic; the number who tested positive at these centres; if a centre breakdown can be provided on that figure; and if he will list the pop-up testing centres which were operational in the State since the start of the pandemic. [1004/22]