Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Bus Services

Jim O'Callaghan

137. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Transport the estimated total cost of implementing BusConnects. [44929/20]

Bus Services

Jim O'Callaghan

138. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Transport the estimated cost of purchasing properties in Dublin in order to implement BusConnects. [44930/20]

Cycling Facilities

Jim O'Callaghan

144. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Transport if his Department has carried out an assessment of the impact of the proposed new cycleway on Strand Road, Dublin 4. [45062/20]

Public Transport

Jim O'Callaghan

145. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Transport if there has been progress in conducting a feasibility study into an extension of MetroLink. [45063/20]

Environmental Schemes

Jim O'Callaghan

313. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if consideration will be given to providing water fountains in public places in order that the demand for plastic bottled water can be reduced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44869/20]

Human Rights

Jim O'Callaghan

376. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he has made contact with the Iranian Government in relation to the recent execution of a person (details supplied). [45065/20]

Inquiry into the Death of Mr. Shane O'Farrell

Jim O'Callaghan

690. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice if there shall be no further extensions to the work being carried out by a judge into the death of a person (details supplied); and if the scoping inquiry will conclude on 29 January 2021. [45057/20]

Dublin-Monaghan Bombings

Jim O'Callaghan

708. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice if An Garda Síochána has agreed to hand over files that are relevant to the inquiries being conducted by Operation Kenova; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45182/20]

Dublin-Monaghan Bombings

Jim O'Callaghan

709. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice if restrictions or redactions have been imposed on any files that have been handed over by An Garda Síochána to Operation Kenova; if so, the basis for such restrictions or redactions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45183/20]

Brexit Preparations

Jim O'Callaghan

121. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he is satisfied with the level of Brexit readiness amongst companies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43786/20]

Company Law

Jim O'Callaghan

137. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his plans to introduce a new form of examinership in relation to company law to facilitate smaller companies seeking to survive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43809/20]

Brexit Supports

Jim O'Callaghan

216. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the funding made available to businesses for Brexit preparations through his Department or agencies under its remit in 2020 by county; the number of businesses which have benefitted by county in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44464/20]

IDA Ireland

Jim O'Callaghan

217. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of IDA Ireland site visits by county to date in 2020. [44465/20]

Retail Sector

Jim O'Callaghan

218. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the value of grants made to companies through the online retail scheme to date in 2020, by county in tabular form. [44466/20]

Local Enterprise Offices

Jim O'Callaghan

219. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the additional funding made available to each local enterprise office in budget 2021. [44467/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Jim O'Callaghan

40. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of businesses in each local authority area that have received a restart grant and that have received a restart grant plus in tabular form; the funding allocated for each grant category in each local authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44041/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Jim O'Callaghan

41. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of businesses that have availed of the Covid-19 credit guarantee scheme by county in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44042/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Jim O'Callaghan

43. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if his Department has carried out an assessment of the impact of level 5 restrictions on the sectors of the economy under his remit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44131/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Jim O'Callaghan

272. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the steps he will take to extend the public consultation period for draft development plans currently being worked upon by local authorities in order to take into account the difficulty of securing full public consultation during Covid-19; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42988/20]

Army Barracks

Jim O'Callaghan

303. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Defence if a club (details supplied) will be permitted to use the GAA grounds in Cathal Brugha Barracks, Rathmines, Dublin 6; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42918/20]

Garda Strength

Jim O'Callaghan

438. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice the number of full-time forensic accountants in the Criminal Assets Bureau and Garda National Drugs and Organised Crime Bureau, in tabular form; if further accountants will be recruited; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43048/20]

Garda Transport Provision

Jim O'Callaghan

439. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice the number of new marked and unmarked Garda cars and vans allocated to the Garda dog unit in 2019 and to date in 2020; the number of vehicles withdrawn during the same period; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43049/20]

Garda Data

Jim O'Callaghan

440. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice if gardaí have access to interpreter services on a 24-7 basis on the roadside when dealing with members of the public who speak little or no English; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43050/20]

Garda Transport Provision

Jim O'Callaghan

441. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice the number or percentage of Garda vehicles in each Garda division within the Dublin region that are aged over 12 years as of 4 December 2020, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43051/20]

Garda Transport Provision

Jim O'Callaghan

442. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice if funding will be provided for the purchase of additional unmarked vans for the Garda public order unit; the number of unmarked vans in the Garda public order unit within the fleet; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43052/20]

Garda Expenditure

Jim O'Callaghan

443. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice the estimated full-year budget for the Garda National Cybercrime Bureau; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43053/20]

Garda Data

Jim O'Callaghan

463. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice the numbers of knives seized by An Garda Síochána in 2019 and to date 2020. [43457/20]

Legislative Measures

Jim O'Callaghan

15. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice her plans to legislate for the introduction of domestic homicide reviews. [42426/20]

Legislative Measures

Jim O'Callaghan

41. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice her plans to amend section 252 of the Children Act 2001 in view of a recent Court of Appeals judgement. [42425/20]

Hospital Waiting Lists

Jim O'Callaghan

154. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health the action being taken to reduce outpatient waiting times in St. Vincent’s University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42311/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Jim O'Callaghan

239. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Finance the number of businesses that have applied for the Covid restrictions support scheme to date; the number of applications that have been successful; the value of the financial support by county in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42786/20]

Family Reunification

Jim O'Callaghan

187. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice if the time-frame for applicants who have been granted refugee status to be notified of the decision of her Department to their request for family reunification visas can be reduced; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42492/20]

Extradition Arrangements

Jim O'Callaghan

517. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice if steps have been taken to seek the extradition of a person (details supplied) from South Africa; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41474/20]

Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service

Jim O'Callaghan

530. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice the steps that need to be taken by an American citizen resident in Ireland who wishes to change their surname to the name of their Irish grandparent; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42077/20]

Suicide Incidence

Jim O'Callaghan

661. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health if statistics for suicide rates in Ireland to date in 2020 can be provided and in which statistics for previous years can be accessed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41711/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Jim O'Callaghan

774. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health his plans for the roll out of Covid-19 vaccines (details supplied); the information technology supports that will be used to assist in deploying the vaccines and developing patient registries; if the individual health identifier along with suitable barcoding technology will be used to underpin patient safety and efficiency in the planned roll out; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42058/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Jim O'Callaghan

48. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Social Protection the impact of the move to level 5 on the budget of her Department for 2020. [40166/20]

Domestic Violence Refuges Provision

Jim O'Callaghan

99. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when he plans to publish a review of domestic violence accommodation provision. [40750/20]

Equality Issues

Jim O'Callaghan

119. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth his views on the need to legislate to introduce a new ground of discrimination on socioeconomic grounds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40751/20]

School Staff

Jim O'Callaghan

65. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Education the status of engagements with representatives of school secretaries. [40089/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Jim O'Callaghan

79. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Education the actions being taken to ensure that continued operation of schools at which inadequate ventilation has been identified; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40088/20]

National Asset Management Agency

Jim O'Callaghan

221. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Finance when NAMA will start construction on the Irish Glass Bottle site, Ringsend, Dublin 4, in order to provide much needed social and affordable housing. [39949/20]

Consular Services

Jim O'Callaghan

316. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if steps have been taken by his Department to secure the return of a person (details supplied). [39597/20]

Garda Reserve

Jim O'Callaghan

605. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice if consideration will be given to utilising the 430 members of the Garda Reserve to assist gardaí during the implementation of changing Covid-19 restriction levels and beyond; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40224/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Jim O'Callaghan

662. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health the funding that has been allocated to the roll-out of the Covid-19 vaccine to ensure significant vaccination is achieved early in 2021. [39761/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Jim O'Callaghan

663. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health the logistics experts that have been placed on the group responsible for rolling out the Covid-19 vaccine. [39762/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Jim O'Callaghan

664. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health the distribution experts that have been placed on the group responsible for rolling out the Covid-19 vaccine. [39763/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Jim O'Callaghan

665. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health if the group responsible for rolling out the Covid-19 vaccine will hold a daily press conference to report on progress. [39764/20]

US Presidential Election

Jim O'Callaghan

31. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs his views on the fact that some European Union countries are making unsubstantiated claims in relation to the legitimacy of the outcome of the recent presidential election in the United States of America; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38460/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Jim O'Callaghan

107. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Finance the likely impact of the move to level 5 restrictions on tax receipts for the rest of 2020. [39186/20]