Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Septic Tanks

Martin Browne

340. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if consideration is being given to enabling homeowners to apply for grants or other financial supports to assist in repairing or replacing malfunctioning septic tanks; if consideration is being given to households requesting a local authority for an inspection of systems where there is concern at their effectiveness; if consideration has been given to this in the past and the reasons for the decision; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52504/23]

Septic Tanks

Martin Browne

341. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of septic tank inspections that have been carried out on a national basis by county in each of the years 2020, 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023; the targets for inspection, if any; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52505/23]

An Garda Síochána

Martin Browne

429. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Justice the number of Garda recruits who passed through Templemore Garda Training College in 2020, 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52506/23]

An Garda Síochána

Martin Browne

430. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Justice if there is an optimum number of gardaí per 1,000 inhabitants; if so, the number, by rank; the ratios currently in place, by county; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52507/23]

Agriculture Schemes

Martin Browne

448. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on whether the requirement within ACRES that plants provided to farmers must be of Irish origin or Irish provenance is sustainable, given the small number of retailers and nurseries and so on, that can provide for this across the range of plants in question; if he is satisfied that this narrow requirement does not exclude many traders who are not in a position to provide a full range of plants with such provenance; if he is satisfied that this will not favour unscrupulous traders over genuine ones; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52202/23]

Invasive Species Policy

Martin Browne

461. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department is considering restricting the importation of certain raw wood products such as unsawn timber from areas where the bark beetle Ips typographus has been identified; the measures that are in place or are being considered to prevent the arrival of the bark beetle into Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52486/23]

Forestry Sector

Martin Browne

462. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if information on how to identify trees that have ash dieback and need to be removed for public safety has been issued to landowners; if not, whether there are plans to do so; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52487/23]

Disability Services

Martin Browne

467. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if there is a mechanism for private providers to indicate their willingness to participate in the provision of services for children post-assessment of needs in situations where the health service is unable to do so in an adequate timeframe; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52456/23]

Mental Health Services

Martin Browne

652. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health to provide an account of developments in mental health services in County Tipperary in 2023 in comparison with the existing services in 2022; the planned developments for 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52508/23]

Housing Policy

Martin Browne

94. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if there are provisions within the local authority housing system to enable a separated person accessing the housing list if they have a stake in a former family home which they cannot access as a result of their separation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51281/23]

An Garda Síochána

Martin Browne

113. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Justice the number of gardaí operating out of Cashel town Garda station; the opening hours of the station; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51279/23]

Emergency Accommodation

Martin Browne

142. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to provide details of when his Department was first notified that a facility (details supplied) was being used for the purposes of providing emergency accommodation to people experiencing homelessness; if he has engaged with Tipperary County Council that now, as a result of a contract being entered into with the owner, the subsequent termination of that agreement, can no longer provide emergency accommodation at that location; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51278/23]

Direct Provision System

Martin Browne

143. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of people currently in the direct provision system in accommodation across County Tipperary, by location; to list the type of accommodation IPAs are being housed in; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51280/23]

Hospital Staff

Martin Browne

170. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health the number of posts removed from profile as a result of the memorandums CEO ref 09954 and 10166 of 2023 by grade for University Hospital Limerick, in tabular form; the number of headcount posts and the WTE to which these relate; the number which were new posts and the number which were replacement posts or vacant posts; and the number which were related to absence/leave cover. [51270/23]

Hospital Staff

Martin Browne

171. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health the number of posts removed from profile as a result of the memorandums CEO ref 09954 and 10166 of 2023 by grade for Tipperary University Hospital, in tabular form; the number of headcount posts and the WTE to which these relate; the number which were new posts; and the number which were replacement posts or vacant posts and the number which were related to absence/leave cover. [51271/23]

Health Services Staff

Martin Browne

172. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health the number of posts removed from profile as a result of the memorandums CEO ref 09954 and 10166 of 2023 by grade for CHO5, in tabular form; the number of headcount posts and the WTE to which these relate; the number which were new posts; and the number which were replacement posts or vacant posts and the number which were related to absence/leave cover. [51272/23]

Health Services Staff

Martin Browne

173. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health the number of posts removed from profile as a result of the memorandums CEO ref 09954 and 10166 of 2023 by grade for CHO3, in tabular form; the number of headcount posts and the WTE to which these relate; the number which were new posts; and the number which were replacement posts or vacant posts and the number which were related to absence/leave cover [51273/23]

Hospital Staff

Martin Browne

174. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health the number of job offers which have been withdrawn as a result of the memorandums CEO ref 09954 and 10166 of 2023, by grade for University Hospital Limerick, in tabular form; and the number of headcount posts and the WTE to which these relate. [51274/23]

Hospital Staff

Martin Browne

175. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health the number of job offers which have been withdrawn as a result of the memorandums CEO ref 09954 and 10166 of 2023 by grade for Tipperary University Hospital, in tabular form; and the number of headcount posts and the WTE to which these relate. [51275/23]

Health Services Staff

Martin Browne

176. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health the number of job offers which have been withdrawn as a result of the memorandums CEO ref 09954 and 10166 of 2023, by grade for CHO5, in tabular form; the number of headcount posts; and the WTE to which these relate. [51276/23]