1125. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Health the number and location of all private nursing homes taken charge of by the HSE in each of the past five years; the dates on which those nursing homes were taken over, from which provider, and the reasons therefor; the length of time such nursing homes were under the charge of the HSE and or whether that arrangement is ongoing, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44409/24]
941. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 18 of 24 October 2024, the number of payments made in each category of Schedules 2 and 3 of the 2023 Act; the number of applications refused and the reasons therefor; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44591/24]
680. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 126, 127, 128 and 129 of 23 October 2024, the length of time in months spent on career break by each of the 18 staff referred to; if any of those 18 spent longer than 60 months on career break; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44802/24]
679. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 126, 127, 128 and 129 of 23 October 2024, the number of staff coming to an end of career break in her Department in 2023 and 2024 who were not notified of an appropriate vacancy within 12 months of the end of career break; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44801/24]
375. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Education if there is any provision, or policy in place, for families in situations where a child’s eligibility for local secondary schools in a new area of residence is affected by having attended a primary school outside of the new area of residence, particularly when the decision to keep the child in the former primary school was made in the child’s best interests; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44105/24]
329. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment further to Parliamentary Question No. 71 of 23 May 2024, the number of dual-use export licence applications in respect of end-users in Israel approved by his Department in the period 7 October 2023 to end 2023, and to date in 2024; the value of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44332/24]
95. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the likely timescale for completion of the processing of an application for an Irish citizenship foreign birth registration, and a replacement foreign birth certificate (details supplied); if there are any particular reasons for the time involved in processing them; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43712/24]
87. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment further to Parliamentary Question No. 479 of 9 September 2024, the status of the development of the next Action Plan on Business and Human Rights; when the plan will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43213/24]
85. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment further to Parliamentary Question No. 480 of 9 September 2024, when the next meeting of the business and human rights stakeholder forum will take place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43357/24]
82. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his plans to suspend the export of dual-use goods to Israel in light of the finding in the International Court of Justice of a case of plausible genocide being undertaken by Israel against the people of Palestine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43211/24]
77. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment further to Parliamentary Question No. 49 of 11 July 2024, the details of his engagement with the Department of Foreign Affairs in respect of all dual-use and military export licence applications for goods manufactured in Ireland granted for export to Israel since October 2023; the number of times such applications were refused on foot of engagement with the Department of Foreign Affairs or otherwise; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43210/24]
52. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when the proposed national centre for research and remembrance will open in Dublin; his plans for remembrance centres in other locations around the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43209/24]
18. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 41 of 2 October 2024, the number of applications to the mother and baby institutions payment scheme received to date; the number refused and the reasons therefor; the number where a notification of a positive determination has been made; the number accepted; of those accepted, the number fully completed; the number of payments made in each category of Schedules 2 and 3 of the 2023 Act; the average time from receipt of application to receipt of payment; if he is satisfied with the way in which the scheme is operating; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43208/24]
159. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the urgent steps being taken to address the disproportionate disability employment gap in Ireland as compared with all EU member states; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43212/24]
129. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of times in 2023 and 2024 in which no offer was made to staff within the Department within the 12-month period after the expiry of the career break, where the post was not put on a redeployment panel and where facilitating the civil servant on a supernumeracy basis was not explored; the reason for such inaction, if any; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43389/24]
128. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of staff coming to an end of career break in her Department in 2023 and 2024 when it was not possible to make a reasonable offer within the 12 month period after the expiry of the career break; the number of staff in that situation where the possibility of facilitating the civil servant on a supernumerary basis was explored in accordance with paragraph 41 of the 2013 circular Career Break Scheme in the Civil Service from the Department of Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43388/24]
127. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of staff coming to an end of career break in her Department in 2023 and 2024 where there was no appropriate vacancy in accordance with paragraph 39 of the 2013 circular Career Break Scheme in the Civil Service from the Department of Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform and the post was put on a redeployment panel in accordance with paragraph 40 of the 2013 Career Break Circular from the Department of Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43387/24]
126. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of staff coming to an end of career break in her Department in 2023 and 2024 who were notified of an appropriate vacancy in accordance with paragraph 39 of the 2013 circular Career Break Scheme in the Civil Service from the Department of Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43386/24]
771. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Health the reason a prescription is required for melatonin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42944/24]
494. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 528 of 29 September 2020, if she has had sight of correspondence dated 19 September 2024 concerning the corporate governance of the Citizens Information Service (details supplied); if she is satisfied that the ‘decisions register’ entry for the board meeting of that agency on 19 November 2014 accurately reflects what transpired at the meeting; if she is concerned at the apparent contradiction between what is stated in the decisions register entry and what is stated in the minutes of the board meeting of that date; to confirm the date on which the decisions registry for the Citizens Information Board meeting of 19 November 2014 was made; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42625/24]
80. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of social housing units delivered by the local authorities in Galway city and county in 2022, 2023 and to date in 2024, in tabular form; the targets in respect of each of those years for each local authority; the number of same that are new builds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42870/24]
69. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage further to Parliamentary Question No. 80 of 19 September 2024, the steps being taken to address the crisis in homelessness in Ireland, given that 14,486 people, including 4,419 children, were in need of emergency accommodation in August 2024; the steps planned to reduce the number of people in emergency accommodation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42869/24]
300. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the status of the Child Law Reporting Project; the annual cost of the project; to confirm that the necessary resources will remain in place to support this essential project into the future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42285/24]
118. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications further to Parliamentary Question No. 112 of 23 July 2024, if the final plan has now been submitted to his Department; the steps he is taking on foot of that plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42150/24]
98. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Transport further to Parliamentary Question No. 264 of 23 July 2024, the status of the feasibility study for light rail in Galway, and the status of the roll out of park and ride for the west and east side of Galway city which are being undertaken as part of the Galway metropolitan area transport strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41700/24]
74. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Transport further to Parliamentary Question No. 264 of 9 September 2024, the steps he is taking on foot of reports that aircraft carrying munitions of war operated in sovereign Irish airspace without exemptions, given that the air transportation of munitions of war across State airspace without an exemption is an indictable offence; the number, carriers or operators, origin, destination and volume of munitions on such flights identified to date, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41699/24]
44. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the ways in which Ireland has co-operated and collaborated with NATO since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine; the details of the intelligence sharing, training and upskilling; the details of Ireland’s new agreement with NATO, the Individual Tailored Partnership Programme 2024-2028; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41707/24]
39. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the status of the peacekeeping Defence Forces members on duty in Lebanon in light of the deteriorating situation between Israel and Lebanon and more widely in the region; the plans in place to ensure the safety of Irish troops deployed with UNIFIL; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41694/24]
38. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the status of the tribunal of inquiry into certain matters relating to the complaints process in the Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41697/24]
28. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the actions he has taken on foot of the revelations of a media outlet (details supplied) in relation to the illegal transportation of weapons through Irish airspace; the capacity of the Defence Forces to ensure that aircraft do not transit Ireland without the permission or knowledge of the State; the analysis undertaken to establish whether any such munitions were involved with the loss of life in Palestine and or Lebanon; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41695/24]
53. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Transport his plans to commence random inspections of civil aircraft to establish if they contain munitions of war; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41702/24]
455. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Justice the total amount of funding allocated to the Criminal Injuries Compensation Tribunal in budget 2025. [41477/24]
355. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when his Department last filed the most recent two-year derogation licence reports to the European Commission under article 54A(6) of the Habitats and Bird Directives, and having been filed, to share if they were fully compliant with the specifications of regulation 54A(7); if not, what non-compliances were present; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41013/24]
354. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the Government body in charge of receiving and reviewing marine mammal observer (MMO) reports and ensuring that MMO reports are filed and reviewed in a timely manner and that any issues are acted upon; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41012/24]
353. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage how applications for derogation licences are assessed; what provision is made for public consultation and participation in the process; how the public is notified on the award of derogation licences; the body of oversight that processes and reviews derogation applications and will do so going forward; the body for any enforcement measures regarding a breach of derogation licence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41011/24]
352. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to detail the tender process for the provision of an update to the 2014 guidance to manage risk to marine mammals from man-made sound sources in Irish waters; the timeframe for completion of this work; if this is being expedited to reflect the increase in noise generating activities associated with offshore renewables; how and when public consultation will take place within this process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41009/24]
108. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications to detail the consequences of non-compliances with conditions of foreshore licences; how adherence to conditions is monitored and enforced; to provide details of the number of non-compliances, with regard to foreshore licences for offshore wind development survey work, notified in recent years; to detail any actual investigations of or penalties applied to breach of foreshore licence requirements; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41010/24]
99. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development further to Parliamentary Question No. 2697 of the 23 July 2024, for an update on the status of the development of Inis Oírr pier: if the contractor has been appointed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40480/24]
92. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development further to Parliamentary Question No. 2698 of 23 July 2024, the status of the development of Caladh Mór pier on Inis Meáin; whether the independent consultant has been appointed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40481/24]
68. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development further to Parliamentary Question No. 2696 of 23 July 2024, the status of the transfer to her Department of land on Inishbofin on which the airstrip is situated and on part of which it is proposed to build a primary care centre; if the land transfer has been completed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40852/24]
14. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs further to Parliamentary Question No. 15 of 27 June 2024, the status of his engagement at EU level in relation to the February 2024 request seeking an urgent review of whether Israel is complying with its human rights obligations under the EU-Israel Association Agreement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40618/24]
13. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the steps he is taking to bring an end to conflict in Sudan; the assistance provided to civil society organisations in the country in light of the humanitarian crisis; the number of Irish citizens resident in Sudan; the efforts to date and planned for their safe passage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40617/24]
11. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the steps Ireland has taken to comply with the advisory opinion of the International Court of Justice on 19 July 2024 on Israel’s presence in the occupied Palestinian territory, which states that member states are under a positive obligation “to abstain from entering into treaty relations with Israel in all cases in which it purports to act on behalf of the Occupied Palestinian Territory or a part thereof on matters concerning the Occupied Palestinian Territory or a part of its territory; to abstain from entering economic or trade dealings with Israel concerning the Occupied Palestinian Territory or parts thereof which may entrench its unlawful presence in the territory”; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40620/24]
10. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs his plans to end the use of all Irish airports by foreign military aircraft; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40621/24]
10. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he had any discussions or engagement with any Israeli counterpart or any person with regard to preventing the passage of the Control of Economic Activity (Occupied Territories) Bill 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40616/24]
9. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the number of permissions under the Air Navigation (Foreign Military Aircraft) Order 1952 sought and granted for military aircraft to overfly or land in the State going to or from the Middle East, either directly or indirectly, by month, since October 2023, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40615/24]
8. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the number of times his Department was contacted by the Department of Transport and or the Department of Justice in relation to determining if any foreign policy issues need to be considered in the context of an application for an exemption under the Air Navigation (Carriage of Munitions of War, Weapons and Dangerous Goods) Orders 1973 and 1989, since October 2023 to date in 2024, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40614/24]
11. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science further to Question No. 75 of 25 June 2024, the status of the proposed new further education college in Galway city; if the preliminary business case has now been completed; if the evaluation by SOLAS and the Department has been completed; if the project has now moved to the pre-tender stage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40034/24]
9. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science further to Parliamentary Question No. 73 of 25 June 2024, for an update on plans to provide additional student accommodation units for students at the University of Galway; the status and location of the additional 403, work under way, and 1,669, planning obtained, purpose-built student accommodation bed spaces in Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40035/24]
62. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 2022 of 23 July 2024, if the workforce plan has now been completed for a community nursing unit (details supplied); the number and grading of staffing required to safely increase the available beds to 38; when those 38 beds will be occupied; the number of people waiting to access a bed in this nursing unit and or to transfer from another nursing home or unit to this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38976/24]