214. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Transport the total number of troops that passed through Shannon Airport on military contracted planes in each of the years from 1998 to 2021 and date in 2022, in tabular form. [42788/22]
165. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Transport the engagement he has had with a group (details supplied) with regard to the specific request for €15 million in State funding to ensure the continued operation of Shannon Heritage Sites following the transfer of the sites to Clare County Council; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44354/22]
164. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Transport the status of the transfer of Shannon Heritage Sites to Clare County Council; the status of the specific request for €15 million in State funding to ensure the continued operation of these sites; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44353/22]
163. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Transport the engagement that he has had with a group (details supplied) with regard to the specific request for €15 million in State funding to ensure the continued operation of Shannon Heritage Sites following the transfer of the sites to Clare County Council; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44349/22]
162. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Transport the status of the transfer of Shannon Heritage Sites to Clare County Council; the status of the specific request for €15 million in State funding to ensure the continued operation of these sites; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44348/22]
147. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the reason that a mobile phone service operator might not send a data usage warning to a customer roaming outside the European Union in view of the obligation on mobile phone service operators to send customers a data usage alert when roaming outside the EU; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44198/22]
87. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications when the review of the energy security of Ireland’s gas and electricity systems will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43000/22]
2202. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development further to Parliamentary Question No. 45 of 30 June 2022, the status of the new policy for the Islands; if they are on track to complete the initial draft of the policy document by the end of summer 2022; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41601/22]
2201. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development further to Parliamentary Question No. 26 of 31 May 2022, the status of the development of the pier on Inis Oírr; the expected timeline for the completion of the updated and additional environmental reports; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41600/22]
2200. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development further to Parliamentary Question No. 7 of 31 June 2022, the status of the development of Caladh Mór on Inis Meáin; the status of the bathymetric survey and if it has been completed to-date; the status of the preparation of the draft business case; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41599/22]
2154. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of work by the Marine Institute on behalf of the Government on the research project A Socioeconomic Study of Seaweed Harvesting in Ireland to Support Marine Spatial Planning; the expected timeline for the completion of the research project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41425/22]
2153. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the details of any analysis his Department has carried out into extending or tailoring the new Agri-Climate Rural Environment Scheme to offshore islands; the details of any analysis his Department has carried out into creating a similar scheme for offshore islands; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41424/22]
1945. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Health if the day centre in St Brendan’s Hospital, Loughrea, will be reopened to full capacity in Q3 2022, if the hospital is on track to meet this deadline given the public commitment (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41326/22]
1944. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Health the status of day centres in Galway city and county; the locations of all day centres in Galway city and county; the breakdown of the centres that are currently open to full capacity, partial capacity and those that are not open; the hours of operation of each day centre; the number of persons attending each day centre; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41325/22]
1943. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Health the status of the development of the new outpatient block in Merlin Park Hospital, Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41324/22]
1942. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Health the status of the two new replacement orthopaedic operating theatres in Merlin Park Hospital; if they are fully operational to date; the number of theatre sessions currently provided per week through the two new theatres; the number of theatre sessions currently provided per week in the hospital as a whole; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41323/22]
1941. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Health the details of the financial cost of the Covid-19 vaccination roll-out in Ireland; the details of the indemnity given to pharmaceutical companies in respect of Covid-19 vaccines, including the estimated cost of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41322/22]
1940. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 354 of 14 July 2021, the status of the establishment of a Covid-19 vaccination compensation scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41321/22]
1939. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 111 of 26 May 2022, his plans to introduce a vaccine compensation scheme as per the recommendations of a report (details supplied); the status of the development of proposals regarding the establishment of a compensation scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41320/22]
1807. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost of extending free optical and ophthalmic care to all children in Ireland; his plans to extend free optical and ophthalmic care to all children in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40556/22]
1806. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Health his plans to extend free dental care to all children in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40555/22]
1805. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Health his plans to extend free general practitioner care to children over the age of six years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40554/22]
1777. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Health the timeline for the publication of information for the non-HSE and non-section 38 organisation types covered by the Government decision on the pandemic recognition payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40377/22]
1776. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to a situation relating to a service (details supplied); his plans to extend the pandemic recognition payment to eligible employees of this service; the details of any engagement that he or officials from his Department have had with representatives of this organisation with regard to extending the pandemic recognition payment to this service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40376/22]
1730. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Health the number of children’s disability network teams, by CHO area; the current number of vacant posts by CDNT and CHO area, in tabular form; the positions to which these vacancies refer; when it is anticipated that all vacancies will be filled; the reasons for ongoing vacancies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40150/22]
1500. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Justice the number of applications currently awaiting a first instance decision at the International Protection Office; the median projected waiting time for a first instance decision for applicants for both prioritised and non-prioritised applications. [39673/22]
1498. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Justice the number of persons currently awaiting entry into the international protection system; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39671/22]
1497. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Justice the number of international protection applicants awaiting the issuance of a temporary residence certificate in card form, not a paper document. [39670/22]
1326. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the direct provision centres to which the national standards for accommodation offered to people in the protection process apply. [39669/22]
1325. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if the International Protection Office has guidance or a standard operating procedure for assessing a person’s age in the context of assessing their age under section 24 of the International Protection Act 2015; and if so, if that procedure has been published. [39668/22]
1324. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if the Child and Family Agency has guidance or a standard operating procedure for assessing a person’s age in the context of assessing their age under section 24 of the International Protection Act 2015; and if so, if that procedure has been published.; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39667/22]
1089. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Education the analysis that her Department has carried out into the level of compliance by schools with Circular 0032/2017, and in particular the obligation on schools to select school uniform items that are generic and can be purchased from an array of retailers; if her attention has been drawn to schools that do not comply with the provisions in the circular regarding uniforms; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40558/22]
1088. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Education her plans for a review of the voluntary contribution in primary and secondary schools, with a view to removing this financial burden on parents; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40557/22]
1042. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Education if a candidate who suffers from an epileptic tonic-seizure during a Leaving Certificate examination is permitted to resit that exam as is the case for those with appendicitis (details supplied); if not, her plans to ensure that those who suffer medical events during an examination through no fault of their own are not thereby penalised; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39764/22]
992. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the number of permits granted for military aircraft to land at Shannon Airport and to pass through Irish airspace in each month of 2021 and to date in 2022; the countries that made the requests; the number of such permits that were refused in each month of 2021 and to date in 2022; the countries that made the requests; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41549/22]
879. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he anticipates that a settlement would have to include an arrangement for the return of Palestinian refugees to the property they themselves or their forebears left behind or were forced to leave in the context of his Department’s commitment to recognise a State of Palestine as part of a lasting settlement; his views on whether the principle that both first generation refugees and their descendants have a right to return to their property and that this is firmly entrenched in international law; his further views on whether the apartheid framework operated by Israel in denying Palestinian refugees their right of return while at the same time giving those of Jewish descent an automatic right to immigrate to Israel and gain Israeli citizenship is further evidence of the ethnic cleansing taking place and another major obstacle to a future settlement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39675/22]
623. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his Department met its revised target date of 31 June 2022 to have full-time vacancy officers in place in every local authority; if he will list those local authorities that have yet to engage a full-time vacancy officer; when those vacancies will be filled; the steps that he is taking to ensure that all local authorities have a full-time vacancy officer; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39759/22]
300. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Transport further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 111 of 26 April and 332 of 14 June 2022, the status of the site option analyses and feasibility studies ongoing for the zones identified along corridors in the east and northeast of Galway city; his plans to develop park and ride in areas in the west of Galway city; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41536/22]
299. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Transport further to Parliamentary Question No. 64 of 14 June 2022, the status of the promised review of Galway Transport Strategy; the expected timeline for the completion of same; the status of the development by the National Transport Authority of the draft updated transport strategy, promised in Q3 2022; the timeline for the public consultation; the details of the feasibility study for light rail promised as part of the review of the Galway Transport Strategy; the timeline for the feasibility study; the person or body who will be carrying it out; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41535/22]
298. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Transport the number of military personnel who passed through Shannon Airport per month in 2021 and to date in 2022, in tabular form; the nationalities of these personnel; the number of these personnel who travelled on civil commercial aircraft; those who travelled on military aircraft; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41534/22]
145. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications further to Parliamentary Question No. 106 of 2 June 2022, the status of the development of the statutory guidelines for local authority climate action plans, which will include the guidelines for the implementation of local authority decarbonising zones; the timeline for the publication of the statutory guidelines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41401/22]
144. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if his attention has been brought to a case (details supplied); the reason for the delays in connecting this premises under a partnership; the details of any engagement that he or his Department has had with National Broadband Ireland in 2021 and 2022 with regard to addressing delays in the roll-out of the plan and bringing forward solutions for affected premises; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41400/22]
45. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment further to Parliamentary Question No. 48 of 18 May 2022, if he has received the reports by the Low Pay Commission and the ESRI on a universal basic income; the timeline for the publication of both reports; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41447/22]
44. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment further to Parliamentary Question No. 90 of 19 May 2022, the status of the work to revise the Government statement on the role of data centres; when the revised statement will be published; the reason for the delay in publication; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41446/22]
43. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment further to Parliamentary Question No. 26 of 19 May 2022, the timeline for the completion and publication of the second National Action Plan on Business and Human Rights; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41445/22]
136. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 87 of 17 May 2022, the status of phase 2 of the procurement process for the new local area employment service; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34631/22]
93. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide details of any analysis carried out by her Department on the recommendations of a report (details supplied) which was published in December 2021; her plans to introduce a cost of disability payment given the significant additional costs faced by persons with a disability; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38172/22]
71. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide details of any analysis carried out by his Department on foot of the recommendations in the recently published Wool Feasibility Report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38171/22]
31. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 156 of 26 May 2022, the status of the commitment to ensure that inshore waters continue to be protected for smaller fishing vessels and that pair trawling will be prohibited within the six-mile limit in line with the Programme for Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38170/22]