591. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the amount allocated in Budget 2024 to assist with the restoration of the Ulster Canal; and if the route has been an item of discussion in the context of the Shared Island initiative. [47097/23]
590. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the steps being taken by Tourism Ireland to promote tourism here during winter months. [48762/23]
581. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the number of complaints she has filed to the Corporate Enforcement Agency (CEA) since the establishment of the CEA and/or An Garda Síochána in the past ten years to date in respect of grants and or funds her Department provided that in her view were misappropriated. [48075/23]
572. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the number of statements of interests for the purposes of Section 19 that have been filed by her special advisors in 2020, 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023; and if she will provide a schedule of same. [47656/23]
571. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she will clarify whether a declaration of interest and or a statement of interests for the purposes of Section 19 was filed by a special advisor (details supplied) during their recruitment to her Department and their new role in the Media Commission [47639/23]
570. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the date on which she was notified by her special advisor (details supplied) that she had applied for a position at the Media Commission; and her views on whether the role change represents a conflict of interest, or a perceived conflict of interest. [47625/23]
563. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Education the percentage of her 2023 capital budget allocation that was actually spent in the first nine months of the year. [48749/23]
538. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Education if she will provide an update on her views of the work conducted by an organisation (details supplied) in respect of teacher transfers and standardised incremental credit; and if this committee and or her officials has provided her with interim and or final conclusions in respect of its work. [48524/23]
512. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Education further to Parliamentary Question No. 177 of 26 October 2023, if a school (details supplied) is included in the NDFA campus plans; if the school's management have been engaged with; and if she can provide a timeline for delivery of new buildings for the school. [48116/23]
502. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Education if she will provide an update in respect of new school buildings for a school (details supplied); the stage that the project is at; and the expected delivery date. [48045/23]
473. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Education the number of statements of interests for the purposes of section 19 filed by her special advisers in 2020, 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023; and if she will provide a schedule of same. [47643/23]
422. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he met with the CEO of a company (details supplied) during his recent visit to South Korea. [48759/23]
414. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he and-or the IDA has engaged with a company (details supplied) in respect of reports that the company will file for bankruptcy in the United States and the impact of that in Ireland in respect of its operations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48541/23]
411. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of complaints he has filed to the Corporate Enforcement Agency, CEA, since the establishment of the CEA and-or An Garda Síochána in the past ten years to date in respect of grants and-or funds his Department provided that in his view were misappropriated. [48073/23]
391. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of statements of interests for the purposes of section 19 filed by his special advisers in 2020, 2021 and 2022 and to date in 2023; and if he will provide a schedule of same. [47644/23]
352. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the number of statements of interests for the purposes of section 19 filed by his special advisers in 2020, 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023; and if he will provide a schedule of same. [47652/23]
347. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if the OPW conducted a traffic audit report at the Celbridge entrance to Castletown House following the loss of the M4 entrance; if so, he will publish this report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47504/23]
306. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Finance the number of statements of interests for the purposes of section 19 filed by his special advisers in 2020, 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023; and if he will provide a schedule of same. [47646/23]
285. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Transport the amount that TII spent in 2022, and to date in 2023, on installation of crash barriers separating both directions of traffic on both national roads and motorways; the locations where crash barriers were installed; and the locations in 2024 where crash barriers will be installed separating both directions of traffic on both national roads and motorways. [48756/23]
249. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Transport if he will provide a schedule by driving test centre, indicating the number of category B tests taken in 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023; and if he will provide a further breakdown of the number of failed tests as part of that schedule, in tabular form. [48080/23]
248. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Transport if he will engage with the RSA in respect of the official driving test routes at a test centre in the context of their fairness (details supplied); if the RSA will review the routes and work with the local authority to remark the road and consider alternative locations to test drivers. [48079/23]
224. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Transport the number of statements of interests for the purposes of Section 19 that have been filed by his special advisors in 2020, 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023; and if he will provide a schedule of same. [47657/23]
185. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the number of statements of interests for the purposes of section 19 filed by his special advisers in 2020, 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023; and if he will provide a schedule of same. [47642/23]
146. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the number of statements of interests for the purposes of Section 19 that have been filed by his special advisors in 2020, 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023; and if he will provide a schedule of same. [47645/23]
104. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the number of statements of interests for the purposes of section 19 filed by his special advisers in 2020, 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023; and if he will provide a schedule of same. [47647/23]
88. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Taoiseach the number of statements of interests for the purposes of section 19 filed by his special advisers in 2020, 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023; and if he will provide a schedule of same. [47655/23]
243. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of badgers caught in body restraint devices on an annual basis since the introduction of their use, on a county basis; and if he will also provide a breakdown of the number of animals that died in the device, dispatched by way of licensed firearm and by the administration of IV barbiturates by a veterinary inspector. [47165/23]
194. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his plans to work with Waterways Ireland to bring the Newry Canal within its network of waterways; and if he has received a request from Waterways Ireland to bring the canal within its area of responsibility. [47055/23]
193. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide an update in respect of the progress made to date by Waterways Ireland regarding its work on the restoration of the Ulster Canal. [47050/23]
178. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Education if she will provide an update in respect of new school buildings for a school (details supplied); the stage that the project is at; and the expected delivery date [47101/23]
177. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Education if she will provide an update in respect of new school buildings for a school (details supplied); the stage that the project is at; and the expected delivery date. [47100/23]
145. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide an update on the bid to host the EU Anti-Money Laundering Association; if he has established a dedicated team of officials to work on delivering the bid; the number of occasions that they have met since their establishment; if he and or his officials has engaged any external consultancy to augment the work of the officials in the context of developing the bid; and if he and or his officials have engaged with the EU Council and the European Parliament in respect of the bid and the bid process. [47170/23]
131. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Transport if he will outline his plans, and those of the Dublin Airport Authority, to develop an appropriate bus and coach area for users of the airport that will include fully accessible toilets, a tourist information office and a roof covering for waiting commuters. [47094/23]
150. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Justice if, in view of the fact that her attention has been drawn to a case within the IPS, she will engage with management and the officer (details supplied). [47058/23]
140. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Justice the number of attempted murder and serious assault causing harm cases reported to gardaí within all of the Cork, Galway Waterford, Kilkenny and Limerick divisions in the years of 2020 and to date in 2023, by division, in tabular form. [46807/23]
137. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Justice the number of attempted murder and serious assault causing harm cases reported to gardaí within all the DMR divisions in each of the years 2020 to 2022 and to date in 2023, by division, in tabular form. [46790/23]
103. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she will clarify whether the granting and use of a sports capital grant to a body (details supplied) has been reviewed by her Department. [46837/23]
102. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if her officials conduct due diligence in advance of awarding a sports capital grant. [46836/23]
55. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Transport if he will provide an update in respect of the new Woodbrook train station (details supplied); the body that will fund this project; the expected delivery date; and if he will detail the plans to provide additional capacity on the rail network to accommodate development nearby. [46871/23]
54. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Transport the number of new coach parking areas, by location, that were funded by the NTA in 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023; the number of new coach parking areas that will be provided in 2024, in tabular form; and if it is intended to future-proof the bays by including charging points for large-scale-coach EVs. [46864/23]
47. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the number of dentists, pharmacist, nurses and doctors in the Defence Forces medical corps; the number of those posts that are vacant; and when these vacancies will be filled, in tabular form. [46863/23]
34. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs his views on the fact that money spent on resettling Ukrainian refugees is being counted towards Ireland's official development assistance spending figures in 2023 and 2024; his views on whether this is appropriate; his further views on whether this will lead to the ODA to be spent overseas being squeezed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46887/23]
33. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs his views on whether the additional allocation of €60 million to official development assistance in budget 2024 is sufficient to meet Ireland's goals in this area in 2024; how this allocation factors into meeting Ireland's commitments to spending 0.7% of GNI on ODA by 2030; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46886/23]
656. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development in the context of the Local Government Reform Act 2014, if she will provide a schedule of functions of her Department that have been devolved in full or in part, or are in the process of being devolved in full or in part; the date on which the devolutions commenced; and if she will indicate whether any function was returned to the Department subsequently. [46587/23]
648. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science in the context of the Local Government Reform Act 2014, if he will provide a schedule of functions of his Department that have been devolved in full or in part, or are in the process of being devolved in full or in part; the date on which the devolutions commenced; and if he will indicate whether any function was returned to the Department subsequently. [46583/23]
645. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of approved PLC places in Co Kildare in the years of 2022 and to-date in 2023 in tabular form. [46477/23]
599. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health in the context of the Local Government Reform Act 2014, if he will provide a schedule of functions of his Department that have been devolved in full or in part, or are in the process of being devolved in full or in part; the date on which the devolutions commenced; and if he will indicate whether any function was returned to the Department subsequently. [46584/23]
565. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE gastroenterologists registrars based in Naas General Hospital in 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form. [46475/23]
564. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE vacancies, by job title in the HSE National Antimicrobial Resistant Team; the estimated full-year cost of filling each of the vacancies; when will these vacancies be filled, in tabular form. [46474/23]