196. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Transport the current status of a new bus shelter at a location (details supplied); and if this new shelter is likely to be estimated before the end of 2023. [42386/23]
195. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Transport the estimated costs to introduce a light rail transport system in Limerick, Galway and Cork. [42385/23]
141. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he plans to invite the Governor of the State of Virginia in the US to Ireland before the end of year. [42377/23]
623. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the date on which her officials last engaged with their counterparts in Northern Ireland in respect of developing an all-island schedule of the restricted dog breeds. [41123/23]
622. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the date on which the schedule of the restricted and specifically banned dog breeds was updated; if she has added the Presa Canario; if not, if she will outline the reason for same; if she has given consideration to adding and/or evaluating the need to add the American bully XL as a prescribed ban-dog to the schedule or restricted and or banned breeds; and if she will provide a schedule of the number of dogs that are exempt of The Control of Dogs Regulations, by breed and organisation that is responsible for the dogs. [41122/23]
611. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will provide an update in respect of the case of a person (details supplied). [41104/23]
556. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if he and or the HSE have developed guidance for end users in respect of blue light from computer screens and digital devices in the context of eye health; and the number of persons in 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023 with eye complaints as a result of prolonged exposure to blue light. [41244/23]
416. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Justice the number of fatal road traffic collisions each year in 2020, 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023 in which the surviving driver was injured in the crash; the number of injured drivers involved, by year; the number taken to hospital; the number of these drivers that were not tested for intoxicants each year in hospital; the reason these drivers were not tested for intoxicants; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41246/23]
414. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Justice the number of drivers listed in court for holding a mobile phone while driving by District Court in 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023 which resulted in the case being struck out or dismissed due to the driver making a contribution to the court poor box; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41231/23]
413. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Justice the number of drivers listed in court for speeding by District Court in 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023 which resulted in the case being struck out or dismissed due to the driver making a contribution to the court poor box; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41230/23]
209. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if he will clarify whether the OPW has entered into a mediation process with landowners at Castletown House and boundary lands. [41362/23]
207. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the date on which OPW and or a contractor engaged by them inspected the mature trees at the Kildare Street gate entrance and Merrion side of Leinster House; if it has been established whether the trees are in a stable condition and are disease-free; and if there are future plans to inspect the trees in the context of their long-term preservation. [41315/23]
155. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Finance the number of exemptions in respect of local property tax, and the number of deferrals sought and granted in respect of local property tax, in 2022 and to date in 2023; the value of LPT forgone as a consequence; and if he will provide the information in tabular form. [40956/23]
108. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if the National Cyber Security Centre has taken advice in respect of the use of artificial intelligence (A.I.) within the NCSC; if any section of the NCSC currently makes use of A.I.; if he can outline the purposes it is utilised for and costs associated with same; and if NCSC has consulted with any consultancy firms in respect of the use of A.I. [41116/23]
151. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if his Department obstructed the OPW from purchasing lands at Castletown House in 2021; if so, if he will outline the rationale for same; if the OPW presented a business case to his Department in respect of its ambition and/or intention to purchase the lands; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40873/23]
141. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Finance if he will devise some form of insurance support for people who own defective apartment blocks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40874/23]
1098. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development how much of the budget allocated towards the community centres investment fund has been spent to date. [40117/23]
1097. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will provide a schedule of applications received by municipal districts in Wicklow County Council’s local authorities under the 2023 allocation; if she will provide a breakdown, by the library branch that was allocated funding and amount, in the local authority under the libraries capital programme in 2023; if she will provide a schedule of the proposals received for a small-scale capital works programme in public libraries to date in 2023 under the new libraries capital programme by each municipal district in County Wicklow and/or by Wicklow County Council, by amount; and to provide an outline of the proposed project. [40102/23]
1041. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if he will set out a schedule of engagements that his Department has with the Dental Council on the matter outlined in the RTÉ Primetime investigates programme of 7 September 2023 (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40697/23]
1040. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health his plans to empower the Dental Council to inspect dental practices, to be given authority to regulate dental practices which are not owned by dentists, and to investigate allegations of dental care being provided by persons who are not registered dental practitioners; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40696/23]
1039. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health his plans to reform the Dental Act 1985; if he will provide a timeline for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40695/23]
966. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of brain scans carried out at Beaumont Hospital in the years of 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form. [40126/23]
965. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultant vascular surgeons at St. Vincent's University Hospital in the years of 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form. [40125/23]
964. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE optometrists and orthoptists based in CHI Crumlin in the years of 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form. [40124/23]
963. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of full-time multiple sclerosis, MS, nurse specialists employed by the HSE in the years of 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023; and the locations in which these MS nurses are located, in tabular form. [40123/23]
791. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the value of counterfeit veterinary prescription drugs and animal growth hormones seized by customs officials at privately owned and State airports and ports of entry and exit that were passed to his Department for examination; and if he will provide the information in tabular form, by location, item and value, for the years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023. [40693/23]
769. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the estimated full-year cost to recruit one additional whole-time equivalent, WTE, deputy chief analyst and one additional WTE chief analyst for his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40120/23]
710. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Justice the number of Garda members in each roads policing unit, by Garda division, in 2022 and to date in 2023; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40463/23]
696. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Justice the number of stables currently in use in the Garda mounted unit; and if there are any stables not being used but are available to be used in the Garda mounted unit. [40119/23]
695. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Justice if there are plans to have 1400cc motorcycles in use in the Garda fleet; and the number of moped bikes in the fleet. [40118/23]
672. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Justice if there are minimum quotas or targets that operators of a company (details supplied) must meet in terms of recording speeding vehicles; if so, what these quotas are; and the way in which are they determined. [39583/23]
671. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Justice if she will provide details of the total amount paid by the State to a company (details supplied) each year since the start of its most recent contract for its services in monitoring and enforcing speed limits on State roads. [39581/23]
633. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of recipients of disability allowance and State pension (contributory) as of August 2023; and the total spend on each payment in August 2023. [40127/23]
413. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will publish the methodology used by the working group in respect of the review of the allocation of baseline funding in the context of LPT; if he will clarify whether the census of population data were used; the census year the data derived from; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39598/23]
202. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform his plans to use a compulsory purchase order in respect of lands at Castletown House in Celbridge County Kildare; if he has engaged with landowners regarding maintaining access from the M4 side of the grounds for public access; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39854/23]
156. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Finance the estimated cost in 2024 of reducing the 2% USC rate to persons earning between €12,012.01 and €22,920 to 1%, and for persons earning between €22,920.01 to €70,044, to reduce that 4.5% USC rate to 4%; and the number of persons who would benefit in both bands. [40116/23]
143. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Finance the value of counterfeit prescription drugs and narcotics seized by customs officials at privately owned and State airports and ports of entry and exit that were passed to the HPRA for examination; and if he will provide the information in tabular form, by location, item and value, for the years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023. [40692/23]
104. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Transport the number of new bus drivers recruited by Bus Éireann and Dublin Bus in the years of 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form. [40115/23]
103. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Transport the current up-to-date position regarding a new coastguard building in Howth; and the amount that has been spent on this project to date. [40114/23]
25. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if there are plans to appoint a cultural officer to the Embassy in Canberra, Australia. [40122/23]
24. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs for Foreign Affairs if he has spoken with the Turkish Ambassador to Ireland to date in 2023. [40121/23]
2093. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if her Department has taken advice in respect of the use of artificial intelligence, AI, within her Department; if any section of her Department currently makes use of AI, and if she will outline the purposes it is utilised for and costs associated with same; and if she has consulted with any consultancy firms in respect of the use of AI. [38573/23]
2070. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the amount of funding allocated to the 'Climate Ready Programme: Talent for Ireland's Green Economy' in the years of 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form. [38940/23]
2064. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if his Department has taken advice in respect of the use of artificial intelligence, AI, within his Department; if any section of his Department currently makes use of AI, and if he will outline the purposes it is utilised for and costs associated with same; and if he has consulted with any consultancy firms in respect of the use of AI. [38568/23]
2063. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will engage with (details supplied) in order to ensure that students of the final year of the film and television production can complete their diploma; and if he will outline the rationale for the institute cease the course at this point. [38532/23]
1867. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE psychiatrists allocated to CAMHS in CHO 7 in 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form. [38958/23]
1866. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE clinical nurse specialists in endocrinology at Beaumont Hospital in 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form. [38955/23]
1865. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE paediatric ENT registrars working in CHI Tallaght in 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form. [38954/23]
1864. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the additional resources and personnel that will be provided to Naas General Hospital as part of the 2023-2024 Winter Plan. [38953/23]