566. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the level of trade between Argentina and Ireland in 2022 and for the first half of 2023. [37933/23]
540. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if his Department has taken advice in respect of the use of artificial intelligence (A.I.) within his Department; if any section of his Department currently makes use of A.I., 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 A.I. [38572/23]
528. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the date on which the playground in the grounds of Kilkenny Castle will be fully useable; and the number of consecutive weeks it has not been fully usable. [38008/23]
472. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Finance the value of cash, valuable metals and jewels and or jewellery seized at State-owned and private airports and ports of entry and exit; the value of same returned on appeal and or request; 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. [38696/23]
471. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Finance the value of counterfeit tobacco products, counterfeit alcohol products, counterfeit clothing items and counterfeit prescription drugs and narcotics seized by customs officials at privately owned airports and ports of entry and exit; 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. [38695/23]
470. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Finance the value of counterfeit tobacco products, counterfeit alcohol products, counterfeit clothing items and counterfeit prescription drugs and narcotics seized by customs officials at State airports and ports of entry and exit; 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. [38694/23]
466. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Finance if his Department has taken advice in respect of the use of artificial intelligence (A.I.) within his Department; if any section of his Department currently makes use of A.I. 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 A.I. [38566/23]
369. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Transport his plans to bring together stakeholders in the context of establishing a forum for the purpose of establishing a standardised multi-agency approach to combating anti-social behaviour on the public transport network. [38580/23]
367. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Transport if his Department has taken advice in respect of the use of artificial intelligence (A.I.) within his Department; if any section of his Department currently makes use of A.I., 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 A.I. [38577/23]
298. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Transport the number of WTE ship surveyors employed by his Department in the years of 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form. [37930/23]
297. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Transport the estimated cost of extending the 20% reduction in public transport fares until 31 December 2024. [37929/23]
296. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Transport the 2022 capital budget allocation to his Department; and the amount and percentage of that funding that was spent and surrendered and-or unused. [37928/23]
281. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Transport the balance that will be funded by his Department for the non-national road element of the R407 Sallins Bypass and Osberstown Interchange in 2023 and 2024 (details supplied). [37794/23]
278. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Transport the date on which the renovation of the forecourt area of Bray rail station will commence; the budget allocated for the delivery of same; and the date on which it will be completed. [37729/23]
277. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Transport if he will provide an updated timeline in respect of the date on which the construction of the greenway section of the Royal Canal between Clonsilla and Castleknock commences. [37728/23]
226. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the number of cadet pilots in training and military avionics technicians currently in the Air Corps. [38942/23]
225. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence when the second C-295 maritime patrol aircraft will come into the Air Corps fleet. [38941/23]
223. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence 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. [38562/23]
222. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if he plans to put out a new tender before the end of the year to replace Learjet 45 aircraft within the Air Corps. [38556/23]
173. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the amount carried over by his Department's allocation in each of the years 2020 to 2022, inclusive, in tabular form. [38950/23]
145. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if his Department has taken advice in respect of the use of artificial intelligence (A.I.) within his Department; if any section of his Department currently makes use of A.I., 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 A.I. [38565/23]
58. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if construction works have commenced on new Ireland Houses in Singapore, Chicago and Shanghai. [38956/23]
48. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if his Department has taken advice in respect of the use of artificial intelligence (A.I.) within his Department; if any section of his Department currently makes use of A.I., 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 A.I. [38567/23]
31. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the number of persons who applied for the recent post of housekeeper at the Irish Consulate General in New York; and if he will provide a breakdown on the gender ratio of the applications. [37934/23]
11. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Taoiseach if his Department has taken advice in respect of the use of artificial intelligence (A.I.) within his Department; if any section of his Department currently makes use of A.I., 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 A.I. [38575/23]
1288. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if he and or the NPHDB and or the Children's Hospital Ireland will open a public consultation in respect of the name that will be applied to the national paediatric children's hospital in advance of it opening. [36456/23]
1194. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the details of the legal costs incurred by the National Paediatric Hospital Development Board in challenging claims brought against it by contractors associated with the National Children's Hospital from 2017 to date in 2023, in tabular form; the projected legal costs until 2025; if the NPHDB has made requests for increased and-or additional funds for day-to-day operations in 2022, 2023 and 2024; the amount expended on public relations advice and communications by the board in 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form; if the board retains a third party for communications and PR services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36008/23]
1173. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE vacancies, by job title, currently in the regional specialists memory clinics at both St. James's Hospital and Tallaght University Hospital; and when these vacancies will be filled, in tabular form. [35940/23]
1172. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of full-time public health nurse positions in CHO7 in 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023; and the specific geographic within CHO7 that currently has no public health nurses in place. [35939/23]
1171. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultant paediatric plastic surgeons attached to CHI Crumlin and CHI Temple Street in 2022 and to date in 2023; and the hours per week in which these surgeons are based in the hospitals, in tabular form. [35938/23]
1170. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost in 2024 if 25 additional WTE suicide crisis assessment nurses were recruited. [35937/23]
1169. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of service users that have attended Monasterevin day care centre in 2022 and to date in 2023; and the days of the week that this day care centre is opened, in tabular form. [35936/23]
1168. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the percentage spending of the National Treatment Purchase Fund, by hospital, in tabular form. [35935/23]
1019. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when the post of CEO of Tusla will be filled on a permanent basis. [36163/23]
1018. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of respite beds currently available in County Kildare for children with disabilities; and the proposals to increase these numbers. [36162/23]
994. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of WTE occupational therapists and speech and language therapists part of north Kildare children's disability network teams in 2021, 2022 and to-date in 2023, in tabular form. [35948/23]
915. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of WTE vacancies by job title in his Department's laboratory at Backweston as of 12 July 2023; the estimated full year cost filling these vacancies; and when will these vacancies be filled, in tabular form. [35953/23]
914. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide a schedule of additional animal welfare measures he and-or his Department have put in place in respect of live export of animals since 1 January 2020 to date in 2023; and if he will provide an update in respect of the tracing of live exports from this State to other states in order to ensure animals are kept in the best condition and welfare possible on their journey. [35933/23]
836. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Justice if her officials or any other competent body audits information provided by An Garda Síochána to the Road Safety Authority to ensure that the data is accurate (details supplied). [36296/23]
819. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Justice the number of marked and unmarked Garda cars and vans attached to the Garda dog unit as of 12 July 2023; and if she will provide same figures as of 31 January 2022, in tabular form. [35947/23]
818. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Justice the number of contracts to provide services and-or consultancy to her Department; the companies that were granted these contracts and the nature of the work involved; and the qualifying criteria that was applied to any company awarded such a contract in 2022 and to date in 2023. [35946/23]
817. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Justice the number of gardaí by rank attached to each community policing unit within each district within Dublin region as of 12 July 2023, in tabular form. [35945/23]
689. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of contracts to provide services and-or consultancy to her Department that have been granted without having to go to public tender; the companies that were granted these contracts and the nature of the work involved; and the qualifying criteria that were applied to any company awarded such a contract in 2022 and to date in 2023. [35944/23]
439. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Education the estimated cost if capitation funding for primary schools increased by 5% for the 2023-2024 school year. [35943/23]
376. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the amount of revenue generated through the issuing of general employment permits and critical skills employment permits in the years of 2022 and to-date in 2023, in tabular form. [35952/23]
220. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Transport if information made public by the Road Safety Authority is audited in the context of quality control of the data and its accuracy (details supplied). [36295/23]
155. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence to provide an update on the various capital works taking place at Casement Aerodrome Baldonnel. [35950/23]
154. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if the construction works on a new Army ranger wing headquarters at Defence Forces training centre have commenced; and the estimated timeframe for the completion of works. [35949/23]