1734. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of whole time equivalent vacant posts by role currently unfilled in each of individual lung rapid access clinics, in tabular form. [18043/23]
1733. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the estimated full year cost of recruiting one additional orthodontics specialist, one senior dental hygienist and one senior dental surgeon, in tabular form. [18042/23]
1697. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of persons that have availed of gambling addiction services in the health service in 2021, 2022 and to do date in 2023. [17828/23]
1502. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of full-time and part-time healthcare attendants employed by the HSE working in each health centre and primary care centre within CHO7 in 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form. [16927/23]
1501. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE staff by job title working in the pharmacy Department of the Mater Hospital; the number of WTE vacancies by job title within this Department; and when these vacancies will be filled, in tabular form. [16926/23]
1500. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE ICU nurses working in Tallaght University Hospital in 2020, 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form; and if this number will be further increased. [16925/23]
1499. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE child and adolescent psychiatrists and clinical psychologists working in CAMHS and Mental Health Intellectual Disability Teams in CHO7 in 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form [16924/23]
1498. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE plastic surgery registrars working in Beaumont Hospital in each of the years of 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form. [16923/23]
1386. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if he will clarify whether private security staff that worked at public hospitals during the first waves of Covid-19 are eligible for the Covid recognition payment; and if he will further clarify the way in which a person that is eligible for the payment, but has since moved jobs, may claim the payment from their former employer. [16498/23]
1333. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the development by the HSE of a well-governed and patient-centred healthcare service for adults and children in the transgender community, in line with the programme for Government commitments in this area. [16083/23]
1324. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth in the context of the UNHCR resettlement programme, if he will provide a schedule of the annual refugee resettlement figures of persons who arrived in the State for the years 2020, 2021 and 2022; if he will provide a breakdown for each month, by number; and the origin of persons; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18298/23]
1246. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he sought and received planning advice in respect of a building to accommodate persons seeking international protection (details supplied); if his attention or that of his officials has been drawn to the fact that Kildare County Council has determined that the building is a protected structure; if his attention or that of his officials has been further drawn to the fact that a letter regarding non-compliance with planning has issued in respect of the building's current use; if his attention or that of his officials was drawn to ongoing issues with the sewage and wastewater system; if he will confirm whether there is a common area provided for those now accommodated; if he will provide the date on which the contract for its use was activated in respect of the building and the duration of same; if he will provide the detail of who is party to the contract; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17323/23]
1212. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the amount of funding provided by the HSE to the National Multiple Sclerosis Care Centre in 2021, 2022 and to-date in 2023, in tabular form. [18041/23]
1187. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will set the inspection protocols and procedures he has in respect of a centre (details supplied); if his officials will inspect the centre in conjunction with his contracted inspector; if he took cognisance of standards and or criteria as set out in the EU (recast) Reception Conditions Directive; and if he will provide a schedule indicating the additional GP service providers and school places he has secured to service the needs of persons. [16495/23]
1173. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when he last met with the CEO of Bord Bia; and when he will next meet the CEO. [16922/23]
1172. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if funding will be approved for the remarking of (details supplied); and the last time funding was allocated for this project. [16921/23]
1146. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount of funding his Department has provided the horse racing industry with in 2022 and to date in 2023. [17831/23]
1021. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Justice the number of new marked Garda vans that came into the fleet in 2022 and to-date in 2023, in tabular form; and the number of marked vans withdrawn from the fleet during the same period. [18049/23]
1020. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Justice if all Garda members within roads policing units are fully trained in reading tachographs within HGV vehicles. [18048/23]
1014. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Justice if he will provide a schedule of bookmakers that have made submissions and or lobbied him and or his Department on the Gambling Regulation Bill 2022. [17832/23]
1013. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Justice if he will provide a schedule of organisations his Department funds in the context of supporting persons seeking support with a gambling addiction. [17830/23]
967. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Justice if he and-or predecessors have received interim and final reports of an inquiry in respect of a person (details supplied); the progress the inquiry has made to date; and the date on which it is expected to conclude. [16964/23]
965. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Justice the closing date for accepting tender offers for the provision of new helicopters and aircraft for the Garda air support unit. [16931/23]
953. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Justice if he will set out his rationale for not expanding the membership of the firearms expert committee to include a broader ordinary membership to act as representatives for the end user's perspective; and if he will provide an update on his work on the regulatory structure around firearms in Ireland and modernisation of same. [16577/23]
894. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of WTE staff by grade working in the special investigations unit of her Department as of 30 March 2023; and if she will provide same figures as of 1 January 2021, in tabular form [16935/23]
646. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Education further to Parliamentary Question No. 657 of 21 March 2023, if she will again review the case of the person in view of the fact that there will now be a significant increase on their skill-set in the special needs department due to the amalgamation of three schools into one. [16534/23]
513. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Education If she met the Governor of Pennsylvania during her recent visit to Philadelphia for St. Patrick’s Day. [16920/23]
493. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the locations of trade missions in Quarters 2 and 3 of 2023 where he will participate, in tabular form. [18046/23]
445. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the current funding that would be required to extend the opening hours of the National Botanic Gardens until 8pm during the summer months. [16919/23]
372. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Finance the estimated full year cost to reduce the second rate of USC from 2% to 1%, together with increasing the upper band limit for this proposed second rate of USC from €22,920 to €24,900. [16928/23]
363. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Finance the estimated additional revenue that would be raised from increasing the rate of capital gains tax to 50% for persons earning over €375,000. [16930/23]
362. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Finance the estimated additional revenue that would be raised from a 5% surcharge on all taxable income above €400,000. [16929/23]
361. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide a schedule indicating the number of revenue customs inspections conducted at each aerodrome location in the State including military sites since 1 January 2021 to date in 2023; the value of cash and items seized; the value of cash and items returned on appeal; and the amount collected in excise and duty inspected. [16800/23]
337. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Transport if funding will be provided for the installation of a bus shelter at Dublin Bus stop No. 494. [18039/23]
324. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Transport if he and or his officials have undertaken an analysis of the number of cars sold in the second-hand car market in 2022 and 2023; the number of change of ownership transactions that have taken place in 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023 in the context of the owners log being updated; and if his attention or that of his officials has been drawn to instances in which vehicle owners cannot sell their vehicle due to it not having an up to date NCT [17763/23]
275. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Transport if he has plans to visit the United States of America during the remainder of 2023. [16933/23]
274. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Transport if Iarnród Éireann has plans to deploy undercover security personnel on both its platforms and on board its trains. [16932/23]
264. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Transport if he will set out the mandatory accessibility requirements and or the provisions set in statute in respect of accessibility standards for public transport and public infrastructure projects, to include the planning, design and construction of cycle lanes, bus islands, pedestrian cross walks, pedestrian footpaths and pedestrian shared spaces. [16451/23]
224. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the number of persons that applied for the post of Head of Transformation and Head of Strategic HR for the Defence Forces; and the number of these persons that were actually called for an interview for these positions, in tabular form. [16936/23]
140. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if construction works have commenced on a new Chancery Building in Abuja, Nigeria; and the estimated completion timeframe for this building. [18045/23]
121. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the number of passport applicants that had to resubmit photographs in 2022 and to date in 2023. [17060/23]
120. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the number of passport applications in the system as of 10 April 2023; the number of these that are on hold pending receipt of additional information; and the number of passports overdue for issuing to the applicant. [17059/23]
119. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will provide a schedule, by embassy and or consulate, in respect of passport applications and documents issued in 2022 and to date in 2023. [17058/23]
118. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the number of passport applications made outside of this jurisdiction in 2022 and to date in 2023; and the number of passports that issued outside of this jurisdiction in the corresponding timeframe. [17057/23]
117. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the number of foreign birth passport applications made in 2022 and to date in 2023; and the number foreign birth passports that issued in the corresponding timeframe. [17056/23]
116. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the number of passports that issued to first-time applicants in 2022 and to date in 2023. [17055/23]
339. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if he has engaged with the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science in respect of the existing qualification of healthcare assistants from abroad who work here in the context of QQI 5 level qualifications; and if he will provide an update in respect of a national framework of qualification QQI level 5 course for the occupation of healthcare assistant in Ireland. [16016/23]