586. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his plans to stimulate employment in Drogheda given the recent announcement of job losses in the area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33214/24]
360. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Finance if he plans to introduce an 8% VFX uplift to the current section 481 legislation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32299/24]
254. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Transport for an update and projected timeline for the DART+ Coastal North project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33197/24]
247. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Transport the waiting times, and the number of people on the waiting list for NCT tests, in counties Louth and Meath. [32680/24]
246. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Transport the waiting times, and the number of people on the waiting list for driving tests, in counties Louth and Meath, respectively, in tabular form. [32679/24]
217. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Transport if he plans to allow persons who fail the driver theory test to access their results, including the questions that they answered incorrectly; if he has had any contact with the Road Safety Authority and a company (details supplied) regarding this matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32037/24]
286. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Health if he has formally notified Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital Drogheda of the lifting of the recruitment embargo; if not, when he intends to do so; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30123/24]
389. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Health if assistance will be provided to expedite a review regarding registration with CORU (details supplied). [28046/24]
170. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the average cost of prosecuting a case for the non-payment of the television licence. [27715/24]
169. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the number of prosecutions for non-payment of the TV licence in each of the years 2021, 2022 and 2023; and the total cost of prosecuting cases in each of those years, in tabular form. [27714/24]
224. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media to provide an update on Action 23 of the National Sports Strategy Policy 2018-2027 (details supplied), including the details of implementation, the actions taken to date and the future actions to be taken on this matter, including timelines for same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27149/24]
143. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Finance if he has received submissions regarding changes to the UK Independent Film Tax Credit incentive of 40% for independent feature films; whether he intends to respond to this change; if he plans to make changes to section 481 funding rules; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27286/24]
248. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the status regarding the Employment Regulation Order for security officers in 2024; if he has received a proposal from the Labour Court in relation to a new ERO; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25124/24]
13. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she can outline any plans, including any additional funding, that will be made available to Drogheda to ensure the survival of the tourism industry in the area given the loss of tourist accommodation in the town in recent years. [24352/24]
2. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she will comment on her plans for reform of the licence fee. [24353/24]
504. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science his views on whether a statutory instrument can be altered to include Ballyfermot College of Further Education as an approved provider of third level programmes for SUSI maintenance grant purposes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23936/24]
139. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Transport if he can confirm that CIÉ will immediately comply with its legal obligations to appoint CIÉ board-nominated members to the statutory CIÉ 1951 Scheme Pensions Committee, pursuant to rule 12 of the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23346/24]
138. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Transport to confirm his recognition of the recent High Court Judgment in respect of the CIÉ 1951 pension scheme; if he will take steps to ensure that the benefits of the 1951 scheme active members will be protected and maintained, and that 1951 scheme pensioners will be awarded their long-awaited pension increase without delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23345/24]
684. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of new apprentices in each of the ETBs in the State in each of the years 2021, 2022 and 2023, if possible divided under the headings craft and consortia, in tabular form. [21876/24]
642. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Health the number of children currently awaiting dental treatment, including waiting times, in counties Louth and Meath, under the primary school dental checks scheme, including details of the number of children who have not received checks when they were due and how long overdue these checks are; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20880/24]
641. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Health for an update on the situation around the dental treatment services scheme, including a list in tabular form, of the number of dentists working under the scheme in each county in the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20879/24]
171. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the amount of Exchequer funding that was allocated to Tourism Ireland in each of the years 2023 and 2024. [19955/24]
170. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the amount of Exchequer funding that was allocated to Fáilte Ireland in each of the years 2023 and 2024. [19954/24]
169. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the amount of Exchequer funding that was allocated to TG4 in each of the years 2023 and 2024. [19953/24]
331. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will provide, in tabular form, the number of apprenticeships (that is, the number of individual apprenticeships that are available, not a list of the different types of apprenticeships) in each of the ETBs in the State. [19891/24]
195. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will provide a list of the number of apprenticeships available in each of the years 2022 to 2024, in tabular form. [18139/24]
194. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will provide a list of apprenticeships that are available in the Louth and Meath region; the number of apprenticeships available in counties Louth and Meath in each of the years 2022 to 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18138/24]
42. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Education to provide an update on the redevelopment of a school (details supplied) for which the stage 2b file was submitted to her Department in August 2023; whether a date for construction is planned; the timeline for completion of the project; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16890/24]
6. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Taoiseach the total number of overseas visitors/tourists to the island of Ireland; and if this is not possible, the total number of overseas visitors/tourists to the State in 2023. [13388/24]
302. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Health the number of people in the counties Louth and Meath, respectively who are without a GP and are currently on a waiting list for one; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13409/24]
301. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Health the number of GPs currently practicing in the counties Louth and Meath, respectively; the number of new GPs who have taken up work in each of those counties in each of the years 2021, 2022 and 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13408/24]
300. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Health for an update on negotiations in relation to the dental treatment service scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13407/24]
299. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Health the number of people that were on the waiting list for homecare packages in counties Louth and Meath, at the end of each year from 2018 to 2023, in tabular form. [13406/24]
298. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Health the average length of treatment an individual receives in the CAMHS system in each of the CHOs. [13405/24]
297. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Health the total number of children on a waiting list for their first appointment to CAMHS in CHO8, by county; the breakdown under the various lengths of time that they have been on the waiting list, in tabular form. [13403/24]
296. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Health the current waiting times for elderly home support services in counties Louth and Meath, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13402/24]
1208. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Health if he will provide a breakdown of the outpatient waiting lists in each department of Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital Drogheda, including details of the number of people waiting on the list and details of waiting times, in tabular form. [11527/24]
925. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Justice the number of Garda personnel allocated to the Garda division that includes Louth, in each of the past five years, including a breakdown of personnel numbers in each local area/Garda station, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12491/24]
924. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Justice the number of gardaí who worked in community policing in counties Louth and Meath, respectively, in each of the past five years. [12489/24]
657. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will consider commissioning the National Oversight and Audit Commission to carry out a piece of work, as per section 126D of the Local Government Reform Act 2014, in respect of a matter (details supplied). [12456/24]
576. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the date for publication of the final report by the working group to develop a National Disinformation Strategy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13131/24]
179. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Education if she will make provision for additional school bus places to cater for all secondary school children travelling from Collon to Ardee, County Louth for the forthcoming school year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9763/24]
307. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Social Protection the current position regarding the Irish sign language voucher scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8799/24]
288. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his views on the apparent withdrawal of a motion supporting child abuse victims by the CEO of Louth County Council in May 2023; what actions he proposes to take in light of the Taoiseach’s State apology to people who were sexually abused in day schools (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9205/24]
12. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media given that she has previously expressed a preference for direct Exchequer funding to replace the television licence, if she can provide an update on any correspondence, communications or meetings she has had with her Government colleagues in this regard; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6921/24]
1. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media her views on the two reports recently commissioned and published at RTÉ on Toy Show The Musical and the voluntary exit programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7245/24]
369. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the monies allocated to the broadcasting and media funds each year since 2020 and estimated for 2024 identifying the amount of the Exchequer contributions to same, in tabular form. [6269/24]
368. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the additional Exchequer funding in 2024 that would be required to implement recommendation no. 5.1 of the Future of Media Commission report that is, that the source of public funding for PSM change from the current system of TV licence fee combined with general Exchequer funds to a system based entirely on general Exchequer funds, if it were assumed that the TV licence was abolished in full on 1 February 2024.; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6268/24]