133. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Taoiseach for details on the setting up of the Future of Media Commission, including a breakdown of the costs and the total cost of the commission from start to finish. [5804/24]
508. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Health the numbers on waiting lists, and how long they have been waiting, for paediatric speech and language therapy in CHO8, specifically in counties Louth and Meath, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5158/24]
507. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Health the number of children using the paediatric speech and language therapy services in CHO8, specifically in counties Louth and Meath. [5157/24]
506. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Health how many speech and language therapists are working in CHO8, including figures for full time and part time positions, in tabular form and broken down by county; if he will provide a full schedule of staff requirements for speech and language therapists in CHO8; when the full complement of staff is expected to be in place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5156/24]
487. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Health the number of beds that are currently operational at the new 30-bed purpose build dementia unit in a nursing home (details supplied) in Drogheda; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5018/24]
256. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the total housing adaptation grant funding provided to Louth County Council for 2023 and if he can provide a breakdown of the spending of this funding under the various schemes under the housing adaptation grant, in tabular form. [5140/24]
255. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if Louth County Council has drawn down the €570,000 additional funding for the housing adaptation grant scheme that was allocated to it last year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5139/24]
191. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Education the criteria for allocating SNA support to children in both primary and secondary school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5162/24]
92. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Transport if he will provide in tabular form, the number of people on the waiting list for driving tests in each of counties Meath and Louth; the length of time that they have been waiting; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5582/24]
91. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Transport if he will provide an update on progress on the long-awaited driving test centre for Drogheda; what sites have been considered or investigated; the expected timelines for the opening of the centre; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5581/24]
70. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Transport the number of people on the waiting list in each NCT test centre in the state; if he will provide additional details on waiting times in those centres; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5141/24]
249. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she can provide a confirmed evasion rate figure for the licence fee for 2023, and if not, if she can give an estimated date for the availability of same. [3526/24]
1561. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Health if he can provide details of the bed capacity on the ground floor east of Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital in Drogheda prior to renovation works carried out in 2022; the current capacity of the ground floor east; the number of beds the renovation works on ground floor west planned to deliver; the cost of this project; the value for money assessments or reports that may have been carried out; the name of the primary contractor for these works; his views on whether best practice and all health and safety regulations were followed during the works; if all building regulations and permits were issued and filed with the appropriate authorities prior to the commencement of the works; the details of what structural surveys were carried out prior to the commencement of the works; his views on whether the project delivered the number of beds promised; if additional inspections and surveys were carried out during and after the process; if so, the reason; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56886/23]
1368. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if any relevant criteria were considered ahead of the purchase of a property (details supplied) purchased by Tusla; the guidance or guidelines that may have been followed; if the board received any advice or information ahead of the granting of approval for the purchase; if there are any value for money criteria that were relevant to the purchase; if so, the details of same; if there are any relevant planning proposals or planned works relating to this property; if the property remains vacant; if so, the reason; if there were any conflicts of interest that the board was made aware of during the process of purchasing the property; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56885/23]
699. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the amount of funding TG4 is due to receive from the Exchequer in 2024. [56602/23]
698. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the amount of funding TG4 received from the Exchequer in 2022 and 2023. [56601/23]
297. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the number of households estimated not to be paying their television licence in each of the years 2022 and 2023; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55891/23]
296. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the figures for the receipts collected for the licence fee in each of the years 2022 to date in 2023, broken down between licence fee receipts from households and licence fee receipts paid by the Department of Social Protection under the household benefits package, in tabular form [55890/23]
209. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she will provide an update on the progress of the working group to develop a National Disinformation Strategy; the expected date for their final report; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54261/23]
209. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development how much LEADER funding has been allocated to rural tourism in 2022 and 2023. [53970/23]
208. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development how much funding was given to the LEADER programme in 2022 and 2023; and how much is expected to be allocated in 2024. [53969/23]
111. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason a person (details supplied) who was in receipt of jobseeker's assistance and illness benefit consistently for a total of 312 CPD over the past year, both payments which are eligible for the Christmas bonus, has been advised that they are not eligible for the bonus; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53966/23]
87. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she will provide the figures for how much funding is available in each of the years 2021, 2022 and 2023 for Fáilte Ireland’s Digital that Delivers Programme. [53961/23]
276. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media to provide the level of Exchequer funding received by Fáilte Ireland in each of the years 2022 and 2023. [53294/23]
275. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media to provide the level of Exchequer funding received by Tourism Ireland in each of the years 2022 and 2023. [53293/23]
50. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she can outline the Government’s options, or if relevant, plans, regarding long-term funding for public service media, the licence fee; if she can outline any discussions that have taken place between herself and other relevant Ministers regarding same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53582/23]
303. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Health the number of job offers that have been withdrawn as a result of memorandums (details supplied), by grade, for CHO8; the number of headcount posts; and the WTE to which these relate, in tabular form. [51619/23]
302. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Health the number of job offers that have been withdrawn as a result of memorandums (details supplied), by grade, for Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda; the number of headcount posts; and the WTE to which these relate, in tabular form. [51618/23]
301. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Health the number of posts removed from profile as a result of memorandums (details supplied), by grade, for CHO8; the number of headcount posts and the WTE to which these relate; the number which were new posts; the number which were replacement posts or vacant posts; and the number which were related to absence/leave cover, in tabular form. [51617/23]
300. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Health the number of posts removed from profile as a result of memorandums (details supplied), by grade, for Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda; the number of headcount posts and the WTE to which these relate; the number which were new posts; the number which were replacement posts or vacant posts; and the number which were related to absence/leave cover, in tabular form. [51616/23]
37. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if the hardship scheme for draft net fishing on the river Boyne is still open for applicants; if the scheme has been updated in any form; if he will provide details of the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51358/23]
69. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth for an update from the cross-departmental group on moving international protection applicants from tourist accommodation to more suitable accommodation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45556/23]
42. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media to provide a timeline for a detailed breakdown in each of the subheadings, A to E, in the Department’s budget 2024. [45557/23]
1. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media to provide the most recent update in relation to the two ongoing reviews she has commissioned into governance, culture, contractor fees, human resources and other matters in RTÉ, including timelines for their completion; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45983/23]
150. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Education if the matter regarding increasing the age of school bus drivers from 70 to 75 years when medically certified can be reviewed given the current severe pressure on the school transport system; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45513/23]
164. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Justice to provide a breakdown of spending, in tabular form, of the two allocations made to the Drogheda implementation board of €167,884 from the dormant accounts fund in 2022 and €268,407 from the dormant accounts fund in 2023; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42932/23]
558. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to detail the funding streams that an organisation (details supplied) can apply to for a mobile wheelchair pool hoist; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42711/23]
224. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Transport if, noting the availability of online maps and route planners, there is consideration being given to removing the SPSV exam which comprises two separate modules: the Industry Knowledge Module and the Area Knowledge Module; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42710/23]
223. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Transport if, given the unprecedented traffic gridlock caused by the closure of the Obelisk Bridge for works, he will liaise with Louth County Council, TII and the M1 toll operators, to offer Eircode-based M1 toll passes, or any other workable solution; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42709/23]
169. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the reason that a former Army Private, who retired in February 2012 with 34 years of service, has a 31-year pension, but when they turn 66, their pension falls back to a 21-year pension; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42708/23]
88. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if, in relation to Table 5-2 in the report of the Commission on the Future of Media, which sets out recommended public funding levels for 2022 and 2023, she will provide a table with the same line items, setting out the actual provisions in 2022 and the estimates and projected figures for 2023. [41877/23]
87. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media to provide, in tabular form, the monthly or, if available, weekly amount of funding for public service media provided by TV licence payers in 2022; and the equivalent projected figures for 2023. [41876/23]
86. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media further to the report of the Commission on the Future of Media, which identified the funding contributed by TV licence payers to public service media as being €143.8 million in 2020, if she will provide the equivalent figure in 2022 and the projected figure for 2023. [41875/23]
85. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media further to the report of the Commission on the Future of Media, which identified the taxpayer contribution to public service media in 2020 as being €106 million, comprised of funding for free TV licences under the household benefits package worth €69.8 million and direct funding to TG4 worth €37.2 million, if she will provide the equivalent figures for 2022 and the estimates for 2023, in tabular form. [41874/23]
405. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Justice to provide a breakdown, in tabular form of all funding received by Drogheda Implementation Board; the source of the funding and detailing if it is new funding specifically for Drogheda or funding from previously existing government funding streams; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41140/23]
334. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to intervene with the Approved Housing Body, Clúid Housing, regarding a stipulation in their tenancy agreement (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41139/23]
304. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media to detail the funding streams an organisation (details supplied) can apply to for a mobile wheelchair pool hoist, which costs approximately €12,000; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41662/23]
249. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Education to make provision for additional school bus places for secondary school students travelling from Collon to Ardee, County Louth, as the number of students requiring school bus places exceeds the required minimum number of ten eligible children residing in a distinct locality; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41138/23]
412. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if there is a possibility RTÉ long-wave radio may be re-introduced; to give an update on the previously recommended DAB replacement; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35265/23]