316. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Education the number of places in each teacher training college for initial teacher training for primary school teachers for the past three years, including 2023. [29425/23]
315. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Education the estimated full-year cost of recruiting 35 additional WTE psychologists for the National Educational Psychological Service. [29424/23]
292. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Education her views on class sizes increasing by approximately 35% to 40% due to a reduction in the staff allocation at a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29067/23]
274. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if the OPW intends to put out a tender for the provision of restaurant/café service at Dublin Castle during the remainder of 2023. [29426/23]
236. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Finance the estimated cost to the Exchequer of increasing the incapacitated child credit from €3,300 to €3,500 per year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29066/23]
210. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Transport if the new DART and commuter rail carriages coming on board in the next few years will have automatic retractable ramps covering fully the gap between station platform and train carriages at all stations where these new carriages will be in use; and if not, if Iarnród Éireann will carry out the necessary improvements needed at the stations to ensure that the retractable ramps covers the whole gap between the platform and train carriages. [29428/23]
209. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Transport the frequency with which the help and emergency push-button system on train stations' platforms are tested to ensure that the help or emergency buttons are in full working order. [29427/23]
140. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the number and percentage of staff based at either the Irish Embassy in New Delhi or Consulate General Office in Mumbai, who are fluent in speaking and or writing in Hindi. [29437/23]
18. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs his views on a recently published article to mark World Environment Day, recalling that Gaza lacks a safe, clean, and sustainable environment, Al Mezan detailed how Israeli policies and practices, including a 16-year-old blockade, adversely impact local capacity to protect the environment and ultimately hinder Palestinians' right to a safe, clean, healthy and sustainable environment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28776/23]
99. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development for an update on the community centre fund, which closed on 3 July; and if requests for funding have exceeded the fund available, and if so, by how much. [28300/23]
89. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development To ask the Minister forRural and Community Development if a commitment has been given to social enterprises, as there is increasing recognition of the growing role of social enterprises, and the latest report provides a comprehensive picture of the social enterprise sector in Ireland in 2022, highlighting that of particular relevance going forward will be to develop frameworks that enhance the sector’s potential and track its evolution and impact on society, the environment and the economy. [28301/23]
63. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development her views on the submission to the Citizens' Assembly on Drug Use by the Citywide Drugs Crisis Campaign, in particular on the role of community projects being funded to help deal with people with addiction, and the recognition of the need to address the link between drugs and poverty through a community development approach; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28427/23]
116. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he has interacted with an organisation (details supplied) in relation to a campaign; and if he will give a commitment to further engage with it in relation to accommodation and the cost of collage and cost-of-living crisis. [26377/23]
700. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the number of patients who presented at (details supplied) for each month in the years of 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form. [25864/23]
699. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the number of national and international recruitment fairs where staff from Connolly Hospital were in attendance in 2022 and to date in 2023; and the number of jobs offered in each recruitment fair, in tabular form. [25863/23]
698. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the number of endometriosis specialists who are employed in the Coombe Hospital endometriosis clinic; the number of clinical nurses who are employed in the clinic; and the number of endometriologists who are employed in the clinic. [25862/23]
697. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE optometrists employed by the HSE working in primary care settings within CHO7 and CHO9 in the years of 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023; and the locations where these optometrists are, in tabular form. [25861/23]
513. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Justice the costs incurred by An Garda Síochána from policing the visit of the President of the United States in April 2023. [25871/23]
512. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Justice the number of Garda command and control vehicles in use as of 23 May 2023; and the corresponding figures as of 1 January 2021, in tabular form. [25870/23]
511. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Justice the capital budget allocation to An Garda Síochána in 2022; the amount of that capital budget allocation that was spent in 2022; and the capital budget allocation for An Garda Síochána in 2023, in tabular form. [25869/23]
510. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Justice the number of WTE immigration officials, by grade, employed by his Department working in Dublin Airport as of 23 May 2023; the number of vacancies by grade; and when these vacancies will be filled, in tabular form. [25868/23]
341. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media how the €5 million allocation in 2022 under the Winter in Dublin programme was spent; and the budget allocation for this programme in 2023, in tabular form. [25866/23]
340. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the dates in 2023 on which she met the chairperson of the Abbey Theatre, in tabular form; and when she is next scheduled to meet the chairperson. [25865/23]
284. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Education if she will provide an update on the new primary school for Hollywoodrath, Dublin 15; if planning permission has been granted; if there is a timeline for completion; and what patronage will be. [26049/23]
270. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Education if she will provide an update on the future of a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25675/23]
239. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the names of external security companies currently on the Office of Government Procurement supplier framework to provide security personnel to public bodies, in tabular form. [25860/23]
120. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if the Irish Consulate General to Los Angeles has spoken formally with the Governor of Arizona in the past 12 months. [25859/23]
119. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if the Irish Consulate General to Los Angeles has spoken formally with the Governor of New Mexico in the past 12 months. [25858/23]
713. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the number of incidents that the HSE pest control service within Dublin attended in 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form; and if there is an emergency out-of-hours facility available for this service. [23092/23]
712. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE neurology nurses in epilepsy working in Beaumont Hospital in 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form; and if this number will be further increased. [23091/23]
711. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the names of for-profit, voluntary and not-for-profit companies that provided home care support to persons on behalf of the HSE within CHO7 in the years of 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023; and the amount paid by the HSE for such works in the years in question, in tabular form. [23090/23]
710. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the number of consultant paediatric vascular surgeons working in the public health service; his plans to expand this number; and the international recommended best-practice ratio for paediatric vascular surgeons to population and current ratio. [23089/23]
546. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the WTE staff, by grade, working within the import controls operations division within his Department as of 10 May 2023; the number of vacant WTE staff by grade within his Department; and when these vacancies will be filled, in tabular form. [23087/23]
508. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Justice the number of competitions held for Garda personnel to apply to join the Garda armed support unit in 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form. [23097/23]
507. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Justice the number of WTE civilian equine instructors/trainers that work in the Garda mounted unit in 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form. [23096/23]
506. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Justice further to Parliamentary Question No. 388 of 25 April 2023, if he has received the necessary information from the Garda authorities to have this parliamentary question answered. [23095/23]
505. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Justice if funding has been provided to increase the number of dogs in the Garda dog unit; and, if so, when these new dogs will come into service. [23094/23]
469. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of applications made for invalidity pension in 2022 and to date in 2023; and the number of applications made that were refused, in tabular form. [23099/23]
430. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of requests his Department has received from Dublin City Council seeking funding to purchase additional emergency fire appliances in 2022 and to date in 2023; and the number of requests received that were approved, pending or refused in each of the years in question, in tabular form. [23084/23]
295. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the revenue generated through visitors' entrance fees to heritage sites under the remit of the OPW in 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form. [23086/23]
294. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the number of suppliers currently on the Office of Government Procurement Multi-Supplier Framework for the provision of executive coach-hire services. [23085/23]
252. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Transport if Iarnród Éireann will organise public meetings to discuss its plans regarding the DART+ Coastal North project. [23088/23]
209. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the number of Defence Forces personnel currently undergoing training outside of the State; and the locations of such personnel. [23093/23]
157. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the dates in 2022 and to date in 2023 that the Irish Ambassador and or Deputy Head of Mission in Mexico has visited Cancún; and the purpose of each visit, in tabular form. [23100/23]
219. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Health when he intends to meet with an organisation (details supplied) as requested by the organisation. [20850/23]
521. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Health when a review will be completed into the reimbursement process for cariban, the first-line treatment for hyperemesis gravidarum; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19006/23]
508. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Health how the additional €1.75 million will be spent on the meals-on-wheels service during 2023. [18949/23]