228. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the amount spent to date on the refurbishment of Longford and Athlone Garda stations. [48360/21]
218. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Finance the estimated revenue that would be generated from an increase to 50% in the minimum effective tax rate of those earning more than €325,000 per year. [48372/21]
120. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the estimated cost in 2022 of recruiting fifteen additional full-time cybersecurity developers and analysts for the National Cyber Security Centre. [48373/21]
87. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he spoke to the Governor of Washington DC during his recent visit to the United States of America. [48363/21]
53. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if a four month delay is typical in the case of an application by a centre (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47970/21]
39. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she will reconsider her Department's refusal to fund transport costs to allow children in rural schools to attend events in arts centres and theatres in order to provide equal access to the arts. [47969/21]
238. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Defence the number of pilots who applied to re-enter the Air Corps; the number of applications approved; the number refused; the number awaiting a decision; the number under appeal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46795/21]
139. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Defence the progress that has been made on the Workplace Relations Commission recommendations following the successful case brought by a person (details supplied). [46797/21]
104. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Defence the number of settlements made in 2018, 2019, 2020 and to date in 2021, with current or former members of the Defence Forces which included a non-disclosure agreement stipulation. [46798/21]
85. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Defence the terms of reference for the announced independent review following a radio documentary (details supplied); the person or body that will be responsible for establishing the review body; the membership qualifications or criteria for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46794/21]
97. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the progress made by the Multi-Stakeholder Working Group established to examine issues related to the use of peat moss in the horticulture sector. [46902/21]
837. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the hospitals or centres of care per county which have been assessed as having asbestos in the buildings; and the actions that have been taken to ensure the health and safety of employees and former employees to assess the health impact that asbestos had. [46823/21]
836. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the areas in which the unfilled consultant positions in Mullingar Regional Hospital exist; and the action that has been taken to fill these roles. [46822/21]
835. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health his views on the long-term leasing of suitable premises by the HSE to an organisation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46815/21]
834. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the number of unused or underused HSE-owned buildings by county in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46814/21]
586. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Justice the persons or bodies that have the legal authority to authorise surveillance including phone tapping; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46824/21]
488. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education when her Department will review the current criteria set out for a child with a diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder, ASD, to qualify for an exemption from Irish language studies in school (details supplied). [46827/21]
431. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education the number of students by county in tabular form; and the number of children who were unsuccessful in their application for concessionary school transport places. [46821/21]
429. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Defence if there has been any contact between his Department and RTÉ following the release of a documentary (details supplied); and if so, the purpose of same. [46826/21]
428. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Defence the reason behind not meeting with those involved in a documentary (details supplied) until after it had aired given that it has been reported requests were made of him at an earlier stage. [46825/21]
427. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Defence the number and location of Civil Defence units currently operating from temporary accommodation; his plans to provide permanent accommodation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46818/21]
398. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the fire stations currently assessed as needing upgrading works; and when each of these works will be undertaken. [46819/21]
397. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of local authority households approved for housing adaptation works but which are yet to be carried out broken down by local authority in tabular form. [46813/21]
396. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of households approved for adaptation works by local authority in each of the years 2019, 2020 and to date in 2021, in tabular form; and the funding that will be made available for same in budget 2022. [46812/21]
320. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if he has engaged with Longford County Council regarding proposals to establish a skate park in Longford town. [46820/21]
319. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the criteria set down by her Department to ensure that parity was achieved for smaller or newer clubs within an organisation that received funding or supplementary funding due to the financial impact of Covid-19; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46809/21]
270. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Transport the engagement there has been with Westmeath County Council, Irish Rail and other interested parties regarding the reopening of Killucan train station. [46811/21]
241. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the criteria for application under the farm and community biodiversity initiative which saw Lough Ennell excluded from the 17 projects announced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46810/21]
212. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of advanced technology buildings by local authority currently under consideration by the IDA; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46817/21]
135. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education her plans to reduce the average class size for primary schools considering the growing population and the extra demands on space due to Covid-19; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45588/21]
104. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education her plans to increase the capitation grant for primary schools considering the increased costs to schools of Covid-19 safety measures; and the increase in the cost of providing light and heat. [45589/21]
28. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he is satisfied with the process of Government appointments in view of recent events; and his views on whether the Public Service Management (Recruitment and Appointment) Act 2004 needs to be amended in this regard. [45587/21]
84. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs his views on the continuation of the decision due to Covid-19 restrictions to suspend the deployment of any of the 500 persons who have been vetted and trained as election monitors to the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe or the EU Election Monitoring System; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45739/21]
43. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Finance the number of properties in which the PPSN of the tenant has been allocated to the property for the purposes of local property tax by county in 2019, 2020 and to date in 2021, in tabular form. [45740/21]
308. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the number of healthcare professionals whose application to have their professional qualifications recognised in this jurisdiction were unsuccessful 2020 and to date in 2021, by county in tabular form. [44411/21]
307. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the number of healthcare professionals who applied to have their professional qualifications recognised in this jurisdiction in 2020 and to date in 2021, by county in tabular form. [44410/21]
189. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Transport his plans to deal with the backlog in driver theory tests; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44407/21]
188. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Transport if he or his Department have engaged with the Road Safety Authority or the National Roads Authority on measures to combat accidents given the recent tragedies on motorways; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44406/21]
167. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications his plans to ban the sale of imported peat briquettes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44409/21]
163. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if his Department has engaged with local enterprise offices on their funding allocation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43494/21]
162. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his plans to deal with the reported current shortfall in construction workers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43493/21]
68. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the extent to which he and his Department engage with local authorities regarding the development of digital hubs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43802/21]
2572. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the reason those in the 60 to 69 year age range are not being offered a second jab of a mRNA vaccine given that they will now not be fully vaccinated before others of a much lower age despite the opinion of reputable members of the scientific profession and practice in other countries; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38130/21]
2199. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 618 of 5 May 2021 and the reply by the HSE, when the boarding out scheme was last reviewed by his Department or an agency under his Department. [36911/21]
2198. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the number of children waiting on psychological services in County Longford in tabular form. [36910/21]
2197. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health if those waiting on their second dose of a Covid-19 vaccine will be able to obtain same via a pharmacist. [36909/21]