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Thu, 8 Sep 2022
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Hospital Admissions
Alan Kelly
1984. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health if he will provide a breakdown of the number of in-patients in each acute hospital over the past ten years that have been admitted for more than one year in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43935/22]
Tue, 26 Jul 2022
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Workplace Relations Commission
Alan Kelly
30. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of full-time staff vacancies by job title in the Workplace Relations Commission; the full-year cost of filling each of these vacancies; and when these vacancies will be filled in tabular form. [40271/22]
Tue, 26 Jul 2022
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Labour Court
Alan Kelly
31. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of full-time staff vacancies by job title in the Labour Court; the full-year cost of filling each of these vacancies; and when these vacancies will be filled in tabular form. [40272/22]
Tue, 26 Jul 2022
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Tourism Funding
Alan Kelly
529. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the way that Fáilte Ireland will spend its capital funding of €39.55 million for 2022. [40266/22]
Tue, 26 Jul 2022
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Public Sector Staff
Alan Kelly
666. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of whole-time equivalent staff, by job title, working in the Office of the Planning Regulator; the number of vacancies, by job title, in the office; and when each of these vacancies will be filled, in tabular form. [40276/22]
Tue, 26 Jul 2022
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Official Engagements
Alan Kelly
929. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will invite his Greek counterpart to Ireland later in 2022. [40267/22]
Tue, 26 Jul 2022
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Defence Forces
Alan Kelly
1016. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Defence the capital works projects in excess of €1.5 million that are currently ongoing within the Defence Forces; when each of those projects will be completed in tabular form. [40275/22]
Tue, 26 Jul 2022
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School Funding
Alan Kelly
1069. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Education the amount of capital funding that her Department has provided to a school (details supplied) in each of the years 2019, 2020, 2021 and to-date in 2022, in tabular form. [40265/22]
Tue, 26 Jul 2022
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An Garda Síochána
Alan Kelly
1554. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice the number of Garda assets profilers attached to each Garda division as of 1 January 2021 and 14 July 2022, in tabular form. [40273/22]
Tue, 26 Jul 2022
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An Garda Síochána
Alan Kelly
1555. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice the estimated cost in 2023 if the number of dogs in the Garda dog unit increased by 50%; the estimated cost in 2023 if the number of horses in the Garda mounted unit increased by 50%. [40274/22]
Tue, 26 Jul 2022
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Health Services Staff
Alan Kelly
1755. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the estimated full-year cost of developing an additional three dual-diagnosis teams in tabular form. [40268/22]
Tue, 26 Jul 2022
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Hospital Staff
Alan Kelly
1756. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the number of whole-time equivalent nurse vacancies at South Tipperary University Hospital; and when each of these vacancies will be filled in tabular form. [40269/22]
Tue, 26 Jul 2022
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Health Services Staff
Alan Kelly
1757. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the number of full-time podiatrists employed by the HSE in CHO 3 and CHO 5 in 2020, 2021 and to date in 2022, in tabular form; and the locations in which these podiatrists are based. [40270/22]
Tue, 26 Jul 2022
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Health Services
Alan Kelly
1874. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health if he will detail the discussions he has had with his officials and or the HSE regarding a home (details supplied) in 2022. [40953/22]
Tue, 26 Jul 2022
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Health Services
Alan Kelly
1875. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health if he will visit St. Brigid’s hospital, Carrick-on-Suir, County Tipperary and meet with local representatives there. [40954/22]
Tue, 26 Jul 2022
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Nursing Homes
Alan Kelly
1876. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health if he will request the HSE to develop and build a new nursing home in Roscrea, County Tipperary [40956/22]
Thu, 14 Jul 2022
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Horse Racing Industry
Alan Kelly
2. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps that he is taking to ensure that equitable funding is being given to the smaller horse racing tracks in Ireland; and his views on whether all current tracks are viable into the future. [38833/22]
Thu, 14 Jul 2022
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Renewable Energy Generation
Alan Kelly
208. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications his plans to develop green hydrogen in the next five years. [38943/22]
Thu, 14 Jul 2022
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Health Service Executive
Alan Kelly
704. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 419 of 10 February 2022, if he has ever directed the HSE to fund any capital project in the State since he assumed office. [38942/22]
Wed, 13 Jul 2022
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Community Employment Schemes
Alan Kelly
367. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Social Protection her plans, if any, to review the rates of pay for community employment supervisors who have not seen a pay increase in over 13 years (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38482/22]
Thu, 7 Jul 2022
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Energy Infrastructure
Alan Kelly
166. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications his plans to support the development of any new pumped storage stations in Ireland; and his views on whether such facilities are warranted. [36875/22]
Thu, 7 Jul 2022
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Greenways Provision
Alan Kelly
170. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Transport when the construction of the south Kerry greenway will commence; and the funding that has been set aside by his Department for same. [36877/22]
Thu, 7 Jul 2022
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Tourism Policy
Alan Kelly
196. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media her plans to develop the Lough Derg region in counties Tipperary, Clare and Galway as a tourism destination. [36879/22]
Thu, 7 Jul 2022
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Schools Building Projects
Alan Kelly
232. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Education when the construction of the new school (details supplied) in Roscrea will commence. [36878/22]
Thu, 7 Jul 2022
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Hospital Services
Alan Kelly
316. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health when ultrasound general practitioner referrals will be returning to Nenagh Hospital. [36876/22]
Thu, 7 Jul 2022
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Hospital Admissions
Alan Kelly
317. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the longest period that any inpatient has stayed in one admission in each acute hospital in the country over the past ten years in tabular form. [36880/22]
Wed, 6 Jul 2022
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Constituency Commission
Alan Kelly
75. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when a constituency commission will be set up; if he will confirm that under Part II of Electoral Act 1997 Section 5 that a constituency commission shall be established once the Central Statistics Office publishes a Census report setting out the population of the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36536/22]
Wed, 6 Jul 2022
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Constituency Commission
Alan Kelly
76. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will confirm that a constituency commission was established in 2016 on the same day that the Central Statistics Office published the population results of the Census; the reason that it is not the case in 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36537/22]
Tue, 5 Jul 2022
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Road Projects
Alan Kelly
158. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Transport when the Shannon crossing construction will commence. [36277/22]
Tue, 5 Jul 2022
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Public Services Card
Alan Kelly
417. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Social Protection the status of a public services card for a person (details supplied); if she will expedite same in order for the person to urgently obtain a driving licence; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35935/22]
Tue, 28 Jun 2022
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Primary Care Centres
Alan Kelly
790. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health when construction of the Tullow primary care centre serving Tullow, Rathvilly and Hacketstown, County Carlow will commence; the current status of the project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33804/22]
Tue, 21 Jun 2022
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Bus Éireann
Alan Kelly
134. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Transport the number of passengers that used Bus Éireann route 355 services in each direction in 2021 and to date in 2022, in tabular form. [32211/22]
Tue, 21 Jun 2022
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Rail Network
Alan Kelly
135. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Transport the amount of revenue generated through parking charges within car parks at Iarnród Éireann stations in 2021 and to date in 2022, in tabular form. [32212/22]
Tue, 21 Jun 2022
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Official Engagements
Alan Kelly
169. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Finance if he spoke with the World Bank President during his recent visit to Washington DC. [32216/22]
Tue, 21 Jun 2022
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Office of Public Works
Alan Kelly
189. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of full-time qualified structural engineers employed by the Office of Public Works as of 1 January 2021 and 13 June 2022, in tabular form. [32210/22]
Tue, 21 Jun 2022
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Official Engagements
Alan Kelly
227. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she or her officials have met directly with either the President and or the Director General of a sporting organisation (details supplied) to date in 2022. [32224/22]
Tue, 21 Jun 2022
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Consular Services
Alan Kelly
387. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if there are plans to open a new Irish Consulate General Office in the Algarve area of Portugal. [32223/22]
Tue, 21 Jun 2022
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Departmental Staff
Alan Kelly
534. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Defence the number of full-time qualified civilian fitness instructors employed by his Department but who work in military barracks, in each of the years 2020, 2021 and to date in 2022, in tabular form.; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32213/22]
Tue, 21 Jun 2022
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Departmental Equipment
Alan Kelly
535. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Defence the number of horses that joined the Defence Forces equitation school in 2021 and to date in 2022; the number of horses that left the equitation school during the same period; if additional funding has been secured for the purchase of additional horses for the equitation school for later in 2022.; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32214/22]
Tue, 21 Jun 2022
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An Garda Síochána
Alan Kelly
670. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice the number of Garda mountain bikes attached to each Garda District within the Tipperary division as of 31 December 2020 and 14 June 2022, in tabular form. [32217/22]
Tue, 21 Jun 2022
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An Garda Síochána
Alan Kelly
671. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice further to parliamentary question No. 629 of 10 May 2022, if she has received the necessary information from the Garda authorities. [32218/22]
Tue, 21 Jun 2022
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An Garda Síochána
Alan Kelly
672. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice further to Parliamentary Question No. 630 of 10 May 2022, if she has received the necessary information from the Garda authorities. [32219/22]
Tue, 21 Jun 2022
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An Garda Síochána
Alan Kelly
673. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice the number of gardaí within the Tipperary Garda Diversionl that successfully completed the Garda van course in each of the years 2020, 2021 and to date in 2022, in tabular form. [32220/22]
Tue, 21 Jun 2022
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Mental Health Services
Alan Kelly
772. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health if the child and adolescent mental health services, CAMHS, and the mental health services of the HSE in County Tipperary have psychologists, counsellors and dieticians specifically trained to support adolescents and teenagers that are battling with eating disorders. [32221/22]
Tue, 21 Jun 2022
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Departmental Data
Alan Kelly
773. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the number of persons with a disability in County Tipperary awaiting a HSE-funded residential placement; and the waiting times for same. [32222/22]
Tue, 21 Jun 2022
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Agriculture Industry
Alan Kelly
929. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the value of Irish beef exported to Japan in 2021 and the first five months of 2022. [32215/22]
Tue, 14 Jun 2022
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Legislative Measures
Alan Kelly
1332. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice if she is considering bringing in legislation to ensure that An Garda Síochána sergeants and inspectors acting as co-presenters in district and circuit courts can continue to do so. [30076/22]
Thu, 2 Jun 2022
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Departmental Contracts
Alan Kelly
215. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will list all contracts that an architectural firm (details supplied) has been awarded by his Department; the values of these contracts; the dates that these were awarded; the project definitions and locations; and their current status in tabular form. [28623/22]
Thu, 2 Jun 2022
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Defence Forces
Alan Kelly
260. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Defence his plans, if any to increase the age limit for applications for the Army Cadets. [28552/22]
Thu, 2 Jun 2022
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Departmental Contracts
Alan Kelly
272. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Education if she will list all contracts that an architectural firm (details supplied) has been awarded by her Department; the amounts of these contracts; the dates that these were awarded; the project definitions and locations; and their current status in tabular form. [28625/22]