Parliamentary questions

Foreign Policy

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor

67. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will report on his engagements with the government of Indonesia; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12558/24]

Defence Forces

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor

136. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the number of vacancies by rank in the Defence Forces School of Music as of 11 March 2024; the timeframe within each of those vacancies will be filled, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12568/24]

Official Engagements

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor

175. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Transport if he met the Brazilian President during his recent visit to Brazil for St. Patrick's Day events; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12571/24]

Official Engagements

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor

249. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Finance if he met his Chinese counterpart during his recent visit to China for St. Patrick's Day events; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12562/24]

Official Engagements

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor

334. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he met the Indian Prime Minister during his recent visit to India for St. Patrick's Day events; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12572/24]

School Accommodation

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor

483. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Education the status of the development project for a school (details supplied); the expected date for the completion of this project; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12583/24]

School Funding

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor

490. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Education if she is aware that the failure to pay IT grants to primary schools in 2023 has caused serious pressure on some school budgets; if the matter will be rectified in 2024; if IT grants will be made available to all schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12609/24]

State Bodies

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor

561. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the whole-time equivalent, WTE, staff vacancies, by job title, currently at Coimisiún Na Mean; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12563/24]

An Garda Síochána

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor

928. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Justice the estimated full year cost to increase the number of forensic examiners at engineering grade 3 level to 55 in the Garda National Cyber Crime Bureau; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12559/24]

Policing Co-operation

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor

929. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Justice if she met the New York Police Department Commissioner during her recent visit to New York for St. Patrick's Day events; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12560/24]

An Garda Síochána

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor

930. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Justice the estimated amount that An Garda Síochána spent on sending out poor quality CCTV camera images to external companies in order to get that quality of the image improved in the years of 2023 and to-date in 2024; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12561/24]

Disability Services

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor

1136. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the steps being taken to improve disability services in County Carlow; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12054/24]

Official Engagements

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor

1172. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he met his Japanese counterpart during his recent visit to Japan for St. Patrick's Day events; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12569/24]

Disability Services

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor

1174. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when a child (details supplied) will receive support; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12622/24]

Disability Services

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor

1183. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will provide an update on the progress of the new build for children's services in Carlow shared between a specialist pre-school (details supplied) and Carlow CDNT; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12854/24]

Hospital Waiting Lists

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor

1418. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Health the average waiting times to see a consultant paediatric nephrologist at CHI Crumlin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12564/24]

Departmental Meetings

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor

1419. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Health if he visited the Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital during his recent visit to Australia for St. Patrick's Day events; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12565/24]

Hospital Services

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor

1420. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Health the number of patients travelling from Kilkenny and from Carlow to receive treatment for age related macular degeneration at the ophthalmic clinic at the Mater Hospital in 2022, 2023 and to-date in 2024, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12566/24]

Hospital Staff

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor

1421. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultant anaesthesiologist posts in University Hospital Waterford in 2022, 2023 and to-date in 2024, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12567/24]

Health Services

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor

1477. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Health the status of funding to support community-based service providers in the provision of health services across country for a service in County Carlow (details supplied). [12855/24]

Departmental Meetings

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor

1554. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if the Minister of State within his Department visited University of Pittsburgh during his recent visit to the US for St, Patrick's Day events; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12570/24]

Energy Production

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor

116. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he has had discussions with the ESB on opening up grid access to more households and businesses with microgeneration capacity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10859/24]

Energy Production

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor

123. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he has had discussions with the ESB on the rollout of three-phase smart metres for wind turbines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10860/24]

Water Services

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor

265. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of homeowners that have applied to have their septic tank registered, by county, in tabular form; the number that have applied for refurbishment grants under the new Domestic Waste Water Treatment Scheme; the number successful and unsuccessful by county, in tabular form, from 2023 to date in 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11453/24]

Social Welfare Payments

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor

277. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Social Protection when a person will receive their pension (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11455/24]

Mother and Baby Homes

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor

331. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if there are plans in his Department to launch a public awareness campaign of the mother and baby redress scheme opening; if there is to be a time limit on the application period given the urgency of the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11454/24]

Community Development Projects

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor

77. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if the Social Inclusion Community Activation Programme will reopen for applications in 2024; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10257/24]

Rural Schemes

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor

78. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development for an update on the LEADER programme in County Carlow. [10258/24]

Departmental Correspondence

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor

299. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Education the status of the application by a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10217/24]

Primary Care Centres

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor

709. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Health the status of the provision of a primary care facility in Tullow; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10315/24]

Rural Schemes

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor

810. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development for an update on the projects in County Carlow to receive funding under CLÁR Measure 1; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10233/24]

Library Services

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor

811. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development her plans to support public libraries across Ireland. [10234/24]

An Garda Síochána

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor

12. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Justice to provide an update on the number of Garda members assigned to the Carlow district. [8241/24]

Freedom of Speech

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor

40. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Justice her plans to tackle the increasing number of SLAPP cases being taken against media outlets in Ireland. [8242/24]

Food Waste

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor

53. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to tackle food waste. [8244/24]

Animal Welfare

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor

72. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to encourage responsible dog ownership. [8245/24]

Health Service Executive

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor

552. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Health the amount spent in rent by the HSE in Carlow town on Shamrock Plaza Health Centre; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7647/24]

Healthcare Infrastructure Provision

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor

553. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Health if his Department has had any engagement with the HSE regarding the provision of an injury clinic in Carlow town; if any costings of supplying such a service has been undertaken; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7648/24]

Hospital Facilities

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor

554. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Health if the X-ray unit in St. Dymphna’s hospital in Carlow has been reopened; the hours of service for the hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7649/24]

Dental Services

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor

568. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Health when the public dental service located in Carlow (details supplied) will be reopened; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7720/24]

Tourism Funding

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor

33. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media how much funding was allocated to Carlow as part of Ireland’s Ancient East touring region in 2023; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6713/24]

Sport and Recreational Development

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor

43. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media to provide an update in relation to the sports action plan and its requirement to have 40% gender representation on the boards of the National Governing Bodies of Sport. [6712/24]

Vacant Properties

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor

66. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of vacant social homes returned to active use in Carlow from 2020 to 2023; his expectations for same in 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6667/24]

Housing Provision

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor

136. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of new houses completed in Carlow in 2023; the number commenced; his expectations for 2024 with regard to construction activity in the residential sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6666/24]

Departmental Programmes

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor

6. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Taoiseach for an update on the child poverty and well-being unit. [5274/24]

Cabinet Committees

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor

23. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on children and education will meet next. [5275/24]

School Accommodation

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor

93. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Education the status of the application by a school (details supplied) to provide additional special classrooms; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6167/24]

Schools Building Projects

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor

119. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Education the status of the development project for a school (details supplied); the expected date for the completion of this project; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6166/24]

Enterprise Support Services

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor

255. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of local enterprise applications received by county in tabular form; and the number that were successful and the number are refused in 2022 and 2023. [6299/24]

Business Supports

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor

26. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of Carlow businesses that are likely to qualify for the increased cost of business grant; the discussions his Department has had with Carlow County Council in relation to this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5509/24]