Parliamentary questions

An Garda Síochána

Catherine Murphy

602. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Justice the number of full-time forensic speech analysts employed by An Garda Síochána. [17719/22]

An Garda Síochána

Catherine Murphy

603. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Justice if all Garda members attached to community policing units have been issued with state-of-the-art frontline mobile devices. [17720/22]

An Garda Síochána

Catherine Murphy

604. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Justice the capital funding allocated to the Garda small capital works budget in 2020, 2021 and 2022, in tabular form. [17721/22]

Prison Service

Catherine Murphy

609. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Justice if she will publish the Inspector of Prisons' Report into the Dóchas Centre. [17962/22]

Prison Service

Catherine Murphy

610. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Justice the number of reports by the Inspector of Prisons that relate to the Dóchas Centre that have not been published to date; and if she will provide the rationale for not publishing same. [17963/22]

Prison Service

Catherine Murphy

611. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Justice if the Inspector of Prisons has highlighted any issues of concern regarding the Irish Prison Service or officials in her Department into their ability to carry their function in respect of their reporting. [17964/22]

Youth Services

Catherine Murphy

633. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Justice the total number of persons employed as youth justice workers in Garda youth diversion projects in Ireland in tabular form by county and or appropriate geographical area. [18391/22]

Hospital Services

Catherine Murphy

720. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the public hospitals that carry out neuropsychological assessment, in tabular form; and the number of persons on the waiting list for such assessment, by hospital. [17706/22]

Hospital Staff

Catherine Murphy

721. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the extra staffing, by job title, that will be required for the national intellectual disability memory service in Tallaght University Hospital. [17707/22]

Hospital Staff

Catherine Murphy

722. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of times the HSE has advertised for the post of consultant paediatric vascular surgeon since January 2020. [17708/22]

Hospital Staff

Catherine Murphy

723. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of whole-time equivalent staff, by job title, in the frail intervention therapy teams at Beaumont Hospital; and the number of vacancies, by job title, on the team. [17709/22]

Health Services Staff

Catherine Murphy

724. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of full-time senior psychologist posts allocated to CHO area 7 in 2021 and to date in 2022, in tabular form. [17710/22]

Patient Files

Catherine Murphy

874. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if patient records were retained from persons that were in St. Ita’s Hospital, Dublin; and if so, the current storage location of these records. [18291/22]

Patient Files

Catherine Murphy

875. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if patient records were retained for persons that died in St. Brendan’s Hospital, Dublin; and if so, the current storage location of these records. [18292/22]

Official Engagements

Catherine Murphy

916. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he has spoken with his counterpart in the United States of America in the past 12 months. [17705/22]

Tax Code

Catherine Murphy

28. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Finance the way the income from renting garden shed-type accommodation is treated from a taxation perspective; if it is treated as a registered standalone private dwelling at the same address; if it is treated as a rent a room in a dwelling context; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16898/22]

Rental Sector

Catherine Murphy

43. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he has plans to regulate the renting out of garden sheds as accommodation at market rents; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16896/22]

Housing Schemes

Catherine Murphy

44. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of HAP applications that have been rejected or not processed due to the quality of the accommodation being at an unacceptable standard. [16897/22]

Passport Services

Catherine Murphy

56. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the number of urgent passport query forms his Department has processed per month in 2021 and to date in 2022 from Members of the Houses of the Oireachtas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16893/22]

Passport Services

Catherine Murphy

57. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the number of calls to the Oireachtas members query line that were processed per month in 2021 and to date in 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16894/22]

Passport Services

Catherine Murphy

58. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the number of parliamentary questions he has answered in regard to individual passport applications as opposed to systematic processing queries in 2021 and to date in 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16895/22]

Departmental Contracts

Catherine Murphy

161. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Taoiseach if he has engaged a company (details supplied) in respect of the services it provides from 2011 to date in 2022; the number of times he has engaged this company; the services used; and the total cost of all engagements with this company. [15229/22]

Energy Conservation

Catherine Murphy

291. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide a schedule of offices his Department use by location and include the display energy certificate, DEC, rating for each; the amount his Department has received historically from the public sector energy efficiency programme; and if he consulted with the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland in respect of a minimum threshold their buildings should not fall below in the context of a sustainable energy standard. [16652/22]

Departmental Expenditure

Catherine Murphy

496. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the amount of funding provided by his Department to an organisation (details supplied); if his attention or that of his predecessor and that of officials has been drawn to instances in which the organisation failed to file accounts on time in the past; and the action they initiated on foot of same. [15792/22]

Early Childhood Care and Education

Catherine Murphy

514. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will clarify the situation in respect of fee caps being linked to core funding in the early child education sector; if providers will lose funding if they fail to sign up to fee caps; and if he will provide the advices he received in respect of this direction. [16634/22]

Ukraine War

Catherine Murphy

553. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Justice if she will clarify if Ireland is accepting the entry of people fleeing Ukraine who do not have Ukrainian or EU citizenship; the legal status they are entitled to; and the specific arrangements that are being put in place for same. [16036/22]

Health Services

Catherine Murphy

614. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the amount of funding provided by his Department and the HSE to an organisation (details supplied); if his attention or that of his predecessor and that of officials has been drawn to instances in which the organisation failed to file accounts on time in the past; and the action they initiated on foot of same. [15790/22]

Health Services

Catherine Murphy

615. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if an organisation (details supplied) has provided his Department or the HSE with an update in respect of the non-filing and or filing of overdue accounts. [15791/22]

Driver Licences

Catherine Murphy

185. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Transport the amount collected in driving licence application fees in the past ten years to date; and the breakdown of the fees collected in respect of first-time applications, renewals, lost documents and so on over the same time period. [15731/22]

Driver Licences

Catherine Murphy

186. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Transport the amount collected in the past ten years to date in respect of the national car test; and the cost of retests over the same time period. [15732/22]

Driver Licences

Catherine Murphy

187. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Transport if he will reduce the price of a driver licence and the national car test in the context of the impact of inflation across other aspects of the cost of living. [15733/22]

Passport Services

Catherine Murphy

242. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the amount collected in passport application fees in the past ten years to date; and the breakdown of the fees collected in respect of first-time applications, renewals, emergency passports and so on over the same time period. [15729/22]

Passport Services

Catherine Murphy

243. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will reduce the price of a passport in the context of the impact of inflation across other aspects of the cost of living. [15730/22]

Departmental Contracts

Catherine Murphy

1. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he has engaged a company (details supplied) in respect of the services it provides from 2011 to date in 2022; the number of times he has engaged this company; the services used; and the total cost of all engagements with this company. [15178/22]

Departmental Contracts

Catherine Murphy

11. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he has engaged a company (details supplied) in respect of the services it provides from 2011 to date in 2022; the number of times he has engaged this company; the services used; and the total cost of all engagements with this company. [15179/22]

Energy Conservation

Catherine Murphy

12. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 160, 161 and 162 of 2 November 2021, if he will request the SEAI to provide the information sought by this Deputy in 2021 given the SEAI has not provided a response. [15191/22]

Departmental Contracts

Catherine Murphy

26. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Transport if he has engaged a company (details supplied) in respect of the services it provides from 2011 to date in 2022; the number of times he has engaged this company; the services used; and the total cost of all engagements with this company. [15190/22]

Departmental Contracts

Catherine Murphy

42. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Finance if he has engaged a company (details supplied) in respect of the services it provides from 2011 to date in 2022; the number of times he has engaged this company; the services used; and the total cost of all engagements with this company. [15180/22]

Departmental Contracts

Catherine Murphy

48. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he has engaged a company (details supplied) in respect of the services it provides from 2011 to date in 2022; the number of times he has engaged this company; the services used; and the total cost of all engagements with this company. [15186/22]

Departmental Contracts

Catherine Murphy

54. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she has engaged a company (details supplied) in respect of the services it provides from 2011 to date in 2022; the number of times she has engaged this company; the services used; and the total cost of all engagements with this company. [15189/22]

Departmental Contracts

Catherine Murphy

60. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he has engaged a company (details supplied) in respect of the services it provides from 2011 to date in 2022; the number of times he has engaged this company; the services used; and the total cost of all engagements with this company. [15184/22]

Departmental Contracts

Catherine Murphy

70. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he has engaged a company (details supplied) in respect of the services it provides from 2011 to date in 2022; the number of times he has engaged this company; the services used; and the total cost of all engagements with this company. [15181/22]

Departmental Contracts

Catherine Murphy

80. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Defence if he has engaged a company (details supplied) in respect of the services it provides from 2011 to date in 2022; the number of times he has engaged this company; the services used; and the total cost of all engagements with this company. [15176/22]

Departmental Contracts

Catherine Murphy

89. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Education if she has engaged a company (details supplied) in respect of the services it provides from 2011 to date in 2022; the number of times she has engaged this company; the services used; and the total cost of all engagements with this company. [15177/22]

Departmental Contracts

Catherine Murphy

117. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Social Protection if she has engaged a company (details supplied) in respect of the services it provides from 2011 to date in 2022; the number of times she has engaged this company; the services used; and the total cost of all engagements with this company. [15188/22]

Departmental Contracts

Catherine Murphy

143. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he has engaged a company (details supplied) in respect of the services it provides from 2011 to date in 2022; the number of times he has engaged this company; the services used; and the total cost of all engagements with this company. [15175/22]

Departmental Contracts

Catherine Murphy

157. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he has engaged a company (details supplied) in respect of the services it provides from 2011 to date in 2022; the number of times he has engaged this company; the services used; and the total cost of all engagements with this company. [15182/22]

Departmental Contracts

Catherine Murphy

161. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Justice if she has engaged a company (details supplied) in respect of the services it provides from 2011 to date in 2022; the number of times she has engaged this company; the services used; and the total cost of all engagements with this company. [15185/22]

Departmental Contracts

Catherine Murphy

180. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if he has engaged a company (details supplied) in respect of the services it provides from 2011 to date in 2022; the number of times he has engaged this company; the services used; and the total cost of all engagements with this company. [15183/22]

Departmental Contracts

Catherine Murphy

217. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he has engaged a company (details supplied) in respect of the services it provides from 2011 to date in 2022; the number of times he has engaged this company; the services used; and the total cost of all engagements with this company. [15174/22]

Departmental Contracts

Catherine Murphy

239. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she has engaged a company (details supplied) in respect of the services it provides from 2011 to date in 2022; the number of times she has engaged this company; the services used; and the total cost of all engagements with this company. [15187/22]

Tax Code

Catherine Murphy

227. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Finance if he will include petrol and diesel fuel in the 13.5% VAT rate; and the rationale for not already reducing VAT on transport fuels. [13949/22]

Irish Aid

Catherine Murphy

381. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will provide a schedule of the humanitarian partners that have received humanitarian assistance funding and the amounts provided to date; and if will commit to providing additional supports if required. [14059/22]

Ukraine War

Catherine Murphy

580. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Social Protection her plans to establish an Intreo office and / or social protection office at Dublin Airport, Rosslare port and Dublin port in order to assist the efforts of the Department of Justice in processing arrivals from the conflict in Ukraine; and the way in which persons fleeing the war in Ukraine can obtain a PPS number in instances in which the Department of Justice delay in issuing documentation. [13987/22]

Social Welfare Code

Catherine Murphy

586. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 515 of 1 March 2022, if she will clarify the definition of chargeable period; if she will commit to a further rectification in respect of those that were misclassified; and if and persons are only being compensated for a total of four years. [14064/22]

Social Welfare Inspections

Catherine Murphy

589. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of overt and covert social protection inspections conducted by her officials in the past 10 years to date. [14094/22]

Ukraine War

Catherine Murphy

735. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Justice her plans for persons arriving from Ukraine to have their documentation expedited in order for them to access social protection services and supports as soon as possible; and if her attention has been drawn to the potential waiting time for documents of between four to nine weeks. [13981/22]

State Properties

Catherine Murphy

765. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Justice her plans for the future use and or disposal of Thornton Hall; if she has received an updated valuation of the site; and the costs to date on an annual basis in respect of services and security associated with the site. [14614/22]

Departmental Schemes

Catherine Murphy

776. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Justice if she will provide a schedule of the overall applications that have been made by Russian nationals under the Immigrant Investor Programme historically. [14806/22]

Public Transport

Catherine Murphy

178. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Transport the amount provided to each public transport provider in 2022 in respect of additional funding to cover the cost of escalating fuel prices for vehicles. [13671/22]

An Garda Síochána

Catherine Murphy

344. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Justice the number of reserve gardaí that are suspended; the duration of their suspension including the year in which it commenced; the maximum duration that a reserve member of An Garda Síochána can be suspended for; if the number of reserve gardaí that have resigned their position; and the number that have been dismissed since the use of reservists commenced. [13577/22]

An Garda Síochána

Catherine Murphy

345. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Justice the number of full-time gardaí that have had their probationary period extended in the past ten years to date; and the duration of each member’s extension of their probationary period. [13578/22]

An Garda Síochána

Catherine Murphy

346. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Justice the number of gardaí who have failed a physical fitness test in the past ten years to date; the number of gardaí that have failed the aspect of the test known as a beep test in the past ten years to date; and the number that subsequently passed all aspects of the fitness test upon a second attempt or more. [13592/22]

An Garda Síochána

Catherine Murphy

354. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Justice if she has or will grant additional funding to An Garda Síochána to fuel the Garda fleet in 2022 in the context of escalating fuel costs. [13672/22]

Protected Disclosures

Catherine Murphy

128. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Taoiseach the number of protected disclosures received by his Department in each of the years 2019 to 2021 and to date in 2022, in tabular form; if an external contractor has been engaged regarding a protected disclosure over that time period; if so, the cost of same; and the number of protected disclosures that were rejected, accepted and that remain under review for the time period in question. [13060/22]

Protected Disclosures

Catherine Murphy

134. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of protected disclosures received by his Department in each of the years 2019 to 2021 and to date in 2022, in tabular form; if an external contractor has been engaged regarding a protected disclosure over that time period; if so, the cost of same; and the number of protected disclosures that were rejected, accepted and that remain under review for the time period in question. [13049/22]

Protected Disclosures

Catherine Murphy

161. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the number of protected disclosures received by his Department in each of the years 2019 to 2021 and to date in 2022, in tabular form; if an external contractor has been engaged regarding a protected disclosure over that time period; if so, the cost of same; and the number of protected disclosures that were rejected, accepted and that remain under review for the time period in question. [13050/22]

Protected Disclosures

Catherine Murphy

195. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Transport the number of protected disclosures received by his Department in each of the years 2019 to 2021 and to date in 2022, in tabular form; if an external contractor has been engaged regarding a protected disclosure over that time period; if so, the cost of same; and the number of protected disclosures that were rejected, accepted and that remain under review for the time period in question. [13062/22]

Economic Sanctions

Catherine Murphy

207. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Finance if financial sanctions in respect of Russian interests make provision for the freezing and or interruption of cybercurrencies. [12922/22]

Protected Disclosures

Catherine Murphy

211. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Finance the number of protected disclosures received by his Department in each of the years 2019 to 2021 and to date in 2022, in tabular form; if an external contractor has been engaged regarding a protected disclosure over that time period; if so, the cost of same; and the number of protected disclosures that were rejected, accepted and that remain under review for the time period in question. [13051/22]

Protected Disclosures

Catherine Murphy

222. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of protected disclosures received by his Department in each of the years 2019 to 2021 and to date in 2022, in tabular form; if an external contractor has been engaged regarding a protected disclosure over that time period; if so, the cost of same; and the number of protected disclosures that were rejected, accepted and that remain under review for the time period in question. [13057/22]

Tourism Promotion

Catherine Murphy

225. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she will provide a schedule of online influencers and media personalities used by Tourism Ireland and Fáilte Ireland in the past five years to date; the costs of each engagement; and the project and or context each was used in. [12696/22]

Protected Disclosures

Catherine Murphy

229. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the number of protected disclosures received by her Department in each of the years 2019 to 2021 and to date in 2022, in tabular form; if an external contractor has been engaged regarding a protected disclosure over that time period; if so, the cost of same; and the number of protected disclosures that were rejected, accepted and that remain under review for the time period in question. [13061/22]

Approved Housing Bodies

Catherine Murphy

235. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the amount provided to each approved housing body through the Housing Finance Agency in the past ten years to date; and the total outstanding loan book at the end of December 2021. [12346/22]

Approved Housing Bodies

Catherine Murphy

236. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of 30-year variable loans, 10-year fixed-rate loans and 25-year fixed rate new build loans currently on the loan book of the Housing Finance Agency. [12347/22]

Protected Disclosures

Catherine Murphy

268. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of protected disclosures received by his Department in each of the years 2019 to 2021 and to date in 2022, in tabular form; if an external contractor has been engaged regarding a protected disclosure over that time period; if so, the cost of same; and the number of protected disclosures that were rejected, accepted and that remain under review for the time period in question. [13055/22]

Passport Services

Catherine Murphy

302. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if a passport application by a person (details supplied) will be expedited as a matter of urgency. [13007/22]

Protected Disclosures

Catherine Murphy

305. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the number of protected disclosures received by his Department in each of the years 2019 to 2021 and to date in 2022, in tabular form; if an external contractor has been engaged regarding a protected disclosure over that time period; if so, the cost of same; and the number of protected disclosures that were rejected, accepted and that remain under review for the time period in question. [13052/22]

Diplomatic Representation

Catherine Murphy

306. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the number of diplomatic and officials passports reported as lost and or stolen in the past 25 years to date in 2022; and the number of those passports lost or stolen that were recovered. [13082/22]

Passport Services

Catherine Murphy

307. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the number of Irish passports issued to persons under fraudulent means in the past 25 years to date; and the number of those passports that were recovered. [13083/22]

Protected Disclosures

Catherine Murphy

310. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Defence the number of protected disclosures received by his Department in each of the years 2019 to 2021 and to date in 2022, in tabular form; if an external contractor has been engaged regarding a protected disclosure over that time period; if so, the cost of same; and the number of protected disclosures that were rejected, accepted and that remain under review for the time period in question. [13047/22]

Protected Disclosures

Catherine Murphy

355. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Education the number of protected disclosures received by her Department in each of the years 2019 to 2021 and to date in 2022, in tabular form; if an external contractor has been engaged regarding a protected disclosure over that time period; if so, the cost of same; and the number of protected disclosures that were rejected, accepted and that remain under review for the time period in question. [13048/22]

Protected Disclosures

Catherine Murphy

375. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of protected disclosures received by her Department in each of the years 2019 to 2021 and to date in 2022, in tabular form; if an external contractor has been engaged regarding a protected disclosure over that time period; if so, the cost of same; and the number of protected disclosures that were rejected, accepted and that remain under review for the time period in question. [13059/22]

Departmental Schemes

Catherine Murphy

384. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if his Department is considering the inclusion of Ukrainian nationals in the community sponsorship scheme. [12416/22]

Protected Disclosures

Catherine Murphy

403. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of protected disclosures received by his Department in each of the years 2019 to 2021 and to date in 2022, in tabular form; if an external contractor has been engaged regarding a protected disclosure over that time period; if so, the cost of same; and the number of protected disclosures that were rejected, accepted and that remain under review for the time period in question. [13046/22]

Protected Disclosures

Catherine Murphy

422. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of protected disclosures received by his Department in each of the years 2019 to 2021 and to date in 2022, in tabular form; if an external contractor has been engaged regarding a protected disclosure over that time period; if so, the cost of same; and the number of protected disclosures that were rejected, accepted and that remain under review for the time period in question. [13053/22]

Protected Disclosures

Catherine Murphy

458. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Justice the number of protected disclosures received by her Department in each of the years 2019 to 2021 and to date in 2022, in tabular form; if an external contractor has been engaged regarding a protected disclosure over that time period; if so, the cost of same; and the number of protected disclosures that were rejected, accepted and that remain under review for the time period in question. [13056/22]

Protected Disclosures

Catherine Murphy

706. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of protected disclosures received by his Department in each of the years 2019 to 2021 and to date in 2022, in tabular form; if an external contractor has been engaged regarding a protected disclosure over that time period; if so, the cost of same; and the number of protected disclosures that were rejected, accepted and that remain under review for the time period in question. [13054/22]

Land Issues

Catherine Murphy

767. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide an update in respect of releasing the Land Commission records; if he intends to open the archive on a phased basis; if the public will have access to the records; and the amount allocated to the release and digitisation of the records. [12651/22]

Protected Disclosures

Catherine Murphy

777. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of protected disclosures received by his Department in each of the years 2019 to 2021 and to date in 2022, in tabular form; if an external contractor has been engaged regarding a protected disclosure over that time period; if so, the cost of same; and the number of protected disclosures that were rejected, accepted and that remain under review for the time period in question. [13045/22]

Protected Disclosures

Catherine Murphy

785. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the number of protected disclosures received by her Department in each of the years 2019 to 2021 and to date in 2022, in tabular form; if an external contractor has been engaged regarding a protected disclosure over that time period; if so, the cost of same; and the number of protected disclosures that were rejected, accepted and that remain under review for the time period in question. [13058/22]

Driver Licences

Catherine Murphy

233. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Transport if a public services card is still a mandatory and or compulsory requirement to apply for a driving licence; if he and the national driver licence service have received any communications from the Department of Social Protection in respect of its use when applying for a driver licence since that Department withdrew its appeal challenging a Data Protection Commission ruling regarding the card. [12271/22]

Driver Licences

Catherine Murphy

234. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Transport if his Department and the national driver licence service share driving licence information with the European Car and Driving Licence Information System; and if his Department and the National Driver Licence Service made a submission on the text of a new law known as Prüm II. [12272/22]

Irish Bank Resolution Corporation

Catherine Murphy

251. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide a schedule of legal fees incurred by him in respect of the liquidation of the Irish Bank Resolution Corporation historically; and if he will provide a schedule of legal fees incurred by the special liquidators of the corporation historically. [12243/22]

Passport Services

Catherine Murphy

297. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will expedite the processing of a passport application (details supplied) and return the documents as soon as possible. [12263/22]

An Garda Síochána

Catherine Murphy

316. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Justice the number of gardaí who resigned while suspended in each of the past ten years to date in 2022, in tabular form. [12236/22]

International Agreements

Catherine Murphy

317. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Justice if she and or her officials have made a submission on a new law known as Prüm II which updates earlier rules on the cross-Border searching of DNA, fingerprint, facial recognition databases and vehicle registration data; if she plans to open a public consultation on the matter; and if she has engaged with civil liberty groups on the matter. [12273/22]

Departmental Strategies

Catherine Murphy

39. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the amount budgeted for the Digital Ireland Framework; if he will review the framework on an annual basis; and if he will open a public and or stakeholder consultation on the framework. [12020/22]

Rail Network

Catherine Murphy

61. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Transport if he will engage with Irish Rail and the NTA in respect of reopening Dunleer railway station in order to enhance public transport options in the area; if he will provide a schedule of all Irish Rail owned railway stations that are currently on main lines and branch lines by county that are not operational; and the totality of the costs associated with their maintenance and security for the past five years to date. [11932/22]

Public Transport

Catherine Murphy

63. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Transport if he will consult with the NTA in respect of initiating an additional project to be delivered in parallel with the DART+ West project that will bring passenger dart services to Kilcock town in addition to a proposed train depot in Kilcock, County Kildare. [11941/22]