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Tue, 25 Jul 2023
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Electric Vehicles
Alan Kelly
221. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Transport the number of new public chargers installed by the ESB in County Tipperary in 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form. [36324/23]
Tue, 25 Jul 2023
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Rail Network
Alan Kelly
222. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Transport the estimated cost in 2024 if the budget for security personnel on trains and on platforms were increased by 30% compared to the 2023 figure. [36325/23]
Tue, 25 Jul 2023
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Road Tolls
Alan Kelly
223. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Transport the amount of revenue that was collected from private toll operators throughout the country in 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form. [36326/23]
Tue, 25 Jul 2023
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Office of Public Works
Alan Kelly
354. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the estimated cost of a 30% increase in funding for the OPW for the construction and acquisition of buildings for public sector use. [36333/23]
Tue, 25 Jul 2023
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School Staff
Alan Kelly
466. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Education the full-year cost for a post-primary school teacher post. [36327/23]
Tue, 25 Jul 2023
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Departmental Funding
Alan Kelly
543. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the amount of funding provided by Screen Ireland to the Irish Film and Television Academy in 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form. [36317/23]
Tue, 25 Jul 2023
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Arts Council
Alan Kelly
544. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media when the next appointments to the Board of Arts Council are due to take place; the procedures for the appointment process; and the criteria employed as part of such appointments. [36318/23]
Tue, 25 Jul 2023
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Departmental Policies
Alan Kelly
678. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Social Protection her views on the treatment purchase scheme introduced in May 2022 where a benefit grant of €500 is available for certain health expenses, but there are circumstances in which a person (details supplied) does not qualify; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35721/23]
Tue, 25 Jul 2023
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An Garda Síochána
Alan Kelly
838. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice if she will provide a breakdown of the details of all new Garda stations built or existing Garda stations refurbished since 1 June 2021, in tabular form. [36319/23]
Tue, 25 Jul 2023
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Gambling Sector
Alan Kelly
839. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice the closing dates for applications to apply for the position of director of licensing and director of technology for the Gambling Regulatory Authority of Ireland. [36320/23]
Tue, 25 Jul 2023
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Disability Services
Alan Kelly
1032. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the average waiting times for an occupational therapist to make an assessment for a housing adaptation in the CHO3 and CHO5 areas. [36321/23]
Tue, 25 Jul 2023
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Disability Services
Alan Kelly
1033. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of children waiting to attend or attending the Cashel children disability network team that have a diagnosis of autism, broken down by the age groups of 0-4 years, 5-12 years and 13-17 years old. [36322/23]
Tue, 25 Jul 2023
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Disability Services
Alan Kelly
1034. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of people on disability services waiting lists for each service type, excluding children disability network teams as of 17 July 2023. [36323/23]
Tue, 25 Jul 2023
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Hospital Staff
Alan Kelly
1140. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health if he will list the various staff responsible for fire prevention in Connolly Hospital, Blanchardstown; if he will supply the respective full job descriptions of the staff; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35854/23]
Tue, 25 Jul 2023
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Hospital Staff
Alan Kelly
1141. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health if he will list the various staff responsible for fire prevention in Beaumont Hospital, Dublin, Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda, St. James's Hospital, Dublin and St. Vincent's Hospital, Dublin; if he will supply the respective full job descriptions of the staff; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35855/23]
Tue, 25 Jul 2023
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Hospital Waiting Lists
Alan Kelly
1252. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the number of persons on the waiting list for vascular surgery in Tipperary; and the average waiting times, in tabular form. [36328/23]
Tue, 25 Jul 2023
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Hospital Staff
Alan Kelly
1253. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultant and registrar posts, by speciality, that are currently vacant at Cork University Hospital; and when each of these vacancies will be filled, in tabular form. [36329/23]
Tue, 25 Jul 2023
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Hospital Staff
Alan Kelly
1254. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultant and registrar posts, by speciality, that are currently vacant at Galway University Hospital; and when each of these vacancies will be filled, in tabular form. [36330/23]
Tue, 25 Jul 2023
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Hospital Staff
Alan Kelly
1255. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE staff, by job title, working in the accident and emergency department at University Hospital Limerick; the number of vacancies, by job title; and when these vacancies will be filled, in tabular form. [36331/23]
Tue, 25 Jul 2023
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Education and Training Boards
Alan Kelly
1437. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of guidance counsellors directly employed by each ETB; and the number contracted in each year since 2019, in tabular form. [36334/23]
Wed, 12 Jul 2023
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Sports Funding
Alan Kelly
127. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media when applications will open on the 2023 sports capital funding programme; when the applications will close; when the allocations for 2023 will be processed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34523/23]
Thu, 6 Jul 2023
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Public Transport
Alan Kelly
181. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Transport the reason student tickets are not accepted on the 323 Bus Éireann route. [33346/23]
Tue, 4 Jul 2023
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Official Engagements
Alan Kelly
135. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he spoke with the United States Secretary of State at the recent Ukraine Recovery Conference in London. [32310/23]
Tue, 4 Jul 2023
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Defence Forces
Alan Kelly
177. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the number of males and females that applied to become instrumentalists within the Defence Forces School of Music from the most recent recruitment campaign. [32317/23]
Tue, 4 Jul 2023
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Bus Éireann
Alan Kelly
196. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Transport the amount that Bus Éireann spent on security equipment and personnel on its bus fleet in the years 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form. [32312/23]
Tue, 4 Jul 2023
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Office of Public Works
Alan Kelly
250. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the number of qualified window fitters employed by the OPW as of 1 January 2022 and 23 June 2023, in tabular form. [32308/23]
Tue, 4 Jul 2023
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Office of Public Works
Alan Kelly
251. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the number of qualified arborists employed by the OPW as of 1 January 2022 and 23 June 2023, in tabular form. [32309/23]
Tue, 4 Jul 2023
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State Examinations
Alan Kelly
296. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Education the dates in 2023 upon which she has met the Chief Executive Officer of the State Examinations Commission, in tabular form. [32311/23]
Tue, 4 Jul 2023
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State Bodies
Alan Kelly
334. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the number of WTE vacancies, by job title, at Fáilte Ireland; the estimated full-year cost of filling each of these vacancies; and when each of these vacancies will be filled, in tabular form. [32304/23]
Tue, 4 Jul 2023
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Departmental Staff
Alan Kelly
357. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the estimated full-year cost to recruit two additional WTE senior assistant fire advisors for his Department, in tabular form. [32313/23]
Tue, 4 Jul 2023
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Immigration Status
Alan Kelly
427. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice the average turnaround for a ‘permission to remain in the State as the spouse of an Irish national’ application. [32315/23]
Tue, 4 Jul 2023
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An Garda Síochána
Alan Kelly
428. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice if funding has been provided for the purchase of additional state-of-the art drones for use by An Garda Síochána. [32316/23]
Tue, 4 Jul 2023
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Residential Institutions
Alan Kelly
504. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number and type of residential care centres provided by Tusla; the location of each centre; and the bed placement capacity for each centre for 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form. [32314/23]
Tue, 4 Jul 2023
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Hospital Staff
Alan Kelly
603. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultant paediatric urologists based at Cork University Hospital in the years of 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form. [32305/23]
Tue, 4 Jul 2023
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Primary Care Centres
Alan Kelly
604. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE vacancies, by job title, at Borrisokane and Tipperary town primary care centres; and when each of these vacancies will be filled, in tabular form. [32306/23]
Tue, 4 Jul 2023
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Health and Safety
Alan Kelly
605. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the number of inspections carried out on retailers that offer tanning and sun beds in 2022 and to date in 2023; the number and percentage of these retailers that were in breach of legislation, in tabular form; and the frequency with which these inspections are conducted. [32307/23]
Tue, 27 Jun 2023
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Housing Provision
Alan Kelly
48. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the reason modular home suppliers contracted to an organisation (details supplied) to build modular homes for refugees are expected to pay upfront for the costs of their construction; and how this is feasible or efficient to timely delivery. [24840/23]
Tue, 27 Jun 2023
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European Court of Human Rights
Alan Kelly
87. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will outline the process and timeline for the national selection procedure to shortlist three qualified candidates for submission to the Council of Europe as a candidate to be a judge of the European Court of Human Rights by the required date of 11 March 2024. [31042/23]
Tue, 20 Jun 2023
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Bus Services
Alan Kelly
226. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Transport if he would consider asking Bus Éireann to make a small amendment to its timetable for the Sligo and Galway buses to facilitate those travelling to Limerick (details supplied). [29619/23]
Wed, 14 Jun 2023
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Rail Network
Alan Kelly
67. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Transport the steps that Iarnród Éireann will take to ensure that older people with no credit cards or computer skills will still be able to pay cash for refreshments onboard Iarnród Éireann Intercity trains. [28695/23]
Wed, 14 Jun 2023
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Sports Funding
Alan Kelly
90. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the total amounts of funding allocated to soccer clubs and soccer organisations around the country through the sports capital funding programme, by year since its inception, in tabular form. [28629/23]
Wed, 14 Jun 2023
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Sports Funding
Alan Kelly
91. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the total amounts of funding allocated to rugby clubs and rugby organisations around the country through the sports capital funding programme, by year since its inception, in tabular form. [28630/23]
Wed, 14 Jun 2023
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Sports Funding
Alan Kelly
92. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the total amounts of funding allocated to athletics clubs and athletics organisations around the country through the sports capital funding programme by year since its inception, in tabular form. [28631/23]
Wed, 14 Jun 2023
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Sports Funding
Alan Kelly
93. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the total amounts of funding allocated to boxing clubs and boxing organisations around the country through the sports capital funding programme by year since its inception, in tabular form. [28632/23]
Wed, 14 Jun 2023
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Sports Funding
Alan Kelly
94. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the total amount of funding provided by the State to a sporting body (details supplied) in each of the years 2000 to 2023, in tabular form. [28647/23]
Wed, 14 Jun 2023
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Sports Funding
Alan Kelly
95. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the total amount of funding provided by the State to a sporting body (details supplied) in each of the years 2000 to 2023, in tabular form. [28648/23]
Wed, 14 Jun 2023
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Sports Funding
Alan Kelly
96. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the total amount of funding provided by the State to a sporting body (details supplied) in each of the years 2000 to 2023, in tabular form. [28649/23]
Wed, 14 Jun 2023
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Sports Funding
Alan Kelly
97. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the total amount of funding provided by the State to a sporting body (details supplied) in each of the years 2000 to 2023, in tabular form. [28650/23]
Tue, 13 Jun 2023
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Official Engagements
Alan Kelly
167. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if the Irish Ambassador to Germany has visited any military facilities within Germany in 2022 and to date in 2023. [28447/23]
Tue, 13 Jun 2023
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Road Safety Authority
Alan Kelly
319. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Transport the number of driving instructors who have been struck off by the RSA in each of the years 2011 to 2023, in tabular form. [28426/23]