Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Office of Public Works

Mairéad Farrell

314. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 272 of 8 February 2022, the costs that have been incurred from dereliction, defects or otherwise and the amount spent on maintenance and remediation for those Garda stations that have been idle in 2012 and 2013, in tabular form. [8214/22]

Office of Public Works

Mairéad Farrell

315. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 272 of 8 February 2022, if 50% of the proceeds must be returned to his Department as part of general taxation for those properties identified as for disposal in cases in which the proceeds from these sales are not recommitted within the same accounting year into another OPW development project; and his views on whether such a clawback rule is fit for purpose. [8215/22]

Office of Public Works

Mairéad Farrell

316. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 272 of 8 February 2022, the total purchase price that the OPW paid including fees for each of the Drogheda west property and decentralisation sites; and the prices that the council is to pay acquiring them. [8216/22]

Office of Public Works

Mairéad Farrell

317. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 272 of 8 February 2022, the public service uses that are currently being considered for the site in Sligo town that is identified as being examined for future use; and if the site will not be sold off as was mooed by the OPW at its appearance before the Oireachtas Committee on Public Accounts on 11 November 2020. [8217/22]

Departmental Bodies

Mairéad Farrell

318. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of times the Civil Service Accountability board met; the dates of these meetings; the reason the board has not met since 2016; the reason it ceased operations; if there was an announcement at the time in relation to same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8293/22]

An Garda Síochána

Mairéad Farrell

592. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Justice the name of the contractor that won the contract to provide the new Garda uniforms; the value of the contract; and the number of applicant bidders in the competition. [7870/22]

Emergency Departments

Mairéad Farrell

623. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Health the stage the approval process is at for the new emergency department for Galway University Hospital; and the delays that have arisen to date. [7986/22]

Home Help Service

Mairéad Farrell

661. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Health the number of home help hours that are not being completed due to staff shortages by county in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7530/22]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Mairéad Farrell

809. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Health his views on the rising numbers of Covid-19 cases in the context of school aged children; if he is considering reinstating contact tracing in schools or PCR tests for school aged children; if there are other measures he is considering to ensure that schools can safely remain open; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8091/22]

Departmental Schemes

Mairéad Farrell

208. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if there is a grant available to replace windows and doors to ensure energy efficiency; if not, if such a grant is being considered by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7213/22]

Public Procurement Contracts

Mairéad Farrell

260. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of public procurement competitions that were held in 2021; the number of competitions that received no bidding applicants; the number of Irish language requirements that are part of the contract award criteria and contract; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7289/22]

Disability Services

Mairéad Farrell

408. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Health the number of children waiting for speech and language, psychology, dietician and occupational therapies by county in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7189/22]

Disability Services

Mairéad Farrell

409. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Health the reason for the scarcity of appointments in early intervention services in respect to speech and language, psychology, dietician and occupational therapies in Connemara; the status of the commitment in the Programme for Government to further expand early intervention teams in schools over the next five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7190/22]

Departmental Schemes

Mairéad Farrell

237. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Transport the schemes under which funding is available for the development of walkways; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6674/22]

Office of Public Works

Mairéad Farrell

272. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide full list of properties which are vacant and are either owned or being rented by the Office of Public Works by county; the amount of rent paid to date on those vacant rented properties in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6739/22]

Shannon Airport Facilities

Mairéad Farrell

378. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if a United States of America military aircraft (details supplied) was authorised to carry munitions or other military equipment or armed United States soldiers through Shannon Airport on 30 January 2022 on its way to the Middle East; if searches or an investigation were carried out to establish if the aircraft was in compliance with Government restrictions for such aircraft; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6348/22]

Mortgage Resolution Processes

Mairéad Farrell

230. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Finance the consequences for the rights of consumers in cases in which their mortgage is sold as in the case of an agreement between banks (details supplied); and if a guarantee will be given that all rights will be maintained in cases in which a mortgage transfers to the acquiring party. [5595/22]

Public Sector Staff

Mairéad Farrell

237. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the status of the framework for blended work arrangements in the public service; if he will be bringing forward legislation to support same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5594/22]

Sports Funding

Mairéad Farrell

240. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if capital projects funded through the Large Scale Sport Infrastructure Fund are capped at 70% of the total project; if she has considered increasing this cap in view of rising building costs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5597/22]

Island Communities

Mairéad Farrell

69. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Education if she has considered the reintroduction of an allowance for teachers on offshore islands; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4222/22]