Questions asked 26 total

• Transport 5 questions

  • 2024-10-22 Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Transport the number of new bus drivers recruited by Bus Éireann in 2023 and to date in 2024; and the number of bus drivers who left Bus Éireann during same period, in tabular form. [42908/24]
  • 2024-10-22 Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Transport the amount of funding required to fully implement the remaining parts of the BusConnects Dublin Programme. [42909/24]
  • 2024-10-23 Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Transport the amount TII spent on provision of security personnel onboard the Luas in the years of 2023 and 2024; and the budget allocation for same in 2025, in tabular form. [43367/24]
  • 2024-10-23 Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Transport if all new commuter and intercity carriages coming into the fleet over the next few years will now include an automatic ramp covering the gap between carriage and platform, similar to the ramp on the new DART carriages. [43368/24]
  • 2024-10-23 Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Transport his views on the continual issue with Irish Rail in Dublin in relation to late and overcrowded trains, as passengers are cramped and unsafe; the plans to supply a service fit for capacity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43418/24]
• Health 5 questions

  • 2024-10-22 Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE public health nurses in each primary care centre within CHO 9 in 2023 and to date in 2024, in tabular form. [42902/24]
  • 2024-10-22 Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the number of HSE psychology posts that are currently vacant, having been advertised since September 2022, in CHO 7, by service type (details supplied), in tabular form. [42903/24]
  • 2024-10-22 Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the number of adults currently on the waiting list for spinal surgery at the Mater hospital. [42904/24]
  • 2024-10-22 Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the plans to have a dedicated Alzheimer's disease day care centre within CHO 9 for people with Alzheimer’s disease. [42905/24]
  • 2024-10-22 Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the number of nursing homes that had unannounced HIQA inspections after hours or on weekends in 2023 and to date in 2024. [42906/24]
• Enterprise 2 questions

  • 2024-10-22 Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of WTE forensic accountants employed by IDA Ireland in 2023 and to-date in 2024, in tabular form. [42897/24]
  • 2024-10-22 Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of WTE forensic accountants employed by Enterprise Ireland in 2023 and to-date in 2024, in tabular form. [42898/24]
• Tourism 2 questions

  • 2024-10-22 Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media when she last met the chairperson and or the executive director of the Abbey Theatre; the issues discussed at the meeting; and when the next meeting with the chairperson and or executive director will take place. [42896/24]
  • 2024-10-23 Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the number of vacancies, by job title, currently at Coimisiún na Meán; and the estimated full-year costs of filling each of the vacancies. [43364/24]
• Justice 2 questions

  • 2024-10-22 Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Justice further to Parliamentary Question No. 524 of 18 September 2024, if she has received the necessary information from the Garda authorities in order for this Parliamentary Question to be answered. [42901/24]
  • 2024-10-23 Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Justice the number of gardaí, by rank, attached to each protestor removal team within the Dublin metropolitan region, in tabular form. [43361/24]
• Environment 1 question

  • 2024-10-22 Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the estimated full year costs to increase the number of WTE fisheries officers employed by Inland Fisheries Ireland to 180. [42910/24]
• Finance 1 question

  • 2024-10-22 Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Finance his views on the sale of illicit tobacco products online; and to clarify if social media platforms can be mandated to delete profiles engaging in this activity instead of just deleting the post. [42382/24]
• Public Expenditure 1 question

  • 2024-10-22 Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if the OPW plans to put out a tender for the provision of mobile coffee and light snack dock at a location (details supplied). [42900/24]
• Housing 1 question

  • 2024-10-22 Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of WTE fire advisors and senior fire advisors employed by his Department in 2023 and to-date in 2024, in tabular form. [42895/24]
• Social 1 question

  • 2024-10-22 Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Social Protection the payment changes made to the treatment benefit scheme in each of the years 2020 to 2023 and to date in 2024 [42907/24]
• Children 1 question

  • 2024-10-22 Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the level of investment in neurorehabilitation services in each of the years 2020 to 2023 and to date in 2024, in tabular form. [42899/24]
• Foreign 1 question

  • 2024-10-23 Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if there are plans to open a new Irish consulate general office in Phuket, Thailand, during 2025. [43366/24]
• Defence 1 question

  • 2024-10-23 Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if any of the Naval Service ships have capabilities for a helicopter landing pad within the ship; and, if not, whether there are plans to have this facility. [43370/24]
• Agriculture 1 question

  • 2024-10-23 Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of WTE staff, by job title, currently working in the agrifood regulator; the job titles of staff that are currently vacant within the regulator; and the estimated timeframe in which those vacancies will be filled, in tabular form. [43365/24]
• Further and Higher Education 1 question

  • 2024-10-23 Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the pay and other benefits, including any loyalty payment or bonuses or other benefit in kind, of each CEO of any State agency or State board under the remit of his Department for each year since 2022, in tabular form. [43369/24]