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Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Departmental Meetings (7 Nov 2023)

Darren O'Rourke: 413. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he met the CEO or senior officials from a company (details supplied) during his recent visit to Chicago. [48342/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Funding (7 Nov 2023)

Darren O'Rourke: 523. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when the rates for the capitation grant and the ancillary service grant were last increased. [48331/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Funding (7 Nov 2023)

Darren O'Rourke: 524. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the amount of capital funding her Department provided to a school (details supplied) in the years of 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form. [48332/23]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: National Cultural Institutions (7 Nov 2023)

Darren O'Rourke: 586. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the amount of funding her Department provided to each national cultural institution in 2023; and the amount that will be provided to each in 2024, in tabular form. [48340/23]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Staff (7 Nov 2023)

Darren O'Rourke: 843. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of WTE probation officers, by grade, employed by her Department in the years 2020, 2021 and 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form. [48329/23]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (7 Nov 2023)

Darren O'Rourke: 844. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of penal warrants that are outstanding in the Meath Garda division as of 31 October 2023; and the number of penal warrants that have been outstanding for a period of more than 12 months. [48330/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Welfare (7 Nov 2023)

Darren O'Rourke: 945. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of emails and phone calls his Department's animal welfare helpline has received in the years of 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form. [48333/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Contracts (7 Nov 2023)

Darren O'Rourke: 946. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the names of external ecology companies that have a contract with his Department to provide ecologist services to his Department upon request in the years of 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form. [48334/23]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Budgets (7 Nov 2023)

Darren O'Rourke: 1059. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth how the €8.5 million in additional development measures for children's services will be spent in 2024. [48341/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Ambulance Service (7 Nov 2023)

Darren O'Rourke: 1269. To ask the Minister for Health the number of HSE critical care ambulances, by location, in use in the years of 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form. [48323/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Dental Services (7 Nov 2023)

Darren O'Rourke: 1270. To ask the Minister for Health the number of school dentists based in CHO8 in the years of 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form. [48324/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff (7 Nov 2023)

Darren O'Rourke: 1271. To ask the Minister for Health the number of WTE plastic surgeon registrars based in each hospital part of Ireland East Hospital Group in 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form. [48325/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Equipment (7 Nov 2023)

Darren O'Rourke: 1272. To ask the Minister for Health the number of birthing pools in use in each maternity hospital and maternity unit nationwide, in tabular form. [48326/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Substance Misuse (7 Nov 2023)

Darren O'Rourke: 1273. To ask the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultant general adult psychiatrists with a special interest in substance misuse in the CHO8 mental health service in the years of 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form. [48327/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff (7 Nov 2023)

Darren O'Rourke: 1274. To ask the Minister for Health the number of WTE clinical specialists in inpatient orthopaedics with a special interest in spinal disorders at the Mater Hospital. [48328/23]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Citizens' Assembly Report on Biodiversity Loss: Discussion (Resumed) (7 Nov 2023)

Darren O'Rourke: I thank the witnesses. On local authorities' annual reports and capacity, could the witnesses reflect on some of their findings? Do they draw conclusions or get feedback from local authorities on their capacity? Is it a case of capacity, the deployment of resources or the lack of resources, or do the witnesses have an indication one way or another? A major topic of the citizens'...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Citizens' Assembly Report on Biodiversity Loss: Discussion (Resumed) (7 Nov 2023)

Darren O'Rourke: Is it a similar picture in terms of inspections of septic tanks?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Citizens' Assembly Report on Biodiversity Loss: Discussion (Resumed) (7 Nov 2023)

Darren O'Rourke: I assume Dr. Cotter would be supportive of the increased grant for people to have their septic tanks improved.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Citizens' Assembly Report on Biodiversity Loss: Discussion (Resumed) (7 Nov 2023)

Darren O'Rourke: Where does Dr. Cotter think such a policy should sit in terms of Departments?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Citizens' Assembly Report on Biodiversity Loss: Discussion (Resumed) (7 Nov 2023)

Darren O'Rourke: I have two questions and will try to keep them short. The first is for Mr. Callanan. If the European Union agreed in the next 12 months to significant investment in a nature restoration fund to reward farmers for restoring nature, would this State be in a position to administer schemes? Have we schemes ready to go? Are we designing schemes? Have we the accounting mechanisms in place?...