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Mon, 11 Sep 2023
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Prison Service
Patrick Costello
1170. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Justice for a breakdown by prison, in tabular form, for the number and grade of psychologists currently working within the Irish prison psychology service; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38330/23]
Mon, 11 Sep 2023
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Prison Service
Patrick Costello
1171. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Justice for an update on the progress of the four short-term capital projects at Castlerea Prison, Cloverhill Prison, the Midlands Prison and Mountjoy Prison; when these are likely to be completed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38331/23]
Mon, 11 Sep 2023
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Prison Service
Patrick Costello
1172. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Justice for a breakdown by prison, in tabular form, for the number of people working in the Irish Prison Service; the number at each staff level; the number of vacant positions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38332/23]
Mon, 11 Sep 2023
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An Garda Síochána
Patrick Costello
1173. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Justice for a weekly breakdown, in tabular form, since the beginning of the 2023, outlining the number of patrols carried out by gardaí in Dublin; the number of arrests carried out by gardaí in Dublin; the number of those arrests resulting in court cases; the numbers of those court cases resulting in prison sentences; the total estimated value of drugs seized; the total estimated value of cash seized; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38333/23]
Mon, 11 Sep 2023
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Oireachtas Committees
Patrick Costello
1174. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Justice her views on the 22 recommendations outlined in the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Justice report entitled “An Examination of the Present Approach to Sanctions for Possession of Certain Amounts of Drugs for Personal Use”; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38334/23]
Mon, 11 Sep 2023
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Crime Prevention
Patrick Costello
1175. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Justice her views on the rates of recidivism; her plans to tackle this; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38336/23]
Mon, 11 Sep 2023
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An Garda Síochána
Patrick Costello
1179. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Justice the total number of gardaí currently staffing the stations at Ballyfermot, Crumlin, Sundrive Road, Kilmainham, Terenure, and Kevin Street; the total number of vacancies; the total number of community guards; and the number of vacancies. [38375/23]
Mon, 11 Sep 2023
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An Garda Síochána
Patrick Costello
1180. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Justice for the number of e-scooters and other vehicles seized by An Garda Síochána. [38378/23]
Mon, 11 Sep 2023
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Crime Prevention
Patrick Costello
1181. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Justice if she will provide clarity around the installation process and approval of CCTV in the public realm the legality of it and the process for which local authorities can apply through An Garda Síochána; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38380/23]
Mon, 11 Sep 2023
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Crime Prevention
Patrick Costello
1182. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Justice as per section 38(11) of the Garda Síochána Act 2005, if the guidelines for CCTV operations of An Garda Síochána can be revised and centralised in Kevin Street where it can be accessed by An Garda Síochána when needed, especially outside of office hours; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38381/23]
Mon, 11 Sep 2023
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Child and Family Agency
Patrick Costello
1375. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the amount of funding provided to Tusla in each of the past ten years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37459/23]
Mon, 11 Sep 2023
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Child and Family Agency
Patrick Costello
1376. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth his views on a report (details supplied); and what he intends to do about issues raised within Tusla. [37465/23]
Mon, 11 Sep 2023
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Departmental Correspondence
Patrick Costello
1456. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if his Department has received written correspondence dated 14 July 2023 from a school (details supplied) with a business case for additional funding; if they have examined the business case; and if his Department will increase funding for this school in light of the business case. [38842/23]
Mon, 11 Sep 2023
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Primary Care Centres
Patrick Costello
1569. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Health for an update in relation to the current status and timeline for completion of the Drimnagh primary health centre. [37535/23]
Mon, 11 Sep 2023
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Health Services Staff
Patrick Costello
1707. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Health if he will include section 39 healthcare workers in HSE general public sector pay agreements, recognising the shortage in workers in the industry and the need to maintain those in the sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38096/23]
Mon, 11 Sep 2023
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Health Strategies
Patrick Costello
1739. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Health for an update on the family support aspect of the national drugs strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38323/23]
Mon, 11 Sep 2023
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Departmental Funding
Patrick Costello
1740. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Health the funding provided to each drugs task force for each of the past five years; the population covered by each task force; his plans to increase core funding for the task forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38338/23]
Mon, 11 Sep 2023
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Health Services Staff
Patrick Costello
1741. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Health for a breakdown in tabular form of the number of staff employed by each drug and alcohol task force; the number at each staff level; the number of vacant positions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38339/23]
Mon, 11 Sep 2023
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Substance Misuse
Patrick Costello
1742. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Health for an update on the work of the HSE-led initiative to reduce the health-related harms from cocaine and ‘crack’ cocaine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38340/23]
Mon, 11 Sep 2023
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Cancer Services
Patrick Costello
1808. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Health if his Department will fund car-T cell treatment for a person (details supplied) who has been told that the Government will not fund this life-saving procedure and that the person would not be eligible for funding from the Government if they were to seek this procedure abroad; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38704/23]
Mon, 11 Sep 2023
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Mental Health Policy
Patrick Costello
1831. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Health if his Department has received the Irish Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy's pre-budget submission for budget 2024; his views on the specific proposals around funding low-cost counselling for community-based services, the school counselling and psychotherapy initiative and tax relief proposals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38805/23]
Mon, 11 Sep 2023
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Student Accommodation
Patrick Costello
2066. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the measures his Department has put in place to address the student accommodation crisis; and if he will provide a roadmap for dealing with the crisis. [38799/23]
Tue, 25 Jul 2023
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Office of the Attorney General
Patrick Costello
7. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Taoiseach if the criminalisation records of individuals convicted of historical homosexual offences belonging to the Attorney General were transferred to the National Archives. [35776/23]
Tue, 25 Jul 2023
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Office of the Attorney General
Patrick Costello
9. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Taoiseach if the Attorney General has deposited all his files with the National Archives regarding the High Court, Supreme Court and European Court of Human Rights cases in relation to proposals for gay law reform which resulted in a landmark judgement and decriminalisation thirty years ago. [36236/23]
Tue, 25 Jul 2023
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Passport Services
Patrick Costello
31. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the cost of issuing an individual passport to the State. [35916/23]
Tue, 25 Jul 2023
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Energy Policy
Patrick Costello
82. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications for an update on the meeting with EU Energy Ministers in Valladolid on 11 July; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36146/23]
Tue, 25 Jul 2023
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Energy Policy
Patrick Costello
83. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if the Energy Charter Treaty was discussed at the meeting with EU Energy Ministers in Valladolid on 11 July; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36147/23]
Tue, 25 Jul 2023
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Energy Policy
Patrick Costello
84. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications for an update in relation to Ireland’s withdrawal from the Energy Charter Treaty; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36148/23]
Tue, 25 Jul 2023
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Driver Licences
Patrick Costello
205. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Transport the cost to the State of issuing an individual driving licence. [35917/23]
Tue, 25 Jul 2023
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Visa Applications
Patrick Costello
375. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if his Department will provide funding for NGOs (details supplied) which deal with migrants needing help with visa-related issues; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35919/23]
Tue, 25 Jul 2023
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Departmental Schemes
Patrick Costello
413. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Education if she will consider increasing the resources available to the home school community liaison scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36645/23]
Tue, 25 Jul 2023
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Departmental Reviews
Patrick Costello
425. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Education when the latest high-level independent review of her Department's current child protection policies and processes will be published. [35753/23]
Tue, 25 Jul 2023
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Departmental Data
Patrick Costello
444. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Education the intake ratio at secondary level for all school planning areas, broken down by individual school planning area, in each of the years since 2010, or by two-year period, in tabular form (details supplied). [36119/23]
Tue, 25 Jul 2023
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School Staff
Patrick Costello
488. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Education for a breakdown of schools in the Dublin 6W, Dublin 8, Dublin 10 and Dublin 12 areas; the schools that have access to a home school community liaison officer; if there is full- or part-time access, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36642/23]
Tue, 25 Jul 2023
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School Staff
Patrick Costello
489. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Education for a breakdown of schools in the Dublin 6W, Dublin 8, Dublin 10 and Dublin 12 areas; the schools that do not have access to a home school community liaison officer, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36643/23]
Tue, 25 Jul 2023
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Departmental Schemes
Patrick Costello
490. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Education her views on whether there is a need to increase the provision of home school community liaison officers, given there are currently only 530 home school community liaison coordinators covering 693 schools and approximately 207,000 pupils; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36644/23]
Tue, 25 Jul 2023
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Supreme Court Rulings
Patrick Costello
618. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for an update in relation to the Supreme Court ruling in the case brought by a person (details supplied); if options have been developed; the timeline for the reform of Seanad Éireann; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36401/23]
Tue, 25 Jul 2023
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Electoral Process
Patrick Costello
619. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for an update on the research in relation to lowering the voting age to 16 years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36402/23]
Tue, 25 Jul 2023
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Electoral Process
Patrick Costello
620. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his views on lowering the voting age to 16 years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36403/23]
Tue, 25 Jul 2023
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Electoral Process
Patrick Costello
621. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for an update on the proposed debate on the Thirty-ninth Amendment of the Constitution (Right to Vote at 16) Bill 2021 (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36407/23]
Tue, 25 Jul 2023
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Pensions Reform
Patrick Costello
699. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will guarantee that the auto-enrolled pension scheme will be prohibited from investing in fossil fuels or the arms industry, as outlined in the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Social Protection report; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36141/23]
Tue, 25 Jul 2023
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Pensions Reform
Patrick Costello
700. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Social Protection for an update on the implementation of the recommendations for the auto-enrolled pension scheme as outlined in the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Social Protection report; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36142/23]
Tue, 25 Jul 2023
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Pensions Reform
Patrick Costello
701. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Social Protection the timeline for the creation of the central processing authority being established to manage the auto-enrolled pension scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36143/23]
Tue, 25 Jul 2023
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Pensions Reform
Patrick Costello
702. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will guarantee that a minimum percentage of the funds from the auto-enrolled pension scheme should be invested in Irish renewable energy developments in order to ensure Ireland’s climate action obligations; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36144/23]
Tue, 25 Jul 2023
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Immigration Policy
Patrick Costello
828. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Justice further to Parliamentary Question No. 746 of 11 July, if she will consider reducing the cost of IRP cards under budget 2024. [36057/23]
Tue, 25 Jul 2023
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Departmental Records
Patrick Costello
832. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Justice further to Parliamentary Question No. 111 of 28 June 2023, when her Department expects the cataloguing process to be complete and the files made available to the public for viewing within the National Archives. [36234/23]
Tue, 25 Jul 2023
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Immigration Policy
Patrick Costello
833. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Justice further to Parliamentary Question No. 476 of 11 July 2023, if she will provide details of the ongoing review of the fee structure, the form it takes and the outcome of the most recent review; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36237/23]
Tue, 25 Jul 2023
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Citizenship Applications
Patrick Costello
843. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Justice if the Courts and Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2022, when enacted, will be used to clear the backlog of citizenship applications; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36356/23]
Tue, 25 Jul 2023
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Departmental Records
Patrick Costello
861. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Justice further to Parliamentary Question No. 1107 of 21 March 2023, for an update on the matter. [36473/23]
Tue, 25 Jul 2023
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Mental Health Services
Patrick Costello
1123. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Health if his Department has received the submission from a group (details supplied); his views on the report; if he will meet the group in question; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35767/23]