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Wed, 30 Sep 2020
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Children in Care
Patrick Costello
185. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Children, Disability, Equality and Integration the number of children in care placed outside their area of origin by LHO area. [27391/20]
Tue, 29 Sep 2020
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Road Traffic Offences
Patrick Costello
210. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Transport the number of successful prosecutions there have been of drivers that have struck railway bridges and level crossings in 2018, 2019 and to date in 2020, by year of the incident including the offence which was prosecuted and the sentences handed down. [27119/20]
Tue, 29 Sep 2020
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Road Traffic Offences
Patrick Costello
211. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Transport the number of successful prosecutions there have been of drivers that have struck LUAS trams in 2018, 2019 and to date in 2020, by year of the incident including the offence which was prosecuted and the sentences that were handed down. [27120/20]
Tue, 29 Sep 2020
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Bus Éireann
Patrick Costello
238. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Transport if he has spoken formally with the CEO of Bus Éireann since his appointment; and if so, the issues discussed. [26846/20]
Tue, 29 Sep 2020
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Tax Code
Patrick Costello
275. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Finance the estimated additional revenue that would be generated if the betting duty levy increased from 2% to 2.5%. [26854/20]
Tue, 29 Sep 2020
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Ambulance Service
Patrick Costello
361. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Media, Tourism, Arts, Culture, Sport and the Gaeltacht the financial support provided annually by her Department to an organisation (details supplied) since 2010. [26512/20]
Tue, 29 Sep 2020
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Defence Forces Data
Patrick Costello
429. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Defence the estimated full-year cost of increasing the Reserve Defence Force from 2,330 to 4,500. [26855/20]
Tue, 29 Sep 2020
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Departmental Funding
Patrick Costello
613. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Children, Disability, Equality and Integration the financial support provided by his Department to an organisation (details supplied) since 2010, on an annual basis. [26511/20]
Tue, 29 Sep 2020
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Garda Equipment
Patrick Costello
713. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Justice the number and percentage of the Garda roads policing unit fleet that are currently equipped with the automatic number plate recognition system. [26851/20]
Tue, 29 Sep 2020
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Garda Equipment
Patrick Costello
714. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Justice if all interview rooms in each Garda station are fully equipped with video recording facilities; and if not, the estimated cost of ensuring all interview rooms in Garda stations are equipped with recording facilities. [26852/20]
Tue, 29 Sep 2020
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Child Safety
Patrick Costello
715. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Justice the number of staff nationally involved in accessing material on mobile phones, computers and so on relating to child sexual offences; and the qualifications required for such works. [26853/20]
Tue, 29 Sep 2020
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Departmental Funding
Patrick Costello
825. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Health the financial support provided by his Department to an organisation (details supplied) since 2010, on an annual basis. [26513/20]
Tue, 29 Sep 2020
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Hospital Facilities
Patrick Costello
887. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost of doubling the number of beds in the national burns unit at St. James's Hospital. [26847/20]
Tue, 29 Sep 2020
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Maternity Services
Patrick Costello
888. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Health if each maternity hospital has a birthing pool; and if not, the estimated cost of ensuring each maternity hospital has a birthing pool. [26848/20]
Tue, 29 Sep 2020
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Hospital Staff
Patrick Costello
889. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Health if funding will be provided for the recruitment of a full-time craniofacial surgeon for paediatrics at Children’s Health Ireland, Temple Street. [26849/20]
Tue, 29 Sep 2020
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Ambulance Service
Patrick Costello
890. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost of purchasing, equipping and staffing 18 additional ambulances. [26850/20]
Tue, 29 Sep 2020
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General Practitioner Services
Patrick Costello
934. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Health the timeline for the implementation of the provisions in the Health (General Practitioner Service and Alteration of Criteria for Eligibility) Act 2020, in particular the increase in income limits for medical card assessments for persons 70 years of age or over; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27035/20]
Tue, 29 Sep 2020
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Bord Bia
Patrick Costello
1016. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the estimated cost in 2021 if the budget for marketing and promotional expenditure within An Bord Bia increased by 7%. [26856/20]
Thu, 24 Sep 2020
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Court Orders
Patrick Costello
214. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Justice the number of attachment orders, community service orders, prison orders and recovery orders in each of the years 2016 to 2019 and to date in 2020, in relation to non-payment of court order fines. [26088/20]
Thu, 24 Sep 2020
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Covid-19 Tests
Patrick Costello
224. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Health the priority level provided to Covid-19 tests from teachers. [26019/20]