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Thu, 17 Sep 2020
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Voluntary Sector
Patrick Costello
22. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Community and Rural Development and the Islands the steps being taken in relation to the commitment in the Programme for Partnership Government to ensure that organisations (details supplied) are properly resourced especially in view of the Covid-19 pandemic. [24318/20]
Thu, 17 Sep 2020
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Community Development Projects
Patrick Costello
43. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Community and Rural Development and the Islands the timetable for the Programme for Partnership Government commitment to introduce a number of projects similar in approach to community development projects. [24319/20]
Thu, 17 Sep 2020
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National Educational Psychological Service
Patrick Costello
110. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Education the breakdown of employees of NEPS including grades and locations, in tabular form. [24450/20]
Thu, 17 Sep 2020
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National Educational Psychological Service
Patrick Costello
111. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Education the number of vacancies currently open in NEPS. [24451/20]
Thu, 17 Sep 2020
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National Educational Psychological Service
Patrick Costello
112. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Education the number of NEPS assessments deferred in 2020 in view of restrictions due to Covid-19; and the alternative arrangements put in place to fulfil same. [24453/20]
Wed, 16 Sep 2020
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Defence Forces Reports
Patrick Costello
63. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Defence if the commission on the Defence Forces will be ready by the end of 2020 as agreed in the Programme for Partnership Government; if he will provide a detailed timeline for its establishment and work and the details of its membership; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24389/20]
Wed, 9 Sep 2020
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Competition and Consumer Protection Commission
Patrick Costello
68. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the estimated cost in 2021 if the budget for the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission were to increase by 12%. [22759/20]
Wed, 9 Sep 2020
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Ministerial Meetings
Patrick Costello
91. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Finance if he has met formally with each of the CEOs of banks based here since 1 June 2020; and if so, the dates of each meeting in tabular form. [22760/20]
Wed, 9 Sep 2020
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Office of Public Works
Patrick Costello
116. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if all sites under the remit of the Office of Public Works have admission fees and the capacity to accept bookings online. [22763/20]
Wed, 9 Sep 2020
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Free Travel Scheme
Patrick Costello
191. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated cost in 2021 if the budget for free travel scheme increased by 5%; and the estimated cost in 2021. [22762/20]
Wed, 9 Sep 2020
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Garda Transport Provision
Patrick Costello
239. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Justice the number of unmarked Garda cars that came into the fleet in 2019 and to date in 2020; and the number of unmarked Garda cars withdrawn from the fleet during the same period. [22761/20]
Wed, 9 Sep 2020
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Maternity Services
Patrick Costello
261. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Health the estimated additional cost of ensuring each maternity hospital has access to foetal anomaly screening; and the breakdown in terms of equipment and staff. [22757/20]
Wed, 9 Sep 2020
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Autism Support Services
Patrick Costello
262. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Health the way in which the additional €2 million allocation was spent in 2020 to improve autism health services. [22758/20]
Tue, 8 Sep 2020
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Child and Family Agency
Patrick Costello
42. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Children, Disability, Equality and Integration the timeline for the implementation of the commitment in the programme for Government for development of in-house therapeutic services within Tusla. [22368/20]
Tue, 8 Sep 2020
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Foster Care
Patrick Costello
50. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Children, Disability, Equality and Integration if his Department will take initiatives to support recruitment of Traveller families to become foster parents. [22369/20]
Tue, 8 Sep 2020
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Rail Accidents
Patrick Costello
173. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Transport the number of bridge and level crossing strikes and Luas and vehicle crashes that occurred in 2018, 2019 and to date in 2020; the number of each that led to a prosecution; and if an anonymised list will be provided of the prosecutions including individuals and companies. [21981/20]
Tue, 8 Sep 2020
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Rail Accidents
Patrick Costello
225. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Transport his plans for Irish Rail to step up campaigns towards drivers to let them know the consequences such as, fines, imprisonment, penalty points and so on of striking level crossings and bridges. [21982/20]
Tue, 8 Sep 2020
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Rail Accidents
Patrick Costello
226. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Transport his plans for Irish Rail to quantify the cumulative delays to passengers, disruption of service and cost to Irish Rail of striking level crossings and bridges. [21983/20]
Tue, 8 Sep 2020
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Railway Stations
Patrick Costello
249. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Transport the status and projected construction date of a new DART station at Inchicore, Dublin 8 as laid out in the DART expansion programme. [22503/20]
Tue, 8 Sep 2020
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Planning Issues
Patrick Costello
413. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if a report (details supplied) regarding alleged serious planning irregularities in County Donegal will be published; the reason for the delay in publishing same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21564/20]