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Thu, 22 Feb 2024
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Legal Services Regulation
Patrick Costello
24. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Justice how her Department plans to address the growing risk of legal deserts in counties with no or single digit trainee solicitors; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8309/24]
Tue, 20 Feb 2024
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Departmental Schemes
Patrick Costello
391. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Social Protection if her Department is aware of suspension of the deaf community from the social inclusion fund; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8033/24]
Tue, 20 Feb 2024
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Disability Services
Patrick Costello
470. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he is aware of the imminent risk of closure of WALK’s residential services due to a shortfall in funding from the HSE; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7415/24]
Thu, 15 Feb 2024
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Broadcasting Sector
Patrick Costello
29. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media how the Exchequer funding model for public sector broadcasting could operate in Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6685/24]
Thu, 15 Feb 2024
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Departmental Reports
Patrick Costello
88. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide an update in relation to the progress of the Mulcahy report; if a memo was brought to Cabinet on this in 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6722/24]
Wed, 14 Feb 2024
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Departmental Data
Patrick Costello
126. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Education the number of children in residential care who are without a school place, in tabular form; and the reason these children are without a school place. [7071/24]
Wed, 14 Feb 2024
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Departmental Data
Patrick Costello
127. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Education for a breakdown of children excluded from school, and the reason, for both residential and other types of care. [7072/24]
Wed, 14 Feb 2024
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Departmental Data
Patrick Costello
128. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Education how many section 29 appeals have been taken on behalf of children refused admission in 2023; the results of these appeals; and what educational provision has been made for the children where the appeals have not been upheld. [7074/24]
Wed, 14 Feb 2024
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Education Welfare Service
Patrick Costello
129. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Education if an EWO been assigned to children currently in State care but excluded from school. [7075/24]
Wed, 14 Feb 2024
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Education Welfare Service
Patrick Costello
130. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Education where an EWO has been assigned specifically to residential care, if they work on a case by case basis or if there is a larger strategic plan being implemented for this role; and what are the goals in this special assignment. [7076/24]
Wed, 14 Feb 2024
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Departmental Data
Patrick Costello
131. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Education in relation to the recently released numbers by TESS relating to prolonged school attendance issues, how many of these children are under Tusla care. [7078/24]
Wed, 14 Feb 2024
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Children in Care
Patrick Costello
172. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Education if her Department has agreed to a duty of cooperation with the Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth and Tusla in the provision of education for children in care, as drafted by the new additions to the Child Care Act 1991. [7077/24]
Wed, 14 Feb 2024
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Animal Welfare
Patrick Costello
260. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will introduce legislation to ban fox, hare and mink hunting; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6777/24]
Wed, 14 Feb 2024
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Disability Services
Patrick Costello
291. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of children who have been refused admission in 2023 for residential and other types of care, in tabular form; and the reasons they were refused admission . [7073/24]
Wed, 14 Feb 2024
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Children in Care
Patrick Costello
292. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth how many children currently in special emergency care provision, such as unregulated hotels, are having their education maintained/are in school. [7079/24]
Wed, 14 Feb 2024
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Mental Health Services
Patrick Costello
293. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Health if he will include CAMHS under the regulation provisions of the Mental Health Act 2001. [6677/24]
Wed, 14 Feb 2024
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Health Services
Patrick Costello
310. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 523 of 30 January 2024, the risks and benefits of GnRHa alone for adults, and what sort of patients would choose this treatment from the National Gender Services. [6843/24]
Wed, 14 Feb 2024
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Health Services
Patrick Costello
311. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 525 of 30 January 2024, how many referrals the National Gender Service's referral process triaged as "New Gender Clinic" in 2023. [6844/24]
Wed, 14 Feb 2024
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Health Services
Patrick Costello
312. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 526 of 30 January 2024, if the National Gender Service believes the that use of GnRHa makes cisgender children transgender. [6845/24]
Wed, 14 Feb 2024
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Health Services
Patrick Costello
313. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 526 of 30 January 2024, which clinical studies show that gender non-conforming children largely turn out to be cisgender in adolescence, and if the National Gender Service believe this represents the current best evidence for the outcomes for pre-pubertal transgender children. [6846/24]