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Wed, 31 Jan 2024
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Housing Policy
Patrick Costello
75. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide funding for a housing officer function to be delivered by a local community organisation in relation to the regeneration of the Oliver Bond House complex. [4674/24]
Wed, 31 Jan 2024
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Education Welfare Service
Patrick Costello
131. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of education welfare officers across the State, broken down by local area office, for 2022 and 2023. [4478/24]
Wed, 31 Jan 2024
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Education Welfare Service
Patrick Costello
132. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of vacancies for education welfare officers across the State, broken down by local area office. [4479/24]
Wed, 31 Jan 2024
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Education Welfare Service
Patrick Costello
133. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of children supported by Tusla’s education welfare service in 2022 and 2023, broken down by local area office. [4480/24]
Wed, 31 Jan 2024
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Education Welfare Service
Patrick Costello
134. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of referrals to the education welfare service relating to children in care of the state for 2022 and 2023 broken down by local area office. [4481/24]
Tue, 30 Jan 2024
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Human Rights
Patrick Costello
124. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs Ireland's position in relation to military operations conducted by the Pakistani state in Balochistan and the alleged human rights abuses being carried out; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3642/24]
Tue, 30 Jan 2024
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European Union
Patrick Costello
131. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs to outline the specific areas in which Ireland could enact sanctions unilaterally on other countries or individuals, without breaching European Union agreements or legal frameworks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4068/24]
Tue, 30 Jan 2024
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Foreign Policy
Patrick Costello
132. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs for an update in relation to Ireland pushing for the EU to impose a travel ban and asset freeze on violent settlers; the reason for the difference between settlers, violent or non-violent, given that Dáil Éireann recognises Israeli settlements as the "de facto annexation" of Palestinian land; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4069/24]
Tue, 30 Jan 2024
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Driver Test
Patrick Costello
183. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Transport if he will direct the RSA to implement a cancellation list in all of its driving testing centres; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3759/24]
Tue, 30 Jan 2024
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Electric Vehicles
Patrick Costello
195. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Transport further to Parliamentary Question No. 301 of 17 January 2024 (details supplied), if the plan referenced includes keeping regular non-rapid charging points which many batteries on older model EVs are not equipped for. [4048/24]
Tue, 30 Jan 2024
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Legislative Measures
Patrick Costello
412. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Justice if she will conduct a health impact assessment of the proposed sale of alcohol bill; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3940/24]
Tue, 30 Jan 2024
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Disability Services
Patrick Costello
476. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth how many vacancies in each of the CDNT teams across the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3914/24]
Tue, 30 Jan 2024
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Health Services
Patrick Costello
523. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Health if he will outline the clinical purpose of the National Gender Service having nine adults on GnRHa alone as referenced in a 2022 report (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3892/24]
Tue, 30 Jan 2024
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Health Services
Patrick Costello
524. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Health if he will outline the National Gender Service's views on progesterone therapy and the medical literature which underpins this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3893/24]
Tue, 30 Jan 2024
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Health Services
Patrick Costello
525. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Health if he will outline the gender services whose assessment is considered sufficient to avoid having to repeat an initial assessment by the National Gender Service; the number of referrals to the National Gender Service which did not have to repeat an initial assessment in 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3894/24]
Tue, 30 Jan 2024
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Health Services
Patrick Costello
526. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Health if he will outline the evidence to support a claim by the National Gender Service on a recent television programme (details supplied) that prior to the use of blockers, most gender non-conforming children through puberty became comfortable with their bodies and assigned gender; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3895/24]
Tue, 30 Jan 2024
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Health Services
Patrick Costello
527. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Health if he will outline the National Gender Service's views on the exploratory or questioning model of care, as referenced on a recent television programme (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3896/24]
Tue, 30 Jan 2024
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Health Services
Patrick Costello
528. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Health if he will outline the National Gender Service's views on the harms and benefits of monitoring the hormone concentrations of people accessing transgender services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3897/24]
Thu, 25 Jan 2024
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Middle East
Patrick Costello
31. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs given the latest repeated rejection by the Israeli government of Palestinian statehood and the statement by Prime Minister Netanyahu that all territory west of the Jordan River would be under Israeli control, and if the minister will recognise now that state of Palestine. [3226/24]
Thu, 25 Jan 2024
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Energy Policy
Patrick Costello
117. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will amend the energy credit scheme to address the gap where those who are not on social welfare and who have moved into a previously vacant house have not been able to get the energy credit due to the property being designated low usage. [3345/24]