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Wed, 20 Sep 2023
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National Parks
Patrick Costello
197. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if his Department will make efforts to amend the Islandbridge turnstile access point to the Phoenix Park, specifically to improve the steps which are in a bad state of disrepair and to enhance bicycle access through the entrance. [39699/23]
Wed, 20 Sep 2023
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School Curriculum
Patrick Costello
246. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Education to provide a list of second-level education institutions aided by her Department, in tabular form, that did not provide either physics or physics and chemistry in 2006, 2011, 2016, and 2022; and to provide a list of second-level education institutions aided by her Department that did not provide either chemistry or physics and chemistry for the corresponding years. [39500/23]
Wed, 20 Sep 2023
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Departmental Data
Patrick Costello
288. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Education the roll number and name of all new post-primary schools established since 2000, indicating the year the new roll number was issued and the school planning area in each case, in tabular form. [39841/23]
Wed, 20 Sep 2023
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Departmental Data
Patrick Costello
289. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Education to provide, the roll number and name of all post-primary schools created through school amalgamations since 2000, indicating the year the new roll number was issued and the school planning area in each case and to also provide the roll numbers of schools amalgamated, in tabular form. [39842/23]
Wed, 20 Sep 2023
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Education Policy
Patrick Costello
290. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Education further to Parliamentary Question No. 303 of 2 February 2023 (details supplied), if she can give the policy document or legislation that establishes the practice of 'new schools are only established in areas of demographic growth as the resources available for school infrastructure have to be prioritised to meet the needs of areas of significant population increase; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39846/23]
Wed, 20 Sep 2023
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Rental Sector
Patrick Costello
427. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if a landlord requires their tenant to run a dehumidifier 24/7 to prevent growth/spread of mould, whether the landlord or tenant is liable to pay for the associated energy costs. [39727/23]
Wed, 20 Sep 2023
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Planning Issues
Patrick Costello
504. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage further to Parliamentary Question No. 888 of 11 September 2023, the date the comprehensive set of queries were sent to the Office of the Attorney General; and the date the subsequent extensive legal advices were received. [40021/23]
Wed, 20 Sep 2023
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Prison Service
Patrick Costello
698. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Justice how many prisoners have been granted probation, but due to an inability of community-based probation teams to facilitate early release, have instead remained in prison, by institution, in each the past ten years in tabular form. [40163/23]
Wed, 20 Sep 2023
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Departmental Correspondence
Patrick Costello
835. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if his Department received the recent business case from a school (details supplied); and if his officials have examined the business case contained therein. [40004/23]
Wed, 20 Sep 2023
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Legislative Programme
Patrick Costello
1000. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Health for an update on the Health (Termination of Pregnancy Services) (Safe Access Zones) Bill 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40414/23]
Mon, 11 Sep 2023
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Office of the Attorney General
Patrick Costello
1. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Taoiseach further to Parliamentary Question No. 7 of 25 July 2023 (details supplied), how many records relating to this matter have been withheld in total; how many by year; and when the last review of such files took place. [37394/23]
Mon, 11 Sep 2023
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Child Poverty
Patrick Costello
2. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Taoiseach for an update on the work of the child poverty unit in his Department, including the dates of meetings the unit has held since its establishment and any memos, reports or recommendations the unit has made. [37464/23]
Mon, 11 Sep 2023
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Office of the Attorney General
Patrick Costello
3. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Taoiseach if all of the Attorney General’s records relating to a constitutional action (details supplied) have been transferred to the national archives. [37504/23]
Mon, 11 Sep 2023
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Waste Management
Patrick Costello
96. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he can clarify who is responsible for waste management in apartment complexes; the minimum requirements for apartment complex waste management; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37827/23]
Mon, 11 Sep 2023
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Public Sector Pensions
Patrick Costello
114. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications for an update in relation to the payment of pension increases due to postal workers since January 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38157/23]
Mon, 11 Sep 2023
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Defence Forces
Patrick Costello
202. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence further to Parliamentary Question No. 173 of 4 July 2023, the current plans for these vacant units; if they will be brought back into use, given the ongoing housing crisis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37370/23]
Mon, 11 Sep 2023
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Defence Forces
Patrick Costello
203. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence further to Parliamentary Question No. 173 of 4 July 2023, if he will reallocate these vacant units to the local authority to be used as social housing, given the ongoing housing crisis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37371/23]
Mon, 11 Sep 2023
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Defence Forces
Patrick Costello
204. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence for an update on the Defence Forces assessment of the vacant housing stock to ascertain their suitability to return to accommodation usage for serving personnel; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37372/23]
Mon, 11 Sep 2023
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Defence Forces
Patrick Costello
208. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence for an update on the publication of the detailed implementation plan in relation to the 130 recommendations arising from the Defence Forces High Level Action Plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37506/23]
Mon, 11 Sep 2023
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Defence Forces
Patrick Costello
209. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence further to Parliamentary Question No. 169 of 4 July 2023, for a breakdown, by rank, of the number of people leaving the Army, Naval Service and Air Corps, by month, over the past five years, in tabular form, and indicating whether those individuals had completed their agreed contract or if they had paid to exit their contract early; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37554/23]