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Tue, 25 Jul 2023
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Energy Policy
Patrick Costello
82. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications for an update on the meeting with EU Energy Ministers in Valladolid on 11 July; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36146/23]
Tue, 25 Jul 2023
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Energy Policy
Patrick Costello
83. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if the Energy Charter Treaty was discussed at the meeting with EU Energy Ministers in Valladolid on 11 July; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36147/23]
Tue, 25 Jul 2023
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Energy Policy
Patrick Costello
84. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications for an update in relation to Ireland’s withdrawal from the Energy Charter Treaty; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36148/23]
Tue, 25 Jul 2023
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Driver Licences
Patrick Costello
205. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Transport the cost to the State of issuing an individual driving licence. [35917/23]
Tue, 25 Jul 2023
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Visa Applications
Patrick Costello
375. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if his Department will provide funding for NGOs (details supplied) which deal with migrants needing help with visa-related issues; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35919/23]
Tue, 25 Jul 2023
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Departmental Schemes
Patrick Costello
413. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Education if she will consider increasing the resources available to the home school community liaison scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36645/23]
Tue, 25 Jul 2023
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Departmental Reviews
Patrick Costello
425. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Education when the latest high-level independent review of her Department's current child protection policies and processes will be published. [35753/23]
Tue, 25 Jul 2023
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Departmental Data
Patrick Costello
444. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Education the intake ratio at secondary level for all school planning areas, broken down by individual school planning area, in each of the years since 2010, or by two-year period, in tabular form (details supplied). [36119/23]
Tue, 25 Jul 2023
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School Staff
Patrick Costello
488. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Education for a breakdown of schools in the Dublin 6W, Dublin 8, Dublin 10 and Dublin 12 areas; the schools that have access to a home school community liaison officer; if there is full- or part-time access, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36642/23]
Tue, 25 Jul 2023
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School Staff
Patrick Costello
489. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Education for a breakdown of schools in the Dublin 6W, Dublin 8, Dublin 10 and Dublin 12 areas; the schools that do not have access to a home school community liaison officer, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36643/23]
Tue, 25 Jul 2023
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Departmental Schemes
Patrick Costello
490. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Education her views on whether there is a need to increase the provision of home school community liaison officers, given there are currently only 530 home school community liaison coordinators covering 693 schools and approximately 207,000 pupils; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36644/23]
Tue, 25 Jul 2023
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Supreme Court Rulings
Patrick Costello
618. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for an update in relation to the Supreme Court ruling in the case brought by a person (details supplied); if options have been developed; the timeline for the reform of Seanad Éireann; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36401/23]
Tue, 25 Jul 2023
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Electoral Process
Patrick Costello
619. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for an update on the research in relation to lowering the voting age to 16 years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36402/23]
Tue, 25 Jul 2023
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Electoral Process
Patrick Costello
620. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his views on lowering the voting age to 16 years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36403/23]
Tue, 25 Jul 2023
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Electoral Process
Patrick Costello
621. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for an update on the proposed debate on the Thirty-ninth Amendment of the Constitution (Right to Vote at 16) Bill 2021 (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36407/23]
Tue, 25 Jul 2023
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Pensions Reform
Patrick Costello
699. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will guarantee that the auto-enrolled pension scheme will be prohibited from investing in fossil fuels or the arms industry, as outlined in the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Social Protection report; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36141/23]
Tue, 25 Jul 2023
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Pensions Reform
Patrick Costello
700. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Social Protection for an update on the implementation of the recommendations for the auto-enrolled pension scheme as outlined in the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Social Protection report; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36142/23]
Tue, 25 Jul 2023
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Pensions Reform
Patrick Costello
701. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Social Protection the timeline for the creation of the central processing authority being established to manage the auto-enrolled pension scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36143/23]
Tue, 25 Jul 2023
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Pensions Reform
Patrick Costello
702. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will guarantee that a minimum percentage of the funds from the auto-enrolled pension scheme should be invested in Irish renewable energy developments in order to ensure Ireland’s climate action obligations; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36144/23]
Tue, 25 Jul 2023
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Immigration Policy
Patrick Costello
828. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Justice further to Parliamentary Question No. 746 of 11 July, if she will consider reducing the cost of IRP cards under budget 2024. [36057/23]