Parliamentary questions

Departmental Data

Patrick Costello

314. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Education to provide, in tabular form, a list of the 170 second level education institutions in Ireland whose students were assessed in the PISA 2022 survey, indicating the school roll number in each case; and to provide lists of the second level education institutions whose students were assessed in the PISA 2018, PISA 2015, PISA 2012, PISA 2009 and PISA 2006 surveys. [3073/24]

Prison Service

Patrick Costello

457. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Justice the number of reports submitted to her office by the Office of the Inspector of Prisons that have not yet been published; the date of submission of each of these reports; when such reports will be published; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3074/24]

School Accommodation

Patrick Costello

184. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Education when her Department's professional and technical team will complete the review of a report (details supplied); when a decision is likely to be communicated to the school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2184/24]

Departmental Reports

Patrick Costello

202. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide an update on the actions he will take in relation to the Mulcahy report, its publication and its recommendations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2128/24]

Greyhound Industry

Patrick Costello

274. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of non-coursing greyhounds entered on Rásaíocht Con Éireann’s race management system to date whose year of birth was 2021 and 2022, respectively with a breakdown in that number between those registered to owners normally resident in the Republic of Ireland and those registered to owners normally resident in Northern Ireland, in tabular form [2193/24]

Greyhound Industry

Patrick Costello

275. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of non-coursing greyhounds that completed one or more races whose year of birth was 2021 as recorded on RCETS and 2022, respectively with a breakdown in that number between those registered to owners normally resident in the Republic of Ireland and those registered to owners normally resident in Northern Ireland in tabular form [2194/24]

Greyhound Industry

Patrick Costello

276. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of non-coursing greyhounds exported before completing at least one official trial whose year of birth was 2021 and 2022, respectively as recorded on RCETS with a breakdown in that number between those registered to owners normally resident in the Republic of Ireland and those registered to owners normally resident in Northern Ireland in tabular form [2195/24]

Greyhound Industry

Patrick Costello

277. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of non-coursing greyhounds exported after completing at least one official trial whose year of birth was 2021 as recorded on RCETS, and 2022, respectively as recorded on RCETS, with a breakdown in that number between those registered to owners normally resident in the Republic of Ireland and those registered to owners normally resident in Northern Ireland in tabular form [2196/24]

Greyhound Industry

Patrick Costello

278. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of non-coursing greyhounds rehomed before completing at least one official trial whose year of birth was 2021 as recorded on RCETS and 2022, respectively as recorded on RCETS with a breakdown in that number between those registered to owners normally resident in the Republic of Ireland and those registered to owners normally resident in Northern Ireland in tabular form [2197/24]

Greyhound Industry

Patrick Costello

279. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of non-coursing greyhounds rehomed after completing at least one official trial whose year of birth was 2021 as recorded on RCETS and 2022, respectively as recorded on RCETS with a breakdown in that number between those registered to owners normally resident in the Republic of Ireland and those registered to owners normally resident in Northern Ireland in tabular form [2198/24]

Energy Usage

Patrick Costello

83. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications how persons can get access to their personal data usage having installed a smart meter without signing up to a smart meter plan. [56961/23]

Energy Usage

Patrick Costello

102. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will amend the legislation for the energy credit under Budget 2023 to include the removal of the exclusion of ‘low usage’ homes in cases whereby new tenants/owners move into a previously vacant unit. [57332/23]

Road Tolls

Patrick Costello

182. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Transport his views on the recent toll road increases and the specific effect it has on areas such as Inchicore, Chapelizod and the Phoenix Park with cars using those areas to avoid toll roads; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56565/23]

Driver Test

Patrick Costello

270. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Transport the actions being taken by his Department to reduce waiting times for driving tests in the Dublin area; the current waiting times, by test centre in Dublin; his Department’s target wait time for each; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1338/24]

National Transport Authority

Patrick Costello

272. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Transport when the NTA will receive its 2024 funding allocation; and the reason for the delay to date.; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1346/24]

Departmental Schemes

Patrick Costello

274. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Transport if the eSPSV grant is due to reopen for applications in 2024; and if so, if the eligibility requirements will remain the same as in the 2023 round of the scheme. [1361/24]

Air Safety

Patrick Costello

291. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Transport if his Department and the DAA have liaised in relation to the safety and quality control procedures of Boeing aircraft following recent incidents with their 737 Max plane; if either have liaised with the US regulatory body (FAA) in relation to same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1678/24]

Bus Services

Patrick Costello

293. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Transport if he will liaise with the NTA in relation to recent route changes that have left elderly residents (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1722/24]

Electric Vehicles

Patrick Costello

301. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Transport what action his Department is taking to ensure that all motorway stop off petrol stations are fitted out with both fast charge and type 2 EV charging points, recognising the fact that many EV users only have type 2 connections; and if he will introduce minimum standards to ensure that all stations are required to facilitate type 2 charging points. [1866/24]

Tax Credits

Patrick Costello

336. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Finance if, given the ongoing housing crisis and the precarious nature of many renting arrangements, renters in non-registered tenancies can access the renter’s credit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57329/23]

Heritage Sites

Patrick Costello

403. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform given the recent announcement that exhumations are to take place in Mountjoy Prison to recover the remains of executed prisoners buried on site, if his Department will commence a similar scheme of exhumations to take place at Kilmainham Gaol. [1687/24]

School Curriculum

Patrick Costello

659. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Education to provide a list of second level education institutions aided by her Department, that did not provide applied mathematics for the Leaving Certificate in 2006, 2011, 2016 and 2022, in tabular form. [1588/24]

School Funding

Patrick Costello

680. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Education the reason STEM grants were allocated on a lottery basis; the reason no preference was given towards DEIS schools over fee paying schools; the reason the grant application process was not advertised in advance nor noted that schools would be competing or operating under a lottery system; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1877/24]

Community Development Projects

Patrick Costello

820. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will ensure that a community centre is included in the plans for the redevelopment of the Oliver Bond complex in Dublin 8, given his Department’s funding for the project. [1418/24]

An Garda Síochána

Patrick Costello

1019. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Justice the number of hate crime and hate incident reports to gardaí broken down, by month for the past 24 months. [56617/23]

Departmental Data

Patrick Costello

1020. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Justice the number of charges and convictions under section 5 of the Protections for Persons Reporting Child Abuse Act 1998 in the past ten years. [56618/23]

Child and Family Agency

Patrick Costello

1067. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Justice the number of cases notified by An Garda Síochána to Tusla under the joint working protocol, broken down by Garda district, for 2021, 2022 and 2023. [57392/23]

Child and Family Agency

Patrick Costello

1068. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Justice the number of specialist interviewers under the joint working protocol with Tusla currently in An Garda Síochána. [57393/23]

Programme for Government

Patrick Costello

1126. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Justice to provide an update on the Programme for Government commitment to establish a Penal Policy Consultative Council to advise on penal policy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1684/24]

Prison Service

Patrick Costello

1127. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Justice the status of the Mountjoy Prison Museum; when it is open to members of the general public; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1685/24]

Childcare Services

Patrick Costello

1371. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if his Department can help assign a creche place to a person (details supplied) living in Dublin 12. [56958/23]

Child and Family Agency

Patrick Costello

1395. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of cases notified by Tusla to An Garda Síochána under the joint working protocol, broken down by local area office, for 2021, 2022 and 2023. [57391/23]

Child and Family Agency

Patrick Costello

1396. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of specialist interviewers under the joint working protocol with An Garda Síochána currently available in Tusla, broken down by local area office. [57394/23]

Child and Family Agency

Patrick Costello

1397. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of cases referred to the Tusla senior management liaison forums under the joint working protocol between Tusla and An Garda Síochána, broken down by local area office, for 2021, 2022 and 2023. [57395/23]

Children in Care

Patrick Costello

1398. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of senior management liaison forums meetings held as per the joint working protocol between Tusla and An Garda Síochána, broken down by local area office, for 2021, 2022 and 2023. [57396/23]

Children in Care

Patrick Costello

1399. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of national children first liaison management committee meetings held as per the joint working protocol between Tusla and An Garda Siochana for 2021, 2022 and 2023. [57397/23]

Child Protection

Patrick Costello

1400. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of social workers who have done training in relation to specialist interviewing relating to Section 16(1)(b) of the Criminal Evidence Act, 1992, in each of the years 2021, 2022 and 2023. [57398/23]

Tobacco Control Measures

Patrick Costello

1680. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Health if he will consider banning smoking/vaping in cars in line with many EU states considering the negative health impacts it has on additional passengers and the impact holding a vape/cigarette has on the driver’s ability to control the steering wheel; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1336/24]

Gender Recognition

Patrick Costello

1797. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Health if he will instruct HIQA to carry out research relating to gender affirming care in Ireland comparing it to international best practice as the body previously did for long-Covid; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1872/24]

Hospital Services

Patrick Costello

494. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Health for a progress update on the commitment in the Programme for Government to support genetic services in Our Lady's Children's Hospital. [55903/23]

Departmental Policies

Patrick Costello

2. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs for the Government's policy on the use of foreign-bestowed, non-elected titles, such as 'Sir' and 'Dame'; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55481/23]

Office of Public Works

Patrick Costello

74. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the current status of the statues of the Earl of Carlisle and Field Marshall Gough which formally resided in the Phoenix Park until being damaged in the 1950s; if the OPW retain ownership of them; and if plans are in place for their future use in a cultural institution. [55502/23]

School Staff

Patrick Costello

196. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the vacancies that exist in Our Lady of Hope for therapist positions, nurses and other special school support staff, in tabular form; the estimated recruitment time for the vacancies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55587/23]

Departmental Data

Patrick Costello

121. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the role and function of a company (details supplied), a consortium of producers operating within the Republic of Ireland; what relationship it has with his Department; what duties it has been sanctioned by his Department; and what are its responsibilities in relation to the Single Use Plastics Directive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54656/23]

Bus Services

Patrick Costello

230. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Transport how Dublin Bus is planning to make transport more accessible for people with mobility issues and particularly for wheelchair users; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55262/23]

Bus Services

Patrick Costello

231. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Transport how the BusConnects scheme considered the access needs of people with mobility issues such as wheelchair users in the redesign of the Dublin Bus network, particularly in the context of interchanging between different bus routes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55263/23]

Bus Services

Patrick Costello

232. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Transport what plans are in place to review the effectiveness of the newly established bus routes rolled out as part of BusConnects phase 5b, particularly the local routes such as the L55; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55264/23]

Public Sector Pensions

Patrick Costello

274. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if he will ensure that pension parity continues between existing and retired members of An Garda Síochána after the expiration of the ‘building momentum’ pay deal [54892/23]

Electoral Process

Patrick Costello

413. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide 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. [54908/23]

An Garda Síochána

Patrick Costello

522. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Justice how many gardaí were attacked and injured in during the rioting which took place in Dublin on 24 November 2023; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54620/23]

Road Traffic Offences

Patrick Costello

547. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Justice to provide an update on the status of the online portal for uploading cyclist and dash camera footage of road traffic offences. [54886/23]

Departmental Data

Patrick Costello

34. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Constitution, how many Irish citizens have applied for permission to receive a title from a foreign state, in tabular form, since the constitution came into being, broken down by year; whether such an application was accepted or not; and the state that proposed to grant the title. [54042/23]

Departmental Data

Patrick Costello

35. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs what penalties, if any, exist for those who are in breach of Article 40.2.2 of the Constitution and accept foreign titles without Irish Government permission. [54043/23]

Electric Vehicles

Patrick Costello

48. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Transport if there is a requirement to provide type 2 charging connections at all EV charging hubs in the State with a particular reference to service stations on or just off motorways. [53968/23]

Industrial Disputes

Patrick Costello

112. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Social Protection for an update on talks between her Department regarding the disparity in pay between Tús and CE supervisors; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53967/23]

Northern Ireland

Patrick Costello

122. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Justice if the State considers those living in Northern Ireland who are eligible to Irish citizenship as enshrined in the Good Friday Agreement to be Irish from birth. [54040/23]

Bus Services

Patrick Costello

176. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Transport if he will consider reinstating the 76 bus route from Chapelizod to Tallaght Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53699/23]

Bus Services

Patrick Costello

177. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Transport if there are plans to increase the number of bus routes or the frequency of existing routes for the Chapelizod area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53700/23]

Bus Services

Patrick Costello

179. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Transport if he will consider changing one of the c-spine bus routes to pass through Chapelizod village to provide additional bus services to people living in Chapelizod; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53722/23]

Bus Services

Patrick Costello

181. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Transport for an update in relation to the Lucan to city centre BusConnects scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53760/23]

Bus Services

Patrick Costello

182. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Transport for an update in relation to the accuracy of the real time tracking of Dublin Bus services, and how this is being improved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53775/23]

National Minimum Wage

Patrick Costello

219. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment what conditions must be met under section 39 of the National Minimum Wage Act 2000 for civil proceedings to be instituted by him on behalf of an employee for the recovery of an amount owed to an employee under section 24 of the National Minimum Wage Act 2000; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53726/23]

Local Authorities

Patrick Costello

342. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage further to Parliamentary Question No. 90 of 22 November 2023, which local authorities made submissions and which local authorities are represented on the working group. [53822/23]

School Accommodation

Patrick Costello

74. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Education when her Department expects to complete the assessment of the additional accommodation scheme application from a school (details supplied); what steps she can take to ensure the additional accommodation is promptly delivered; and what steps she can take to ensure the return to use of the hall as a community space. [52938/23]

School Curriculum

Patrick Costello

347. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Education to provide, in tabular form, a list of second level education institutions aided by her Department that did not provide Higher Level Mathematics for the Leaving Certificate in 2006, 2011, 2016 and 2022. [52949/23]

School Patronage

Patrick Costello

348. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Education to provide, in tabular form, a breakdown of parental preferences (details supplied) by school planning area for Dublin 2, 4, 6 and 8. [52950/23]

Site Acquisitions

Patrick Costello

349. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Education to provide a list of sites acquired for second level education institutions aided by her Department since 2000, in tabular form, indicating in each case the total expenditure on the acquisition of the site, year of acquisition, address and relevant school planning area. [52951/23]

Road Traffic Offences

Patrick Costello

162. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Transport the measures he is taking to tackle and reduce road traffic offenses, particularly given the increasing number of fatalities and serious injuries on our roads; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52134/23]

School Patronage

Patrick Costello

271. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Education if there are plans for primary schools in the Ballyfermot area identified as having potential demand for a transfer or divestment of school patronage; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52211/23]

School Accommodation

Patrick Costello

272. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Education if she is satisfied that there are enough primary and secondary school places in the Ballyfermot area to service the population in the area; or if there is a requirement to increasing the capacity of existing schools or the establishment of new ones; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52212/23]

School Admissions

Patrick Costello

217. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Education the measures she is taking to resolve the shortage of secondary school places in Greystones, County Wicklow; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51743/23]

Legislative Reviews

Patrick Costello

90. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide an update in relation to the review of the Derelict Sites Act initiated in November 2021; when the report will be finalised; when the report will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51163/23]

Social Welfare Payments

Patrick Costello

105. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of applications for the one-parent family payment; the number of applications rejected; the number of families receiving the payment, broken down per month, over the past five years, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51359/23]

Vacant Properties

Patrick Costello

292. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage further to Parliamentary Question No. 49 of 8 November 2023, if he will provide a breakdown of the number of local authorities that have drawn down funding from the available €180,000; the amount they have requested; the amount they have received to date, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50692/23]

Road Traffic Offences

Patrick Costello

365. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Justice for a breakdown, in tabular form, of the number of speeding fines issues monthly over the past ten years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50703/23]

Road Traffic Offences

Patrick Costello

366. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Justice for a breakdown, in tabular form, of the total value of speeding fines paid, by month, over the past ten years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50704/23]

Primary Care Centres

Patrick Costello

586. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Health if he or his officials will meet with local residents’ groups in Drimnagh to discuss the timeline for construction of the new primary health centre; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51166/23]

Shannon Airport Facilities

Patrick Costello

49. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if Ireland is compliant with the European Council Common Position 2008/944/CFSP of 8 December 2008 in relation to checks on US military at Shannon Airport on goods destined for Israel; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50301/23]

Shannon Airport Facilities

Patrick Costello

56. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if his Department is carrying out checks at Shannon Airport on US military vehicles which are stopping off enroute to Israel and other jurisdictions; if so, the number that have taken place in the past ten years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50300/23]

Middle East

Patrick Costello

57. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will consider instructing Ireland's Permanent Representative to the UN to call for an Emergency UN General Assembly under the Uniting for Peace Resolution, as the UN Security Council has failed to adequately act as required to maintain international security and peace in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50316/23]

Legislative Measures

Patrick Costello

61. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he intends to bring forward the Control of Economic Activity (Occupied Territories) Bill 2018 to Third Stage in Dáil Éireann, given the ongoing crisis in the Occupied Palestinian Territories and his party’s previous support for the Bill (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50367/23]

Water Pollution

Patrick Costello

102. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications to outline the plans of his Department to ensure the protection of freshwater supplies given the appearance of algal blooms on Blessington Lake (Poulaphouca Reservoir) and the recent environmental disaster in Lough Neagh; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50412/23]

Departmental Contracts

Patrick Costello

115. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence further to Parliamentary Question No. 195 of 7 November 2023, to provide the tendering notice publication number for the relevant tender competitions; the steps that were taken to ensure for Israeli companies that at all steps in the supply chain were not outside of the green line; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50426/23]

Departmental Functions

Patrick Costello

118. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Transport to clarify the parameters in which an inspection of an aircraft with an exemption under the Air Navigation (Carriage of Munitions of War, Weapons, and Dangerous Goods) Orders can be carried out; how many inspections have been carried out each year within the past ten years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50375/23]

Departmental Functions

Patrick Costello

119. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Transport to clarify the parameters officials assess whether an aircraft with an exemption under the Air Navigation (Carriage of Munitions of War, Weapons, and Dangerous Goods) Orders has contravened these orders; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50376/23]

Departmental Policies

Patrick Costello

125. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Finance if he will guarantee that the future Ireland fund and the infrastructure, climate and nature fund will not invest in the fossil fuels or the arms industry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50362/23]

Water Pollution

Patrick Costello

164. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the plans of his Department to protect rivers and fresh water lakes from agricultural runoff and to prevent algae blooms and other environmental damage from arising; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50415/23]

An Garda Síochána

Patrick Costello

184. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Justice for a breakdown of Garda staff in each divisional protective services unit, broken down by rank. [50391/23]

Prison Service

Patrick Costello

109. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Justice further to Parliamentary Question No. 599 of 1 March 2022, if her Department can provide the figures for 2023. [50101/23]

Heritage Sites

Patrick Costello

145. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform to provide an update on the proposed bridge across the River Liffey at the War Memorial Gardens; the timeline for construction; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49372/23]

Heritage Sites

Patrick Costello

146. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform to provide a status update on the works taking place at the Magazine Fort in the Phoenix Park; the expected duration or the works; to provide a timeline for the opening of the site to general public-access; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49373/23]

Fire Safety

Patrick Costello

95. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for an update on the emergency funding for interim fire safety works in buildings with fire safety and other defects; to provide a potential timeline on funding allocation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48980/23]

Derelict Sites

Patrick Costello

137. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for an update in relation to reviewing the guidelines and definitions provided to city and county councils around dereliction properties; if he will send an updated circular to councils clarifying definitions and their role in utilising derelict properties; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48981/23]

Vacant Properties

Patrick Costello

49. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage what he is doing to ensure that city and county councils process the vacant property refurbishment grant applications in a timely manner and communicate decisions with applicants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48982/23]

Defective Building Materials

Patrick Costello

50. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for an update on the scheme to establish supports for the remediation of fire safety, structural safety and water ingress defects in purpose-built apartment buildings; when this is likely to be delivered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48983/23]

Defective Building Materials

Patrick Costello

51. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for an update on the implementation of the recommendations outlined in the code of practice for the remediation of fire safety defects; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48984/23]

Assisted Decision-Making

Patrick Costello

52. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will provide details on the abolition of wardship and the operationalisation of the assisted decision-making Acts and the Decision Support Service; how many applications have been received by the Decision Support Service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48475/23]

Adoption Services

Patrick Costello

76. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will provide details on the progress of applications for birth information and tracing, one year on from the coming into operation of the relevant legislation; how many information releases have taken places; to provide details on the matches that have been made via the contact preference register and tracing services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48476/23]

Citizens' Assembly

Patrick Costello

85. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Taoiseach to provide an update on the timeline for the citizens' assembly on education. [47294/23]

Middle East

Patrick Costello

93. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Taoiseach for an update on his engagements with other EU leaders in relation to the ongoing crisis in Gaza. [48036/23]