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Tue, 16 Nov 2021
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Community Development Projects
Patrick Costello
689. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development when the expression of interest process for the Community Services Programme is expected to reopen. [55677/21]
Tue, 9 Nov 2021
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Driver Licences
Patrick Costello
212. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Transport the number of persons in each of the past five years who have temporarily or permanently surrendered their driving licence due to a medical condition (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54258/21]
Tue, 9 Nov 2021
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Flexible Work Practices
Patrick Costello
291. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the official policy of his Department regarding the acceptance of requests by civil service workers who wish to remain working from home to prevent exposed health risks entailed by the return to the office; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54265/21]
Tue, 9 Nov 2021
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Children in Care
Patrick Costello
491. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the timeline on the establishment of the proposed service for the parents of children in care; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54492/21]
Tue, 9 Nov 2021
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After-School Support Services
Patrick Costello
492. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the measures his Department taking to ensure that, once health restrictions allow, children living in Dublin 12 will have access to after-school services in their community which are currently unavailable similar to those available to children in Dublin 8. [54504/21]
Tue, 9 Nov 2021
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Assisted Human Reproduction
Patrick Costello
548. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Health when legislation recognising international surrogacy alongside retrospective declaration of parentage will be targeted to be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53971/21]
Tue, 9 Nov 2021
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Health Services
Patrick Costello
630. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Health the criteria under which the selection and consultations for the Sláintecare healthy communities fund were made. [54521/21]
Thu, 4 Nov 2021
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Public Transport
Patrick Costello
128. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Transport if the use of trains (details supplied) for intercity services will cease given the inadequate luggage space available which makes such journeys unattractive and thus sees a decrease in the use of public transport and a correlating effect in terms of meeting climate change targets. [53241/21]
Tue, 2 Nov 2021
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Departmental Data
Patrick Costello
632. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of private foster carers that have been approved in each of the past 36 months by Tusla area. [52197/21]
Tue, 2 Nov 2021
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Departmental Data
Patrick Costello
633. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of relative foster carers and general foster carers that have been approved in each of the past 36 months by Tusla area. [52198/21]
Tue, 2 Nov 2021
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Departmental Data
Patrick Costello
635. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of foster carers who have ceased fostering in the past 36 months by quarter and local office. [52258/21]
Tue, 2 Nov 2021
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Departmental Data
Patrick Costello
639. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of foster carers broken down by Tusla local area office. [52700/21]
Tue, 2 Nov 2021
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Departmental Data
Patrick Costello
640. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the percentage of foster carers that are relative carers in each Tusla local area office. [52701/21]
Tue, 2 Nov 2021
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Prison Service
Patrick Costello
721. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Justice the way the additional funding announced in Budget 2022 to allow the Irish Prison Service to recruit more psychologists and specialist mental health nurses will be allocated; and the projected timeline for implementation. [52222/21]
Tue, 2 Nov 2021
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State Bodies
Patrick Costello
763. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Justice when the 2020 Annual Report of the Legal Aid Board will be published; and the actions that are being taken by her Department in relation to its contents. [53012/21]
Tue, 2 Nov 2021
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Covid-19 Pandemic
Patrick Costello
925. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Health if a person can avail of indoor dining under the EU Digital COVID Certificate requirements in cases in which they received one Covid-19 vaccination which resulted in a severe medical reaction and has been advised not to take a second dose by a medical practitioner. [52486/21]
Tue, 2 Nov 2021
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Health Promotion
Patrick Costello
1047. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Health if he will commit funding under the Sláintecare healthy communities fund to a location (details supplied) in Dublin 8 opening access to the public; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53020/21]
Wed, 20 Oct 2021
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Child and Family Agency
Patrick Costello
173. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the amount of the €183 million funding for his Department announced in Budget 2022 that will be used to establish therapeutic services internal to Tusla; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51392/21]
Wed, 20 Oct 2021
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Child and Family Agency
Patrick Costello
174. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the amount of the €183 million funding for his Department announced in Budget 2022 that will be used to establish a support service for parents of children that have been taken into care; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51393/21]
Wed, 20 Oct 2021
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Further and Higher Education
Patrick Costello
178. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the timeline for the publication of the next national access plan; if there are plans to incorporate the introduction of a designated staff member for care leavers in higher education into the plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51394/21]