Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Defence Forces

Patrick Costello

46. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Defence if the commission on the future of the Defence Forces will examine the impact of climate change on the role of the Defence Forces to provide aid to the civilian power in particular the ability to provide rapid response to the increased frequency and severity of adverse weather events and increased frequency and severity of flooding events that climate change will bring. [36578/20]

Shared Island Unit

Patrick Costello

140. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Taoiseach the role envisaged for civic society engagement as part of the shared island unit. [36427/20]

Shared Island Unit

Patrick Costello

141. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Taoiseach the role for philanthropy in facilitating all-island engagement between groups in relation to the shared island unit. [36428/20]

Shared Island Unit

Patrick Costello

413. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will match funding opportunities between the public and private sector to support civic engagement as part of the shared island unit in particular in those communities most impacted by the Border. [36429/20]

Shared Island Unit

Patrick Costello

414. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs his views on the realignment by his Department of reconciliation funding in relation to the shared island unit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36430/20]

State Examinations

Patrick Costello

455. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Education when she expects the third round of the appeals process for 2020 leaving certificate grades to be complete; the progress of the appeals process generally; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36136/20]

Prison Investigations

Patrick Costello

651. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Justice the status of a review into the Irish Prison Service (details supplied) which has been ongoing since 2017; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36160/20]

Court Accommodation

Patrick Costello

652. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Justice the status of the dedicated family law courts complex at Hammond Lane; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36161/20]

Property Management Companies

Patrick Costello

653. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Justice the status of the review of legislation regarding owner management companies; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36162/20]

Legislative Measures

Patrick Costello

673. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Justice if the Criminal Justice (International Co-Operation) Act 2019, which allows for a structured mechanism to facilitate bodies dealing with legacy as set out in the Stormont House Agreement, will provide information to the Irish State authorities. [36824/20]

Health Services Funding

Patrick Costello

212. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 228 of 21 October 2020, if his attention has been drawn to the fact that a union (details supplied) has now stated that the HSE has effectively reneged on the WRC agreement; the future of the process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35575/20]

Northern Ireland

Patrick Costello

396. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs his views on the statement by the UK Secretary of State for Northern Ireland (details supplied) on legacy issues issued on 18 March 2020. [34596/20]

Northern Ireland

Patrick Costello

397. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs his plans for an independent information commission for information retrieval similar to that contained in the Stormont House Agreement 2014. [34597/20]

Defence Forces Data

Patrick Costello

413. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Defence the full list of capital works projects valued at over €1.5 million in the Defence Forces that are ongoing at present; and when each capital project will be completed in tabular form. [34952/20]

Defence Forces Properties

Patrick Costello

414. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Defence if funding will be secured for the refurbishment of Block H in McKee Barracks; when works will commence; and the estimated timeframe for completion. [34953/20]

School Staff

Patrick Costello

457. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Education the estimated cost of providing two additional guidance counsellor positions for schools with over 950 pupils. [34954/20]

Research Centres Programme

Patrick Costello

576. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of research centres funded by Science Foundation Ireland in each of the years 2017 to 2019 and to date in 2020, in tabular form; and the 2021 budget allocation for same. [34964/20]

Capital Expenditure Programme

Patrick Costello

577. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the capital works projects currently ongoing at both Trinity College Dublin and University College Dublin that are being part funded or fully funded by his Department; the cost of each project; and the completion date for each project in tabular form. [34965/20]

Tribunals of Inquiry

Patrick Costello

619. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Justice the status of the implementation of the recommendations of the 2013 Smithwick Report. [34950/20]

Closed-Circuit Television Systems

Patrick Costello

620. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Justice the number of Garda CCTV cameras located in each location in tabular form; if all cameras are currently working in full order; and if all Garda CCTV cameras are monitored on a 24/7 basis. [34962/20]

Ministerial Meetings

Patrick Costello

621. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Justice the Garda stations she has visited as Minister since 1 August 2020; and the date and purpose of each visit to each station in tabular form. [34963/20]

Hospital Facilities

Patrick Costello

721. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Health the hospitals that currently operate a helipad within hospital grounds that are opened on a 24-7 basis; and the hospitals that have a helipad within hospital grounds but are not opened on a 24-7 basis. [34955/20]

Hospital Staff

Patrick Costello

722. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Health the number of full-time play specialists at Children's Hospital Ireland at Crumlin and Children's Hospital Ireland at Temple Street in each of the years from 2017 to 2019 and to date in 2020, in tabular form. [34956/20]

Mental Health Services

Patrick Costello

723. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Health the details of the roll-out of additional telemental health services in 2021. [34957/20]

Hospital Equipment

Patrick Costello

724. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Health the estimated full-year cost, including the necessary staffing, to provide two extra CT scanners for the Children's Health Ireland hospital group. [34958/20]

Programme for Government

Patrick Costello

99. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the progress made by his Department to give legislative effect to the children and family support section of the programme for Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33986/20]

Public Transport

Patrick Costello

331. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Transport the provisions that have been made to ensure essential workers can travel to their place of employment in view of reduced public transport services now operating; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33137/20]

Primary Medical Certificates

Patrick Costello

386. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Finance when his Department will reissue primary medical certificates for disabled drivers and passengers in view of the fact this has been suspended following a court decision in June 2020; and the provisions and alternative arrangements that have been made for persons effected by this in the intervening time. [33151/20]

Departmental Funding

Patrick Costello

536. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the financial support provided by her Department to the St. John’s Ambulance service for 2020; and the estimated support for 2021 [33135/20]

North-South Ministerial Council

Patrick Costello

659. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the number of North-South Ministerial Council meetings held in the past ten years and to date in 2020. [32940/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment

Patrick Costello

886. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Social Protection her plans to expand the scheme for self-employed workers to earn up to €480 a month and retain the PUP to PAYE workers. [32941/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment

Patrick Costello

887. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Social Protection if there is a scheme in place for PAYE workers to work part-time while receiving the PUP. [32942/20]

Departmental Funding

Patrick Costello

967. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the financial support provided by his Department to the St. John’s Ambulance service for 2020; and the estimated support for 2021 [33134/20]

Prisoner Welfare

Patrick Costello

1071. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Justice her plans to address concerns regarding the rise in the incidence of individuals being held in 19- to 21-plus hour isolation in prisons; her plans to minimise the use of solitary confinement in prisons; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33409/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Patrick Costello

1244. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Health the number of close contacts contacted via the Covid-19 tracker application since it was launched by month; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32765/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Patrick Costello

1285. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Health the reason applicants with clinical experience and qualifications are considered for Covid-19 work, with specific reference to non-clinical tracers' applications for the HSE Be on Call for Ireland programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32929/20]

Health Services Funding

Patrick Costello

1322. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Health the financial support provided by his Department to the St. John’s Ambulance service for 2020; and the estimated support for 2021. [33133/20]

Greyhound Industry

Patrick Costello

1480. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the breakdown of the recent announcement of €2.4 million allocated to the greyhound industry. [33589/20]

Child and Family Agency

Patrick Costello

132. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Children, Disability, Equality and Integration the amount of the funding allocated to Tusla in Budget 2021 which will go towards the delivery of the expansion of the in-house model of therapeutic services to children and carers in Tusla as committed to in the Programme for Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32103/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Patrick Costello

163. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Health if he will provide details of the official policy on partners attending antenatal appointments; and if he will address the differing policies currently in operation in maternity hospitals [32093/20]

Health Services Funding

Patrick Costello

228. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that a resource centre (details supplied) has not received an increase in funding since 2010; and if he will provide pay restoration to 2020 levels for this group [31823/20]

Alcohol Treatment Services

Patrick Costello

235. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Health when funding will be made available to support the delivery of community action on alcohol from the additional funding announced within Budget 2020 with specific reference to funding for the Alcohol Subgroup of the Canal Communities Regional Drug and the Alcohol Task Force. [31881/20]

Children in Care

Patrick Costello

447. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Children, Disability, Equality and Integration the number of children under 12 years of age in Tusla care by area. [31149/20]

Children in Care

Patrick Costello

448. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Children, Disability, Equality and Integration the number of children in Tusla care placed outside their area of origin by local office. [31152/20]

Traveller Community

Patrick Costello

695. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Health the amount of extra funding that will be allocated towards services for members of the Traveller community in view of the increased funding for mental health announced under budget 2021. [31474/20]

Middle East

Patrick Costello

156. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if his attention has been drawn to the increase in demolitions and seizures of Palestinian structures in the West Bank (details supplied); the response of his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30754/20]

Middle East

Patrick Costello

157. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if his attention has been drawn to a school in Ras al-Tin near Ramallah (details supplied) that is at risk of imminent demolition; the steps his Department has taken to prevent the demolition of the school and other schools and structures in the West Bank; and the steps his Department has taken to secure compensation for demolished or seized aid. [30755/20]

Child Protection

Patrick Costello

224. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Children, Disability, Equality and Integration the steps being taken to monitor and screen for child trafficking victims in foster care or vulnerable situations who may be more easily recruited into exploitative situations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30724/20]

Human Trafficking

Patrick Costello

239. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Justice the steps she is taking to review and introduce further regulations to protect workers in the fishing sector in view of an organisation (details supplied) grading the Government an F for the third year running for failing to protect workers in the fishing industry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30721/20]

Human Trafficking

Patrick Costello

240. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Justice her plans to review regulations to protect potential trafficking victims in the fishing sector in view of the downgrading of Ireland to a tier 2 watch list country for not doing enough to combat trafficking; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30722/20]