Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Human Trafficking

Patrick Costello

241. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Justice the progress made to improve access to supports for victims of human trafficking; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30723/20]

Driver Licences

Patrick Costello

242. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Justice the timeline for delivering the ability to apply for driver licences and bank accounts for persons resident in direct provision; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30725/20]

Penal Policy Review Group

Patrick Costello

243. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Justice the status of the Consultative Council on Penal Policy, in particular its membership and its work; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30726/20]

Employment Rights

Patrick Costello

299. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on the reports of widespread abuse of workers’ rights and terms and conditions in the fishing industry; the steps he will take to deal with same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30727/20]

School Staff

Patrick Costello

10. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Education her views on the upcoming loss of a teacher in a school (details supplied) and the progress or lack thereof in reducing class sizes in view of the Covid-19 pandemic; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30223/20]

Family Support Services

Patrick Costello

231. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Children, Disability, Equality and Integration the steps taken by Tusla to ensure parental alienation does not occur as a by-product of Covid-19 restrictions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30430/20]

Visa Agreements

Patrick Costello

189. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the date on which and the reason it was decided that embassies would refuse to process the issuing of visas that have been granted for travel here; if this decision was made in relation to all embassies; and if not, the embassies to which it relates. [30003/20]

Children in Care

Patrick Costello

333. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Children, Disability, Equality and Integration the number of children in the care of Tusla in residential placements in the United Kingdom; the number on short term or specialist placements; the number on long term placements; the implications of Brexit on these placements; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29570/20]

Children in Care

Patrick Costello

334. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Children, Disability, Equality and Integration the number of children in the care of Tusla in foster placements in the United Kingdom; the number on short term or specialist placements; the number on long term placements; the implications of Brexit on these placements; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29571/20]

Children in Care

Patrick Costello

337. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Children, Disability, Equality and Integration the number of children aged under 12 and aged under 18 resident here by Tusla LHO area in tabular form. [29853/20]

Visa Applications

Patrick Costello

373. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Justice if her Department will issue a visa (details supplied). [30004/20]

Legislative Measures

Patrick Costello

406. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Justice if she has included measures that will address the abusive practice of strategic lawsuits against public participation which increasingly threaten media freedom in the heads of a Bill in view that a report on the reform of the law on defamation was submitted to her in early 2020 with a view to bringing forward legislative proposals in due course. [30120/20]

Primary Care Services

Patrick Costello

428. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Health if a primary care centre (details supplied) will reopen; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29566/20]

Child and Family Agency

Patrick Costello

178. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Children, Disability, Equality and Integration the research capacity of Tusla; the number of staff employed full-time in the area of research; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27384/20]

Child and Family Agency

Patrick Costello

179. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Children, Disability, Equality and Integration the last time a staff census was completed in Tusla; if he will provide the results broken down by local office; and the number of vacant posts at the time. [27385/20]

Children in Care

Patrick Costello

180. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Children, Disability, Equality and Integration the number of children in care currently by local area office. [27386/20]

Children in Care

Patrick Costello

181. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Children, Disability, Equality and Integration the number of children under 12 years of age in residential units by LHO area. [27387/20]

Children in Care

Patrick Costello

182. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Children, Disability, Equality and Integration the number of young persons in care who turned 18 years of age between 2016 and 2019 by LHO area. [27388/20]

Children in Care

Patrick Costello

183. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Children, Disability, Equality and Integration the number of young persons receiving an aftercare allowance by LHO area. [27389/20]

Children in Care

Patrick Costello

184. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Children, Disability, Equality and Integration the number of children in care without an allocated social worker by LHO area. [27390/20]

Children in Care

Patrick Costello

185. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Children, Disability, Equality and Integration the number of children in care placed outside their area of origin by LHO area. [27391/20]

Road Traffic Offences

Patrick Costello

210. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Transport the number of successful prosecutions there have been of drivers that have struck railway bridges and level crossings in 2018, 2019 and to date in 2020, by year of the incident including the offence which was prosecuted and the sentences handed down. [27119/20]

Road Traffic Offences

Patrick Costello

211. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Transport the number of successful prosecutions there have been of drivers that have struck LUAS trams in 2018, 2019 and to date in 2020, by year of the incident including the offence which was prosecuted and the sentences that were handed down. [27120/20]

Bus Éireann

Patrick Costello

238. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Transport if he has spoken formally with the CEO of Bus Éireann since his appointment; and if so, the issues discussed. [26846/20]

Tax Code

Patrick Costello

275. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Finance the estimated additional revenue that would be generated if the betting duty levy increased from 2% to 2.5%. [26854/20]

Ambulance Service

Patrick Costello

361. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Media, Tourism, Arts, Culture, Sport and the Gaeltacht the financial support provided annually by her Department to an organisation (details supplied) since 2010. [26512/20]

Defence Forces Data

Patrick Costello

429. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Defence the estimated full-year cost of increasing the Reserve Defence Force from 2,330 to 4,500. [26855/20]

Departmental Funding

Patrick Costello

613. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Children, Disability, Equality and Integration the financial support provided by his Department to an organisation (details supplied) since 2010, on an annual basis. [26511/20]

Garda Equipment

Patrick Costello

713. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Justice the number and percentage of the Garda roads policing unit fleet that are currently equipped with the automatic number plate recognition system. [26851/20]

Garda Equipment

Patrick Costello

714. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Justice if all interview rooms in each Garda station are fully equipped with video recording facilities; and if not, the estimated cost of ensuring all interview rooms in Garda stations are equipped with recording facilities. [26852/20]

Child Safety

Patrick Costello

715. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Justice the number of staff nationally involved in accessing material on mobile phones, computers and so on relating to child sexual offences; and the qualifications required for such works. [26853/20]

Departmental Funding

Patrick Costello

825. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Health the financial support provided by his Department to an organisation (details supplied) since 2010, on an annual basis. [26513/20]

Hospital Facilities

Patrick Costello

887. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost of doubling the number of beds in the national burns unit at St. James's Hospital. [26847/20]

Maternity Services

Patrick Costello

888. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Health if each maternity hospital has a birthing pool; and if not, the estimated cost of ensuring each maternity hospital has a birthing pool. [26848/20]

Hospital Staff

Patrick Costello

889. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Health if funding will be provided for the recruitment of a full-time craniofacial surgeon for paediatrics at Children’s Health Ireland, Temple Street. [26849/20]

Ambulance Service

Patrick Costello

890. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost of purchasing, equipping and staffing 18 additional ambulances. [26850/20]

General Practitioner Services

Patrick Costello

934. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Health the timeline for the implementation of the provisions in the Health (General Practitioner Service and Alteration of Criteria for Eligibility) Act 2020, in particular the increase in income limits for medical card assessments for persons 70 years of age or over; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27035/20]

Bord Bia

Patrick Costello

1016. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the estimated cost in 2021 if the budget for marketing and promotional expenditure within An Bord Bia increased by 7%. [26856/20]

Court Orders

Patrick Costello

214. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Justice the number of attachment orders, community service orders, prison orders and recovery orders in each of the years 2016 to 2019 and to date in 2020, in relation to non-payment of court order fines. [26088/20]

Covid-19 Tests

Patrick Costello

224. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Health the priority level provided to Covid-19 tests from teachers. [26019/20]

Covid-19 Tests

Patrick Costello

225. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Health the number of Covid-19 tests which have been carried out on teachers since the reopening of schools until 18 September 2020; and the number that resulted in a positive diagnosis. [26020/20]

Penal Policy Review Group

Patrick Costello

168. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Justice her plans to publish the eighth report of the implementation oversight group relating to the implementation of Penal Policy Review Group recommendations. [25793/20]

Fines Administration

Patrick Costello

169. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Justice the number of fine defaulters that have received community service in lieu of prison time in the past four years by county. [25794/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Patrick Costello

216. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Health the amount of funding provided to independent dental practitioners for PPE since the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic [25908/20]

Departmental Funding

Patrick Costello

216. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Transport the annual departmental funding allocated to the Dublin bikes rental scheme and other similar public rental schemes operating in counties Cork and Galway since the inception of each scheme. [25404/20]

Departmental Funding

Patrick Costello

217. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Transport if there are departmental plans to open up new public rental schemes. [25405/20]

Departmental Funding

Patrick Costello

218. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Transport the details of future allocated departmental budget to the Dublin bike rental scheme. [25406/20]

Departmental Funding

Patrick Costello

219. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Transport the departmental funding provided or allocated for the expansion of the Dublin bikes scheme as laid out in the Dublin bikes Strategic Planning Framework 2011-2016 document. [25407/20]

Programme for Government

Patrick Costello

279. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the provisions being made to facilitate the remote working policy in State bodies as set out in the Programme for Government. [24755/20]

State Examinations

Patrick Costello

411. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Education the criteria by which the independent appeals scrutineers will be judging appeals from leaving certificate students for 2020 in the absence of exam scripts. [24785/20]