Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Abortion Services

Patrick Costello

27. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Health for an update on the review of abortion legislation taking place by his Department; and to provide a timeline for the completion of same. [23316/24]

Hospital Transfers

Patrick Costello

28. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Health if he will meet with the families of individuals moved from Cherry Orchard Hospital. [23317/24]

Water Services

Patrick Costello

97. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage where an end-of-terrace property is derelict but the water mains pipework on the derelict site is damaged and affecting the water supply for a row of terrace properties, what the appropriate avenue is for maintenance to be carried out, given Uisce Éireann has no jurisdiction over pipework on private property; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25625/24]

Departmental Staff

Patrick Costello

36. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs when the next recruitment intake of Third Secretaries will take place; the number of roles likely to be recruited for; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24827/24]

Foreign Policy

Patrick Costello

49. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs to provide a list of all agreements, treaties and conventions Ireland has with Morocco, both bilateral and as a member of the European Union. [24973/24]

Overseas Development Aid

Patrick Costello

59. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs for a breakdown of international development assistance funding provided to each country in 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25162/24]

Overseas Development Aid

Patrick Costello

60. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs when the 2023 Irish Aid Climate and Environmental Finance Report will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25163/24]

Overseas Development Aid

Patrick Costello

61. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs when the 2023 Irish Aid Annual Report will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25164/24]

Overseas Development Aid

Patrick Costello

62. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs to provide an update on the commitment to providing at least €225 million per year in climate finance to developing countries by 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25165/24]

Tax Data

Patrick Costello

187. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Finance for an update on the implementation of each of the recommendations outlined in the 2022 Commission on Taxation and Welfare Report: Foundations for the Future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25166/24]

Banking Sector

Patrick Costello

188. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Finance for his view on the potential to introduce a windfall tax on Irish banks given their increasing profit margin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25167/24]

Special Educational Needs

Patrick Costello

336. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Education whether schools (details supplied) have applied to create special education classes or for any other additional special education supports, given the demand within the area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25350/24]

Animal Welfare

Patrick Costello

542. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Justice for an update in relation to the commitment to create new laws to make the theft of a family pet a specific, separate offence; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24946/24]

Disability Services

Patrick Costello

667. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth for an update on a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25526/24]

Disability Services

Patrick Costello

668. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the total number of vacant whole-time equivalent posts across the 91 CDNTs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25527/24]

Addiction Treatment Services

Patrick Costello

674. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Health if he will give a formal commitment to an organisation (details supplied) in relation to the Usher's Island development that there will be a commitment to multiannual funding agreements, that a commitment for operational costs for 100 beds per annum is secured and that an increase in health and addiction care services beyond the existing €1.8 million core funding is secured. [24587/24]

Health Services

Patrick Costello

716. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 130 of 28 February 2024, what proportion of autistic people start on hormone therapy with the National Gender Service. [24847/24]

Medical Inquiries

Patrick Costello

717. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 130 of 28 February 2024, what medical literature underpins the National Gender Service's statement that unsupported autism can lead an increase the risk in a decline in the context of a medical transition. [24848/24]

Health Services

Patrick Costello

718. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 311 of 14 February 2024, if the National Gender Service will commit to collecting statistics on how many referrals are triaged as "New Gender Clinic". [24849/24]

General Practitioner Services

Patrick Costello

719. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 256 of 23 May 2024, if, in the intervening two years, the HSE will be taking any actions to decrease the number of GPs who are refusing to work in partnership with their transgender patients to order relevant blood tests. [24852/24]

Health Services

Patrick Costello

827. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Health if all referring organisations are made aware of the reimbursement parameters around accessing cataract procedures in Ireland under the Northern Ireland planned healthcare scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25274/24]

Health Services

Patrick Costello

828. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Health if the reimbursement parameters for cataract surgery covered under the Northern Ireland planned healthcare scheme versus the EU Cross Border Directive scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25275/24]

Hospital Waiting Lists

Patrick Costello

829. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Health the length of the waiting list and how much it currently costs to receive cataract surgery under the Health Service Executive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25276/24]

School Enrolments

Patrick Costello

38. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Education to provide an update in relation to the establishment of a Gaelcholáiste in the south Dublin area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23900/24]

School Enrolments

Patrick Costello

46. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Education if she will establish a new secondary school in Dublin 8, given the identified need in surrounding catchment area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23901/24]

Overseas Development Aid

Patrick Costello

89. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs for an update in relation to the Programme for Government commitment to reach the 0.7% of gross national income for overseas development assistance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23950/24]

Official Engagements

Patrick Costello

90. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs for an update on international engagements carried out by the Minister for International Development and the Diaspora carried out since the start of 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23952/24]

Official Engagements

Patrick Costello

91. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs for an update on his Department's engagements and general relations between Ireland and Georgia; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23953/24]

Official Engagements

Patrick Costello

127. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if he will provide an update on defence-related engagements carried out by the Minister of State for European Affairs and Defence carried out since the start of 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23951/24]

Departmental Data

Patrick Costello

282. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of full and part-time staff, broken down by grade, working in the Residential Tenancies Board for each of the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23777/24]

Departmental Data

Patrick Costello

283. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of whole-time equivalent Residential Tenancies Board minimum rental standards inspectors, per local authority, for each of the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23778/24]

Electoral Process

Patrick Costello

290. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if local authorities will publish the specific address of political candidates; the actions his Department have taken to clarify this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23956/24]

Immigration Policy

Patrick Costello

339. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Justice for an update in relation to efforts to regularise the migration situation between Ireland and Georgia, particularly through the provision of visa waivers or work-related visas; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23954/24]

Crime Prevention

Patrick Costello

340. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Justice the steps she and her Department are taking to prevent further attacks on politicians, political candidates and campaigners; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23955/24]

Crime Prevention

Patrick Costello

341. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Justice the steps her Department is taking to monitor and combat the increasingly violent far right in Ireland and to prevent further violent actions by these individuals; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23957/24]

Road Safety

Patrick Costello

143. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Transport to provide an update on the roll-out of additional average speed cameras and the nine new static speed cameras; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23412/24]

Capital Expenditure Programme

Patrick Costello

162. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform to provide an update on the proposed walking and cycling bridge across the River Liffey from the War Memorial Gardens, Islandbridge; the proposed timeline for works to commence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23378/24]

National Parks

Patrick Costello

163. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform to provide an update on Parliamentary Question No. 197 of 20 September 2023. [23379/24]

Local Authorities

Patrick Costello

205. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if extra resourcing will be provided to local authorities to allow for the hiring of additional dog wardens; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23387/24]

Local Authorities

Patrick Costello

206. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will consider creating a centralised funding mechanism for the dog warden service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23392/24]

Building Regulations

Patrick Costello

207. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage what additional steps he has taken in relation to the recommendations of the ‘Respiratory Health Among Residents of Oliver Bond House’ report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23397/24]

An Garda Síochána

Patrick Costello

231. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Justice the number of applications to join An Garda Síochána to date this year; the number of recruits currently in training; the number of recruitment offers made to date this year; the projected number of new gardaí to be recruited this year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23395/24]

Road Traffic Offences

Patrick Costello

232. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Justice the number of fixed charge speeding notices issued and paid, by Garda division, by month, for 2023 and to date in 2024; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23410/24]

Departmental Reports

Patrick Costello

250. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when the CDNT National Report 2023 will be issued; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23386/24]

Medicinal Products

Patrick Costello

254. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 646 of 30 April 2024, if, given that a recent report (details supplied) found that 69% of transgender people access care abroad, his Department will commit to consulting with the transgender community before making any changes around EEA prescriptions to ensure continuity of their healthcare. [23319/24]

Gender Equality

Patrick Costello

255. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 647 of 30 April 2024, if he is aware that the "relatively new" area of transgender healthcare is over a century old. [23320/24]

Gender Equality

Patrick Costello

256. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 647 of 30 April 2024, if the widespread problem of GPs denying blood tests to their transgender patients is considered out of scope for the new model of care being developed by the HSE. [23321/24]

Departmental Reports

Patrick Costello

305. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development when the Local Authority Control of Dogs Statistics Report 2023 will be released; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23388/24]

Departmental Reports

Patrick Costello

306. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development what her Department is doing to tackle the non-payment of dog control fixed charge notices; how many fixed charge notices from 2022 have been paid since the 2022 report was issued; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23389/24]

Departmental Reports

Patrick Costello

307. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development how several local authorities such as Galway city, Longford and Tipperary did not issue any dog control on-the-spot fines during 2022; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23390/24]