Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

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]

Voluntary Sector

Patrick Costello

22. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Community and Rural Development and the Islands the steps being taken in relation to the commitment in the Programme for Partnership Government to ensure that organisations (details supplied) are properly resourced especially in view of the Covid-19 pandemic. [24318/20]

Community Development Projects

Patrick Costello

43. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Community and Rural Development and the Islands the timetable for the Programme for Partnership Government commitment to introduce a number of projects similar in approach to community development projects. [24319/20]

National Educational Psychological Service

Patrick Costello

110. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Education the breakdown of employees of NEPS including grades and locations, in tabular form. [24450/20]

National Educational Psychological Service

Patrick Costello

111. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Education the number of vacancies currently open in NEPS. [24451/20]

National Educational Psychological Service

Patrick Costello

112. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Education the number of NEPS assessments deferred in 2020 in view of restrictions due to Covid-19; and the alternative arrangements put in place to fulfil same. [24453/20]

Defence Forces Reports

Patrick Costello

63. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Defence if the commission on the Defence Forces will be ready by the end of 2020 as agreed in the Programme for Partnership Government; if he will provide a detailed timeline for its establishment and work and the details of its membership; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24389/20]

Competition and Consumer Protection Commission

Patrick Costello

68. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the estimated cost in 2021 if the budget for the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission were to increase by 12%. [22759/20]

Ministerial Meetings

Patrick Costello

91. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Finance if he has met formally with each of the CEOs of banks based here since 1 June 2020; and if so, the dates of each meeting in tabular form. [22760/20]

Office of Public Works

Patrick Costello

116. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if all sites under the remit of the Office of Public Works have admission fees and the capacity to accept bookings online. [22763/20]

Free Travel Scheme

Patrick Costello

191. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated cost in 2021 if the budget for free travel scheme increased by 5%; and the estimated cost in 2021. [22762/20]

Garda Transport Provision

Patrick Costello

239. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Justice the number of unmarked Garda cars that came into the fleet in 2019 and to date in 2020; and the number of unmarked Garda cars withdrawn from the fleet during the same period. [22761/20]

Maternity Services

Patrick Costello

261. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Health the estimated additional cost of ensuring each maternity hospital has access to foetal anomaly screening; and the breakdown in terms of equipment and staff. [22757/20]

Autism Support Services

Patrick Costello

262. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Health the way in which the additional €2 million allocation was spent in 2020 to improve autism health services. [22758/20]

Child and Family Agency

Patrick Costello

42. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Children, Disability, Equality and Integration the timeline for the implementation of the commitment in the programme for Government for development of in-house therapeutic services within Tusla. [22368/20]

Foster Care

Patrick Costello

50. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Children, Disability, Equality and Integration if his Department will take initiatives to support recruitment of Traveller families to become foster parents. [22369/20]

Rail Accidents

Patrick Costello

173. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Transport the number of bridge and level crossing strikes and Luas and vehicle crashes that occurred in 2018, 2019 and to date in 2020; the number of each that led to a prosecution; and if an anonymised list will be provided of the prosecutions including individuals and companies. [21981/20]

Rail Accidents

Patrick Costello

225. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Transport his plans for Irish Rail to step up campaigns towards drivers to let them know the consequences such as, fines, imprisonment, penalty points and so on of striking level crossings and bridges. [21982/20]

Rail Accidents

Patrick Costello

226. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Transport his plans for Irish Rail to quantify the cumulative delays to passengers, disruption of service and cost to Irish Rail of striking level crossings and bridges. [21983/20]

Railway Stations

Patrick Costello

249. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Transport the status and projected construction date of a new DART station at Inchicore, Dublin 8 as laid out in the DART expansion programme. [22503/20]

Planning Issues

Patrick Costello

413. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if a report (details supplied) regarding alleged serious planning irregularities in County Donegal will be published; the reason for the delay in publishing same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21564/20]

Foreign Policy

Patrick Costello

456. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if representation has been made on behalf of Ireland to the EU or UN on issues pertaining to restrictions placed on civil liberties for the people of Zimbabwe including the cutting off of the internet and the alleged tampering of elections. [21625/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment

Patrick Costello

655. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Social Protection the way in which information was obtained from recipients of the pandemic unemployment payment at airports by date on which each case was interviewed by Departmental staff and by airport; the date on which each payment was ceased; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21156/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment

Patrick Costello

656. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason rules regarding the pandemic unemployment payment were changed on the website of her Department; the date the rules were changed; the reason genuinely seeking work was added; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21157/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment

Patrick Costello

657. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Social Protection the legal remit for changing how to qualify section of pandemic unemployment payment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21158/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment

Patrick Costello

658. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Social Protection if third party agencies, companies or bodies provide her Department with information on recipients of the Covid-19 pandemic unemployment payment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21159/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment

Patrick Costello

665. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Social Protection if persons in receipt of jobseeker's transitional payment can currently receive the Covid-19 pandemic unemployment payment in which they have had a total loss of employment. [21240/20]

Crime Data

Patrick Costello

911. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Justice her plans to amend the Larceny Act 1916 or other relevant legislation to criminalise the theft of animals; and the measures to be put in place to tackle animal theft. [21559/20]

Nursing Staff

Patrick Costello

1059. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Health his plans to recruit more nurse specialists nationwide for persons with Parkinson’s disease; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21313/20]

Medicinal Products

Patrick Costello

1226. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Health when publicly funded adjuvant immunotherapy specifically Nivolumab and Pembrolizumab will be available under the public healthcare system as laid out in the National Cancer Strategy 2017-2026. [21648/20]

Education Policy

Patrick Costello

18. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Education and Skills if detailed plans will be provided of the implementation of the commitment in the Programme for Government to develop inclusive and age-appropriate RSE and SPHE curricula across primary and post-primary levels, including an inclusive programme on LGBTI+ relationships and making appropriate legislative changes, if necessary. [18119/20]

Departmental Staff

Patrick Costello

84. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Education and Skills if the establishment of a new section for education research and policy within her Department has commenced as stated in the Programme for Government; and the timeline for same. [18118/20]

Special Educational Needs

Patrick Costello

631. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Education and Skills when a school (details supplied) will be opened as an autism-specific school in view of the fact local families have been campaigning for same for a considerable time. [18802/20]

Gender Recognition

Patrick Costello

1188. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Health the requirements for adult patients undergoing an assessment in the National Gender Service to have parents present, despite this being a concern for patient confidentiality [20035/20]

Gender Recognition

Patrick Costello

1189. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Health his plans to address the years long waiting lists for assessment and treatment at the National Gender Service in Loughlinstown, County Dublin [20036/20]

Gender Recognition

Patrick Costello

1190. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Health if the National Gender Service will be instructed to follow best practice international guidelines on transgender healthcare (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20037/20]

Middle East Peace Process

Patrick Costello

35. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the steps he will take to prevent the annexation of occupied Palestine by Israel. [18121/20]

Middle East Peace Process

Patrick Costello

63. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the steps he will take to expedite the recognition of the state of Palestine before it is too late in view of the threat of annexation by Israel. [18120/20]

Taxi Licences

Patrick Costello

154. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will assist taxi drivers by lifting the blanket four month extension on the NCT or by ensuring that the NTA extend taxi licences by four months in line with NCT tests; and his plans to ensure that taxi drivers have 60 days to carry out any necessary changes or repairs as was the case before the NCT extension. [18328/20]

Low Pay Commission

Patrick Costello

582. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if the Low Pay Commission has been formally requested to examine universal basic income as agreed in the programme for Government; and if not, when the request will be made. [18145/20]

Homelessness Strategy

Patrick Costello

121. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government his views on the concerns of the many housing and homelessness organisations about the level of homelessness being masked by the Covid-19 pandemic measures. [17791/20]

Homelessness Strategy

Patrick Costello

122. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government his plans to reconvene the National Homeless Consultative Forum. [17792/20]

Planning Issues

Patrick Costello

131. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if he will consider making change of use or class of use to childcare facilities exempt from planning permission even on a limited or temporary basis to facilitate the early years sector during this challenging post-Covid-19 landscape. [17493/20]