1707. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Health if he will include section 39 healthcare workers in HSE general public sector pay agreements, recognising the shortage in workers in the industry and the need to maintain those in the sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38096/23]
1569. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Health for an update in relation to the current status and timeline for completion of the Drimnagh primary health centre. [37535/23]
1456. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if his Department has received written correspondence dated 14 July 2023 from a school (details supplied) with a business case for additional funding; if they have examined the business case; and if his Department will increase funding for this school in light of the business case. [38842/23]
1376. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth his views on a report (details supplied); and what he intends to do about issues raised within Tusla. [37465/23]
1375. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the amount of funding provided to Tusla in each of the past ten years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37459/23]
1182. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Justice as per section 38(11) of the Garda Síochána Act 2005, if the guidelines for CCTV operations of An Garda Síochána can be revised and centralised in Kevin Street where it can be accessed by An Garda Síochána when needed, especially outside of office hours; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38381/23]
1181. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Justice if she will provide clarity around the installation process and approval of CCTV in the public realm the legality of it and the process for which local authorities can apply through An Garda Síochána; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38380/23]
1179. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Justice the total number of gardaí currently staffing the stations at Ballyfermot, Crumlin, Sundrive Road, Kilmainham, Terenure, and Kevin Street; the total number of vacancies; the total number of community guards; and the number of vacancies. [38375/23]
1175. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Justice her views on the rates of recidivism; her plans to tackle this; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38336/23]
1174. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Justice her views on the 22 recommendations outlined in the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Justice report entitled “An Examination of the Present Approach to Sanctions for Possession of Certain Amounts of Drugs for Personal Use”; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38334/23]
1173. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Justice for a weekly breakdown, in tabular form, since the beginning of the 2023, outlining the number of patrols carried out by gardaí in Dublin; the number of arrests carried out by gardaí in Dublin; the number of those arrests resulting in court cases; the numbers of those court cases resulting in prison sentences; the total estimated value of drugs seized; the total estimated value of cash seized; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38333/23]
1172. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Justice for a breakdown by prison, in tabular form, for the number of people working in the Irish Prison Service; the number at each staff level; the number of vacant positions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38332/23]
1171. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Justice for an update on the progress of the four short-term capital projects at Castlerea Prison, Cloverhill Prison, the Midlands Prison and Mountjoy Prison; when these are likely to be completed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38331/23]
1170. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Justice for a breakdown by prison, in tabular form, for the number and grade of psychologists currently working within the Irish prison psychology service; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38330/23]
1169. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Justice for an update on the progress report in relation to the mental health and addiction challenges of people interacting with the criminal justice system; when this is due to the published; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38329/23]
1168. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Justice her views on the increasing number of short-term prison sentences being imposed by Judges given research has shown short-term sentences are generally ineffective in terms of rehabilitation and deterrence (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38328/23]
1167. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Justice for a breakdown by division, in tabular form, for the number and ranks of gardai assigned to Operation Citizen per month since its commencement; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38327/23]
1166. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Justice for an update on Operation Citizen; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38326/23]
1165. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Justice if he will increase the funding available to the Youth Diversion Projects programme given the increase of criminal incidents involving people under the age of 18 years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38325/23]
1164. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Justice for an update on the 12 Youth Diversion Projects in the greater Dublin area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38324/23]
1163. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Justice when she will be carrying out the mid-term review of the Youth Justice Strategy 2021 - 2027; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38322/23]
1162. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Justice for an update on the Youth Justice Strategy 2021-2027-2027; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38321/23]
1161. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Justice for an update on Dublin city centre community safety partnership plan; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38320/23]
1160. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Justice for an update on the six strategic objectives outlined in the Garda Reserve Strategy 2021-2025; the progress made to date on those objectives; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38317/23]
1159. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Justice for a breakdown in tabular form for the past five years for the number and ranks of gardaí in the Garda Reserves; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38316/23]
1157. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Justice the number of probation officers currently working in each prison in the State; and the number of current vacancies and the number of probation officers, by institution, over the period from 2005 to date. [38309/23]
1112. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Justice the latest status of the unpublished Dóchas prison reports by the Inspector of Prisons; when such reports will be published; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37578/23]
1111. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Justice for an update on the breakdown, in tabular form, over the past ten years, by Garda station and division, for the number of road traffic deaths; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37550/23]
1110. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Justice for an update on the breakdown, in tabular form, over the past ten years, of the number of An Garda Síochána vehicles fitted with Puma automatic number plate recognition detection equipment, by Garda station and division; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37549/23]
1109. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Justice for an update on the breakdown, in tabular form, over the past ten years, of the number of speed vans operated by a company (details supplied) on behalf of An Garda Síochána, by Garda station and division; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37548/23]
1108. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Justice for an update on the number of breath tests that were recorded on An Garda Síochána's Pulse computer system; the number of alcohol testing devices used each month for the years 2018 to 2023; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37547/23]
1107. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Justice for an update on the breakdown, in tabular form, over the past ten years by Garda station and division, of the number of road traffic offences such as, but not limited to, speeding; careless driving; dangerous driving; using your mobile phone while driving; drink driving; drug driving;and dangerously defective driving; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37546/23]
1106. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Justice for a breakdown, in tabular form, of domestic, sexual and gender-based violence offences data for the past ten years, broken down by Garda station, to include, but not limited to: coercive control; breach of interim barring order; breach of protection order; breach of barring order; breach of safety order; domestic - no offence identified; breach of emergency barring order; and any incident type with a recorded motive of 'domestic abuse'; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37545/23]
1105. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Justice for a breakdown, in tabular form, of the number and rank of gardaí assigned to the divisional protective service units (DPSUs) in each of the 28 Garda divisions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37544/23]
1104. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Justice for a breakdown of the numbers of domestic, sexual and gender-based violence cases reported to gardaí over the past ten years which have led to a successful court prosecution; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37543/23]
1103. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Justice if, given the recent CSO data which outlined only "12% of people who experienced child sexual abuse disclosed it to gardaí" and only "5% of adults who experienced sexual violence as an adult and disclosed to gardaí", she will outline the measures she is taking to encourage victims of sexual violence to disclose details of these experiences to gardaí; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37542/23]
1102. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Justice for an update on the breakdown, in tabular form over the past ten years, by county, of safe refuge accommodation places for victims of domestic, sexual and gender-based violence; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37541/23]
1101. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Justice for an update on the allocations of the 2023 community safety innovation fund; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37540/23]
1100. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Justice for a breakdown, in tabular form, for the past ten years, of the total number of community gardaí; where they were located, by division and Garda station; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37539/23]
1099. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Justice for an update on the number of the 100 proposed additional prison officers who have been hired for the Irish Prison Service; the prisons to which they are assigned; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37538/23]
1098. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Justice for an itemised breakdown of the allocation and spending for the past five years of the Youth Justice funding; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37537/23]
1097. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Justice for an itemised breakdown of the allocation and spending to date for the year 2023 of the Youth Justice funding; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37536/23]
1091. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Justice further to Parliamentary Question No. 1107 of 21 March 2023, if her Departmental files relating to the High Court, Supreme Court and European Court of Human Rights cases in relation to proposals for gay law reform which resulted in a landmark judgement and decriminalisation thirty years ago are going to be made publicly accessible; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37463/23]
1003. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will consider increasing the maximum weekly income allowances for the means test in relation to carer's allowance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37866/23]
1002. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will consider increasing the maximum hours those in receipt of carer's allowance are allowed to work each week; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37865/23]
939. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage in relation to the rent-a-room scheme, if the Government is nominating a dispute resolution mechanism for issues that might arise in the context of a tenancy relationship established through availing of the scheme; if this function is being extended to the Residential Tenancies Board; and the extra resources that the RTB will be offered by the Government to gain capacity to address such issues adequately. [38798/23]
938. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for the rent-a-room scheme what are the minimum standards being introduced to ensure uptake of the scheme is done by homeowners with appropriate and suitable properties, similar to minimum standards associated with the rental of properties not included in the scheme. [38796/23]
937. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage given the rent-a-room scheme pre-approval functions are to be carried out and administered by county councils, the extent to which councils are getting involved in the selection of tenants and overseeing the process. [38795/23]
936. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage given the rent-a-room scheme has been extended to include social houses to avail of the €14,000 tax free benefit, if he will clarify the rules governing this extension, specifically relating to the requirement to disclose the tenant and seek pre-approval for the potential tenant and the minimum standards put in place for this extension and the enforcement mechanism for such standards. [38794/23]