429. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Finance the reason that alcohol-free beverages cost the same as their alcoholic counterparts given that no excise duty applies; if he will take appropriate steps to ensure that there is a price differential to encourage more persons to switch to alcohol-free drinks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37399/23]
388. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Transport when the relevant part of the Road Traffic and Roads Act 2023 will be enacted which allows gardaí to seize e-scooters. [38731/23]
261. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Transport for an update on the plans to introduce average speed camera systems fitted with automatic number plate recognition, such as those operational in the Dublin Port Tunnel, across the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37552/23]
219. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence for a breakdown, in tabular form, of the number of Defence Forces personnel, and their rank, who have been assigned to teaching in the Military College, Air Corps College or Naval College over the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38402/23]
218. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence for a breakdown, in tabular form, of the number of applications made to join either the general service or cadet ranks of the Army, Naval Service or Air Corps over each of the past five years; how many of these applicants were invited to take part in training; how many of these trainees completed their training; the rank at which they were commissioned; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38401/23]
211. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence further to Parliamentary Question No. 169 of 4 July 2023, for a breakdown of the numbers of former Defence Forces personnel re-enlisting, and at what rank, with either the Army, Naval Service or Air Corps, by month, over the past five years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37556/23]
210. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence further to Parliamentary Question No. 169 of 4 July 2023, for a breakdown of the numbers of people joining the Army, Naval Service and Air Corps, by month, over the past five years, in tabular form, and indicating whether they are joining at an officer or enlisted level and if they are entering through direct hire or general service recruitment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37555/23]
209. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence further to Parliamentary Question No. 169 of 4 July 2023, for a breakdown, by rank, of the number of people leaving the Army, Naval Service and Air Corps, by month, over the past five years, in tabular form, and indicating whether those individuals had completed their agreed contract or if they had paid to exit their contract early; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37554/23]
208. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence for an update on the publication of the detailed implementation plan in relation to the 130 recommendations arising from the Defence Forces High Level Action Plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37506/23]
204. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence for an update on the Defence Forces assessment of the vacant housing stock to ascertain their suitability to return to accommodation usage for serving personnel; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37372/23]
203. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence further to Parliamentary Question No. 173 of 4 July 2023, if he will reallocate these vacant units to the local authority to be used as social housing, given the ongoing housing crisis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37371/23]
202. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence further to Parliamentary Question No. 173 of 4 July 2023, the current plans for these vacant units; if they will be brought back into use, given the ongoing housing crisis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37370/23]
114. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications for an update in relation to the payment of pension increases due to postal workers since January 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38157/23]
96. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he can clarify who is responsible for waste management in apartment complexes; the minimum requirements for apartment complex waste management; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37827/23]
3. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Taoiseach if all of the Attorney General’s records relating to a constitutional action (details supplied) have been transferred to the national archives. [37504/23]
2. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Taoiseach for an update on the work of the child poverty unit in his Department, including the dates of meetings the unit has held since its establishment and any memos, reports or recommendations the unit has made. [37464/23]
1. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Taoiseach further to Parliamentary Question No. 7 of 25 July 2023 (details supplied), how many records relating to this matter have been withheld in total; how many by year; and when the last review of such files took place. [37394/23]
1123. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Health if his Department has received the submission from a group (details supplied); his views on the report; if he will meet the group in question; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35767/23]
861. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Justice further to Parliamentary Question No. 1107 of 21 March 2023, for an update on the matter. [36473/23]
843. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Justice if the Courts and Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2022, when enacted, will be used to clear the backlog of citizenship applications; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36356/23]
833. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Justice further to Parliamentary Question No. 476 of 11 July 2023, if she will provide details of the ongoing review of the fee structure, the form it takes and the outcome of the most recent review; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36237/23]
832. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Justice further to Parliamentary Question No. 111 of 28 June 2023, when her Department expects the cataloguing process to be complete and the files made available to the public for viewing within the National Archives. [36234/23]
828. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Justice further to Parliamentary Question No. 746 of 11 July, if she will consider reducing the cost of IRP cards under budget 2024. [36057/23]
702. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will guarantee that a minimum percentage of the funds from the auto-enrolled pension scheme should be invested in Irish renewable energy developments in order to ensure Ireland’s climate action obligations; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36144/23]
701. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Social Protection the timeline for the creation of the central processing authority being established to manage the auto-enrolled pension scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36143/23]
700. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Social Protection for an update on the implementation of the recommendations for the auto-enrolled pension scheme as outlined in the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Social Protection report; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36142/23]
699. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will guarantee that the auto-enrolled pension scheme will be prohibited from investing in fossil fuels or the arms industry, as outlined in the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Social Protection report; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36141/23]
621. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for an update on the proposed debate on the Thirty-ninth Amendment of the Constitution (Right to Vote at 16) Bill 2021 (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36407/23]
620. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his views on lowering the voting age to 16 years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36403/23]
619. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for an update on the research in relation to lowering the voting age to 16 years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36402/23]
618. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for an update in relation to the Supreme Court ruling in the case brought by a person (details supplied); if options have been developed; the timeline for the reform of Seanad Éireann; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36401/23]
490. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Education her views on whether there is a need to increase the provision of home school community liaison officers, given there are currently only 530 home school community liaison coordinators covering 693 schools and approximately 207,000 pupils; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36644/23]
489. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Education for a breakdown of schools in the Dublin 6W, Dublin 8, Dublin 10 and Dublin 12 areas; the schools that do not have access to a home school community liaison officer, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36643/23]
488. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Education for a breakdown of schools in the Dublin 6W, Dublin 8, Dublin 10 and Dublin 12 areas; the schools that have access to a home school community liaison officer; if there is full- or part-time access, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36642/23]
444. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Education the intake ratio at secondary level for all school planning areas, broken down by individual school planning area, in each of the years since 2010, or by two-year period, in tabular form (details supplied). [36119/23]
425. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Education when the latest high-level independent review of her Department's current child protection policies and processes will be published. [35753/23]
413. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Education if she will consider increasing the resources available to the home school community liaison scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36645/23]
375. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if his Department will provide funding for NGOs (details supplied) which deal with migrants needing help with visa-related issues; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35919/23]
84. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications for an update in relation to Ireland’s withdrawal from the Energy Charter Treaty; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36148/23]
83. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if the Energy Charter Treaty was discussed at the meeting with EU Energy Ministers in Valladolid on 11 July; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36147/23]
82. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications for an update on the meeting with EU Energy Ministers in Valladolid on 11 July; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36146/23]
9. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Taoiseach if the Attorney General has deposited all his files with the National Archives regarding 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. [36236/23]
7. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Taoiseach if the criminalisation records of individuals convicted of historical homosexual offences belonging to the Attorney General were transferred to the National Archives. [35776/23]
366. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Education the current capacity at secondary level, broken down by individual school planning area, in tabular form. [34904/23]
365. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Education the intake ratio at secondary level for all school planning areas, broken down by individual school planning area, in tabular form. [34903/23]
733. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Health for an update regarding the recruitment of the outstanding nurses promised as part of the 2018 Valproate Response Project, for which funding was confirmed in 2022; if advertising of the positions and interviews have taken place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33720/23]
679. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Health the actions his Department is taking to improve breastfeeding supports and postpartum care; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33534/23]