577. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the steps he will take either alone or through the European Union to uphold international law in the Lachin corridor to protect Armenian citizens currently facing blockade and starvation in the area, and to ensure the opening of the Lachin corridor (details supplied). [13968/23]
559. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will release all his Departmental files to 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; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13751/23]
466. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his plans to prevent thousands of people being evicted into homelessness from 1 April 2023. [13281/23]
465. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the amount of additional funding that will be made available to each local authority to increase the level of emergency accommodation provision; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13277/23]
464. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of people currently in emergency accommodation, by each local authority, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13276/23]
463. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of emergency accommodation beds operated by each local authority, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13275/23]
462. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the amount of additional funding that will be made available to each local authority to purchase homes under the tenant-in-situ scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13273/23]
461. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the maximum number of units which will be purchased under the tenant-in-situ scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13272/23]
431. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the amount being provided to allow local authorities to purchase tenant in-situ properties, by each local authority, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12970/23]
430. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the breakdown, by local authority for the number of tenant in-situ properties bought by local authorities since the measure was introduced, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12969/23]
429. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the timeline for when legislation will be introduced to give tenants first refusal on purchasing their home if the landlord is selling it, or failing that, offered for purchase by an approved housing body; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12968/23]
428. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the measures he will put in place to assist emergency accommodation providers to expand the capacity to accommodate people presenting to homeless services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12967/23]
427. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the breakdown, by local authority area which outlines the locations for each of the housing units mentioned by An Taoiseach in Leaders Questions on 7 March 2023 (details supplied), in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12966/23]
388. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she will provide an update on the night-time economy forum which took place on 17 January 2023; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13257/23]
387. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she will provide an update on the work of the night-time economy taskforce; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13256/23]
386. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she will provide an update on the planned legislation in relation to the establishment of a register for short-term rental properties (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13255/23]
291. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Transport the number of Airport police staff that have training in relation to human trafficking awareness or human trafficking indicators; to what level this training is provided; if this training is provided on an ongoing basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13435/23]
290. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Transport the number of Marine Survey Office staff that have been training in relation to human trafficking awareness or human trafficking indicators; to what level this training is provided; if this training is provided on an ongoing basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13434/23]
289. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Transport if he will provide an update on the plans to change the 54A bus route and if it is possible to retain the route as is; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13405/23]
266. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Transport the timeline for when the Cabra and Kylemore Road Dart stations, included in the GDA Transport Strategy, will begin design work; and when they are planned to be constructed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12971/23]
150. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the Workplace Relations Commission inspection staff that have training in relation to human trafficking awareness or human trafficking indicators; to what level this training is provided; if this training is provided on an ongoing basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13436/23]
132. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Taoiseach if he will release all his Departmental files to 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. [13754/23]
337. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Health the number of public health nurses and the number of vacant public health nurse positions in each location within CHO9; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12125/23]
336. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Health if he will provide a breakdown of the 173 public health nurses in CHO9; the number that are full-time or part-time; the grades they are on; the annual nursing hours provided in each location; the annual changes on these factors over the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12124/23]
285. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will, within the international protection system, distinguish victims of trafficking in accommodation in order that they can take trips home to see family, as part of their recovery and integration process. [12007/23]
234. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Health the reason the costs of the prescription medications melatonin and propranolol are not covered by the medical card; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11851/23]
187. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Justice the total number of instances where a fee of €300 was paid for the issuing of an IRP (formerly GNIB) card including both registration and renewal, by year, from 2013 to date; and the total income from this activity. [11680/23]
100. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the status of the proposed renovation of the Magazine Fort in the Phoenix Park; if funding has been assigned to the project; if so, the amount; the proposed timeline for works to commence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11906/23]
99. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the status of the proposed walking and cycling bridge across the River Liffey from the War Memorial Gardens, Islandbridge; if funding has been assigned to the project; if so, the amount; the proposed timeline for works to commence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11905/23]
702. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide an update on work towards achieving the SDG targets; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11427/23]
476. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will provide an update on work towards achieving the SDG targets; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11424/23]
329. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will provide an update on work towards achieving the SDG targets; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11426/23]
317. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 249 and 295 of 28 February 2023, if further clarification will be provided (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11494/23]
158. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will provide an update on work towards achieving the sustainable development goal targets. [11425/23]
223. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he agrees with the former Attorney General of Israel (details supplied) that this is now a one-state reality, with two different peoples living with unequal rights, and that Israel's entire society is implicit in this unjust reality; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10647/23]
222. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he considers the unequal treatment of Palestinians in Israel and in the occupied Palestinian territory, as well as the discriminatory practices towards the Palestinian people on a regular basis, as crimes against humanity which the international community is obliged to oppose and to act, individually and collectively, to end. [10646/23]
157. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Health the number of public health nurse posts filled in each CHO area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10291/23]
156. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Health the number of public health nurse posts in each CHO area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10290/23]
150. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Justice the number of community gardaí assigned to each station within the DMR west and DMR south central areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10428/23]
90. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence how many engineer corps officers serve in transformation and innovation roles at the Defence Forces headquarters or at Department of Defence level; the periods of these appointments; if his Department sent out expressions of interest for these appointments and secondments; and, if not, if he will he provide the selection criteria. [10322/23]
89. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence how many engineer officers have been refused a leave of absence and secondment since 2012. [10321/23]
88. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence how many engineer officers were allowed to go on leave of absence and secondments from 2012 to 2022. [10320/23]
87. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence how many engineer corps officers have been seconded to his Department in the past four years; and to which body and when. [10319/23]
86. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the total number of officers in the Defence Forces who have been seconded since 2014, and specifically to the European Defence Agency and his Department. [10318/23]
606. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the work of the Ballyfermot, canal communities, Dublin 12, and south-inner city drug and alcohol task forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9831/23]
519. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Justice when the statistics around identification of victims of trafficking for 2022 will be released by his Department. [10093/23]
504. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Justice if he will provide an update on the work of the Expert Forum on Anti-Social Behaviour; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9832/23]
503. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Justice if he will provide an update on the work of the Garda Operation Préachán; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9830/23]
502. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Justice the number of gardaí by rank in each Garda station in the Dublin south west regional division as of 1 February 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9829/23]
501. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Justice if he will provide an update on the work of the Cherry Orchard Implementation Board; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9828/23]