213. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will consent to amendments of the Phoenix Park bye laws by the Commissioners of the Office of Public Works in respect to allowing for the enforcement of the 30 km per hour speed limit in the park. [52530/22]
124. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Health his views on whether Ireland's national action plan on antimicrobial resistance is sufficiently robust to address the significant issue of antimicrobial resistance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51007/22]
88. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Health if he will provide details of long-Covid supports for children; his views on whether current supports are sufficient; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51008/22]
50. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Justice the steps that are being taken to address the lack of judges in the Irish legal system; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51006/22]
223. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Health if current final year counselling psychology doctoral students will have access to the €750,000 announced to fund counselling psychology training places in 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52151/22]
222. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Health when the €750,000 funding for counselling psychology training places in 2023 will commence; if it will be accessible for current students or only for students present in the new academic year beginning September 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52150/22]
875. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on whether the Government provides sufficient research support in relation to understanding antimicrobial resistance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51004/22]
760. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Health the number of children under 12 years diagnosed with long-Covid; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51484/22]
759. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Health if he will provide a breakdown of members of multidisciplinary teams by speciality who are supporting young persons affected by long-Covid in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51483/22]
757. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the Citizens’ Assembly on drug use; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51481/22]
693. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Health the reason counselling psychologists are included in the budget 2023 announcement of €750,000 to support counselling and psychology training places, but not educational psychologists, given they both train and are qualified to work in mental health services post qualification. [51242/22]
670. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Justice if she will provide an update on the details of a citizenship application (details supplied) which has been ongoing since 2006 without a resolution; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52033/22]
653. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Justice the total number of community gardaí posts nationally broken down by division; and the total number of such posts currently filled broken down by division. [51502/22]
561. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will release the minutes from the childminding steering group meetings. [51275/22]
560. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will provide an update on the childminding steering group; and when the group is expected to publish its report. [51274/22]
556. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will commit to including the cuts in childcare costs announced in Budget 2023 in aspects of the ECCE given that all providers are not registered with the national childcare scheme and not all parents will benefit from the Budget 2023 announcements as it stands. [51248/22]
443. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Education the legislation upon which the school patronage process is based; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51511/22]
440. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Education the supports that her Department is providing to schools to assist children missing school due to the effects of long-Covid; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51485/22]
330. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide an update on the proposed new planning legislation in preparation by his Department (details supplied); and the expected timeline for the introduction. [51216/22]
247. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Transport if he will examine the feasibility of increasing the frequency of the new Route 60 bus as part of the G-Spine Bus Connects. [51765/22]
244. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Transport if he will contact and request Go Ahead Ireland to reinstate its 7:30 am service on bus route 17 as a matter of urgency. [51480/22]
243. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Transport the steps that he and his Department will take to expand access to EV charging facilities for persons living in terraced housing given the failure of Dublin City Council to do so; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51479/22]
242. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Transport if his Department can review the rules and regulations concerning rickshaws; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51478/22]
176. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications in addition to the Climate Action Plans if his Department will publish a long-term climate action plan which focuses on post-2030 targets; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51214/22]
132. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will provide additional funding per registered PhD student to each university to allow them to pay an increased stipend, bringing their income in line with the €28,000 paid to individuals on the PhD Innovate for Ireland programme. [51670/22]
124. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the supports that his Department provides for research for new antibiotics; his views on whether this is sufficient; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51005/22]
51. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if his Department will gift vacant unused Garda stations to the relevant local authorities for the purpose of public housing given the unprecedented housing crisis that exists. [50399/22]
628. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Health the supports that his Department and HSE are putting in place to ensure that sufficient educational and child psychologists are being trained and retained to tackle staffing issues within CAMHS. [49513/22]
627. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Health if he will provide updated figures on the number of whole-time equivalent psychologist positions filled in CAMHS given that only 92.3 of the 190 positions recommend in the vision for change model 15 years ago have been filled as of February 2022. [49512/22]
605. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Justice the legislative timeline for the progression of the family courts Bill; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50124/22]
328. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when he will announce a package to deal with the issue of apartment fire defects in Celtic tiger-era apartments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50064/22]
247. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Transport if he will increase the frequency of route 60, the new G-Spine BusConnects service which will replace route 79/79a (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50086/22]
216. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Transport if he will increase the fine for parking bus lanes in line with doubling of the fixed-charge penalty for parking on footpaths, cycle lanes or bus lanes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49464/22]
201. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the protections which will be extended to pay-as-you-go energy customers to prevent disconnections this winter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50139/22]
103. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Education when her Department last assessed the need for an additional secondary school in Dublin 8; and if her Department will do so again on foot of the publication of the latest Census results. [49956/22]
357. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Health the eligibility requirements in relation to the €750,000 for the scheme that was announced for counselling and psychology training places in a new HSE initiative; the timeline for the distribution of same; the breakdown of the funding, including wage supports, fee reduction, subsidies and so on; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49207/22]
187. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the progress that his Department has made in relation to the drafting of legislation required to create a longer-term repair scheme for defective Celtic Tiger-era apartment buildings. [49148/22]
186. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the progress that his Department has made in relation to the options that are being considered to tackle defects such as fire safety failures, water ingress and structural issues in several Celtic Tiger-era apartment buildings. [49147/22]
27. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the actions that Ireland is taking in its role on the United Nations Security Council in relation to Western Sahara. [48633/22]
131. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform when he will make a decision on the recommendations made in a report (details supplied) on the pay and conditions of secretarial assistants in the Houses of the Oireachtas. [48933/22]
555. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Justice if she will report on the exploration of the potential of an online portal for road users to upload footage of road traffic offences as published in the Road Safety Strategy 2021-2030 on 14 December 2021 (details supplied). [48456/22]
552. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Justice if he will provide an update on the Judicial Planning Working Group; when the report following the public consultation will be published; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48412/22]
509. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if the Budget 2023 announcement of a €500 stipend increase to PhD students under Science Foundation Ireland and the Irish Research Council funding will be extended to include all PHD students; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48347/22]
504. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will extend the €1,000 rebate for undergraduate students to those studying at masters and postgraduate level; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48199/22]
481. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if the cut in childcare fees will apply to non-national childcare scheme registered creches; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48410/22]
479. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the measures that will be put in place for those families who employ in-house childminders in the context of the reduction in the costs of children announced in budget 2023. [48400/22]