1310. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the reasoning for the difference between the referral process for applicants to YouthReach and CTCs; the reason that there is a requirement to be in receipt of social welfare to access the latter but not the former; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42809/22]
1228. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of foster carers receiving an enhanced payment; the reasons for the enhanced payments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42753/22]
1213. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will provide a breakdown of the placement used by the out-of-hours social work service in the past 18 months, in tabular form. [42218/22]
1212. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of social workers who are qualified to undertake joint interviews with gardaí, broken down by region. [42217/22]
1211. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of applications to foster that have been received by Tusla in each of the past 18 months, broken down by local area office. [42214/22]
1210. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of expressions of interest in fostering that have been received by Tusla in each of the past 18 months, broken down by local area office. [42213/22]
820. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Education the total number of education welfare officer posts, broken down by local area office; and the number of education welfare officers actually employed, broken down by local area office. [42212/22]
786. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Defence the current status and future plans for the site on Montpellier Hill beside the Criminal Courts on Parkgate Street, in particular the use of the derelict building known as the red house formally used by G2 during the emergency period; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43033/22]
727. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the measures he will be implementing under Budget 23 to increase overseas aid to reach the target of 0.7% of GNI in overseas aid in line with commitments in the Programme for Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42667/22]
694. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the efforts that are being made by him and his Department to have the United States government appoint a special envoy to Northern Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42011/22]
542. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his Department will introduce a biodiversity Act to legally underpin the forthcoming biodiversity action plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42497/22]
538. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide an update on legislation being prepared to give effect to the commitment in the climate action plan to ban the installation of fossil fuel boilers in new homes by 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42429/22]
519. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will extend the recent amendment to increase the single HAP rate to the couples' rate to existing HAP tenancies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42124/22]
489. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the number of staff who work in the RTÉ archive department. [42859/22]
445. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the reason that Kilmainham gate in the War Memorial Gardens, Inchicore is locked at night while the Islandbridge and Ballyfermot gates are open 24-7; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42415/22]
437. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if his Department will install public water dispensers in the War Memorial Gardens, the Royal Hospital Kilmainham and the Phoenix Park, recognising the great public benefit they will bring along with a correspondent reduction in plastic consumption. [42070/22]
72. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the efforts that are being made by his Department to curtail the increase in prices being charged by energy providers in the State, given the current cost-of-living crisis, to ensure citizens are not being taken advantage of by these companies, many of which are showing record profits in 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42487/22]
26. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the action his Department is taking to ensure the employment regulation order in relation to the minimum rate of pay for security workers will go ahead despite a High Court injunction; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43385/22]
1808. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost of providing free contraceptives to all persons regardless of age or gender given the roll-out of free contraceptives to females aged under 25 years. [40560/22]
1761. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Health the particulars that constitute a relevant person in which section 20 applies under the Children and Family Relationships Act 2015; if a relevant person can apply without the consent of the mother; and if the relevant person can be someone who is not a husband, civil partner or cohabitant of the mother. [40289/22]
1510. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Justice the number of posts advertised by her Department through the mobility scheme at Assistant Principal and Principal Officer levels to date in 2022, in tabular form; the title of each post advertised, the number of applicants for each post, the number of applicants shortlisted for interview, if a suitable applicant was identified for the post; and if not, the way that the post was filled. [39883/22]
1232. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will engage with unions in relation to redundancy packages for staff affected by the recent tendering process for employment services ensuring that they are fair and higher than standard statutory redundancy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40458/22]
1148. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Education when a school (details supplied) will have the services of a behaviour therapist, speech and language therapists, occupational therapist, on-site nurse and access to a play therapist. [41361/22]
1054. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Education the number of posts advertised by her Department through the mobility scheme at Assistant Principal and Principal Officer levels to date in 2022, in tabular form; the title of each post advertised, the number of applicants for each post, the number of applicants shortlisted for interview, if a suitable applicant was identified for the post; and if not, the way that the post was filled. [39879/22]
912. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the number of posts advertised by his Department through the mobility scheme at assistant principal and principal officer levels to date in 2022, in tabular form; the title of each post advertised, the number of applicants for each post, the number of applicants shortlisted for interview, if a suitable applicant was identified for the post; and if not, the way that the post was filled. [39882/22]
465. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 272 of 13 January 2021, when the requested information which has been repeatedly sought regarding reports of investigation of complaints against management of Kilmainham Gaol will be provided. [40212/22]
334. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Finance the number of posts advertised by his Department through the mobility scheme at assistant principal and principal officer levels to date in 2022, in tabular form; the title of each post advertised, the number of applicants for each post, the number of applicants shortlisted for interview, if a suitable applicant was identified for the post; and if not, the way that the post was filled. [39881/22]
323. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Finance the reason that alcohol-free beverages cost the same as their alcoholic counterparts given that no excuse duty applies; and if he will take appropriate steps to ensure that there is a price differential to encourage more persons to switch to alcohol-free drinks. [39696/22]
72. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the number of posts advertised by his Department through the mobility scheme at Assistant Principal and Principal Officer levels to date in 2022, in tabular form; the title of each post advertised, the number of applicants for each post, the number of applicants shortlisted for interview, if a suitable applicant was identified for the post; and if not, the way that the post was filled. [39880/22]
32. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the reason that payment is capped at 70% and €110 per day in relation to the Sick Leave Bill 2022; the reason that a doctor’s note is required for one day under the Bill given that the cost of attending a general practitioner would negate the actual payment eligible for low paid workers under the Bill; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40405/22]
445. 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. [38241/22]
762. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Health when a school (details supplied) will have the following services; behaviour therapist, speech and language therapists, occupational therapist, on-site nurse and access to a play therapist. [37993/22]
752. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Justice the steps that are being taken by her Department and the Criminal Assets Bureau to tackle illegal paramilitary groupings in relation to their assets and illegal money-lending activities. [37974/22]
728. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Justice the number of affirmed decisions by the International Protection Appeals Tribunal; and the number of recommendations that have been set aside in the past 12 months. [37254/22]
727. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Justice the number of decisions issued by the International Protection Office in the past 12 months under headings (details supplied) in tabular form. [37253/22]
664. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will report on the provision of specific pathways of support to reach under-represented minorities within the autism community including members of Traveller, ethnic minorities and LGBTQIA+ communities. [37131/22]
602. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide an update on her Department’s consideration of proposals regarding extending free travel eligibility for people with epilepsy who are unable to drive as a result of their condition; if these proposals will be considered in the context of the upcoming budget; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37240/22]
574. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Education the status of the proposed implementation of ASD classes and units in Dublin 12 in the schools currently without any (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37991/22]
89. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Health his views on the exclusion of vulnerable individuals such as newly arrived asylum seekers, from access to abortion services without charge on the basis that they do not have a personal public service number; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37248/22]
342. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Health if he will ensure that the first line treatment for hyperemesis gravidarum is reimbursed on the drugs payment and medical card schemes; and if he will provide an update same. [36726/22]
339. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Education the current status of the early intervention special therapy programme for schools which was launched in 2018; the schools currently included in the Dublin South Central area; and the plans for a wider roll-out of the scheme. [35423/22]
214. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Finance the steps that have been taken by his Department in line with European Union law to ensure that Ireland's bilateral agreement with Morocco relating to double taxation does not cover territory in occupied Western Sahara. [33559/22]
129. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the steps that have been taken by his Department in line with the Court of Justice of the European Union decisions to ensure that the European Union agreement with Morocco on additional liberalisation of trade in agricultural and fish products does not cover territory in occupied Western Sahara. [33561/22]
128. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the steps that have been taken by his Department in line with European Union to ensure that the European Union-Morocco Association Agreement does not cover territory in occupied Western Sahara. [33560/22]
202. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the current status of St. Andrew's Church, Suffolk Street, Dublin 2 which is owned by Tourism Ireland and that has been vacant and on sale for over five years; the number of offers that have been received for the site; the works that are being carried out to maintain the structure and prevent dereliction; if her Department has sought alternative purposes for which it could use the site; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33470/22]
191. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Finance if he will consider an amendment to the Credit Union Act 1994 to permit credit unions to include a statement when issuing the notice of the AGM to each eligible member in the notice to the effect that the annual accounts may be obtained on the website of the credit union or at the registered office of the credit union (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33302/22]
762. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Health the number of wardship applications that were made by the HSE in March, April, May and to date in June 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32105/22]
572. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Education if she will provide an update on the extension works to be carried out at a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32521/22]
560. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Education if she will give consideration to the extension of deferred sitting of exams in future for those who suffer an episode during an exam (details supplied). [32182/22]