1161. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Justice for an update on Operation Citizen; the number of gardaí involved in this operation; the amount of funding it has received; the number of arrests and prosecutions arising from the operation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35280/24]
1160. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Justice for an update in on Operation Saul; the number of gardaí involved in this operation; the amount of funding it has received; the number of arrests and prosecutions arising from the operation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35279/24]
1127. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Justice the average processing time for the de facto partner of an Irish or non-EEA national visa application. [34878/24]
1116. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Justice when she will commence the agreed programme for Government commitment to review of the Multi-Unit Developments Act 2011; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34748/24]
1115. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Justice to provide a detailed response outlining the schedule of meetings and proposed work of the housing and justice interdepartmental group to consider further regulatory measures for owner management companies in the context of the interim remediation scheme for fire safety defects and the proposed statutory remediation scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34747/24]
1103. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Justice the number of addiction counsellors employed by the Irish Prison Service, by institution and by year, from 2013 to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34544/24]
1089. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Justice if the IPS carried out adequate best practices to prevent the recent spate of overdoses in a facility (details supplied) and if measures have been taken to prevent such an event reoccurring. [34436/24]
1088. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Justice if the recommendations of a report (details supplied) have been implemented; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34435/24]
1076. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Justice the reason part 56, 4 (a) of the Road Traffic Act 1961 is still enforced, given that proof of insurance is visible through the Garda mobility app. [34226/24]
1070. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Justice the numbers of fixed charge notices served for the offence of failure by a vehicle to obey traffic lights, for each of the past ten years, by Garda district, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34140/24]
1039. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Justice regarding new visa rules around arrivals from South Africa, if consideration will be given to an exemption period to give South African nationals who booked flights to Ireland before 10 July, but arrive after 10 August, the ability to travel without a visa (details supplied). [33776/24]
920. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Social Protection to consider backdating eligible claims for jobseeker’s benefit, once the jobseeker’s pay-related benefit programme for individuals who presently find themselves losing out twice due to the timing of commencement and implementation of it systems required for the new system; if such backdating can take place from 15 July when the Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2024 was signed into law; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34044/24]
870. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if legislation will be amended in respect to the RTB whereby if the landlord has a letting agent, that agent is not subject to the RTB, and is not obliged to identify the landlord they are acting on behalf of; thus meaning tenants are unable to secure their legal tenancy rights. [35540/24]
856. 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. [35304/24]
855. 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. [35303/24]
851. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will implement Article 50 of the Habitats Directive. [35157/24]
850. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his views on the use of cherry laurel in Ireland; if it should be recognised as an invasive species; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35156/24]
823. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide a detailed response outlining the schedule of meetings and proposed work of the Housing and Justice interdepartmental group to consider further regulatory measures for owner management companies in the context of the interim remediation scheme for fire safety defects and the proposed statutory remediation scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34746/24]
625. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Education the status of an application from a school [details supplied] for the School Photovoltaic Programme and to provide a timeline for the processing of the same. [35054/24]
624. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Education to provide details, for all second-level education institutions aided by her Department, showing for each school the quantity (number) and total land area (in hectares) of grass pitches owned, in tabular form. [35050/24]
623. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Education to provide a list of all second-level education institutions aided by her Department, that participated in Basketball Ireland’s post-primary schools league basketball in 2023-2024, in tabular form. [35049/24]
557. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Education further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 846 of 23 July 2024 and 424 of 9 April 2024, all second level education institutions aided by her Department located on public land and all second level institutions not included in her responses to those questions for which there is public land allocated for the location of those schools, including sites acquired before 9 April 2024 as well as sites acquired after 9 April 2024, in tabular form. [34465/24]
536. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Education to identify all second-level education institutions aided by her Department, which have been newly established since 2011 and whose patronage was determined by parental preference in accordance with the patronage process for new schools overseen by the new schools establishment group, providing in each case the school roll number, patronage body and ethos. [34314/24]
529. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Education to provide a list of all second-level education institutions, aided by her Department, that are affiliated with the Irish Schools’ Athletics Association, the governing body for post-primary schools athletics, in tabular form. [34232/24]
528. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Education for a list of all second-level education institutions aided by her Department that provided physical education as a leaving certificate subject, for each school year since 2018, in tabular form. [34228/24]
482. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the value of military export licences, by country, for each of the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35321/24]
427. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the number of times in the past five years the elevator in Kilmainham Gaol has ceased to function and the cost of call out maintenance fees in each instance, in tabular form.. [35052/24]
408. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if he will provide a list of all OPW-owned property which is currently vacant, derelict or disused, the current status, location and last use purpose and date of each, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34192/24]
281. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Transport the number of anti-social behaviour complaints/reports submitted to Dublin Bus in each of the past ten years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35295/24]
280. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Transport the number of anti-social behaviour complaints/reports submitted to Bus Éireann in each of the past ten years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35294/24]
279. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Transport the number of anti-social behaviour complaints/reports submitted to Irish Rail in each of the past ten years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35293/24]
257. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Transport the number of times in the last five years that the escalator at the entrance of Connolly station has failed to function and the cost of repair call out fees to remedy in each instance, in tabular form. [35051/24]
183. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Transport if there is an emergency plan for serious incidents occurring on the M50 which entail alternative options other than shutting down the road itself; if consideration has been given to recruit council workers to deal with such scenario in tandem with An Garda Síochána; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33773/24]
170. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence for an update on the timeframe in which it is intended to procure a new multi-role vessel; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35327/24]
169. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence for an update in relation to the progress of the Defence Forces built infrastructure programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35326/24]
168. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence for an update in relation to the progress of the Defence Forces equipment development plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35325/24]
167. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence for a full list of the value of equipment purchased and procured for the Defence Forces for each of the past five years, by country of origin, of goods and services, and their value, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35324/24]
166. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence for a full list of capital works projects valued at over €1 million commenced by the Defence Forces in each of the past ten years, in tabular form, including the completion, or anticipated completion date of each capital project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35323/24]
165. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence for an update on the implementation of the 130 recommendations arising from the Defence Forces high-level action plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35322/24]
164. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence for an update in relation to the current operational status of all military vehicles owned by the Naval Service and Air Corps; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35320/24]
163. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence for an update in relation to the replacement of the Government's Learjet; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35319/24]
60. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if Ireland is compliant with the European Council Common Position 2008/944/CFSP of 8 December 2008 in relation to checks on US military at Shannon Airport on goods destined for Israel; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35318/24]
8. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Taoiseach the number of full- and part-time staff, broken down by rank, assigned to the National Security Analysis Centre, in tabular form; the number of positions currently vacant; and his views on whether the centre’s current capacity is sufficient. [35312/24]
6. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Taoiseach for an update on the development of Ireland’s national security strategy; and to provide a timeline for its publication. [35306/24]
2662. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the number of legal cases taken by her Department or by State agencies bodies under her Departments aegis against another Department, Government agencies or State bodies in each of the past five years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31370/24]
2600. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of legal cases taken by his Department or by State agencies bodies under his Departments aegis against another Department, Government agencies or State bodies in each of the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31365/24]
2585. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science for an update on the work of the Prison Education Taskforce; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31226/24]
2492. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Health the future use plans for a hospital location (details supplied); and the position regarding right of way access for locals. [33293/24]
2152. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Health if asthma will be added to the list of long-term illnesses covered by the long-term illness scheme and make persons with asthma eligible for a medical or GP visit card. [31759/24]