460. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of young persons in care who turned 18 years of age from 2019 to date by LHO area. [3225/22]
459. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of children in care without an allocated social worker by LHO area. [3224/22]
458. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of children in care placed outside their area of origin by LHO area. [3223/22]
457. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of children in care currently by local area office. [3222/22]
456. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of relative and non-relative carers, respectively approved in each month for the past 36 months by Tusla area. [3221/22]
455. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of children aged under 12 years and aged under 18 years, respectively resident here by Tusla LHO area in tabular form. [3220/22]
454. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of private foster placements in each of the past 36 months by Tusla area. [3219/22]
453. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of children in Tusla care placed outside their area of origin by local office. [3218/22]
452. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of children under 12 years of age in Tusla care by area. [3217/22]
269. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Justice if she will publish the interim report of the Independent Review Group to examine the Offences Against the State Acts compiled in June 2021 and submitted to her Department. [2749/22]
97. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media when the new watchdog Coimisiún na Meán will be established and begin its necessary work; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2437/22]
77. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the way that Sport Ireland and an organisation (details supplied) plan to address the issues of inequality within Irish women’s rugby as highlighted by the recent letter from former and current players; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2438/22]
24. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the plans that exist for the expansion of opening hours of the grounds of the Royal Hospital Kilmainham and the War Memorial Gardens to bring them in line with the nearby Phoenix Park OPW site. [2488/22]
21. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if an update will be provided on the implementation of the recommendations and next steps from the Phoenix Park Transport and Mobility Options report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2554/22]
1537. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Health the actions that are being taken by his Department to improve transgender health services in Ireland and in particular to address the waiting time for first-time appointments which currently stands at two and a half years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63515/21]
1413. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Health the number of homecare hours provided by his Department; and the breakdown of the total provided directly by the HSE, private and voluntary providers, respectively. [63156/21]
1319. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Justice if she will provide an update on and timeline for the Programme for Government commitment to establish a high-level cross Departmental and cross agency taskforce to consider the mental health and addiction challenges of those imprisoned, and primary care support on release; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2283/22]
1268. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Justice the status of the review of the civil legal aid scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1649/22]
1224. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Justice when the departmental report on defamation law will be published (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [63446/21]
1202. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Justice if she will establish a pension scheme for victims of violence on the island of Ireland during the Troubles; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [63157/21]
1186. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Justice the progress of the preparation of the heads of the independent commission on information retrieval Bill as included in the 2021 autumn legislative programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [63015/21]
1110. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of children in foster care placed outside their area of origin in each of the years 2019 to 2021 by Tusla foster care and private foster care companies. [1629/22]
1109. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the amount spent on private foster care companies in 2019, 2020 and 2021, by region and the company receiving this funding. [1628/22]
884. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will examine the system in which persons in receipt of carers allowance are unable to avail of enhanced illness benefit whilst out of work with Covid-19 yet out-of-work persons can claim the pandemic unemployment payment whilst also claiming carer’s allowance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [63261/21]
687. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Defence when the Commission on the Future of the Defence Forces is expected to issue its report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1647/22]
82. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the projected timeline for the completion of the review of terms and conditions for categories of export licences begun by his Department in 2020. [63431/21]
81. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the breakdown of the referrals to the Revenue Commissioners on page 10 of the 2020 Report under the Control of Exports Act 2008 by producer, country of destination; the rejection rate of these referrals; and the breakdown of the reasons for rejection. [63430/21]
80. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the assessment criteria in relation to site inspections referenced on page 10 of the 2020 Report under the Control of Exports Act 2008; the extra security provisions for virtual inspections; the number of total inspections that took place; the number of inspections passed and failed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63429/21]
7. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the value of military export licences, by country, for each of the past five years. [62127/21]
6. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the value of dual-use export licences, by country, for each of the past five years. [62126/21]
574. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Health the progress that has been made on the commitment in the programme for Government to work with key stakeholders to introduce a public health obesity Bill, including examining restrictions on promotion and advertising aimed at children; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61253/21]
564. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Health his plans to amend the Covid-19 vaccination certificate system to include information on booster shots; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61208/21]
276. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs his views on matters following his recent visit to Palestine (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60346/21]
230. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the amount of large-scale sporting infrastructure funding that has been drawn down in the past five years in respect of Departmental funding sports grant funding which requires 30% matched funding in both total amount per annum and the percentage of the total allocated funding in tabular form. [60345/21]
83. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Education when a school (details supplied) will be provided with a sensory area, gross motor area, behavioural therapist, occupational therapist and a speech and language therapist; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59540/21]
151. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Justice the number of overall asylum spaces that have been granted to refugees in Ireland in each of the years from 2015 to date; the average length of time the asylum application takes; and the breakdown of country of origin for successful applications on a yearly basis for the time period specified. [59170/21]
106. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the progress that has been made during this parliamentary term on the commitment in the Good Friday Agreement to establish a bill of rights for citizens in Northern Ireland. [59309/21]
581. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Health the number of home care hours allocated by the HSE; the number which are currently provided; the steps his Department is taking to make up the shortfall in care providers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58689/21]
469. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Justice if she will provide an update on the Programme for Government commitment to introduce a scheme for the expunging of criminal records for gay men convicted of historical offences; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58677/21]
442. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the anticipated timeline for the stakeholder meetings taking place for the national access plan for 2022-2026. [58327/21]
187. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Transport when the pension increase agreed with CIÉ workers in July 2021 will be signed into law; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58790/21]
309. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Justice the details of all harm reduction interventions, for example, naloxone distribution and needle exchange available in each prison; the number of persons who availed of each intervention in 2020 and to date in 2021, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58147/21]
308. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Justice the number of persons who availed of each drug and alcohol service provided in each prison in 2020 and to date in 2021; the range of the shortest and longest of waiting list times for accessing each service; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58146/21]
307. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Justice the way drug and alcohol treatment services were provided in each prison in 2021, for example, in-person, by video or by telephone; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58145/21]
306. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Justice the details of all drug and alcohol treatment services available to prisoners in each prison in 2021, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58144/21]
494. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Health when he last met the National Immunisation Advisory Committee in relation to advice regarding a widespread booster campaign; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56827/21]
269. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the restrictions in place preventing local councils leasing property from investment firms implicated in war crimes (details supplied). [56950/21]
254. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the details of plans to cut trees in the War Memorial Gardens, Islandbridge, Dublin 8; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57363/21]
287. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Justice the timeline for the review and the publishing of the report into the Special Criminal Court. [56694/21]