512. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Justice the details of any inquiry into the allegations made by an organisation in its mission to Ireland in 1977 which specifically references the case of a person (details supplied). [47615/21]
443. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Social Protection the details of any proposed change in calculating the State pension (contributory) moving from the total contributions approach and yearly average methods to the total contributions approach only method; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47731/21]
68. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the way the arts sector has used Departmental funding to advance and support the artistic community over the past year and the resulted benefits to the arts community and wider communities across Ireland; the way she plans to support resources for the arts community going forward (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47936/21]
13. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the status of the Online Safety and Media Regulations Bill 2020; and if she plans to bring this Bill through the Houses of the Oireachtas in the coming session. [47935/21]
47. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the status of the implementation of the Independent Commission on Information Retrieval contained in the Stormont House Agreement which requires legislation to be passed through Dáil Éireann in the context of the current discussions in relation to legacy issues regarding the Troubles prompted by British proposals of a general amnesty. [42382/21]
35. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs his views on adding a human rights observation mandate to MINURSO when it is renewed in October 2021. [42383/21]
243. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Transport if he will re-examine licensing laws surrounding mopeds recognising the excessive qualification criteria for use in Ireland which are out of step with the EU; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46055/21]
87. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Education the steps her Department has made to further the availability of ASD education in Dublin 8. [45689/21]
76. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the current approximate wait time for first-time passport applicants to receive their passport; and when his Department estimates the wait time will return to its pre-pandemic duration. [45328/21]
419. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will consider making it mandatory for all crèches to undergo inspection from Tusla upon their opening and to have regular inspections taking place once operational; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44438/21]
127. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Transport if he has instructed the NTA to engage with local residents and business owners in Kimmage in relation to the BusConnects plans following a recent Dublin City Council motion and signed letter from locals and elected representatives. [43478/21]
20. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the commencement date of the feed-in tariff scheme for the national grid. [43479/21]
729. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Health the action he and his Department are taking in view of a recent judicial review which overturned permission for medically supervised injection centres in Dublin city to ensure that these important services are offered without delay. [43979/21]
606. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Health when phase 2 of the digital vaccine certificate programme will begin which will allow citizens vaccinated outside the EU to obtain a digital certificate. [43323/21]
537. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Justice if she plans to request an inquiry into the treatment of persons (details supplied) in police custody; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43321/21]
1223. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Health if his Department will move to abolish the current ban on gay and bisexual men donating blood and the introduction of an individualised risk assessment system for all prospective donors, similar to that now in place in the UK and Northern Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42113/21]
1222. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Health when his Department will publish the second National Action Plan on Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) 2021- 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42111/21]
786. 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. [43012/21]
785. 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. [43011/21]
765. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the estimated cost of extending aftercare supports to persons up until the age of 26 years. [42333/21]
749. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the amount of the total budget for Tusla in 2021 that was set aside for counselling services. [41805/21]
748. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 42 of 8 September 2020, the status of the 13 trainee psychologists who were being funded in September 2020; and if any additional psychologists have been funded for training and or employed since that date. [41804/21]
718. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Social Protection her position on budget proposals submitted to her by an organisation (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42719/21]
618. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Education when the stakeholder process on planning for an alternate sitting of the leaving certificate 2022 will commence; if she will ensure that an organisation (details supplied) is central to this process; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42718/21]
425. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will provide an itemised list of sections of the Good Friday Agreement; and the status of the implementation or lack thereof of each section. [42055/21]
3096. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Health if Ireland will recognise the Digital COVID Certificate issued by Switzerland which was approved by the European Commission on 8 July 2021 for the purposes of non-essential travel to Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40254/21]
2795. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Health the provision that has been made for EU Digital COVID Certificates for Irish citizens who have been vaccinated in Canada and the US; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39208/21]
2672. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Health the specific points upon which the suspension of the North Inner City Drugs and Alcohol Task Force is based; the evidence which has been used for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38738/21]
2584. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Health when he expects NIAC and HSE approval for Covid-19 vaccination of children aged 12 to 15 to be approved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38282/21]
2224. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Health if he will authorise pharmacies to provide Covid-19 vaccines to the 35-40 age cohort. [37007/21]
2193. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Health if he will extend the ability for those aged 35-40 years to register directly with pharmacies for vaccination in line with the system now in place for 18-34 year olds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36900/21]
2187. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Health the reason Ireland has not been sharing Covid-19 data with the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (details supplied). [36362/21]
2184. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Health the proposed future usage of Crumlin Children’s Hospital once the new national children’s hospital opens; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36872/21]
2183. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 430 of 1 July 2021, the timeline for the construction of the Drimnagh primary care centre. [36871/21]
2048. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Health if pharmacies will be permitted to administer vaccines (details supplied) to the under 50s cohort in view of the NIAC recommendation that vaccines may be administered to persons aged under 50. [36363/21]
1916. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Health if he will allow persons vaccinated with a vaccine (details supplied) an exemption from the mandatory hotel quarantine system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35862/21]
1915. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Health if he will work to obtain European Medicines Agency approval of a vaccine (details supplied) given it is already approved by the WHO and many Irish persons in particular those residing in the Middle East have already received this vaccine. [35861/21]
1894. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Health the reason the fair and fast inquiry into epilim sodium valproate committed to by him in November 2020 has not yet commenced (details supplied); and the timeline for its commencement. [35773/21]
1426. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Health the measures that are being put in place to remove the barriers for those seeking a diagnosis for autism spectrum condition which currently costs in excess of €800 per test; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39412/21]
1419. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Health the measures that his Department has introduced and implemented to increase services available to high functioning autistic persons; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39413/21]
1319. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Justice if she has considered the designation status of Georgia as safe for the purposes of international protection considering recent events (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39063/21]
1292. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the steps his Department will take to ensure the implementation of the Memorandum of Understanding for a Framework of Co-operation between the Government of the State of Israel and the Government of Ireland in the field of Industrial Scientific Research and Technological Development is line with European law in relation to differentiation between Israel and the illegal settlements and territories that have been illegally occupied and annexed by the state of Israel (details supplied).. [40866/21]
1291. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will provide a list of Irish and Israeli Government agencies, research institutes, institutions of higher education and or third-level colleges and industrial sectors and or companies that his Department has engaged with in the past three years in relation to Article 1 of the Memorandum of Understanding for a Framework of Co-operation between the Government of the State of Israel and the Government of Ireland in the field of Industrial Scientific Research and Technological Development (details supplied). [40864/21]
956. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Education further to Parliamentary Question No. 192 of 14 July 2021, if specific examples will be provided of the steps she will take to rectify the matter given the admission that a more strategic approach is required for the training of SNAs. [39542/21]
939. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Education the proposed reforms that are planned by her Department for the early start system to aid autistic children. [39199/21]
938. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Education the plans that have been put in place for the provision of new schools for the Dublin 12 area and in particular ASD education given the expansion of the area with over 6,000 new residents in the next two years. [39198/21]
937. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Education the progress that has been made to secure an autism class in a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39197/21]
864. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the measures he, his Department and the Government are taking to give legislative effect to the Independent Commission on Information Retrieval which requires legislation passed through the Houses of the Oireachtas (details supplied). [40863/21]
810. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the provision that has been made for EU Digital COVID Certificates for Irish citizens who have been vaccinated in Canada and the United States of America; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39207/21]