721. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Health the hospitals that currently operate a helipad within hospital grounds that are opened on a 24-7 basis; and the hospitals that have a helipad within hospital grounds but are not opened on a 24-7 basis. [34955/20]
621. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Justice the Garda stations she has visited as Minister since 1 August 2020; and the date and purpose of each visit to each station in tabular form. [34963/20]
620. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Justice the number of Garda CCTV cameras located in each location in tabular form; if all cameras are currently working in full order; and if all Garda CCTV cameras are monitored on a 24/7 basis. [34962/20]
619. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Justice the status of the implementation of the recommendations of the 2013 Smithwick Report. [34950/20]
577. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the capital works projects currently ongoing at both Trinity College Dublin and University College Dublin that are being part funded or fully funded by his Department; the cost of each project; and the completion date for each project in tabular form. [34965/20]
576. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of research centres funded by Science Foundation Ireland in each of the years 2017 to 2019 and to date in 2020, in tabular form; and the 2021 budget allocation for same. [34964/20]
457. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Education the estimated cost of providing two additional guidance counsellor positions for schools with over 950 pupils. [34954/20]
414. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Defence if funding will be secured for the refurbishment of Block H in McKee Barracks; when works will commence; and the estimated timeframe for completion. [34953/20]
413. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Defence the full list of capital works projects valued at over €1.5 million in the Defence Forces that are ongoing at present; and when each capital project will be completed in tabular form. [34952/20]
397. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs his plans for an independent information commission for information retrieval similar to that contained in the Stormont House Agreement 2014. [34597/20]
396. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs his views on the statement by the UK Secretary of State for Northern Ireland (details supplied) on legacy issues issued on 18 March 2020. [34596/20]
99. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the progress made by his Department to give legislative effect to the children and family support section of the programme for Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33986/20]
1480. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the breakdown of the recent announcement of €2.4 million allocated to the greyhound industry. [33589/20]
1322. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Health the financial support provided by his Department to the St. John’s Ambulance service for 2020; and the estimated support for 2021. [33133/20]
1285. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Health the reason applicants with clinical experience and qualifications are considered for Covid-19 work, with specific reference to non-clinical tracers' applications for the HSE Be on Call for Ireland programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32929/20]
1244. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Health the number of close contacts contacted via the Covid-19 tracker application since it was launched by month; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32765/20]
1071. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Justice her plans to address concerns regarding the rise in the incidence of individuals being held in 19- to 21-plus hour isolation in prisons; her plans to minimise the use of solitary confinement in prisons; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33409/20]
967. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the financial support provided by his Department to the St. John’s Ambulance service for 2020; and the estimated support for 2021 [33134/20]
887. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Social Protection if there is a scheme in place for PAYE workers to work part-time while receiving the PUP. [32942/20]
886. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Social Protection her plans to expand the scheme for self-employed workers to earn up to €480 a month and retain the PUP to PAYE workers. [32941/20]
659. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the number of North-South Ministerial Council meetings held in the past ten years and to date in 2020. [32940/20]
536. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the financial support provided by her Department to the St. John’s Ambulance service for 2020; and the estimated support for 2021 [33135/20]
386. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Finance when his Department will reissue primary medical certificates for disabled drivers and passengers in view of the fact this has been suspended following a court decision in June 2020; and the provisions and alternative arrangements that have been made for persons effected by this in the intervening time. [33151/20]
331. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Transport the provisions that have been made to ensure essential workers can travel to their place of employment in view of reduced public transport services now operating; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33137/20]
163. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Health if he will provide details of the official policy on partners attending antenatal appointments; and if he will address the differing policies currently in operation in maternity hospitals [32093/20]
132. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Children, Disability, Equality and Integration the amount of the funding allocated to Tusla in Budget 2021 which will go towards the delivery of the expansion of the in-house model of therapeutic services to children and carers in Tusla as committed to in the Programme for Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32103/20]
235. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Health when funding will be made available to support the delivery of community action on alcohol from the additional funding announced within Budget 2020 with specific reference to funding for the Alcohol Subgroup of the Canal Communities Regional Drug and the Alcohol Task Force. [31881/20]
228. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that a resource centre (details supplied) has not received an increase in funding since 2010; and if he will provide pay restoration to 2020 levels for this group [31823/20]
695. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Health the amount of extra funding that will be allocated towards services for members of the Traveller community in view of the increased funding for mental health announced under budget 2021. [31474/20]
448. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Children, Disability, Equality and Integration the number of children in Tusla care placed outside their area of origin by local office. [31152/20]
447. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Children, Disability, Equality and Integration the number of children under 12 years of age in Tusla care by area. [31149/20]
299. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on the reports of widespread abuse of workers’ rights and terms and conditions in the fishing industry; the steps he will take to deal with same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30727/20]
243. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Justice the status of the Consultative Council on Penal Policy, in particular its membership and its work; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30726/20]
242. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Justice the timeline for delivering the ability to apply for driver licences and bank accounts for persons resident in direct provision; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30725/20]
241. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Justice the progress made to improve access to supports for victims of human trafficking; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30723/20]
240. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Justice her plans to review regulations to protect potential trafficking victims in the fishing sector in view of the downgrading of Ireland to a tier 2 watch list country for not doing enough to combat trafficking; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30722/20]
239. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Justice the steps she is taking to review and introduce further regulations to protect workers in the fishing sector in view of an organisation (details supplied) grading the Government an F for the third year running for failing to protect workers in the fishing industry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30721/20]
224. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Children, Disability, Equality and Integration the steps being taken to monitor and screen for child trafficking victims in foster care or vulnerable situations who may be more easily recruited into exploitative situations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30724/20]
157. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if his attention has been drawn to a school in Ras al-Tin near Ramallah (details supplied) that is at risk of imminent demolition; the steps his Department has taken to prevent the demolition of the school and other schools and structures in the West Bank; and the steps his Department has taken to secure compensation for demolished or seized aid. [30755/20]
156. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if his attention has been drawn to the increase in demolitions and seizures of Palestinian structures in the West Bank (details supplied); the response of his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30754/20]
231. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Children, Disability, Equality and Integration the steps taken by Tusla to ensure parental alienation does not occur as a by-product of Covid-19 restrictions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30430/20]
10. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Education her views on the upcoming loss of a teacher in a school (details supplied) and the progress or lack thereof in reducing class sizes in view of the Covid-19 pandemic; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30223/20]
428. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Health if a primary care centre (details supplied) will reopen; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29566/20]
406. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Justice if she has included measures that will address the abusive practice of strategic lawsuits against public participation which increasingly threaten media freedom in the heads of a Bill in view that a report on the reform of the law on defamation was submitted to her in early 2020 with a view to bringing forward legislative proposals in due course. [30120/20]
337. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Children, Disability, Equality and Integration the number of children aged under 12 and aged under 18 resident here by Tusla LHO area in tabular form. [29853/20]
334. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Children, Disability, Equality and Integration the number of children in the care of Tusla in foster placements in the United Kingdom; the number on short term or specialist placements; the number on long term placements; the implications of Brexit on these placements; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29571/20]
333. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Children, Disability, Equality and Integration the number of children in the care of Tusla in residential placements in the United Kingdom; the number on short term or specialist placements; the number on long term placements; the implications of Brexit on these placements; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29570/20]
189. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the date on which and the reason it was decided that embassies would refuse to process the issuing of visas that have been granted for travel here; if this decision was made in relation to all embassies; and if not, the embassies to which it relates. [30003/20]
185. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Children, Disability, Equality and Integration the number of children in care placed outside their area of origin by LHO area. [27391/20]