19. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the number of legal cases taken by his Department, or by agencies or bodies under his Department’s aegis, against another Department, Government agency or State body in each of the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31364/24]
5. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Taoiseach the number of legal cases taken by his Department, or by agencies or bodies under his Department’s aegis, against another Department, Government agency or State body in each of the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31372/24]
3. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Taoiseach the timeline in relation to the citizen’s assembly on the future of education; and when it will be established. [31218/24]
135. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications his views on private waste collection companies increasing their charges in light of the establishment of the deposit return scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30527/24]
134. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the Government charges that private waste collection companies are charged on an annual basis, from 2016 to date in 2024, broken down by relevant metric, in tabular form (details supplied). [30526/24]
127. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will personally raise the issue of legacy issues in his first meeting with the new British prime minister and Northern Ireland secretary of state, specifically to ensure that the Labour Party commitment to revoke the previous amnesty under Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act is repealed, and explicitly to push for the establishment of the independent commission on information retrieval agreement by both governments and the parties in the North under the Stormont House Agreement. [30602/24]
126. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will personally raise the issue of Casement Park in his first meeting with the new British prime minister and Northern Ireland secretary of state to ensure the funding needed is committed and the project completed in time to host the upcoming European soccer championships as proposed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30601/24]
184. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Justice the number of prisoners sleeping on mattresses, by prison, in tabular form; the number of prisoners sleeping more than one to a cell; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30100/24]
179. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Justice if she will restore fees paid to criminal barristers, to ensure effective administration of criminal justice. [29475/24]
87. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Education the number of staff, broken down by grade, specifying whether they are full time or part-time, that currently work with the National Council for Special Education; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30074/24]
86. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Education further to Parliamentary Question No. 205 of 2 July 2024, to provide a detailed breakdown of the specific measures being taken to expand capacity in a number of special schools across Dublin; which schools; how capacity is being expanded; the timeframe for delivery on each of these specific measures; the reason for the decision making process which was used to select these measures and the associated schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30073/24]
807. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that clinicians with extensive experience have found serious methodological flaws in the Cass review (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29944/24]
806. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Health the patient data of the national gender service that was shared with the Cass review; and the anonymisation that was performed. [29943/24]
805. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Health if the national gender service has accepted the offer to provide training to paediatric clinicians in the UK [29942/24]
804. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Health for details of the national gender service's past and current involvement with the Northern Ireland gender identity service review. [29941/24]
700. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Health the reason the new National Children’s Hospital is fully lit up at night once construction has ceased for the day; the estimated number of electrical units currently being expended outside the operation of construction; and the cost of same to the State. [29228/24]
560. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Justice the current levels of staffing in the Courts Service; the current number of vacant positions; and the total target workforce. [29867/24]
559. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Justice the current levels of staffing in the Data Protection Commissioner; the current number of vacant positions; and the total target workforce. [29866/24]
556. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Justice if her Department will compile an official guide outlining the rules and responsibilities of all stakeholders under the Multi-Unit Developments Act 2011; how to ensure fair, efficient and effective management of owners' management companies ; to detail the parameters and powers of the Companies Registration Office and the Corporate Enforcement Authority to provide legal oversight related to the Act; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29844/24]
555. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Justice for an update on the work of the interdepartmental group to consider what further regulatory measures may be required for owners' management companies in the context of the interim remediation scheme for fire safety defects in eligible apartments and duplexes and the proposed statutory remediation scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29841/24]
554. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Justice further to Parliamentary Question No. 426 of 23 April 2024, the reason a review of the Multi-Unit Developments Act 2011 cannot be carried out whilst safety defect remediation takes place concurrently, given this is a commitment within the Programme for Government; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29840/24]
540. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Justice if she will legislate to replicate the child law reporting project for private family law cases. [29694/24]
533. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Justice to provide the cost of the court fees and their associated excise duty relating to special exemption orders being waived from October 2021 to December 2021 and January 2022 to April 2022; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29639/24]
532. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Justice if she will reform the special exemption orders systems for late-night venues; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29638/24]
531. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Justice for an update regarding the introduction of the Intoxicating Liquor Bill 2024; if this will be published as a matter of urgency; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29637/24]
497. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Social Protection the current levels of staffing in the Social Welfare Appeals Office; the current number of vacant positions; and the total target workforce. [29865/24]
448. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the current levels of staffing in the Residential Tenancies Board; the current number of vacant positions; and the total target workforce. [29862/24]
445. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the measures he is taking to support facilitation of fair, efficient and effective management of owners' management companies, noting that the Multi-Unit Developments Act 2011 falls under the remit of the Department of Justice but much of its operation relates to his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29843/24]
444. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for an update on the work of the interdepartmental group to consider what further regulatory measures may be required for OMCs in the context of the interim remediation scheme for fire safety defects in eligible apartments and duplexes and the proposed statutory remediation scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29842/24]
411. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide the most recent basic unit costs circulated to local authorities, which specifically relate to the purchase of residential properties under the tenant in situ scheme, in tabular format. [29368/24]
410. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide the most recent basic unit costs circulated to local authorities, which specifically relate to social housing build projects developed directly by local authorities or approved housing bodies (AHBs) on local authority or AHB-owned lands, using public works forms of contract, in tabular format. [29367/24]
377. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media for an update on the work of the night-time economy taskforce; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29641/24]
376. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the actions taken to support, strengthen and diversify the night-time economy since 27 June 2020; the priorities for 2024; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29640/24]
352. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Education for an update on the progress of the stage 2b report from a facility (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29848/24]
302. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment in light of the Court of Justice of the European Union ruling C-184/20, his plans to amend sections 149 and 151 of the Companies Act 2014 in order that transgender company directors no longer have to publicly disclose their transgender status, due to current legislation requiring they publicly disclose their former names (details supplied). [29945/24]
298. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the current levels of staffing in Workplace Relations Commission; the current number of vacant positions; and the total target workforce. [29874/24]
297. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the current levels of staffing in Labour Court; the current number of vacant positions; and the total target workforce. [29873/24]
241. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the current levels of staffing in the Office of the Commissioner for Environmental Information; the current number of vacant positions; and the total target workforce. [29864/24]
240. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the current levels of staffing in the Office of the Information Commissioner; the current number of vacant positions; and the total target workforce. [29863/24]
220. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Finance the current levels of staffing in Tax Appeals Commission; the current number of vacant positions; and the total target workforce. [29872/24]
219. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Finance the current levels of staffing in the Irish Financial Services Appeals Tribunal; the current number of vacant positions; and the total target workforce. [29871/24]
218. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Finance the current levels of staffing in the Financial Services and Pensions Ombudsman; the current number of vacant positions; and the total target workforce. [29870/24]
208. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Finance if he will reduce the VAT rate on tickets-door admission to dance events (currently operated under the special exemption order system) from 23% to 0%;; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29642/24]
121. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the current levels of staffing in the Commission for Regulation of Utilities; the current number of vacant positions; and the total target workforce. [29869/24]
120. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the current levels of staffing in the Commission for Communications Regulation; the current number of vacant positions; and the total target workforce. [29868/24]
372. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Justice the number of persons enrolled on community return schemes, by area, to date in 2024, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28681/24]
268. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Education the efforts being made by her Department to ensure play areas in co-educational settings are catered to allow for girls to play, and not dominated by male counterparts; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28676/24]
142. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Justice the reasons for the delay in publication for any report her office has received from the Office of the Inspector of Prisons for more than four weeks. [28539/24]
141. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Justice if she will list all reports from the Office of the Inspector of Prisons that await publication, providing details of date received by her Office and by the type of the report. [28538/24]