140. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Justice the number of death-in-custody reports that have been submitted by the Office of the Inspector of Prisons to her in each on the past three years, broken down by prison; and the number from each year that still await publication. [28537/24]
125. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Justice to meet with representatives of an organisation (details supplied) to avoid the disruption that will impact on persons, including the victims of crime, those accused of criminal offences, juries and others involved in the administration of criminal justice.; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29266/24]
56. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the number of court cases in which his Department was a party in each of the past ten years; the length of time the cases have taken to be resolved; and if his Department has a policy of delaying cases as a legal strategy. [28536/24]
55. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the number of court cases in which the Defence Forces were a party in each of the past ten years; the length of time the cases have taken to be resolved; and if his Department has a policy of delaying cases as a legal strategy. [28535/24]
54. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the number of people who have left the military medicine training scheme early in each of the past ten years; the amount they paid to leave; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28534/24]
53. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the number of people who have joined the military medicine training scheme in each of the past ten years; the number that qualified in each of the past ten years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28533/24]
519. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the number of dog wardens partaking in the national training programme; where this training is taking place; the overall cost of the programme; if this is a voluntary or mandatory training programme; the person or body that developed the training programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27929/24]
518. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development for an update on the work of the high-level stakeholder group to consider and make recommendations to strengthen policy concerning dog control issues; when the group will issue recommendations; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27928/24]
482. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Health for an update on the expected timeline for the approval of 60 new beds for a nursing home (details supplied) by HIQA; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28271/24]
423. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Health the number of HSE pest control units currently in operation in Dublin city; to provide a breakdown of the full-time equivalent employees serving in HSE pest control units in Dublin city, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27922/24]
403. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Health if the HSE transgender lead will be attending WPATH in Lisbon in September 2024 to meet with the world’s leading experts in the field and review the latest evidence. [27862/24]
402. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Health how the National Gender Service advises GPs when other providers request sex steroid blood tests. [27861/24]
401. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Health if the National Gender Service plans to attend or submit papers for WPATH in Lisbon in September 2024 to share its model of care with the broader medical community. [27860/24]
400. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Health the reason the National Gender Service believes a conversion therapy ban would "make it impossible to develop a children’s gender service in Ireland" as reported in an article (detailed supplied). [27859/24]
399. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 140 of 19 June 2024, how the National Gender Service would define conversion therapy; and if this would include being physically abused for wearing clothing of the chosen gender. [27858/24]
398. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 139 of 19 June 2024, if the National Gender Service's clinical governance committee reviews deaths by suicide; and if so, how many have been mentioned in the minutes. [27857/24]
397. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 138 of 19 June 2024, if the National Gender Service can share statistics showing that the frequency of declines has decreased since applying its model of care in 2019. [27856/24]
396. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 138 of 19 June 2024, the chronic and enduring mental illnesses that have seen caused by medical transition. [27855/24]
391. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Health the number of individuals dismissed from the HSE owing to court sentences received by them, over the past ten years. [27820/24]
317. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Justice for an update on the proposal to reopen the decommissioned prison on the Defence Forces barracks in the Curragh, County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28242/24]
316. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Justice for an update in relation to the work of the Prison Overcrowding Response Group; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28241/24]
297. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Justice the number of individuals dismissed from An Garda Síochána owing to court sentences received by them, over the past ten years. [27819/24]
231. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Education for an update on the building works for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28249/24]
226. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Education if her Department has completed an assessment of the actual requirement of school places for September 2024 in the Greystones and Kilcoole area in County Wicklow; if a plan has been put in place to address the shortfall and ensure that every child has a local secondary school place for September; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28048/24]
215. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Education to provide a list of all second-level education institutions aided by her Department in which there was no provision of a laboratory for the teaching of leaving certificate physics, for each year since 2005, in tabular form. [28018/24]
214. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Education to provide a list of all second-level education institutions aided by her Department in which there was no provision of a laboratory for the teaching of leaving certificate chemistry, for each year since 2005, in tabular form. [28017/24]
213. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Education to provide a list of all second-level education institutions aided by her Department in which there was no provision of a laboratory technician for the teaching of leaving certificate science subjects, for each year since 2005, in tabular form. [28016/24]
206. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Education her views on the situation whereby several children are due to repeat sixth class due to the lack of secondary school places in special education schools in Dublin 8, 10 and 12; the measures she is taking to tackle this shortage; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27926/24]
205. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Education the measures she is taking to establish a special school to serve the identifiable need across Dublin 4, 6, 8, 10 and 12; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27923/24]
129. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the number of individuals dismissed from the Defences Forces owing to court sentences received by them, over the past ten years. [27818/24]
123. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if his Department will conduct an audit of all sites owned/rented by Government Departments for a feasibility study on installing deposit return machines on sites which sell applicable units on site; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27901/24]
93. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the number of Defence Forces members who were recruited despite with criminal convictions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28227/24]
89. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence for an update on the implementation of the Defence Forces Independent Review Group (IRG) recommendations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28228/24]
203. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Justice the number of persons enrolled on community return schemes, by area, over the past five years, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27700/24]
182. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will liaise with a trust (details supplied) in relation to refurbishments taking place to ensure tenants are provided with accommodation with double glazed windows as a minimum standard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27694/24]
149. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform in light of Dublin City Council’s new ‘Delivering for Dublin Agreement’ which contains a commitment to expand the Dublin Bikes network, if his department will consider expansion of the scheme to the interior of Phoenix Park; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27766/24]
142. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Transport if he will ensure that all InterCity services operated by Irish Rail have at least one designated quiet carriage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27693/24]
139. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Transport in light of Dublin City Council’s new ‘Delivering for Dublin Agreement’, which contains a commitment to expand the Dublin Bikes network, if his Department will liaise with higher education institutions in the city to identify suitable locations to install stations. [27767/24]
47. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will work with the Minister for Environment, Climate and Communications to continue the tradition of working against nuclear proliferation and use the upcoming International Atomic Energy Agency general conference to address the issue of Israeli nuclear weapons, which given Israel's history of aggression, are as much a threat to the peace and stability of the region as the Iranian nuclear programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27522/24]
13. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the steps he will take at both national and European level to ensure peace and justice for Armenia; if he will seek to increase the EU observer mission in the region; if he will seek accountability for Azerbaijan for its crime of ethnic cleansing of Nagorno-Karabakh; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27495/24]
360. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Health the number of public health nurses employed by the HSE covering the Dublin south central area (D6w/8/10/12); the number of vacancies in each; and to provide a timeline for recruitment, in tabular form. [26732/24]
336. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth for an update in relation to the 21 actions for CDNT retention and recruitment as part of the HSE’s Roadmap for Service Improvement 2023-2026, Disability Services for Children and Young People; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26815/24]
146. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the details of the arrangement whereby English and Manx heritage cards get free access to OPW sites; the amount received by the OPW; and the reason no reciprocal deal exists for OPW heritage card holders in the UK. [26843/24]
145. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the number of English and Manx heritage card users who accessed OPW sites per year from 2014 to date; and the estimated revenue they would have generated for the OPW based on the average income per person, in tabular form. [26842/24]
142. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for a breakdown of the unpaid vacant site levies due to each local authority over the past five years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26617/24]
139. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the measures his Department is taking to protect heritage sites from damage, particularly damage with malicious intent such as theft or arson; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26600/24]
138. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of houses or apartments that have been purchased by the Housing Agency under the cost rental tenant in-situ scheme, broken down by month, since the scheme began; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26599/24]
81. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence for an update in relation to projects (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26622/24]
80. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence for an update in relation to the current number of serving Defence Forces personnel and ongoing recruitment campaigns; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26621/24]