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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (23 May 2024)

Patrick Costello: 231. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of applications to join An Garda Síochána to date this year; the number of recruits currently in training; the number of recruitment offers made to date this year; the projected number of new gardaí to be recruited this year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23395/24]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Road Traffic Offences (23 May 2024)

Patrick Costello: 232. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of fixed charge speeding notices issued and paid, by Garda division, by month, for 2023 and to date in 2024; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23410/24]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Reports (23 May 2024)

Patrick Costello: 250. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when the CDNT National Report 2023 will be issued; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23386/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (23 May 2024)

Patrick Costello: 254. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 646 of 30 April 2024, if, given that a recent report (details supplied) found that 69% of transgender people access care abroad, his Department will commit to consulting with the transgender community before making any changes around EEA prescriptions to ensure continuity of their healthcare. [23319/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Gender Equality (23 May 2024)

Patrick Costello: 255. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 647 of 30 April 2024, if he is aware that the "relatively new" area of transgender healthcare is over a century old. [23320/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Gender Equality (23 May 2024)

Patrick Costello: 256. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 647 of 30 April 2024, if the widespread problem of GPs denying blood tests to their transgender patients is considered out of scope for the new model of care being developed by the HSE. [23321/24]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Reports (23 May 2024)

Patrick Costello: 305. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development when the Local Authority Control of Dogs Statistics Report 2023 will be released; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23388/24]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Reports (23 May 2024)

Patrick Costello: 306. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development what her Department is doing to tackle the non-payment of dog control fixed charge notices; how many fixed charge notices from 2022 have been paid since the 2022 report was issued; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23389/24]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Reports (23 May 2024)

Patrick Costello: 307. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development how several local authorities such as Galway city, Longford and Tipperary did not issue any dog control on-the-spot fines during 2022; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23390/24]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Reports (23 May 2024)

Patrick Costello: 308. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will consider creating a centralised funding mechanism for the dog warden service; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23391/24]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Community Development Projects (23 May 2024)

Patrick Costello: 309. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if her Department will intervene to ensure that the Robert Emmet Community Development Project can continue to deliver essential services in the south west inner city; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23398/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Educational Disadvantage (22 May 2024)

Patrick Costello: 78. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for an update in relation to the OECD review of the Delivering Equality of Opportunity in Schools Programme; the engagements she or her Department have had with the OECD in relation to this; when the report will be published; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23078/24]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Crime Prevention (22 May 2024)

Patrick Costello: 121. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality for an update in relation to the operation of the neighbourhood watch schemes, particularly in DMR south, south central and west; the current status of each neighbourhood watch scheme in the aforementioned divisions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23137/24]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Youth Services (22 May 2024)

Patrick Costello: 122. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality for an update in relation to the operation of Dublin city south and DÁN Garda youth diversion projects; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23140/24]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legislative Process (22 May 2024)

Patrick Costello: 123. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the proposed timeline for the passing of the sale of alcohol and intoxicating liquor Bills; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23141/24]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Service (22 May 2024)

Patrick Costello: 124. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 442 of 14 May 2024, the number of prisoners eligible for these programmes for each year previously provided. [23145/24]

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (21 May 2024)

Patrick Costello: Robert Emmet Community Development Project, CDP, in Dublin 8 is facing a rent increase of 300%. The CDP provides supports to the Oliver Bond Street community and the wider Liberties in ways that no other service simply does. Will the State step in and increase the funding on offer in order to help it to meet this rent or even provide the State-owned building that has been promised for...

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Review of Barnahus Model for Young People who have Experienced Child Sexual Abuse: Discussion (21 May 2024)

Patrick Costello: I thank the Chair and welcome and thank our guests. I have nothing but positive things to say about Barnahus. It is an excellent, much-needed and long-overdue service. It is an excellent service development. The DPSUs have been an excellent service development as well. I am really excited about being able to role this out. That said, when I look at how the Barnahus or the children's...

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Review of Barnahus Model for Young People who have Experienced Child Sexual Abuse: Discussion (21 May 2024)

Patrick Costello: My question for the Department was on whether we are going to see increasing numbers and coverage, which we absolutely need. My question for Tusla and the Garda was on colocation and what is going to happen with service provision in Dublin.

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Review of Barnahus Model for Young People who have Experienced Child Sexual Abuse: Discussion (21 May 2024)

Patrick Costello: Yes. Senator Ruane asked about something I wished to ask about that ties in with the joint specialist interviewing. What is going to happen to children outside of these areas? If it were to be children in counties Wexford, Monaghan or Donegal involved, for example, are all these cases going to be referred into one of these centres or how will it work? Will there be gaps? That is,...