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Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (16 May 2024)

Patrick Costello: I also raise the issue of St. John Ambulance and the failure to implement the report. Deputy Pringle has laid out the facts. All I would add is that the Government is now funding a safeguarding officer for St. John Ambulance, partly because of the organisation's inability to fund it itself and partly because of the absolute necessity for such a role. When similar concerns about child...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety (16 May 2024)

Patrick Costello: 124. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport for an update on the national safety camera enforcement strategy; when it is expected to be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22199/24]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Policy (16 May 2024)

Patrick Costello: 191. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will provide further clarification on the scope, timeline and who is responsible for the development of a national policy on rightsizing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22201/24]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Road Traffic Offences (16 May 2024)

Patrick Costello: 215. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of fixed-charge speeding notices issued and paid in each county or local authority area, by month, over the past five years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22200/24]

Joint Committee on the Irish Language, the Gaeltacht and the Irish Speaking Community: Éileamh don Ghaelscolaíocht: Plé (Atógáil) (15 May 2024)

Patrick Costello: Le tosú, is mian liom a rá go bhfuil brón orm mar níl a lán Gaeilge agam. Bainfidh mé triail as Gaeilge briste. Tá a fhios agam go bhfuil Gaeilge i bhfad níos fearr ná Béarla cliste. Tá fadhb agam de bharr nach bhfuil a lán Béarla cliste agam either. Gabhaim buíochas le gach cainteoir anseo. Tá a fhios agam go...

Joint Committee on the Irish Language, the Gaeltacht and the Irish Speaking Community: Éileamh don Ghaelscolaíocht: Plé (Atógáil) (15 May 2024)

Patrick Costello: Go raibh maith ag na finnéithe.

Family Law (Divorce) (Amendment) Bill: First Stage (14 May 2024)

Patrick Costello: I move: "That the Bill be taken in Private Members' time."

Family Law (Divorce) (Amendment) Bill: First Stage (14 May 2024)

Patrick Costello: I move: That leave be granted to introduce a Bill entitled an Act to amend the Family Law (Divorce) Act 1996 to provide for swifter access to divorce proceedings. This legislation will further modernise our laws around divorce. Divorce was prohibited in the State until the 1995 referendum, which allowed divorce where people had been separated for four of the previous five years. The...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (14 May 2024)

Patrick Costello: 172. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the estimated timeline for the DART+ southwest project to progress beyond the planning application; and a timeline for the project as a whole. [21331/24]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (14 May 2024)

Patrick Costello: 181. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to provide an update on the money available for the Dart+ south west project to start procurement after the project receives planning permission. [21453/24]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Agreements (14 May 2024)

Patrick Costello: 438. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if, given the ongoing situation in Gaza, she will stop the issuing of new travel and work visas for Israeli citizens coming to Ireland. [21307/24]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Service (14 May 2024)

Patrick Costello: 439. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of group intervention sessions currently being run in the IPS to target criminogenic factors, by institution and by year for the period of 2015 to date. [21313/24]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Service (14 May 2024)

Patrick Costello: 440. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the average wait time for a generic prisoner to meet with both an addiction counsellor and psychology services for ongoing intervention, separate from for an initial assessment in person, for the period of 2015 to date, by institution, in tabular form.; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21314/24]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Service (14 May 2024)

Patrick Costello: 441. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality for those prisoners in the Mountjoy Prison progression unit who are being put back into general population, what unique perks and rehabilitation services they will have access to reflect their progressed status. [21315/24]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Service (14 May 2024)

Patrick Costello: 442. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of sex offenders who have completed mandatory group work of the total sex offender population by institution in the Irish prison system in the past five years. [21316/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (14 May 2024)

Patrick Costello: 658. To ask the Minister for Health the number of approved PrEP clinics available in Dublin; and the number of new patients each is currently accepting, along with an average wait time to be admitted to each service, in tabular form. [21854/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (14 May 2024)

Patrick Costello: 659. To ask the Minister for Health the number of available average weekly slots for the gay men's health service; and the estimated weekly demand. [21855/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (14 May 2024)

Patrick Costello: 660. To ask the Minister for Health if he accepts that demand for PrEP clinics in Dublin is currently more than the capacity of the system; and the steps being taken to address the gap in provision. [21856/24]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Middle East (9 May 2024)

Patrick Costello: 114. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to provide a timeline for the recognition of Palestine. [20748/24]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Middle East (9 May 2024)

Patrick Costello: 111. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to provide an update on the proposed air dropping of aid in Gaza. [20749/24]