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Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (6 Nov 2024)

Patrick Costello: Previously the Department of Social Welfare provided a diet supplement for people on special medical diets. This was an extra allowance to help to cover the increased cost of such special diets. Numerous coeliac constituents have been on to me to say the coeliac diet and the specialist food they require because of their medical condition cost significantly more. They are asking for a...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Public Sector Pensions (5 Nov 2024)

Patrick Costello: 142. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment when the revaluation of deferred benefits for An Post pensions will be completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44923/24]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Public Sector Pensions (5 Nov 2024)

Patrick Costello: 145. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment when the revaluation of deferred benefits for An Post pensioners will be implemented; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45103/24]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Insurance Coverage (5 Nov 2024)

Patrick Costello: 254. To ask the Minister for Finance in circumstances where individuals live on a designated flood plain, such as near the Camac, but which has never flooded, the options available to them where there is only one insurance company willing to insure them and the monopoly results in annual price increases. [44146/24]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Communications (5 Nov 2024)

Patrick Costello: 560. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to provide an update on the establishment of an interdepartmental working group to address coastal change management; how the working group is comprised; if the group has met; when the coastal change management strategy will be completed and implemented; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44276/24]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (5 Nov 2024)

Patrick Costello: 633. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection to outline the supports that are in place for recently retired people who were Civil Service and public sector employees recruited prior to 6 April 1995; if she is considering changing the rules to allow this cohort apply for the living alone allowance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44023/24]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Addiction Treatment Services (5 Nov 2024)

Patrick Costello: 749. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the progress on the evaluation of the drug treatment court, as identified as a strategic priority under the National Drugs Strategy Strategic Action Plan for 2023-2024; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44596/24]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Service (5 Nov 2024)

Patrick Costello: 750. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the progress on repealing enactments providing for the ineligibility of those serving presumptive minimum sentences for temporary release and parole, as recommended in her Department’s review of minimum sentences; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44597/24]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Service (5 Nov 2024)

Patrick Costello: 751. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the progress or findings of research by her Department and the Irish Prison Service on the outcomes of those being held on remand who subsequently receive no conviction or a sentence that does not result in imprisonment, as referred to in the report of the Prison Overcrowding Response Group; and if she will make a statement...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Greyhound Industry (5 Nov 2024)

Patrick Costello: 860. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the total number of non-coursing greyhounds registered as 'deceased' in the Irish Coursing Club's stud book for each of the years 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024 to date, with a breakdown by year of birth; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44885/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Ambulance Service (5 Nov 2024)

Patrick Costello: 1008. To ask the Minister for Health the actions being taken to improve handover times for the National Ambulance Service at hospitals, which is currently impacting service. [43976/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Ambulance Service (5 Nov 2024)

Patrick Costello: 1009. To ask the Minister for Health the level of investment being directed to the National Ambulance Service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43977/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (5 Nov 2024)

Patrick Costello: 1023. To ask the Minister for Health how many genetic counsellors are currently funded and active in the health service; whether there will be any increase in genetic counsellors in the upcoming year; the details of when they will be in post; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43999/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (5 Nov 2024)

Patrick Costello: 1044. To ask the Minister for Health whether he was made aware of the withdrawal from the Irish market of a number of presentations of medications (palladone, MST, oxycontin and targin) which are predominantly used by patients with life-limiting illness, by a manufacturer (details supplied), on the basis that the supply of these medications are not commercially viable in light of Brexit and...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Addiction Treatment Services (5 Nov 2024)

Patrick Costello: 1163. To ask the Minister for Health for an update on the progress in implementing the 22 recommendations outlined in the 2022 Oireachtas Joint Committee on Justice report entitled ‘An Examination of the Present Approach to Sanctions for Possession of Certain Amounts of Drugs for Personal Use [44620/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Addiction Treatment Services (5 Nov 2024)

Patrick Costello: 1164. To ask the Minister for Health if he will enact the recommendations relevant to his Department outlined in the Joint Committee on Drugs Use Interim Report published on 22 October 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44621/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Addiction Treatment Services (5 Nov 2024)

Patrick Costello: 1165. To ask the Minister for Health his Department’s position on the decriminalisation of drugs for personal use; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44624/24]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Equality Issues (24 Oct 2024)

Patrick Costello: 22. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth how LGBTQI+ funding streams provided by his Department go towards organisations working with and initiatives for the benefit of LGBTQI+ people living in rural areas, and LGBTQI+ older persons; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43345/24]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Equality Issues (24 Oct 2024)

Patrick Costello: 43. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when he will publish the next national LGBTQI+ inclusion strategy; what the broad aims of the strategy will be; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43344/24]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Misuse of Drugs (23 Oct 2024)

Patrick Costello: 137. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality for an update on the progress in implementing the 22 recommendations outlined in the 2022 Oireachtas Joint Committee on Justice report entitled An Examination of the Present Approach to Sanctions for Possession of Certain Amounts of Drugs for Personal Use. [43417/24]