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

Patrick Costello: 451. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of persons in receipt of the fuel allowance; the number of applications for the fuel allowance; the number of refusals for the fuel allowance over the past three years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10513/24]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Data (5 Mar 2024)

Patrick Costello: 557. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of special care places nationwide; the number of children currently on the special care waiting list; how many special care orders are active for children who are not currently able to access special care; what is the plan to tackle the growing waiting list for special care; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Mother and Baby Homes (29 Feb 2024)

Patrick Costello: 128. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will ensure that older applicants for the mother and baby institutions payment scheme are prioritised when the scheme opens as planned; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9190/24]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: National Cultural Institutions (29 Feb 2024)

Patrick Costello: 127. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will provide an update on the proposed national centre for research and remembrance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9191/24]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Office of Public Works (29 Feb 2024)

Patrick Costello: 170. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform for an update on the work being carried out by the OPW in relation to research of burials in Kilmainham Gaol with a view to enabling the future exhumation of these persons; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9795/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Policy (28 Feb 2024)

Patrick Costello: 127. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the understanding and managing adult ADHD programme was not chosen for funding by the HSE for 2024, and what supports he intends to provide to it in its place. [9427/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (28 Feb 2024)

Patrick Costello: 128. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 524 of 30 January 2024, the specific medications and dosages that are commonly prescribed by the National Gender Service for trans women seeking progesterone. [9429/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (28 Feb 2024)

Patrick Costello: 129. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 313 of 14 February 2024, which in particular of the over fifty references in the mentioned interim report are the relevant clinical studies. [9430/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (28 Feb 2024)

Patrick Costello: 130. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 317 of 14 February 2024, which specific autism supports are needed by the National Gender Service, and what issues the lack of same leads to. [9431/24]

Recent Arson Attacks: Statements (27 Feb 2024)

Patrick Costello: Yes.

Recent Arson Attacks: Statements (27 Feb 2024)

Patrick Costello: I thank my colleague, Deputy Farrell, for generously sharing his time. I thank the Minister for coming in for this debate. I was on my feet last week to address a Topical Issue debate. I spoke a lot about my concerns in this area. I will start with one thing I did not raise at that point, which is that there are a lot of very positive things happening. Where new people have come into...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (27 Feb 2024)

Patrick Costello: My question is for the Minister with responsibility for disabilities. Will the Minister commit to ratifying the optional protocol of the UNCRPD in the lifetime of the Government? There is not much time left.

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Policy (27 Feb 2024)

Patrick Costello: 57. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade what actions Irish diplomatic representatives in Morocco have taken to support the United Nations process and support efforts to bring about a definitive and mutually acceptable political settlement with regard to Western Sahara; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8882/24]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Policy (27 Feb 2024)

Patrick Costello: 59. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will upgrade the diplomatic status of Western Sahara and, if he will establish an Irish diplomatic presence in the region; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8927/24]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Diplomatic Representation (27 Feb 2024)

Patrick Costello: 60. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will establish an embassy in Algeria; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8928/24]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (27 Feb 2024)

Patrick Costello: 105. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when the new 82 bus route is scheduled to be in place. [8824/24]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Export Controls (27 Feb 2024)

Patrick Costello: 176. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will provide a list of companies in Ireland that currently have dual-use export licences, in tabular form; the export value of each company for 2022 and 2023; the details of the products they are producing; and if he can guarantee that none of these components and weapons are being used for the purpose of the taking of human...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Curriculum (27 Feb 2024)

Patrick Costello: 227. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide a list of all second level education institutions aided by her Department in which instruction in higher mathematics was provided from another school by video link rather than being provided on-site; the roll number of each school receiving instruction by video link and the school sending instruction by video link, for each...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Public Procurement Contracts (27 Feb 2024)

Patrick Costello: 329. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she will establish an owners' management company (OMC) regulator on an interim non-statutory basis to address conflicts of interest issues where OMCs are still controlled by the original builder-developers and inappropriate procurement practices being used in terms of awarding of contracts and payments being made to...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Welfare (27 Feb 2024)

Patrick Costello: 378. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 260 of 14 February 2024, if he will acknowledge that the fox hunting codes of practice he referred to do nothing to eliminate the cruelty inherent in the blood sport. [8749/24]