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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]

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (22 Oct 2024)

Patrick Costello: I need to raise again the issue of the lack of public health nurses in Old County Road health centre. I have raised several times before the fact that no developmental checks are being offered to small children and their families. These developmental checks are incredibly important for young children, for babies, for picking up future needs and for supporting young parents. No...

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

Patrick Costello: 577. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the current status of the progression unit in Mountjoy prison; the number of cells in the unit in total; and the number of spaces which were allocated to non-progression unit prisoners, per month, for 2024. [42999/24]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (17 Oct 2024)

Patrick Costello: 46. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence when he will implement the Defence Forces working time agreement and make improvements to the post-2013 pension arrangements; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42112/24]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Fuel Poverty (17 Oct 2024)

Patrick Costello: 119. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 30 and 32 of 1 October 2024, what supports are in place for residents who are struggling to pay for their heating bills under a district heating scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42153/24]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Policy (17 Oct 2024)

Patrick Costello: 219. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the enforcement mechanisms available to local authorities in instances where a landlord does not carry out necessary maintenance works in a HAP property; particularly in circumstances where the nature of the maintenance is potentially harmful to the tenant such as broken water supply, broken heating system, broken access...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Policy (17 Oct 2024)

Patrick Costello: 220. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to outline the rights a HAP tenant has when a landlord does carry out necessary maintenance work; who is responsible for the enforcement of these rights; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42235/24]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Policy (17 Oct 2024)

Patrick Costello: 221. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of HAP properties that have been removed from the system in each year since the HAP system was introduced due to breaches in the minimum standards; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42236/24]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Approved Housing Bodies (17 Oct 2024)

Patrick Costello: 222. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of inspections carried out each month by the Approved Housing Bodies Regulatory Authority since it was established; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42237/24]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Data (17 Oct 2024)

Patrick Costello: 223. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of prosecutions taken against landlords for breaches of the Housing (Standards for Rented Houses) Regulations 2019 since they were enacted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42238/24]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (16 Oct 2024)

Patrick Costello: 38. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of personnel for whom the Defence Forces are currently providing single living accommodation, broken down by county, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41999/24]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (16 Oct 2024)

Patrick Costello: 39. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of single living accommodation units in possession of the Defence Forces which are vacant, broken down by county, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42000/24]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (16 Oct 2024)

Patrick Costello: 40. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of married quarters accommodation units still in possession of the Defence Forces; the number of those that are occupied or vacant, broken down by county, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42001/24]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (16 Oct 2024)

Patrick Costello: 41. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 202 to 204 of 11 September 2023, if the Defence Forces assessment of the vacant housing stock has been completed; if so, when will this be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42002/24]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (16 Oct 2024)

Patrick Costello: 42. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 202 to 204 of 11 September 2023, if his Department has recently engaged with any local authorities or housing bodies in relation to the potential transfer of any vacant housing units within the Defence Forces portfolio; and if so, if he will provide details of same. [42003/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Site Acquisitions (16 Oct 2024)

Patrick Costello: 120. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her Department will purchase a property (details supplied), to allow for the future expansion of schools given it has already been zoned Z1, allowing for educational use; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41705/24]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Legislative Programme (16 Oct 2024)

Patrick Costello: 148. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government for an update on the legislative timeline for the introduction of the Apartment and Duplex Defects Remediation Bill 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41992/24]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Schemes (16 Oct 2024)

Patrick Costello: 149. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government for an update on the operation of the interim remediation scheme for apartments and duplexes with fire safety, structural safety and water ingress defects; the number of applications that have been submitted; the number of applications that have been validated; the number of applications that have been rejected; the length...