Results 2,001-2,020 of 3,337 for speaker:Patrick Costello

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Control of Firearms (23 May 2023)

Patrick Costello: 554. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality for an update on the work of the firearms range inspector; the number of inspections that they have carried out in the last ten years and where those took place, broken down by district, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24480/23]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Properties (23 May 2023)

Patrick Costello: 697. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if, in light of the shortage of IPAT accommodation and instances of refugees sleeping rough, if his Department has considered the use of the disused SIPTU office building on the South Circular Road. [24562/23]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Waste Management (30 May 2023)

Patrick Costello: 139. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will move to ban hard styrofoam p6 plastic; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25733/23]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Legislative Process (30 May 2023)

Patrick Costello: 188. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the stakeholder consultation process has been completed in relation to the horse-drawn carriages Bill; and when this Bill will be brought before the Houses of the Oireachtas. [25931/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Admissions (30 May 2023)

Patrick Costello: 305. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will implement a State-wide uniform admission process in terms of preference of allocation of school places by individual schools, that is, siblings of existing students, distance to school, and so on; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26219/23]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Data Protection (30 May 2023)

Patrick Costello: 483. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide an update on each specific recommendation outlined in the Oireachtas Committee on Justice report on GDPR from 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25627/23]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Expenditure (30 May 2023)

Patrick Costello: 508. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 273 of 30 March 2023, if he will provide an update on the matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25785/23]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Penal Policy Review Group (30 May 2023)

Patrick Costello: 535. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide an update on the Programme for Government commitment to establish a Penal Policy Consultative Council to advise on penal policy. [26134/23]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Service (30 May 2023)

Patrick Costello: 536. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the status of the unpublished Dóchas prison reports by the Inspector of Prisons; when such reports will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26135/23]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Penal Policy Review Group (30 May 2023)

Patrick Costello: 537. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide an update on the penal policy review from 2022; the status of the action plan; the achievements in relation to same to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26136/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Abortion Services (30 May 2023)

Patrick Costello: 735. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the establishment of the HSE implementation group to progress the operational recommendations raised in the review of the Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26079/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Abortion Services (30 May 2023)

Patrick Costello: 736. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the progress in implementing the recommendations raised in the review of the Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26080/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Healthcare Policy (30 May 2023)

Patrick Costello: 768. To ask the Minister for Health if, in light of his decision to introduce calorie information for alcohol products, he will implement a similar requirement for the hospitality sector on its menus; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26221/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Policies (30 May 2023)

Patrick Costello: 771. To ask the Minister for Health the consideration given to those with eating disorders in the decision-making process to add calorie information to alcoholic products; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26247/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Facilities (31 May 2023)

Patrick Costello: 63. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if universities will be able to avail of Government plans to provide solar photovoltaic panels as part of the summer works scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26480/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Legislative Measures (31 May 2023)

Patrick Costello: 82. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will consider an expansion of the Tyrrelstown Amendment of the Residential Tenancies Act 2016 to allow local authorities step in and purchase multiple-occupied units when they are put up for sale; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26495/23]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Legislative Measures (1 Jun 2023)

Patrick Costello: 172. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform when he will introduce legislation in relation to the Office of the Information Commissioner to ensure its procedures comply with the administration of justice requirements of the requirements of the Zalewski decision. [26900/23]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Food Prices (1 Jun 2023)

Patrick Costello: 323. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the efforts being made by his Department to counter the rising costs of baby formula recognising the necessity of the product for many woman and babies where breastfeeding may be an unviable option; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27029/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (1 Jun 2023)

Patrick Costello: 374. To ask the Minister for Health the efforts being made by his Department to counter the rising costs of baby formula recognising the necessity of the product for many woman and babies where breastfeeding may be an unviable option; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27030/23]

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Challenges Facing Women Accessing Education, Leadership and Political Roles: Discussion (13 Jun 2023)

Patrick Costello: We talk a lot in here about trying to make the place more family-friendly, but I do not think we ever really dig into that; how everyone's family is a little bit different and the intersectionality that undermines and underlines that to a certain degree as well. I am not sure some of the solutions we talk about either are necessarily very family-friendly. One thing that came to mind while...