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Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (14 Jun 2023)

Patrick Costello: Once again, the Not Our Fault campaign is outside these Houses asking for help to address the immediate fire safety issues in people's homes. While commitments have been made, we still have no clarity as to when substantive measures to help with defective apartments or even when interim supports to address immediate fire safety needs will be in place. I raised this issue in this Chamber...

Our Rural Future Policy: Statements (14 Jun 2023)

Patrick Costello: Our Rural Future is a cross-government plan and a whole-of-government approach. It can be quite frustrating when we see reports, recommendations and reviews talking about the need for better interdepartmental working and a whole-of-government approach. It seems to be a standard criticism and recommendation of many reports. I will focus on some of the justice issues which are relevant...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Assisted Dying: Assisted Dying, Legal and Constitutional Context: Discussion (13 Jun 2023)

Patrick Costello: I thank the witnesses. I will start by echoing the words of the previous speakers and the Chair that this is a very important committee and it is very positive it has been set up. It is ten years since Marie Fleming's case. It strikes me that the Supreme Court invited the Oireachtas to look at this issue by saying it was a matter for the Oireachtas. It has taken us ten years to finally...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Renewable Energy Generation (13 Jun 2023)

Patrick Costello: 197. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will make a grant available for the installation of batteries as part of a residential solar panel system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27609/23]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Renewable Energy Generation (13 Jun 2023)

Patrick Costello: 198. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will consider increasing the maximum grant available for the installation of residential solar panels; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27610/23]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Policy (13 Jun 2023)

Patrick Costello: 199. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will consider increasing the Clean Export Premium (CEP) feed-in tariff rate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27612/23]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Electric Vehicles (13 Jun 2023)

Patrick Costello: 276. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to provide electric vehicles charging for people who do not have their own driveway and must avail of on-street parking; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27460/23]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Electric Vehicles (13 Jun 2023)

Patrick Costello: 277. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his Department has considered adapting street lamp-posts to also have charge points for electric vehicles; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27461/23]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Exemptions (13 Jun 2023)

Patrick Costello: 367. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will raise the tax exemption on income up to €200 per year received by domestic micro-generators; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27611/23]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (13 Jun 2023)

Patrick Costello: 385. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will instruct local authorities to delist light industrial manufacturing sites (details supplied) from the residential zoned land tax in a similar way to farmland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28058/23]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: National Minimum Wage (13 Jun 2023)

Patrick Costello: 430. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his views on the age-related rates of the minimum wage; his views on whether this is fair; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27322/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Defective Building Materials (13 Jun 2023)

Patrick Costello: 766. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will meet with the organisers of a campaign (details supplied) before the summer recess; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28144/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Breeding (13 Jun 2023)

Patrick Costello: 974. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will consider banning the use of pregnant mare serum gonadotropin (PMSG) in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28148/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Breeding (13 Jun 2023)

Patrick Costello: 975. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will consider banning the importation of products containing pregnant mare serum gonadotropin (PMSG) to Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28149/23]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Child and Family Agency (13 Jun 2023)

Patrick Costello: 1035. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of residential units managed directly by Tusla or its predecessor agency for each of the past ten years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27495/23]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Housing Provision (13 Jun 2023)

Patrick Costello: 1064. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the actions being taken to house homeless refugees camping at Mount Street’s International Protection Office; if the gathering of non-IPAT homeless individuals has been noted by his Department; and the efforts that are being to end drug use in the camp by such individuals; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Child and Family Agency (13 Jun 2023)

Patrick Costello: 1085. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of whole-time equivalent posts broken down, in tabular form by the numbers vacant and occupied in each Tusla social work area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28230/23]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Child and Family Agency (13 Jun 2023)

Patrick Costello: 1086. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the total number of foster carers in Tusla broken down in tabular form by local area office; the number who have an allocated fostering link worker; the number not allocated a fostering link worker; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28231/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Expenditure (13 Jun 2023)

Patrick Costello: 1349. 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 he will make a statement on the matter. [27581/23]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Appointments Service (14 Jun 2023)

Patrick Costello: 79. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 250 of 22 November 2022, the current status of the review his predecessor directed in relation to the issue of the discriminatory position (details supplied); the legal statutory basis for such discriminatory treatment; the times and dates that the review team have met since November 2022 to review...