Results 2,161-2,180 of 3,337 for speaker:Patrick Costello

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Constitutional Amendments (21 Sep 2023)

Patrick Costello: 246. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to provide an update on the proposed Referendum on Article 41 of the Constitution; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40861/23]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Assisted Dying: Assisted Dying in Europe: Discussion (26 Sep 2023)

Patrick Costello: I was struck by what Professor Boer said about the difference and how we should perhaps not legalise but just decriminalise or make assisted suicide not illegal. I cannot help but feel that that could be the worst possible outcome because we are essentially allowing assisted dying but without any safeguards, without any regulation and without any of the things we are talking about, such as a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Assisted Dying: Assisted Dying in Europe: Discussion (26 Sep 2023)

Patrick Costello: In that case, I will leave it at that.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Animal Culls (27 Sep 2023)

Patrick Costello: 70. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the estimated number of deer in the Phoenix Park annually from 2010 to date and the number culled by the OPW for each year, in tabular form. [41836/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Policy (27 Sep 2023)

Patrick Costello: 83. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills following harassment, threats, intimidation and assaults directed towards librarians, health care workers, staff in bookshops, activists and elected politicians, what steps she is taking to ensure the safety of teachers and students from such threats; what steps she is talking to prepare schools to recognise and respond to such threats; and if...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Middle East (26 Sep 2023)

Patrick Costello: 101. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will recognise the State of Palestine in the lifetime of this Government; and if so, if he will lay out a timeline for this to happen. [41124/23]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Northern Ireland (26 Sep 2023)

Patrick Costello: 102. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if the Government will pursue legal action against the British government over the passing of the Legacy Bill in Westminster; if he has consulted the Attorney General on this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41161/23]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (26 Sep 2023)

Patrick Costello: 137. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if, when the withdrawal of the 68, 69 and 13 bus routes running through Bluebell, Inchicore, Kilmainham, the South Circular Road and Thomas Street takes place, his Department will ensure that the NTA/Dublin Bus adequately services this route at a frequency the same as, if not more frequent, than the existing services. [41150/23]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (26 Sep 2023)

Patrick Costello: 145. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will liaise with the NTA around the issue of direct bus services from Chapelizod to the city centre, which, up until BusConnects, had six services in total, and currently only has one service (the number 26), and under upcoming plans to implement the S Spine, will have no direct routes to the city centre; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Financial Services (26 Sep 2023)

Patrick Costello: 160. To ask the Minister for Finance when the EU's 'Right to be Forgotten' clause for cancer survivors as applied consumer credit will be placed on a legislative setting in the State. [41117/23]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Financial Services (26 Sep 2023)

Patrick Costello: 161. To ask the Minister for Finance what actions he has taken to prevent discrimination by financial institutions in providing mortgage protection to individuals who have had previous illnesses, such as cancer; what options such individuals have to seek mortgage protection and a mortgage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41118/23]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Urban Development (26 Sep 2023)

Patrick Costello: 210. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the actions being taken by his Department to make Dame Lane more aesthetically pleasing and welcoming in relation to the Dublin Castle-owned property and walls. [41403/23]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Urban Development (26 Sep 2023)

Patrick Costello: 211. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the actions being taken to reduce the hostile architecture on Castle Street and Ship Street to make it more welcoming and safe, namely by reducing the height of the tall surrounding walls (details supplied). [41404/23]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Urban Development (26 Sep 2023)

Patrick Costello: 212. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the plans and current use for buildings on Ship Street Great, which currently have smashed windows and appear derelict. [41405/23]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: National Parks (26 Sep 2023)

Patrick Costello: 213. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 196 of 20 September 2023, if he will outline a timeline for submission of planning mission; and the total allocated funding to the project. [41491/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (26 Sep 2023)

Patrick Costello: 231. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to provide a list of sites acquired for second level education institutions aided by her Department since 2000, in tabular form, indicating in each case the total expenditure on the acquisition of the site, the total area of the site, and the year of acquisition; the location by Eircode, the roll number(s) of school(s) built therein, and the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Enrolments (26 Sep 2023)

Patrick Costello: 250. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 602 of 11 September 2023, (details supplied) if she will clarify if "individualised data is not available for primary pupils years prior to 2015"; and how do the patronage assessment reports from 2012, for example, have "detailed enrolment" data for individual schools by year (i.e. 6th class, etc.) for...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legislative Process (26 Sep 2023)

Patrick Costello: 406. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality to provide a timeline for the legislative process for the Criminal Law (Sexual Offences and Human Trafficking) Bill 2023. [41159/23]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legislative Measures (26 Sep 2023)

Patrick Costello: 407. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she will introduce legislation to give effect to the Government commitment to legislate for an independent commission on information retrieval as part of our legacy commitments in relation to the Troubles. [41162/23]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legislative Reviews (26 Sep 2023)

Patrick Costello: 409. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if her Department will carry out a review of the Family Law Act 2019 with a view to reducing the time period after which couples can get divorced; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41193/23]