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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Funding (24 Jan 2024)

Patrick Costello: 115. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 680 of 17 January 2024, the reason all applicants were given equal weighting in the lottery, regardless of DEIS status or not. [3167/24]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: National Monuments (24 Jan 2024)

Patrick Costello: 133. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government given the recent announcement that exhumations are to take place in Mountjoy Prison to recover the remains of executed prisoners buried on site, if his Department will commence, as per its powers under the National Monuments Acts, a similar scheme of exhumations to take place at Kilmainham Gaol. [3104/24]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legislative Programme (24 Jan 2024)

Patrick Costello: 157. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality why the historical disregard legislation is absent from the spring legislative programme; and the timeline for the introduction of legislation for this Programme for Government legislation. [3099/24]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Sentencing Policy (24 Jan 2024)

Patrick Costello: 159. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality what measures have been taken to reduce the number of people serving a custodial sentence of 12 months or less in line with the priority commitment since the publication of the Review of Policy Options for Prison and Penal Reform in August 2022; and if any measures were taken, if these measures have resulted in any reduction....

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Middle East (25 Jan 2024)

Patrick Costello: 31. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade given the latest repeated rejection by the Israeli government of Palestinian statehood and the statement by Prime Minister Netanyahu that all territory west of the Jordan River would be under Israeli control, and if the minister will recognise now that state of Palestine. [3226/24]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Policy (25 Jan 2024)

Patrick Costello: 117. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will amend the energy credit scheme to address the gap where those who are not on social welfare and who have moved into a previously vacant house have not been able to get the energy credit due to the property being designated low usage. [3345/24]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Telecommunications Services (25 Jan 2024)

Patrick Costello: 136. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment whether he will direct the Commission for Communications Regulation to review the use of inflation-linked mid-contract price rises by phone and broadband companies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2767/24]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (25 Jan 2024)

Patrick Costello: 200. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will liaise with the TFI and Dublin Bus to ensure that all literature, both hard copy and electronic, classifies child leap cards as covering the age range of 5-18, in line with the UN Convention on the rights of the child which define a child as being aged 18 and below (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Children in Care (25 Jan 2024)

Patrick Costello: 241. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to comment on the CSO dataset 'Educational Attendance and Attainment of Children in Care, 2018 - 2023' published recently; to outline how her Department is responding to the gaps identified for children in care in education; if her Department intends to further research this area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3511/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (25 Jan 2024)

Patrick Costello: 246. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her Department will liaise with the relevant authorities to introduce a school pupils' free travel scheme bus pass, similar to the free travel scheme for adults, recognising that children in rural areas can avail of free travel, but not those in urban areas; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3609/24]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Code (25 Jan 2024)

Patrick Costello: 282. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if her Department will liaise with the relevant authorities to introduce a school pupils free travel scheme bus pass, similar to the free travel scheme for adults, recognising that children in rural areas can avail of free travel, but not those in urban areas; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3608/24]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Proposed Legislation (25 Jan 2024)

Patrick Costello: 318. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to provide an update on the drafting of amendments to the Health Act 2007 that will transfer the registration and inspection functions for non-statutory children's residential centres from Tusla to HIQA; if the necessary amendments will be included in the Child Care (Amendment) Bill 2024 or the Health...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Care Services (25 Jan 2024)

Patrick Costello: 332. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if his Department is planning to develop an overarching national strategy on alternative care which would include workforce and placement planning and interagency needs to meet the current and future needs of the care system in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3507/24]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Proposed Legislation (25 Jan 2024)

Patrick Costello: 333. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he plans to establish a National Child Care Act Advisory Committee prior to the passing of the Child Care (Amendment) Bill 2024; what preparatory work is ongoing in terms of scoping the issues for the Committee's workplan before it is established; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3508/24]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Legislative Measures (25 Jan 2024)

Patrick Costello: 334. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he intends to update provisions of the Child Care Act 1991 to include clear arrangements for a model of care for separated children seeking international protection; if he believes the overuse of sections 4 and 5 in these cases is sufficient given these children often do not meet the criteria for either on...

Services for those Seeking Protection in Ireland: Statements (30 Jan 2024)

Patrick Costello: I welcome this opportunity to speak on the services and accommodation for people seeking protection in Ireland. It is very positive that we, as a nation, can provide those supports to people fleeing violence, war, oppression and brutality, and that they can come here and most importantly be safe but also be valuable and contributing members of society, if we let them, which is an important...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Assisted Dying: System for Assisted Dying and Alternative Policies: Discussion (30 Jan 2024)

Patrick Costello: I thank the witnesses. I want to ask Professor Preston a couple of questions. She has quoted a lot of research and seems to have done a lot of research around this across the various jurisdictions. One of the things that is frequently presented to this committee is the idea that palliative care and assisted dying is an either-or, and that they are mutually exclusive instead of us being...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Assisted Dying: System for Assisted Dying and Alternative Policies: Discussion (30 Jan 2024)

Patrick Costello: No but I see that Professor White has his hand up. If he would like to come in on those questions, I will come to him next.

Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 40 - Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth (Revised)
Vote 25 - Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission (Revised) (30 Jan 2024)

Patrick Costello: I welcome the Minister and the Minister of State. I will pick up on a few things. I appreciate that the issue of immigration is very difficult. It is also not entirely within the control of the Department. While I welcome the positive changes the Minister and the Minister of State talk about, it is important to highlight that a lot of issues in other Departments need to be addressed if...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Human Rights (30 Jan 2024)

Patrick Costello: 124. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade Ireland's position in relation to military operations conducted by the Pakistani state in Balochistan and the alleged human rights abuses being carried out; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3642/24]