Results 401-420 of 3,337 for speaker:Patrick Costello

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Gaelscoil Issues (21 Apr 2021)

Patrick Costello: 1085. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if any of the post-primary schools to open in 2021 will be an Irish-medium school; and if not, her contingency plans to provide for the wishes of those parents who have stated a preference for Irish-medium education. [20651/21]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Data (21 Apr 2021)

Patrick Costello: 1419. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of calls that were received by the Garda Traffic Watch Service in 2020; the number of those calls that are allocated a number in the Garda PULSE system; the number of investigations under the road traffic acts that resulted from those calls; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19112/21]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Procedures (21 Apr 2021)

Patrick Costello: 1420. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if it is official policy that Garda traffic watch do not inform persons calling the service of PULSE numbers for their complaints; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19113/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (21 Apr 2021)

Patrick Costello: 1507. To ask the Minister for Health when computerised medical examinations for membership of medical governing bodies will resume given that frontline workers are vaccinated against the effects of Covid-19; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18100/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Data Collection (21 Apr 2021)

Patrick Costello: 1553. To ask the Minister for Health if he will confirm that no dossiers are held on families impacted by epilim - sodium valproate historically or otherwise. [18246/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: State Claims Agency (21 Apr 2021)

Patrick Costello: 1554. To ask the Minister for Health if the State Claims Agency attended any of the sodium valproate project group meetings; and, if so, the reason the agency would be in attendance of the meetings. [18247/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (21 Apr 2021)

Patrick Costello: 1607. To ask the Minister for Health the details of the NIAC guidelines (details supplied) which advise the allocation of MRA vaccines to the immunocompromised; and if it will be ensured that this is made clear during daily Covid-19 briefings which to date have indicated that there is no preferential vaccine for the immunocompromised. [18423/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (21 Apr 2021)

Patrick Costello: 1977. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide clarity on medical or humanitarian grounds for exemption from quarantine (details supplied); the decision making process behind making judgements on such cases; if travellers can apply for same pre-travel; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19476/21]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beekeeping Industry (21 Apr 2021)

Patrick Costello: 2446. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the actions his Department made in relation to reports of the importation of bees here from Italy (details supplied) to ensure that such importation does not result in the parallel importation of the small hive beetle which is prevalent in Italy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18338/21]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beekeeping Industry (21 Apr 2021)

Patrick Costello: 2447. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the action that has been taken by his Department to ensure that imported European strains will not interbreed with native bees affecting the unique biodiversity of Irish bees as was witnessed previously with the varroa mite given that Ireland has the purest remaining population of black bees in Europe; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (22 Apr 2021)

Patrick Costello: 81. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the schools which have been compelled to open ASD classes in Dublin 12; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20920/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (22 Apr 2021)

Patrick Costello: 83. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of plans to further compel schools to open ASD classes in Dublin 12; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20922/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (22 Apr 2021)

Patrick Costello: 82. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of a school (details supplied) that is in tender for ASD classes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20921/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (22 Apr 2021)

Patrick Costello: 93. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the protocols which are currently in place for a student with epilepsy should they have a seizure during a State examination; the process which a student must follow should they not be able to complete the exam owing to their condition; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21011/21]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Free Travel Scheme (22 Apr 2021)

Patrick Costello: 103. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will consider establishing the free travel scheme as a standalone benefit as recommended by the Oireachtas Committee on Transport in 2018 (details supplied); the investigations which have been carried out on this matter to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21010/21]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Data Protection Regulation: Discussion (27 Apr 2021)

Patrick Costello: I thank both witnesses for their presentations. In the interests of transparency, I should say that Dr. Logue, as a solicitor, is acting for me in a small legal matter. I want to pick up on something he mentioned in his submission. Paragraph 12 references that several cases have emerged where the data controller deleted or destroyed information after the complaint was filed. I am...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Data Protection Regulation: Discussion (27 Apr 2021)

Patrick Costello: Yes. I will have a question for Mr. Schrems as well.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Data Protection Regulation: Discussion (27 Apr 2021)

Patrick Costello: I am conscious that Mr. Schrems has a European-wide view on matters. We have seen Germany take efforts to bring enforcement against Google without involving Dublin and, recently, Italy side-stepping Dublin in regard to TikTok. What else is happening in Europe that we should be aware of that will likely further isolate Ireland? I ask Mr. Schrems to give an example of where policies and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Data Protection Regulation: Discussion (27 Apr 2021)

Patrick Costello: I thank the witnesses in this session. This is a highly complex issue. As our time is limited, I will quickly put my questions. It is important we critically examine and review these issues. Hopefully, as the Chairman and the commissioner, Ms Dixon, said, this will be the first of several conversations we will have. It would be good to invite the commissioner to come before the committee...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Arts Funding (28 Apr 2021)

Patrick Costello: 61. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the status and progress of the ten recommendations in the Life Worth Living report by the arts and culture task force, including recommendation No. 1 to establish a basic income pilot scheme for arts and culture. [21486/21]