Results 441-460 of 3,337 for speaker:Patrick Costello

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Departmental Properties (11 May 2021)

Patrick Costello: 122. To ask the Taoiseach the details of property owned by the Chief State Solicitors Office; the current use and date acquired of each in tabular form. [23699/21]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Licences (11 May 2021)

Patrick Costello: 175. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will temporarily suspend the rule whereby non-EU driver licence holders must obtain an Irish licence after 12 months of residency here given the fact that with the ongoing restrictions it is in fact not possible for such person's to book driver tests; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23740/21]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Human Rights (11 May 2021)

Patrick Costello: 390. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade further to Parliamentary Question No. 506 of 28 April 2021, if he will address a series of matters (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24334/21]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: United Nations (11 May 2021)

Patrick Costello: 415. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will use Ireland’s position on the United Nations Security Council to ensure a human rights observation mission is added to the United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara mandate when it is renewed in October 2021. [24700/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (11 May 2021)

Patrick Costello: 442. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason children on the ASD spectrum are not provided with a special needs assistant in the early start programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23690/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (11 May 2021)

Patrick Costello: 830. To ask the Minister for Health if he will issue instructions to have a uniform policy nationally in regard to a partner's ability to attend maternity services such as appointments and births under Covid-19 regulations as opposed to the ad hoc situation which currently varies on a hospital by hospital basis. [24283/21]

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Children's Unmet Needs: Engagement with Minister of State at the Department of Health (Resumed) (11 May 2021)

Patrick Costello: I am in Leinster House. I thank the Minister of State very much for coming in again. It is always great to get a Minister of State who is willing to come in and stand over her words. I am coming from a place of slight frustration but obviously I am not as frustrated as some of the parents. We are here to talk about the unmet needs of children. I accept that there are significant overlaps...

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Children's Unmet Needs: Engagement with Minister of State at the Department of Health (Resumed) (11 May 2021)

Patrick Costello: I totally appreciate that. I do not necessarily expect the Minister of State to answer on those things. For me it is about trying to understand how these different Departments work together and what can be done to improve this. The Minister of State has already spoken about her willingness to step on toes to get things done. It is about trying to understand how all the Departments can...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Vaccination Programme (12 May 2021)

Patrick Costello: 143. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of Defence Forces personnel present on UN duty who were offered a Covid-19 vaccination through the UN since December 2020; the number that received it; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25053/21]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Vaccination Programme (12 May 2021)

Patrick Costello: 144. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the details of UN arrangements for vaccinations of peacekeepers; if the Defence Forces were part of those arrangements; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25054/21]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Vaccination Programme (12 May 2021)

Patrick Costello: 145. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of Defence Forces personnel on UN duty who received a Covid- 19 vaccination from the host country from December 2020 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25055/21]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Children in Care (12 May 2021)

Patrick Costello: 180. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of young persons in care who have had complaints filed against them by the agency or the residential in which they reside; the number of young persons in care who have been charged with criminal damage relating to their placement; and if Tusla has policies in place to assist social workers and social...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Programme for Government (13 May 2021)

Patrick Costello: 143. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of measures her Department has undertaken to date to fulfil the programme for Government commitment that the Government will develop inclusive and age appropriate curricula for relationships and sexuality education and social, personal and health education across primary and post-primary schools, including an inclusive programme on...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (13 May 2021)

Patrick Costello: 408. To ask the Minister for Health if his Department will subsidise counselling psychologists in training in Ireland in a way similar to clinical psychologists in training are, that is, salary for work experience and fees subsidised in view of the huge benefit this would be to encourage more persons to study this area and alleviating the huge waiting lists for counselling services. [25243/21]

Ballymurphy Inquest: Statements (18 May 2021)

Patrick Costello: I join with my colleagues in the Chamber in recognising the strength and dignity of the families of Ballymurphy in demanding justice over all of these years. So many other families are in similar situations and are still yearning for justice. References have been made to the anniversary of the Dublin and Monaghan bombings. In recent months, we heard news of demands being made of the...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Special Educational Needs (18 May 2021)

Patrick Costello: Deputy Joan Collins was unable to make it. I will concentrate on Dublin 12 in my constituency but many of the issues impact on the constituencies that border our constituencies. The Minister has been in the House before to hear me speak about Scoil Colm, which will now be opened as Our Lady of Hope as a special school. That has given some hope to parents. However, there is still an...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Special Educational Needs (18 May 2021)

Patrick Costello: I thank the Minister. I wanted to raise the similar issue of early years provision. I was saving it for my follow-up question. A family I am trying to do my best to support in my constituency faces a challenge with the Early Start programme, which is under the remit of the Department of Education. The family has a child with a diagnosis of ASD and they are being told there are no special...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Pension Provisions (18 May 2021)

Patrick Costello: 239. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will seek an assurance that CIÉ will await the outcome of the High Court application being made by the CIÉ pension trustees before engaging in further discussions in relation to the pension trustees 1951 scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25587/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Strategic Infrastructure (18 May 2021)

Patrick Costello: 356. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if battery energy storage system developments are fast-tracked for planning purposes given they are treated as strategic infrastructure in the planning process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26087/21]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Election Monitoring Missions (18 May 2021)

Patrick Costello: 425. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on the importance of international election observation; if he will list by country since February 2020 the election observation missions that the OSCE and EU sought nominations for from his Department; the number nominated in each case; the 2021 budget for election observation; the amount spent to date; if he will nominate...