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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Pre-legislative Scrutiny of the General Scheme of the Certain Institutional Burials (Authorised Interventions) Bill (Resumed) (18 May 2021)

Patrick Costello: I am present in the Convention Centre Dublin. I am in one of the booths so it is a little dark. I will try to improve the lighting. I thank the Minister. One of the things that has come through in the testimony to the committees and the public debate on this issue is a breakdown of trust, a lack of trust among survivors and their families that the right thing will be done. In his...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Pre-legislative Scrutiny of the General Scheme of the Certain Institutional Burials (Authorised Interventions) Bill (Resumed) (18 May 2021)

Patrick Costello: My point is about an assumption that these techniques will be used. A justification should be required if they are not being used. While I appreciate the head of the agency could be called up by any committee, the chances are that will be a delayed process. We do not want a situation where an exhumation or investigation has begun on the wrong terms and when the head of the agency gets to...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Departmental Properties (19 May 2021)

Patrick Costello: 133. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence further to Parliamentary Question No. 351 of 5 May 2021, the operational use that the Defence Forces have for this site. [26803/21]

Situation in Occupied Palestinian Territory and Israel: Statements (20 May 2021)

Patrick Costello: While I agree with most or all of what has been said so far in the Chamber, I want to take a small step back and a step forward. I want to step back and look at the root causes of the onslaught we are witnessing on television. As another Deputy said already, the spark that ignited the current flame was the attempt by the Israeli Government to confiscate homes and to expel Palestinians...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Policy (20 May 2021)

Patrick Costello: 142. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the Programme for Government commitment to promote biodiversity initiatives across primary, post-primary and third-level sectors and ensure that schools, colleges and universities across the country play an active role in providing areas to promote biodiversity. [26952/21]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: EU Directives (20 May 2021)

Patrick Costello: 159. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the proposed directive on artificial intelligence and Digital Services Act would render Ireland the EU’s super enforcer of these new regulations for technology companies based here; his views on whether the current delays in enforcing GDPR decisions by the DPC will undermine...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Data Protection (20 May 2021)

Patrick Costello: 160. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the US Senate is considering a draft Bill that targets jurisdictions with inadequate enforcement of data protection law (details supplied); his views on the situation; and if he regards the prospect of EU data export controls as a threat to the digital services sector. [27184/21]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Election Monitoring Missions (25 May 2021)

Patrick Costello: 303. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade further to Parliamentary Question No. 425 of 18 May 2021, if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the OSCE Election Observation Mission to Armenia is headed by an Irish citizen; if, in view of this he will review the decision not to deploy any Irish election observers to these elections especially those observers that are...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Election Monitoring Missions (25 May 2021)

Patrick Costello: 304. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his plans to replace the 2018 election observation roster; if any preparation work has been done on this to date; if Department officials have been in formal contact with the Public Appointments Service seeking them to organise a professional recruitment competition; if the existing roster can be increased to take account of observers...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Election Monitoring Missions (25 May 2021)

Patrick Costello: 305. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade further to Parliamentary Question No. 425 of 18 May 2021, if he will explain the reason that insurance premiums are being paid for election observers when no Irish election observers have been deployed for over a year; if, in view of zero deployments he will seek a rebate of premiums paid; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (25 May 2021)

Patrick Costello: 325. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he will seek to have the plaque at the monument to the Defence Forces in Merrion Square, Dublin 2 amended to correct the misspelling of the word emanate which appears as eminate. [27857/21]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Applications (25 May 2021)

Patrick Costello: 476. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when the processing of long stay visa applications will be resumed (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27472/21]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Swimming Pools (26 May 2021)

Patrick Costello: 119. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht when children’s swimming lessons will resume in line with public health advice; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28548/21]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Middle East (26 May 2021)

Patrick Costello: 142. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the amount of the recently announced €1.5 million funding which will be made available to ensure access to education in occupied Palestine in view of the challenges of access to education for Palestinian children, as demonstrated by UNICEF 2018 State of Palestine- Country report on out-of-school children report. [28409/21]

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: National Action Plan for Childminding 2021-2028: Discussion (25 May 2021)

Patrick Costello: I thank the Chair and I confirm that I am in my office in Leinster House.

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: National Action Plan for Childminding 2021-2028: Discussion (25 May 2021)

Patrick Costello: Picking up on the question from Deputy Murnane O'Connor concerning the number of childminders involved in developing the action plan in respect of the various working groups, we saw from the presentations that the answer was that the number was small to non-existent. One recommendation this committee can certainly make, therefore, is that if the Minister is making decisions concerning a...

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: National Action Plan for Childminding 2021-2028: Discussion (25 May 2021)

Patrick Costello: Perhaps we could hear from each organisation because each has a slightly different take. If they could each give me a very quick answer it would be very helpful.

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Conservation (27 May 2021)

Patrick Costello: 100. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the total annual budget of the SEAI on an annual basis; the number of applicants for various grants; and the average grant award and number of rejected applications for the past five years, in tabular form. [28939/21]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Traffic Offences (1 Jun 2021)

Patrick Costello: 202. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of successful prosecutions of drivers who have struck the Luas in each of the years 2018, 2019, 2020 and to date in 2021, including the offence which was prosecuted and the sentences that were handed down in tabular form. [29649/21]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Policy (1 Jun 2021)

Patrick Costello: 358. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the US Senate is considering a draft Bill that targets jurisdictions with inadequate enforcement of data protection law (details supplied); and if he will furnish details of any enquires his Department has made to the US Senate or any other relevant body regarding the potential impact this...