Results 521-540 of 3,337 for speaker:Patrick Costello

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (6 Jul 2021)

Patrick Costello: 502. To ask the Minister for Health when an inquiry into the historical licensing and prescribing of sodium valproate also known as epilim will take place given the commitment made to hold such an inquiry in October 2020 of which no progress has been made in the interim. [29696/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (6 Jul 2021)

Patrick Costello: 527. To ask the Minister for Health if a CAMHS Cherry Orchard appointment will be provided to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29791/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (6 Jul 2021)

Patrick Costello: 539. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to offer gene cell therapy for patients with certain conditions via the HSE; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29908/21]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Children's Experiences during COVID-19 Restrictions and Lockdowns: Engagement (22 Jun 2021)

Patrick Costello: I am currently in Leinster House. My thanks to everyone for coming in, for sharing their world with us and for their comments. I was struck by the frustration and anger in LilyRose's comment that she is not a vector. Some of us in here were talking about how we need to be careful with our language around this. I would call out Deputy Whitmore for leading that and if I did it, it was only...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Children's Experiences during COVID-19 Restrictions and Lockdowns: Engagement (22 Jun 2021)

Patrick Costello: I thank Ms Howard for all of that. Hopefully today is an example too of that participation and the benefit of giving a platform to people of that age. I thank Ms Howard for her time.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Custody of Children (7 Jul 2021)

Patrick Costello: 109. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she will examine the situation in cases of shared custody arrangements that permission is needed from the other parent if one wishes to bring their children to Northern Ireland recognising the freedoms granted by the Good Friday Agreement in respect to an open Border and the unnecessary difficulties this presents for...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Northern Ireland (8 Jul 2021)

Patrick Costello: 207. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the actions the Government will take to ensure that justice is secured for the families of the Bloody Sunday victims by making Soldier F and Soldier B stand trial in view of the announcement that the British public prosecution service will no longer prosecute Soldier F and Soldier B in respect to alleged murders they carried out on Bloody...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Common Travel Area (8 Jul 2021)

Patrick Costello: 248. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her Department’s understanding of which social care benefits Irish citizens who move to Northern Ireland are entitled to under the Common Travel Area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36933/21]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transport Policy (13 Jul 2021)

Patrick Costello: 247. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will consider taking into account vehicle width as an assessment point for car and or road tax (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37795/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (14 Jul 2021)

Patrick Costello: 192. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will give accreditation to the certificate in inclusive school support the national training programme for SNAs which is currently being delivered by UCD and was established following a review by the NCSE; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38131/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (14 Jul 2021)

Patrick Costello: 439. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the availability of the drug zolgensma in the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31596/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (15 Jul 2021)

Patrick Costello: 185. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the actions his Department will take to alleviate the inhumane conditions exposed by a recent publication (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38722/21]

Joint Oireachtas Committee On Key Issues Affecting The Traveller Community: Traveller Accommodation: Discussion (Resumed) (22 Jul 2021)

Patrick Costello: Some of the figures quoted by Deputy Ó Cuív are terrifying. This is nothing new. As Dr. McDonagh was talking about the lived experience of the racism, I was particularly struck by the notion that Travellers should be deported, given that they were born here, live here and this is their home. Where the hell are people proposing to deport them to? That is a very disturbing...

Joint Oireachtas Committee On Key Issues Affecting The Traveller Community: Traveller Accommodation: Discussion (Resumed) (22 Jul 2021)

Patrick Costello: It is perhaps a very open-ended question. If Ms Lucey says that there is a question mark over it, with the speed in which the courts move, there will be a question mark over it for a few years. As the courts themselves have said, they can only rule on what is put before them.

Joint Oireachtas Committee On Key Issues Affecting The Traveller Community: Traveller Accommodation: Discussion (Resumed) (22 Jul 2021)

Patrick Costello: Yes, Chair. I am conscious that there are quite a few members other than me who have not spoken at the meeting, so I will leave it there for the moment and I will follow up with further questions.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Covid-19 Pandemic (27 Jul 2021)

Patrick Costello: 227. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the specific guidance he has given the operators of the Luas tram service to limit capacity in line with public health advice given the fact that entry and exit to the Luas system is generally unmanned; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40263/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Schemes (27 Jul 2021)

Patrick Costello: 611. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will consider establishing a financial support system for citizen resident in buildings (details supplied). [39278/21]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Hydraulic Fracturing (27 Jul 2021)

Patrick Costello: 805. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if Ireland will jointly place a resolution before the UN General Assembly in advance of the COP26 Summit calling for a global ban on fracking; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39097/21]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Covid-19 Pandemic (27 Jul 2021)

Patrick Costello: 810. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the provision that has been made for EU Digital COVID Certificates for Irish citizens who have been vaccinated in Canada and the United States of America; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39207/21]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Legislative Measures (27 Jul 2021)

Patrick Costello: 864. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the measures he, his Department and the Government are taking to give legislative effect to the Independent Commission on Information Retrieval which requires legislation passed through the Houses of the Oireachtas (details supplied). [40863/21]