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Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Adoptee Voices Report: Aitheantas (5 Oct 2021)

Patrick Costello: The witnesses may respond if they wish.

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Adoptee Voices Report: Aitheantas (5 Oct 2021)

Patrick Costello: Does Mr. O'Brien wish to comment briefly? I am conscious that I need to move on to some of the other members.

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Adoptee Voices Report: Aitheantas (5 Oct 2021)

Patrick Costello: I apologise for interrupting, but we are under time pressure and I must move on to some of the other Senators because they are due to speak in the Seanad. I call Senator McGreehan.

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Adoptee Voices Report: Aitheantas (5 Oct 2021)

Patrick Costello: Mr. O'Brien might respond very briefly. It would be good to get an answer but I am conscious that others are waiting to speak. I am too soft.

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Adoptee Voices Report: Aitheantas (5 Oct 2021)

Patrick Costello: I will move on to Senator Ruane. I apologise for rushing Mr. O'Brien. There is a queue of other people waiting to ask questions.

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Adoptee Voices Report: Aitheantas (5 Oct 2021)

Patrick Costello: I thank Mr. O’Brien and move on to Deputy Cairns.

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Fuel Prices (7 Oct 2021)

Patrick Costello: 56. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will assess the income eligibility criteria for fuel allowance to only apply to the applicant’s income as opposed to other adults' resident in the property whose income is not necessarily pooled with the applicant for the purpose of general expenditure and as such has no impact on their ability to meet heating...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Employment Support Services (7 Oct 2021)

Patrick Costello: 41. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of the proposed privatisation of local employment services. [47684/21]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Traffic Fines (7 Oct 2021)

Patrick Costello: 193. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he plans to use his power to increase by statutory instrument the fixed charge penalty notice fine for offences such as parking on a footpath, driving on a pedestrianised street, driving in a bus lane and to also introduce penalty points for such egregious offences. [48836/21]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments (7 Oct 2021)

Patrick Costello: 251. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will amend the eligibility criteria that bar persons in receipt of illness benefit from receiving the fuel allowance and the bonus week payment at Christmas. [48311/21]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Data (7 Oct 2021)

Patrick Costello: 342. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the breakdown of fixed charge penalty notices issued for illegal parking offences issued in 2018, 2019, 2020 and to date in 2021 with a breakdown of such notices issued per offence in each period, for example, parking on a footpath, parking at a bus stop, parking on a cycle lane and so on. [48835/21]

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Adoptee Voices Report: Aitheantas (5 Oct 2021)

Patrick Costello: Did Mr. O'Brien want to reply to any of these questions?

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Adoptee Voices Report: Aitheantas (5 Oct 2021)

Patrick Costello: As Vice Chairman, I am in the unenviable position that most of the questions I was going to ask have already been asked. One question I would like to ask is in regard to engagement with the Minister, whether he has been supportive and what more we as a committee can do to support that. I will put that question out there. I will then come round to other members. If they have further...

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Adoptee Voices Report: Aitheantas (5 Oct 2021)

Patrick Costello: I thank Ms Ryan-O'Brien. I will draw the session to a close. I propose that we publish all opening statements to the Oireachtas website. Is that agreed? Agreed. I thank the witnesses for appearing before the committee today. We look forward to ongoing engagement on all of the issues raised in the survey and by the witnesses today. There is much work to be done in this area and we look...

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Adoptee Voices Report: Aitheantas (5 Oct 2021)

Patrick Costello: Thank you. I will move on to Deputy Murnane O'Connor.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Cycling Policy (12 Oct 2021)

Patrick Costello: 74. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide details of the current regulations regarding the use of bicycle lights; if there is a minimum or maximum flash rate that these lights must adhere to (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49278/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (12 Oct 2021)

Patrick Costello: 266. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when ASD classes are set to open in schools (details supplied). [49268/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (12 Oct 2021)

Patrick Costello: 271. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason for the recent Departmental decision to stop the banking of special education teacher hours lost by a lack of substitute availability to cover special education teacher absences; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49308/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Policy (12 Oct 2021)

Patrick Costello: 378. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the timeline of the formulation of the national access plan for 2022-2026. [49411/21]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Citizenship Applications (12 Oct 2021)

Patrick Costello: 411. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the purpose for which a Garda Síochána or PSNI report would be requested from an application of Irish citizenship through naturalisation. [49187/21]