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Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Digital Hubs (16 Nov 2021)

Patrick Costello: 152. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will ensure that section 15 subsection 6(c) of the Digital Hub Development Agency Act 2003 will be observed and that a representative of the local community will be appointed by him with immediate effect to replace the previous representative whose term expired on 2 June 2021 especially in view of an...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Regeneration Projects (16 Nov 2021)

Patrick Costello: 286. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the total departmental finances allocated to Emmet Road, St. Michael's Estate development; the proposed loan from the EIB and other ways that the Government can subside this project in order to ensure that the rents are realistic and truly affordable while not compromising on the quality of design; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (16 Nov 2021)

Patrick Costello: 593. To ask the Minister for Health if provisions will be made for the flu jab to be given for free to medical card holders and the population more generally as a means to encourage uptake and reduce the strain on the intensive care unit system which is currently under strain with the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55817/21]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Community Development Projects (16 Nov 2021)

Patrick Costello: 688. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development when her Department expects to conclude work on restructuring the Community Services Programme in line with the recommendations from the 2020 report carried out for her Department by a company (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55676/21]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Community Development Projects (16 Nov 2021)

Patrick Costello: 689. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development when the expression of interest process for the Community Services Programme is expected to reopen. [55677/21]

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (17 Nov 2021)

Patrick Costello: I would like to raise reform of the coroner service nationally. I must give credit to Deputies Gould and Ó Laoghaire, who have been raising this issue consistently. In 2000, a full comprehensive review was published by the Department of Justice, which recommended radical reform. Recent research by the Irish Council for Civil Liberties has shown this reform simply has not happened....

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Brexit Issues (18 Nov 2021)

Patrick Costello: 57. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the preparations the Government is making for the potential triggering of Article 16 by the British Government. [56580/21]

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Experiences of Migrant Communities Engaging with the Healthcare System and State Bodies: Discussion (16 Nov 2021)

Patrick Costello: Interpretation can be an interesting thing. I have worked through interpreters in the past, face to face and over the phone. There are times when the person you are working with talks for five minutes and the interpreter gives a one-word answer. It is not always the best. An accreditation scheme would be excellent. One question I wanted to ask that has been pre-empted is whether any...

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Experiences of Migrant Communities Engaging with the Healthcare System and State Bodies: Discussion (16 Nov 2021)

Patrick Costello: We seem to be having network trouble at this end. My sound was cutting in and out.

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Housing Provision (18 Nov 2021)

Patrick Costello: My colleague Deputy Smith and I are here to represent and raise the concerns of the St. Michael's estate community. They have been waiting and waiting for the regeneration. As Deputy Smith said, they have been fighting for 21 years for the regeneration of St. Michael's estate. They need clarity. They need certainty that the regeneration will provide housing that is affordable for that...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Housing Provision (18 Nov 2021)

Patrick Costello: The disconnection from market rents is a positive aspect. It is the sort of thing that needs to happen. Yet, we need to factor in the tenant’s ability to pay. Otherwise, we are still creating properties that will be unaffordable for a huge number of people. The reality is that the threshold at which social housing becomes unavailable to people is far too low. It has not been...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Northern Ireland (18 Nov 2021)

Patrick Costello: 27. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade when the Government in view of the British plans to issue an amnesty for troubles related crimes will legislate for legacy mechanisms with specific reference to the Independent Commission on Information Retrieval. [56581/21]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Defence Forces (18 Nov 2021)

Patrick Costello: 96. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence his plans to commit Irish personnel to serve in MINURSO. [56578/21]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Northern Ireland (18 Nov 2021)

Patrick Costello: 132. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the provisions in view of recent violence and rioting in Northern Ireland that are being made by the Defence Forces to deal with potential paramilitary activity from loyalist paramilitaries. [56579/21]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Courts Service (18 Nov 2021)

Patrick Costello: 287. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the timeline for the review and the publishing of the report into the Special Criminal Court. [56694/21]

Merchant Shipping (Investigation of Marine Casualties) (Amendment) Bill 2021: Second Stage (24 Nov 2021)

Patrick Costello: I will pick up a theme that several Deputies addressed, namely, missed opportunity. In discussing the Marine Survey Office we need to bear in mind that Ireland has been in the spotlight because of our fisheries for reasons that are not good. There have been long-running investigations and exposures of slavery, forced labour, exploitation and of human trafficking. Credit is especially due...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: National Monuments (23 Nov 2021)

Patrick Costello: 254. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the details of plans to cut trees in the War Memorial Gardens, Islandbridge, Dublin 8; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57363/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authorities (23 Nov 2021)

Patrick Costello: 269. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the restrictions in place preventing local councils leasing property from investment firms implicated in war crimes (details supplied). [56950/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (23 Nov 2021)

Patrick Costello: 494. To ask the Minister for Health when he last met the National Immunisation Advisory Committee in relation to advice regarding a widespread booster campaign; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56827/21]

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (25 Nov 2021)

Patrick Costello: I was recently contacted by the daughter of an 89-year-old constituent with advanced Alzheimer's who has recently lost any home care support they had. I am not the first Deputy to raise the issue of home care support and, more importantly, the lack of home care support. While there has been some investment in the area, the challenge is that the individual private companies do not have to...