Results 801-820 of 3,337 for speaker:Patrick Costello

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (19 Jan 2022)

Patrick Costello: 884. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will examine the system in which persons in receipt of carers allowance are unable to avail of enhanced illness benefit whilst out of work with Covid-19 yet out-of-work persons can claim the pandemic unemployment payment whilst also claiming carer’s allowance; and if she will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Children in Care (19 Jan 2022)

Patrick Costello: 1109. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the amount spent on private foster care companies in 2019, 2020 and 2021, by region and the company receiving this funding. [1628/22]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Children in Care (19 Jan 2022)

Patrick Costello: 1110. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of children in foster care placed outside their area of origin in each of the years 2019 to 2021 by Tusla foster care and private foster care companies. [1629/22]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legislative Programme (19 Jan 2022)

Patrick Costello: 1186. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the progress of the preparation of the heads of the independent commission on information retrieval Bill as included in the 2021 autumn legislative programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [63015/21]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Northern Ireland (19 Jan 2022)

Patrick Costello: 1202. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she will establish a pension scheme for victims of violence on the island of Ireland during the Troubles; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [63157/21]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legal Aid (19 Jan 2022)

Patrick Costello: 1268. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the status of the review of the civil legal aid scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1649/22]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Mental Health Policy (19 Jan 2022)

Patrick Costello: 1319. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she will provide an update on and timeline for the Programme for Government commitment to establish a high-level cross Departmental and cross agency taskforce to consider the mental health and addiction challenges of those imprisoned, and primary care support on release; and if she will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Care Packages (19 Jan 2022)

Patrick Costello: 1413. To ask the Minister for Health the number of homecare hours provided by his Department; and the breakdown of the total provided directly by the HSE, private and voluntary providers, respectively. [63156/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (19 Jan 2022)

Patrick Costello: 1537. To ask the Minister for Health the actions that are being taken by his Department to improve transgender health services in Ireland and in particular to address the waiting time for first-time appointments which currently stands at two and a half years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63515/21]

Violence against Women: Statements (Resumed) (25 Jan 2022)

Patrick Costello: Deputy Farrell is taking his time but I will try not to go over my allocation. I welcome the opportunity to speak to this important matter. I used some time last week during the Order of Business to raise related matters. I welcome the Minister's commitment to the important elements of developing stand-alone legislation related to stalking and non-fatal strangulation. Much has been...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (26 Jan 2022)

Patrick Costello: I wish to raise the issue of the difficulty of schools finding replacement teachers. It is a huge problem that has been made worse by Covid. While it is a national problem, I will give one example from my own constituency of Greenhills Community College in Walkinstown, where a teacher has gone on maternity leave and the school has been unable to replace her. It has been told that it could...

Youth Mental Health: Statements (26 Jan 2022)

Patrick Costello: While I agree with the calls by many of the Deputies here about the importance of increased funding, much of the increased funding going into CAMHS will not make a blind bit of difference if we do not fix many of the structural problems that are there. In my experience as a child protection social worker trying to interact with CAMHS, the services are just not fit for purpose as they are...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Children in Care (25 Jan 2022)

Patrick Costello: 452. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of children under 12 years of age in Tusla care by area. [3217/22]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Children in Care (25 Jan 2022)

Patrick Costello: 453. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of children in Tusla care placed outside their area of origin by local office. [3218/22]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Children in Care (25 Jan 2022)

Patrick Costello: 454. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of private foster placements in each of the past 36 months by Tusla area. [3219/22]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Children in Care (25 Jan 2022)

Patrick Costello: 455. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of children aged under 12 years and aged under 18 years, respectively resident here by Tusla LHO area in tabular form. [3220/22]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Children in Care (25 Jan 2022)

Patrick Costello: 456. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of relative and non-relative carers, respectively approved in each month for the past 36 months by Tusla area. [3221/22]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Children in Care (25 Jan 2022)

Patrick Costello: 457. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of children in care currently by local area office. [3222/22]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Children in Care (25 Jan 2022)

Patrick Costello: 458. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of children in care placed outside their area of origin by LHO area. [3223/22]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Children in Care (25 Jan 2022)

Patrick Costello: 459. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of children in care without an allocated social worker by LHO area. [3224/22]