Results 821-840 of 3,337 for speaker:Patrick Costello

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

Patrick Costello: 460. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of young persons in care who turned 18 years of age from 2019 to date by LHO area. [3225/22]

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

Patrick Costello: 461. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of requests for a child or young person turning 18 years of age to be allowed to stay on in residential care for 2021; and the number of those requests granted. [3226/22]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Domestic, Sexual and Gender-based Violence (25 Jan 2022)

Patrick Costello: 503. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when the third national strategy on domestic, sexual and gender-based violence will be completed and published. [3442/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Inquiries (25 Jan 2022)

Patrick Costello: 595. To ask the Minister for Health when the inquiry into the historic use of sodium valproate announced in October 2020 will take place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3159/22]

Criminal Law (Human Trafficking) (Amendment) Bill 2022: First Stage (27 Jan 2022)

Patrick Costello: I move: That leave be granted to introduce a Bill entitled an Act to amend the Criminal Law (Human Trafficking) Act 2008 and to provide for related matters. Before I start, I wish to take a very brief moment to acknowledge today as Holocaust Memorial Day.

Criminal Law (Human Trafficking) (Amendment) Bill 2022: First Stage (27 Jan 2022)

Patrick Costello: I did not do it, a Cheann Comhairle, and therefore I want to associate myself with the remarks of other Deputies. My Bill looks at improving Ireland's response to human trafficking. Quite simply, it is fair to say we are failing as a nation to address the scourge of human trafficking. If we look at the Trafficking in Persons, TIP, Report produced by the US State Department,124 countries are...

Criminal Law (Human Trafficking) (Amendment) Bill 2022: First Stage (27 Jan 2022)

Patrick Costello: I move: "That the Bill be taken in Private Members' time."

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Service (27 Jan 2022)

Patrick Costello: 309. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when the findings from the public consultation on the review of prison rules which ended in September 2021 will be published; the timeline for the next steps in the process; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4089/22]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Service (27 Jan 2022)

Patrick Costello: 310. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of reports that have been submitted to her office by the current Inspector of Prisons; and the number that have been published. [4090/22]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Service (27 Jan 2022)

Patrick Costello: 311. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the proposed timeline on the removal of Covid-19-related restrictions on the prison system. [4091/22]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Service (27 Jan 2022)

Patrick Costello: 312. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of prison officers by prison in the State; and the number of those which have CPR training, in tabular form. [4093/22]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Service (27 Jan 2022)

Patrick Costello: 313. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the drug rehabilitation services currently offered in each prison. [4094/22]

Legacy Issues in Northern Ireland and New Decade, New Approach: Statements (1 Feb 2022)

Patrick Costello: One of the recurring themes when we talk about the legacy issues is the responsibility of the British Government to act. It does have a responsibility and I will get to it in a minute. However, we also have a responsibility here in Dublin. We are co-guarantors of the Good Friday Agreement. As a result, we are co-guarantors of the bill of rights that has failed to be implemented; the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Curriculum (1 Feb 2022)

Patrick Costello: 78. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she plans to develop a new national policy in relation to sexual harassment for the school curriculum. [4359/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (1 Feb 2022)

Patrick Costello: 104. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her Department will facilitate a hybrid leaving certificate as operated in 2021. [4360/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (1 Feb 2022)

Patrick Costello: 474. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the actions that her Department has taken to urgently fill the temporary vacant post of physics and chemistry teacher at a school (details supplied) which has been vacant due to maternity leave since October 2021. [4500/22]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Strategies (1 Feb 2022)

Patrick Costello: 564. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will publish follow-up information on the National Strategy for Women and Girls 2017-2020. [4882/22]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Service (1 Feb 2022)

Patrick Costello: 591. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she will provide information regarding the current use of in-cell technology by the Irish Prison Service, aside from telephones, with specific reference to information technology; and the details of upcoming plans and pilots due to be rolled out. [4244/22]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Service (1 Feb 2022)

Patrick Costello: 594. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of prisons that have had reports from the Office of the Inspector of Prisons in each year since from 2016 to date by prison in tabular form; and the number that have been published. [4266/22]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Service (1 Feb 2022)

Patrick Costello: 602. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of women incarcerated in the State by prison in each year since 2010 to date; and the number serving sentences of a year or less. [4577/22]