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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Scheme of the Policing, Security and Community Safety Bill: Discussion (15 Feb 2022)

Patrick Costello: I want to make a general point. An issue with GSOC is that it is currently burdened with opaque Byzantine structures and procedures. Ms Barry from the Department acknowledged that and said the drive to correct that is part of the reason for the reforms proposed in this Bill. As such, it is not fair to accuse GSOC or imply it is incompetent especially when it, in light of our requirements...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Sales (15 Feb 2022)

Patrick Costello: 969. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide a list of horse fairs and sales inspected by departmental officials in 2021. [8135/22]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Sales (15 Feb 2022)

Patrick Costello: 970. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide a list of the prosecutions and or fines issued arising from inspections by his Department of horse fairs and sales in 2021. [8136/22]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Welfare (15 Feb 2022)

Patrick Costello: 971. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of officials designated to the inspection of premises in which animals are kept. [8137/22]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Welfare (15 Feb 2022)

Patrick Costello: 972. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of inspections that were carried out on premises in which animals are kept in 2021. [8138/22]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Service (17 Feb 2022)

Patrick Costello: 251. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of prison officers employed by the Irish Prison Service over the past ten years, by prison institution, in tabular form. [8863/22]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Service (17 Feb 2022)

Patrick Costello: 252. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the average number of prisoners in prison in the State over the past ten years, by prison institution, in tabular form. [8864/22]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Service (17 Feb 2022)

Patrick Costello: 253. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the programmes that exist in the prison system that cater to the specific needs of the Travelling community; and the initiatives that are taken to encourage their uptake of educational opportunities while in prison. [8874/22]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Service (17 Feb 2022)

Patrick Costello: 254. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when an updated version of the Irish Prison Service and Education and Training Boards Prison Education Strategy will be published given that the current strategy is set to expire in 2022. [8879/22]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Children in Care (22 Feb 2022)

Patrick Costello: 567. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will order a review of the foster care committee to ensure its procedures are in line with HIQA guidelines. [9152/22]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Children in Care (22 Feb 2022)

Patrick Costello: 568. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will reform the foster care review programme whereby Tusla requires foster carers to pay for their own medical examination. [9153/22]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Child Protection (22 Feb 2022)

Patrick Costello: 569. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of private family care arrangements from 2015 to date. [9154/22]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Reviews (22 Feb 2022)

Patrick Costello: 632. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the timeline for the Interdepartmental Review of the Atypical Work Permit Scheme for Non-European Economic Area (Non-EEA) Fishers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9138/22]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Human Trafficking (22 Feb 2022)

Patrick Costello: 633. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of identified victims of human trafficking in the State in 2021; the purpose of their trafficking, that is, for labour exploitation and sex work; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9139/22]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Service (22 Feb 2022)

Patrick Costello: 636. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the changes made by the Irish Prison Service since 2010 to ensure full compliance with the Bangkok Rules; and when a review was last carried out to ensure this was the case.; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9213/22]

Legacy Issues in Northern Ireland and Reports of Police Ombudsman of Northern Ireland: Statements (23 Feb 2022)

Patrick Costello: These recent reports by the Police Ombudsman are very important. They tell us again how the search for truth and justice still eludes us and indicate the efforts required to establish the truth so there can be justice and, from justice, healing. Many of the Deputies today and the Minister have rightly spoken against the British Government's proposed amnesty. It is not about truth or...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Child and Family Agency (23 Feb 2022)

Patrick Costello: 178. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of children receiving aftercare allowance in the State by Tusla area office. [10196/22]

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (24 Feb 2022)

Patrick Costello: Yesterday, I met the PhD workers' alliance, which was looking for fair treatment and an end to the exploitation of PhD researchers. Will the Government take steps similar to those taken by other EU countries like Belgium, Sweden and Holland, which have moved to recognise PhD researchers as workers with employee status, contracts, pension contributions and collective bargaining rights?

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (1 Mar 2022)

Patrick Costello: In the face of Covid, many of the education and training boards, ETBs, delivering prison education services adapted to blended learning, including the use of an in-house television channel. The logical conclusion of this is that we should start to provide in-cell technology and computers for prisoners. That is exactly what has been done in Berwyn Prison in Wrexham. It promotes prisoner...

Institutional Burials Bill 2022: Second Stage (2 Mar 2022)

Patrick Costello: This is a very important Bill. I was about to say that this a painful part of our past but it is not. For many people, this is a painful part of their present. It is likely to be a painful part of their future too. I hope that this Bill can help to ease that pain. Perhaps it will not be a painful part of their future, because this Bill will enable us to get truth. From truth we can get...