Results 901-920 of 3,337 for speaker:Patrick Costello

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Human Rights (1 Mar 2022)

Patrick Costello: 129. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the details of the progress made to date with regard to the decision of the IDA to appoint a business development consultant in Israel; if his Department has monitored the IDA's implementation of the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights as well as the human rights due diligence guidance published by the Minister for...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Trade Data (1 Mar 2022)

Patrick Costello: 130. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the details of the overall value of goods imported into Ireland from Israel for the past five years; the value of imports from the Palestinian Territory in the same period; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10932/22]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Environmental Schemes (1 Mar 2022)

Patrick Costello: 150. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will detail the latest launch of retrofitting funding as it primarily relates to houses, the available energy saving schemes for apartment buildings and apartment complexes. [10946/22]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Trade Sanctions (1 Mar 2022)

Patrick Costello: 247. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of instances and the value of goods that were refused entry to Ireland in the past five years because they originated in illegal Israeli settlements in Palestine; the details of the efforts being made including the mechanisms in place to ensure that goods from illegal settlements are not mislabelled as Israeli; if he is fully satisfied that no...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Child Protection (1 Mar 2022)

Patrick Costello: 545. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of children under the age of 12 years in residential care by TULSA area office. [11331/22]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Probation and Welfare Service (1 Mar 2022)

Patrick Costello: 572. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of applications for the female ex-prisoner Outlook Programme since it opened in July 2020; the number of admissions and refusals; the reasoning for refusals; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10858/22]

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

Patrick Costello: 601. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when the last time the rules for temporary release sheets were reviewed; and when the next review is due to take place. [11660/22]

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

Patrick Costello: 595. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of persons on protection in the Irish Prison Service since 2015 to date broken down, by prison and by ethnicity [11654/22]

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

Patrick Costello: 596. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of persons who asked to be placed on protection in the Irish Prison Service since 2015 to date, by prison and by ethnicity. [11655/22]

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

Patrick Costello: 597. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when the last prison census was taken; and when the next one is due to take place. [11656/22]

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

Patrick Costello: 598. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of overtime hours provided to the Irish Prison Service, broken down by prison. for the period of 2015 to 2021 and to date in 2021; and the dates on which they were fully allocated. [11657/22]

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

Patrick Costello: 599. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of days educational programmes were prevented from happening due to staff shortages in the Irish Prison Service since 2015 to date, by prison institution. [11658/22]

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

Patrick Costello: 600. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of days prison workshops, such as woodwork and metalwork, were closed since 2015 to date, by prison institution; and the reason for closure. [11659/22]

Situation in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including the recent Amnesty International Report: Statements (2 Mar 2022)

Patrick Costello: It is positive we have this time to discuss the Amnesty International report and the situation in Israel and Palestine. The report has detailed a cruel system of control over Palestinians by Israel. Palestinians have been left impoverished and in a constant state of fear and anxiety. The report ultimately concludes that this occupation and control meets the definition of apartheid under...

Situation in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including the recent Amnesty International Report: Statements (2 Mar 2022)

Patrick Costello: Well, in my conversations with-----

Situation in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including the recent Amnesty International Report: Statements (2 Mar 2022)

Patrick Costello: In my conversations with members of the department of foreign affairs in Sweden, they told me that they had no problem and faced no restrictions. The department of foreign affairs in Sweden told me it faced no problems in terms of its programmes within Palestine after the recognition. IKEA may have had some furniture returned but that was about it. If we are not getting leverage from it...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (2 Mar 2022)

Patrick Costello: 110. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade when the passport office will fully reopen in line with operations pre-March 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11812/22]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Antisocial Behaviour: Discussion (22 Feb 2022)

Patrick Costello: I thank our witnesses. There is a significant range of knowledge and experience in front of us and the time available does not really do justice in trying to learn from that knowledge and experience. I wish first to focus on two areas. When Ms Keaveney talked about probation issues, she mentioned restorative justice and restorative practices. Will she give us more information about what...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Antisocial Behaviour: Discussion (22 Feb 2022)

Patrick Costello: We could start with Ms Keaveney, followed by the others, in regard to the restorative justice piece.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Antisocial Behaviour: Discussion (22 Feb 2022)

Patrick Costello: Do Foróige or Core Youth Services want to share their experiences?