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Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Bill and the UK Government's Plans around the Human Rights Act: Amnesty International UK (10 Nov 2022)

Patrick Costello: I will leave it there.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (22 Nov 2022)

Patrick Costello: The energy charter treaty has proved itself to be a block to meaningful climate action. Country after country has either threatened to pull out or has pulled out of it. It is time Ireland did the same. Will the Government pull out of the energy charter treaty?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Bill and the UK Government's Plans around the Human Rights Act: Amnesty International UK (10 Nov 2022)

Patrick Costello: One of the other points that concerns me is that some of the reportage quoted the Secretary of State as saying he was listening to the Joint Committee on Human Rights and that its report had voiced concerns about the Bill. To be honest, I find that a little frustrating, to be polite, given that victims' groups have been campaigning for a long time against the Bill and against the proposals,...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (23 Nov 2022)

Patrick Costello: 64. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the timeline for the delivery of the Chapelizod bus stop on the N4 Bridge over Chapelizod Hill. [58308/22]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Tourism Industry (22 Nov 2022)

Patrick Costello: 154. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will expand the visa eligibility criteria to non-EU nationals to fill hospitality and tourism vacancies, given the shortage in staff for the sector. [57533/22]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Environmental Schemes (22 Nov 2022)

Patrick Costello: 192. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the funding programme for the SEAI community grants in 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57899/22]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Appointments Service (22 Nov 2022)

Patrick Costello: 250. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the reason that the Public Appointments Service continues to advertise posts that include a requirement that the applicant must be a non-EEA citizen who is a spouse or child of an EEA or Swiss citizen and have a stamp 4 visa, given that there is a requirement under law not to discriminate on the civil status ground, and that many...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Tourism Industry (22 Nov 2022)

Patrick Costello: 262. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will advocate for the expansion of the visa eligibility criteria to non-EU nationals to fill hospitality and tourism vacancies, given the shortage in staff for the sector. [57532/22]

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Refugee Accommodation Crisis: Engagement with Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth (22 Nov 2022)

Patrick Costello: The Minister is in an unfortunate position in that many of the questions I wanted to ask have been answered, so he will have to listen to me make some general comments instead.

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Refugee Accommodation Crisis: Engagement with Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth (22 Nov 2022)

Patrick Costello: No, not for the first time. This is the advantage of contributing towards the end of the meeting; whether it is true or not, one can always claim one's questions have been answered. I echo the concerns other members raised about the genuine crisis we face and problems here that are being exploited, in a deliberate way, by an aggressive, dangerous far-right element. In recent months, there...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Provision of Bus Services in Dublin: Discussion (8 Nov 2022)

Patrick Costello: I will cut out a lot of my questions given the shortness of the time. The G spine is something that I want to focus on. I have been working on this with Ms Lauren Tuite who is a Green Party representative in the area. It promised an improvement of about 20% for Ballyfermot and Cherry Orchard. We have seen the same problems that everyone has highlighted: a decline in service, ghost buses...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Provision of Bus Services in Dublin: Discussion (8 Nov 2022)

Patrick Costello: Mr. Gaston mentioned earlier that there were problems with the running times on the C spine, but it was the opposite, in that they were too long. It seems to me that there is a problem with how these running times are calculated. Is the NTA looking at reforming or improving that process? I agree with some of the comments made by Deputy Bríd Smith, in particular when we see the...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (29 Nov 2022)

Patrick Costello: The residents of the Metropolitan complex in Inchicore, the Crescent buildings in Parkwest and the Tramyard complex need certainty about when a scheme for remedial works will open and be available to them. Talk of before Christmas and promises of meetings or a scheme coming are not good enough. They need clarity and certainty. Can we give an exact date for when they will get the help they need?

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: EU Directives (29 Nov 2022)

Patrick Costello: 144. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the status of negotiations in relation to the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive; if he plans to ensure, as part of the Directive, that companies and financial institutions, including asset managers and institutional investors, will be held responsible for violations of human rights and environmental standards along...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Conservation (29 Nov 2022)

Patrick Costello: 171. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment when the SEAI better energy communities grant scheme funded by his Department will open for applications given that hospitality businesses need to carry out such work in the low season; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59069/22]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Electoral Process (29 Nov 2022)

Patrick Costello: 281. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will extend gender quotas to local authority elections in line with the recommendations of the recent Women’s Voices in the Council Chamber report. [59241/22]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (29 Nov 2022)

Patrick Costello: 489. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the progress being made in relation to the provision of part-time and wrap-around childcare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58793/22]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Community Welfare Services (30 Nov 2022)

Patrick Costello: 125. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of community welfare officers employed by Intreo offices in Dublin South-Central over the past three years. [59628/22]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Data (30 Nov 2022)

Patrick Costello: 162. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of community service orders issued over the past three years, by court district. [59629/22]