Results 1,661-1,680 of 3,337 for speaker:Patrick Costello

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Office of Public Works (21 Feb 2023)

Patrick Costello: 252. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the total spent on equipment produced by a company (details supplied) for use in the Leinster House campus and other State-owned property, in tabular form, including a detailed breakdown of the make-up of the expenditure, including cameras and so on, on an annual basis since they were first purchased; and if he will make a statement...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Repatriation Costs (21 Feb 2023)

Patrick Costello: 332. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the efforts being made by his Department to assist in the repatriation of the remains of a person (details supplied) to Ireland. [8139/23]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Irish Prisoners Abroad (21 Feb 2023)

Patrick Costello: 344. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the efforts being made to support a person (details supplied) who has been imprisoned in Iran since 3 October 2022 to return to Ireland.; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8466/23]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Departmental Expenditure (21 Feb 2023)

Patrick Costello: 357. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the total spent on equipment manufactured by a company (details supplied) for use in the Leinster House campus and other State-owned property, in tabular form, including a detailed breakdown of the make-up of the expenditure, including cameras and so on, on an annual basis since they were first purchased; and if he will make a statement on...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: EU Directives (21 Feb 2023)

Patrick Costello: 586. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the status of the proposed introduction of an anti-SLAPP mechanism in Irish law (details supplied), as committed to in May 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8788/23]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (22 Feb 2023)

Patrick Costello: 85. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the steps he is taking to ensure the smooth operation of a service by a company (details supplied) and bus services in Dublin South-Central, specifically Dublin Bus routes 60, G1 and G2; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9024/23]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (22 Feb 2023)

Patrick Costello: 89. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on the roll-out and operation of the G-spine Bus Connects programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9035/23]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Work Permits (22 Feb 2023)

Patrick Costello: 88. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide an update in relation to work permits for bus drivers from non-EU and non-EEA countries and the possible inclusion of bus drivers on the critical skills list due to the current driver shortages being experienced across the system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9034/23]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (22 Feb 2023)

Patrick Costello: 90. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide a monthly breakdown of the number of bus drivers working for Dublin Bus in 2022, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9036/23]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (22 Feb 2023)

Patrick Costello: 91. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the measures his Department is taking to improve the provision of bus services in Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9037/23]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (22 Feb 2023)

Patrick Costello: 92. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide an update on his recent interactions with the National Transport Authority to tackle the poor provision of bus services in Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9038/23]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Communications Surveillance (22 Feb 2023)

Patrick Costello: 151. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if any members of the Defence Forces conducted a risk analysis on devices (details supplied) and communication systems used in State-run buildings. [8926/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Qualifications Recognition (22 Feb 2023)

Patrick Costello: 190. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide an update on the implementation of the new national fund for the protection of enrolled learners as per the Qualification and Quality Assurance (Education and Training) (Amendment) Act 2019; the way and the moneys and resources that have been allocated for the establishment of the fund; the steps that have been taken to...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services (22 Feb 2023)

Patrick Costello: 224. To ask the Minister for Health the number of staff in the children's disability network teams for the Dublin area, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9023/23]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Engagement with All-Ireland Cancer Research Institute (23 Feb 2023)

Patrick Costello: I was struck by the reference in Professor Gallagher's opening statement to the expected doubling of cancer incidence among our citizens in the next two decades. What is driving that? I assume the professor is talking about an increase in instances of cancer and not just improved detection and the fact that we are catching more cancers. Part of me is wondering what we should be doing. I...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Engagement with All-Ireland Cancer Research Institute (23 Feb 2023)

Patrick Costello: Not enough.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Engagement with All-Ireland Cancer Research Institute (23 Feb 2023)

Patrick Costello: That is the survival advantage. What Professor Lawler is saying is that those colorectal cancers would have occurred anyway. They might have just been picked up earlier and those patients might have survived. It seems from what he is saying here that there will be more colorectal cancer overall.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Engagement with All-Ireland Cancer Research Institute (23 Feb 2023)

Patrick Costello: Would it be right to say we are moving backwards in terms of prevention and public health?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Engagement with All-Ireland Cancer Research Institute (23 Feb 2023)

Patrick Costello: Okay. Certainly, there is greater work that needs to be done in terms of research and policy given this increasing incidence. It is an incidence that is increasing beyond what would be expected simply because of an ageing population.