Results 161-180 of 3,337 for speaker:Patrick Costello

Written Answers — Department of Health: Primary Care Services (13 Oct 2020)

Patrick Costello: 428. To ask the Minister for Health if a primary care centre (details supplied) will reopen; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29566/20]

Other Questions: School Staff (14 Oct 2020)

Patrick Costello: 10. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her views on the upcoming loss of a teacher in a school (details supplied) and the progress or lack thereof in reducing class sizes in view of the Covid-19 pandemic; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30223/20]

Other Questions: School Staff (14 Oct 2020)

Patrick Costello: I thank the Ceann Comhairle. I wish to express my support for St Louis Infant School where some parents in my constituency send their children. They have written to the Minister seeking reassurance on the imminent loss of a teacher. They have said that they would usually accept this reluctantly, but given that we are in the middle of the Covid-19 pandemic, they are very concerned about the...

Other Questions: School Staff (14 Oct 2020)

Patrick Costello: The school is looking at an average size of 30 pupils in a class, which is significantly above both the 26 that we started with and the 25 which will be enabled by budget 2021. I underline again the issues on room capacity, the need for social distancing for health and safety reasons in a pandemic, and the loss of teaching time caused by the loss of a teacher and exacerbated by school...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Family Support Services (14 Oct 2020)

Patrick Costello: 231. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the steps taken by Tusla to ensure parental alienation does not occur as a by-product of Covid-19 restrictions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30430/20]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Middle East (15 Oct 2020)

Patrick Costello: 156. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to the increase in demolitions and seizures of Palestinian structures in the West Bank (details supplied); the response of his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30754/20]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Middle East (15 Oct 2020)

Patrick Costello: 157. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to a school in Ras al-Tin near Ramallah (details supplied) that is at risk of imminent demolition; the steps his Department has taken to prevent the demolition of the school and other schools and structures in the West Bank; and the steps his Department has taken to secure compensation for demolished or...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Protection (15 Oct 2020)

Patrick Costello: 224. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the steps being taken to monitor and screen for child trafficking victims in foster care or vulnerable situations who may be more easily recruited into exploitative situations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30724/20]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Human Trafficking (15 Oct 2020)

Patrick Costello: 239. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the steps she is taking to review and introduce further regulations to protect workers in the fishing sector in view of an organisation (details supplied) grading the Government an F for the third year running for failing to protect workers in the fishing industry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30721/20]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Human Trafficking (15 Oct 2020)

Patrick Costello: 240. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality her plans to review regulations to protect potential trafficking victims in the fishing sector in view of the downgrading of Ireland to a tier 2 watch list country for not doing enough to combat trafficking; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30722/20]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Human Trafficking (15 Oct 2020)

Patrick Costello: 241. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the progress made to improve access to supports for victims of human trafficking; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30723/20]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Driver Licences (15 Oct 2020)

Patrick Costello: 242. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the timeline for delivering the ability to apply for driver licences and bank accounts for persons resident in direct provision; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30725/20]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Penal Policy Review Group (15 Oct 2020)

Patrick Costello: 243. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the status of the Consultative Council on Penal Policy, in particular its membership and its work; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30726/20]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Employment Rights (15 Oct 2020)

Patrick Costello: 299. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on the reports of widespread abuse of workers’ rights and terms and conditions in the fishing industry; the steps he will take to deal with same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30727/20]

Post-European Council Meeting on 15 and 16 October: Statements (Resumed) (20 Oct 2020)

Patrick Costello: The Minister of State will probably remember that in the pre-European Council statements I mentioned the Palestinian village of Khirbet a-Rakeez, where a school funded by the European Union and Irish Aid has been demolished. At the time, I urged the Minister of State to engage with his European colleagues to seek compensation for the demolition by the Israeli military of aid structures...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Children in Care (20 Oct 2020)

Patrick Costello: 447. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of children under 12 years of age in Tusla care by area. [31149/20]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Children in Care (20 Oct 2020)

Patrick Costello: 448. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of children in Tusla care placed outside their area of origin by local office. [31152/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Traveller Community (20 Oct 2020)

Patrick Costello: 695. To ask the Minister for Health the amount of extra funding that will be allocated towards services for members of the Traveller community in view of the increased funding for mental health announced under budget 2021. [31474/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Funding (21 Oct 2020)

Patrick Costello: 228. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that a resource centre (details supplied) has not received an increase in funding since 2010; and if he will provide pay restoration to 2020 levels for this group [31823/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Alcohol Treatment Services (21 Oct 2020)

Patrick Costello: 235. To ask the Minister for Health when funding will be made available to support the delivery of community action on alcohol from the additional funding announced within Budget 2020 with specific reference to funding for the Alcohol Subgroup of the Canal Communities Regional Drug and the Alcohol Task Force. [31881/20]