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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legislative Reviews (9 May 2023)

Patrick Costello: 424. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he will review the Landlord and Tenant (Amendment) Act 1980, specifically around the use of clauses by owner management company barring sale of apartments to a local authority, health board, housing authority or government agency (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21079/23]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Legislative Programme (9 May 2023)

Patrick Costello: 549. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when the Work Life Balance and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2023 will be signed into law; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21607/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (9 May 2023)

Patrick Costello: 633. To ask the Minister for Health the steps he is taking to tackle the issues highlighted in response to a parliamentary question (details supplied) in relation to current nursing resource capacity in an area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21641/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Public Sector Pensions (9 May 2023)

Patrick Costello: 634. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the cost-of-living payment increases being provided to retired HSE workers pensions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21645/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (9 May 2023)

Patrick Costello: 645. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the number of public health nurses currently employed, specifically whether on full-time or part-time basis; the number of vacant public health nurse positions in each location within CHO 7; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21690/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education and Training Boards (9 May 2023)

Patrick Costello: 729. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills about his policy in relation to internal transfers within the City of Dublin Education and Training Board, specifically in relation to (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21608/23]

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: General Scheme of the Child Care (Amendment) Bill 2023: Discussion (Resumed) (16 May 2023)

Patrick Costello: I apologise, I was trying to do two committees at once as well so I missed some information in my travels. I do not know if it was mentioned but one of the parts of independent advocacy that the committee would do well to underline in the context of the general scheme is the need for independent advocacy to support parents. We tried to get some witnesses from that area. Unfortunately,...

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: General Scheme of the Child Care (Amendment) Bill 2023: Discussion (Resumed) (16 May 2023)

Patrick Costello: Before we move on from aftercare I want to ask a technical question. Is the 12 month rule grounded in legislation, regulations or policy? Where is that?

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: General Scheme of the Child Care (Amendment) Bill 2023: Discussion (Resumed) (16 May 2023)

Patrick Costello: My other question was on the special care and foster care committees.

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: General Scheme of the Child Care (Amendment) Bill 2023: Discussion (Resumed) (16 May 2023)

Patrick Costello: There was a question on the need to reform special care. That was for EPIC.

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: General Scheme of the Child Care (Amendment) Bill 2023: Discussion (Resumed) (16 May 2023)

Patrick Costello: They are almost resource and practice issues as opposed to structural ones.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Car Test (10 May 2023)

Patrick Costello: 47. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the steps his Department is taking to alleviate the backlog of NCT appointments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21994/23]

Central Statistics Office Sexual Violence Survey 2022: Statements (17 May 2023)

Patrick Costello: The numbers outlined in this survey have been spoken about a lot so I will not necessarily start quoting the figures again. We are better served by focusing on the grim reality of the picture they paint. As a previous speaker said, these figures are shocking but not surprising. It is important to remember that behind each one of these numbers and statistics are survivors, victims and...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Banking Sector (17 May 2023)

Patrick Costello: 33. To ask the Minister for Finance if, in light of recent bank frailty evident internationally and the failure of deposit insurance schemes developed pre-digital banking, he will provide the value of uninsured deposits above the €100,000 threshold of the deposit guarantee scheme nationally, broken down by institution and the number of individual depositors whose deposits above the...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Homeless Persons Supports (17 May 2023)

Patrick Costello: 197. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will legally mandate local authorities to ensure that the needs of every homeless child should be assessed, including but not limited to factors such as access to their school, medical and therapeutical needs, and also supporting family relationships and wider social support. [23369/23]