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Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Grant Payments (22 Sep 2022)

Patrick Costello: 171. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if his Department will introduce a grant system for solar photovoltaic energy in which the cost of a small 3.2 KW system is issued directly to the installation companies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46412/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (22 Sep 2022)

Patrick Costello: 267. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will instruct officials in her Department to open a second ASD unit at a school (details supplied) to serve the needs of ASD students whilst the process of building takes place in the intervening period; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46417/22]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Data Protection Regulation Enforcement: Discussion (22 Sep 2022)

Patrick Costello: I will start with Ms Sippel's question about what is next, which jumps off into a lot of places. One of the recommendations we made was that there should be a review of the Data Protection Commission's policies, procedures and processes. It is of fundamental importance that this is an independent review. I note the DPC commissioned a review recently but it is important that it is done by...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: An Garda Síochána (20 Sep 2022)

Patrick Costello: We have seen a special policing plan and a special accelerated response for areas like the north inner-city, and I believe this community needs that kind of response. As I said, some of the local representatives are working on plans around community development and around these issues, and when they are unveiled, we need to give them full support. I would also ask the Minister to come on...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: An Garda Síochána (20 Sep 2022)

Patrick Costello: As Deputy Ó Snodaigh has said, the scenes played out last night in social media were shocking for many but they are not shocking for the residents of the area who have been putting up with this kind of thing night after night for months. Some of us local representatives have been working together to raise the issue by working with the community and with community development...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Funding (20 Sep 2022)

Patrick Costello: 247. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 271 of 5 April 2022, the status of a project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46046/22]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Derelict Sites (20 Sep 2022)

Patrick Costello: 285. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he intends to update and expand the 1990 definition of dereliction to allow for more accurate reflection of derelict properties. [45945/22]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Derelict Sites (20 Sep 2022)

Patrick Costello: 286. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if there are any plans to increase the resources available to local authorities to allow for greater enforcement and capacity to collect the derelict sites levy, noting that only €1.1 million of derelict site levies for 2021 were collected by city and county councils resulting in a collection rate of just 23%. [45946/22]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Regulations (20 Sep 2022)

Patrick Costello: 407. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if there is a need for regulation to recognise epilepsy alert dogs and seizure alert dogs as service animals. [45611/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (20 Sep 2022)

Patrick Costello: 526. To ask the Minister for Health when the members of Dublin Fire Brigade will receive their frontline pandemic bonus payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45659/22]

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Foster Care: Discussion (20 Sep 2022)

Patrick Costello: We have covered a wide range of topics. It is a very complex issue. The range of topics we covered has reflected that complexity. I do not envy the staff having to write up the Official Report of this afterwards. We have looked at individual practice issues, broader general Tusla issues and the wider social issues that are the foundation and the basics. I will pull it into that middle...

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Foster Care: Discussion (20 Sep 2022)

Patrick Costello: We need to fix, protect and save fostering. If fostering is a huge ask, let us break that down a little.

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Foster Care: Discussion (20 Sep 2022)

Patrick Costello: I have a quick follow-up question on the regulatory requirements and the unintended consequences around that. Has any research been done, even abroad, looking at that kind of aspect?

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Foster Care: Discussion (20 Sep 2022)

Patrick Costello: I have one last comment in light of the report-----

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Foster Care: Discussion (20 Sep 2022)

Patrick Costello: It is definitely the last. Tusla is required to produce reports on the adequacy of services, and things like that. However, we have seen, when representatives have been in here and we have asked them about the number of social workers Tusla needs, that there is no workforce planning. There is no demand anticipation, which would help with a target for the number of social workers and foster...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Public Sector Pensions (15 Sep 2022)

Patrick Costello: 175. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment when he will sign-off on the agreed pay rise for An Post pensioners; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45395/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Further and Higher Education (15 Sep 2022)

Patrick Costello: 274. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 1310 of 8 September 2022, if community training centres will be given the opportunity to input into the Operational Guidelines Working Group; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45396/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (15 Sep 2022)

Patrick Costello: 288. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1508 of 8 September 2022, if his Department will legislate on a national level for the display of calorie information on individual bottles and cans of alcohol products not just on the larger containers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45217/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (15 Sep 2022)

Patrick Costello: 289. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1509 of 8 September 2022, when his Department will resume the development of mandatory calorie posting on menus; and the timeline for the introduction of the arising legislation. [45219/22]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (14 Sep 2022)

Patrick Costello: 142. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will instruct the National Transport Authority to ensure that the privatised Dublin Bus routes, formerly known as the 747 and 748, continue to accept the travel pass for use on their services [44707/22]