Results 2,001-2,020 of 3,337 for speaker:Patrick Costello

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Constitutional Amendments (14 Sep 2022)

Patrick Costello: 218. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the proposed timeline going forward for the proposed referendum on housing to take place given the closure of the public consultation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44560/22]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Middle East (14 Sep 2022)

Patrick Costello: 243. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the additional steps that he now proposes to take in order to help create the circumstances where Ireland’s recognition of the state of Palestine would progress efforts to reach a solution in the Middle East peace process and protect the integrity of Palestinian territory; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44562/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (14 Sep 2022)

Patrick Costello: 325. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when her Department will approve the tender process for works scheduled to be carried out in a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44831/22]

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (14 Jul 2022)

Patrick Costello: Yesterday, in her remarks on her retirement, Ms Justice Irvine commented on how the lack of judges was hampering access to justice. We see this at every level of our justice system. A solicitor, Mr. Gareth Noble, reported on a family list in the District Court in Meath which could not be cleared despite the single judge working a significant number of extra hours. One case involved a man...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (13 Jul 2022)

Patrick Costello: 445. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the total number of community gardaí posts nationally broken down by division; and the total number of such posts currently filled broken down by division. [38241/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Abortion Services (12 Jul 2022)

Patrick Costello: 89. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the exclusion of vulnerable individuals such as newly arrived asylum seekers, from access to abortion services without charge on the basis that they do not have a personal public service number; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37248/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (12 Jul 2022)

Patrick Costello: 574. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the proposed implementation of ASD classes and units in Dublin 12 in the schools currently without any (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37991/22]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Eligibility (12 Jul 2022)

Patrick Costello: 602. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will provide an update on her Department’s consideration of proposals regarding extending free travel eligibility for people with epilepsy who are unable to drive as a result of their condition; if these proposals will be considered in the context of the upcoming budget; and if she will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disability Services (12 Jul 2022)

Patrick Costello: 664. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will report on the provision of specific pathways of support to reach under-represented minorities within the autism community including members of Traveller, ethnic minorities and LGBTQIA+ communities. [37131/22]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: International Protection (12 Jul 2022)

Patrick Costello: 727. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of decisions issued by the International Protection Office in the past 12 months under headings (details supplied) in tabular form. [37253/22]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: International Protection (12 Jul 2022)

Patrick Costello: 728. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of affirmed decisions by the International Protection Appeals Tribunal; and the number of recommendations that have been set aside in the past 12 months. [37254/22]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Paramilitary Groups (12 Jul 2022)

Patrick Costello: 752. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the steps that are being taken by her Department and the Criminal Assets Bureau to tackle illegal paramilitary groupings in relation to their assets and illegal money-lending activities. [37974/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services (12 Jul 2022)

Patrick Costello: 762. To ask the Minister for Health when a school (details supplied) will have the following services; behaviour therapist, speech and language therapists, occupational therapist, on-site nurse and access to a play therapist. [37993/22]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Sanctions for the Possession of Certain Amounts of Drugs for Personal Use: Discussion (12 Jul 2022)

Patrick Costello: Picking up on the themes from Deputy Martin Kenny and Senator Ruane, there are many different things here that are being mushed together, but there are separate conversations and separate streams here. On Deputy Martin Kenny's point about demand reduction, yes we had partial successes perhaps in the mid to late 1990s, as Senator Ruane mentioned, but much of that was driven by the Rabbitte...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Sanctions for the Possession of Certain Amounts of Drugs for Personal Use: Discussion (12 Jul 2022)

Patrick Costello: That is more to do with our response to youth offending in general. I would not read significance into that-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Sanctions for the Possession of Certain Amounts of Drugs for Personal Use: Discussion (12 Jul 2022)

Patrick Costello: Again, focusing on demand reduction and why we use drugs can help. Better interventions can help. On Subutex – I will stick with the brand name because it is easier to pronounce – when I was working in Merchants Quay 20 years ago, it was widely used in the UK. Yet it was said it is only coming in here now. We seem to be quite far behind. Better interventions are very...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Sanctions for the Possession of Certain Amounts of Drugs for Personal Use: Discussion (12 Jul 2022)

Patrick Costello: As someone who has spoken about both those things quite a lot-----

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (6 Jul 2022)

Patrick Costello: 342. To ask the Minister for Health if he will ensure that the first line treatment for hyperemesis gravidarum is reimbursed on the drugs payment and medical card schemes; and if he will provide an update same. [36726/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (5 Jul 2022)

Patrick Costello: 339. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the current status of the early intervention special therapy programme for schools which was launched in 2018; the schools currently included in the Dublin South Central area; and the plans for a wider roll-out of the scheme. [35423/22]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Scheme of the Communications (Retention of Data) (Amendment) Bill 2022: Discussion (30 Jun 2022)

Patrick Costello: I have lots of general questions but I will follow up on them with the witnesses afterwards. One of the concerns I have, in addition to those relating to some of the questions already asked, relates to legal frailty. If this legislation is ignoring the Corcoran decision, as well as CJEU and European Court of Human Rights, ECHR, jurisprudence, if the current form is not compliant and if we...