Results 2,021-2,040 of 3,337 for speaker:Patrick Costello

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: No.

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 want to start by making some general remarks. If we are going to quote the Sinn Féin funds case and Supreme Court judgments, we should all have concern - in the words of Chief Justice Ó Dálaigh - for the contingencies of "an improbable but not-to-be-overlooked future". I came across those words in Mr. Justice Hardiman's decision in DPP v. JC. His introduction to that...

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: It is about the issue that was just raised. Given that there is a history of breaches of data protection and so on, and we are handing over such extensive new powers, is the assistant commissioner satisfied there is sufficient internal oversight to prevent misuse of these powers?

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: International Agreements (28 Jun 2022)

Patrick Costello: 128. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the steps that have been taken by his Department in line with European Union to ensure that the European Union-Morocco Association Agreement does not cover territory in occupied Western Sahara. [33560/22]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: International Agreements (28 Jun 2022)

Patrick Costello: 129. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the steps that have been taken by his Department in line with the Court of Justice of the European Union decisions to ensure that the European Union agreement with Morocco on additional liberalisation of trade in agricultural and fish products does not cover territory in occupied Western Sahara. [33561/22]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: International Agreements (28 Jun 2022)

Patrick Costello: 214. To ask the Minister for Finance the steps that have been taken by his Department in line with European Union law to ensure that Ireland's bilateral agreement with Morocco relating to double taxation does not cover territory in occupied Western Sahara. [33559/22]

Litter Pollution (Amendment) Bill 2022: First Stage (23 Jun 2022)

Patrick Costello: I move: That leave be granted to introduce a Bill entitled an Bill entitled an Act to amend the Litter Pollution Act 1997 to provide for public health and cleaner streets. Dog fouling may seem like a very small issue for our national Parliament but it is a huge issue in my local area and nationally. We have seen figures recently from Cork, Dublin and Tipperary showing that a paltry...

Litter Pollution (Amendment) Bill 2022: First Stage (23 Jun 2022)

Patrick Costello: I move: "That the Bill be taken in Private Members' time."

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (23 Jun 2022)

Patrick Costello: On Tuesday, Spanish Deputy Prime Minister Teresa Ribera told journalists that the effort to reform the Energy Charter Treaty will fail to ensure alignment with the Paris Agreement and the objectives of the European Green Deal. On the same day five young Europeans, went before the European Court of Human Rights to challenge their governments' membership of the Energy Charter Treaty as a...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Credit Unions (23 Jun 2022)

Patrick Costello: 191. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will consider an amendment to the Credit Union Act 1994 to permit credit unions to include a statement when issuing the notice of the AGM to each eligible member in the notice to the effect that the annual accounts may be obtained on the website of the credit union or at the registered office of the credit union (details supplied); and if he will...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Bodies (23 Jun 2022)

Patrick Costello: 202. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the current status of St. Andrew's Church, Suffolk Street, Dublin 2 which is owned by Tourism Ireland and that has been vacant and on sale for over five years; the number of offers that have been received for the site; the works that are being carried out to maintain the structure and prevent dereliction; if her Department has...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Córas Iompair Éireann (21 Jun 2022)

Patrick Costello: 132. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport further to Parliamentary Question No. 116 of 4 May 2022, if he will provide a further update on the timeline to confirm the statutory instrument to give effect to the changes agreed in the CIÉ regular wages scheme. [32134/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (21 Jun 2022)

Patrick Costello: 560. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will give consideration to the extension of deferred sitting of exams in future for those who suffer an episode during an exam (details supplied). [32182/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (21 Jun 2022)

Patrick Costello: 572. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide an update on the extension works to be carried out at a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32521/22]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Transport Policy (14 Jun 2022)

Patrick Costello: The best thing we can do is not go electric. Particularly in urban environments, the best thing we can do is support active transport and public transport, things this Government is doing. Supporting public transport runs into road blocks when we have bigger and bigger cars on the road which are taking up the spaces buses and bikes should be in and contributing to pollution and traffic than...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Transport Policy (14 Jun 2022)

Patrick Costello: What measures will the Department take to curb the sales of larger cars, considering the environmental and road safety issues with such vehicles?

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Transport Policy (14 Jun 2022)

Patrick Costello: I thank the Minister of State. There are some encouraging points. Realistically, the current scheme for reducing larger vehicle numbers is not working. Sales of sports utility vehicles, SUVs, are going through the roof. SUVs emit more pollution. They are more likely to hit pedestrians and are more likely to cause serious injury. We need to curb the sales of SUVs, especially in built-up...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Cross-Border Co-operation (14 Jun 2022)

Patrick Costello: 138. To ask the Taoiseach if he has read the recent report on the education systems North and South by an organisation (details supplied); and if he will detail the target funding from the Shared Island fund which is being used in this field, particularly to target the high prevalence of early school-leavers in Northern Ireland. [28634/22]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Telecommunications Infrastructure (14 Jun 2022)

Patrick Costello: 219. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he has had any engagement with telecommunications companies regarding the sharing of masts rather than each provider installing their own given the proliferation of new masts across the country including in Dublin 12 in which a company (details supplied) has recently commenced the process of installing two such...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (14 Jun 2022)

Patrick Costello: 261. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the initiatives that his Department is supporting to increase the availability of public transport and public service vehicles after 11pm in Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29038/22]