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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Reports (10 May 2022)

Patrick Costello: 662. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the status of the progress report of the Working Group to examine the disregard of historical homosexual convictions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23299/22]

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Foster Care Issues and the Loss of Positive Care Services: Engagement with Tusla (10 May 2022)

Patrick Costello: I have a lot to say, so if I am to leave time for answers, I had better take a deep breath and speak quickly. Fostering is the backbone of our child protection system. We are lucky to have such high numbers of foster carers for children in care, as Mr. Gloster has pointed out. I have met excellent foster carers in my time, both in Tusla placements and in private placements. However, the...

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Foster Care Issues and the Loss of Positive Care Services: Engagement with Tusla (10 May 2022)

Patrick Costello: To follow up on the employment aspect, Tusla's aim is to have 5,150 staff. Two points strike me from what Mr. Gloster said. The first relates to the retention issue. Many people who get into social work do so longing to work directly with children. If there are multidisciplinary teams and if it is a social work-led team, the social worker becomes, and this is already a complaint of some...

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Foster Care Issues and the Loss of Positive Care Services: Engagement with Tusla (10 May 2022)

Patrick Costello: That gets us into a conversation about Meitheal and the prevention, partnership and family support, PPFS, programme, which is definitely a conversation for another hearing.

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Foster Care Issues and the Loss of Positive Care Services: Engagement with Tusla (10 May 2022)

Patrick Costello: It would be good to have these guys back to explore that because it dovetails with a lot of community development and that missing piece. As they say, it is important that when most people hear child protection their minds go to abuse, and particularly sexual abuse, whereas the vast majority of children are in care for neglect and there are much deeper societal issues in terms of addiction,...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Company Law (5 May 2022)

Patrick Costello: 97. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will seek the extension of the derogation originally introduced during the pandemic allowing AGMs/EGMs of Owner Management Companies (OMCs) to be held online given the increased requirements for ongoing meetings of Owner Management Companies (OMCs) to facilitate higher levels of engagements between directors and owners; and if...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Defective Building Materials (5 May 2022)

Patrick Costello: 166. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will publish a deadline for the delivery of the report of the Working Group to examine the issue of defective housing given the urgency of the matter for affected home-owners and the directors of Owner Management Companies (OMCs) who have fiduciary duties and under law cannot wait for a report and the subsequent...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Defective Building Materials (5 May 2022)

Patrick Costello: 168. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the reason that state backed low cost, long-term finance is being considered as the solution for owners of defective apartments (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22510/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Scoileanna Lán-Ghaeilge (5 May 2022)

Patrick Costello: 180. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 888 and 889 of 26 April 2022, when the first of the intradepartmental working group took place the parties present; what was discussed; the outcome of the meeting; when the next meeting is due to take place; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22388/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (5 May 2022)

Patrick Costello: 218. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide specific funding for an initiative (details supplied) to be rolled out in all counties across the State. [22386/22]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Statutory Instruments (4 May 2022)

Patrick Costello: 116. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the position in relation to the signing of a statutory instrument to give effect to the changes agreed in the CIÉ regular wages scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21824/22]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Traffic Management (4 May 2022)

Patrick Costello: 129. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport further to Parliamentary Question No. 396 of 26 April 2022, if he will provide a list of the stakeholders who have engaged with his Department on developing an appropriate regulatory framework for Dublin City Council to regulate and set standards for horse-drawn carriages; and the dates that meetings between his Department and those...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Freedom of Speech (4 May 2022)

Patrick Costello: 410. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the steps, legislative or otherwise, her Department will take to give effect to the recent recommendation issued by the European Commission on protecting journalists and human rights defenders who engage in public participation from SLAPP suits; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22354/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (4 May 2022)

Patrick Costello: 536. To ask the Minister for Health the position titles and names of the persons currently working in the National Foetal Valproate Syndrome Assessment Team; the location they are geographically based; and the resources allocated to them. [22267/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (4 May 2022)

Patrick Costello: 537. To ask the Minister for Health the names of the foetal valproate syndrome liaison officers in each CHO. [22268/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (4 May 2022)

Patrick Costello: 538. To ask the Minister for Health the actions taken by his Department and the HSE to implement the 2014 EMA ruling in relation to Valproate specifically around educating general practitioners to the dangers of proscription; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22269/22]

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí agus ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy and Legislation (28 Apr 2022)

Patrick Costello: This week, yet another large apartment development in my constituency was found to have significant defects. It is the third development in Dublin South-Central in recent months. Owners face remediation costs of upwards of €30,000 per apartment. Residents must cover this imminently so that the management company can maintain the insurance of the buildings. These people cannot wait...

Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2022: Second Stage (27 Apr 2022)

Patrick Costello: It is very easy for us to be effusive and wax lyrical about the fundamental importance of the separation of powers and an independent judiciary. It is also very hard to overstate it because it is absolutely fundamental to a functioning democracy. We can argue about the separation between the executive branch and the legislative branch another day but at least we have had a strong tradition...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety (26 Apr 2022)

Patrick Costello: 363. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will legislate for direct vision standards in HGVs to ensure the safety of pedestrians and cyclists using public roads and pathways. [19813/22]