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Institutional Burials Bill 2022: Second Stage (2 Mar 2022)

Patrick Costello: This is a very important Bill. I was about to say that this a painful part of our past but it is not. For many people, this is a painful part of their present. It is likely to be a painful part of their future too. I hope that this Bill can help to ease that pain. Perhaps it will not be a painful part of their future, because this Bill will enable us to get truth. From truth we can get...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (2 Mar 2022)

Patrick Costello: 110. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade when the passport office will fully reopen in line with operations pre-March 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11812/22]

Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Business of Select Committee (2 Mar 2022)

Patrick Costello: Apologies have been received from Deputy John Paul Phelan. I welcome the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth, Deputy O'Gorman, and his officials to the meeting. All witnesses are reminded of the long-standing parliamentary practice that they should not criticise or make charges against a person or entity by name or in such a way as to make him, her or it...

Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Birth Information and Tracing Bill 2022: Committee Stage (2 Mar 2022)

Patrick Costello: Amendments Nos. 1, 78, 84 to 92, inclusive, 310 and 321 are related. Amendments Nos. 90 to 92, inclusive, are physical alternatives to amendment No. 89. Amendments Nos. 1, 78, 84 to 92, inclusive, 310 and 321 may be discussed together.

Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Birth Information and Tracing Bill 2022: Committee Stage (2 Mar 2022)

Patrick Costello: Deputy Pringle also has an amendment in this grouping.

Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Birth Information and Tracing Bill 2022: Committee Stage (2 Mar 2022)

Patrick Costello: I appreciate the concern. We will raise it with the Bills Office because it provides that.

Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Birth Information and Tracing Bill 2022: Committee Stage (2 Mar 2022)

Patrick Costello: There are other amendments in this group which we have not spoken to yet. Does anyone wish to speak to them?

Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Birth Information and Tracing Bill 2022: Committee Stage (2 Mar 2022)

Patrick Costello: There are other amendments we have not debated yet. Does Deputy Funchion wish to speak to them now?

Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Birth Information and Tracing Bill 2022: Committee Stage (2 Mar 2022)

Patrick Costello: Yes. I believe so. That is the short answer. There is probably an "if" or a "but".

Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Birth Information and Tracing Bill 2022: Committee Stage (2 Mar 2022)

Patrick Costello: Does Deputy Funchion wish to speak to the other amendments in the grouping? Amendments Nos. 310 and 321 have not been discussed yet.

Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Birth Information and Tracing Bill 2022: Committee Stage (2 Mar 2022)

Patrick Costello: Amendments Nos. 2 to 5, inclusive, 70 to 76, inclusive, 81 to 83, inclusive, 104, 105, 138, 139, 352 and 359 are related and may be discussed together. Amendment No. 3 is a physical alternative to amendment No. 2. Amendment No. 105 is a physical alternative to amendment No. 4.

Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Birth Information and Tracing Bill 2022: Committee Stage (2 Mar 2022)

Patrick Costello: The Minister has amendments in this grouping to which he may speak. I will then bring in Deputy Bacik.

Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Birth Information and Tracing Bill 2022: Committee Stage (2 Mar 2022)

Patrick Costello: Yes. We are trying to get clarity on the numbers. There are many.

Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Birth Information and Tracing Bill 2022: Committee Stage (2 Mar 2022)

Patrick Costello: If they are part of that grouping. I am open to feedback from the committee about what to do. We have a long list of all the groupings. I would like to introduce them all and get them all spoken to. If there are further questions or input, we can speak to them, and then the Minister can respond. That is how I want to do it. Do people feel that there is a more streamlined way to do it?...

Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Birth Information and Tracing Bill 2022: Committee Stage (2 Mar 2022)

Patrick Costello: Please do. I am constantly asking the clerk for clarification too. The Deputy should feel free to ask. It has been a while since there has been a Bill with this many amendments.