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Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 20 - Garda Síochána (Revised)
Vote 21 – Prisons (Revised)
Vote 22 - Courts Service (Revised)
Vote 24 – Justice (Revised)
Vote 41 - Policing Authority (Revised)
Vote 44 - Data Protection Commission (Revised) (8 Feb 2022)

Patrick Costello: Yes, the Inspector of Prisons is included under Vote 24.

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 20 - Garda Síochána (Revised)
Vote 21 – Prisons (Revised)
Vote 22 - Courts Service (Revised)
Vote 24 – Justice (Revised)
Vote 41 - Policing Authority (Revised)
Vote 44 - Data Protection Commission (Revised) (8 Feb 2022)

Patrick Costello: I am aware the current Inspector of Prisons will be stepping down. I would like to get an idea of the timeline for the appointment of a new Inspector of Prisons so that we do not have an interregnum during which there may be a lack of transparency. Is that information available? The role of the Inspector of Prisons will expand when we ratify the Optional Protocol to the UN Convention...

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 20 - Garda Síochána (Revised)
Vote 21 – Prisons (Revised)
Vote 22 - Courts Service (Revised)
Vote 24 – Justice (Revised)
Vote 41 - Policing Authority (Revised)
Vote 44 - Data Protection Commission (Revised) (8 Feb 2022)

Patrick Costello: An important aspect of the modernisation programme that must be taken on board is access to translators. Representatives of different groups have appeared before our committee, and before the Joint Committee on Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth, and have spoken about the difficulty with access to justice because of a lack of translation services. These services can be ad...

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 20 - Garda Síochána (Revised)
Vote 21 – Prisons (Revised)
Vote 22 - Courts Service (Revised)
Vote 24 – Justice (Revised)
Vote 41 - Policing Authority (Revised)
Vote 44 - Data Protection Commission (Revised) (8 Feb 2022)

Patrick Costello: The Department of Finance in particular.

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 20 - Garda Síochána (Revised)
Vote 21 – Prisons (Revised)
Vote 22 - Courts Service (Revised)
Vote 24 – Justice (Revised)
Vote 41 - Policing Authority (Revised)
Vote 44 - Data Protection Commission (Revised) (8 Feb 2022)

Patrick Costello: I wish to echo the comments of the Chair. This is a very important issue. As has been said, we are the lead supervising authority, but to be honest, our European friends have been very open and clear in their criticism of the Data Protection Commissioner here, so much so that they are trying to find ways around the role of Ireland's Data Protection Commissioner as the lead supervisory...

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 20 - Garda Síochána (Revised)
Vote 21 – Prisons (Revised)
Vote 22 - Courts Service (Revised)
Vote 24 – Justice (Revised)
Vote 41 - Policing Authority (Revised)
Vote 44 - Data Protection Commission (Revised) (8 Feb 2022)

Patrick Costello: There is not much to comment on.

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 20 - Garda Síochána (Revised)
Vote 21 – Prisons (Revised)
Vote 22 - Courts Service (Revised)
Vote 24 – Justice (Revised)
Vote 41 - Policing Authority (Revised)
Vote 44 - Data Protection Commission (Revised) (8 Feb 2022)

Patrick Costello: I thank the Minister. It is a very important area.

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (3 Feb 2022)

Patrick Costello: 128. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the details of the forthcoming core payment for early years providers; the interim measures he will put in place to ensure that fees will not rise for parents; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4998/22]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Child and Family Agency (3 Feb 2022)

Patrick Costello: 200. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if Tusla has run awareness campaigns seeking fostering care for children who are refugees; if so, if there has been a strong response; the number of child refugees that have been successfully placed in a fostering arrangement in the past ten years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4999/22]

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (2 Feb 2022)

Patrick Costello: I welcome the recent and very positive development of the place-based leadership development programme by the Minister of State, Deputy Joe O'Brien. This is a much-needed programme that was proposed in the Nolan and Geiran reports. It is an excellent mechanism of support for communities and a grassroots, ground-up way of dealing with issues. Is the Government committed to rolling out this...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Service (2 Feb 2022)

Patrick Costello: 114. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of prisoners granted temporary release by gender in each of the years from 2010 to date in tabular form. [5191/22]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Service (2 Feb 2022)

Patrick Costello: 116. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if female prisoners are now provided with period packs following the Inspector of Prisons 2021 Limerick report that this was not the case contrary to the February 2021 Period Poverty in Ireland report; and the number of packs distributed to prisoners in 2022 in both Limerick and Dóchas. [5230/22]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Service (2 Feb 2022)

Patrick Costello: 117. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the status of the implementation of recommendation 12 of the Covid-19 thematic inspection of Limerick Prison which recommended affording greater privacy to women when contacting their children and family members on the phone. [5232/22]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Service (2 Feb 2022)

Patrick Costello: 118. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the details of LGBT+ awareness training curriculum and materials provided to staff of the Irish Prison Service; the regularity with which such training is delivered; and the number of staff that have undergone this training with specific reference to the prison service policy and training in interacting with transgender...

Legacy Issues in Northern Ireland and New Decade, New Approach: Statements (1 Feb 2022)

Patrick Costello: One of the recurring themes when we talk about the legacy issues is the responsibility of the British Government to act. It does have a responsibility and I will get to it in a minute. However, we also have a responsibility here in Dublin. We are co-guarantors of the Good Friday Agreement. As a result, we are co-guarantors of the bill of rights that has failed to be implemented; the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Curriculum (1 Feb 2022)

Patrick Costello: 78. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she plans to develop a new national policy in relation to sexual harassment for the school curriculum. [4359/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (1 Feb 2022)

Patrick Costello: 104. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her Department will facilitate a hybrid leaving certificate as operated in 2021. [4360/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (1 Feb 2022)

Patrick Costello: 474. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the actions that her Department has taken to urgently fill the temporary vacant post of physics and chemistry teacher at a school (details supplied) which has been vacant due to maternity leave since October 2021. [4500/22]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Strategies (1 Feb 2022)

Patrick Costello: 564. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will publish follow-up information on the National Strategy for Women and Girls 2017-2020. [4882/22]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Service (1 Feb 2022)

Patrick Costello: 591. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she will provide information regarding the current use of in-cell technology by the Irish Prison Service, aside from telephones, with specific reference to information technology; and the details of upcoming plans and pilots due to be rolled out. [4244/22]