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Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Northern Ireland (18 Nov 2021)

Patrick Costello: 27. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade when the Government in view of the British plans to issue an amnesty for troubles related crimes will legislate for legacy mechanisms with specific reference to the Independent Commission on Information Retrieval. [56581/21]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Defence Forces (18 Nov 2021)

Patrick Costello: 96. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence his plans to commit Irish personnel to serve in MINURSO. [56578/21]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Northern Ireland (18 Nov 2021)

Patrick Costello: 132. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the provisions in view of recent violence and rioting in Northern Ireland that are being made by the Defence Forces to deal with potential paramilitary activity from loyalist paramilitaries. [56579/21]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Courts Service (18 Nov 2021)

Patrick Costello: 287. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the timeline for the review and the publishing of the report into the Special Criminal Court. [56694/21]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Engagement with the Independent Commission for the Location of Victims’ Remains (18 Nov 2021)

Patrick Costello: I thank the members of the commission who are here with us and the staff behind them for their work. To echo the words of Senator Black, their work is important. As the delegates said in their submission, the work is humanitarian in orientation and important to the families of the victims and in achieving truth, justice and reconciliation. The commission is certainly one of the more...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (17 Nov 2021)

Patrick Costello: I would like to raise reform of the coroner service nationally. I must give credit to Deputies Gould and Ó Laoghaire, who have been raising this issue consistently. In 2000, a full comprehensive review was published by the Department of Justice, which recommended radical reform. Recent research by the Irish Council for Civil Liberties has shown this reform simply has not happened....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Scheme of the Criminal Justice (Hate Crime) Bill 2021: Discussion (17 Nov 2021)

Patrick Costello: I thank everyone for coming in. I thank Senator Ruane for raising the question of firewalls, which is relevant to all of us. I will put this Bill in a little context because if we look at reports from the Irish Network Against Racism, INAR, we see increased levels of reporting of racist abuse and racially motivated attacks. There is a growing, sinister and worrying trend towards extremism...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Scheme of the Criminal Justice (Hate Crime) Bill 2021: Discussion (17 Nov 2021)

Patrick Costello: Dr. Taylor has examined research on the UK legislation. His views on those broad defences would be valuable.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Scheme of the Criminal Justice (Hate Crime) Bill 2021: Discussion (17 Nov 2021)

Patrick Costello: The question relates to the defences available in relation to incitement to hatred.

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Digital Hubs (16 Nov 2021)

Patrick Costello: 152. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will ensure that section 15 subsection 6(c) of the Digital Hub Development Agency Act 2003 will be observed and that a representative of the local community will be appointed by him with immediate effect to replace the previous representative whose term expired on 2 June 2021 especially in view of an...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Regeneration Projects (16 Nov 2021)

Patrick Costello: 286. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the total departmental finances allocated to Emmet Road, St. Michael's Estate development; the proposed loan from the EIB and other ways that the Government can subside this project in order to ensure that the rents are realistic and truly affordable while not compromising on the quality of design; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (16 Nov 2021)

Patrick Costello: 593. To ask the Minister for Health if provisions will be made for the flu jab to be given for free to medical card holders and the population more generally as a means to encourage uptake and reduce the strain on the intensive care unit system which is currently under strain with the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55817/21]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Community Development Projects (16 Nov 2021)

Patrick Costello: 688. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development when her Department expects to conclude work on restructuring the Community Services Programme in line with the recommendations from the 2020 report carried out for her Department by a company (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55676/21]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Community Development Projects (16 Nov 2021)

Patrick Costello: 689. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development when the expression of interest process for the Community Services Programme is expected to reopen. [55677/21]

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Experiences of Migrant Communities Engaging with the Healthcare System and State Bodies: Discussion (16 Nov 2021)

Patrick Costello: Interpretation can be an interesting thing. I have worked through interpreters in the past, face to face and over the phone. There are times when the person you are working with talks for five minutes and the interpreter gives a one-word answer. It is not always the best. An accreditation scheme would be excellent. One question I wanted to ask that has been pre-empted is whether any...

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Experiences of Migrant Communities Engaging with the Healthcare System and State Bodies: Discussion (16 Nov 2021)

Patrick Costello: We seem to be having network trouble at this end. My sound was cutting in and out.

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (9 Nov 2021)

Patrick Costello: Threshold is running a campaign for a statutory deposit protection scheme. Such schemes protect renters and have been shown in other countries to work quite well in protecting renters and their deposits. Such schemes are also promised under the programme for Government. The obvious home for such a scheme would be the Residential Tenancies Board. However, anyone who has dealt with it will...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Licences (9 Nov 2021)

Patrick Costello: 212. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of persons in each of the past five years who have temporarily or permanently surrendered their driving licence due to a medical condition (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54258/21]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flexible Work Practices (9 Nov 2021)

Patrick Costello: 291. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the official policy of his Department regarding the acceptance of requests by civil service workers who wish to remain working from home to prevent exposed health risks entailed by the return to the office; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54265/21]