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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Policy (12 Oct 2021)

Patrick Costello: 378. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the timeline of the formulation of the national access plan for 2022-2026. [49411/21]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Citizenship Applications (12 Oct 2021)

Patrick Costello: 411. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the purpose for which a Garda Síochána or PSNI report would be requested from an application of Irish citizenship through naturalisation. [49187/21]

Recovery of Tourism and Aviation: Statements (7 Oct 2021)

Patrick Costello: I agree with many of the comments made by Deputy Verona Murphy. Having spent a week in Fethard-on-Sea a few years back, I concur that it is definitely an excellent holiday destination. I also agree that we should not be wasting money on tourism but should be spending it carefully and in the right way. There are many opportunities to pick the low-hanging fruit in order to significantly...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Fuel Prices (7 Oct 2021)

Patrick Costello: 56. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will assess the income eligibility criteria for fuel allowance to only apply to the applicant’s income as opposed to other adults' resident in the property whose income is not necessarily pooled with the applicant for the purpose of general expenditure and as such has no impact on their ability to meet heating...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Employment Support Services (7 Oct 2021)

Patrick Costello: 41. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of the proposed privatisation of local employment services. [47684/21]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Traffic Fines (7 Oct 2021)

Patrick Costello: 193. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he plans to use his power to increase by statutory instrument the fixed charge penalty notice fine for offences such as parking on a footpath, driving on a pedestrianised street, driving in a bus lane and to also introduce penalty points for such egregious offences. [48836/21]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments (7 Oct 2021)

Patrick Costello: 251. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will amend the eligibility criteria that bar persons in receipt of illness benefit from receiving the fuel allowance and the bonus week payment at Christmas. [48311/21]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Data (7 Oct 2021)

Patrick Costello: 342. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the breakdown of fixed charge penalty notices issued for illegal parking offences issued in 2018, 2019, 2020 and to date in 2021 with a breakdown of such notices issued per offence in each period, for example, parking on a footpath, parking at a bus stop, parking on a cycle lane and so on. [48835/21]

The National Youth Justice Strategy 2021-2027 and Supporting Community Safety: Statements (6 Oct 2021)

Patrick Costello: Like many areas of youth work and many areas in general, the Garda youth diversion projects have been under significant strain in the past 18 months or so as a result of Covid. This has allowed many of these projects to reach out and find new ways of working. Much of this outreach was effective in reaching out to young people who might not have been involved previously in the centre-based...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Departmental Priorities (6 Oct 2021)

Patrick Costello: 2. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the timeline for the completion of the latest critical skills and ineligible occupation lists. [48497/21]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Office of Public Works (6 Oct 2021)

Patrick Costello: 26. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of staff employed in the OPW with training or experience in universal design. [48494/21]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Legislative Process (6 Oct 2021)

Patrick Costello: 83. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the timeline of the full commencement and implementation of the Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Act 2015. [48496/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (6 Oct 2021)

Patrick Costello: 139. To ask the Minister for Health the number of staff in the HSE with training or experience in universal design. [48495/21]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Online Safety (5 Oct 2021)

Patrick Costello: 13. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the status of the Online Safety and Media Regulations Bill 2020; and if she plans to bring this Bill through the Houses of the Oireachtas in the coming session. [47935/21]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Arts Policy (5 Oct 2021)

Patrick Costello: 68. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the way the arts sector has used Departmental funding to advance and support the artistic community over the past year and the resulted benefits to the arts community and wider communities across Ireland; the way she plans to support resources for the arts community going forward (details supplied); and if she will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: State Pensions (5 Oct 2021)

Patrick Costello: 443. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the details of any proposed change in calculating the State pension (contributory) moving from the total contributions approach and yearly average methods to the total contributions approach only method; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47731/21]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Inquiries (5 Oct 2021)

Patrick Costello: 512. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the details of any inquiry into the allegations made by an organisation in its mission to Ireland in 1977 which specifically references the case of a person (details supplied). [47615/21]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Inquiries (5 Oct 2021)

Patrick Costello: 513. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the details of any inquiry into the findings of oppression against the State by the Court of Criminal Appeal in 1980 which led to the successful appeal by persons (details supplied) of their sentences in 1980. [47616/21]