Results 261-280 of 3,337 for speaker:Patrick Costello

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Prison Service (23 Jul 2024)

Patrick Costello: 2585.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for an update on the work of the Prison Education Taskforce; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31226/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Legal Cases (23 Jul 2024)

Patrick Costello: 2600.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of legal cases taken by his Department or by State agencies bodies under his Departments aegis against another Department, Government agencies or State bodies in each of the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31365/24]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Legal Cases (23 Jul 2024)

Patrick Costello: 2662.To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the number of legal cases taken by her Department or by State agencies bodies under her Departments aegis against another Department, Government agencies or State bodies in each of the past five years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31370/24]

Agriculture Appeals (Amendment) Bill 2024: Second Stage (11 Jul 2024)

Patrick Costello: This legislation has received a broad welcome from Deputies and the farming organisations. However, there is a broader issue here in the context of how we approach rights and obligations and the enforcement of same. To be blunt, we have created a Byzantine mess of quasi-judicial bodies. There is ultimately a risk of constitutional weakness, vulnerability and challenge to many of these and...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Sports Facilities (11 Jul 2024)

Patrick Costello: 126. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will personally raise the issue of Casement Park in his first meeting with the new British prime minister and Northern Ireland secretary of state to ensure the funding needed is committed and the project completed in time to host the upcoming European soccer championships as proposed; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Northern Ireland (11 Jul 2024)

Patrick Costello: 127. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will personally raise the issue of legacy issues in his first meeting with the new British prime minister and Northern Ireland secretary of state, specifically to ensure that the Labour Party commitment to revoke the previous amnesty under Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act is repealed, and explicitly to push...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Waste Management (11 Jul 2024)

Patrick Costello: 134. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the Government charges that private waste collection companies are charged on an annual basis, from 2016 to date in 2024, broken down by relevant metric, in tabular form (details supplied). [30526/24]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Waste Management (11 Jul 2024)

Patrick Costello: 135. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his views on private waste collection companies increasing their charges in light of the establishment of the deposit return scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30527/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (10 Jul 2024)

Patrick Costello: 86. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 205 of 2 July 2024, to provide a detailed breakdown of the specific measures being taken to expand capacity in a number of special schools across Dublin; which schools; how capacity is being expanded; the timeframe for delivery on each of these specific measures; the reason for the decision making process...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: National Council for Special Education (10 Jul 2024)

Patrick Costello: 87. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of staff, broken down by grade, specifying whether they are full time or part-time, that currently work with the National Council for Special Education; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30074/24]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legal Aid (10 Jul 2024)

Patrick Costello: 179. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she will restore fees paid to criminal barristers, to ensure effective administration of criminal justice. [29475/24]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Service (10 Jul 2024)

Patrick Costello: 184. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of prisoners sleeping on mattresses, by prison, in tabular form; the number of prisoners sleeping more than one to a cell; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30100/24]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Public Sector Staff (9 Jul 2024)

Patrick Costello: 120. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the current levels of staffing in the Commission for Communications Regulation; the current number of vacant positions; and the total target workforce. [29868/24]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Public Sector Staff (9 Jul 2024)

Patrick Costello: 121. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the current levels of staffing in the Commission for Regulation of Utilities; the current number of vacant positions; and the total target workforce. [29869/24]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (9 Jul 2024)

Patrick Costello: 208. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will reduce the VAT rate on tickets-door admission to dance events (currently operated under the special exemption order system) from 23% to 0%;; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29642/24]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Public Sector Staff (9 Jul 2024)

Patrick Costello: 218. To ask the Minister for Finance the current levels of staffing in the Financial Services and Pensions Ombudsman; the current number of vacant positions; and the total target workforce. [29870/24]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Public Sector Staff (9 Jul 2024)

Patrick Costello: 219. To ask the Minister for Finance the current levels of staffing in the Irish Financial Services Appeals Tribunal; the current number of vacant positions; and the total target workforce. [29871/24]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Public Sector Staff (9 Jul 2024)

Patrick Costello: 220. To ask the Minister for Finance the current levels of staffing in Tax Appeals Commission; the current number of vacant positions; and the total target workforce. [29872/24]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Staff (9 Jul 2024)

Patrick Costello: 240. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the current levels of staffing in the Office of the Information Commissioner; the current number of vacant positions; and the total target workforce. [29863/24]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Staff (9 Jul 2024)

Patrick Costello: 241. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the current levels of staffing in the Office of the Commissioner for Environmental Information; the current number of vacant positions; and the total target workforce. [29864/24]