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Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Middle East (26 May 2021)

Patrick Costello: 142. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the amount of the recently announced €1.5 million funding which will be made available to ensure access to education in occupied Palestine in view of the challenges of access to education for Palestinian children, as demonstrated by UNICEF 2018 State of Palestine- Country report on out-of-school children report. [28409/21]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Election Monitoring Missions (25 May 2021)

Patrick Costello: 303. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade further to Parliamentary Question No. 425 of 18 May 2021, if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the OSCE Election Observation Mission to Armenia is headed by an Irish citizen; if, in view of this he will review the decision not to deploy any Irish election observers to these elections especially those observers that are...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Election Monitoring Missions (25 May 2021)

Patrick Costello: 304. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his plans to replace the 2018 election observation roster; if any preparation work has been done on this to date; if Department officials have been in formal contact with the Public Appointments Service seeking them to organise a professional recruitment competition; if the existing roster can be increased to take account of observers...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Election Monitoring Missions (25 May 2021)

Patrick Costello: 305. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade further to Parliamentary Question No. 425 of 18 May 2021, if he will explain the reason that insurance premiums are being paid for election observers when no Irish election observers have been deployed for over a year; if, in view of zero deployments he will seek a rebate of premiums paid; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (25 May 2021)

Patrick Costello: 325. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he will seek to have the plaque at the monument to the Defence Forces in Merrion Square, Dublin 2 amended to correct the misspelling of the word emanate which appears as eminate. [27857/21]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Applications (25 May 2021)

Patrick Costello: 476. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when the processing of long stay visa applications will be resumed (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27472/21]

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: National Action Plan for Childminding 2021-2028: Discussion (25 May 2021)

Patrick Costello: I thank the Chair and I confirm that I am in my office in Leinster House.

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: National Action Plan for Childminding 2021-2028: Discussion (25 May 2021)

Patrick Costello: Picking up on the question from Deputy Murnane O'Connor concerning the number of childminders involved in developing the action plan in respect of the various working groups, we saw from the presentations that the answer was that the number was small to non-existent. One recommendation this committee can certainly make, therefore, is that if the Minister is making decisions concerning a...

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: National Action Plan for Childminding 2021-2028: Discussion (25 May 2021)

Patrick Costello: Perhaps we could hear from each organisation because each has a slightly different take. If they could each give me a very quick answer it would be very helpful.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Representatives of the Ballymurphy Families (25 May 2021)

Patrick Costello: I would like to start by welcoming the families here and echoing the words of the rest of the committee in relation to the steadfastness they have shown, the journey they have walked and the dignity they have walked it with despite the obstacles put in their way. I support the motion put forward by Deputy Tóibín on seeking legal advice. Such legal advice could be useful in...

Situation in Occupied Palestinian Territory and Israel: Statements (20 May 2021)

Patrick Costello: While I agree with most or all of what has been said so far in the Chamber, I want to take a small step back and a step forward. I want to step back and look at the root causes of the onslaught we are witnessing on television. As another Deputy said already, the spark that ignited the current flame was the attempt by the Israeli Government to confiscate homes and to expel Palestinians...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Policy (20 May 2021)

Patrick Costello: 142. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the Programme for Government commitment to promote biodiversity initiatives across primary, post-primary and third-level sectors and ensure that schools, colleges and universities across the country play an active role in providing areas to promote biodiversity. [26952/21]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: EU Directives (20 May 2021)

Patrick Costello: 159. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the proposed directive on artificial intelligence and Digital Services Act would render Ireland the EU’s super enforcer of these new regulations for technology companies based here; his views on whether the current delays in enforcing GDPR decisions by the DPC will undermine...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Data Protection (20 May 2021)

Patrick Costello: 160. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the US Senate is considering a draft Bill that targets jurisdictions with inadequate enforcement of data protection law (details supplied); his views on the situation; and if he regards the prospect of EU data export controls as a threat to the digital services sector. [27184/21]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Departmental Properties (19 May 2021)

Patrick Costello: 133. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence further to Parliamentary Question No. 351 of 5 May 2021, the operational use that the Defence Forces have for this site. [26803/21]

Ballymurphy Inquest: Statements (18 May 2021)

Patrick Costello: I join with my colleagues in the Chamber in recognising the strength and dignity of the families of Ballymurphy in demanding justice over all of these years. So many other families are in similar situations and are still yearning for justice. References have been made to the anniversary of the Dublin and Monaghan bombings. In recent months, we heard news of demands being made of the...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Special Educational Needs (18 May 2021)

Patrick Costello: I thank the Minister. I wanted to raise the similar issue of early years provision. I was saving it for my follow-up question. A family I am trying to do my best to support in my constituency faces a challenge with the Early Start programme, which is under the remit of the Department of Education. The family has a child with a diagnosis of ASD and they are being told there are no special...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Special Educational Needs (18 May 2021)

Patrick Costello: Deputy Joan Collins was unable to make it. I will concentrate on Dublin 12 in my constituency but many of the issues impact on the constituencies that border our constituencies. The Minister has been in the House before to hear me speak about Scoil Colm, which will now be opened as Our Lady of Hope as a special school. That has given some hope to parents. However, there is still an...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Pension Provisions (18 May 2021)

Patrick Costello: 239. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will seek an assurance that CIÉ will await the outcome of the High Court application being made by the CIÉ pension trustees before engaging in further discussions in relation to the pension trustees 1951 scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25587/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Strategic Infrastructure (18 May 2021)

Patrick Costello: 356. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if battery energy storage system developments are fast-tracked for planning purposes given they are treated as strategic infrastructure in the planning process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26087/21]