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Criminal Justice (Enforcement Powers) (Covid-19) Act 2020: Motion (4 Nov 2020)

Patrick Costello: I wish to consider three different groups of constituents who have contacted me and on whom this legislation touches. The first is comprised of people have seen licensed premises operate with a callous disregard for laws and for health and safety. They are contacting me because of the public health danger that such behaviour brings, particularly at times of greater restriction. These are...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Programme for Government (4 Nov 2020)

Patrick Costello: 99. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the progress made by his Department to give legislative effect to the children and family support section of the programme for Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33986/20]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (3 Nov 2020)

Patrick Costello: 331. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the provisions that have been made to ensure essential workers can travel to their place of employment in view of reduced public transport services now operating; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33137/20]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Primary Medical Certificates (3 Nov 2020)

Patrick Costello: 386. To ask the Minister for Finance when his Department will reissue primary medical certificates for disabled drivers and passengers in view of the fact this has been suspended following a court decision in June 2020; and the provisions and alternative arrangements that have been made for persons effected by this in the intervening time. [33151/20]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Funding (3 Nov 2020)

Patrick Costello: 536. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the financial support provided by her Department to the St. John’s Ambulance service for 2020; and the estimated support for 2021 [33135/20]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: North-South Ministerial Council (3 Nov 2020)

Patrick Costello: 659. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of North-South Ministerial Council meetings held in the past ten years and to date in 2020. [32940/20]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment (3 Nov 2020)

Patrick Costello: 886. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her plans to expand the scheme for self-employed workers to earn up to €480 a month and retain the PUP to PAYE workers. [32941/20]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment (3 Nov 2020)

Patrick Costello: 887. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if there is a scheme in place for PAYE workers to work part-time while receiving the PUP. [32942/20]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Departmental Funding (3 Nov 2020)

Patrick Costello: 967. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the financial support provided by his Department to the St. John’s Ambulance service for 2020; and the estimated support for 2021 [33134/20]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prisoner Welfare (3 Nov 2020)

Patrick Costello: 1071. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality her plans to address concerns regarding the rise in the incidence of individuals being held in 19- to 21-plus hour isolation in prisons; her plans to minimise the use of solitary confinement in prisons; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33409/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (3 Nov 2020)

Patrick Costello: 1244. To ask the Minister for Health the number of close contacts contacted via the Covid-19 tracker application since it was launched by month; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32765/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (3 Nov 2020)

Patrick Costello: 1285. To ask the Minister for Health the reason applicants with clinical experience and qualifications are considered for Covid-19 work, with specific reference to non-clinical tracers' applications for the HSE Be on Call for Ireland programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32929/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Funding (3 Nov 2020)

Patrick Costello: 1322. To ask the Minister for Health the financial support provided by his Department to the St. John’s Ambulance service for 2020; and the estimated support for 2021. [33133/20]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Greyhound Industry (3 Nov 2020)

Patrick Costello: 1480. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the breakdown of the recent announcement of €2.4 million allocated to the greyhound industry. [33589/20]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Sustainable Development Goals and Departmental Priorities: Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth (3 Nov 2020)

Patrick Costello: I will start where the Minister finished. The Minister says people will do whatever they can to find out who they are. We have seen that through the strength and resilience of many of these survivors. While they are doing whatever they can, I hope that we are not trying to put roadblocks in their way. For many, it feels like they are pushing a stone uphill. Hopefully, we can try and...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child and Family Agency (22 Oct 2020)

Patrick Costello: 132. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the amount of the funding allocated to Tusla in Budget 2021 which will go towards the delivery of the expansion of the in-house model of therapeutic services to children and carers in Tusla as committed to in the Programme for Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32103/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (22 Oct 2020)

Patrick Costello: 163. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide details of the official policy on partners attending antenatal appointments; and if he will address the differing policies currently in operation in maternity hospitals [32093/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Funding (21 Oct 2020)

Patrick Costello: 228. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that a resource centre (details supplied) has not received an increase in funding since 2010; and if he will provide pay restoration to 2020 levels for this group [31823/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Alcohol Treatment Services (21 Oct 2020)

Patrick Costello: 235. To ask the Minister for Health when funding will be made available to support the delivery of community action on alcohol from the additional funding announced within Budget 2020 with specific reference to funding for the Alcohol Subgroup of the Canal Communities Regional Drug and the Alcohol Task Force. [31881/20]

Post-European Council Meeting on 15 and 16 October: Statements (Resumed) (20 Oct 2020)

Patrick Costello: The Minister of State will probably remember that in the pre-European Council statements I mentioned the Palestinian village of Khirbet a-Rakeez, where a school funded by the European Union and Irish Aid has been demolished. At the time, I urged the Minister of State to engage with his European colleagues to seek compensation for the demolition by the Israeli military of aid structures...