Results 3,161-3,180 of 3,337 for speaker:Patrick Costello

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Children in Care (20 Oct 2020)

Patrick Costello: 447. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of children under 12 years of age in Tusla care by area. [31149/20]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Children in Care (20 Oct 2020)

Patrick Costello: 448. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of children in Tusla care placed outside their area of origin by local office. [31152/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Traveller Community (20 Oct 2020)

Patrick Costello: 695. To ask the Minister for Health the amount of extra funding that will be allocated towards services for members of the Traveller community in view of the increased funding for mental health announced under budget 2021. [31474/20]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Middle East (15 Oct 2020)

Patrick Costello: 156. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to the increase in demolitions and seizures of Palestinian structures in the West Bank (details supplied); the response of his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30754/20]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Middle East (15 Oct 2020)

Patrick Costello: 157. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to a school in Ras al-Tin near Ramallah (details supplied) that is at risk of imminent demolition; the steps his Department has taken to prevent the demolition of the school and other schools and structures in the West Bank; and the steps his Department has taken to secure compensation for demolished or...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Protection (15 Oct 2020)

Patrick Costello: 224. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the steps being taken to monitor and screen for child trafficking victims in foster care or vulnerable situations who may be more easily recruited into exploitative situations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30724/20]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Human Trafficking (15 Oct 2020)

Patrick Costello: 239. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the steps she is taking to review and introduce further regulations to protect workers in the fishing sector in view of an organisation (details supplied) grading the Government an F for the third year running for failing to protect workers in the fishing industry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30721/20]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Human Trafficking (15 Oct 2020)

Patrick Costello: 240. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality her plans to review regulations to protect potential trafficking victims in the fishing sector in view of the downgrading of Ireland to a tier 2 watch list country for not doing enough to combat trafficking; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30722/20]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Human Trafficking (15 Oct 2020)

Patrick Costello: 241. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the progress made to improve access to supports for victims of human trafficking; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30723/20]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Driver Licences (15 Oct 2020)

Patrick Costello: 242. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the timeline for delivering the ability to apply for driver licences and bank accounts for persons resident in direct provision; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30725/20]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Penal Policy Review Group (15 Oct 2020)

Patrick Costello: 243. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the status of the Consultative Council on Penal Policy, in particular its membership and its work; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30726/20]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Employment Rights (15 Oct 2020)

Patrick Costello: 299. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on the reports of widespread abuse of workers’ rights and terms and conditions in the fishing industry; the steps he will take to deal with same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30727/20]

Other Questions: School Staff (14 Oct 2020)

Patrick Costello: 10. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her views on the upcoming loss of a teacher in a school (details supplied) and the progress or lack thereof in reducing class sizes in view of the Covid-19 pandemic; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30223/20]

Other Questions: School Staff (14 Oct 2020)

Patrick Costello: I thank the Ceann Comhairle. I wish to express my support for St Louis Infant School where some parents in my constituency send their children. They have written to the Minister seeking reassurance on the imminent loss of a teacher. They have said that they would usually accept this reluctantly, but given that we are in the middle of the Covid-19 pandemic, they are very concerned about the...

Other Questions: School Staff (14 Oct 2020)

Patrick Costello: The school is looking at an average size of 30 pupils in a class, which is significantly above both the 26 that we started with and the 25 which will be enabled by budget 2021. I underline again the issues on room capacity, the need for social distancing for health and safety reasons in a pandemic, and the loss of teaching time caused by the loss of a teacher and exacerbated by school...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Family Support Services (14 Oct 2020)

Patrick Costello: 231. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the steps taken by Tusla to ensure parental alienation does not occur as a by-product of Covid-19 restrictions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30430/20]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Visa Agreements (13 Oct 2020)

Patrick Costello: 189. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the date on which and the reason it was decided that embassies would refuse to process the issuing of visas that have been granted for travel here; if this decision was made in relation to all embassies; and if not, the embassies to which it relates. [30003/20]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Children in Care (13 Oct 2020)

Patrick Costello: 333. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of children in the care of Tusla in residential placements in the United Kingdom; the number on short term or specialist placements; the number on long term placements; the implications of Brexit on these placements; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29570/20]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Children in Care (13 Oct 2020)

Patrick Costello: 334. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of children in the care of Tusla in foster placements in the United Kingdom; the number on short term or specialist placements; the number on long term placements; the implications of Brexit on these placements; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29571/20]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Children in Care (13 Oct 2020)

Patrick Costello: 337. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of children aged under 12 and aged under 18 resident here by Tusla LHO area in tabular form. [29853/20]