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Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Impact of Covid-19: Education – Return to School and School Transport (Resumed) (10 Jul 2020)

Patrick Costello: I have one more question. We have all been working from home and there has been some element of blended learning, in children learning remotely and engaging in online education and such. Obviously, there is a huge digital divide to this both in geographic terms in broadband connectivity and in socioeconomic terms. If blended learning is going to be a feature of our education system in the...

Estimates for Public Services 2020 (Resumed) (9 Jul 2020)

Patrick Costello: Like everyone else, I congratulate the Minister and Minister of State on their recent appointments and wish them luck in the years ahead. I will start by talking about the national protective services, the district protection units. These are really positive initiatives on the part of An Garda Síochána and they can help to address many of the issues Members have been talking...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries (7 Jul 2020)

Patrick Costello: 580. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the cost to date of the Commission of Inquiry into Mother and Baby Homes and certain related matters; and the cost of the collaborative forum and the homes institutions represented at same. [13861/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Neuro-Rehabilitation Services (7 Jul 2020)

Patrick Costello: 699. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the urgent need for biannual access to neurologists for persons with Parkinson’s disease, more nurse specialists and referrals of all patients with the disease to services such as physiotherapy, speech therapy, occupational therapy and dietetics; and if he will address the current situation regarding access to these...

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Childcare: Impact of Covid-19 (23 Jun 2020)

Patrick Costello: I wish to jump in on the latter point regarding leave. How many members of the witnesses' organisations have used up all of their leave entitlement? How many have no annual leave left? What are they doing to manage that? Let me know if I am wrong, but it strikes me that once healthcare workers and other staff have used up their annual leave and are taking parental leave or looking at...

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Childcare: Impact of Covid-19 (23 Jun 2020)

Patrick Costello: If 62% of the workers use up the majority of their leave and are faced with a choice of taking unpaid leave or leaving their children in a precarious situation and dealing with the stress that goes with doing so, many of those people may consider remaining in their current employment to be unfeasible unless something changes. We need to address this issue or we will be left with a health...

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Childcare: Impact of Covid-19 (Resumed) (23 Jun 2020)

Patrick Costello: I want to pick up on a point raised by Ms Heeney at the beginning, when she talked about how far behind other countries we are in terms of our investment in childcare. One of the clear examples is that while we are sitting here debating a failed attempt to set up a childcare scheme for essential workers long after the peak of the crisis, many other countries had it from the very beginning....

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Childcare: Impact of Covid-19 (Resumed). (23 Jun 2020)

Patrick Costello: One of the questions that I have asked the Minister before, and I asked the ECI earlier, concerned the 15% of providers who did not sign up for the temporary wage scheme. When I last asked my question the witnesses said they would look into it and try to dig down into it. Do they have an insight into why the 15% of providers did not sign up? I keep asking because it is important for us to...

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Childcare: Impact of Covid-19 (Resumed). (23 Jun 2020)

Patrick Costello: I am happy to share.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Healthcare Policy (16 Jun 2020)

Patrick Costello: 615. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the work his officials are carrying out on the national adult safeguarding policy for the health sector; when adult safeguarding and an independent advocacy service will be in place nationally; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11067/20]

Covid-19 (Brexit): Statements (11 Jun 2020)

Patrick Costello: We have touched on a few areas that will be badly affected by Brexit, such as business, tourism and so on, but I wish to raise some of the environmental concerns relating to Brexit. It is estimated that 80% or 90% of the UK's environmental laws and regulations emanate from EU directives, which were significantly stronger than many of the steps the UK had taken before that. The British...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Maternity Leave (9 Jun 2020)

Patrick Costello: 217. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if maternity leave and maternity benefit will be extended in view of the issues faced by new parents in relation to the outbreak of Covid-19 and the lockdown measures. [9858/20]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Citizenship Applications (9 Jun 2020)

Patrick Costello: 219. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of citizenship applications outstanding; and the average timeframe for decisions in relation to citizenship applications through marriage. [9934/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (9 Jun 2020)

Patrick Costello: 360. To ask the Minister for Health the number of young persons on a waiting list for CAMHS; the number of young persons that have contacted CAMHS for support since March 2020; if additional staffing supports or resources have been introduced since March 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9948/20]

Covid-19 (Justice and Equality): Statements (4 Jun 2020)

Patrick Costello: I thank my colleague, Deputy O'Gorman, for allowing me to usurp some of his time. I will be as quick as possible. I ask the Minister to reply to me in writing if he feels the need to so do, rather than taking up more of Deputy O'Gorman's time. I echo the views expressed by many other Deputies regarding the murder in America and the horrendous racism we are seeing there. I am conscious...

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

Patrick Costello: 696. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to allow family members to visit and spend some time with persons receiving end-of-life care in hospitals and hospices; and the timeframe for same. [9352/20]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Voluntary Sector (3 Jun 2020)

Patrick Costello: 1045. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the reason funding for amateur groups nationally that have experienced very heavy losses announced through Pobal prohibited organisations with charity status working in the arts from applying for these funds (details supplied). [8623/20]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Covid-19 Pandemic (3 Jun 2020)

Patrick Costello: 1270. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if further clarity will be provided to photographers and other artists on the way in which they can ensure compliance with Covid-19 restrictions when they return to work; and if detailed guidance will be made available to assist photographers and other artists to comply with same. [8536/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (27 May 2020)

Patrick Costello: 174. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the building of the new educate together primary school on Harcourt Terrace; if this project has been impacted by the current crisis; the timeline for commencement and completion of the project; and when the school will officially open. [7480/20]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Maternity Benefit (27 May 2020)

Patrick Costello: 916. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will address a matter (details supplied) regarding maternity benefit [7587/20]