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Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (6 Jul 2023)

Patrick Costello: 150. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will review the differentiated rates of jobseeker’s allowance for under 25s and consider bringing these in line with the standard rate of €220 a week; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32731/23]

Criminal Justice (Search Warrant Oversight) Bill 2023: First Stage (5 Jul 2023)

Patrick Costello: I move: That leave be granted to introduce a Bill entitled an Act to amend the various acts to remove the ability for members of An Garda Síochána to issue authority to search premises without sworn information being required. I thank the Ceann Comhairle. This is a Bill about ensuring justice and fair procedures and protecting the rights of individual citizens. A search...

Criminal Justice (Search Warrant Oversight) Bill 2023: First Stage (5 Jul 2023)

Patrick Costello: I move: "That the Bill be taken in Private Members' time."

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Garda Síochána (Recording Devices) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (5 Jul 2023)

Patrick Costello: I move amendment No. 2: In page 10, to delete lines 9 and 10 and substitute the following: “(c) a recording device that is remotely controlled, including a device affixed to or part of an unmanned aerial vehicle operating in and recording— (i) a public place, or (ii) any other place— (I) under a power of entry authorised by law, (II) to which he or she was...

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Garda Síochána (Recording Devices) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (5 Jul 2023)

Patrick Costello: My concern remains that there is a potential for an illegal search. From what the Minister is saying, if something is used remotely, we cannot necessarily apply the legality of its entry into places. I appreciate the member of the Garda and the drone are at a remove. That is why I seek to apply controls and limits to the drone as much as to the Garda operator. The drone is essentially an...

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Garda Síochána (Recording Devices) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (5 Jul 2023)

Patrick Costello: I withdraw my amendment.

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Garda Síochána (Recording Devices) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (5 Jul 2023)

Patrick Costello: I will spare the committee that and withdraw my opposition.

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Garda Síochána (Recording Devices) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (5 Jul 2023)

Patrick Costello: I move amendment No. 4: In page 33, between lines 5 and 6, to insert the following: "(d) shall cause a public consultation and public information campaign to be carried out,". We talk a lot about policing by consent and that fundamental principle. I brought similar amendments to previous Garda Bills we have dealt with here. It is incredibly important to include public consultation...

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Garda Síochána (Recording Devices) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (5 Jul 2023)

Patrick Costello: While I appreciate the public consultation might be implied in the Bill, as with the processing, ensuring it happens by naming it would be beneficial and improve the overall Bill.

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Garda Síochána (Recording Devices) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (5 Jul 2023)

Patrick Costello: I accept the Bill states that there "shall" be a consultation and then it lists a whole bunch of people. On my initial reading of the Bill, it did not seem like the general public were included to be consulted. There might be a reading of the Bill that states that, but certainly, it is not a guarantee. It is not obvious in the first instance. In terms of policing by consent, we should be...

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Garda Síochána (Recording Devices) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (5 Jul 2023)

Patrick Costello: I will withdraw it.

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Housing Policy (5 Jul 2023)

Patrick Costello: 80. To ask the Minister for Finance the financial measures that are in place for older working people unable to secure a standard bank mortgage due to their age but unable to afford private renting once they retire; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33033/23]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Pension Provisions (5 Jul 2023)

Patrick Costello: 126. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will guarantee that the auto-enrolled pension scheme will not invest in fossil fuels or the arms industry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32930/23]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Pension Provisions (5 Jul 2023)

Patrick Costello: 127. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a minimum percentage of the funds of the auto-enrolled pension scheme will be invested in Irish renewable energy developments in order to work toward our climate action obligations; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32931/23]

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Garda Síochána (Recording Devices) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (5 Jul 2023)

Patrick Costello: Yes. I spent enough time this morning lecturing people on quoting former Chief Justice Denham, so I will spare the committee that.

Matters Arising in RTÉ: Statements (4 Jul 2023)

Patrick Costello: Like others, I want to speak on the importance of public service broadcasting and about media that measures the public benefit, not simply the economic cost. In commercial media we see shock, anger and division often being used to gather and hold audiences. These audiences are then trussed up and sold on to advertisers. The only reason the audiences are pulled in is to simply sell them on...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Assisted Dying: Legal Protections and Sanctions: Discussion (4 Jul 2023)

Patrick Costello: What I wanted to explore more was some of the angles around the conscientious objection. Dr. Mills pre-empted my questions to a certain degree. We have the issue of conscientious objection in regard to abortion. I would love to hear more about the experiences in regard to that and other areas of healthcare. Have there been cases where doctors felt the punishment, not just in regard to...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (4 Jul 2023)

Patrick Costello: 166. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence for an update on the adoption of the recommendations outlined in the High-Level Action Plan of the Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32149/23]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Naval Service (4 Jul 2023)

Patrick Costello: 167. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence for an update on the status of each vessel currently used by the Naval Service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32150/23]