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Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (1 Jun 2023)

Patrick Costello: 374. To ask the Minister for Health the efforts being made by his Department to counter the rising costs of baby formula recognising the necessity of the product for many woman and babies where breastfeeding may be an unviable option; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27030/23]

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (31 May 2023)

Patrick Costello: We have had an independent review of the operation of our abortion legislation. Indeed, it is being debated this morning at a meeting of the Joint Committee on Health and there will also be votes in this regard this evening. While these aspects have highlighted the challenges and the need for reform of the legislation, the most perfect legislation we could have would be useless if people...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Facilities (31 May 2023)

Patrick Costello: 63. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if universities will be able to avail of Government plans to provide solar photovoltaic panels as part of the summer works scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26480/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Legislative Measures (31 May 2023)

Patrick Costello: 82. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will consider an expansion of the Tyrrelstown Amendment of the Residential Tenancies Act 2016 to allow local authorities step in and purchase multiple-occupied units when they are put up for sale; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26495/23]

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Integration and Refugee Issues: Discussion (Resumed) (30 May 2023)

Patrick Costello: I thank the witnesses. I will start by indulging a pet peeve of mine. This is not anything personal because I hear the same language across government but the applicants are not customers. They are applicants and service users. The International Protection Office is not a business. It is a Government Department. We see this language. An Garda Síochána talks about its...

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Integration and Refugee Issues: Discussion (Resumed) (30 May 2023)

Patrick Costello: Will it be the same speaking rota for the second session? I had assumed that everyone was in together, and I have other meetings to get to.

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Integration and Refugee Issues: Discussion (Resumed) (30 May 2023)

Patrick Costello: Thank you, Chair. I am also conscious that I have missed a lot of the discussion so I may be going over old ground. I just want to make a very quick point about the public consultation piece that was flagged. For me there are a couple of aspects and I would welcome further input on them. We have some elements of the public saying they should be consulted on this. An Taoiseach has been...

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Integration and Refugee Issues: Discussion (Resumed) (30 May 2023)

Patrick Costello: I am not sure if this has been discussed already, so whoever wants to answer.

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Integration and Refugee Issues: Discussion (Resumed) (30 May 2023)

Patrick Costello: It is also worth flagging that many of the concerns being voiced are not reasonable. It is perhaps safer for me to say that.

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Integration and Refugee Issues: Discussion (Resumed) (30 May 2023)

Patrick Costello: Thanks for that. Deputy Brady wanted to come back in.

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Integration and Refugee Issues: Discussion (Resumed) (30 May 2023)

Patrick Costello: I thank Deputy Dillon. I must say that the timeline of a couple or three months for recruitment seems very long. Does Mr. Walsh share my concern, or is there any way we can speed that up, if we are trying to put integration works in place?

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Integration and Refugee Issues: Discussion (Resumed) (30 May 2023)

Patrick Costello: Those of us who, in previous lives, have been councillors have experienced the delays put on local authorities by Departmental fiat. My concern is perhaps more about the roadblocks up there, as opposed to anything which the individual local authorities are doing. I might leave that one there, because I am straying off topic. That is the end, unless there is anyone online? No. I thank...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Waste Management (30 May 2023)

Patrick Costello: 139. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will move to ban hard styrofoam p6 plastic; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25733/23]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Legislative Process (30 May 2023)

Patrick Costello: 188. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the stakeholder consultation process has been completed in relation to the horse-drawn carriages Bill; and when this Bill will be brought before the Houses of the Oireachtas. [25931/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Admissions (30 May 2023)

Patrick Costello: 305. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will implement a State-wide uniform admission process in terms of preference of allocation of school places by individual schools, that is, siblings of existing students, distance to school, and so on; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26219/23]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Data Protection (30 May 2023)

Patrick Costello: 483. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide an update on each specific recommendation outlined in the Oireachtas Committee on Justice report on GDPR from 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25627/23]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Expenditure (30 May 2023)

Patrick Costello: 508. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 273 of 30 March 2023, if he will provide an update on the matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25785/23]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Penal Policy Review Group (30 May 2023)

Patrick Costello: 535. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide an update on the Programme for Government commitment to establish a Penal Policy Consultative Council to advise on penal policy. [26134/23]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Service (30 May 2023)

Patrick Costello: 536. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the status of the unpublished Dóchas prison reports by the Inspector of Prisons; when such reports will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26135/23]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Penal Policy Review Group (30 May 2023)

Patrick Costello: 537. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide an update on the penal policy review from 2022; the status of the action plan; the achievements in relation to same to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26136/23]