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Written Answers — Department of Health: Abortion Services (30 May 2023)

Patrick Costello: 735. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the establishment of the HSE implementation group to progress the operational recommendations raised in the review of the Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26079/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Abortion Services (30 May 2023)

Patrick Costello: 736. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the progress in implementing the recommendations raised in the review of the Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26080/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Healthcare Policy (30 May 2023)

Patrick Costello: 768. To ask the Minister for Health if, in light of his decision to introduce calorie information for alcohol products, he will implement a similar requirement for the hospitality sector on its menus; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26221/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Policies (30 May 2023)

Patrick Costello: 771. To ask the Minister for Health the consideration given to those with eating disorders in the decision-making process to add calorie information to alcoholic products; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26247/23]

Biodiversity Action: Statements (25 May 2023)

Patrick Costello: I thank Deputy McAuliffe for speaking as fast as he could in order to fit it all in and leave me with a bit of time. I too will try to speak as quickly as I can. We have very serious work to do. Many people have spoken about the silence of our forests and emptiness of our rivers now and in the time to come. There is serious work to do if we are not going to leave ourselves on a sterile...

Court Proceedings (Delays) Bill 2023: Second Stage (24 May 2023)

Patrick Costello: Like previous speakers, I underline that access to justice is a fundamental cornerstone of our democracy, as it is for any democracy. Delays undermine that. I have stood in the Chamber quite a bit in recent weeks to talk about access to justice, how we need to look at the failings in criminal and civil legal aid, and the failings in providing an adequate number of judges and registrars, in...

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Oberstown Children’s Detention Campus: Chairperson-Designate (23 May 2023)

Patrick Costello: Deputy Creed is next and Senator Ruane will be after him.

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Oberstown Children’s Detention Campus: Chairperson-Designate (23 May 2023)

Patrick Costello: I will move on to Senator Ruane, after whom I will ask a question or two.

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Oberstown Children’s Detention Campus: Chairperson-Designate (23 May 2023)

Patrick Costello: I have been my typically soft self in terms of chairing. We have to give the room back, so to speak, at 4.30 p.m., so that is 45 minutes for the two of us.

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Oberstown Children’s Detention Campus: Chairperson-Designate (23 May 2023)

Patrick Costello: No, those were useful questions. I was going to ask one or two of them. I will pick up on the final point. Oberstown has a youth council, youth board and so on. Why not have a parents council at the very least? Even if we cannot get a parent on the board or parents are not in a position to engage with it without some support, a parents council would certainly be a first step.

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Oberstown Children’s Detention Campus: Chairperson-Designate (23 May 2023)

Patrick Costello: The flexibility of the "come on down" approach is great, but it is fair to say that Oberstown is not in the most central of locations. In the past, it has used a minibus to pick up parents from the local train station, but even getting to the train station can be a nightmare. Can the bus pick up parents in the city centre? Is there flexibility enough to do that?

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Oberstown Children’s Detention Campus: Chairperson-Designate (23 May 2023)

Patrick Costello: Rush.

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Oberstown Children’s Detention Campus: Chairperson-Designate (23 May 2023)

Patrick Costello: I used to get the train to Rush, but with the anti-social-----

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Oberstown Children’s Detention Campus: Chairperson-Designate (23 May 2023)

Patrick Costello: I am also conscious of some of Ms Yiasouma's comments with regard to the multi-agency aspect. It would be great to have her back to talk about that and about the roadblocks with other agencies, particularly Tusla, which obviously comes under the same Department and under this committee. She could talk about the assessments. Many of the children who will come into her service have already...

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Oberstown Children’s Detention Campus: Chairperson-Designate (23 May 2023)

Patrick Costello: I am very concerned that a lot of the quality of care Ms Yiasouma is talking about gets lost in the transition or just does not exist in the adult prison service. That is a separate question that we have addressed in the Joint Committee on Justice. There is a problem if that quality does not exist in the adult service. If this high quality is there and then gets lost because we are not...