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Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Work Permits (3 May 2023)

Patrick Costello: 138. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if his Department will add general labourers to the critical skills visa list, given the labour shortage and ongoing housing crisis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20443/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Defective Building Materials (3 May 2023)

Patrick Costello: 216. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will provide an update on his recent engagements with campaigners (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20411/23]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legislative Reviews (3 May 2023)

Patrick Costello: 264. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide an update on the programme for Government commitment to review the Multi-Unit Developments Act 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20410/23]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legal Aid (3 May 2023)

Patrick Costello: 283. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide an update on the work of the legal aid review group; when he expects the review to be concluded; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20402/23]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disabilities Assessments (3 May 2023)

Patrick Costello: 370. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth how many assessments of needs were completed in CHO 7 in 2021 and 2022, broken down by CDNT areas. [20691/23]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disabilities Assessments (3 May 2023)

Patrick Costello: 371. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth how many service statements were delivered to families in CHO 7 in 2021 and 2022, broken down by CDNT areas. [20692/23]

Final Report of the Joint Committee on International Surrogacy: Motion [Private Members] (27 Apr 2023)

Patrick Costello: I will try to speak quickly and leave as much time as I can and hopefully I will not leave anything out of my own speech. Georgina Roberts was one of our witnesses at the committee and was herself born through surrogacy. She said that the best way to make children secure in their identity as surrogate born people is to make their parents secure in their identity as parents. That really...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Litter Pollution (27 Apr 2023)

Patrick Costello: 188. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of fines issued for dog-fouling in each local authority area in the past ten years and to date in 2023, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20085/23]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Litter Pollution (27 Apr 2023)

Patrick Costello: 189. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of fines issued for littering in each local authority area in the past ten years and to date in 2023, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20086/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Schemes (27 Apr 2023)

Patrick Costello: 323. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide an update on the expenditure on the Food Dudes programme since it commenced in 2009, broken down annually in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20069/23]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Middle East (26 Apr 2023)

Patrick Costello: 27. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade when the recognition of the state of Palestine will take place; and his views on the failure to do so during the 32nd Dáil (details supplied). [19632/23]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Historical Conflicts (26 Apr 2023)

Patrick Costello: 28. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will recognise the Armenian genocide of 2015; if he will consult the Attorney General in relation to any legal concerns he may have about doing so; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19634/23]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disability Services (26 Apr 2023)

Patrick Costello: 148. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the length of time the HSE Disability Appeals Officer post has been vacant; and the steps being taken for recruiting a new one; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19814/23]

Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 40 - Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth (Further Revised) (26 Apr 2023)

Patrick Costello: I thank the Minister and Minister of State for their statements. The fact that youth affairs only covers 1% of the overall allocation speaks volumes about the position of youth work and the need for better funding of youth work. Without further information and, given that the committee is examining that issue, I will interrogate the Minister about that another day. I wish to pick up on...

Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 40 - Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth (Further Revised) (26 Apr 2023)

Patrick Costello: The families I meet and talk to and who are in touch with my office are crying out for services. They have fought to get the assessment and now they have to fight again. They do not have fight left. They are broken with grief for their children and for the lack of services their children are getting. They feel that they and their children are invisible and are just not getting the...

Legal Aid (Amendment) Bill 2023: First Stage (25 Apr 2023)

Patrick Costello: I move: That leave be granted to introduce a Bill entitled an Act to amend the Civil Legal Aid Act 1995, and to provide for a more effective legal aid system. Before I address the Bill, as this is my first chance to speak in the House today other than on the Order of Business, I wish to mark Armenian Genocide Memorial Day, which was observed yesterday. In light of the continued threats...

Legal Aid (Amendment) Bill 2023: First Stage (25 Apr 2023)

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

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (25 Apr 2023)

Patrick Costello: On a number of occasions I have raised the need for special provision for people with epilepsy during State exams. We are about a month out from the leaving certificate and there is no clarity received yet from the Department of Education on what will happen to individuals who have a seizure during exams. Can the Government commit to providing clarity as a matter of urgency?

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Possible Enhancement of Child Protection Powers of Tusla: Discussion (25 Apr 2023)

Patrick Costello: I wish to look at three separate elements. I will start with compliance and inspection, followed by some of the lessons learned in this context and then I wish to talk about the handling of retrospective instances of abuse in general. There are some issues there that we have not gone into yet. Mr. Corcoran mentioned paper compliance. This is important. Mention was made in the opening...

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Possible Enhancement of Child Protection Powers of Tusla: Discussion (25 Apr 2023)

Patrick Costello: I am conscious as well that HIQA certainly does have those powers when going into Tusla's offices to examine things. The ongoing need to protect children was referred to, as was the ongoing framework in this regard. I am thinking of this context now in terms of a carrot-and-stick approach. Tusla needs the big stick of proper inspection and consequences, because this will aid compliance. I...