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Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Integration and Refugee Issues: Discussion (21 Feb 2023)

Patrick Costello: Okay. I will leave it there. It is probably safer.

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Integration and Refugee Issues: Discussion (21 Feb 2023)

Patrick Costello: I was making a more generalised comment about saying the left and right. It was not aimed at any individual.

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Integration and Refugee Issues: Discussion (21 Feb 2023)

Patrick Costello: I agree with that.

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Integration and Refugee Issues: Discussion (21 Feb 2023)

Patrick Costello: Now, Senator. No interruptions please.

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Integration and Refugee Issues: Discussion (21 Feb 2023)

Patrick Costello: I will leave that there. That was a generalised comment about this-----

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Office of Public Works (21 Feb 2023)

Patrick Costello: 252. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the total spent on equipment produced by a company (details supplied) for use in the Leinster House campus and other State-owned property, in tabular form, including a detailed breakdown of the make-up of the expenditure, including cameras and so on, on an annual basis since they were first purchased; and if he will make a statement...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Repatriation Costs (21 Feb 2023)

Patrick Costello: 332. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the efforts being made by his Department to assist in the repatriation of the remains of a person (details supplied) to Ireland. [8139/23]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Irish Prisoners Abroad (21 Feb 2023)

Patrick Costello: 344. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the efforts being made to support a person (details supplied) who has been imprisoned in Iran since 3 October 2022 to return to Ireland.; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8466/23]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Departmental Expenditure (21 Feb 2023)

Patrick Costello: 357. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the total spent on equipment manufactured by a company (details supplied) for use in the Leinster House campus and other State-owned property, in tabular form, including a detailed breakdown of the make-up of the expenditure, including cameras and so on, on an annual basis since they were first purchased; and if he will make a statement on...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: EU Directives (21 Feb 2023)

Patrick Costello: 586. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the status of the proposed introduction of an anti-SLAPP mechanism in Irish law (details supplied), as committed to in May 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8788/23]

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (15 Feb 2023)

Patrick Costello: Rent pressure zones were originally introduced to protect areas where households are having the greatest difficulty finding affordable accommodation. According to recent reports, pretty much the whole country fits that definition. Will the Government commit to using the rent pressure zone legislation to roll out a general protection to all renters from spiralling rents or even commit to...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Conservation (14 Feb 2023)

Patrick Costello: 112. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment further to Parliamentary Question No. 181 of 31 January 2023 (details supplied), if he will provide a breakdown for D6W, D8, D12, D10 and D20; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6476/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Rental Sector (14 Feb 2023)

Patrick Costello: 448. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 84 of 1 February 2023, if he will undertake to provide rental supports for PHD students who are excluded from tax credit scheme (details supplied). [6482/23]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Reviews (14 Feb 2023)

Patrick Costello: 487. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when the review submitted to his Department in 2020 regarding the investor visa programme will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7560/23]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Sentencing Policy (14 Feb 2023)

Patrick Costello: 525. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he will report on the progress to establish the penal policy consultative council, as committed to in the Review of Policy Options for Prison and Penal Reform; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7340/23]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Sentencing Policy (14 Feb 2023)

Patrick Costello: 526. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he will report on his plans for the operation of the Strategic Review of Penal Policy Implementation Oversight Group in reviewing the implementation of the Penal Policy Action Plan 2022-2024; if the eighth report of the group will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7341/23]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Sentencing Policy (14 Feb 2023)

Patrick Costello: 527. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the status of his commitment to broadening the range of convictions that are considered spent; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7342/23]

Garda Síochána (Recording Devices) Bill 2022: Second Stage (Resumed) (9 Feb 2023)

Patrick Costello: There are many positive things in the Bill. The use of body cameras will be a very important improvement for An Garda Síochána in terms of its members' safety and the safety of the community. These represent a technological advance that we should welcome. I spend a lot of time talking about parking in bus lanes. Automatic number plate recognition is essential to combating...

Garda Síochána (Recording Devices) Bill 2022: Second Stage (Resumed) (9 Feb 2023)

Patrick Costello: It is not in the Bill, but the Minister has-----

Garda Síochána (Recording Devices) Bill 2022: Second Stage (Resumed) (9 Feb 2023)

Patrick Costello: The flow of my nice video for social media has been broken, but that is all right. Where was I? Even if facial recognition technology does work, and it does not, it opens the door to mass surveillance and threatens the rights of citizens in the EU. That brings me back to the point about balance. Facial recognition technology is something that needs full pre-legislative scrutiny. It is...