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Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Conservation (31 Jan 2023)

Patrick Costello: 181. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of homes in Dublin south central that have applied for the fully-funded energy upgrade in the past two years; and the number of homes that have been upgraded. [4351/23]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Conservation (31 Jan 2023)

Patrick Costello: 182. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if there is a way whereby shallow retrofits for the worst-performing homes could be fast-tracked through the system with a possibility of a fuller upgrade. [4352/23]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Conservation (31 Jan 2023)

Patrick Costello: 191. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment when he will publish and approve the updated guidelines for the 2023 better energy communities' scheme. [4606/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (31 Jan 2023)

Patrick Costello: 462. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the expected timeline for completion of the current renovation works at a school (details supplied). [4684/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (31 Jan 2023)

Patrick Costello: 463. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a school (details supplied) will open a second additional class for primary school entrants for 2023-2024 academic year given the physical additional capacity being used by another institution, recognising the lack of alternative local multi and non-denominational educational options in the area. [4685/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Rental Sector (26 Jan 2023)

Patrick Costello: 111. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he is aware of the large delays experienced by renters who try to contact the Residential Tenancies Board to retrieve their details in order to claim the renters’ tax credit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3567/23]

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (25 Jan 2023)

Patrick Costello: In December last year, Noteworthy produced a series of reports investigating the exploitation and abuse of migrant fisherman in the Irish fishing industry. This morning in the audiovisual room, I hosted Maria Delaney, the journalist who undertook that investigation, along with Migrant Rights Centre Ireland and the International Transport Workers’ Federation to provide a wider context...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Prices (24 Jan 2023)

Patrick Costello: 195. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the actions being taken by his Department to ensure the reduction in the wholesale price of gas is reflected in the sale price for citizens, given the recent fall in the wholesale price of gas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3234/23]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Ethics in Public Office (24 Jan 2023)

Patrick Costello: 269. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide an update on the review of ethics legislation consultation; when the review of the ethics legislation report from 2022 will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2789/23]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: State Bodies (24 Jan 2023)

Patrick Costello: 270. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of secretariat staff provided to the Standards in Public Office Commission by the Office of the Ombudsman in each of the past ten years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2790/23]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: State Bodies (24 Jan 2023)

Patrick Costello: 271. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the amount of funding provided to the Standards in Public Office Commission in each of the past ten years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2791/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Health Strategies (24 Jan 2023)

Patrick Costello: 353. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will roll out a pilot scheme for secondary level schools replicating the ‘Worryfree’ period poverty campaign being run by the Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2921/23]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (24 Jan 2023)

Patrick Costello: 456. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the total number of community gardaí posts nationally, broken down by division, in each of the years 2015 to 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2787/23]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (24 Jan 2023)

Patrick Costello: 457. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the total number of gardaí attested in 2022; the total number of gardaí currently in training; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2788/23]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Scheme of the Sale of Alcohol Bill 2022: Discussion (24 Jan 2023)

Patrick Costello: I will begin where we finished with the previous speaker in relation to the cultural stuff. When we look at other European countries that have a successful night-time economy and thriving cultural industries, we see cultural licences operating in those countries. I guess I would be interested in exploring the difference between what is proposed here and what works well in other countries,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Scheme of the Sale of Alcohol Bill 2022: Discussion (24 Jan 2023)

Patrick Costello: To be clear, the licences are managed through the local authority as opposed to a courts system.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Scheme of the Sale of Alcohol Bill 2022: Discussion (24 Jan 2023)

Patrick Costello: Stop me if I am wrong, but I assume a slightly more liberal approach like that allows more careful control over, say, the public health aspects we are talking about. The issues of overcrowding of venues or overconcentration of venues can be addressed more subtly through that kind of approach.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Scheme of the Sale of Alcohol Bill 2022: Discussion (24 Jan 2023)

Patrick Costello: If the witness would like to ask it rhetorically, perhaps it can be followed up at another time.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Scheme of the Sale of Alcohol Bill 2022: Discussion (24 Jan 2023)

Patrick Costello: I am conscious of the time ticking away. I want to ask the independent craft brewers about the producers' licence, how they have found that operating currently and the challenges faced currently. I am aware they mentioned it in their statement. They are concerned around some of it. How would it need to look to work for their sector?