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Automatic Enrolment Retirement Savings System Bill 2024: Second Stage (Resumed) (17 Apr 2024)

Patrick Costello: I rise to underline some of the elements from the pre-legislative scrutiny report that would strengthen the Bill but are strong enough in the legislation as written. When the committee considering the matter, it highlighted important things in relation to the governance framework, sustainability, environmental, social and governance factors, divestment from fossil fuels, prohibition of...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Period Poverty (17 Apr 2024)

Patrick Costello: 175. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will ensure that higher education institutions are sufficiently resourced to be able to provide free on-campus sanitary products to their students; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16948/24]

Fair Procedures in the Administration of Justice Bill 2024: First Stage (16 Apr 2024)

Patrick Costello: I move: That leave be granted to introduce a Bill entitled an Act to provide and guarantee that administrative decision makers operating under Article 37 of Bunreacht na hÉireann are obligated to dispense of their quasi-judicial functions in accordance with due process and fair procedures, to give the Minister power to designate such bodies and to give the Minister power to issue...

Fair Procedures in the Administration of Justice Bill 2024: First Stage (16 Apr 2024)

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

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (16 Apr 2024)

Patrick Costello: The issues surrounding apartment and fire defects have highlighted in some instances the deficiencies in the Multi-Unit Developments Act. There is a commitment in the programme for Government to review this legislation. Given the Government's time is drawing to a close, will this review start and, more important, finish before the programme for Government finishes?

Written Answers — Department of Defence: National Security (16 Apr 2024)

Patrick Costello: 185. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence whether his Department or the Naval Service plans to conduct a security assessment on the potential of an attack on any proposed floating storage and regasification unit, during both its construction phase and after project completion; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16271/24]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: State Properties (16 Apr 2024)

Patrick Costello: 244. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide an update on the OPW Jamestown Road workshop; the current and future utilisation of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16183/24]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: State Properties (16 Apr 2024)

Patrick Costello: 245. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide an update on potential actions he will take to deal with the large amount of birds on OPW Jamestown Road workshop site, which is negatively impacting on nearby residents; if he will consider erecting some tethered hawk kites to deter birds from the area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16184/24]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Greyhound Industry (16 Apr 2024)

Patrick Costello: 562. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he agrees that there is a significant difference in the assertion contained in a report commissioned by Greyhound Racing Ireland and published in 2021 (details supplied) and the assertion contained in a reply to a Parliamentary Question provided to the Minister by Greyhound Racing Ireland in relation to the importance of the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Healthcare Policy (16 Apr 2024)

Patrick Costello: 679. To ask the Minister for Health if will he publish the updated HSE palliative care strategy as a matter of urgency in line with recommendation 12 of the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Assisted Dying report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16195/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Oideachas Gaeltachta (11 Apr 2024)

Patrick Costello: 121. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills cathain a bheidh an plean maidir le soláthar gaelcholáiste nó gaelcholáistí nua i gceantar Átha Cliath Theas réidh ag an Roinn Oideachais agus a thagair tú dó nuair a d'fhreagair tú ceist 476 le freagra 428 ar 20 Márta 2024. [15801/24]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (10 Apr 2024)

Patrick Costello: 49. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he will outline, in light of the news that former members of the Defence Forces, operating as a company (details supplied) are training private militias, what actions are being taken by his Department to prevent such a situation reoccurring in future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15715/24]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Middle East (9 Apr 2024)

Patrick Costello: 33. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the efforts his Department are making to ensure the ICJ meet to assess the accountability of Israel in relation to the preliminary ruling issued in the South African case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14800/24]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Cycling Policy (9 Apr 2024)

Patrick Costello: 195. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his Department will liaise with Dublin City Council on funding options for the expansion of the highly successful now Dublin bikes scheme. [14049/24]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Work Permits (9 Apr 2024)

Patrick Costello: 378. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the total number of active employment permits in the State (details supplied), broken down by type of permit, i.e. Critical, General, Other and SOC Code (4 digit). [14223/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Data (9 Apr 2024)

Patrick Costello: 424. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to provide a list of all second-level education institutions aided by her Department that are located on public land, and a separate list of all second-level institutions aided by her Department that are located on land not in public ownership. [13982/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Data (9 Apr 2024)

Patrick Costello: 425. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 276 of 23 January 2024, to list in tabular form the 103 new post-primary schools and 90 newly-established multi-denominational schools referenced, providing school roll numbers for all schools identified. [13983/24]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Mayoral Election (9 Apr 2024)

Patrick Costello: 653. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if a referendum on a directly elected mayor for Dublin will take place on the same day as the 2024 local elections. [14575/24]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Wildlife Regulations (9 Apr 2024)

Patrick Costello: 666. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government how many bird of prey licences were issued for taking birds from the wild from 2014 to date; and the breakdown of taking birds from the wild licences for each of those years, by species, gender and by location, in tabular form. [14717/24]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Service (9 Apr 2024)

Patrick Costello: 893. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality for an update on the work of the Prison Overcrowding Response Group; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14628/24]