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Criminal Law (Sexual Offences and Human Trafficking) Bill 2023: Second Stage (4 Oct 2023)

Patrick Costello: Like other Deputies, I welcome the changes relating to sexual offences. Plenty of time is spent in this Chamber discussing the issues of violence against women, assault and sexual violence and the fact that this is a cross-society issue, but the justice system needs to play a part in that. Regarding the journey of a sexual offence from the point at which it happens to the point at which...

Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Estimates for Public Services 2023.
Vote 40 - Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth (Supplementary). (4 Oct 2023)

Patrick Costello: There are many aspects of this that we could talk about that are probably outside the remit of this committee, such as education, health and areas in the responsibility of the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage. Given it is the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth who is here, does he feel he is getting sufficient support from his Cabinet...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Foreign Conflicts (3 Oct 2023)

Patrick Costello: The news of funding and the humanitarian aid and effort is very welcome, and I know it will go a long way on the ground. It highlights another issue in that now there is a UN mission on the ground where there was not before and the UNHRC is getting involved whereas before there was a threadbare presence from the Red Cross. That was essentially all that was able to get into the region, which...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Foreign Conflicts (3 Oct 2023)

Patrick Costello: On 12 December 2022 we saw the closure of the Lachin corridor, a small humanitarian corridor which was the only route into the Republic of Artsakh, in which ethnic Armenians live. This was closed by the Government of Azerbaijan. This act of closing the Lachin corridor was described by the International Court of Justice as a breach of international law. It also flew in the face of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Current and Future Plans of the School Building Unit: Department of Education (3 Oct 2023)

Patrick Costello: I have three minutes, so I will have to be very quick. First, the witnesses mentioned emergency works. I am not sure if the Department has quite the same definition of "emergency". I say this because one secondary school in my constituency, Mercy Secondary School, Inchicore, has a collapsing boundary wall. It cannot get an answer from the Department about fixing the wall. People on the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Current and Future Plans of the School Building Unit: Department of Education (3 Oct 2023)

Patrick Costello: The school has not had an acknowledgement, however, from the Department. No engineer has even gone out to look at it.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Current and Future Plans of the School Building Unit: Department of Education (3 Oct 2023)

Patrick Costello: On that exact point, that is an excellent school but there is underprovision in the Dublin 12 school planning area. The Department is going to meet the need for Dublin 8 by further weakening Dublin 12, which is not good for the children in Crumlin who need access to that excellent school. It is one of only two non-denominational schools, and the only one inside the M50, in the Dublin 12...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Current and Future Plans of the School Building Unit: Department of Education (3 Oct 2023)

Patrick Costello: The major issue is that there is no multi-denominational school in the area.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Scheme of the Irish Prison Service Bill and of the Criminal Justice (Legal Aid) Bill: Discussion (3 Oct 2023)

Patrick Costello: Much of what I wanted to say has been raised already and I am conscious that time is ticking against us. I want to say for the record and for our report that a couple of grey areas that need clarification have been highlighted in regard to temporary release and the delegated powers between the director general and the Secretary General. These things need to be tightened up. It is also very...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (3 Oct 2023)

Patrick Costello: 210. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport whether it would not be possible for Irish Rail to facilitate the 800 supporters who need to travel to Cork from Inchicore for a sporting fixture (details supplied) on Sunday, 8 October 2023, and for large sporting fixtures in general. [42622/23]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (3 Oct 2023)

Patrick Costello: 213. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when the S-Spine of BusConnects will be implemented. [42641/23]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Primary Medical Certificates (3 Oct 2023)

Patrick Costello: 234. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will broaden the scope of qualifiers for the primary medical certificate to include mental health issues, ADHD and autism; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42211/23]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Policies (3 Oct 2023)

Patrick Costello: 276. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform for a timeline for the implementation of the Strategic Framework Plan for Dublin Castle; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42615/23]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legislative Measures (3 Oct 2023)

Patrick Costello: 432. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if the legislation disregarding historical homosexual offences will be included in the autumn legislative programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42174/23]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (3 Oct 2023)

Patrick Costello: 444. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality to provide a breakdown, by division, in tabular form, of the number of civilian staff in gardaí, and their grade, for each of the past ten years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42451/23]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (3 Oct 2023)

Patrick Costello: 445. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if there are any plans to amend or update the Garda Síochána (Discipline) Regulations 2007; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42446/23]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (3 Oct 2023)

Patrick Costello: 446. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí who are currently suspended in relation to alleged corruption offences in each of the past ten years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42447/23]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Staff (3 Oct 2023)

Patrick Costello: 450. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of staff working directly in the processing of visa/immigration applications, by year, from 2010 to date; and the number of applications processed in each year, in tabular form. [42666/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Greyhound Industry (3 Oct 2023)

Patrick Costello: 469. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if all non-coursing greyhounds presented to race on Rásaíocht Con Éireann-licensed tracks must be registered on the RCÉTS; if this includes dogs registered to owners normally resident outside the Republic of Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42171/23]