357 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of tenant purchases of local authority houses in each of the past ten years in Dublin; the number in the rest of the country; the number of tenant purchases which were sold in the same period in Dublin; the number in the rest of the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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287 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the number of local drugs tasks forces here; the funding granted to each task force in each of the past three years including the funding for 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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180 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Health and Children the number, names and locations of all drug treatment services and projects in the Dublin 1 and Dublin 7 areas and which are statutory and non-statutory; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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109 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Taoiseach the number of North and South bodies in operation; the number and names of board members on each body; the remuneration received by each member; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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59 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Health and Children her plans to build further primary care units from public moneys; the locations and timeframe for same; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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123 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Health and Children the action she will take to reduce the cost of over-the-counter medicines; her plans to meet with the pharmaceutical industry regarding same; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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405 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the changes he will make following the completion of the review of the provisions of the Residential Tenancies Act 2004; when the Private Residential Tenancies Board will fall within the scope of the Freedom of Information Act 1977; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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404 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if, in view of his silence on the British Government’s proposal to construct seven new nuclear power stations, he is now considering giving his support to nuclear energy; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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386 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Defence the reasons for seven Irish citizens being assigned to Afghanistan; the number who are military personnel; the duties to which each person is assigned; his views on withdrawing the Irish personnel from Afghanistan; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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254 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he has received the report from the Garda team which was sent to Slovakia to investigate the airport security exercise which caused explosives to be carried here by aircraft in January 2010; if he will publish the findings; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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207 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Health and Children further to Parliamentary Question No. 182 of 17 November 2009, when a reply will issue; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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183 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Health and Children the developments in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Galway regarding their request to return to Ireland and receive medical treatment involving a substance which is illegal under the Misuse of Drugs Act; if she is satisfied that Ireland is not in breach of UN conventions and EU directives in the operation of its current practices; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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150 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Finance the cost of the National Conference Centre to the Exchequer to date; the cost to the private partner; the reason the Exchequer must pay an annual charge to the value of €380 million over 25 years; the funding that was obtained from the EU; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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105 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources when the national energy efficiency retrofit programme will be launched in view of the difficulties (details supplied) with expenditure in 2009; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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85 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the position regarding fuel mix here; the percentage of fossil fuels that were imported in 2009; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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53 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Finance if furniture was purchased in Northern Ireland in respect of a Government Department in 2009; if so, the location at which the furniture was sourced; the quantity and the cost; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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23 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the position regarding the preparation of River Basin Management Plans according to information available to his Department; when he expects these plans to be prepared.
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13 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of houses that have been repossessed for non-payment of council loans; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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96 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Defence the level of recruitment into the Reserve Defence Force since 1 January 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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90 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Defence his views on the governance review of the Irish Red Cross; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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528 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Education and Science if he proposes to grant approval to Educate Together to become a patron of second level schools; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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527 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Education and Science the progress made on acquiring a site for a school (details supplied) in Dublin 7; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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457 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources when he expects the new biofuel obligation of 4% of annual fuel sales to be reached; the amount of biofuel produced for the Irish market; the amount imported; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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443 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if the task force to examine the planning implications of the siting and location of adult entertainment shops has completed its deliberations; when he expects to publish the findings; his plans to introduce legislation to ensure that such shops are not inappropriately located; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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439 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his plans for the redevelopment of a premises (details supplied) in Dublin 1; the amount of funding he will make available; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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438 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his views on the provision of drying facilities in new and old apartments; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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433 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government when he received the report on the Dublin Docklands Development Authority; the reason he has not published that report; when he expects to act on the report; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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422 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Defence when Irish troops will be withdrawn from Kosovo and Bosnia; if any Irish military personnel will remain; the savings to the taxpayer here; if the equivalent of the savings could be allocated for the development of the region; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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392 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the number of persons in receipt of mortgage interest supplement; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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330 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if she will clarify the policy on the habitual residency clause; the number of persons who have been refused access to welfare entitlements in each of the past five years due to this clause; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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293 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the progress made on his Department’s review of gambling; if he will publish a report of submissions and deliberations; when he expects to publish legislative proposals; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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274 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of persons who have joined the Garda Reserve in each year since its establishment; the number recruited in Dublin; the duties in which they are engaged; the cost to the Exchequer of the Garda Reserve; the number of former members of the Garda Reserve who have subsequently applied to join An Garda Síochána; the number which have been successful; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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220 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Health and Children if she has received the report of the Adoption Board on its investigation into the mediation agency dealing with Vietnamese inter-country adoption; if a decision has been made on transitional measures for prospective parents who wish to continue to adopt from non-Hague countries; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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149 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment when she will transpose the services directive into legislation; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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93 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs her plans to use the impending Social Welfare Bill to reform family income supplement to ensure that all low income families qualify at least in part for this scheme.
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31 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if he will make a statement on the progress to date in 2010 regarding the implementation of the national drugs strategy.
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24 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs his views on the publication by the Health Research Board of research showing the number of deaths indirectly caused by drugs over the eight year period between 1998 and 2005; the number of such deaths in this period; the steps he is taking to address this situation; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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87 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism when the convention centre will open; the cost of this project to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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611 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Education and Science if employees in the education sector on disability should have to pay pension levy for 2009; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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508 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government when Ireland signed the Aarhus Convention agreement; the reason Ireland has failed to ratify the agreement to date; when he expects same will be ratified; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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433 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if she will reconsider the decision to refuse jobseeker’s allowance and child benefit in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 7; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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398 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if members of the permanent Defence Forces are in receipt of family income supplement; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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397 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs further to Parliamentary Question No. 455 of 2 February 2010, when a reply will issue; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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229 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Health and Children if she will reconsider her decision to refuse the medical card to a person (details supplied) in Dublin 3; if she will consider granting the general practitioner only card to them; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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139 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs his views on the escalating situation between North and South Korea following a recent arms transaction; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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117 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs his views on recent talks between the Dalai Lama and the Government of China; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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33 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Health and Children the decision that has been made regarding the application of pay reductions to public servants to persons who work for voluntary and community organisations funded under the Health Act, if it is the case that these organisations have had their allocations reduced with the instruction that they should cut the pay of their employees on a pro rata basis to the public service; if legal advice has been sought in this regard; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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27 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Health and Children if she has had discussions with a view to reducing the price of generic medicines; if she expects such price reductions to follow on from the reduction in price of many branded items; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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144 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Finance the funding that has been made available by the EU to provide a flow of credit through financial institutions to small and medium enterprises in the member states since the current economic crisis began; the amount of funding that has been drawn down; the principal institutions which have drawn down funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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