114 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Transport if he will report on the implementation of the recommendations in the CIE commissioned report on alleged irregularities in the procurement process at Irish Rail; if he has been briefed by Irish Rail on this matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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405 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if she will reconsider the decision to refuse supplementary welfare allowance to a person (details supplied) in Dublin 1; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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319 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of Garda officers who are community gardaí; the percentage of the force that are community gardaí; if he will establish a promotional path for community gardaí within An Garda Síochána; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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318 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of promotional posts within the Garda Síochána that remain unfilled because of budgetary cutbacks; the number of such posts that have been filled but remain unpaid; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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172 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Finance the functions of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development; the business loans which Ireland has with the bank; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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65 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of personnel in his Department, the Garda and agencies for which his Department has responsibility to whom the full public service pay cuts provided by the Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest (No. 2) Act will not apply by virtue of Circular 28/2009 issued by the Department of Finance on 22 December 2009; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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22 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the savings that will accrue to his Department arising from the public service pay cuts applied by the Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest (No. 2) Act; the number of personnel whose pay has been cut; the average reduction in each case; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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284 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if his attention has been drawn to a large number of Roma families living in camps in north Mitrovica, Kosovo, which are highly toxic with lead poisoning; if his further attention has been drawn to the fact that some persons have been there for 11 years and the effects on the health of men, women and children is extremely harmful; if he will raise the issue at EU level; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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262 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the reason for the delay in recruiting new gardaí who have passed the relevant examinations and interviews; when the next recruitment will take place; the number of gardaí that will be recruited; 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 the file in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Sligo will be reviewed in order that an investigation will re-open; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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160 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Finance the reason, after the passage of the Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest (No. 2) Act, 2009, he chose to reduce the cuts in basic pay of certain senior public servants to the extent that their cuts in basic pay are a smaller proportion of basic pay than cuts endured by the lowest paid public servants; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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653 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Education and Science if there are EU directives which require to be transposed into primary or secondary legislation; the list of such directives; the date they were drafted by the Commission; when he intends to transpose them into domestic law; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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615 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if there are EU directives which require to be transposed into primary or secondary legislation; the list of such directives; the date they were drafted by the Commission; when he intends to transpose them into domestic law; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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608 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the reason a food (details supplied) is on sale in Greece but not here; the criteria for marketing Irish products abroad; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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591 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if there are EU directives which require to be transposed into primary or secondary legislation; the list of such directives; the date they were drafted by the Commission; when he intends to transpose them into domestic law; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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581 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his plans for metering the domestic water supply; if he proposes to charge for water in all private homes; when the metering system will be in place nationwide; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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561 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if there are EU directives which require to be transposed into primary or secondary legislation; the list of such directives; the date they were drafted by the Commission; when he intends to transpose them into domestic law; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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541 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Defence if there are EU Directives which require to be transposed into primary or secondary legislation; the list of such directives; the date they were drafted by the Commission; when he intends to transpose them into domestic law; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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471 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if there are EU Directives which require to be transposed into primary or secondary legislation; the list of such directives; the date they were drafted by the Commission; when she intends to transpose them into domestic law; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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455 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if she will reinstate the household benefits package in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 7; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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412 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if the original allocation of funding for an organisation (details supplied) will be maintained for 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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411 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if there are EU Directives which require to be transposed into primary or secondary legislation; the list of such directives; the date they were drafted by the Commission; when he intends to transpose them into domestic law; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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401 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism if there are EU directives which require to be transposed into primary or secondary legislation; the list of such directives; the date they were drafted by the Commission; when he intends to transpose them into domestic law; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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399 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the European Rule of Law Mission in Kosovo has refused to meet with a person (details supplied) from the Roma Refugee Foundation to discuss the failure to medically treat or evacuate the Roma families living in the toxic camps in north Mitrovica; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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398 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if there are EU directives which require to be transposed into primary or secondary legislation; the list of such directives; the date they were drafted by the Commission; when he intends to transpose them into domestic law; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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370 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if there are EU directives which require to be transposed into primary or secondary legislation; the list of such directives; the date they were drafted by the Commission; when he intends to transpose them into domestic law; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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351 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Transport if there are EU directives which require to be transposed into primary or secondary legislation; the list of such directives; the date they were drafted by the Commission; when he intends to transpose them into domestic law; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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294 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Health and Children if there are EU Directives which are required to be transposed into primary or secondary legislation; the list of such directives; the date they were drafted by the Commission; when she intends to transpose them into domestic law; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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286 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Health and Children the position regarding inter-country adoption between Ireland and Vietnam; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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269 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Health and Children if the Director of Public Prosecutions has determined if the Garda can prosecute seizures of prescribed drugs which are sold on the streets; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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232 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Finance if there are EU directives which require to be transposed into primary or secondary legislation; the list of such directives; the date they were drafted by the Commission; when he intends to transpose them into domestic law; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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215 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Finance when he will transpose the EU floods directive into law; the reason he has decided to transpose it by way of statutory instrument without recourse to the normal parliamentary process for primary legislation; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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165 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Taoiseach if there are EU Directives which require to be transposed into primary or secondary legislation; the list of such directives; the date they were drafted by the Commission; when he intends to transpose them into domestic law; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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160 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the criteria used in making the appointments to the board of FÁS, as announced by her on 22 January 2010; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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175 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if there are EU Directives which require to be transposed into primary or secondary legislation; the list of such directives; the date they were drafted by the Commission; when she intends to transpose them into domestic law; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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15 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Education and Science if the National Council for Special Education has concluded its review of special needs assistants; if he will publish the final report; the number of special needs assistants the review has removed from schools; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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249 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the reason a person (details supplied) was refused a visa to visit here when they had previously visited on a visa without problems; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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103 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if farmers will be in a position to apply for new REP scheme before 1 March 2010.
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100 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when he will commence discussions on the new REP scheme to replace REP scheme four; and the details for same.
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367 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform his plans to amend the existing legislation relating to begging; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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288 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Health and Children the developments in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Galway in relation to his request to return here and receive medical treatment involving a substance which is illegal under the Misuse of Drugs Act 1984; 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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256 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Health and Children if she will establish an all-party Oireachtas committee to review the background to the decision to centralise medical card applications and renewals; the connection of centralisation to the 2009 budget decision to means test all persons applying for a medical card aged 70 years and over, which is now enshrined in the Health Act 2008; the preparations undertaken and considerations given to the initiative prior to the announcement to centralise on 24 December 2008; the effects of centralisation on a vulnerable group; the number of cases processed to date in 2010 by the primary care reimbursement service; the number of cases waiting to be processed by the PCRS; the average period to process each case; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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225 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Finance the number of householders who are in arrears of mortgage payments at present; the number of householders who defaulted on payments in each of the past 12 months; the number of householders who are in arrears of six or more months; the number who are in arrears of 12 months or more; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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126 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the implications for the digital dividend in the event of a collapse of digital terrestrial television contractual negotiations here; the outcome of a digital dividend; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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124 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 that expenditure in 2009 was running behind profile; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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39 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the position regarding the amount allocated for capital investment in water services in the budgets of 2008 and 2009; the amount actually spent; the amount returned, if any, to his Department unspent; the amount that has been spent on works carried out using the allocation for capital investment in water services in 2008 and 2009; the progress that has been made in upgrading the water services infrastructure; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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66 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the issues he must address in order to implement the European Union directive on public participation; the stage these steps to address any outstanding issues are at; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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321 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Education and Science the reason for the increase in fees and cuts in support for PhD students in third level institutions; the way he proposes to increase the number of highly skilled graduates and researchers while this policy continues; if his attention has been drawn to the report of the Advisory Science Council, The Role of PhDs in the Smart Economy, December 2009; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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287 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will sign the order allowing for the provision of a facility (details supplied) in Dublin 1 following a positive environmental assessment; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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276 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 280 of 17 December 2009, the reason he did not address the issue raised; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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