286 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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275 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his plans to deal with weather conditions similar to those experienced over Christmas 2009 and early new year throughout the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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234 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the circumstances surrounding the importation of explosives here by a Slovak national; the action he has taken to have this matter investigated here and in Slovakia; the reason he did not summon the Slovakian Ambassador and make a formal protest in view of the cross-border nature of the incident; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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223 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the circumstances surrounding the importation of explosives here by a Slovak national; the action he has taken to have this matter investigated here and in Slovakia; the reason he did not summon the Slovakian Ambassador and make a formal protest in view of the cross-border nature of the incident; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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107 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Defence if members of the Permanent Defence Force are in receipt of family income supplement; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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996 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Education and Science if the spouse of a person would be entitled to apply to the Residential Institutions Redress Board but who is now deceased can apply to the board for redress; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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713 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the amount of rent supplement paid to the private rental sector for housing in Dublin in each of the past five years; the number of tenants who have benefitted in each of the past five years; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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536 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the reason work permits prior to 2006 were not taken into account when calculating reckonable residency in the State for an application for naturalisation in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 7; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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130 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs her plans to temporarily increase the rate of fuel allowance to offset the significant increase in fuel costs during the recent prolonged cold weather.
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100 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the involvement of her Department on the inter-departmental group on affordable energy.
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280 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will amend the landlord and tenant legislation to ensure that landlords are responsible for the proper disposal of waste from their rented accommodation; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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18 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism his views on the recommendation of the tourism renewal group to abolish the airport travel tax; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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58 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs his plans to fund initiatives for social inclusion in the run-up to the Christmas period in view of the many persons living alone in our communities; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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41 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the issues concerning the rural social scheme; and if it will result in employment or funding issues.
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401 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Education and Science when the Bethany Home, Dublin 6, will be included under the redress scheme for victims of child abuse; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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314 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 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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279 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism his proposals to mark the occasion of Dublin becoming the European Capital of Sport in 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 if her attention has been drawn to the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 7 who applied for renewal of a medical card more than two months ago; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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152 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Health and Children her views on the UNICEF Report on Adoption from Vietnam, 2009; the reason she asked the Adoption Board to investigate an agency (details supplied); if the investigation is complete; if there is a conflict of interest between the membership of the Adoption Board and this agency; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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151 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 7; the level of coverage provided by the general practitioner visit card; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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127 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Finance if he has made a commitment through G20 to make a contribution as part of an EU emergency package to the International Monetary Fund to finance new loans to countries in financial crisis; the amount promised; the method and timescale for contributing; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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47 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the position regarding Afghanistan; his views on whether the second surge of troops is the correct course of action; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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53 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the progress made in the Garda investigation regarding activities in a financial institution (details supplied); when he expects that a file will be sent to the Director of Public Prosecutions in view of a newspaper interview; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the public were demanding arrests and would not support the National Assets Management Agency otherwise; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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50 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if all sections of the Criminal Justice (Amendment) Act, 2009 have now been brought into operation; the number of occasions on which the powers contained in the Act have been used since its enactment; the number of prosecutions transferred to the Special Criminal Court under the provisions of Section 8 of the Act; the number of charges that have proffered under the powers contained in the Act; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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102 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of employees in the private sector who received wage increases in 2008 and to date in 2009; if any of the banks operating here have given wage increases to their employees in 2008 or to date in 2009; if so, the nature of these increases; if semi State employees have paid the pension levy; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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43 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Transport the status of the LUAS line BX; when works will commence on LUAS line BX; when will the line be fully operational; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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54 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Transport when a decision will be made between the two final bidders (details supplied) for Metro North; if he will make available a revised indicative timetable for the project; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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372 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the amount of money drawn down by an organisation (details supplied) in capital loan subsidies for social housing and affordable housing since 1997 to date in 2009; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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195 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Health and Children the position regarding an application for renewal of the medical card in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 7; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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194 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Health and Children the position regarding the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 1 who applied for renewal of their medical card in August 2009 and has not been awarded a medical card; if an interim card will be provided in view of the length of time since the application was made; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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193 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Health and Children the agreements between Ireland and other countries for the purpose of inter-country adoptions; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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192 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Health and Children if she intends to negotiate a new bilateral agreement with Vietnam; the position regarding the future of inter-country adoptions and couples here who are at various stages of inter-country adoption; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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191 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Health and Children when she was informed of irregularities in the activities of a mediation agency (details supplied) which represents couples seeking to adopt Vietnamese children; when she requested the Adoption Board to investigate the mediation agency; the reason she did not request an external body or the Gardaí to conduct the investigation; when she expects the investigation to be completed; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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173 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Finance the reason for the delay in refunding deposit interest retention tax in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 3; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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79 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Health and Children the discussions she has had with the Health Service Executive on protecting frontline services while achieving the cuts in the budget that they are required to make for 2010; if the baseline levels of service and waiting time targets that have been agreed will not be breached; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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43 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Health and Children her plans to introduce a cervical cancer vaccine scheme; if this issue has received consideration in the deliberations in advance of Budget 2010; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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243 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Education and Science when he proposes to erect a memorial to the survivors of institutional child abuse as recommended in the Ryan report; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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204 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government when he will publish the findings of his consultation on proposed noise regulations held in 2008; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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203 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government when he intends to publish the report on adult entertainment; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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156 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the estimated number of women who experience physical abuse here today; the State funding that is targeted at this problem; the range of services that are available nationwide; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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127 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 1 who applied for a medical card in February 2009 and has not received an outcome; if an interim card will be provided in view of the length of time since the application was made; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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82 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Finance the way he plans to implement the commitment in the revised programme for Government to review insurance costs to ensure that the consumer is benefiting to the maximum extent possible from competition in the sector; the timeframe for implementation of this commitment; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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15 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Finance if he will confirm that the salary of the new chief executive of the Financial Regulator is higher than his predecessor by as much as €150,000; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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213 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform his policy on same sex relationships where one partner is an Irish citizen and the other is a non EU-national living here without residency status; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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56 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if the commitment in the Revised Programme for Government to act on recommendations contained in reports of the Competition Authority applies to all Government Departments and agencies from 10 October 2009; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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87 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Finance the reason he has failed to implement the EU flood risk directive, the deadline for which expired on 26 November 2009; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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51 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Education and Science if he has completed his review of the legal and related issues surrounding the application by Educate Together to be recognised as a patron for a post-primary school; the reason his officials raised concerns recently at a meeting (details supplied) regarding Educate Together’s proposal not to stream students at second level; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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340 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Education and Science if approval will be given 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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115 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Health and Children the position regarding the renewal of a medical card application in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 1; the provisions in place for extending cover to applicants awaiting a decision; if cover will be extended for them; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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