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Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 22 April 2009
379 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will respond to correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15164/09]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 22 April 2009
376 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the reason a person (details supplied) in Dublin 7 who has an Irish born child since 2002 is not entitled to residency; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15145/09]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 22 April 2009
254 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Health and Children the way she will ensure that the ban on happy pills is implemented and enforced; if she has written to the head shops which sell these pills informing them of the new statutory instrument; if she has contacted the Garda regarding seizing the existing supply of pills which are illegal; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15138/09]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 22 April 2009
231 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Finance when he proposes to approve the new RTÉ pension scheme, the 50/50 risk sharing scheme; the reason for the delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15916/09]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 22 April 2009
230 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Finance the legal provisions for the transfer of cash to a bank outside this jurisdiction; the restrictions on transfer of this cash back to Ireland; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that finance companies (details supplied) facilitate such transactions; if this may constitute money laundering under the act; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15915/09]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 22 April 2009
212 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Finance if funding of the National Assets Management Agency will constitute part of the national debt; if he has consulted with the EU Commission on this matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15880/09]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 22 April 2009
211 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Finance the talks he had engaged in with the EU Commission or Central Bank prior to the supplementary Budget on 7 April; if the EU had given approval or encouragement for the establishment of the National Assets Management Agency; if the EU had given approval for State aid for the initiative; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15879/09]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 22 April 2009
178 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Finance if he will amend the Finance (No. 2) Act 2008 to ensure that the daily requirement for residency in the State for tax purposes is 24 hours not a portion of the day; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15165/09]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 22 April 2009
142 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Taoiseach the way he proposes to mark the 60th anniversary of the Council of Europe; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15167/09]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 22 April 2009
118 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when the value for money audit on the Equality Authority carried out by consultants (details supplied) at his behest in 2008 will be published in view of the fact that its terms of reference was to analyse what has been achieved by the provision of public funding to the Equality Authority and to determine if the Equality Authority is meeting his Department’s current and future requirements in an economic and effective manner; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14243/09]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 22 April 2009
110 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if, in regard to the speech (details supplied) he will outline those changes to the Equality Authority that have been reversed; the person by whom the review of funding of the Equality Authority will be carried out; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15585/09]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 April 2009
301 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the planning permission granted to a company (details supplied) grants permission for major alterations to the exterior and interiors of protected buildings within the area of a national monument contrary to terms and provisions of the Local Government Planning and Development Acts 1963 to 2000; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14294/09]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 2 April 2009
132 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will reconsider his decision to refuse permission to remain to a person (details supplied) in Dublin 1 on grounds of subsidiary protection. [13887/09]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 2 April 2009
131 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if a person (details supplied) in Dublin 7 has been refused a certificate of naturalisation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13871/09]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 2 April 2009
29 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Transport when he will appoint the new chief executive officer of the Dublin Transport Authority; the persons he plans to appoint to the board of the DTA; the mechanism for appointing members of the public to the DTA board and advisory body; when he will publish promised legislation to transform the DTA into a new national transport regulator; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13671/09]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 2 April 2009
19 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Transport when he will introduce the new bus licensing legislation to replace the Road Transport Act 1932; the reason there has been a delay with this legislation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13670/09]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 1 April 2009
118 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Health and Children the procedure that pertains when a patient requires to be moved from a hospital directly into residential care; the consent required; the assessment of assets and savings undertaken; the situation that pertains to the family home; if she has produced leaflets for patients and relatives detailing different cases that might arise; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13847/09]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 31 March 2009
337 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the outcome of An Taoiseach’s discussions with President Obama regarding Irish immigrants in the USA; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12845/09]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 31 March 2009
309 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of suspected offenders arrested for possession of drugs for sale or supply who were granted bail in each of the past five years; the number who were refused bail; the number who were subsequently convicted in each case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13219/09]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 31 March 2009
82 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Health and Children the waiting periods and number of children seeking speech therapy in each Health Service Executive region; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13065/09]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 31 March 2009
80 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Health and Children her views on the dependence on methadone treatment to address problems of drug addiction; if policy changes are planned in this regard; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13066/09]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 26 March 2009
34 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Finance the position regarding the investigation reported to be being carried out by the Financial Regulator into irregular trading activities at a company (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12332/09]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 26 March 2009
17 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Finance his views on reports (details supplied) with respect to the possibility of moving large amount of Ireland’s capital expenditure off balance sheet using a bonds for cash mechanism facilitated by the European Investment Bank; if this is expected to have an impact on the 2009 or 2010 budgetary equation and to what degree; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12331/09]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 25 March 2009
58 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Education and Science the schools that have been allowed keep more than two staff in English as an additional language programme, under the exceptional circumstances clause which he has promised will be used to exempt certain schools from this cutback; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12255/09]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 25 March 2009
50 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Education and Science the number of schools recognised by his Department in 2008 at both primary and post-primary level; the number of schools expected to be recognised by his Department in 2009; if a moratorium has been put on school reconditions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12259/09]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 March 2009
926 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will review the proposals he has made to the EU regarding eel fishing; if he will involve all the stakeholders in consultation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12095/09]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 March 2009
864 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of people in direct provision and self catering accommodation who are registered to vote; the steps he proposes to take to ensure that those not registered to vote are facilitated to do so; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11626/09]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 March 2009
793 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if she has proposals for addressing the shortfall in the pension fund of employees of a company (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12098/09]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 March 2009
618 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism his views on proposals in a letter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11750/09]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 March 2009
600 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the amount of money which was allocated from the voter education fund to the Rock the Vote Ireland and My Candidate campaigns to target young voters between 18 and 35 in advance of the Lisbon treaty referendum; if the expenditure on each campaign has been audited; if it represented value for money; if he proposes to allocate a similar sum of money for similar campaigns in advance of the second Lisbon referendum campaign; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12038/09]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 March 2009
593 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the number of cases which have been taken to the European Court on Human Rights since the European Convention of Human Rights was transposed into law here in 2003; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11004/09]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 March 2009
587 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if the Attorney General has the discretion to discontinue extradition proceedings in respect of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12102/09]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 March 2009
586 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform his views in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 7; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12101/09]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 March 2009
556 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform his views on the contents of a letter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11751/09]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 March 2009
545 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the Garda Síochána policing plan for East Wall, Dublin 3; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11628/09]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 March 2009
544 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform, further to Parliamentary Question No. 110 of 5 March 2009, the way this Deputy may obtain the information that the Central Statistics Office refused considering that similar information was transmitted to this Deputy by his Department on a number of previous occasions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11627/09]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 March 2009
516 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when he will introduce legislation to regulate management companies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12100/09]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 March 2009
498 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Transport the amount that was paid by the Dublin Airport Authority to a company (details supplied) to buy back the lease on the hangars at Dublin Airport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11003/09]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 March 2009
242 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Health and Children her proposals for a new residential development for blind and visually impaired children in respect of a centre (details supplied) in Dublin 9; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10976/09]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 March 2009
167 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Finance the amount of funding that was made available by the European Investment Bank to the 27 Member States of the EU, in October 2008, for small and medium-sized enterprises; the amount that has been drawn down here by each of the State guaranteed financial institutions; the amount that has been loaned to small and medium-sized enterprises by each of these financial institutions; the number of loan applications that have been processed; the number that have been refused by each of the State guaranteed financial institutions since October 2008; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10829/09]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 March 2009
158 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment when she will transpose the Insolvency Directive into law here; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12098/09]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 March 2009
157 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment when her attention was drawn to the fact that the Dublin Airport Authority intended to buy back the lease on the six hangars at Dublin Airport from a company (details supplied); the cost of that buy back; if the contents of the hangars are also available for purchase; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12097/09]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 March 2009
86 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the number of REP scheme four plans that have been rejected to date; the loss to the farming community; if he will take measures that will allow these plans to be accepted where the deficiencies are corrected; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11988/09]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 March 2009
58 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the number of REP scheme four farmers who have not been paid; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11987/09]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 12 March 2009
61 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his position on the implementation of postcodes; the number of reports that have been commissioned on postcodes; the findings of these reports; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10500/09]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 12 March 2009
54 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the position regarding the greener homes schemes; the number of applicants waiting to receive grants; the number of grants that were awarded in 2007 and 2008; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10499/09]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 March 2009
175 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of landlords who are registered with the Private Rented Tenancies Board nationwide and in Dublin; the number of units of accommodation involved in each sector; the steps the board takes to have non-compliant landlords registered; the estimated number of landlords nationwide and in Dublin who have yet to register; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10380/09]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 March 2009
114 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Finance the number of Irish citizens who qualify for non-payment of tax here; the estimated worth of these citizens; if they pay tax in any other country; the estimated value to the Exchequer of such lost tax; if he has proposals for ending the tax exile provisions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10381/09]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 March 2009
103 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if she will reconsider the application in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 7 for a green card work permit; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10379/09]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 March 2009
56 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government when the National Strategy for Adaptation to Climate Change will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10146/09]