377 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will increase the fine available to the court in accordance with the gravity of the offence; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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376 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will introduce legislation to enable planning permission to be refused to a developer who has been injuncted or convicted for a serious breach of planning legislation; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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372 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the number of applications for child benefit received by her Department in each of the past five years; the number of cases outstanding for each year; the average length of time for processing cases for child benefit; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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357 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if she will restore the right to child benefit to all children here; the number of children who have been refused the benefit in each of the past five years; the number being refused at present; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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336 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he raised the issue of human rights with the Chinese authorities during his recent visit; if, in particular, he questioned the persecution of Falun Gong practitioners and the harvesting of organs from persons; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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290 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of people who have been imprisoned in each of the past ten years for failure to pay a civil debt; his plans to introduce legislation to end this sanction; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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289 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when a decision will be made in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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204 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Finance the reason the credit institutions financial support scheme was not open to amendment when debated in Dáil Éireann on 17 October 2008; if the advice of the Attorney General has been sought on the matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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185 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the reason a State company (details supplied) in Dublin 3 moved from a State owned premises to rented accommodation; the future plans for the vacated premises; the cost of the annual rental of the new premises; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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152 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the timeframe for implementation of the new REFIT tariff scheme for offshore wind; when this tariff scheme for offshore wind was announced by him; if he has received EU sanction for it; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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166 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the progress made in the trial phase scheme for smart electronic metres; the number of meters involved; when they will be fitted; the take-up of the trial scheme; the number of houses it will cover; when it will be completed; the cost of this scheme; the capabilities of the smart meters to be used; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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275 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Education and Science when the new girls primary school at Seville Place, Dublin 1 will be built; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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176 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if her attention has been drawn to the case of a person (details supplied) in County Meath who has been waiting for more than six months for a date for an oral hearing in respect of their claim for jobseekers allowance; the average length of time that applicants are waiting for such cases to be processed; the reasons for the delay; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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170 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the amount allocated to areas (details supplied) in Dublin 7 from the Young People’s Services and Facilities Fund; the amount which has been drawn down to date; the use to which the money was put; if the unused portion of the allocation can now be drawn down; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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128 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if the act of vandalism in destroying the Methodist Church on Jones’ Road, Dublin 3 can be prosecuted as a criminal offence; if the Garda is investigating the offence; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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78 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Finance if he will introduce legislation to ensure that mortgagees who default on their mortgages over the duration of the financial guarantee legislation will not be prosecuted in the courts but will have their loans remortgaged or dealt with in a manner that does not result in loss of home or imprisonment; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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33 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if a householder under the incremental purchase scheme will be entitled to re-mortgage the property or any portion of it during the life of the scheme; and if the local authority charge will take precedence over any other charge.
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24 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if the provision for existing social housing tenants to transfer to housing reserved for incremental purchase applies equally to tenants of local authority apartments and tenants of local authority houses.
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88 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Health and Children the reason there are two public ambulance services in Dublin; if a single service would be more effective; if savings would result that could be spent on acquiring more ambulances; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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475 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will allow the private housing market to take its course without Government intervention; his plans for an initiative in the housing market; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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382 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism if he will respond to correspondence from a group (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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333 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the measures he has put in place to deal with illegal fireworks and bonfires during Halloween 2008; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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332 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will liaise with the Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government to try and bring local authority and garda divisional boundaries into line with each other; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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217 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Finance if he will allow the private housing market to take its course without Government intervention; his plans for an initiative in the housing market; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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156 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs her views on the claims from the pension industry that the regulatory regime is putting pressure on the sustainability of defined benefit pension schemes; and the action she will take to amend the funding standard or the rules in relation to the compulsory purchase of annuities at retirement.
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113 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the extent to which living alone is factored into the setting of social welfare rates; the analysis undertaken by or on behalf of her Department which has determined the extra cost associated with living alone on social welfare relative to the costs for a couple; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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20 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; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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3 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the reason a person (details supplied) in Dublin 7 was refused a work permit; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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351 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Education and Science the progress that has been made on plans to construct a new primary school in Sheriff Street, Dublin 1; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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350 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Education and Science if there are EU measures in his Department which require to be transposed into Irish primary or secondary legislation; whether, if so, he will detail those measures; when they were drafted by the EU Commission; when he will transpose them; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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349 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Education and Science the number of EU measures which have been transposed into primary or secondary legislation by his Department in the past 12 months; if he will list each measure; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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306 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if there are EU measures in his Department which require to be transposed into Irish primary or secondary legislation; if so if he will detail those measures; when they were drafted by the EU Commission; when he will transpose them; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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305 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the number of EU measures which have been transposed into primary or secondary legislation by his Department in the past 12 months; if he will list each measure; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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288 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if there are EU measures in his Department which require to be transposed into Irish primary or secondary legislation; if so if he will detail those measures; when they were drafted by the EU Commission; when he will transpose them; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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287 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the number of EU measures which have been transposed into primary or secondary legislation by his Department in the past 12 months; if he will list each measure; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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270 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he proposes to establish a tenant purchase scheme for local authority tenants; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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269 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if there are EU measures in his Department which require to be transposed into Irish primary or secondary legislation; if so if he will detail those measures; when they were drafted by the EU Commission; when he will transpose them; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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268 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of EU measures which have been transposed into primary or secondary legislation by his Department in the past 12 months; if he will list each measure; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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244 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Defence if there are EU measures in his Department which require to be transposed into Irish primary or secondary legislation; if so if he will detail those measures; when they were drafted by the EU Commission; when he will transpose them; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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243 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Defence the number of EU measures which have been transposed into primary or secondary legislation by his Department in the past 12 months; if he will list each measure; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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229 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if there are EU measures in her Department which require to be transposed into Irish primary or secondary legislation; if so if she will detail those measures; when they were drafted by the EU Commission; when she will transpose them; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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228 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the number of EU measures which have been transposed into primary or secondary legislation by her Department in the past 12 months; if she will list each measure; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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216 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if there are EU measures in his Department which require to be transposed into Irish primary or secondary legislation; if so if he will detail those measures; when they were drafted by the EU Commission; when he will transpose them; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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215 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the number of EU measures which have been transposed into primary or secondary legislation by his Department in the past 12 months; if he will list each measure; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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209 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism if there are EU measures in his Department which require to be transposed into Irish primary or secondary legislation; if so if he will detail those measures; when they were drafted by the EU Commission; when he will transpose them; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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208 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the number of EU measures which have been transposed into primary or secondary legislation by his Department in the past 12 months; if he will list each measure; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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202 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if there are EU measures in his Department which require to be transposed into Irish primary or secondary legislation; if so if he will detail those measures; when they were drafted by the EU Commission; when he will transpose them; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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201 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the number of EU measures which have been transposed into primary or secondary legislation by his Department in the past 12 months; if he will list each measure; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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