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Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 25 September 2008
Bill entitled an Act to provide that a change of use of a structure to use as a sex shop shall not be exempted development; and to provide for connected matters
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 September 2008
1690 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Education and Science his proposals for the implementation of the Music Network Feasibility Report for the provision of local music education services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30016/08]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 September 2008
1673 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Education and Science if the legal advisors of victims of abuse who have been awarded compensation are entitled to charge for the legal services or other services carried out in relation to the preparation of the case; the deductions the legal advisors can make from the award; the reason the State deducts stamp duty from the award; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29875/08]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 September 2008
1664 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Education and Science if he will respond to the correspondence from a person (details supplied) in Dublin 7; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29681/08]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 September 2008
1660 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Education and Science if funding has been obtained to enable the Dublin 7 Schools’ Cultural Mediation Project to complete its three year pilot phase; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29645/08]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 September 2008
1512 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the terms of the licence he has granted to a consortium (details supplied) to store fossil fuels in Dublin Bay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29680/08]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 September 2008
1417 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his proposals for increasing the housing output through funding local authorities to produce social and affordable housing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29434/08]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 September 2008
1392 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if Section 25 planning applications under the Docklands Development Authority Act 1997 apply to change of use developments long after the original Section 25 was granted, as in the case of new betting shops (details supplied) in Dublin 1; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29644/08]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 September 2008
1418 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of social housing units purchased by his Department over the past five years; the number in each of the four local authority areas of Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29437/08]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 September 2008
1390 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of social housing units constructed with capital funding from his Department in each of the past five years; the number in each of the four local authority areas of Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29436/08]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 September 2008
1389 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of affordable housing units constructed with capital funding from his Department in each of the past five years; the number in each of the four local authority areas of Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29435/08]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 September 2008
1271 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the number of people who have been overpaid in social welfare as a result of misunderstandings regarding the number of part time hours that they are entitled to work. [29569/08]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 September 2008
1173 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the breakdown of the costings for the refurbishment of a building (details supplied) in Dublin 7; the work that will be carried out to the building funded under the national drugs strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29440/08]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 September 2008
869 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the fee for a certificate of naturalisation varies depending on the official website accessed; the reason for the variations in the cost; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29920/08]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 September 2008
780 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if statistics exist on the number of offences committed by persons on bail; if so, the number and category of such offences; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29640/08]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 September 2008
779 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of bench warrants and committal warrants which were executed during each month in 2006 and each month in 2007; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29639/08]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 September 2008
778 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the amount of money that has been seized by the Criminal Assets Bureau in each year since its establishment in 1996 to date in 2008; the amount of money seized and still frozen; the amount of money seized and released; the use to which the money has been put; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29638/08]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 September 2008
777 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the status of the application for leave to remain here in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Dublin; when a decision will be made; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29637/08]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 September 2008
776 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of asylum seekers accommodated in direct provision; the number accommodated each year since direct provision was introduced; the length of time each asylum seeker has spent in direct provision; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29636/08]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 September 2008
775 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will provide the information promised in the reply to Parliamentary Question No. 426 of 27 June 2006; the reason for the delay in providing this information; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29602/08]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 September 2008
774 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of drug offences which came before the Courts in 2006 and 2007; the number of cases in which the mandatory minimum sentence could have been imposed; the number of cases in which it was imposed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29600/08]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 September 2008
773 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of accommodation centres for asylum seekers in the Dublin Central Constituency; the number accommodated in each premises; the funding each centre received from the State in the last financial year; the number of years that each centre has been in operation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29599/08]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 September 2008
756 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the plans he has to close Mountjoy Garda Station, Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29438/08]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 September 2008
755 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of community gardaí allotted to each of the Garda stations in the Dublin Metropolitan Area in each of the past five years. [29432/08]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 September 2008
754 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of women and the number of men cautioned or charged and convicted in relation to prostitution in the Arbour Hill area of Dublin for each of the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29431/08]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 September 2008
667 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Transport if there is a mechanism equivalent to the breathalyser which can test a motorist for driving under the influence of drugs other than alcohol; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29641/08]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 September 2008
409 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Health and Children the number of sites on the grounds of public hospitals that she has identified for the construction of private hospitals; the estimated market value of the sites; the financial terms under which the sites will be disposed of to the private sector; the bed capacity of the proposed private sector development; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29635/08]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 September 2008
408 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Health and Children if she will respond to correspondence from a person (details supplied). [29634/08]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 September 2008
407 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Health and Children the waiting time for orthodontic treatment for children under 16 years of age in the Dublin area for each of the past five years; the number waiting for same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29601/08]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 September 2008
404 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Health and Children if she has received a report from the Health Service Executive in respect of the case of a person (details supplied); if so, if she will make it available to the person’s family; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29576/08]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 September 2008
403 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Health and Children her views on the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 7; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29568/08]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 September 2008
399 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Health and Children her proposals for the redevelopment of the Mater Hospital; the expected duration of the project; the additional capacity in ward beds that will be provided; the extra capacity in accident and emergency beds that will be provided; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29433/08]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 September 2008
370 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Health and Children the number of crèches affected by the new banding charges; the number of crèches that have closed or have had their number of places reduced as a result of this new regulation; and the number of crèches awarded funding previously that have not applied for funding from Pobal since the introduction of the new charges. [29441/08]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 September 2008
272 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Finance the number of licences issued to bookmakers in each of the past ten years; the criteria governing the issuing of such licences; the tax to date from bookmakers in each of the past ten years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29642/08]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 September 2008
361 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Finance his proposals to assist the people and the areas affected by the recent flooding in Dublin. [29682/08]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 September 2008
255 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Finance his plans for dealing with the threat of flooding on the northside of Dublin; if the anti-flooding measures for the final stretch of the River Tolka at Distillery Road will be put in place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29683/08]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 September 2008
254 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Finance the sections of the national development plan that he proposes to retain; the sections he proposes to defer; the reduction in capital spending on the NDP expected in 2008; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29430/08]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 September 2008
208 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of people participating on FÁS courses at present; the cutbacks proposed for the coming year; the reduction in the number of places proposed for Dublin; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30017/08]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 September 2008
146 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of redundancies notified to her Department during 2007; the number notified to date in 2008; the way this compares with the same period in each year from 2002 to 2007; her views on the rapid increase in the number of redundancies; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30913/08]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 September 2008
125 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the legislative or other measures she will take to uphold the right to collective bargaining and in particular the right of a trade union to represent its members; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30912/08]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 10 July 2008
59 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his views on the recommendations of the Expert Group on Health Effects of Electro Magnetic Fields published in March 2007; his further views on whether the report’s recommendations need to be implemented as a general regulatory framework before decisions can be made regarding the EirGrid proposals to strengthen the national grid; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28007/08]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 10 July 2008
60 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will report on his policy to transfer assets from the ESB to EirGrid; the findings of the independent analysis carried out on this issue; when he expects to publish findings from that independent analysis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28008/08]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 July 2008
288 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Education and Science if he will respond to correspondence (details supplied). [28002/08]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 July 2008
203 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Health and Children if she will respond to correspondence from an organisation (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28110/08]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 July 2008
90 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the steps being taken to reduce the amount of waste going to landfills in view of the recent ESRI report that found that 80% of household waste is going to landfills, that there is a discrepancy between the stated policy of the Government and the policies in place regarding landfill, and that European Union targets on reducing waste going to landfills will be missed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27570/08]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 July 2008
67 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the steps he is taking to reduce the amount of waste going to landfill following a report by the Environmental Protection Agency in 2008 that found that the volume of waste going to landfill is increasing and that Ireland is in significant danger of missing its European Union targets for diverting recyclable waste from landfill; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27571/08]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 July 2008
470 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if her attention has been drawn to the industrial action being engaged in by staff of the Building and Allied Trades Union over the past two months; the action she will take to help resolve the dispute; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26578/08]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 July 2008
65 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the steps the Gardaí are taking to deal with a reported feud between two criminal gangs in Dublin which has led to numerous shootings and incidents and attacks using explosive devices; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27022/08]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 July 2008
41 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Education and Science if agreement has been reached between the Teaching Council, all the teachers’ unions, and his Department regarding the implementation of the Teacher Council Act 2001; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26065/08]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 July 2008
14 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Education and Science if he will ask the accounting officer to formally request the Commission to Inquire into Child Abuse to publish the list of legal firms, solicitors and barristers who were paid legal fees and the amount paid; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26066/08]