112 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Health and Children if she is satisfied that there is adequate provision for the isolation of patients who are a risk to other patients due to infection; the general provision of single rooms in acute hospitals; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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75 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Health and Children the flexibility that will be given to Professor Tom Keane with regard to the provision of cancer care in the north west; if the retention of services in Sligo or Mayo or both is under consideration; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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46 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the action he will take to guarantee the objective of achieving lower prices for consumers through breaking up the ESB; his views on whether the splitting of the ESB may be unnecessary for generating competition and that splitting the ESB will endanger the long-term energy security of people here; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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34 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the time-line for the publication of the Deloitte and Touche and William Fry report on the future of TG4; the way he envisages TG4 will be financed in the long term; the arrangements for the independence of TG4; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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204 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the progress on the application for refugee status by a person (details supplied) in County Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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203 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will clarify the status of Romanian and Bulgarian citizens who come to Ireland and their entitlements regarding social welfare and the right to work; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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202 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will introduce a temporary permit or bridging visa to allow undocumented migrants to re-enter the system; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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78 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the progress of his consideration of legislation to regulate lobbyists as promised in the programme for Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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58 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government when legislation will be introduced to provide for the independent electoral commission to take responsibility for electoral administration and oversight as promised in the programme for Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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464 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the progress on the application of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 2 for temporary leave to remain in the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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453 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of anti-social behaviour orders that have been initiated in each of the Dublin policing districts since the legislation was introduced; the number that have been finalised; the nature of the offences for which the orders were initiated; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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334 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Education and Science the number of qualified driving instructors who are employed at second level to prepare students for their driver theory test; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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267 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism his views on establishing a city museum for Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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255 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he proposes to regulate counselling bodies such as a centre (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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254 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the value of military equipment exported by Irish based companies in each of the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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233 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Transport if the Luas BX line to Liffey Junction will be completed by 2012; if the line will be constructed in a single phase from Stephen’s Green to Liffey Junction; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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157 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the fact that dentists are refusing to treat long-standing patients once they turn 70 and receive a medical card as part of GMS scheme, thereby forcing them to either pay for treatment they are entitled to or to find an alternative dentist; the number of dentists in the Dublin region who are refusing to participate in the GMS scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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55 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Education and Science, further to her reply to Parliamentary Question No. 131 of 2 October 2007, if relationships and sexual education as part of the SPHE curriculum will be mandatory at primary level; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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49 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Education and Science, further to her reply to Parliamentary Question No. 156 of 2 October 2007, if the promotion of safe homosexual sex education is part of the relationships and sexuality education programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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104 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment when he proposes to transpose the EU Directive on the Rights of Agency Workers into Irish domestic law; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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112 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the action the Government will take as a result of the recent ruling of the High Court that the State is in breach of the European Convention on Human Rights because of its refusal to issue a person (details supplied) with a new birth certificate to reflect the gender change they had undergone; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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124 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform his views on the recent report of the European Committee for the Prevention of Torture that found that many of the State’s prisons were unsafe and degrading for both prisoners and staff; the steps he is taking to address the conditions highlighted in the report; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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454 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the status of the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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75 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the progress of applications for derogations under the Nitrates Directive above the 170kg/N.
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69 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if her attention has been drawn to the recent FAPRI analysis stating that sheep production here will decline by 14% between 2006 to 2016; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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201 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the progress on the application by a person (details supplied) in Dublin 7 to remain here on humanitarian grounds; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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178 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the progress on the application for subsidiary protection by a person (details supplied) in Dublin 2; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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103 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if it is policy to distribute social welfare payments only on Fridays resulting in long queues at certain post offices; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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53 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the number of areas that have RAPID status; the number of areas that have CLÁR status; the funding that has being allocated to each area; the proposal to further extend such status to other areas; the research carried out by his Department as to the effectiveness of such schemes; the future plans in relation to both schemes as a results of such research; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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45 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the cost in relation to the decentralisation of his Department’s office to date; the status of the programme; the cost of leasing alternative accommodation due to planning decisions effecting the decentralisation; the position and plans for the original offices; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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565 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if his Department have guidelines to prevent bus depots from being installed in architectural conservation areas without consultation with local stakeholders as recently happened when the Gardaí, Dublin Bus and Dublin City Council combined to designate a bus depot on the eastern side of Mountjoy Square at the entrance to a children’s playground and crèche; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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496 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the role the Garda had in designating a bus depot for Dublin Bus at Mountjoy Square at the entrance to a public park, crèche and children’s playground; if he is satisfied that health and safety matters were considered; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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476 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the procedure for a child born in Ireland to a non-Irish national to receive a passport; if he will contact a person (details supplied) in relation to same; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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473 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will grant a visa to a person (details supplied) in County Louth to facilitate family reunification; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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465 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform his proposals for dealing with the annual mayhem at Halloween; the way he will police the proliferation of illegal fireworks; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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460 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the areas in which Ireland exercises opt-outs and opt-ins from treaty provisions; the instances in which opt-outs and opt-ins have been availed of; if an assessment has been carried out by his Department of the use, value and effectiveness of such provisions; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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259 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Transport the number and distribution of park and ride facilities in the Dublin metropolitan area and in neighbouring counties; the number and distribution of such facilities to be provided in these areas under Transport 21; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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131 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the action he will take in relation to the cap on rent supplement in view of the considerable increase in the cost of renting in 2007; his views on amending the qualification criteria in order that qualification is based on a means test rather than on holding a social welfare payment; the projected expenditure on rent supplement in 2007 and in 2008; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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107 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the action he is taking to reduce the rate of fraud or overpayments generally and specifically among non Irish national groups; the mechanisms in place to authenticate foreign documentation; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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136 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Education and Science if she will ensure that all senior pupils in second level schools have the opportunity to study the driving theory test and to pass the theory test prior to leaving school; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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88 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Transport the timescale for the delivery of Metro North; the difficulties that have been encountered by the Railway Procurement Agency; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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59 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the reasons for the drop in visitor numbers from Britain by 3% in the first half of 2007; his views on whether this trend will continue; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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256 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the progress on the application for naturalisation by a person (details supplied) in Dublin 7; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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186 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Transport the procedure whereby Dublin Bus, Bus Éireann and the private bus sector acquire permission to park buses on the public street; the way an area (details supplied) in Dublin 1 has become a bus depot; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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111 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of inspections carried out by the labour inspectorate during 2006 and to date in 2007 to check that the minimum wage was being paid; the number of breaches detected in these inspections; the number of prosecutions that followed; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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90 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of inspections carried out by the labour inspectorate and the number of prosecutions initiated by the inspectorate in respect of the years 2002 to 2006 and to date in 2007; if there are plans to increase this number during the remainder of 2007; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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534 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform his views on a newspaper article (details supplied); if he will ensure that the Garda authorities clarify that the person who is the subject of that article was not involved in any criminality in order that the person can clear their good name and rebuild their career; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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533 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the stage the repatriation process has reached for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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517 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if his attention has been drawn to the difficulties being experienced by members of the public in acquiring a public service vehicle licence as outlined in correspondence (details supplied); if he will take steps to streamline the process; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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506 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Education and Science her views on including An Garda Síochána as stake-holders in the development of Grangegorman; if she will include them as an additional group on the consultative forum; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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