224 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform his proposals to shut down Mountjoy or Fitzgibbon Street Garda Stations in Dublin 1; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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54 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he has agreed to provide additional finance needed to straighten the Tolka River wall; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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10 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the position in regard to the construction of the new national theatre in Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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542 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the status of the application of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 1 for naturalisation; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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452 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Education and Science her plans for providing a school (details supplied) in Dublin 7 with a permanent site; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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451 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Education and Science her plans for providing a school (details supplied) in Dublin 7 with a permanent site; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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329 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if he will respond to correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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261 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Transport and the Marine if he will meet a group (details supplied) in Dublin 9; if he will ensure that the RPA chooses a route that maximises the use of green space in the Drumcondra area; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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133 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the position in Darfur; the progress being made on the proposed 23,000 strong peacekeeping force under the joint authority of the African Union and the United Nations which is due to arrive in 2008 and the ongoing issue of vast numbers of persons displaced from their homes; the further intervention which the international community proposes to take or has taken; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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175 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the position regarding the ongoing crisis in Gaza city; the intervention the EU may have proposed; the action Ireland favours as a member of the European Union, itself a member of the international Quartet; and if Ireland will take action to ameliorate the suffering of the Palestinian people in the area.
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37 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Transport and the Marine his policy in relation to the growing problem of larger vehicles parking in residential areas; and the measures he will take to combat same.
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11 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Transport and the Marine when he will commence the remaining penalty point offences provided for in law but not yet brought into force.
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332 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if his attention has been drawn to the case of a person (details supplied) and that they have been deprived of an income for the past two years during the period of investigation; the status of the investigation; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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331 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if his attention has been drawn to the case of a person (details supplied); if there is anything he can do to assist; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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330 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will expedite the introduction of on the spot fines with increased penalties for public urination in view of the extent of this problem in residential areas close to major stadia on big match or event days; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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329 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will reconsider the application to remain in the State on humanitarian grounds of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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328 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when a decision will be made regarding the application to remain in the State on humanitarian grounds of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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123 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Health and Children the steps she plans to take and the timetable to strengthen and develop stroke rehabilitation services as set out in the programme for Government; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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113 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Health and Children the steps she plans to take to develop hospice and palliative care services as mentioned in the programme for Government; the timeline for funding for these services; the timeline for implementation of the key recommendations of the national cancer strategy; the funding that will be in place; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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401 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if his attention has been drawn to the fact that there is a two to three month delay in issuing disability payments; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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138 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance his proposals for a review of current VAT classifications with a view to reducing the rate of VAT applied to certain environmental goods and services in regard to the commitment contained in the Programme for Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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128 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance his proposals for changes for mortgage interest relief for first time buyers and those who bought a house in the past seven years in regard to the commitment contained in the Programme for Government; the estimate of the cost of the proposed changes; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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87 Mr. Costello asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if his attention has been drawn to a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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14 Mr. Costello asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the steps he is taking to assist persons who lose their jobs and have particular difficulties finding new employment due to their age but are many years from retirement age; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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62 Mr. Costello asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the position in regard to proposals that community welfare officers should be transferred from the Health Service Executive to his Department; the position regarding his Department’s discussions on this subject with the trade unions representing the CWOs; if a timetable has been set for the implementation of the proposal; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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43 Mr. Costello asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the percentage of the population regarded as being in consistent poverty; when the 2% target which was set for 2007 in the ten year anti-poverty strategy launched in 1997, will actually be reached; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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811 Mr. Costello asked the Minister for Education and Science if she will provide a new school building for a school (details supplied) in Dublin 7, to replace the ten year old prefabs; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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894 Mr. Costello asked the Minister for Education and Science if her attention has been drawn to the contents of correspondence (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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801 Mr. Costello asked the Minister for Education and Science if she will establish a task force on student accommodation for third level students; if she will give particular consideration to the accommodation needs of third level students in the Dublin area; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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800 Mr. Costello asked the Minister for Education and Science if her attention has been drawn to a document (details supplied); her views on the major issues for third level students raised in the document; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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317 Mr. Costello asked the Minister for Health and Children the number of new medical cards that have been issued in each of the past six months; the number of new general practitioner only cards which have issued in each of the past six months; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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289 Mr. Costello asked the Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to a document (details supplied); her views on the issues raised in that document; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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274 Mr. Costello asked the Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the increase in fees at a crèche (details supplied) in Dublin 1; if she will provide extra funding for the creche; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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197 Mr. Costello asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will answer the specific questions raised in Parliamentary Question No. 190 of 27 March 2007 (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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99 Mr. Costello asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will establish an independent inquiry into the death of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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64 Mr. Costello asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if he will report on the operation of the RAPID scheme over the past 12 months; his views on whether more communities should be designated as RAPID areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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83 Mr. Costello asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if the Gardaí investigation into the death of a person (details supplied) has been completed; the findings of such investigation; if he will request the Garda Ombudsman Commission to hold an investigation into this death, after it formally commences operations in April 2007; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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21 Mr. Costello asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if a Garda investigation has been held into the circumstances in which a newspaper was apparently told that a person (details supplied) was known to the Gardaí, a term often used to describe a person involved in criminal activity; the results of such investigation; if he will confirm that the person was of good character; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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574 Mr. Costello asked the Minister for Education and Science if she will make financial provision for the erection of a canopy or roof covering on the proposed new school (details supplied) in Dublin 1 in order that the children can play in all weathers in their rooftop playground; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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392 Mr. Costello asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs his position regarding the failure to arrest General Ratko Mladic and other war crime suspects and the resumption of talks by the EU with Serbia on the Stabilisation and Association Agreement; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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196 Mr. Costello asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of gardaí assigned to Garda stations (details supplied); the number of community gardaí included; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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185 Mr. Costello asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the price he paid for a property (details supplied) which is adjacent to Mountjoy Prison; the extent of the site; if he will include it as part of the Mountjoy site development; if he will include Mountjoy Garda Station in the plans; the extent of the total site now in the possession of his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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183 Mr. Costello asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform, further to his replies to previous parliamentary questions on proposals for the future use of the land at Mountjoy Prison, if he will sell the site in its entirety, with planning permission, to commercial interests; if he has planning consultants appointed for the purpose of advising him in that regard; the stage the process is now at; if the entirety of the land is or will be classified as having commercial uses or some of it may be transferred for public and community uses; if he still maintains his initial reluctance to transfer part of the Mountjoy Prison site to the Mater Hospital, in view of that hospital’s subsequent designation as the site for a combined national children’s hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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182 Mr. Costello asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when a tourist visa will be granted to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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180 Mr. Costello asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when a decision will be made regarding the application of persons (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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179 Mr. Costello asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when a decision will be made regarding the application of persons (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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178 Mr. Costello asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when a decision will be made regarding the application of persons (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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177 Mr. Costello asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when a decision will be made regarding the application of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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119 Mr. Costello asked the Minister for Transport, further to Parliamentary Question No. 95 of 21 February 2007, if he has made a decision in respect of the proposal by the Office of the Taxi Commissioner for the introduction of a subsidy scheme to assist with the purchase of wheelchair accessible taxis and hackneys.
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60 Mr. Costello asked the Minister for Transport if he will provide an update on the integrated ticketing project; the timescale and budget this project is working to; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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