292 Mr. Costello asked the Minister for Transport the number of private aircraft which came from outside the State in connection with the Ryder Cup event; the number which were subjected to security checks; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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270 Mr. Costello asked the Minister for Health and Children her plans for accommodating the long-term patients in James Connolly Memorial Hospital who find that the land on which their hospital beds rest has been sold off to a builder; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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248 Mr. Costello asked the Minister for Finance the number of private aircraft from outside the State in connection with the Ryder Cup event which were subjected to customs checks; his proposals to provide permanent customs checks at the Weston Executive Airport and other small airports here; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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241 Mr. Costello asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the progress made regarding the application for residency of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 7; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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150 Mr. Costello asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will set down national guidelines to local authorities in respect of the application of Part V of the Planning and Development Act, 2000, and the other legislative provisions for social and affordable housing in view of the fact that delivery of the required and expected volumes of social and affordable housing has not happened.
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122 Mr. Costello asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will repeal those sections of the Planning and Development Act, 2002, which allow developers to buy their way out of their Part V commitments, following the assertion of the Affordable Homes Partnership chairperson that moneys collected by local authorities in lieu of setting aside 20 per cent of their developments for affordable housing was doing little to meet the needs of couples trying to buy their first home; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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238 Mr. Costello asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if a decision regarding the application of a person (details supplied) for naturalisation has been made; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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235 Mr. Costello asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform his views on correspondence (details supplied); if he will meet with the author of the correspondence; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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234 Mr. Costello asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform his views on documentation (details supplied); if he is satisfied regarding the internal Garda inquiry; if he will establish a public tribunal of inquiry in accordance with the wishes of the family (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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176 Mr. Costello asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform his proposals for changes to the Probation Service; when same will come into operation; the additional resources which will be provided for the service; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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148 Mr. Costello asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the proposals he has for discussions with representatives of the media to address concerns that have been raised regarding the Privacy Bill; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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231 Mr. Costello asked the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the costs incurred by the State in holding the Ryder Cup competition, including moneys granted to the sponsors, money spent on infrastructure and preparation, moneys spent on advertising the event; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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109 Mr. Costello asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the costs incurred on security by the Garda Síochána in relation to the holding the Ryder Cup competition; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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54 Mr. Costello asked the Minister for Transport if he is satisfied with the level of awareness among parents and drivers of the new law on seatbelts for children; the way in which this has been assessed; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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41 Mr. Costello asked the Minister for Transport the expected final cost of the integrated ticketing project; when it is expected the project will be concluded; the target date for the full introduction of integrated ticketing; the person who has charge of the project since it was taken from the Railway Procurement Agency; the expertise of the new person or body charged with concluding the project; the budget, timescale and terms of reference they are operating to; the amount of funding which has to date been wasted; the way in which it is to be recovered; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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1408 Mr. Costello asked the Minister for Education and Science the number of students at junior and senior cycle in secondary schools in classes of 30 or over; the numbers at junior and senior cycle in classes of 25 or over; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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1407 Mr. Costello asked the Minister for Education and Science the reason parents are obliged to queue for days and nights outside a school (details supplied) in County Dublin at the beginning of every school year to ensure that their children get a school place; the number of new schools that are required in the Dublin and Leinster area; the steps she will take to address the shortage of school places; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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1406 Mr. Costello asked the Minister for Education and Science if her attention has been drawn to the fact that Ireland is 29th out of 30 OECD countries in terms of per capita expenditure on second level education; the action she will take to increase the spending on second level education in Budget 2007; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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1154 Mr. Costello asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the legislation which governs and regulates arboriculture and horticulture; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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408 Mr. Costello asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he has made a decision regarding the application for naturalisation of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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407 Mr. Costello asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when he expects to have the report from the Garda authorities as requested in Parliamentary Question No. 335 of 13 June 2006; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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291 Mr. Costello asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the steps he will take following publication of the Report of the Commission of Investigation into the Dean Lyons case; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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180 Mr. Costello asked the Minister for Health and Children her reaction to the belief from the European Commission that sponsorship of sports events by brewers and distillers encourages youth drinking; to provide the most up to date figures of average annual drink consumption here in comparison to other EU countries; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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148 Mr. Costello asked the Minister for Health and Children to provide an update into the Health Service Executive investigation into the death of a patient on 22 June 2006 at Heatherside Hospital in north Cork; if she will provide a timeframe for publication of this report; if she will comment on the current procedure for restraining patients at the hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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668 Mr. Costello asked the Minister for Education and Science if she will make a building (details supplied) in Dublin 9, available to the local Educate Together school in Glasnevin; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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549 Mr. Costello asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the reason a Garda helicopter is employed regularly in the north inner city; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that residents are complaining about loud, intrusive noise at all hours of the night; the number of arrests made in Dublin 1 as a result of helicopter surveillance; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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548 Mr. Costello asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if his attention has been drawn to the allegations that a person (details supplied) in Dublin 1 was assaulted in a Garda station recently; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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355 Mr. Costello asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of people who are employed in the construction industry according to work category; the number of inspectors employed per thousand workers; the number of employers prosecuted for breaking the conditions of employment; the number of sub-contractors in the industry; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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173 Mr. Costello asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if a person (details supplied) in Dublin 7 can be moved permanently from Peamount Hospital to an apartment in order that they can live independently but with the necessary support services; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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172 Mr. Costello asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the reason for the delay in processing inter-country adoption applications in here; the further reason there is little accountability in the system; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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102 Mr. Costello asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the type of cancers that people have in each of the district electoral divisions in the city of Dublin; the incidence of each type of cancer in each DED; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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18 Mr. Costello asked the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the position regarding the management of the National Aquatic Centre; if a date for the hearing of the appeal by Campus Stadium Ireland Development Limited has been set; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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48 Mr. Costello asked the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism further to the receipt of the Dalton Report, his views on whether there is a need for an independent inquiry into activities of Bord na gCon not covered within Mr. Dalton’s terms of reference; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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528 Mr. Costello asked the Minister for Defence the number of lawyers involved in Army deafness cases who have not prepared bills of cost and whose fees have been questioned by their clients regarding double charging; the number of cases that the Law Society seeks to exclude on the grounds that the bills are over five years old; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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527 Mr. Costello asked the Minister for Defence if there have been recent developments in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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526 Mr. Costello asked the Minister for Defence if he has completed his inquiry into the Niemba Ambush, Congo 1960 and the cases of the two surviving Irish soldiers; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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410 Mr. Costello asked the Minister for Education and Science when she will provide a school (details supplied) in Dublin 7 with a permanent building in view of the fact that the school has been in prefabs for the past eleven years and that the conditions are unsuitable for the education of young children; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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400 Mr. Costello asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of frontline staff in the Garda National Immigration Bureau, Burgh Quay, Dublin 2, who are responsible for issuing re-entry visas; the number of re-entry visas in each of the past five years that have been issued; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that applicants are queueing overnight; if his attention has further been drawn to the fact that tickets are issued only at 8.00 am in the morning; his proposals to introduce an express or internet service; the number of people with language skills employed in the Bureau; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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399 Mr. Costello asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the steps he is taking to tackle the increase in drug pushing in an area (details supplied) in Dublin 1; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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398 Mr. Costello asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of community Gardaí attached to each Garda station in the Dublin metropolitan area; the percentage of Gardaí in each Garda station who are community Gardaí; the extra community Gardaí he expects to have when the Garda force increases to 14,000; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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395 Mr. Costello asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the steps which have been taken by the EU Commission to resolve the problems arising from the decision by the European Court of Justice to strike down EU-US Agreement on the transfer of passenger name records to US security agencies; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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219 Mr. Costello asked the Minister for Finance his views on a letter (details supplied) in relation to services provided by the Revenue Commissioners to citizens; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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214 Mr. Costello asked the Minister for Finance if he will respond to correspondence from a person (details supplied) in Dublin 7 which is critical of the services provided by the Revenue Commissioners Office to citizens; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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193 Mr. Costello asked the Minister for Finance if he will meet representatives of a group (details supplied) to discuss the Office of Public Work’s proposals for traffic in the Phoenix Park, Dublin 7; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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192 Mr. Costello asked the Minister for Finance the progress on works undertaken to secure the Tolka River against flooding; the amount of work that has been completed; the work which remains to be completed; when the entire work will be completed.
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191 Mr. Costello asked the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the fact that anti-terrorist agencies in the USA have been monitoring all money transactions between the US and Ireland since 2001; if the Government was informed of the illegal activity at any time; the steps the Government propose to take to protect the confidentiality of citizens here; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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156 Mr. Costello asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the incidence of cancer diagnosed among residents of all 26 counties here; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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98 Mr. Costello asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the measures he has introduced to deal with alleged illegal fishing activity on Irish waters or ports; the estimates from his Department for black fish catches in each of the years 2001 to 2005; the percentage of the overall annual fishing turnover in terms of both tonnage and profit carried out in the black economy; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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39 Mr. Costello asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the Government’s target for oil reserves to be held in Ireland or abroad under the auspices of the National Oil Reserves Agency; the number of days the reserve currently stands at; his views on access to stocks held abroad in the event of an oil crisis; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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