296 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Finance if he proposes to retain the current carbon tax on the haulage industry; his views on the Irish Road Haulage Association proposal to allow hauliers to apply the carbon tax charge on their services similar to the manner in which VAT is invoiced; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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295 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the fact that 30% to 40% of costs to the haulage industry come from fuel costs; his views on whether hauliers should have a special fuel regime similar to that of farmers with red diesel; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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294 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Finance if he will outline the range of Government taxes applied to air travel here at present; if he is satisfied that these taxes are properly applied by the airlines; if he will consider abolishing the punitive €10 passenger air travel tax; if the opening of Dublin Airport’s Terminal 2 on Friday 19 of November would be a suitable occasion to make such an announcement; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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93 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Finance if he will give details of the once off measures announced in Budget 2011 totalling some €700 million; if he will give further details of the tangible and intangible assets he intends to dispose of, in whole or in part; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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92 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Finance if he will confirm that measures to introduce a site value tax are to be included in the 2011 Finance Bill; if he envisages the launch of a consultation process in respect of the introduction of any such tax; if the measures, as implemented for 2012, will involve differential payments for differing house or site sizes, for instance for two, three and four-bedroom houses; if he intends to merge the charge on non-principal private residences into the site value tax for 2012 or at a later date; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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39 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills the amount of money the Government has obtained from the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund for the 1,200 SR Technic workers who were made redundant in 2009; the amount of money put into the fund by the Government; the services that have been provided through the fund to date; the amount of money that remains in the fund; the deadline for use of all moneys in the fund; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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72 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Defence his plans to introduce revised proposals regarding the length of time that persons may serve on the executive of the Irish Red Cross; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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54 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Defence the extent to which he intends to revise the proposals of the internal group of the Irish Red Cross in regard to the governance of that organisation; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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245 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture and Sport if she will help secure the continued operation of an organisation (details supplied) from their current location; if she will consider purchasing the building as an arts facility; if she has engaged with the National Asset Management Agency in looking at the use of vacant buildings for creative arts projects; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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44 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Community, Equality and Gaeltacht Affairs the discussions he has had with the Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources in regard to the electronic media and the Irish language; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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41 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Community, Equality and Gaeltacht Affairs his plans regarding progressing the 20-year strategy on the Irish language in 2011; 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 if he will provide guidelines for An Bord Pleanála to ensure that oral hearings take place in the local authority area where the railway order or planning permission is sought.
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50 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Justice and Law Reform if there are shops in each of the prisons throughout the country; the person who runs the shops in each prison; the person who benefits from the profits; the turnover in each of the past five years; the profit in each case in each of the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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236 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Social Protection when a decision will issue on the appeal against the decision not to award domiciliary care allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 7; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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176 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Justice and Law Reform when the decision will issue on the application for asylum in respect of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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156 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Transport if he will outline the Government’s motorway strategy over the last decade; the number of motorways that were planned in the last decade; the number that have been completed; the method for financing each motorway; the cost of each; his plans to construct any new motorways; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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155 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Transport if his attention has been drawn to the fact that Dun Laoghaire Harbour Board is seeking a restructuring of the harbour company with substantial redundancies; if this is related to the Croke Park agreement; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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69 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the fact that Dun Laoghaire Harbour Company is seeking a restructuring of the harbour company with substantial redundancies; if this is related to the Croke Park agreement; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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39 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the reason agriculture environment options scheme farmers with Natura land have a different start-up date from those without Natura land; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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74 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food his views on the Common Agricultural Policy reform proposals for a major change to the historic model of payments; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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156 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Health and Children the reason a person (details supplied) who needs an urgent operation must wait until March 2011 at the earliest.
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155 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the fact that 25 May 2011 is International Children’s Day; her plans to promote the EU missing children’s hotline number 116000; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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122 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the fact that a company (details supplied) is reported to have paid only 2.5% corporation tax here; if he will explain how that is possible; the number of foreign direct investment companies which have avoided paying the full standard 12.5% corporation tax; the loss of tax to the Exchequer as a result; his plans to deal with the matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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110 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the fact that 25 May 2011 is International Missing Children’s Day; his plans to promote the EU missing children’s hotline telephone number 116000; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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104 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Finance the amount of money that has been collected in the EuroMillions lottery after prize money has been paid out in each of the past five years; if he will name the owners of the lottery, the projects and countries that benefit from the proceeds of the lottery; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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35 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his views on the extent of the digital divide here; the steps he is taking to combat same; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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17 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his policies and those of the EU on alternative fuels; the steps he has taken to introduce a mix of fossil fuels and alternative fuels for the haulage industry; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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43 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the steps he will take in respect of over-zoning by certain local authorities of land for residential development; 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 the steps he has taken to implement Directive 96/61/EC which requires industrial and agricultural activities with a high pollution potential to have a permit so that companies themselves bear responsibility for preventing and reducing any pollution they may cause; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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69 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Finance the number of public private partnerships entered into by the State which have an annual cost to the Exchequer; the details for each PPP; the start and termination date of each contract; the cost of each contract; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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35 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture and Sport the amount spent on outside consultants reports for each year from 2000 to date in 2010 in tabular form; the name of those reports and the actions taken on foot of each report; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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223 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if his attention has been drawn to allegations of ill treatment of a prisoner (details supplied); if his further attention has been drawn to the fact that the prisoner is on hunger strike since 7 November 2010; and if he will take steps to ensure that the Scottish authorities are informed of Ireland’s concern about the allegations.
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42 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will provide details of the number of Irish persons employed or recruited to the new external action service of the EU, headed by Baroness Ashton.
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7 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the situation regarding the Middle East peace talks; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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240 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Defence if he will name the overseas missions to which Ireland is currently contributing Defence Forces personnel; if he will detail the numbers serving on each mission; if he will provide the scope and duration of each mission and its cost to the Exchequer on an annual basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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239 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Community, Equality and Gaeltacht Affairs if he will make arrangements to facilitate community and voluntary drug projects in operating for the first six weeks into 2011 on the basis of the 2010 funding to enable projects to continue to function normally while awaiting their 2011 allocation; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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196 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will put together a business plan to develop the Shannon region as a hub for international humanitarian aid and EU-UN peacekeeping missions; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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163 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Justice and Law Reform the reasons for the chronic delays in Garda vetting; the measures being taken to speed up the process; if he will provide extra personnel and resources in the forthcoming budget; the reason a person (details supplied) has been waiting since March 2010 for Garda vetting to enable them to take up employment; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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162 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Justice and Law Reform his plans for the transfer of gardaí from a station (details supplied); when contracts will be signed for the refurbishment of this station; if the gardaí from this station will be carrying out the same work when transferred; the timetable for return to the station; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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161 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Justice and Law Reform if he will review the deportation order in respect of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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159 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Justice and Law Reform the amount of money that was spent by his Department and by the prison service on taxi transport for prisoners in each of the past ten years; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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158 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Justice and Law Reform the number of prison officers in the prison service at present; the numbers working in each prison; if there are any plans to recruit more prison officers; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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136 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Health and Children the amount of money that has been spent on taxi transport by her Department and by the Health Service Executive in each of the past ten years; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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124 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Finance the amount of corporation tax accruing to the Exchequer in each of the past five years; the amount received in the past ten months of 2010; the number of Irish companies which paid corporation tax in 2010 to date and the amount paid to the Exchequer; the number of foreign direct investment companies which paid corporation tax to date in 2010 and the amount paid to the Exchequer; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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52 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Justice and Law Reform if he is a member of the recently established Cabinet Committee on White Collar Crime; the number of meetings held to date; the membership and terms of reference of the committee; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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50 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Justice and Law Reform his plans to deal with the continuing spate of so-called gangland murders, particularly in the greater Dublin area; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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267 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Justice and Law Reform when the traffic camera roll-out will take place; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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212 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Transport if his attention has been drawn to the concerns of the Dundalk retailers association regarding the pedestrian, parking and transport plans for the town centre, if he will ensure that the DRA is consulted regarding the plans prior to any final decision being made; the amount of money involved in the project; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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158 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Health and Children if she will reconsider her decision not to allow cannabis- based drugs to be used for the medical treatment of multiple sclerosis sufferers and other patients; if her attention has been drawn to the fact that such drugs are legally prescribed in other countries; if her further attention has been drawn to the fact that Irish citizens must live abroad to receive such medication; if she is satisfied that their rights as Irish citizens are protected; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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