28 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Health and Children the current waiting lists for those seeking methadone treatment; the number of clinics now providing this service; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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225 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Justice and Law Reform the number of gardaí training at Templemore College, County Tipperary; the total number of members of the Garda Reserve; when he proposes to recruit the next cohort of trainee gardaí and of Garda Reserves; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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223 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Justice and Law Reform his plans to carry out a major refurbishment of a premises (details supplied) in Dublin 7; if he will confirm that the detailed financial evaluation for the project and the estimate of the potential building costs involved which is required for all such capital projects has been prepared; if he will state when this evaluation was prepared and by whom; if he will publish same; his plans to relocate staff to the refurbished premises who are currently housed in another premises in Clondalkin at which the State is already committed to a long term rental lease and which then will be unoccupied; if this represents a responsible use of State funds in all the circumstances; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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218 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Transport if he is satisfied that an approved safety management system was in place prior to the collapse of the viaduct on the railway line at Malahide, County Dublin, in August 2009; if he will consider an independent review of the SMS; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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216 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Transport the action he has taken in response to the findings of the railway accident investigation unit’s report on the collapse of the Malahide Viaduct, County Dublin, in August 2009; if the Railway Safety Commission has made any recommendations or requests to him arising from the report; if he will provide the necessary resources to ensure that all 15 recommendations in the report are fully implemented; if he proposes to refer the Report to the Director of Public Prosecutions; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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867 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Transport the timescale for the enactment of the recently published road safety measures from the Road Safety Authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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848 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Transport the enforcement procedures in place for the implementation of Directive 2002/15/EC on the working time of persons performing mobile road transport activities; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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800 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Health and Children if she will reconsider her decision to refuse renewal of a medical card in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 3; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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716 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Health and Children if she will reconsider her decision to refuse to renew the medical card in respect of persons (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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510 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Finance if he will respond to the attached correspondence; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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471 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Finance if he will respond to correspondence from an organisation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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424 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Finance if the National Pensions Reserve Fund employs a New York-based hedge fund to help manage the fund; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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281 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills if she will include Bethany Home, Dublin, in the schedule of qualifying institutions in the Residential Institutions Redress Act 2002; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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554 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will follow the example set by Finland and make broadband access a legal right for every citizen; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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507 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the steps he proposes to take to restore 14 to 17 Moore Street, Dublin 1, and link it to the neighbouring national monument, the General Post Office; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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506 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the fact that work is being carried out on the Moore Street national monument, Dublin, under a lease arrangement without State supervision; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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364 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Justice and Law Reform when a person (details supplied) in Dublin 2 will be recruited into the Garda Reserve in view of the fact that they have completed all the interviews and examinations and is waiting more than a year; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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354 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Justice and Law Reform the number of brothels which the Garda has found to be operating in each county in each of the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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249 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Health and Children the reason for the delay in processing an application for a medical card in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 7; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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185 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Health and Children if she will reply to correspondence (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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42 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of unsold affordable houses which have been leased to approved housing bodies under the social housing leasing initiative to date; the average monthly cost of these leases and the full year costs of these units; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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26 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the progress that has been made towards the production of a comprehensive national inventory of ghost estates; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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223 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Justice and Law Reform the action he is taking to deal with a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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220 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Justice and Law Reform if he proposes to introduce any measures to reduce the overcrowding in all prisons; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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218 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Justice and Law Reform the daily average numbers of prisoners in the Irish prison system in each of the past ten years; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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217 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Justice and Law Reform when the new prison at Thornton Hall, County Dublin, is expected to be completed and opened to receive prisoners; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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186 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Health and Children the position regarding a medical card in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 7; if she will expedite the processing of the card; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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614 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills if she will ensure that the survivors of children’s homes and in particular a home (details supplied) are exempt from the fee for freedom of information requests; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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474 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Defence if officers in the Defence Forces have engaged in selling arms to the Seychelles; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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425 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will grant rent supplement to a person (details supplied) in Dublin 7; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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406 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture and Sport if she will provide funding for the local authority swimming pool programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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386 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs when he will ratify Serbia’s stabilisation and association agreement; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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164 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Health and Children the amount her Department has contributed to the cost of running the Dublin Rape Crisis Centre in each of the past ten years; the amount she proposes to contribute in 2010; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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52 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the functions agreed for the new External Relations Agency headed by a person (details supplied) on behalf of the European Union; and the number of persons for such agency from Ireland.
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64 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he is seeking the return of vessels and property of Irish citizens seized in international waters by Israeli forces
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43 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Community, Equality and Gaeltacht Affairs if he will give details of the grant aid being provided by his Department to third level institutions abroad relating to the Irish language; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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9 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Community, Equality and Gaeltacht Affairs the proposals, if any, he has to review the operation of the Official Languages Act 2003; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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38 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Justice and Law Reform if he will confirm that many interpreters working for the gardaí have no formal qualifications; the steps that are being taken to ensure interpreters have appropriate qualifications and are of a suitable level of ability; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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36 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Justice and Law Reform his plans to update the laws on guardianship in view of the changes in society in view of the fact that the principal legislation governing this area was enacted in 1964 and further in view of the findings of a judgment given in the High Court on 28 April 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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403 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the position regarding Angola, including respect for human rights, democracy and the electoral process; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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297 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Health and Children if she will reconsider her decision to issue a general practitioner only card in respect of persons (details supplied) in Dublin 7; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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275 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Health and Children if she will reverse the decision to remove the medical card from a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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199 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Health and Children the position regarding an application for renewal of a medical card in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 9; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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154 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Health and Children the reason a person (details supplied) in Dublin 1 has not received the medical treatment they require; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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37 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture and Sport if she will provide the sources of funding to ensure that swimming pools in the Dublin area (details supplied) can be kept open; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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18 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture and Sport the discussions she has had with the national cultural institutions to extend their opening times, particularly during the summer period; the estimated cost of opening late twice a week and for a half day on Monday; the steps that she has taken to promote the national museums here; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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45 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Transport his views on the impact of the recent refusal by An Bord Pleanála to the proposal by Dublin Port for a 21 hectare infill plan for the port and bay; when he will publish his review on the future of Dublin Port and his further views on the fact that a long-term sustainable master plan is now essential to ensure a dynamic Dublin Port Company as well as preserving the precious resource of Dublin Bay; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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377 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Social Protection if a person (details supplied) in Dublin 3 is in receipt of jobseeker’s benefit; the date on which benefit was granted; the weekly amount awarded; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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