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Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (18 Oct 2006)

Joe Costello: Question 162: To ask the Minister for Finance if the Government will accede to the request made by the Standards in Public Offices Commission for an amendment to the Ethics Acts in order to allow for the appointment of an inquiry officer in cases where the Commission wishes to pursue a matter under legislation but has not received a formal complaint; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Telecommunications Services: Telecommunications Services (19 Oct 2006)

Joe Costello: Question 107: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources when he will bring forward legislation to ensure that the telecoms sector is effectively regulated in view of the ongoing Smart Telecom debacle and the recent disconnection of over 45,000 Smart Telecom customers from their telephone and broadband services; if he will adopt ComReg's suggestion of establishing a...

Written Answers — Energy Efficiency Plan: Energy Efficiency Plan (19 Oct 2006)

Joe Costello: Question 47: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the details of the new power of one energy awareness campaign; the measures he intends to introduce to accompany the energy efficiency public relations campaign; when he plans to introduce the national energy efficiency plan as required by the EU; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33402/06]

Health Services: Motion. (24 Oct 2006)

Joe Costello: I compliment Deputy McManus on proposing this important motion, which relates to one of the central reasons we are here — to improve the quality of life of all our citizens. I am afraid the Progressive Democrats are serial privatisers. That is the sum total of the Progressive Democrats ideology. The approach of the Labour Party in this regard differs fundamentally from that of the...

Illegal Fireworks. (24 Oct 2006)

Joe Costello: This matter relates to the need for the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform to take steps to prevent the placing of advertisements in the Border region of the Republic in respect of the sale of illegal fireworks in Northern Ireland. I raised the issue of the sale of illegal fireworks in this jurisdiction approximately two weeks and made some suggestions as to what the Minister...

Illegal Fireworks. (24 Oct 2006)

Joe Costello: The Minister of State is very kind.

Written Answers — Education Schemes: Education Schemes (24 Oct 2006)

Joe Costello: Question 118: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she will allocate funding to schools to set up school book rental schemes to supplement the inadequate book grants currently available and to provide for a comprehensive school book rental scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34104/06]

Written Answers — Residential Institutions Redress Scheme: Residential Institutions Redress Scheme (24 Oct 2006)

Joe Costello: Question 578: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of people whose cases have been dealt with by the Residential Institutions Redress Board; the number that remain to be dealt with; the amount of compensation paid out to date to the victims; the estimated total outstanding; the amount of payments made to solicitors to date; her plans to extend the remit of the redress...

Written Answers — Vocational Education Committees: Vocational Education Committees (24 Oct 2006)

Joe Costello: Question 204: To ask the Minister for Education and Science when she expects the review of allocations to Vocational Educational Committees under co-operation hours with other institutions to be completed; if her attention has been drawn to the inequality of access to practical subjects experienced by some schools while awaiting this review; and if she will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Criminal Assets Bureau: Criminal Assets Bureau (24 Oct 2006)

Joe Costello: Question 240: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the amount of money that has been seized by the Criminal Assets Bureau in each year since its establishment in 1996; the amount of money seized and still frozen; the amount of money seized and released; the use to which the money has been put; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33973/06]

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (24 Oct 2006)

Joe Costello: Question 376: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if a house (details supplied) in Dublin 9 has been purchased for use by the Health Service Executive; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33972/06]

Written Answers — Social and Affordable Housing: Social and Affordable Housing (24 Oct 2006)

Joe Costello: Question 709: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his plans to develop Gormanstown Airfield as part of the Government affordable housing initiative; if the site is in the ownership of the Department of Defence; the discussions which have taken place on this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34641/06]

Written Answers — EU Accession Negotiations: EU Accession Negotiations (25 Oct 2006)

Joe Costello: Question 110: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the latest meetings and debates regarding the proposed accession of Turkey to the European Union; the initiatives or suggestions Ireland has made in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34494/06]

Written Answers — EU Accession Negotiations: EU Accession Negotiations (25 Oct 2006)

Joe Costello: Question 142: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the latest meetings and debates concerning the proposed accession of Romania and Bulgaria to the European Union; the initiatives or suggestions Ireland has made in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34495/06]

Requests to move Adjournment of Dáil under Standing Order 31 (26 Oct 2006)

Joe Costello: I wish to seek the adjournment of the Dáil under Standing Order 31 to discuss a matter of urgent public concern, namely, the recent seizure of four large quantities of drugs which were destined for the Irish drugs market; the fact that each of the heroin seizures was equal to or in excess of the total amount of heroin seized in over 700 Garda operations in 2005; and the fact that the problem...

Order of Business (26 Oct 2006)

Joe Costello: Legislation on fireworks in this jurisdiction is diametrically opposed to legislation in Northern Ireland. New penalties have been introduced in the Criminal Justice Act 2006 regarding the possession and use of fireworks, but they are likely to be ineffective without an effort to co-ordinate the legislation on both sides of the Border. Does the Tánaiste have any proposals in that regard?

Written Answers — Ryder Cup: Ryder Cup (26 Oct 2006)

Joe Costello: Question 25: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism his views on whether longterm damage has been done to the tourism industry here by efforts to financially exploit many visitors, especially those from North America, who came here during the Ryder Cup; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34824/06]

Written Answers — Sport and Recreational Development: Sport and Recreational Development (26 Oct 2006)

Joe Costello: Question 22: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism if he has met with members of the Irish Sports Council to discuss their recently launched building sport for life three-year strategic plan; his views on whether more work needs to be done to promote participation in sport among the adult population; the efforts he is making in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Bookmaker Licences: Bookmaker Licences (26 Oct 2006)

Joe Costello: Question 95: To ask the Minister for Finance the number of licences issued to bookies in each of the past ten years; the criteria governing the issuing of such licences; the tax to date from bookies in each of the past ten years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34946/06]

Written Answers — Hospitals Building Programme: Hospitals Building Programme (26 Oct 2006)

Joe Costello: Question 111: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of sites on the grounds of public hospitals that she has identified for the construction of private hospitals; the estimated market value of the sites; the financial terms under which the sites will be disposed of to the private sector; the bed capacity of the proposed private sector development; and if she will make a...