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Criminal Justice (Terrorist Offences) Bill 2002: From the Seanad (Resumed). (23 Feb 2005)

Joe Costello: No proper statutory basis exists for this.

Criminal Justice (Terrorist Offences) Bill 2002: From the Seanad (Resumed). (23 Feb 2005)

Joe Costello: We should consider what happened in the case of nursing homes.

Criminal Justice (Terrorist Offences) Bill 2002: From the Seanad (Resumed). (23 Feb 2005)

Joe Costello: However, it does not get a call from the Garda Commissioner identifying such a person.

Criminal Justice (Terrorist Offences) Bill 2002: From the Seanad (Resumed). (23 Feb 2005)

Joe Costello: Why is this new amending section needed when section 60 outlines the procedures whereby an issuing state seeks arrest and surrender? It states that it must be done in accordance with the provisions of the Act and the framework directive. Why build in a presumption there instead of leaving it as it is? The Minister is shifting the onus very rapidly.

Criminal Justice (Terrorist Offences) Bill 2002: From the Seanad (Resumed). (23 Feb 2005)

Joe Costello: My memory of the European arrest warrant was that it did not make provision for bail but rather that people would be remanded in custody alone. Are we now being somewhat more generous? We debated the fact that there could be health and other circumstances where a person could be granted bail, but my memory is that the Minister did not accept that amendment. Are we going a step further here?

Criminal Justice (Terrorist Offences) Bill 2002: From the Seanad (Resumed). (23 Feb 2005)

Joe Costello: The debate was that the person concerned did not have to be held in custody.

Criminal Justice (Terrorist Offences) Bill 2002: From the Seanad (Resumed). (23 Feb 2005)

Joe Costello: It seems there is a contradiction in this section. In the first instance, section 21A(1) provides that the High Court shall refuse to surrender the person if it satisfied that a decision has not been made while subsection (2) contains an in-built presumption that a decision has been made. Surely the way to resolve that would be that the European arrest warrant would include a statement, or be...

Criminal Justice (Terrorist Offences) Bill 2002: From the Seanad (Resumed). (23 Feb 2005)

Joe Costello: The Minister did his best at the time.

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (23 Feb 2005)

Joe Costello: Question 80: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if he intends to address the gross inequality of treatment of asylum seekers in the context of direct provision; if he will increase the rate of direct provision; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5902/05]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (23 Feb 2005)

Joe Costello: Question 91: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if he has reviewed the habitual residence condition; if he has considered the hardship this condition has caused in many cases in recent times; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5901/05]

Order of Business. (24 Feb 2005)

Joe Costello: On the Residential Institutions Redress Bill 2002, the list of institutions where abuse took place was not comprehensive. Amendments were made to it two years later. However, quite a number of people were in other institutions that have not yet been included in the list. These people are not getting any younger. Is it intended to amend the legislation to include the other institutions?

Order of Business. (24 Feb 2005)

Joe Costello: An amendment is needed to include the extra institutions.

Dormant Accounts (Amendment) Bill 2004 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed). (24 Feb 2005)

Joe Costello: That is agreed.

Dormant Accounts (Amendment) Bill 2004 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed). (24 Feb 2005)

Joe Costello: I agree with everything my colleague, Deputy Howlin, has said and with the views expressed by all speakers from the Opposition side of the House. Everybody is gobsmacked and flabbergasted by the blatant introduction of this Bill, the stated intention of which is to remove from an independent board the responsibility to disburse the windfall funds from dormant accounts and to put that power...

Dormant Accounts (Amendment) Bill 2004 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed). (24 Feb 2005)

Joe Costello: Deputy McGinley makes an interesting point. The purpose of the establishment of the new board is to give the appearance in the public arena of transparency. An emasculated board is to replace the independent board in a move designed to convey the pretence of an accountable structure. In reality, however, the only person who can adjudicate and disburse funds is the Minister. It is with the...

Written Answers — Shannon Development: Shannon Development (24 Feb 2005)

Joe Costello: Question 51: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his views on the end of year returns published by Shannon Development; if his attention has been drawn to the comments made by the chief executive officer that the company will not have the wherewithal to continue driving the region if, as proposed, a major transfer of its assets is made to Shannon Airport; and if he will...

Written Answers — Legislative Programme: Legislative Programme (24 Feb 2005)

Joe Costello: Question 57: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the progress in regard to his consideration of proposals to introduce legislation to provide for a new offence of corporate killing as recommended by the Law Reform Commission; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6150/05]

Written Answers — Health Service Staff: Health Service Staff (24 Feb 2005)

Joe Costello: Question 92: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the mechanism for recruiting nursing staff to health board residential nursing centres when extra staff are required, a nursing member of staff becomes ill or is unavailable for any reason; if private agencies are employed; the rate charged; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6402/05]

Written Answers — Prisons Building Programme. : Prisons Building Programme. (24 Feb 2005)

Joe Costello: Question 154: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the prison building projects which have not been proceeded with over the past 35 years by his Department; the reason they did not proceed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6403/05]

Written Answers — Partnership for Peace: Partnership for Peace (1 Mar 2005)

Joe Costello: Question 113: To ask the Minister for Defence if he will report on activities undertaken by the Defence Forces to date under the auspices of Partnership for Peace; the future activities that may be undertaken; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6694/05]