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Written Answers — State Examinations: State Examinations (26 Feb 2009)

Joe Costello: Question 40: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if the State Examinations Commission has had problems recruiting a sufficient number of examiners to conduct the leaving certificate oral tests in Spanish and Italian; the financial arrangements offered to potential examiners; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7920/09]

Order of Business (3 Mar 2009)

Joe Costello: On that issue——

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Joe Costello: On legislation and in the context of the same issue, these charges were dropped in regard to a situation where the particular gentleman was caught red-handed——

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Joe Costello: The charges were dropped surreptitiously on the last day by the Director of Public Prosecutions——

Order of Business (3 Mar 2009)

Joe Costello: Under the law the Director of Public Prosecutions is not obliged to give any reasons as to why he strikes out a case.

Order of Business (3 Mar 2009)

Joe Costello: My question to the Taoiseach is if he will he amend the 1974 DPP legislation——

Order of Business (3 Mar 2009)

Joe Costello: ——so that there is an obligation, where there are obvious questionable circumstances of strike out, on the Director of Public Prosecutions to give an explanation?

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Joe Costello: A Cheann Comhairle, my question is whether there is a proposal on an amendment to the 1974 legislation to facilitate the provision of an explanation in circumstances that give rise to public concern.

Order of Business (3 Mar 2009)

Joe Costello: That is not quite the same issue.

Written Answers — Sports Facilities: Sports Facilities (3 Mar 2009)

Joe Costello: Question 74: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the reason for the delay in the national audit of sports facilities which was originally promised in the programme for Government 2002; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8528/09]

Written Answers — Prisoner Releases: Prisoner Releases (3 Mar 2009)

Joe Costello: Question 236: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will arrange for the parole board to meet a person (details supplied) in County Tipperary; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8349/09]

Written Answers — Overseas Development Aid: Overseas Development Aid (3 Mar 2009)

Joe Costello: Question 273: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if his attention has been drawn to the fact that non-governmental organisations are concerned with the reduction in the overseas development aid budget and that the global crisis impacts most adversely on the poorest countries; if he will give a commitment that there will be no further cuts in overseas development aid; if he will ensure...

Written Answers — Fisheries Conservation: Fisheries Conservation (3 Mar 2009)

Joe Costello: Question 368: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the reason he proposes a complete ban on eel fishing here for 90 years in his Department's national management plan; if he will proceed with the proposal in view of the fact that no other EU member state proposes a similar ban; if he will revisit the issue of eel fishing conservation in consultation with...

Order of Business (4 Mar 2009)

Joe Costello: While the Ceann Comhairle is eager to proceed to the main business of the House, I hope he will bear with me for a moment while I revisit the issue I raised yesterday in the Dáil. I refer to the Kieran Boylan case, in which a man was caught red-handed while on bail with €1.8 million worth of cocaine and heroin. The case was brought to the courts and the DPP charged him. He dropped the...

Order of Business (4 Mar 2009)

Joe Costello: I am talking about, and will come to, legislation.

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Joe Costello: In 2005, the charges were entered but in 2007, the DPP dropped the charges. In 2007, the DPP reinstated the charges when the issue was raised in this House.

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Joe Costello: In 2008, on the last day of the court, the DPP dropped the charges again.

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Joe Costello: This is a matter of extreme serious concern.

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Joe Costello: The Taoiseach should take this matter to the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform, who is entitled under the 1974 legislation——

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Joe Costello: ——to raise an issue of major public concern with the DPP.