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Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (2 Feb 2010)

Joe Costello: Question 455: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if she will reinstate the household benefits package in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 7; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4597/10]

Written Answers — EU Directives: EU Directives (2 Feb 2010)

Joe Costello: Question 471: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if there are EU Directives which require to be transposed into primary or secondary legislation; the list of such directives; the date they were drafted by the Commission; when she intends to transpose them into domestic law; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4718/10]

Written Answers — EU Directives: EU Directives (2 Feb 2010)

Joe Costello: Question 541: To ask the Minister for Defence if there are EU Directives which require to be transposed into primary or secondary legislation; the list of such directives; the date they were drafted by the Commission; when he intends to transpose them into domestic law; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4710/10]

Written Answers — EU Directives: EU Directives (2 Feb 2010)

Joe Costello: Question 561: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if there are EU directives which require to be transposed into primary or secondary legislation; the list of such directives; the date they were drafted by the Commission; when he intends to transpose them into domestic law; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4713/10]

Written Answers — Water Charges: Water Charges (2 Feb 2010)

Joe Costello: Question 581: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his plans for metering the domestic water supply; if he proposes to charge for water in all private homes; when the metering system will be in place nationwide; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5125/10]

Written Answers — EU Directives: EU Directives (2 Feb 2010)

Joe Costello: Question 591: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if there are EU directives which require to be transposed into primary or secondary legislation; the list of such directives; the date they were drafted by the Commission; when he intends to transpose them into domestic law; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4708/10]

Written Answers — Food Safety Standards: Food Safety Standards (2 Feb 2010)

Joe Costello: Question 608: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the reason a food (details supplied) is on sale in Greece but not here; the criteria for marketing Irish products abroad; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4510/10]

Written Answers — EU Directives: EU Directives (2 Feb 2010)

Joe Costello: Question 615: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if there are EU directives which require to be transposed into primary or secondary legislation; the list of such directives; the date they were drafted by the Commission; when he intends to transpose them into domestic law; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4706/10]

Written Answers — EU Directives: EU Directives (2 Feb 2010)

Joe Costello: Question 653: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if there are EU directives which require to be transposed into primary or secondary legislation; the list of such directives; the date they were drafted by the Commission; when he intends to transpose them into domestic law; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4711/10]

Gangland Crime: Motion (Resumed) (3 Feb 2010)

Joe Costello: I thank Deputy Upton for sharing her time with me. As the Leas-Cheann Comhairle knows, these motions arise on a regular basis. The situation seems to be deteriorating constantly. This year opened with a spate of gangland murders, as did 2009. It is no longer strange. It is par for the course, something we have come to expect. Only six years ago the then Minister for Justice, Equality...

Written Answers — Public Service Remuneration: Public Service Remuneration (3 Feb 2010)

Joe Costello: Question 160: To ask the Minister for Finance the reason, after the passage of the Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest (No. 2) Act, 2009, he chose to reduce the cuts in basic pay of certain senior public servants to the extent that their cuts in basic pay are a smaller proportion of basic pay than cuts endured by the lowest paid public servants; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Garda Investigations: Garda Investigations (3 Feb 2010)

Joe Costello: Question 254: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if the file in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Sligo will be reviewed in order that an investigation will re-open; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5438/10]

Written Answers — Garda Recruitment: Garda Recruitment (3 Feb 2010)

Joe Costello: Question 262: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the reason for the delay in recruiting new gardaí who have passed the relevant examinations and interviews; when the next recruitment will take place; the number of gardaí that will be recruited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5493/10]

Written Answers — Human Rights Issues: Human Rights Issues (3 Feb 2010)

Joe Costello: Question 284: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if his attention has been drawn to a large number of Roma families living in camps in north Mitrovica, Kosovo, which are highly toxic with lead poisoning; if his further attention has been drawn to the fact that some persons have been there for 11 years and the effects on the health of men, women and children is extremely harmful; if he...

Order of Business (4 Feb 2010)

Joe Costello: Yes, albeit from a somewhat different angle.

Order of Business (4 Feb 2010)

Joe Costello: I have received notice of a proposal for a new head shop located beside a school in my constituency in which there already are 13 such establishments. This is a major issue and I note reports in today's newspaper editions that a judge found himself to be the landlord of a head shop. He found himself in this position simply because-----

Order of Business (4 Feb 2010)

Joe Costello: This point relates to the planning legislation.

Order of Business (4 Feb 2010)

Joe Costello: This matter is related to legislation that has been promised in this House. Two years ago, the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government promised to set up a group, which presumably is beavering away at present, to examine the question of retail legislation in order that all operations of this nature, including adult shops as well as head shops------

Order of Business (4 Feb 2010)

Joe Costello: I seek the present status of that report. Second, with regard to mislabelling on the part of head shops, what about consumer enforcement and secondary legislation in that respect?

Order of Business (4 Feb 2010)

Joe Costello: What Department is drawing up the regulations?