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Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (6 Jul 2010)

Joe Costello: Question 425: To ask 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. [29786/10]

Written Answers — Defence Forces Equipment: Defence Forces Equipment (6 Jul 2010)

Joe Costello: Question 474: To ask 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. [29880/10]

Written Answers — Residential Institutions Redress Scheme: Residential Institutions Redress Scheme (6 Jul 2010)

Joe Costello: Question 614: To ask 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. [29193/10]

European Council: Statements (7 Jul 2010)

Joe Costello: I congratulate Deputy Barrett on his elevation to the Front Bench and on his appointment to the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs. The June summit concentrated on the ten-year European 2020 strategy for jobs and sustainable growth and on a package of proposals to help create financial stability in the markets of member states, which was appropriate because they are critical...

European Council: Statements (7 Jul 2010)

Joe Costello: The first point is there must be a debate in this House before the Taoiseach goes to Brussels, rather than after the meeting. Of course it is possible to have a debate at both times but it is somewhat counter-productive for the only debate to be held after the event. A proposal to this effect has been made for some time and a document on it will be published soon. The Government should be...

European Council: Statements (7 Jul 2010)

Joe Costello: No, not the Minister.

European Council: Statements (7 Jul 2010)

Joe Costello: Not the Minister. That is just for the spring semester.

Allocation of Time: Motion (7 Jul 2010)

Joe Costello: I still have not heard an explanation from the Chief Whip as to why this was not dealt with on the Order of Business. It was known about. What is the sense of urgency if there is time tomorrow? We have a very full day today and are not just rushing every item but guillotining Bills and pushing out the parameters of what we have already agreed. It seems reasonable and desirable to deal...

Compulsory Purchase Orders (Extension of Time Limits) Bill 2010 [Seanad]: All Stages (7 Jul 2010)

Joe Costello: The intimate knowledge of Deputy McCormack has hit the nail on the head in regard to this project. I did not realise bog cotton was an endangered plant species. There is plenty of it around in the west on all kinds of habitats. There is something surreal about us-----

Compulsory Purchase Orders (Extension of Time Limits) Bill 2010 [Seanad]: All Stages (7 Jul 2010)

Joe Costello: -----forcing through a Bill at the last minute. We have until the witching hour of midnight to get the legislation through.

Compulsory Purchase Orders (Extension of Time Limits) Bill 2010 [Seanad]: All Stages (7 Jul 2010)

Joe Costello: That is an interesting point too. The legislation relates to one specific project. It is not just rushed legislation but the fact that it is put forward for a particular purpose as distinct from a broad, collective range of purposes seldom makes for good legislation. We find ourselves in an extraordinary situation. Only yesterday, the Minister announced the project was going nowhere for...

Compulsory Purchase Orders (Extension of Time Limits) Bill 2010 [Seanad]: All Stages (7 Jul 2010)

Joe Costello: But not a Minister of State at the Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government.

Compulsory Purchase Orders (Extension of Time Limits) Bill 2010 [Seanad]: Committee Stage (7 Jul 2010)

Joe Costello: I want to ask the Minister about the 30 days after the day on which the legal proceedings are concluded, or 18 months after the day on which the first period expires. Would it not be simpler to have it just 30 days after the day on which the legal proceedings are concluded because the nub of the matter is about legal proceedings and 30 days is just a month within the period of the completion...

Compulsory Purchase Orders (Extension of Time Limits) Bill 2010 [Seanad]: Committee Stage (7 Jul 2010)

Joe Costello: From what Deputy Coveney said about the local authorities, this is now a stand alone Bill. The Minister does not intend to repeal it but will get rid of whatever is in the Planning and Development Bill to which it relates. That means this Bill will extend not just to local authorities but to projects that are outside the local authority projects. Is that not the case? There is nothing in...

Compulsory Purchase Orders (Extension of Time Limits) Bill 2010 [Seanad]: Committee Stage (7 Jul 2010)

Joe Costello: That will still be the framework. Does the Minister intend to leave this as stand-alone legislation and not remove the section in question from the Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill currently before the Houses?

Compulsory Purchase Orders (Extension of Time Limits) Bill 2010 [Seanad]: Committee Stage (7 Jul 2010)

Joe Costello: Does the Bill have to be signed before midnight by the President?

Road Traffic Bill 2009: From the Seanad (7 Jul 2010)

Joe Costello: This amendment proposes to change the racy language of "hired or plied for hire" with "used in the course of business". What if the vehicle is also used for personal use? An owner of a small public service vehicle will also use it as his or her personal transport vehicle.

Road Traffic Bill 2009: From the Seanad (7 Jul 2010)

Joe Costello: Should the provisions of this section be confined to vehicles being used in the course of business?

Road Traffic Bill 2009: From the Seanad (7 Jul 2010)

Joe Costello: Does it cover personal use?

Road Traffic Bill 2009: From the Seanad (7 Jul 2010)

Joe Costello: The amendment is fine in that respect, but my question is a different one. What is the meaning of the phrase "in the manner indicated by the member"? Has this been defined at any stage? Every garda will have a different instruction for blowing into the apparatus. Is there an agreed manner in which the apparatus should be used? The phrase is mentioned again and again in the Bill. Unless...