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- Leaders' Questions (28 Nov 2012)
Joe Costello: Deputy Finian McGrath supported the last Government.
- Leaders' Questions (28 Nov 2012)
Joe Costello: Deputy Finian McGrath was part of the support mechanism.
- Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Overseas Development Aid (4 Dec 2012)
Joe Costello: I welcome the decision by the World Bank earlier this year to review its procurement policy and practices. This first comprehensive root and branch review of its operations since 1964 forms part of the wider World Bank agenda for modernization to better respond to today’s complex set of development objectives. Ireland strongly supports the core principles of a modern procurement...
- Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: World Bank Policy (4 Dec 2012)
Joe Costello: I welcome the launch, last month, of the World Bank’s review of its environmental and social safeguard policies. The launch of the “Approach Paper for the Review and Update of the Safeguards Policy” signalled the start of a two-year process to review and update this key element of the Bank’s operational policies. I am particularly pleased to see the...
- Financial Resolutions 2013 - Financial Resolution No. 15: General (Resumed) (6 Dec 2012)
Joe Costello: It has been acknowledged independently.
- Financial Resolutions 2013 - Financial Resolution No. 15: General (Resumed) (6 Dec 2012)
Joe Costello: It is a fact.
- Financial Resolutions 2013 - Financial Resolution No. 15: General (Resumed) (6 Dec 2012)
Joe Costello: We are not saying it. It is what is being said around the world.
- Financial Resolutions 2013 - Financial Resolution No. 15: General (Resumed) (6 Dec 2012)
Joe Costello: This is not the minimum wage.
- Financial Resolutions 2013 - Financial Resolution No. 15: General (Resumed) (6 Dec 2012)
Joe Costello: Who abolished the minimum wage?
- Financial Resolutions 2013 - Financial Resolution No. 15: General (Resumed) (6 Dec 2012)
Joe Costello: There was not room to file them all away.
- Financial Resolutions 2013 - Financial Resolution No. 15: General (Resumed) (6 Dec 2012)
Joe Costello: St. Augustine. We want it, but not yet.
- Financial Resolutions 2013 - Financial Resolution No. 15: General (Resumed) (6 Dec 2012)
Joe Costello: Tá eolas ag Mattie.
- Financial Resolutions 2013 - Financial Resolution No. 15: General (Resumed) (6 Dec 2012)
Joe Costello: Deputy Martin should not be so silly. When he was Minister for Education and Science we got a number of complaints about grants and he never did anything about them. Grants were not available until after Christmas.
- Financial Resolutions 2013 - Financial Resolution No. 15: General (Resumed) (6 Dec 2012)
Joe Costello: SUSI is a new mechanism to improve the awarding of grants.
- Financial Resolutions 2013 - Financial Resolution No. 15: General (Resumed) (6 Dec 2012)
Joe Costello: Fianna Fáil had 15 years to get it right.
- Financial Resolutions 2013 - Financial Resolution No. 15: General (Resumed) (6 Dec 2012)
Joe Costello: This year was the first time a centralised system was introduced. The Deputy should look at the beam in his own eye.
- Financial Resolutions 2013 - Financial Resolution No. 15: General (Resumed) (6 Dec 2012)
Joe Costello: Who got us into this spending mess?
- Financial Resolutions 2013 - Financial Resolution No. 15: General (Resumed) (6 Dec 2012)
Joe Costello: Who introduced free third level education?
- Financial Resolutions 2013 - Financial Resolution No. 15: General (Resumed) (6 Dec 2012)
Joe Costello: The Deputy needs to give credit where credit is due.
- Financial Resolutions 2013 - Financial Resolution No. 15: General (Resumed) (6 Dec 2012)
Joe Costello: What is Fianna Fáil going to do?