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Topical Issue Debate: National Monuments (14 Jan 2016)

Joe Costello: Moore Street has been derelict for 100 years, and nobody considered preserving it at the time. Now, there is tremendous interest, which is right and proper.

Topical Issue Debate: National Monuments (14 Jan 2016)

Joe Costello: Much could have been done in the past, for example, people could have objected to the shopping mall. It was not for the Minister to object to a planning application by Dublin City Council.

Topical Issue Debate: National Monuments (14 Jan 2016)

Joe Costello: The planning applications were made before NAMA owned it.

Topical Issue Debate: National Monuments (14 Jan 2016)

Joe Costello: It is no use giving out about a shopping centre in the area when nobody here objected to the planning application. I objected to it and gave oral evidence against it.

Topical Issue Debate: National Monuments (14 Jan 2016)

Joe Costello: However, it went ahead. It would have been wonderful if all the people who are so concerned about it now and are raising it so loudly had been there when it mattered. Now, it is very important that we get the restoration of the national monument. When the national monument came up first, the aim was to protect No. 16 Moore Street. It was extended to Nos. 14 to 17. We need it restored for...

Topical Issue Debate: National Monuments (14 Jan 2016)

Joe Costello: The Deputy should have objected to it.

Written Answers — Department of Finance: European Central Bank (19 Jan 2016)

Joe Costello: 161. To ask the Minister for Finance if he has examined the benefits and drawbacks of the European Central Bank increasing its inflation target from 2%; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2109/16]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Applications (19 Jan 2016)

Joe Costello: 284. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will ensure that when applying for a visa, a non-European Economic Area national who is the spouse of an Irish citizen is not treated less favourably than a spouse of an European Union citizen who is from a third country; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2110/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Procedures (19 Jan 2016)

Joe Costello: 353. To ask the Minister for Health the number of occurrences where foreign bodies were left in a patient's body following surgery in Our Lady’s Children's Hospital in Crumlin, County Dublin in 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2112/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Procedures (19 Jan 2016)

Joe Costello: 355. To ask the Minister for Health the number of times a guide wire was left in a patient's body following surgery between 2010 and 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2114/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Procedures (19 Jan 2016)

Joe Costello: 356. To ask the Minister for Health the steps Our Lady’s Children's Hospital in Crumlin, Dublin 12 took to address occurrences where foreign bodies were left in a patient's body following surgery in the hospital, in 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2115/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Procedures (19 Jan 2016)

Joe Costello: 357. To ask the Minister for Health the reason for the delay in producing a report indicating why a guide wire was left in a patient's body in Our Lady’s Children's Hospital in Crumlin, Dublin in 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2116/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Procedures (19 Jan 2016)

Joe Costello: 358. To ask the Minister for Health his views on a guide wire having been left in a patient's body following surgery in 2015; why this occurred, given a similar event was reported in 2014; why procedures were not in place to ensure this did not reoccur; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2117/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Procedures (19 Jan 2016)

Joe Costello: 354. To ask the Minister for Health the number of occurrences where foreign bodies were left in a patient's body in children's hospitals in 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2113/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Procedures (19 Jan 2016)

Joe Costello: 359. To ask the Minister for Health what measures hospitals take to ensure that foreign matter is not left in a patient’s body following surgery; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2118/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Child Safety (19 Jan 2016)

Joe Costello: 360. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children who were dropped by staff in Temple Street Hospital in County Dublin in 1996; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2119/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Child Safety (19 Jan 2016)

Joe Costello: 361. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children who were dropped by staff in hospitals between 2010 and 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2120/16]

National Tourism Development Authority (Amendment) Bill 2015: Second Stage (21 Jan 2016)

Joe Costello: That is correct. I am delighted to have the opportunity to speak on the National Tourism Development Authority (Amendment) Bill 2015. It is a short Bill but is quite important because it will double the amount of the State subventions that can be made available for enterprises and projects relating to tourism traffic and tourist facilities nationwide. That is important because although we...

National Tourism Development Authority (Amendment) Bill 2015: Second Stage (Resumed) (21 Jan 2016)

Joe Costello: The Government has always been very supportive of the tourism industry. When this Government came into office in 2011, the first budget introduced a one third reduction in VAT in the hospitality sector from 13.5% to 9%. That stimulated and incentivised, and was an enormous success in bringing about record levels of tourism this year. However, the hospitality sector has not reciprocated....

Topical Issue Debate: NAMA Social Housing Provision (21 Jan 2016)

Joe Costello: This issue is quite important because of the amount of potential social housing that was available and is no longer available. In December 2011, the National Assets Management Agency, NAMA, announced it would facilitate the provision of units for social housing over a period of time. A steering group was established, comprising the Department of the Environment, Community and Local...