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Written Answers — Ministerial Travel: Ministerial Travel (22 Feb 2006)

Joe Costello: Question 114: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the full list of Irish attendance abroad at ministerial, junior ministerial, official and other representative levels, for the St. Patrick's Day festival. [6983/06]

Written Answers — Irish Community Abroad: Irish Community Abroad (22 Feb 2006)

Joe Costello: Question 127: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the steps he and his Department are taking in order to maintain links with members of the Irish community living abroad, with particular reference to those in Argentina and Uruguay, on whose behalf dissatisfaction has been expressed at the existing level of contact. [6982/06]

Order of Business. (23 Feb 2006)

Joe Costello: Given the recent deportations of 13 Chinese nationals and the suggestion that some of them might be subject to the death penalty when they arrive home, did the Government receive assurances from the Chinese Government that the death penalty would not be imposed on these people?

Order of Business. (23 Feb 2006)

Joe Costello: It is a Government decision arising out of legislation. It is a legislative matter under immigration legislation. It involves the question of reassurances from states which have the death penalty, whether we deport nationals to them and what reassurances we receive. The Minister has responsibility for tourism. This weekend my constituency will be visited by some of the brethren from Northern...

Order of Business. (23 Feb 2006)

Joe Costello: I presume the Minister was involved because of the tourism aspect. Would he not consider re-routing the march considering the rather provocative route through my constituency that was chosen——

Order of Business. (23 Feb 2006)

Joe Costello: ——past the GPO to the Dáil? Would it be more appropriate for the march to come from the south side——

Order of Business. (23 Feb 2006)

Joe Costello: ——from Merrion Square to the Dáil? I ask the Minister to reassess the situation.

Garda Investigations. (23 Feb 2006)

Joe Costello: I raised this issue previously in the House. A young man was taken into Garda custody in Store Street Garda station on 2 June. He was taken from the station unconscious to the Mater Hospital on the same day. He was in a coma for a couple of months in that hospital, never regained consciousness and died. The Commissioner subsequently established an internal inquiry under Superintendent Oliver...

Written Answers — EU Battle Groups: EU Battle Groups (23 Feb 2006)

Joe Costello: Question 21: To ask the Minister for Defence the European country which Ireland will be twinned with in regard to partnership arrangements for participation in EU battle groups; the potential number of troops that will be deployed in battle groups; the maximum number of troops that can be deployed at any one time; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7172/06]

Public Order Offences: Statements. (28 Feb 2006)

Joe Costello: That is not the number that was deployed in Shannon for the arrival of President Bush.

Public Order Offences: Statements. (28 Feb 2006)

Joe Costello: Having listened to Deputy Mulcahy's contribution, I can understand why there are so few bodies behind the Minister on the Fianna Fáil benches. Clearly, this would have not happened on the watch of a Fianna Fáil Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform.

Public Order Offences: Statements. (28 Feb 2006)

Joe Costello: On reading the preliminary Garda report, it is clear the Garda did not have a clue about what was going to happen and it was totally in the dark. The only person who had prior knowledge was the Taoiseach on Friday night but, according to the report, he did not transmit the information to the Garda. More gardaí will be bussed to Shannon Airport to protect President George Bush when his...

Public Order Offences: Statements (Resumed). (28 Feb 2006)

Joe Costello: Nobody on this side of the House is dumping on the Garda. We have acknowledged just how heroic the Garda was on the streets of Dublin. There is no doubt that what happened in Dublin was an appalling disaster. In the Garda report——

Public Order Offences: Statements (Resumed). (28 Feb 2006)

Joe Costello: ——it appears the Garda had no knowledge in regard to the matter. It seems strange, as the Minister said, that the top brass was praised to the rafters and the representative body for the rank and file was straight into the breach to condemn what had taken place. Presumably there is some contact between the rank and file and their leaders. Will the Minister clarify how the initial request...

Public Order Offences: Statements (Resumed). (28 Feb 2006)

Joe Costello: No political——

Public Order Offences: Statements (Resumed). (28 Feb 2006)

Joe Costello: In a march of that nature——

Public Order Offences: Statements (Resumed). (28 Feb 2006)

Joe Costello: That——

Public Order Offences: Statements (Resumed). (28 Feb 2006)

Joe Costello: They were not withdrawn.

Public Order Offences: Statements (Resumed). (28 Feb 2006)

Joe Costello: I agree with the Minister.

Written Answers — Decentralisation Programme: Decentralisation Programme (28 Feb 2006)

Joe Costello: Question 124: To ask the Minister for Finance if an estimate has been undertaken of the number of civil or public servants who do not wish to relocate and who will be surplus to requirements as a result of their jobs being transferred to other locations under the Government's decentralisation programme; the jobs that will be provided for these personnel; and if he will make a statement on the...