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Social Welfare Bill 2010: Committee and Remaining Stages (9 Dec 2010)

Joe Costello: Members have listened to the Minister's convoluted explanations of the reasons he has been obliged to introduce these measures, his justifications for so doing and so on. Behind it all lies a political choice. Fianna Fáil in Government decided last year to implement across-the-board cuts of €8 on the most vulnerable and least well-off and have done so again this year. This was a...

Social Welfare Bill 2010: Committee and Remaining Stages (9 Dec 2010)

Joe Costello: The Government took the wrong choices because the savings it is making from all these measures is very small when compared with what it could get, were it to make the right choices. Why did the Government not introduce the abolition of the property tax reliefs before 2014? Why not abolish them all now? Why not deal further with the pensions? Why fail to touch the tax exiles, as was...

Social Welfare Bill 2010: Committee and Remaining Stages (9 Dec 2010)

Joe Costello: Tweaking?

Social Welfare Bill 2010: Second Stage (Resumed) (9 Dec 2010)

Joe Costello: I wish to share time with Deputies Seán Sherlock and Aengus Ó Snodaigh. The budget introduced on 7 December, is the meanest, harshest budget since Ernest Blythe took the shilling off the old-age pension. Social insurance benefit and social assistance rates, jobseeker's benefit and jobseeker's allowance are all reduced by €8 and supplementary welfare allowance is reduced by €10. The...

Financial Resolution No. 34: General (Resumed) (8 Dec 2010)

Joe Costello: Is that agreed? Agreed.

Written Answers — Prison Facilities: Prison Facilities (8 Dec 2010)

Joe Costello: Question 50: To ask the Minister for Justice and Law Reform if there are shops in each of the prisons throughout the country; the person who runs the shops in each prison; the person who benefits from the profits; the turnover in each of the past five years; the profit in each case in each of the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46563/10]

Written Answers — Planning Issues: Planning Issues (8 Dec 2010)

Joe Costello: Question 78: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will provide guidelines for An Bord Pleanála to ensure that oral hearings take place in the local authority area where the railway order or planning permission is sought. [46561/10]

Written Answers — State Bodies: State Bodies (7 Dec 2010)

Joe Costello: Question 155: To ask the Minister for Transport if his attention has been drawn to the fact that Dun Laoghaire Harbour Board is seeking a restructuring of the harbour company with substantial redundancies; if this is related to the Croke Park agreement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46201/10]

Written Answers — Road Network: Road Network (7 Dec 2010)

Joe Costello: Question 156: To ask the Minister for Transport if he will outline the Government's motorway strategy over the last decade; the number of motorways that were planned in the last decade; the number that have been completed; the method for financing each motorway; the cost of each; his plans to construct any new motorways; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46202/10]

Written Answers — Asylum Applications: Asylum Applications (7 Dec 2010)

Joe Costello: Question 176: To ask the Minister for Justice and Law Reform when the decision will issue on the application for asylum in respect of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46198/10]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (7 Dec 2010)

Joe Costello: Question 236: To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a decision will issue on the appeal against the decision not to award domiciliary care allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 7; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45917/10]

Financial Resolution No. 4: Excise (Vehicle Registration Tax) (7 Dec 2010)

Joe Costello: May I ask the Taoiseach a question?

Financial Resolution No. 4: Excise (Vehicle Registration Tax) (7 Dec 2010)

Joe Costello: I have one question for the Taoiseach that has not been asked. What right does the Dublin Airport Authority have to provide an incentive scheme in regard to a Government tax? Surely it is the function of the Revenue Commissioners to collect the tax, which cannot be foregone by the DAA. Surely that matter is not appropriate to the authority.

Financial Resolution No. 4: Excise (Vehicle Registration Tax) (7 Dec 2010)

Joe Costello: It is a Government tax.

Order of Business (2 Dec 2010)

Joe Costello: I wish to ask the Tánaiste about two matters - first, the female genital mutilation Bill that I raised last week in the House; and, second, the noise nuisance Bill.

Order of Business (2 Dec 2010)

Joe Costello: Could I have any further information? Will they come before the House this session?

Written Answers — Common Agricultural Policy: Common Agricultural Policy (1 Dec 2010)

Joe Costello: Question 74: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food his views on the Common Agricultural Policy reform proposals for a major change to the historic model of payments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45176/10]

Written Answers — Agri-Environment Options Scheme: Agri-Environment Options Scheme (1 Dec 2010)

Joe Costello: Question 39: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the reason agriculture environment options scheme farmers with Natura land have a different start-up date from those without Natura land; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45195/10]

Local Authority Funding (30 Nov 2010)

Joe Costello: I am pleased to have an opportunity to raise this major issue. Every day we can see on our television screens, hear on the radio and read in our newspapers the extent of the adverse weather conditions that have gripped the country for the past few days and, we understand, will continue for quite a number of days to come. Roads, rail and airports are experiencing great difficulties and there...

Written Answers — Telecommunications Services: Telecommunications Services (30 Nov 2010)

Joe Costello: Question 35: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his views on the extent of the digital divide here; the steps he is taking to combat same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44992/10]