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- Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2010: Second Stage (Resumed) (17 Jun 2010)
Joe Costello: There is no danger of that.
- Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2010: Second Stage (Resumed) (17 Jun 2010)
Joe Costello: It is hard to disagree with my colleague, Deputy O'Connor. I wonder if he was speaking from the Labour Party benches.
- Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2010: Second Stage (Resumed) (17 Jun 2010)
Joe Costello: If he moved down a few seats, he could be applauded for making a good speech from the Labour Party benches.
- Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2010: Second Stage (Resumed) (17 Jun 2010)
Joe Costello: I do not doubt that the Government does not like that.
- Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2010: Second Stage (Resumed) (17 Jun 2010)
Joe Costello: It is a very broad church, especially in Tallaght, where Deputy O'Connor comes from. His final remarks were magnificent. He said that if there are no jobs, we cannot impose sanctions on people who do not take up jobs. I agree that rather than punishing people, the Government should be flexible in relation to this matter. There is no flexibility in this legislation, unfortunately. It does...
- Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2010: Second Stage (Resumed) (17 Jun 2010)
Joe Costello: How would Deputy Michael Kennedy like to live on â¬75 a week? I would like to see him living on that amount.
- Order of Business. (17 Jun 2010)
Joe Costello: The Saville inquiry investigated the killing of 14 people in 1972 in Derry, which is very close to the Tánaiste's constituency. The outcome of that inquiry was welcomed across the political and religious divides. In 1974, 34 people were killed in the Dublin-Monaghan bombings, most in my own constituency in Dublin Central. The justice committee produced a report, arising from the Judge...
- Order of Business. (17 Jun 2010)
Joe Costello: It relates to the establishment of an inquiry under an independent chairperson that would have access to the relevant documents. Some 56,000 documents were not made available by the British authorities. It was a tragedy in the Republic and no action has been taken on an inquiry.
- Order of Business. (17 Jun 2010)
Joe Costello: I am asking the Tánaiste-----
- Order of Business. (17 Jun 2010)
Joe Costello: It relates to a legislative inquiry. A tribunal of inquiry involves legislation. That is the recommendation from the justice committee that the Irish Government would pursue the matter with the British authorities so the documents which were not accessible to the Barron inquiry or the justice committee would be made available to an independent chairperson who would consider those documents...
- Order of Business. (17 Jun 2010)
Joe Costello: These are serious legislative matters.
- Order of Business. (17 Jun 2010)
Joe Costello: Will the Minister give some indication on this? The previous Taoiseach raised the matter with the previous British Prime Minister. The Tánaiste might give some indication on the intentions of the Government in this matter. Will the funding that has been withdrawn by the Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform from the Justice for the Forgotten group, which is carrying out all the...
- Order of Business. (17 Jun 2010)
Joe Costello: Will it be retained?
- Order of Business. (17 Jun 2010)
Joe Costello: The other matter is the continuation of funding from the Department.
- Order of Business. (17 Jun 2010)
Joe Costello: It was an untruth.
- Interim Economic Partnership Agreements: Motion (17 Jun 2010)
Joe Costello: I wish to contribute to the debate.
- Interim Economic Partnership Agreements: Motion (17 Jun 2010)
Joe Costello: Could I cross the benches and become a spokesperson?
- Written Answers — Enterprise Support Services: Enterprise Support Services (16 Jun 2010)
Joe Costello: Question 48: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Innovation the progress made regarding the commitment given in the Renewed Programme for Government to expand the role of innovation vouchers in allowing growing local enterprises bridge the innovation gap in getting their products or services to the market; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24339/10]
- Written Answers — Economic Competitiveness: Economic Competitiveness (16 Jun 2010)
Joe Costello: Question 53: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Innovation the progress made regarding the commitment given in the Renewed Programme for Government to act on recommendations contained in reports of the Competition Authority within nine months of their publication; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24338/10]
- Written Answers — EU Directives: EU Directives (16 Jun 2010)
Joe Costello: Question 98: To ask the Minister for Finance the way he proposes to transpose the Consumer Credit Directive into domestic legislation; when he proposes to do so; if he proposes to include the discretion for credit unions contained in the Directive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25719/10]