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Written Answers — Higher Education Grants: Higher Education Grants (22 Apr 2010)

Joe Costello: Question 183: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Science the amount of money she expects to save annually from the abolition of the maintenance grant for people on back to education allowance in budget 2010; if her attention has been drawn to the fact that mature students and marginalised groups will suffer disproportionately; if she will consider reversing these cuts; and...

National Monuments. (21 Apr 2010)

Joe Costello: Like many people in the country, I have welcomed the decision to designate Nos. 14 to 18 Moore Street as a national monument. This happened after a long campaign initiated by the National Graves Association and which has been carried on since by the Save 16 Moore Street group. The intention was to save the last headquarters of the leaders of the 1916 Rising. That was No.16 Moore Street but...

Written Answers — Army Equitation School: Army Equitation School (21 Apr 2010)

Joe Costello: Question 94: To ask the Minister for Defence the 2010 programme for the Army equitation school. [15610/10]

Written Answers — Departmental Funding: Departmental Funding (21 Apr 2010)

Joe Costello: Question 98: To ask the Minister for Defence the level of funding by the State of the Representative Association for Commissioned Officers, RACO, and the Permanent Defence Forces Other Ranks Representative Association, PDFORRA; the number of staff that they both employ; and the numbers they represent. [15611/10]

Central Bank Reform Bill 2010: Second Stage (Resumed) (21 Apr 2010)

Joe Costello: As Deputy Morgan and I are sharing the next slot, I ask him to take the first ten minutes and indicate that he will share time with me.

Central Bank Reform Bill 2010: Second Stage (Resumed) (21 Apr 2010)

Joe Costello: The Deputy should indicate that he is sharing time.

Central Bank Reform Bill 2010: Second Stage (Resumed) (21 Apr 2010)

Joe Costello: That is agreed by the House.

Central Bank Reform Bill 2010: Second Stage (Resumed) (21 Apr 2010)

Joe Costello: I am delighted to have an opportunity to say a few words on this Bill. It is the first legislative proposal to deal with the flawed regulatory and supervisory mechanism that was in place until now. We certainly need a better system of regulation and supervision. We need to ensure there is integrity and that the structures put in place are not flawed and are subject to subversion. The...

Central Bank Reform Bill 2010: Second Stage (Resumed) (21 Apr 2010)

Joe Costello: It is a commission of inquiry, and if the Deputy has read the legislation under which such a commission is established, he will see that the intention is to carry out a private inquiry into matters. The function of the commission is to avoid the public inquiries of tribunals and that is why it was established by the former Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform, Michael McDowell. It...

Central Bank Reform Bill 2010: Second Stage (Resumed) (21 Apr 2010)

Joe Costello: That is agreed.

Order of Business (21 Apr 2010)

Joe Costello: A number of Deputies have asked questions on legislation relating to head shops.

Order of Business (21 Apr 2010)

Joe Costello: This is a different angle. Last night I raised the issue on the Adjournment and the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform graced the House with his presence. However, he did not throw any light on the proposals, which last Friday he declared were imminent, regarding introducing legislation to empower the Garda to deal with the matter. This has been raised almost every week for the...

Order of Business (21 Apr 2010)

Joe Costello: There is no Government progress on it.

Order of Business (21 Apr 2010)

Joe Costello: My question was-----

Order of Business (21 Apr 2010)

Joe Costello: Will the Taoiseach accept the Bill that is before the House? He did not reply to that question.

Order of Business (21 Apr 2010)

Joe Costello: The matter has been addressed for the past 12 months and there is no sign of any progress taking place. There is something already there. Will the Taoiseach take that on board and deal with it?

Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (20 Apr 2010)

Joe Costello: Question 263: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will reconsider her decision to refuse to renew a medical card in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 1; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14700/10]

Substance Abuse. (20 Apr 2010)

Joe Costello: I am pleased to see the Minister of Justice, Equality and Law Reform in the House. The situation with regard to head shops has been deteriorating for a period of time. At least eight head shops have been attacked, largely through arson, with some fire-bombed. Many of them were severely damaged. In my constituency two were attacked with one totally demolished. The absence of any...

Dublin Docklands Development Authority.Turbary Rights. (1 Apr 2010)

Joe Costello: I welcome the Minister, Deputy Gormley, to the House and thank him for taking this motion on the Adjournment. As he will be aware, last year he commissioned two reports relating to the operation of the Dublin Docklands Development Authority. At the time, there were serious concerns about its governance and about planning issues, and the Minister requested the new chairwoman of the authority,...

Dublin Docklands Development Authority.Turbary Rights. (1 Apr 2010)

Joe Costello: The Minister stated that he had to get the Attorney General to have a look at them. Nevertheless, it seems a considerable period of time has elapsed and I now seek a date for their publication. It is inevitable that in the case of reports of such importance some of their contents will be eventually leaked to the media. In those leaked reports there were serious allegations that State money...