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Written Answers — Misuse of Drugs: Misuse of Drugs (10 Mar 2010)

Joe Costello: Question 174: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the developments in the case of a person (details supplied) who has made several requests to enter the State on holidays with a small amount of prescribed medicine listed in the Misuse of Drugs Act; if they can enter the State for the purpose of holidays and to visit his family; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11776/10]

Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (10 Mar 2010)

Joe Costello: Question 183: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will reconsider her decision to refuse a medical card in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 3; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11844/10]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (10 Mar 2010)

Joe Costello: Question 267: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if she will reinstate child benefit in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 1; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11872/10]

Business of Dáil: Motion (10 Mar 2010)

Joe Costello: Of course, we have arrived at it.

Land and Conveyancing Law Reform (Review of Rent in Certain Cases) (Amendment) Bill 2010: Second Stage (Resumed) (10 Mar 2010)

Joe Costello: I wish to share my time with my party leader, Deputy Gilmore, and Deputy Ciarán Lynch.

Land and Conveyancing Law Reform (Review of Rent in Certain Cases) (Amendment) Bill 2010: Second Stage (Resumed) (10 Mar 2010)

Joe Costello: I suppose I should start off by thanking the Minister of State. It is the first time that I have had the opportunity of thanking him for sharing his time with me and with the Opposition. The present convulsions in the Irish economy have revealed some strange practices in commercial activities. What ordinary citizen in his or her right mind would have imagined that commercial rent reviews...

Finance Bill 2010: Report Stage (Resumed) (10 Mar 2010)

Joe Costello: I was in the chair for the better part of the debate and all the speakers who were offering had concluded their comments. Deputy Burton, who had proposed the amendment, had spoken for the third time and could not speak again. The Minister had concluded his contribution. At that point, the Leas-Cheann Comhairle, Deputy Brendan Howlin, arrived to replace me in the chair and immediately put...

Finance Bill 2010: Report Stage (Resumed) (10 Mar 2010)

Joe Costello: On a point of order, as I described what happened we cannot go back to deal with amendment No. 3 because all of the speakers who had offered had spoken, the proposer of the amendment had concluded and the Minister had concluded his contribution. We cannot return to that amendment. Having voted we had moved from that amendment to amendments Nos. 4 and 5. We cannot return to amendment No. 3....

Finance Bill 2010: Report Stage (Resumed) (10 Mar 2010)

Joe Costello: However, that is not what the Chair is proposing.

Finance Bill 2010: Report Stage (Resumed) (10 Mar 2010)

Joe Costello: How can we commence the debate on an amendment that has been completed? The debate cannot commence on that basis.

Written Answers — North-South Bodies: North-South Bodies (9 Mar 2010)

Joe Costello: Question 109: To ask the Taoiseach the number of North and South bodies in operation; the number and names of board members on each body; the remuneration received by each member; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11482/10]

Written Answers — Drug Treatment Programme: Drug Treatment Programme (9 Mar 2010)

Joe Costello: Question 180: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number, names and locations of all drug treatment services and projects in the Dublin 1 and Dublin 7 areas and which are statutory and which are non-statutory; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11479/10]

Written Answers — National Drugs Strategy: National Drugs Strategy (9 Mar 2010)

Joe Costello: Question 287: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the number of local drugs tasks forces here; the funding granted to each task force in each of the past three years including the funding for 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11485/10]

Written Answers — Local Authority Housing: Local Authority Housing (9 Mar 2010)

Joe Costello: Question 357: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of tenant purchases of local authority houses in each of the past ten years in Dublin; the number in the rest of the country; the number of tenant purchases which were sold in the same period in Dublin; the number in the rest of the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11484/10]

Written Answers — Broadcasting Services: Broadcasting Services (9 Mar 2010)

Joe Costello: Question 380: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the main elements in the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland's budget for 2010; the reason there appears to be a 27% increase in the 2009 budgetary figures; the reason the broadcasters regulated by the BAI must pay for the entire budget; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11486/10]

Written Answers — Medicinal Products: Medicinal Products (3 Mar 2010)

Joe Costello: Question 123: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the action she will take to reduce the cost of over the counter medicines; her plans to meet with the pharmaceutical industry regarding same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10435/10]

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (3 Mar 2010)

Joe Costello: Question 59: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her plans to build further primary care units from public moneys; the locations and timeframe for same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10436/10]

Appointments to State Boards. (2 Mar 2010)

Joe Costello: Especially the Green Party members. They have learned a lot.

Ministerial Travel. (2 Mar 2010)

Joe Costello: Happy Jack.

Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2009 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (2 Mar 2010)

Joe Costello: I am delighted to have the opportunity of speaking on this legislation. A good point on which to start is the one on which Deputy Kitt finished: while I welcome this Bill, it is a pity we did not have it much earlier. It was during the boom years that we needed such legislation, to allow proper spatial planning and development and ensure the work that was required was done properly,...