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Order of Business (4 Feb 2010)

Joe Costello: What Department is drawing up the regulations?

Written Answers — Public Sector Pay: Public Sector Pay (4 Feb 2010)

Joe Costello: Question 22: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the savings that will accrue to his Department arising from the public service pay cuts applied by the Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest (No.2) Act; the number of personnel whose pay has been cut; the average reduction in each case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5588/10]

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (4 Feb 2010)

Joe Costello: Question 65: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of personnel in his Department, the Garda and agencies for which his Department has responsibility to whom the full public service pay cuts provided by the Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest (No. 2) Act will not apply by virtue of Circular 28/2009 issued by the Department of Finance on 22...

Written Answers — Public Service Remuneration: Public Service Remuneration (3 Feb 2010)

Joe Costello: Question 160: To ask the Minister for Finance the reason, after the passage of the Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest (No. 2) Act, 2009, he chose to reduce the cuts in basic pay of certain senior public servants to the extent that their cuts in basic pay are a smaller proportion of basic pay than cuts endured by the lowest paid public servants; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Garda Investigations: Garda Investigations (3 Feb 2010)

Joe Costello: Question 254: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if the file in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Sligo will be reviewed in order that an investigation will re-open; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5438/10]

Written Answers — Garda Recruitment: Garda Recruitment (3 Feb 2010)

Joe Costello: Question 262: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the reason for the delay in recruiting new gardaí who have passed the relevant examinations and interviews; when the next recruitment will take place; the number of gardaí that will be recruited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5493/10]

Written Answers — Human Rights Issues: Human Rights Issues (3 Feb 2010)

Joe Costello: Question 284: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if his attention has been drawn to a large number of Roma families living in camps in north Mitrovica, Kosovo, which are highly toxic with lead poisoning; if his further attention has been drawn to the fact that some persons have been there for 11 years and the effects on the health of men, women and children is extremely harmful; if he...

Gangland Crime: Motion (Resumed) (3 Feb 2010)

Joe Costello: I thank Deputy Upton for sharing her time with me. As the Leas-Cheann Comhairle knows, these motions arise on a regular basis. The situation seems to be deteriorating constantly. This year opened with a spate of gangland murders, as did 2009. It is no longer strange. It is par for the course, something we have come to expect. Only six years ago the then Minister for Justice, Equality...

Written Answers — EU Directives: EU Directives (2 Feb 2010)

Joe Costello: Question 175: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if there are EU Directives which require to be transposed into primary or secondary legislation; the list of such directives; the date they were drafted by the Commission; when she intends to transpose them into domestic law; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4712/10]

Written Answers — Appointments to State Boards: Appointments to State Boards (2 Feb 2010)

Joe Costello: Question 160: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the criteria used in making the appointments to the board of FÁS, as announced by her on 22 January 2010; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4829/10]

Written Answers — EU Directives: EU Directives (2 Feb 2010)

Joe Costello: Question 165: To ask the Taoiseach if there are EU Directives which require to be transposed into primary or secondary legislation; the list of such directives; the date they were drafted by the Commission; when he intends to transpose them into domestic law; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4719/10]

Written Answers — EU Directives: EU Directives (2 Feb 2010)

Joe Costello: Question 215: To ask the Minister for Finance when he will transpose the EU floods directive into law; the reason he has decided to transpose it by way of statutory instrument without recourse to the normal parliamentary process for primary legislation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4591/10]

Written Answers — Redundancy Payments: Redundancy Payments (2 Feb 2010)

Joe Costello: Question 232: To ask the Minister for Finance if there are EU directives which require to be transposed into primary or secondary legislation; the list of such directives; the date they were drafted by the Commission; when he intends to transpose them into domestic law; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4714/10]

Written Answers — Drug Seizures: Drug Seizures (2 Feb 2010)

Joe Costello: Question 269: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if the Director of Public Prosecutions has determined if the gardaí can prosecute seizures of prescribed drugs which are sold on the streets; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4588/10]

Written Answers — Inter-Country Adoptions: Inter-Country Adoptions (2 Feb 2010)

Joe Costello: Question 286: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the position regarding inter-country adoption between Ireland and Vietnam; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4592/10]

Written Answers — EU Directives: EU Directives (2 Feb 2010)

Joe Costello: Question 294: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if there are EU Directives which require to be transposed into primary or secondary legislation; the list of such directives; the date they were drafted by the Commission; when she intends to transpose them into domestic law; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4716/10]

Written Answers — EU Directives: EU Directives (2 Feb 2010)

Joe Costello: Question 351: To ask the Minister for Transport if there are EU directives which require to be transposed into primary or secondary legislation; the list of such directives; the date they were drafted by the Commission; when he intends to transpose them into domestic law; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4720/10]

Written Answers — EU Directives: EU Directives (2 Feb 2010)

Joe Costello: Question 370: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if there are EU directives which require to be transposed into primary or secondary legislation; the list of such directives; the date they were drafted by the Commission; when he intends to transpose them into domestic law; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4717/10]

Written Answers — EU Directives: EU Directives (2 Feb 2010)

Joe Costello: Question 398: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if there are EU directives which require to be transposed into primary or secondary legislation; the list of such directives; the date they were drafted by the Commission; when he intends to transpose them into domestic law; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4715/10]

Written Answers — Human Rights Issues: Human Rights Issues (2 Feb 2010)

Joe Costello: Question 399: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the European Rule of Law Mission in Kosovo has refused to meet with a person (details supplied) from the Roma Refugee Foundation to discuss the failure to medically treat or evacuate the Roma families living in the toxic camps in north Mitrovica; and if he will make a statement on the...