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- Social Welfare and Pensions (No. 2) Bill 2009: Committee and Remaining Stages (11 Dec 2009)
Joe Costello: I am delighted to have the opportunity to speak in opposition to this section. It is at the heart of this budget. It is a shameless budget that directly attacks the weakest and most vulnerable in our society. The Green Party is beyond redemption in this matter. It does not seem to appreciate what is being done in its name. This will ring the death knell for Fianna Fáil, which at least...
- Social Welfare and Pensions (No. 2) Bill 2009: Committee and Remaining Stages (11 Dec 2009)
Joe Costello: This is the big picture.
- Social Welfare and Pensions (No. 2) Bill 2009: Committee and Remaining Stages (11 Dec 2009)
Joe Costello: Supporting the cuts.
- Social Welfare and Pensions (No. 2) Bill 2009: Committee and Remaining Stages (11 Dec 2009)
Joe Costello: Do the right thing then.
- Social Welfare and Pensions (No. 2) Bill 2009: Committee and Remaining Stages (11 Dec 2009)
Joe Costello: This the opportunity.
- Social Welfare and Pensions (No. 2) Bill 2009: Committee and Remaining Stages (11 Dec 2009)
Joe Costello: That is right, the people over there.
- Social Welfare and Pensions (No. 2) Bill 2009: Committee and Remaining Stages (11 Dec 2009)
Joe Costello: Look at the poor people the cuts will hurt.
- Social Welfare and Pensions (No. 2) Bill 2009: Committee and Remaining Stages (11 Dec 2009)
Joe Costello: Precisely
- Social Welfare and Pensions (No. 2) Bill 2009: Committee and Remaining Stages (11 Dec 2009)
Joe Costello: The Deputy should do the right thing then.
- Social Welfare and Pensions (No. 2) Bill 2009: Committee and Remaining Stages (11 Dec 2009)
Joe Costello: He is voting with his conscience.
- Social Welfare and Pensions (No. 2) Bill 2009: Committee and Remaining Stages (11 Dec 2009)
Joe Costello: The outrage is on this side.
- Written Answers — Criminal Prosecutions: Criminal Prosecutions (10 Dec 2009)
Joe Costello: Question 50: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if all sections of the Criminal Justice (Amendment) Act, 2009 have now been brought into operation; the number of occasions on which the powers contained in the Act have been used since its enactment; the number of prosecutions transferred to the Special Criminal Court under the provisions of Section 8 of the Act; the...
- Written Answers — Garda Investigations: Garda Investigations (10 Dec 2009)
Joe Costello: Question 53: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the progress made in the Garda investigation regarding activities in a financial institution (details supplied); when he expects that a file will be sent to the Director of Public Prosecutions in view of a newspaper interview; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the public were demanding arrests and would not...
- Order of Business (10 Dec 2009)
Joe Costello: We all have that experience and we would like to see something done about it. My question concerns EU legislation. Two directives must be transposed into domestic legislation. One is the floods directive, which requires the Government and all other member states to conduct a flood risk assessment. The second is the services directive, which relates to major issues that have implications...
- Order of Business (10 Dec 2009)
Joe Costello: There will be no plenary session.
- Order of Business (10 Dec 2009)
Joe Costello: Is not, it is a matter for the Parliament.
- Order of Business (10 Dec 2009)
Joe Costello: The Taoiseach has misrepresented the situation.
- Order of Business (10 Dec 2009)
Joe Costello: Since 1 December, it is a matter for national Parliaments, not for the national Government, in respect of European Union directives. Proposals have been made on this matter.
- Order of Business (10 Dec 2009)
Joe Costello: I would like an answer to my question. Instead of allowing the Minister to put the directive in the library, through statutory instrument, I specifically asked the Taoiseach to allow for both directives to be brought to the floor of this House in the New Year. There are very important implications for our domestic legislation.
- Order of Business (10 Dec 2009)
Joe Costello: This is a question about legislation. This is European legislation that we must transpose into domestic legislation. This should not be done by the Minister. The Minister should not be entitled to do this under the Lisbon treaty. It should be done by the full Parliament, not by a statutory instrument being placed in the Oireachtas Library without debate or discussion. I seek a commitment...