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Order of Business (16 Sep 2009)

Joe Costello: I wish to ask the Taoiseach about two matters. First, when does he propose to introduced the promised European defence agency Bill? Second, the report of the Standards in Public Office Commission was made in the context of the referendum in July last year. A request was made to the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government that legislative sanctions be introduced...

Order of Business (16 Sep 2009)

Joe Costello: The request concerns Mr. Ganley who on four different occasions refused to provide the information requested by the Standards in Public Office Commission.

Order of Business (16 Sep 2009)

Joe Costello: The commission requested the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government to introduce amending legislation to impose sanctions so that third parties of that nature would have to provide the appropriate information as requested.

Order of Business (10 Jul 2009)

Joe Costello: Has the Tánaiste any date for the publication of the European Defence Agency Bill?

Criminal Justice (Amendment) Bill 2009: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (10 Jul 2009)

Joe Costello: I do not wish to reopen the debate on this matter. I am sure most of the Deputies present wish to move on to deal with other issues. Section 7 contains a definition in respect of what constitutes a criminal gang. It seems that virtually any three people operating in concert - and in any capacity - could be deemed to be a criminal gang. It is similar to the Lord's pronouncement to the...

Criminal Justice (Amendment) Bill 2009: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (10 Jul 2009)

Joe Costello: None of us ever expected the day would come when we would be asked to declare or admit that the ordinary courts of the land are not adequate to deal with the administration of justice. The jury trial is a cornerstone of the criminal justice system. I am concerned about the question of constitutionality. We have incorporated the European Convention on Human Rights into legislation. Serious...

Proposed Legislation. (9 Jul 2009)

Joe Costello: Question 35: To ask the Minister for Transport if he will reduce the legal blood alcohol level from 80 mg per 100 ml to 50 mg per 100 ml; if this measure will be provided for in the new Road Traffic Bill; when this Bill will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28386/09]

Twenty-Eighth Amendment of the Constitution (Treaty of Lisbon) Bill 2009: Second Stage (8 Jul 2009)

Joe Costello: A BlackBerry.

Twenty-Eighth Amendment of the Constitution (Treaty of Lisbon) Bill 2009: Second Stage (8 Jul 2009)

Joe Costello: The Minister is a cut above the usual.

Twenty-Eighth Amendment of the Constitution (Treaty of Lisbon) Bill 2009: Second Stage (8 Jul 2009)

Joe Costello: I welcome the opportunity of discussing the Twenty-Eighth Amendment of the Constitution (Treaty of Lisbon) Bill 2009. There has been a great flurry of activity in the past day or two, with the publication of the White Paper today, the announcement of the chair of the referendum commission, Mr. Justice Frank Clarke, who I believe will do an excellent job, the proposed postcards and, finally,...

(8 Jul 2009)

Joe Costello: I thank Deputy Quinn for tabling the Institutional Child Abuse Bill 2009. Some weeks ago in the House we were appalled by the contributions detailing the contents of the Ryan report including the appalling treatment of vulnerable children put in the care of the State and religious orders. Deputy Quinn's Bill proposes to move on the debate. The issue must not rest here and we must ensure...

(8 Jul 2009)

Joe Costello: I am sure Deputy Quinn would be very pleased to receive any amendments. I seek an amendment regarding the immediate relatives of children who died in reformatories and industrial schools. Such people should have the right to have the remains of their loved ones exhumed such that they could be re-interred in a family plot in the local graveyard rather than where they are at present....

Twenty-Eighth Amendment of the Constitution (Treaty of Lisbon) Bill 2009: Second Stage (Resumed) (8 Jul 2009)

Joe Costello: He is on the road to Damascus.

Written Answers — Budgetary Strategy: Budgetary Strategy (8 Jul 2009)

Joe Costello: Question 37: To ask the Minister for Finance the level of fiscal consolidation he expects to carry out in budget 2010; the approximate balance between tax and expenditure measures; the projected negative tax buoyancy and negative growth impact of this consolidation exercise on the economy in 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27990/09]

Written Answers — Debt Levels: Debt Levels (8 Jul 2009)

Joe Costello: Question 91: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the spread on recently raised Irish sovereign debt above the benchmark German bonds; if he expects these spreads to ease or to become more pronounced over the 2009 to 2010 period; the expected impact of elevated bond spreads on the cost of financing the national debt in 2009 and 2010; the expected cost in nominal terms and as a...

Written Answers — Banking Sector: Banking Sector (8 Jul 2009)

Joe Costello: Question 153: To ask the Minister for Finance the steps he will take to address the failure of the banks to provide a flow of credit to Irish business, particularly, the small business sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28348/09]

Written Answers — Greenhouse Gas Emissions: Greenhouse Gas Emissions (8 Jul 2009)

Joe Costello: Question 402: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the changes in greenhouse gas emissions over the past five years; his targets for each year up to 2020 to reach the 20% reduction guidelines for the EU; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28352/09]

National Minimum Wage. (7 Jul 2009)

Joe Costello: Question 38: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if she has made a submission in regard to the review of the national minimum wage currently being carried out by the Labour Court; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27427/09]

Order of Business (7 Jul 2009)

Joe Costello: Tomorrow the House will discuss the Lisbon treaty. There will not be much time, about five hours in all, devoted to its discussion. It is obvious, therefore, that we will not be dealing in detail with the items listed on the Order Paper. I ask about the number of pieces of legislation promised under Towards 2016 relating to protection of workers from exploitation in the workplace and the...

Order of Business (7 Jul 2009)

Joe Costello: We need a timescale before the year is over.