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Written Answers — Taxi Regulations: Taxi Regulations (9 Jun 2009)

Joe Costello: Question 328: To ask the Minister for Transport the reason people who have had a public service vehicle licence for many years should now have to sit a new driving test and pay a fee of €250 for the licence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22375/09]

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (9 Jun 2009)

Joe Costello: Question 351: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the status of the application for subsidiary protection by a person (details supplied) in Dublin 9; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22102/09]

Confidence in Government: Motion (9 Jun 2009)

Joe Costello: I thank my colleague, Deputy Brendan Howlin, for sharing his time. This is a very timely and important motion coming as it does immediately following the people having spoken in the European elections and in local elections. These were very extensive elections involving every constituency. In every constituency except Laois-Offaly, the message has been the same; Fianna Fáil has been...

Confidence in Government: Motion (9 Jun 2009)

Joe Costello: The left took the seats.

Confidence in Government: Motion (9 Jun 2009)

Joe Costello: The Workers Party got the seats, not the Labour Party. We are all together now.

Confidence in Government: Motion (9 Jun 2009)

Joe Costello: The Minister need not question me. It is not a question I can answer.

Confidence in Government: Motion (9 Jun 2009)

Joe Costello: Is the Minister's rhetorical questioning-----

Confidence in Government: Motion (9 Jun 2009)

Joe Costello: It was not the case in the country, only on Dublin City Council.

Confidence in Government: Motion (9 Jun 2009)

Joe Costello: People said Fianna Fáil was dishonourable then and the Minister is going to be dishonourable now.

Confidence in Government: Motion (9 Jun 2009)

Joe Costello: God help him, the poor man. He should not be in the job at all. Would the Minister not help him a bit?

Confidence in Government: Motion (9 Jun 2009)

Joe Costello: This sounds like a soundbite speech.

Confidence in Government: Motion (9 Jun 2009)

Joe Costello: We agree there with the Minister.

Confidence in Government: Motion (9 Jun 2009)

Joe Costello: Not nearly as much as the Green Party and Fianna Fáil do.

Confidence in Government: Motion (9 Jun 2009)

Joe Costello: Did the Minister not hear the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government, Deputy Gormley, describe Fianna Fáil as a right-of-centre party?

Confidence in Government: Motion (9 Jun 2009)

Joe Costello: It is so funny.

Confidence in Government: Motion (9 Jun 2009)

Joe Costello: I referred to what happened the last time and it could happen again.

Confidence in Government: Motion (9 Jun 2009)

Joe Costello: That is not games.

Confidence in Government: Motion (9 Jun 2009)

Joe Costello: This time last year the Government mismanaged the situation.

Confidence in Government: Motion (9 Jun 2009)

Joe Costello: The Minister should be careful.

Order of Business (9 Jun 2009)

Joe Costello: Will the Taoiseach endeavour to have the recently published legislation on the regulation of management companies of multi-unit accommodation processed through the Houses before the summer recess? Will he prioritise it, due to the urgency of the situation? There is a crying need for this legislation as many apartment complexes are suffering severely because of the recession.