Results 4,201-4,220 of 7,777 for speaker:Joe Costello
- Irish Economy: Motion (18 Feb 2009)
Joe Costello: The Deputy wants to cover up corruption.
- Irish Economy: Motion (18 Feb 2009)
Joe Costello: It is. Only the public sector is affected.
- Irish Economy: Motion (18 Feb 2009)
Joe Costello: The Deputy should stay on and listen.
- Employment Law Compliance Bill 2008: Second Stage (Resumed) (18 Feb 2009)
Joe Costello: That provision exists.
- Nursing Homes Support Scheme Bill 2008: Second Stage (Resumed) (18 Feb 2009)
Joe Costello: I am pleased to have the opportunity to contribute to the debate on this Bill. Not many of us on this side of the House agree with the Minister that the so-called fair deal lives up to its name. The Labour Party has major concerns about some of the unfair aspects of the scheme. The purpose of the scheme is to provide for those requiring long-term institutional care. The legislation is...
- Order of Business (18 Feb 2009)
Joe Costello: Will the Taoiseach give the House some idea of when the PricewaterhouseCoopers report will be laid before the Houses of the Oireachtas as promised so that all Members will have the opportunity to read all the details which the Minister for Finance may have missed when he was going through it? I refer to reports in today's newspapers that the European Commission will more or less take us into...
- Order of Business (18 Feb 2009)
Joe Costello: This is related to legislation.
- Order of Business (18 Feb 2009)
Joe Costello: I refer to the debt ratio which is going up by a multiple of three or four of what it should be and the breach of the Stability and Growth Pact. Is the Taoiseach proposing to introduce any legislative measure so that we do not find ourselves in the doghouse vis à vis the European Union on this issue?
- Order of Business (18 Feb 2009)
Joe Costello: We have not been in Government for the past 12 years.
- Order of Business (18 Feb 2009)
Joe Costello: We would like the entire report.
- Order of Business (18 Feb 2009)
Joe Costello: My question was when would we get the report. I raised this issue last week and we were promised it then.
- Written Answers — Ministerial Appointments: Ministerial Appointments (17 Feb 2009)
Joe Costello: Question 106: To ask the Minister for Transport when he will appoint the new chief executive officer for the Dublin Transport Authority; the estimated date for the full operation of the DTA; the annual running costs of the organisation; when he plans to introduce the Public Transport Regulation Bill to transform the DTA into a national transport regulator; the impact this will have on...
- Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (17 Feb 2009)
Joe Costello: Question 113: To ask the Minister for Transport when he will bring forward legislation to reform the 1932 bus licensing law; the new measures the proposed new bus legislation will contain; the way he will reform the bus licensing system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5804/09]
- Written Answers — Employment Rights: Employment Rights (17 Feb 2009)
Joe Costello: Question 122: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if she has received a reply from the National Employment Rights Authority and the Health and Safety Authority in response to Parliamentary Question No. 144 of 9 December 2008; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5622/09]
- Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (17 Feb 2009)
Joe Costello: Question 200: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason a person (details supplied) in Dublin 3 has not received their medical card despite supplying the information on numerous occasions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5624/09]
- Written Answers — Private Health Insurance: Private Health Insurance (17 Feb 2009)
Joe Costello: Question 213: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the percentage increase in annual subscription for each of the health plans provided by the VHI in each of the past five years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5727/09]
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (17 Feb 2009)
Joe Costello: Question 223: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will review the circumstances of a case (details supplied) with a view to resolving the custody issues; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5769/09]
- Written Answers — Medical Consent: Medical Consent (17 Feb 2009)
Joe Costello: Question 246: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if legal guardians must give joint consent to medical treatment for a child as appears to be the interpretation of section 6(1) of the Guardianship of Infants Act 1964 or if the Health Service Executive is correct in stating that consent is required from only one person with parental responsibility; and if she will make a statement on...
- Written Answers — Cancer Screening Programme: Cancer Screening Programme (17 Feb 2009)
Joe Costello: Question 251: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason a person (details supplied) in Dublin 7 has not been given an appointment date by BreastCheck; the average length of waiting time for women over 50 years in the Dublin area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6091/09]
- Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (17 Feb 2009)
Joe Costello: Question 295: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will respond to correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5725/09]