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Written Answers — Human Rights Issues: Human Rights Issues (17 Feb 2009)

Joe Costello: Question 296: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of cases which have been taken to the European Court of Human Rights since Ireland transposed the European Convention of Human Rights into law in 2003; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5726/09]

Written Answers — Prisoner Releases: Prisoner Releases (17 Feb 2009)

Joe Costello: Question 298: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the circumstances under which remission of sentence is granted to male and female prisoners; if he proposes to change the period of remission from a quarter to one third; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5768/09]

Written Answers — Visa Applications: Visa Applications (17 Feb 2009)

Joe Costello: Question 299: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will grant a visa to a person (details supplied) to visit Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5770/09]

Written Answers — Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission: Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission (17 Feb 2009)

Joe Costello: Question 305: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the criteria for appointment to membership of the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6090/09]

Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (17 Feb 2009)

Joe Costello: Question 484: To ask the Minister for Education and Science his proposals for a new residential development for blind and visually impaired children at a centre (details supplied) in Dublin 9. [5623/09]

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (17 Feb 2009)

Joe Costello: Question 501: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the progress made in building a permanent school for a school (details supplied) in Dublin 7; if he will replace the four worst prefabs in the meantime; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5767/09]

Written Answers — Official Engagements: Official Engagements (12 Feb 2009)

Joe Costello: Question 50: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the details of his visit to Syria and Lebanon; the discussions which were held and the persons with whom they were held; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5207/09]

Written Answers — Official Engagements: Official Engagements (12 Feb 2009)

Joe Costello: Question 72: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if it is proposed that, as has become customary, the Taoiseach is to travel to the United States over the St Patrick's Day 2009 period; if it is envisioned that he will meet the new US President on such a trip; if it is further proposed to discuss the issue of the undocumented Irish in the USA at that time; and if he will make a statement...

Order of Business (12 Feb 2009)

Joe Costello: I ask the Tánaiste about the commitment the Minister for Finance made in the House to me yesterday, that he would endeavour to have the PricewaterhouseCoopers report placed in the Library as quickly as possible? Can we be assured that the report will be in the Library before the legislation on the recapitalisation is brought forward?

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Joe Costello: The Minister promised.

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Joe Costello: No.

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Joe Costello: Could I clarify it for the Tánaiste? I asked that the PricewaterhouseCoopers report, which was a report into six banks including Anglo Irish Bank, would be laid in the Library for us to peruse. It was the intention that it would cover all of the banks and the Minister seemed to indicate that he was prepared to do that.

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Joe Costello: He indicated that he was prepared to do that but that he would take whatever confidential item——

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Joe Costello: Could I get clarification on that? We will have a debate on the legislation to recapitalise the banks. That is coming up. Can we get a commitment from the Minister that the report will be in the Library before that debate takes place?

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Joe Costello: We are not looking for the full report. I asked for the expurgated report, where the sensitive information would be deleted. Nobody wanted the sensitive information.

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Joe Costello: Can we get a commitment now?

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Joe Costello: Could we get some clarification?

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Joe Costello: Have we got a commitment to that and that would be done before the legislation on recapitalisation is brought before the House?

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Joe Costello: The Minister did not make any such condition. The only condition——

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Joe Costello: There was one condition, a Cheann Comhairle, for the record of the House.