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Education Cuts: Motion (29 Oct 2008)

Joe Costello: That gives the game away.

European Council: Statements (29 Oct 2008)

Joe Costello: I thank Deputy Gilmore for sharing his time. It is good to see the Taoiseach here in the Dáil for this debate on the European Council. We all consider there should be more debates like this in the main Chamber in plenary session. That is one of the recommendations that will come from the sub-committee. I can give the Taoiseach a preview, although it is not official.

European Council: Statements (29 Oct 2008)

Joe Costello: It was understandable in the circumstances that the main item on the agenda was the financial turmoil at the time. There was sustained support for the concerted position taken by the member states, particularly in the eurozone and the United Kingdom coming together. At the same time they were very critical of how the financial institutions operated, their remuneration, regulation,...

European Council: Statements (29 Oct 2008)

Joe Costello: We have articulated the Labour Party position strongly. The European Union position was that all member states should come together and that the issue was one of liquidity rather than providing guarantees for the various financial institutions. While we have gone down the road of doing this, President Sarkozy believed we had been successful in doing so and taken all of the liquidity out of...

European Council: Statements (29 Oct 2008)

Joe Costello: I would like to know what the discussions were on this matter.

European Council: Statements (29 Oct 2008)

Joe Costello: The decision taken was that each member state would ensure a mechanism was found to inject liquidity into their financial institutions. Has any mechanism been found to do this or is there any intention of doing so? I am glad the Taoiseach is here.

European Council: Statements (29 Oct 2008)

Joe Costello: This is not a question but it is the most serious item I could raise here today. At yesterday's meeting of the Joint Committee on European Affairs we had the Departments of the Taoiseach, Finance and Enterprise, Trade and Employment represented. They came to brief us on the submission being made by the Government by the end of this month, not on the Lisbon treaty but on the Lisbon Agenda on...

European Council: Statements (29 Oct 2008)

Joe Costello: I refer to discussion on the banking and financial crisis. Will the Minister, Deputy Martin, elaborate on the financial crisis cell established and what is required on the part of each member state? Will there be a formal structure and secretariat? Do I understand correctly that it can be activated by each member state as they see fit, depending on the emergence of a domestic financial...

European Council: Statements (29 Oct 2008)

Joe Costello: Does it provide guidelines?

Order of Business (29 Oct 2008)

Joe Costello: Good luck Deputy Finian McGrath.

Written Answers — Social Housing: Social Housing (23 Oct 2008)

Joe Costello: Question 24: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if the provision for existing social housing tenants to transfer to housing reserved for incremental purchase applies equally to tenants of local authority apartments and tenants of local authority houses. [36395/08]

Written Answers — Social Housing: Social Housing (23 Oct 2008)

Joe Costello: Question 33: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if a householder under the incremental purchase scheme will be entitled to re-mortgage the property or any portion of it during the life of the scheme; and if the local authority charge will take precedence over any other charge. [36396/08]

Written Answers — Credit Institutions Support Scheme: Credit Institutions Support Scheme (23 Oct 2008)

Joe Costello: Question 78: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will introduce legislation to ensure that mortgagees who default on their mortgages over the duration of the financial guarantee legislation will not be prosecuted in the courts but will have their loans remortgaged or dealt with in a manner that does not result in loss of home or imprisonment; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Garda Investigations: Garda Investigations (23 Oct 2008)

Joe Costello: Question 128: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if the act of vandalism in destroying the Methodist Church on Jones' Road, Dublin 3 can be prosecuted as a criminal offence; if the Garda is investigating the offence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36726/08]

Written Answers — Youth Services: Youth Services (23 Oct 2008)

Joe Costello: Question 170: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the amount allocated to areas (details supplied) in Dublin 7 from the Young People's Services and Facilities Fund; the amount which has been drawn down to date; the use to which the money was put; if the unused portion of the allocation can now be drawn down; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36723/08]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (23 Oct 2008)

Joe Costello: Question 176: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if her attention has been drawn to the case of a person (details supplied) in County Meath who has been waiting for more than six months for a date for an oral hearing in respect of their claim for jobseekers allowance; the average length of time that applicants are waiting for such cases to be processed; the reasons for the...

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (23 Oct 2008)

Joe Costello: Question 275: To ask the Minister for Education and Science when the new girls primary school at Seville Place, Dublin 1 will be built; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36686/08]

Written Answers — Overseas Missions: Overseas Missions (22 Oct 2008)

Joe Costello: Question 49: To ask the Minister for Defence if he will make a statement on the progress of the EURFOR military mission in Chad. [35878/08]

Written Answers — Defence Forces Property: Defence Forces Property (22 Oct 2008)

Joe Costello: Question 37: To ask the Minister for Defence if he will make a statement on the future of St. Bricin's military hospital, Dublin. [35877/08]

Written Answers — Ambulance Service: Ambulance Service (22 Oct 2008)

Joe Costello: Question 88: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason there are two public ambulance services in Dublin; if a single service would be more effective; if savings would result that could be spent on acquiring more ambulances; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36685/08]