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Order of Business (12 Mar 2008)

Joe Costello: Arising out of the reply to Deputy Gilmore in regard to this somewhat illusive date for the referendum on the Lisbon reform treaty of 12, 13 or 14 June, will the Taoiseach engage in the negotiations before the debate starts in the next session? Given that 13 June happens to be a Friday, it may not be the best day to have it. Will he allow a comprehensive debate in the House to allow every...

Written Answers — Departmental Properties: Departmental Properties (11 Mar 2008)

Joe Costello: Question 187: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the procedures and conditions under which the Health Service Executive lands at Grangegorman will be vested in the Grangegorman Development Agency; the timescale for finalising the vesting of the lands, in view of the fact that the master planners have been appointed and commenced work; and the reason an area (details supplied) is not...

Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (11 Mar 2008)

Joe Costello: Question 214: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when the means threshold for the medical card was last increased; when it is proposed to increase the means threshold again; the number of medical card holders who have lost the medical card as a result of the failure to increase; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10210/08]

Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (11 Mar 2008)

Joe Costello: Question 213: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason homeless people are denied the medical card; the number of homeless applicants who have been refused the medical card in each of the past five years because they have no fixed abode; if she will put in place a mechanism to enable homeless people to avail of their entitlement; and if she will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Property Transfers: Property Transfers (11 Mar 2008)

Joe Costello: Question 366: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the procedures and conditions under which the Dublin Institute of Technology lands will be vested in the Grangegorman Development Agency; and the timescale for finalising the vesting of the lands, in view of the fact that the master planners have been appointed and commenced work. [10015/08]

Written Answers — Work Permits: Work Permits (11 Mar 2008)

Joe Costello: Question 452: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the circumstances in which students from abroad are entitled to work while studying here; the circumstances there are for enabling such students to apply for residency; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10029/08]

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (11 Mar 2008)

Joe Costello: Question 461: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform, further to Parliamentary Question No. 301 of February 2008, if his attention has been drawn to the fact that a person (details supplied) in Dublin 3 applied for residency in April 2007; if he will expedite that application; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10105/08]

Written Answers — Asylum Applications: Asylum Applications (11 Mar 2008)

Joe Costello: Question 487: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the progress of the application for asylum of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 1; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10485/08]

Order of Business (11 Mar 2008)

Joe Costello: I see the Minister for Education and Science here. Could the Taoiseach tell us whether there are proposals to amend the Vocational Education Act to allow the VEC authorities to take on patronage of primary schools?

Schools Building Projects. (6 Mar 2008)

Joe Costello: I am sure the Minister of State will have appropriate, correct and good news for me. There has been a long-standing problem with gaelscoil Bharra, an all-Irish school established in 1996 which has been in operation for more than 12 years. It was established in prefabricated buildings because there was nothing else there. Little did the students, parents and staff think that 12 years down...

Schools Building Projects. (6 Mar 2008)

Joe Costello: I hope it is the right answer for me.

Written Answers — Driving Tests: Driving Tests (6 Mar 2008)

Joe Costello: Question 66: To ask the Minister for Transport when he will publish the legislation necessary for rolling out the graduated driving licence programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9609/08]

Written Answers — Mental Health Services: Mental Health Services (5 Mar 2008)

Joe Costello: Question 132: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will clarify the commitment in the Programme for Government that states that funds will be ringfenced from the sale of existing mental hospitals, estimated to be approximately €800 million, to fund community based services; if, as this statement is under the heading mental health services, the money will all be spent on...

Written Answers — Health Service Staff: Health Service Staff (5 Mar 2008)

Joe Costello: Question 149: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of Health Service Executive grade VIII and above posts on 31 December 2007; the number of these posts on 29 February 2008; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9296/08]

Finance Bill 2008: Report Stage (5 Mar 2008)

Joe Costello: That is Deputy Burton's right of reply. Strictly speaking, nobody else can come in at this point. Deputy Mansergh has asked to be allowed to say a few words. Each Deputy can speak twice and the mover of the amendment has the right of reply. The Minister can only speak twice so he is not entitled to reply to anything said by the Deputy after that.

Finance Bill 2008: Report Stage (5 Mar 2008)

Joe Costello: Amendment No. 2 in the name of Deputy Burton arises out of Committee Stage. I remind Deputies that this is Report Stage. We spent three quarters of an hour on amendment No. 1. After Deputies speak on the first occasion, they have only two minutes to speak after that. Ideally, we should be moving much faster.

Written Answers — Drug Seizures: Drug Seizures (4 Mar 2008)

Joe Costello: Question 135: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the quantity and values of seizures of heroin, cocaine, cannabis and other drugs here during 2007; the proportion of the overall flow of drugs into Ireland believed to be represented by these seizures; the new initiatives he is planning to control the flow of illegal drugs into Ireland; and if he will make a statement on...

Written Answers — Drugs in Prisons: Drugs in Prisons (4 Mar 2008)

Joe Costello: Question 163: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the steps he will take to end the flow of drugs to prisons, in view of the disclosure that inmates have tested positive for drugs 40,000 times over the past three years; the prisons or places of detention that are regarded as drug free; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8967/08]

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (4 Mar 2008)

Joe Costello: Question 209: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance his views on correspondence (details supplied); if he will reduce VAT on defibrillators from 21% to 13.5%; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9183/08]

Written Answers — Irish Blood Transfusion Service: Irish Blood Transfusion Service (4 Mar 2008)

Joe Costello: Question 290: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason blood donors records were being transported in the public arena by a staff member of the New York blood centre without security on a New York street; the steps being taken to prevent such records being stolen in future; the steps being taken to allay donors' fears; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9184/08]