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Written Answers — Mobile Telephony: Mobile Telephony (27 Sep 2007)

Joe Costello: Question 150: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of mobile telephones which have been seized in each prison in the past twelve months; if any prosecutions for possession of mobile phones have taken place or are pending; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21173/07]

Written Answers — Third Level Grants: Third Level Grants (27 Sep 2007)

Joe Costello: Question 151: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if his attention has been brought to the fact that third level grants are not available to the non-Irish parents of Irish born children; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21171/07]

Shannon Airport: Motion (27 Sep 2007)

Joe Costello: Shame on the Minister.

Irish Sign Language. (26 Sep 2007)

Joe Costello: I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Killeen, to the House. This is the Irish Deaf Society's awareness week. The central theme of the week is the quite serious campaign to get recognition for Irish sign language. It is the indigenous language of the deaf community and affects approximately 40,000 people. It is a minority language which has all the attributes of an oral language in...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (26 Sep 2007)

Joe Costello: Question 177: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the number of Irish nationals who have been refused social welfare payments under the two year habitual residence requirement introduced in 2004; the number of persons, other than Irish nationals who have had payments refused on the same grounds; if he has plans to review or relax the restriction; and if he will make a statement...

Written Answers — Public Inquiry: Public Inquiry (26 Sep 2007)

Joe Costello: Question 434: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her views on establishing a public enquiry into the allegations contained in a letter (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20923/07]

Written Answers — Bullying in the Workplace: Bullying in the Workplace (26 Sep 2007)

Joe Costello: Question 533: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the regulations in place to counteract bullying in the workplace; and the number of cases of bullying that have been dealt with by his Department. [19922/07]

Written Answers — Youth Services: Youth Services (26 Sep 2007)

Joe Costello: Question 674: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if her attention has been drawn to the crisis in a youth service caused by the threat of the school authorities to withdraw use of a small part of the premises at a school (details supplied) in Dublin 7 which facilitates the youth service and its employment, on community employment, of 19 local people; and if she will make a...

Written Answers — Third Level Education: Third Level Education (26 Sep 2007)

Joe Costello: Question 732: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she will set up a task force to examine the provision of accommodation for third level students; the number of dedicated student accommodation units available in each of the towns and cities which have third level institutions; when the tax incentives for purpose built student accommodation will expire; and if she will make a...

Written Answers — Trainee Teachers' Remuneration: Trainee Teachers' Remuneration (26 Sep 2007)

Joe Costello: Question 733: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if her attention has been drawn to the fact that over 5,000 primary school trainee teachers must fund all of their teaching practice resource materials and that the average cost per student of such materials is €350; if she will introduce a scheme to subsidise the cost of the resource materials; and if she will make a statement on...

Written Answers — Higher Education Grants: Higher Education Grants (26 Sep 2007)

Joe Costello: Question 854: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she will make third level grants available to the non Irish parents of Irish born children equivalent to the grants available to Irish citizens; if she will respond to correspondence from a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21139/07]

Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (26 Sep 2007)

Joe Costello: Question 879: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the reason for the delay in processing the case of a person (details supplied); when a decision will be made; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19744/07]

Written Answers — Deportation Orders: Deportation Orders (26 Sep 2007)

Joe Costello: Question 896: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if his attention has been drawn to the case of persons (details supplied); and if he will reconsider his decision to deport them. [19928/07]

Written Answers — Garda Investigations: Garda Investigations (26 Sep 2007)

Joe Costello: Question 923: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the status of the investigation into the Northern Ireland bank robbery 2005; if a person (details supplied) is under investigation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20248/07]

Written Answers — EU Directives: EU Directives (26 Sep 2007)

Joe Costello: Question 996: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if his attention has been drawn to the proposed EU Framework Decision on procedural rights in criminal proceedings; the reason Ireland has opposed the measure which would provide minimum standards for treatment of suspects in custody; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20411/07]

Written Answers — Drugs in Prisons: Drugs in Prisons (26 Sep 2007)

Joe Costello: Question 1063: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the measures in place to deal with the problem of drug abuse in the prisons; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20924/07]

Written Answers — Local Authority Housing: Local Authority Housing (26 Sep 2007)

Joe Costello: Question 1086: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the fact that an offer of affordable housing has been withdrawn from a person (details supplied) in Dublin 7; if same is in accordance with equality legislation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19743/07]

Confidence in Taoiseach: Motion (26 Sep 2007)

Joe Costello: It is the first time I heard it.

Confidence in Taoiseach: Motion (26 Sep 2007)

Joe Costello: Is that agreed? Agreed.

Confidence in Taoiseach: Motion (26 Sep 2007)

Joe Costello: I understand the Minister will share time with Deputies Brian Lenihan, O'Connor and Blaney. The Minister has four minutes.