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European Council: Statements. (7 Feb 2007)

Joe Costello: I thank the Taoiseach for presenting his views on what transpired at the European Union summit on 14 and 15 December. However, my assessment of what transpired there is not nearly as sanguine as that of the Taoiseach. While he presented the summit as a great success, that is not my opinion. In recent years, European Council summits have tended to be statements of collective aspiration...

Written Answers — Biotechnological Inventions: Biotechnological Inventions (6 Feb 2007)

Joe Costello: Question 149: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the steps she is taking to ensure that the public good competitive research programme, the Research Stimulus Fund, is used presently to stimulate the development of plastic materials and chemical agents from plants such as wheat, sunflower, maize or beet; and if she will make a statement on the matter of a major UK supermarket chains...

Written Answers — Coroners Service: Coroners Service (6 Feb 2007)

Joe Costello: Question 201: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the circumstances surrounding the death of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3393/07]

Written Answers — Visa Applications: Visa Applications (6 Feb 2007)

Joe Costello: Question 229: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the reason a person (details supplied) was refused a visa to visit here; if he will reconsider his decision; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3786/07]

Written Answers — Treatment of Prisoners: Treatment of Prisoners (6 Feb 2007)

Joe Costello: Question 230: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the procedures to ensure that packages of clothes, submitted by a family for a prisoner, reach that prisoner; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3787/07]

Written Answers — Prisoner Complaints Procedures: Prisoner Complaints Procedures (6 Feb 2007)

Joe Costello: Question 231: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will appoint an ombudsman for the Prison Service to deal with prisoners' issues; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3789/07]

Written Answers — Visa Applications: Visa Applications (6 Feb 2007)

Joe Costello: Question 232: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he has received all necessary documents regarding the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3790/07]

Written Answers — Human Rights Issues: Human Rights Issues (6 Feb 2007)

Joe Costello: Question 360: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will introduce a system of random searches of CIA aircraft landing at airports here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3392/07]

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (6 Feb 2007)

Joe Costello: Question 558: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if her attention has been drawn to the fact that a school (details supplied) has been in existence for ten years in dilapidated prefab buildings and that these conditions are totally unsatisfactory for the education of children; her plans to replace the prefabs with a permanent new school; and if she will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — National Monuments: National Monuments (6 Feb 2007)

Joe Costello: Question 567: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his proposals for protecting No. 16 Moore Street (details supplied) together with No. 14, 15 and 17 Moore Street which have had a protection order under the National Monuments Act 1930 placed on them in January 2007; his plans for the development of these buildings in the context of the aspirations and...

Written Answers — Register of Electors: Register of Electors (6 Feb 2007)

Joe Costello: Question 583: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the steps he has taken to ensure that prisoners are aware of their entitlement to vote; the procedures in place in prisons to assist in the registration of prisoners; the number of prisoners who have filled in the new registration forms for a postal vote in each of the prisons; and if he will make a...

Defence Forces Property. (1 Feb 2007)

Joe Costello: Does the Minister agree that the sale of Clancy Barracks was a disastrous deal for his Department? Dublin City Council made a bid, but it was quoted an asking price of £40 million, which was more than it could afford. In 2004, the land was sold for €25 million to Florence Properties Limited, a private developer, but it has not been developed. Some 13.65 acres beside Heuston Station is...

Defence Forces Property. (1 Feb 2007)

Joe Costello: The Department of Defence would not make it available for less than £40 million to the local authority, which wanted to build social and affordable housing, but it sold it for almost half the price to a private developer.

Defence Forces Property. (1 Feb 2007)

Joe Costello: I would not attempt to blame the Minister, but would he agree that a deal of that nature is a disaster?

Defence Forces Property. (1 Feb 2007)

Joe Costello: Yes. The Minister can take it that all 52 members of Dublin City Council agreed that Clancy Barracks should be bought for the benefit of the citizens of Dublin so that social and affordable housing could be constructed. The Defence Forces and the Department of Defence put a price of £40 million on it, exorbitant at the time, but it was sold for €25 million shortly afterwards to a private...

Defence Forces Reserve. (1 Feb 2007)

Joe Costello: Question 258: To ask the Minister for Defence if he will make provisions for retiring members of the Reserve Defence Forces to receive an honorarium in recognition of their years of voluntary service to their country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3316/07]

Defence Forces Reserve. (1 Feb 2007)

Joe Costello: I thank the Minister for his reply. Members of the reserve are appreciative of the seven year bar and second bar medals, but I put it to the Minister that he is referring to a voluntary service provided for a long period. People who go about their ordinary business in their communities volunteer a great deal of their time and are not in receipt of remuneration for the time spent in...

Defence Forces Reserve. (1 Feb 2007)

Joe Costello: That is out of their holiday period.

Overseas Missions. (1 Feb 2007)

Joe Costello: I thank the Minister for that reply. In his last appearance in the Dáil, he mentioned that he intended to find a suitable event to honour both men and I welcome the decision to mark the occasion at an overseas function at the end of April at Cathal Brugha Barracks. Could the Minister expand on that? Would the Minister reconsider awarding the medal to the two survivors? As the Minister...

Overseas Missions. (1 Feb 2007)

Joe Costello: I thank the Minister for his reply and I will make the necessary arrangements. The reason I asked the Minister to review the awarding of a medal is the men have suffered for almost 47 years and they have had a cloud over their good names and that of their families. These are exceptional circumstances, which fall way beyond the call of duty. The Niemba ambush was the most catastrophic...