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- Overseas Missions. (22 Jun 2006)
Joe Costello: ââand explain this because it is not good enough to state that "established" means "authorised". It does not. By definition, "established" means the United Nations establishes the body and "authorised" means the body could be established by anybody such as NATO and the United Nations would subsequently authorise Irish troops to be there. Our legislation does not make provision for that....
- Overseas Missions. (22 Jun 2006)
Joe Costello: That is not in our Act.
- Overseas Missions. (22 Jun 2006)
Joe Costello: That is my question. Will the Minister publish the Attorney General's legal advice?
- Overseas Missions. (22 Jun 2006)
Joe Costello: We will debate the new Bill, but it is appropriate that it arrived today. We have not seen it before. The Bill does not seem to be retrospective.
- Overseas Missions. (22 Jun 2006)
Joe Costello: What provision makes it retrospective in a case where doubt exists on legal status? Does the new definition of "established, mandated, authorised, endorsed" cover troops who were sent abroad prior to when we pass the legislation? The KFOR contingent was mandated in 2003. How does the legislation apply to them if there is any possibility of legal doubt?
- Overseas Missions. (22 Jun 2006)
Joe Costello: Nearly all Irish military personnel abroad are serving illegally.
- Overseas Missions. (22 Jun 2006)
Joe Costello: That is supposed to be covered by the legislation but it is not.
- Hearing Impairment Claims. (22 Jun 2006)
Joe Costello: Question 5: To ask the Minister for Defence the number of Army deafness claims that have been processed; the number of claims outstanding; the payment to claimants to date; the cost of fees paid to legal firms representing claimants; the cost of fees paid to his Department's lawyers; the number of complaints made by Army deafness clients against their legal advisers for double charging; the...
- Order of Business. (22 Jun 2006)
Joe Costello: The Defence (Amendment) Bill was published earlier. It was scheduled to be debated this time last week, even though it had not been before Cabinet or published. The Bill will be introduced in the Seanad where all Stages will be taken in the same week. It will then be sent to the Dáil where all Stages will be taken in a day. However, the text of the legislation raises serious questions about...
- Order of Business. (22 Jun 2006)
Joe Costello: A guillotine will be imposed on the legislation. Defence (amendment) Bills are not often introduced in the House. Will the legislation be rushed through both Houses during the final two weeks of the session without us having an opportunity to debate it?
- Order of Business. (22 Jun 2006)
Joe Costello: The Labour Party has stated for the past few years that there is a serious question about the legality of the deployment of our troops abroad where there is not an established United Nations mandate.
- Order of Business. (22 Jun 2006)
Joe Costello: This legislation is an attempt to legalise what was done previously and it is being rushed through the House without an opportunity to debate it.
- Order of Business. (22 Jun 2006)
Joe Costello: Can the Tánaiste assure the House that the Bill will not be guillotined and both Houses will have a proper opportunity to debate it?
- Written Answers — EU Directives: EU Directives (21 Jun 2006)
Joe Costello: Question 108: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the status of all outstanding EU directives due to be transposed in whole or in part by his Department; if he will list those directives for which his Department has received one or more warnings from the EU in relation to non-transposition or incorrect transposition; the timetable for implementation of all outstanding...
- Road Traffic Bill 2006 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed). (21 Jun 2006)
Joe Costello: The last thing we need is legislation that might become a lawyer's paradise. I welcome the legislation, the thrust of which is to provide for greater care and security on the roads. We cannot have too much of that. Deputy Penrose spoke about the many motorists travelling to Croke Park who find after the match that their cars have been clamped. That is a problem. However, the other side of...
- Road Traffic Bill 2006 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed). (21 Jun 2006)
Joe Costello: Tallaght again.
- European Council: Statements. (21 Jun 2006)
Joe Costello: The conclusions of the EU Presidency and the report of the summit of 15-16 June suggest a lack of leadership and direction. A sense of confusion seems to exist, as well as an inability to make meaningful decisions. This decision-making failure was revealed by the two year extension to the period of reflection, now called a period of analysis. No audit mechanism has been developed to require...
- European Council: Statements. (21 Jun 2006)
Joe Costello: Like Augustine, not just yet.
- European Council: Statements. (21 Jun 2006)
Joe Costello: He responded to Deputies.
- European Council: Statements. (21 Jun 2006)
Joe Costello: Has the US or Israel been asked about the use of violence?