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- Written Answers — EU Directives: EU Directives (7 Feb 2006)
Joe Costello: Question 141: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of EU directives remaining to be implemented for which his Department has responsibility; the directives that are overdue; the number of warnings received from the EU Commission since 1997 regarding delays or non-implementation of such directives; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4080/06]
- Written Answers — Asylum Applications: Asylum Applications (7 Feb 2006)
Joe Costello: Question 414: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if asylum will be granted to a person (details supplied) in County Louth on the grounds that she has an Irish born child. [3847/06]
- Written Answers — Garda Investigations: Garda Investigations (7 Feb 2006)
Joe Costello: Question 430: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the circumstances surrounding the arrest, handcuffing and imprisonment of a person (details supplied) in County Meath for non-payment of a parking fine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4004/06]
- Written Answers — Visa Applications: Visa Applications (7 Feb 2006)
Joe Costello: Question 454: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the progress which has been made in the visa application of a person (details supplied) in County Tipperary. [4248/06]
- Crime Levels. (2 Feb 2006)
Joe Costello: Question 2: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the reason for the dramatic increase in headline crimes in 2005; the measures he proposes to introduce to tackle the spiralling incidence of murder, gangland killings, rape and drug abuse; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3553/06]
- Crime Levels. (2 Feb 2006)
Joe Costello: Or of promises being kept.
- Crime Levels. (2 Feb 2006)
Joe Costello: We still do not have it.
- Crime Levels. (2 Feb 2006)
Joe Costello: The Minister for Justice looks something like a punch drunk alcoholic who has at last been persuaded to go to Alcoholics Anonymous and been told that the first thing he must do is recognise his problem.
- Crime Levels. (2 Feb 2006)
Joe Costello: He refuses to recognise his problem. The problem is that while there has been a 3% increase in the overall statistics in 2005, there has been a dramatic increase in the most serious and violent headline crimes. Murder is up by46%. If that is not a dramatic increase, I do not know what is. Rape section 4, serious rape, is up by 33%. Burglary, which is the largest category of all, is up to...
- Crime Levels. (2 Feb 2006)
Joe Costello: It is statistically based.
- Crime Levels. (2 Feb 2006)
Joe Costello: I have given the Minister dozens.
- Crime Levels. (2 Feb 2006)
Joe Costello: The Minister should answer the question.
- Crime Levels. (2 Feb 2006)
Joe Costello: That is not true. It is a load of rubbish.
- Crime Levels. (2 Feb 2006)
Joe Costello: Will the Minister answer the question?
- Crime Levels. (2 Feb 2006)
Joe Costello: The Minister has not increased the number.
- Crime Levels. (2 Feb 2006)
Joe Costello: That is the Minister's only answer.
- Crime Levels. (2 Feb 2006)
Joe Costello: They are the Minister's figures, not mine.
- Crime Levels. (2 Feb 2006)
Joe Costello: In 2005, there were 19 gangland killings, according to the Minister's figures.
- Crime Levels. (2 Feb 2006)
Joe Costello: The Minister should face reality.
- Crime Levels. (2 Feb 2006)
Joe Costello: If the Minister does not face reality, how will he solve the problem?