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- Criminal Justice Bill 2004: Second Stage (Resumed). (17 Feb 2005)
Joe Costello: Perhaps the Minister would wait for Committee Stage. It is my entitlement to say a few words. The provision in section 29 is a devilishly clever abuse of the system, which will no doubt accumulate great wealth and riches for the Exchequer. One of the more bizarre and unusual of the miscellaneous provisions in the Bill is in section 30, which relates to the secure accommodation of firearms....
- Criminal Justice Bill 2004: Second Stage (Resumed). (17 Feb 2005)
Joe Costello: The vast majority are not.
- Criminal Justice Bill 2004: Second Stage (Resumed). (17 Feb 2005)
Joe Costello: It would be an interesting debate if the Minister provided the figures on the matter. Weaponry is obtained on the Internet and is imported from the Continent in drug consignments, of which the Minister is well aware. It is also traded by Northern Ireland's more or less redundant paramilitaries from both sides, loyalist and republican, who are also bringing some of their weaponry into this...
- Criminal Justice Bill 2004: Second Stage (Resumed). (17 Feb 2005)
Joe Costello: It was in Mandarin Irish.
- Criminal Justice Bill 2004: Second Stage (Resumed). (17 Feb 2005)
Joe Costello: What is new about that?
- Order of Business. (17 Feb 2005)
Joe Costello: In view of the concern of the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform about the appalling conditions in Mountjoy Prison and the lack of in-cell sanitation, and his willingness to purchase a greenfield site in north County Dublin for a new prison at ten times the market value, will the Tánaiste give us some idea when the prisons Bill allowing for the closure of Mountjoy Prison is likely...
- Written Answers — Garda Deployment: Garda Deployment (16 Feb 2005)
Joe Costello: Question 68: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the security arrangements the gardaà are planning for the Phibsboro area in view of concerns expressed by local residents arising from a decision that Shamrock Rovers will play its home matches at Dalymount from March 2005 when the new soccer season starts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4955/05]
- Written Answers — Defamation Law: Defamation Law (16 Feb 2005)
Joe Costello: Question 102: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the position regarding his consideration of the recommendations of the legal advisory group on the defamation law, in regard to the proposals for the establishment of a statutory press council; when he intends to bring proposals on this matter to Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4921/05]
- Prison Building Programme. (16 Feb 2005)
Joe Costello: It could just do that.
- Prison Building Programme. (16 Feb 2005)
Joe Costello: It is still no way to do business.
- Prisoner Complaints Procedures. (16 Feb 2005)
Joe Costello: That is essentially the same answer the Minister gave me when I asked this question six months ago. Is he saying that there have been no further applications received by his Department in more than six months? The figures given in the media have been double that. I would like to get some idea of a breakdown for the various prisons mentioned, so that we can get a proper picture of the...
- Prisoner Complaints Procedures. (16 Feb 2005)
Joe Costello: The Minister has been saying it for a long time.
- Prisoner Complaints Procedures. (16 Feb 2005)
Joe Costello: We are concerned about the cost to taxpayers.
- Prisoner Complaints Procedures. (16 Feb 2005)
Joe Costello: When does the Minister expect to deal with the problem?
- Prisoner Complaints Procedures. (16 Feb 2005)
Joe Costello: The Minister knows we all oppose slopping out, but we disagree with the way he is addressing the matter. The Minister can upgrade prisons.
- Garda Code. (16 Feb 2005)
Joe Costello: The red herring is being dragged along.
- Courts Service. (16 Feb 2005)
Joe Costello: The Minister made an amazing announcement on New Year's Eve with regard to the establishment of a second Special Criminal Court. The Special Criminal Court was set up under legislation in 1939 on the grounds that ordinary courts were not adequate to deal with the process of justice. The Minister has just told us that the main reason for its establishment is dissident republican groups and...
- Courts Service. (16 Feb 2005)
Joe Costello: Why do we need a second criminal court? Five cases hardly present a need for such a court. What is the make-up of the five cases? It has been the custom over recent years to take the easy option and bring in cases which could be dealt with by ordinary courts. That might be the reason we have a backlog. What is the position regarding Mr. Justice Hederman's report presented almost two years ago...
- Deportation Orders. (16 Feb 2005)
Joe Costello: The Minister did not mention the number of deportees who were children. Perhaps he will give that figure. The figures I was given previously for 2004 showed that people had been deported to three countries. A total of 181 were deported to Romania in 2004. Romania is likely to become a member state of the European Union in 2007 so the major emphasis on that country seems strange, given that...
- Deportation Orders. (16 Feb 2005)
Joe Costello: What about Irish born children?