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Written Answers — Irish Prison Service: Irish Prison Service (26 Jan 2005)

Joe Costello: Question 690: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the amount of savings that were effected to date by the closure of the Curragh Prison and Fort Mitchell; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34161/04]

Written Answers — Irish Prison Service: Irish Prison Service (26 Jan 2005)

Joe Costello: Question 691: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the daily average number of prisoners in each of the State prisons and institutions; the capacity of each of these institutions; the number of prison staff in each institution; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34162/04]

Written Answers — Irish Prison Service: Irish Prison Service (26 Jan 2005)

Joe Costello: Question 692: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the state of negotiations with the Prison Officers Association on the industrial dispute on overtime; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34163/04]

Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (26 Jan 2005)

Joe Costello: Question 695: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he proposes to change the censorship laws to regulate video games; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34202/04]

Written Answers — Visa Applications: Visa Applications (26 Jan 2005)

Joe Costello: Question 696: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will reconsider his refusal to grant a visa to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34203/04]

Written Answers — Garda Communications: Garda Communications (26 Jan 2005)

Joe Costello: Question 697: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the arrangements which have been made with mobile phone companies by his Department and the Garda Síochána; the number of masts that have been erected on or at Garda stations, by county; the number of mobile telephones that have been issued to gardaí; and the details of the service supplied, with the value of the...

Written Answers — Human Rights Issues: Human Rights Issues (26 Jan 2005)

Joe Costello: Question 698: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will respond to correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34214/04]

Written Answers — Crime Levels: Crime Levels (26 Jan 2005)

Joe Costello: Question 701: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the method of compiling statistics on anti-social behaviour; the way in which they are reflected in the annual Garda report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34239/04]

Written Answers — Garda Investigations: Garda Investigations (26 Jan 2005)

Joe Costello: Question 705: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform his views on the allegations in correspondence from a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34283/04]

Written Answers — Drugs Seizures: Drugs Seizures (26 Jan 2005)

Joe Costello: Question 733: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the value of cocaine seized by the State authorities in each of the past ten years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1244/05]

Written Answers — Anti-Racism Measures: Anti-Racism Measures (26 Jan 2005)

Joe Costello: Question 734: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform his views on the findings of the non-governmental organisation response to the Government's first report on the UN Convention on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination in which Amnesty International, the Irish Council for Civil Liberties and the Irish Bishops' Conference asserted that the Government's policies and...

Written Answers — Gaming Legislation: Gaming Legislation (26 Jan 2005)

Joe Costello: Question 759: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the Gaming and Lotteries Act 1956 is widely breached; the measures taken for enforcing the provisions of the Act; the number of prosecutions in each of the past five years for breaches of the Act; if he has plans to review the Act; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Departmental Funding: Departmental Funding (26 Jan 2005)

Joe Costello: Question 760: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if his Department will fund a project (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1649/05]

Written Answers — Crime Levels: Crime Levels (26 Jan 2005)

Joe Costello: Question 769: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of indictable offences recorded in respect of the years 1994 to date; the number of indictable offences detected in the sense that the Garda has satisfied itself regarding the identity of the culprit; the number of offences detected as having been committed by a person while on court bail; and the number of...

Written Answers — Capitation Grants: Capitation Grants (26 Jan 2005)

Joe Costello: Question 1101: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the capitation grant for both a VEC and a voluntary secondary school for each of the years 2000-2005; the difference for each year since the differential policy began; the reason the capitation grant to the voluntary sector exceeds that to the VEC sector; if she intends to retain the present capitation differential between the two...

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (26 Jan 2005)

Joe Costello: Question 1134: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she will provide sufficient funding in the summer works scheme to enable a school (details supplied) to mend the school roof; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1490/05]

Health Bill 2004: Second Stage (Resumed). (26 Nov 2004)

Joe Costello: The Government has had seven years to deal with this.

Health Bill 2004: Second Stage (Resumed). (26 Nov 2004)

Joe Costello: I wish to share time with Deputy Sean Ryan.

Health Bill 2004: Second Stage (Resumed). (26 Nov 2004)

Joe Costello: Listening to the contributions, there is a sense of déja vu. We have been through all this before over the past seven years and little has changed. We are in a crisis. There is a crisis every time we discuss the health services in the House but we are repeatedly told that billions of euro have been invested in the services, more is being invested every year, there will be change, new...

Health Bill 2004: Second Stage (Resumed). (26 Nov 2004)

Joe Costello: Deputy Cassidy was the Leader of the Seanad.