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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Deployment (12 Nov 2014)

Joe Costello: 98. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí attached to each Garda station in the greater Dublin metropolitan area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43362/14]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Water Services Funding (11 Nov 2014)

Joe Costello: 539. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the amount of money spent each year for the last 15 years on improving the treated water infrastructure in each county here; the percentage loss in volume of treated water through faculty infrastructure in Dublin in each of the last 15 years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43276/14]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Departmental Bodies (11 Nov 2014)

Joe Costello: 577. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide a detailed breakdown of the costs, savings already made and estimated future savings associated with the forthcoming merger between the National Roads Authority and the Railway Procurement Agency; the details of the proposed organisational structure and employee numbers for the merged body, which is to be known as...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (6 Nov 2014)

Joe Costello: Have the DSPCA and the ISPCA been included in the work programme?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (6 Nov 2014)

Joe Costello: That might be the case for the ISPCA. With the DSPCA, there were issues of how public funding was spent. There were questions around various legislative matters, people resigning, people taking others to court and all of that.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (6 Nov 2014)

Joe Costello: Material was presented to us on that and on the expenditure of public funding. As well as tendering, there would be another element.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (6 Nov 2014)

Joe Costello: Can I ask a question or two about the correspondence? Would the Chairman prefer if I left it until another day?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (6 Nov 2014)

Joe Costello: Yes.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (6 Nov 2014)

Joe Costello: I wish to query a couple of items.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (6 Nov 2014)

Joe Costello: That is good. I wish to mention one other item. I refer to the reply to the question regarding the liabilities incurred by the Exchequer due to the Irish aviation superannuation scheme. I am not sure if I have taken the right implications from the reply. It suggests that all liabilities, duties, etc. were transferred when Shannon Development became a commercial enterprise to the...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (6 Nov 2014)

Joe Costello: The DAA and Aer Lingus, at the present time.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (6 Nov 2014)

Joe Costello: The umbilical cord seems to have been cut from Shannon Development but there are still the responsibilities and impairment of the defined pension fund in regard to the IAS.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (6 Nov 2014)

Joe Costello: Have any of those liabilities been picked up by the Department? Is there another category of worker who did not have their liabilities picked up who are now subject to the current system?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (6 Nov 2014)

Joe Costello: Exactly.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (6 Nov 2014)

Joe Costello: Yes. I ask for further clarification on the matter because the update seems to reflect a very limited period. Thornton Hall was purchased in 2004-2005 but there is no mention of anything that happened in regard to the purchase price or the expenditure between 2005 and 2012. The update relates to minor works that took place subsequently but the big expenditure took place in the intervening...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (6 Nov 2014)

Joe Costello: I suggest we ask him to refer to the project per se.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (6 Nov 2014)

Joe Costello: It looks like the Department is proposing positive developments going forward into 2015, which is welcome.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (6 Nov 2014)

Joe Costello: Can the report be circulated to the committee?

Mortgage Arrears: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (5 Nov 2014)

Joe Costello: They are there.

Mortgage Arrears: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (5 Nov 2014)

Joe Costello: I am delighted to speak on this Private Members' motion and I commend the Technical Group on tabling it. It is important we debate an issue of such importance that deals with housing, mortgages and people's lives and families. This matter has been ongoing since the start of the recession. We know the background to what happened. During the Celtic tiger years, funding was thrown around...