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Public Accounts Committee: Bord na gCon Financial Statements 2014 (26 Nov 2015)

Joe Costello: ...of putting it up for sale. What is the justification for the sale? It is the second stadium in Dublin and is more a local than a national stadium. It is a stadium where a night out at the dogs takes place on a regular basis. On my side of the city it is treated as virtually a northside stadium. I cannot understand, considering that the stadium is profitable, why Bord na gCon should...

Animal Welfare (3 May 2011)

Joe Costello: ...of Bord na gCon to set up a racing franchise and export Irish greyhounds to the People's Republic of China has given rise to considerable concern among animal rights and welfare groups and ordinary dog owners. I am sure the Minister of State and every Deputy will have received numerous letters and e-mails on the issue in recent days raising concerns about the possible export of greyhounds...

Smithfield Market (7 Apr 2011)

Joe Costello: ...the area. At present, €5 million is being spent on further enhancement. Quite a number of residents live in Smithfield and there is an amount of retail activity. However, the area has been dogged by certain difficulties, one of which is the horse fair. We sought to deal with some of these difficulties through the Control of Horses Act 1996. We sought alternative accommodation for the...

Medical Cards (1 Jul 2010)

Joe Costello: ...lack of information for applicants. The actual service being provided in the PCRS is amazingly secretive. It is almost like Fort Knox. A person cannot simply turn up. The place is guarded by dogs and security personnel and ordinary members of the public cannot go near it. I understand the centre is in the Minister of State's constituency but people must deal with it as if it was a...

Written Answers — Drugs in Prisons: Drugs in Prisons (13 May 2010)

Joe Costello: Question 32: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if his attention has been drawn to the call made by the Irish Prison Officers' Association for more sniffer dogs to prevent drugs being smuggled into prisons, particularly to check vehicles entering prisons; his plans to respond to this call; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19591/10]

Employment Agency Regulation Bill 2009: Second Stage (Resumed) (25 Feb 2010)

Joe Costello: ...of the boom in 2007. They were unlicensed and unregulated and there were no inspectors to keep tabs on them. Despite the major demand at the time, the standing joke was that there were more dog wardens than inspectors. We have not reached the required quantity but the boom is over so the quantity required is not what it was. At the time we had six or eight inspectors; there are now 72....

Industrial Relations (Amendment) Bill 2009 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (11 Feb 2010)

Joe Costello: ...on a statutory basis. The reports of NERA show just how unscrupulous are some employers, who are using and abusing some of the most vulnerable workers in society. NERA is now a statutory watchdog. It is extremely important that we take care of people in the lower levels of employment, that is, people on the minimum wage or slightly above it who may or may not be represented by a trade...

Order of Business (6 Oct 2009)

Joe Costello: Given the proliferation of dangerous dog breeds around the country, when can we expect the control of dogs legislation?

Consumer Issues: Motion (Resumed) (10 Dec 2008)

Joe Costello: ...the economy in the face of difficult domestic and international trading conditions". Who in their right minds would commend the Government for the prudent management of the economy? It has made a dog's dinner of the economy in recent years. This is the third Administration the Minister of State's party has been in and the situation has gone from bad to worse. The second line states...

Crime Levels. (10 Dec 2008)

Joe Costello: ...notice questions. I offer my sympathies to the family of Mr. O'Kane and the community in East Wall. I know many of the people there very well and often met Mr. O'Kane in the past walking his two dogs at the junction of Shemalier Road and Ravensdale Road, which is near Bargy Road where he was shot. I compliment the gardaí for the speed with which they investigated the matter and the...

National Drugs Strategy: Statements (29 Nov 2007)

Joe Costello: ...in place. I am confident that under the new Minister of State there will be a new commitment which is required to ensure that the resources are provided and to avoid the incoherent approach which dogged the last strategy and caused it to be a failure.

Written Answers — Control of Dogs: Control of Dogs (20 Nov 2007)

Joe Costello: Question 521: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he proposes to update the legislation on the control of dogs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29239/07]

Requests to move Adjournment of Dáil under Standing Order 31 (31 Jan 2007)

Joe Costello: ...following matter of urgent national importance, namely, the savage assault on a girl aged 13 by a pit bull terrier in Dublin, the inadequate enforcement of the existing provisions of the Control of Dogs Act 1986 and the need to update the legislation with a view to regulating the ownership, purchase, breeding and care of dogs.

Hepatitis C Compensation Tribunal (Amendment) Bill 2006: Second Stage (Resumed). (30 Jun 2006)

Joe Costello: ...Minister for Health and Children must respond to this in a meaningful way. This legislation is being rammed through the House, in breach of all procedure, without an explanatory memorandum, at the dog end of the session and now there is a twist in it aiming to exclude people who would otherwise, rightly, be included. I am sure the Minister of State at the Department of Enterprise, Trade...

Planning and Development (Strategic Infrastructure) Bill 2006 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed). (13 Jun 2006)

Joe Costello: ...or regional plans for a collective of developments. That is not happening. Currently, developments are proceeding totally independently of each other, with no interconnection. The result is often a dog's dinner, with poor communications systems, a snarling up of traffic and difficulties for people in getting to work. Lop-sided developments take place because of a failure to look at the...

Regulation of Casinos. (10 May 2006)

Joe Costello: ...game of chance. It is a question of the definition of a game of chance or partly a game of chance. A wide range of gambling takes place in the country. We are all familiar with gambling on horses, dogs, the national lottery, bingo and slot machines. The State is involved in some of those activities. It runs the tote at race courses and is the sole beneficiary of the national lottery. The...

Estimates for Public Services 2006: Motion (Resumed). (23 Nov 2005)

Joe Costello: ...previous 12 months and there is no sign of them abating. The issue of anti-social behaviour has not been addressed, neither has the problem of drugs. Other than trying to do something about sniffer dogs and mandatory drug searches in prison, the Minister has no proposals to deal with the huge spread of drugs throughout the community. He is really not at the races in providing the services...

Garda Deployment. (23 Jun 2005)

Joe Costello: I hope it will not affect the dogs in the street.