Results 241-260 of 3,354 for in 'Written Answers' speaker:Joe Costello

Written Answers — Garda Deployment: Garda Deployment (28 Sep 2005)

Joe Costello: Question 1060: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the reason the five gardaí who were criticised in the second Morris tribunal and whom the Garda Commissioner proposed to transfer to Dublin are still serving in Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25818/05]

Written Answers — Official Travel: Official Travel (29 Sep 2005)

Joe Costello: Question 9: To ask the Minister for Defence if he will report on his meeting in Sarajevo with Major General David Leaky, commanding officer of the European Union Forces and with Lord Ashdown, UN High Representative in Bosnia-Herzegovina; the issues that were discussed at this meeting; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25885/05]

Written Answers — Criminal Prosecutions: Criminal Prosecutions (29 Sep 2005)

Joe Costello: Question 127: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if his attention has been drawn to the allegations of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26087/05]

Written Answers — Departmental Reports: Departmental Reports (4 Oct 2005)

Joe Costello: Question 164: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food if she will make a statement on her Department's recently published report for 2004. [26448/05]

Written Answers — Suicide Incidence: Suicide Incidence (4 Oct 2005)

Joe Costello: Question 264: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to a group of persons who are relatives and friends of persons who died by suicide and who are involved in setting up a teen-line service for young persons at risk; if she will provide financial assistance to them; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26502/05]

Written Answers — Garda Investigations: Garda Investigations (4 Oct 2005)

Joe Costello: Question 440: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if his attention has been drawn to an incident in which persons were chased and assaulted (details supplied); if his attention has further been drawn to the criticism of the Garda response; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26501/05]

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (4 Oct 2005)

Joe Costello: Question 550: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the geographical areas of counties Sligo, Leitrim and Roscommon that are subject to tax designation; the scope and time scale for the designation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26437/05]

Written Answers — Revenue Commissioners Audits: Revenue Commissioners Audits (5 Oct 2005)

Joe Costello: Question 91: To ask the Minister for Finance the reason no random audits were carried out on the Revenue Commissioners during 2004; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26623/05]

Written Answers — Tax Evasion: Tax Evasion (5 Oct 2005)

Joe Costello: Question 123: To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the call made by the Irish Congress of Trade Unions for the introduction of stricter rules for tax advisers to prevent abusive tax planning; his response to the call made; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26624/05]

Written Answers — Garda Investigations: Garda Investigations (5 Oct 2005)

Joe Costello: Question 297: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if an inquiry will be set up under the Commission of Inquiry Act 2004 into the circumstances surrounding the confession by Dean Lyons to the murder of two women at Grangegorman; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27119/05]

Written Answers — Ministerial Meetings: Ministerial Meetings (5 Oct 2005)

Joe Costello: Question 298: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will meet with residents in Dublin 7 (details supplied). [27120/05]

Written Answers — Residency Applications: Residency Applications (6 Oct 2005)

Joe Costello: Question 73: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the position regarding the application by a person (details supplied) to reside here in view of the further deterioration of that person's position over the summer of 2005; his likely response to this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26850/05]

Written Answers — Humanitarian Situations: Humanitarian Situations (6 Oct 2005)

Joe Costello: Question 93: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs his views on the reported ongoing failure to stem the spread of the HIV and AIDS pandemic in South Africa; the help which Ireland offers on the issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26849/05]

Written Answers — Education Schemes: Education Schemes (11 Oct 2005)

Joe Costello: Question 59: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she will provide more support to schools to operate book rental schemes in view of the increasing cost of school books to parents; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27651/05]

Written Answers — International Reports: International Reports (11 Oct 2005)

Joe Costello: Question 87: To ask the Minister for Education and Science her response to the finding of the OECD that spending on education here has been falling as a percentage of GDP and is well below the OECD average; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27653/05]

Written Answers — Extradition Orders: Extradition Orders (11 Oct 2005)

Joe Costello: Question 348: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the reason an application for the extradition of a person (details supplied) in County Wicklow was not made in order that the trial could be held here where the murder occurred; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27477/05]

Written Answers — Alternative Energy Projects: Alternative Energy Projects (12 Oct 2005)

Joe Costello: Question 145: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the details of the recent biofuels initiative; his views on the replacement support pricing mechanism for the AER scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27867/05]

Written Answers — European Council Meetings: European Council Meetings (12 Oct 2005)

Joe Costello: Question 150: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the details of the Irish proposals on quotas and efforts that will be advanced at the December 2005 Fisheries Council; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27895/05]

Written Answers — Abbey Theatre: Abbey Theatre (13 Oct 2005)

Joe Costello: Question 16: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the position in regard to the redevelopment of the Abbey Theatre; if he has sought Cabinet approval for a site in the Dublin docklands as the new location for the theatre; when designs for the new theatre will be sought; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28313/05]

Written Answers — Infectious Diseases: Infectious Diseases (18 Oct 2005)

Joe Costello: Question 153: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if she will provide the figures in respect of the number of cases of MRSA in each of the past three years and to date in 2005; the number of fatalities attributable to MRSA; the steps that are being taken to reduce the incidence of MRSA; if her attention has been drawn to the view expressed by top management in the main...