Results 19,981-20,000 of 21,096 for speaker:Charles Flanagan

Written Answers — Garda Vehicles: Garda Vehicles (18 Nov 2008)

Charles Flanagan: Question 295: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the procedures to ensure that Garda cars are roadworthy; if there are plans to apply the national car test to Garda vehicles; the reason Garda cars are not subject to the NCT; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40936/08]

Written Answers — Public Order Offences: Public Order Offences (18 Nov 2008)

Charles Flanagan: Question 296: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of on-the-spot fines that gardaí have issued when persons are found to have been engaging in anti-social behaviour as defined in legislation annually since the enactment of the legislation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40937/08]

Written Answers — Public Order Offences: Public Order Offences (18 Nov 2008)

Charles Flanagan: Question 297: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of anti-social behaviour orders issued to persons annually since the enactment of the legislation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40938/08]

Written Answers — Public Order Offences: Public Order Offences (18 Nov 2008)

Charles Flanagan: Question 298: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he has proposals to make it an offence to sell spray paints to persons under 18 years of age; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40939/08]

Written Answers — Garda Deployment: Garda Deployment (18 Nov 2008)

Charles Flanagan: Question 299: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the new Garda rostering proposals; the general feedback from piloted new rostering schedules in Cork, Limerick and Waterford; the proposals to roll it out nationwide; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40940/08]

Written Answers — Garda Communications: Garda Communications (18 Nov 2008)

Charles Flanagan: Question 300: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform his plans to upgrade the PULSE system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40941/08]

Written Answers — Garda Deployment: Garda Deployment (18 Nov 2008)

Charles Flanagan: Question 301: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number, in tabular format, of juvenile liaison officers nationally and annually for each of the past ten years; the number of referrals by the Garda of minors to juvenile liaison officers annually for the past ten years; the number of juveniles referred for supervision in respect of alcohol related offences annually...

Written Answers — Garda Deployment: Garda Deployment (18 Nov 2008)

Charles Flanagan: Question 302: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of gardaí allocated to the Garda youth diversion projects annually for the past ten years; the number of youths participating in the projects annually for the past ten years; the number of projects nationwide; the funding provided for these programmes; the format these programmes take; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Garda Deployment: Garda Deployment (18 Nov 2008)

Charles Flanagan: Question 303: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of gardaí allocated to the Garda juvenile diversion programme annually since it was established; the number of youths participating in the projects annually since its establishment; the number of projects nationwide; the format of these programmes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40944/08]

Written Answers — Juvenile Offenders: Juvenile Offenders (18 Nov 2008)

Charles Flanagan: Question 304: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if his Department has commenced the evaluation of the effectiveness of existing Garda youth diversion projects as committed to by the Minister of State with responsibility for children; when it will be completed; the aspects of best practice he will be examining in his evaluation of the programmes; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Gangland Crime: Gangland Crime (18 Nov 2008)

Charles Flanagan: Question 346: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will provide details in tabular format of the number of criminal incidents (details supplied) which were gangland related annually from 1994 to 1998 and from 2004 to date in 2008; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41270/08]

Written Answers — International Agreements: International Agreements (18 Nov 2008)

Charles Flanagan: Question 354: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if, in relation to the UN financing for a development meeting in Doha in November 2008, his views on supporting a proposal tabled by the Norwegian Government, in the matter of the negotiations of the text for the UN FFD outcome document, which refers to the legitimacy of debts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40739/08]

Gangland Crime: Motion (18 Nov 2008)

Charles Flanagan: It might tell us.

Gangland Crime: Motion (18 Nov 2008)

Charles Flanagan: I am pleased to introduce this motion on behalf of the Fine Gael Party. Fine Gael felt compelled to take this action due to the Government's incredibly apathetic and half-hearted response to an escalating gangland crisis. Following Shane Geoghegan's brutal murder, the Taoiseach and the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform decided to hold a meeting with the Garda Commissioner. Some...

Gangland Crime: Motion (18 Nov 2008)

Charles Flanagan: Hiding behind the separation of powers does not allow for justice to be delivered to murder victims or their families. The Houses of the Oireachtas enacted legislation in respect of mandatory sentencing and if that legislation is being flouted, the Minister must take action. For those criminals who are incarcerated, prison is not always an obstacle to criminality. Time and again it has been...

Gangland Crime: Motion (18 Nov 2008)

Charles Flanagan: He would not have been spinning and manipulating in the way he has been. I encourage him to introduce this because his foot-dragging excuse that the proposed legislation is complex is unacceptable. The Minister and his Department have access to the finest legal minds in the country when drafting legislation and this legislation should be in place by now. Given the Garda Commissioner's full...

Gangland Crime: Motion (18 Nov 2008)

Charles Flanagan: Never.

Gangland Crime: Motion (18 Nov 2008)

Charles Flanagan: Not at all.

Gangland Crime: Motion (18 Nov 2008)

Charles Flanagan: How many warrants?

Gangland Crime: Motion (18 Nov 2008)

Charles Flanagan: I move: "That Dáil Éireann: deplores: the murder of an innocent victim in Limerick by gangland criminals last week making him the 17th gangland murder victim this year; the failure of the criminal justice system to secure convictions in 113 of the 127 gangland killings that have taken place since 1998; the failure of the criminal justice system in respect of the almost 30,000 outstanding...