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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (13 Jan 2016)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: It is safe to say that there has been considerable concern around the issues raised. The next Dáil will engage with the matter comprehensively so that is agreed. The next petition is No. P000035/15 and it, too, has garnered considerable public interest. It calls for the image of Conor McGregor to be put on the €1 coin and it was submitted by Mr. Patrick O'Leary. We have...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (13 Jan 2016)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: Whatever the public may think of the merits of this petition, I welcome the fact that it has drawn attention to our work. Some very important issues are contained in the five petitions received today. They concern our health service and education system. That has been the case for the last five years. As we come to the end of this committee's lifetime, it is important to reflect on that....

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Personnel (13 Jan 2016)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 434. To ask the Minister for Defence if he will proceed with the Defence Forces operational service medal to be awarded for service on missions not governed by the United Nations, the European Union or similar mandates; and when the sailors on Operation Pontus and the members of the Defence Forces on the ebola medical mission in Sierra Leone will be paraded to receive the medal. [46649/15]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Allowances (13 Jan 2016)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 435. To ask the Minister for Defence the date on which the adjudicator will sit in 2016 to decide on the provision of the armed overseas peace support allowance, given the overwhelming evidence of all the military authorities. [46650/15]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Easter Rising Commemorations (13 Jan 2016)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 436. To ask the Minister for Defence if he will issue a 1916 centenary medal to all serving members of Óglaigh na hÉireann who participate in the commemoration in 2016 and who have a minimum of three years of service.' [46651/15]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (13 Jan 2016)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 437. To ask the Minister for Defence if he will convene a medal and awards review board comprising of a wide cross-section of the Defence Forces to examine the reinstatement of the Good Conduct Medal under new conditions and criteria; and if all officers and enlisted personnel with ten years exemplary service as recorded on the electronic personal management system will be awarded this medal....

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Naval Service (13 Jan 2016)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 438. To ask the Minister for Defence if he will direct a review board to consider a maritime deployment medal in recognition of the deployment of sailors on board Irish Naval vessels who complete a two-year rotation at sea. [46653/15]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Family Reunification Applications (13 Jan 2016)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 470. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if a carer’s allowance and a domiciliary carer’s allowance will be taken into consideration for the purpose of calculating a sponsor’s income for an application for a visa pursuant to the policy document on non-European economic area family reunification. [46641/15]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Asylum Applications (13 Jan 2016)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 475. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of persons of Iraqi origin or claiming to be of Iraqi origin who were refused leave to land at various points of entry; the reason in each case, by age, by gender, by country to which they were returned, in 2015; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46682/15]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Asylum Applications (13 Jan 2016)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 486. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the details of those persons refused leave to land in 2015 from Syria, Eritrea, Iran, and Afghanistan, and as outlined by her in response to previous parliamentary questions raised, how many of the persons were subsequently permitted to enter the State and to claim asylum. [46842/15]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Deportation Orders (13 Jan 2016)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 493. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will ensure that this State rescinds the deportation of a person (details supplied) from Ireland. [1139/16]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prisoner Discipline (13 Jan 2016)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 511. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of recorded assaults on prison officers and prisoners by other prisoners, by prison, and place of detention, in 2015, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1476/16]

Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Bill 2013: From the Seanad (Resumed) (17 Dec 2015)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: Obviously, the issue of consultation is a source of concern and many independent agencies have already been established by the Government. The best way to put these concerns is to quote what the respected Senator Jillian van Turnhout said during the Seanad debate:...it places the service within the remit of the Department of Health rather than the Department of Justice and Equality. Since...

Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Bill 2013: From the Seanad (Resumed) (17 Dec 2015)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: The Minister of State acknowledges that it would be best if the service was independent. Of course, we cannot do this because we have established that the Government does not establish new agencies but amalgamates them. Accordingly, we, unfortunately, have to amalgamate this proposed body with the Mental Health Commission. Why did the Minister of State say this in the Seanad and here today...

Leaders' Questions (17 Dec 2015)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: Deputy Dinny McGinley-----

Leaders' Questions (17 Dec 2015)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: The Deputy can put his name on the ballot paper to be elected again and see how he gets on.

Leaders' Questions (17 Dec 2015)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: Put your name down.

Leaders' Questions (17 Dec 2015)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: I challenge Deputy dinny McGinley to put his name on the ballot paper.

Leaders' Questions (17 Dec 2015)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: Is the Tánaiste serious?

Leaders' Questions (17 Dec 2015)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: Has she ever seen a tape of herself during Leaders' Questions?