Results 7,721-7,740 of 8,015 for speaker:Jonathan O'Brien

Written Answers — Prison Education Service: Prison Education Service (16 Nov 2011)

Jonathan O'Brien: Question 199: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to improve education and training facilities in each of the prisons in the State. [34996/11]

Written Answers — Irish Prison Service: Irish Prison Service (16 Nov 2011)

Jonathan O'Brien: Question 200: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will clarify whether the Irish Prison Service within its capital allocation budget for development of key prison related IT projects, will develop projects to improve training facilities for prisoners or if they are solely for the running of the prison system. [34997/11]

Written Answers — Prison Building Programme: Prison Building Programme (16 Nov 2011)

Jonathan O'Brien: Question 201: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality his views that there will be an increase in the Justice Capital Investment Programme after 12 months time; the basis for his revisiting the timeframe for delivery of Thornton Hall prison in 12 months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34998/11]

Written Answers — Prisoner Releases: Prisoner Releases (16 Nov 2011)

Jonathan O'Brien: Question 202: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of prisoners who have benefited from early release in each of the past five years; and the categories of offences for which they served their sentences. [34999/11]

Written Answers — Prisoner Releases: Prisoner Releases (16 Nov 2011)

Jonathan O'Brien: Question 203: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of prisoners who he expects will benefit from early release in each of the next two years. [35000/11]

Written Answers — Penal Policy Review Group: Penal Policy Review Group (16 Nov 2011)

Jonathan O'Brien: Question 204: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the reason for establishing a Penal Policy Review Group; if he will provide the group's terms of reference; the way this group will differ from the Sub-Committee on Penal Reform of the Justice, Defence and Equality Committee; the date on which it will be established; the names of the persons who will be appointed to the Committee;...

Written Answers — Mental Health Services: Mental Health Services (16 Nov 2011)

Jonathan O'Brien: Question 205: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the date on which he will establish an interdepartmental group to consider the issue of persons with mental illness coming into the criminal justice system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35002/11]

Written Answers — Asylum Support Services: Asylum Support Services (16 Nov 2011)

Jonathan O'Brien: Question 206: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the reason a person (details supplied) in County Wexford was moved to Cork; if he will facilitate their return to County Wexford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35017/11]

Tribunal of Inquiry: Motion (16 Nov 2011)

Jonathan O'Brien: Before speaking to the motion, I take this opportunity to restate Sinn Féin's support for those who lost loved ones during the course of the conflict in getting answers and the truth. Like Deputy Calleary, we believe that an issue to which we will need to return at a later date is the establishment of a process which will enable people on all sides who lost loved ones during the course of...

Written Answers — Garda Stations: Garda Stations (15 Nov 2011)

Jonathan O'Brien: Question 442: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans for garda stations in County Cork; his plans to amend opening times; his plans to protect rural residents; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34279/11]

Foreign Conflicts (10 Nov 2011)

Jonathan O'Brien: Question 11: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views that the high level of militarisation in north-eastern Sri Lanka is directly linked to most of the other problems prevalent in the area such as the breakdown in the social fabric, state brutality including sexual assault, land grabs and occupation and that it is completely unacceptable that more than two...

Written Answers — Human Rights Issues: Human Rights Issues (10 Nov 2011)

Jonathan O'Brien: Question 33: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has to date, made any steps in pressuring the Sri Lankan authorities on the lack of progress on investigations into the attack on the editor of the Uthayan newspaper. [33719/11]

Written Answers — Tourism Industry: Tourism Industry (9 Nov 2011)

Jonathan O'Brien: Question 43: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the efforts he has made to ensure a viable and sustainable bed and breakfast sector here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33417/11]

Written Answers — International Agreements: International Agreements (9 Nov 2011)

Jonathan O'Brien: Question 147: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality his views on signing the Council of Europe Convention on the Preventing and Combating of Violence against Women and Domestic Violence; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the convention was adopted on 11 May 2011 and has been signed up to since then by 16 states, excluding Ireland; the reason for the delay in signing...

Road Network (9 Nov 2011)

Jonathan O'Brien: Question 10: To ask the Minister for Transport; Tourism and Sport his plans to renegotiate deals in place following public private partnership initiatives which means that the State must pay a penalty for reduced traffic on some roads. [33431/11]

Written Answers — Mental Health Services: Mental Health Services (8 Nov 2011)

Jonathan O'Brien: Question 63: To ask the Minister for Health the number of cross-departmental meetings that have taken place on mental health in 2011; the actions taken as a result of these meetings; the direct outcomes that have occurred as a result of this actions or meetings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32966/11]

Private Members' Business - Promissory Notes: Motion (8 Nov 2011)

Jonathan O'Brien: Go and check out the Seanad record.

Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (26 Oct 2011)

Jonathan O'Brien: Question 86: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he is satisfied that the law as it stands is sufficient to penalise journalists or persons, who engage in absolute untruths; if not, his plans to introduce legislation to address same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31227/11]

Personal Explanation by Minister of State (26 Oct 2011)

Jonathan O'Brien: The Minister of State is apologising on the one hand and criticising on the other.

Health Services Delivery: Motion (Resumed) (26 Oct 2011)

Jonathan O'Brien: I thank the United Left Alliance, ULA, for submitting this comprehensive and well considered motion. The Members should be congratulated. The motion refers to a recent announcement regarding the impending closure of the accident and emergency unit at South Infirmary-Victoria University Hospital. While the announcement was being made, the HSE insisted there would be no loss of accident and...