Results 2,021-2,040 of 19,162 for speaker:Alan Shatter
- Prison Building Programme (7 Oct 2010)
Alan Shatter: I presume the Minister would acknowledge this debacle is not all his fault, that this project is, as some of his colleagues refer to it, the McDowell legacy, in the sense that it was never properly thought out or adequately or reasonably costed. In the context of the reappraisal of the State's financial position and its capacity to spend money, is there a risk, if the wall is proceeded with,...
- Prison Building Programme (7 Oct 2010)
Alan Shatter: Does the Minister stand over the price paid for the land at the height of the property bubble? Some â¬29 million of taxpayers' money was paid for a piece of farmland.
- Prison Building Programme (7 Oct 2010)
Alan Shatter: This project demonstrates the financial incapacity of the Minister and his colleagues in the previous Government.
- Prison Building Programme (7 Oct 2010)
Alan Shatter: It is an outrage, that â¬29 million should be paid for a piece of farmland.
- Prison Building Programme (7 Oct 2010)
Alan Shatter: Without building the perimeter wall.
- Written Answers — Prisoner Releases: Prisoner Releases (7 Oct 2010)
Alan Shatter: Question 24: To ask the Minister for Justice and Law Reform the number of persons sentenced to terms of imprisonment during the years 2007, 2008, 2009 and to date in 2010 granted temporary release who have failed in each of those years to return to prison as required and who remain on the run; if he will detail the offences for which they were convicted; the length of sentences imposed and...
- Written Answers — Prisoner Releases: Prisoner Releases (7 Oct 2010)
Alan Shatter: Question 37: To ask the Minister for Justice and Law Reform if a convicted drug dealer (details supplied) who absconded having been granted a temporary release from prison remains at large; if he will provide the exact offence for which they were convicted; the length of sentence imposed; the date when granted temporary release and the steps being taken by An Garda SÃochána to ascertain...
- Written Answers — Garda Inspectorate: Garda Inspectorate (7 Oct 2010)
Alan Shatter: Question 135: To ask the Minister for Justice and Law Reform the reason three key and urgent recommendations, 2.40, 2.41 and 2.42, made in the Abbeylara report published in February 2007 with regard to the need for formal arrangements for a team of mental health professionals to be established to assist the Garda in dealing with hostage incidents remain to be implemented; and the steps that...
- Written Answers — Prison Drug Treatment Services: Prison Drug Treatment Services (7 Oct 2010)
Alan Shatter: Question 134: To ask the Minister for Justice and Law Reform in respect of each of our prisons the number of prisoners on a waiting list to participate in a drug treatment program; the number, if any, who have been on such waiting lists for in excess of three months; and the steps being taken, if any, by the Minister to ensure treatment is speedily provided for prisoners who require or...
- Criminal Law (Insanity) Bill 2010 [Seanad]: Second Stage (12 Oct 2010)
Alan Shatter: First, I welcome the fact that this Bill is before the House. Clearly, the 2006 Act contained serious defects and has not worked in the manner anticipated, particularly with regard to those who have been sent to the Central Mental Hospital in Dublin and whose situation is such that there is view that they are persons appropriate to be released but that they should be subject to conditions,...
- Criminal Law (Insanity) Bill 2010 [Seanad]: Second Stage (12 Oct 2010)
Alan Shatter: The Bill does not appear to prescribe that.
- Written Answers — Human Rights Issues: Human Rights Issues (12 Oct 2010)
Alan Shatter: Question 112: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the action he will take within the European Union and in the United Nations following publication by Amnesty International Ireland of its report From Protest to Prison: Iran One Year after the Election; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35744/10]
- Written Answers — Middle East Peace Process: Middle East Peace Process (12 Oct 2010)
Alan Shatter: Question 137: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs with regard to the speech delivered by him on Monday, 27 September 2010 at the 65th session of the UN General Assembly the reasons in his reference to the Middle East peace process and to Gaza no reference of any nature whatsoever is made by him to the strident opposition of Hamas and other Palestinian groups to continuing peace talks...
- Written Answers — Institutional Child Abuse: Institutional Child Abuse (12 Oct 2010)
Alan Shatter: Question 181: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills the new provision to be made for the victims of institutional abuse as a consequence of the completion of the audit of the assets of religious orders; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35801/10]
- Written Answers — Asylum Applications: Asylum Applications (12 Oct 2010)
Alan Shatter: Question 352: To ask the Minister for Justice and Law Reform the number of applications for citizenship by naturalisation processed by his Department between 1 July 2009 and 30 June 2010; the number of applications that were approved; the number refused; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35940/10]
- Written Answers — Asylum Applications: Asylum Applications (12 Oct 2010)
Alan Shatter: Question 353: To ask the Minister for Justice and Law Reform the number of applications for Irish citizenship by naturalisation were granted between 1 July 2009 and 30 June 2010, disaggregated by the applicants' previous nationalities, age and sex; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35941/10]
- Written Answers — Asylum Applications: Asylum Applications (12 Oct 2010)
Alan Shatter: Question 354: To ask the Minister for Justice and Law Reform the number of applications for Irish citizenship by naturalisation refused between 1 July 2009 and 30 June 2010 disaggregated by the applicants' nationalities, age and sex; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35942/10]
- Written Answers — Asylum Applications: Asylum Applications (12 Oct 2010)
Alan Shatter: Question 355: To ask the Minister for Justice and Law Reform the number of applications for Irish citizenship by naturalisation refused between 1 July 2009 and 30 June 2010, disaggregated by the reasons for the refusal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35943/10]
- Written Answers — Asylum Applications: Asylum Applications (12 Oct 2010)
Alan Shatter: Question 356: To ask the Minister for Justice and Law Reform the number of applications for Irish citizenship by naturalisation refused between 1 July 2009 and 30 June 2010 on the basis that the applicant had come to the adverse attention of the Garda SÃochána; and if he will disaggregate the data by the applicants nationalities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35944/10]
- Written Answers — Asylum Applications: Asylum Applications (12 Oct 2010)
Alan Shatter: Question 357: To ask the Minister for Justice and Law Reform the number of applications for Irish citizenship by naturalisation were refused between 1 July 2009 and 30 June 2010 on the basis that the applicant had come to the adverse attention of a member of the Garda SÃochána in situations where the applicant has not had a conviction recorded against them; and if he will disaggregate the...