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Written Answers — Departmental Funding: Departmental Funding (5 Apr 2007)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 535: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the amount allocated to voluntary housing associations for construction programmes in respect of each year from 2002 to date in 2007. [13760/07]

Drug Abuse (24 Apr 2007)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 44: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the progress made to date on the aim of significantly reducing the hardship caused to individuals and society by drug misuse; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15008/07]

Written Answers — Juvenile Offenders: Juvenile Offenders (24 Apr 2007)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 115: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of behaviour warnings issued to people aged 12 to 18 since 1 March 2007; the number of cases where a good behaviour contract has been entered into following such a warning; the number of meetings held with young people, parents and the Garda under the anti-social behaviour provisions of the...

Written Answers — Firearms Act: Firearms Act (24 Apr 2007)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 172: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the reason the firearms licence fee has gone up by 50% even though the three-year licence means that less Garda man-hours are needed to administer it compared with the previous system. [14778/07]

Written Answers — Firearms Act: Firearms Act (24 Apr 2007)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 173: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if, in view of the fact that the proposed list of restricted firearms contains Olympic pistols, an association (details supplied) and other relevant sporting bodies will be given an opportunity to have input into the second draft of the Statutory Instrument; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Firearms Act: Firearms Act (24 Apr 2007)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 174: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when he will be commencing the remainder of the Firearms Act 2006, in view of the fact that the Criminal Justice Bill 2007 is already amending it before it has been fully commenced. [14780/07]

Written Answers — Firearms Act: Firearms Act (24 Apr 2007)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 175: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when the Garda Commissioner's guidelines for superintendents with relation to the Firearms Act 2006 will be published. [14781/07]

Written Answers — Firearms Act: Firearms Act (24 Apr 2007)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 176: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when the firearms range inspector will be appointed by the Minister. [14782/07]

Written Answers — Firearms Act: Firearms Act (24 Apr 2007)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 177: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the reason several firearms ranges have already had to spend tens of thousands of euro on upgrades to comply with Garda demands for range certification in view of the fact that the relevant legislation has not been commenced and that the range inspector not been appointed. [14783/07]

Written Answers — Firearms Act: Firearms Act (24 Apr 2007)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 178: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when the official regulations to which firing ranges must conform will be published. [14784/07]

Written Answers — Firearms Act: Firearms Act (24 Apr 2007)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 179: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will give assurances that target shooters wishing to compete in international competitions who find their sporting equipment listed on the restricted list will not find themselves required to comply with draconian and onerous demands to obtain firearms certificates. [14785/07]

Written Answers — Firearms Act: Firearms Act (24 Apr 2007)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 180: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the reason shotgun licences cost €115 for a three-year period with each subsequent shotgun on the licence costing €30 but an air rifle licence costs €170 and can only have one air rifle on it. [14786/07]

Written Answers — Firearms Act: Firearms Act (24 Apr 2007)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 181: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the reason in view of the obvious benefit to tourism that the 2012 Olympics represent, the firearms licence costs for foreign visitors have been increased to €57; and the reason no free visitors' permit mechanism has been created to encourage the tourism that competitive target shooting represents. [14787/07]

Written Answers — Firearms Act: Firearms Act (24 Apr 2007)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 182: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if his attention has been drawn to strong concerns expressed by an association (details supplied) regarding recent changes to firearms legislation and licensing systems; if he will meet the association; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14788/07]

Written Answers — Firearms Act: Firearms Act (24 Apr 2007)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 203: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of firearms licences currently in place for each category of shotguns, rifles, pistols and other firearms; the number of firearms licences currently in place in each county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14943/07]

Written Answers — Garda Reserve: Garda Reserve (24 Apr 2007)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 187: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of fully qualified members of the Garda Reserve and the stations to which they are currently attached in respect of the latest date for which figures are available; the number of attested members of the Reserve; the number of recruits currently in training; and if he will make a statement on the...

Leaders' Questions (25 Apr 2007)

Ruairi Quinn: We have been ready for a year.

Leaders' Questions (25 Apr 2007)

Ruairi Quinn: Enough done, time to go.

Leaders' Questions (25 Apr 2007)

Ruairi Quinn: On stilts.

Offences against the State (Amendment) Act 1998: Motion (25 Apr 2007)

Ruairi Quinn: I will not take the 15 minutes. Although this is not normally my territory, I have read the debate from last year and at the behest of Deputy Howlin, I am making a contribution on behalf of the Labour Party. Why do we have this legislation and why is it so starkly described? It is useful for us to reflect on the fact that when this State, now only 85 years old, was first established in...