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Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Defence Forces Medicinal Products (18 Jun 2013)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: Obviously, the Minister and his departmental officials are determined to defend the use of lariam and he has provided statistics which is fair enough. Why did the United States Government, which has one of the largest defence forces in the world, stop using lariam if everything the Minister has said about there being no concern over its use is accurate?

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Defence Forces Medicinal Products (18 Jun 2013)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: I understand the screening is for mental health issues that may be there and of course it would not be prescribed if that was the case. Mental health screening is very precarious. Many people do not acknowledge that they have mental health difficulties until a certain stage in their lives. That particular screening is fraught with difficulties. Can the Minister confirm that the use of...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Military Neutrality (18 Jun 2013)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 14. To ask the Minister for Defence if he will clarify his views on Irish neutrality following his comments reported in the latest edition of NATO Review on the subject. [29308/13]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Military Neutrality (18 Jun 2013)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: As the Minister is aware, Ireland has a proud tradition of neutrality. Our people are very proud of it, have endorsed it and wish to see it continue but it is active neutrality. Ireland has been one of the highest per capita contributors to overseas aid in the world. That has been our tradition. Our tradition in the missionaries is one of active participation in assistance to the...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Military Neutrality (18 Jun 2013)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: It is good to see the Minister back in mischievous form again, that he has got his mischievous mojo back. We enjoy it when he is on form. The Minister is well aware of the concerns about NATO. A substantial number of the more prominent NATO countries have a colonial history in North Africa and the Middle East. NATO was supposed to have been dismantled after the Cold War. It is a relic...

Other Questions: Defence Forces Personnel Official Visits (18 Jun 2013)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: I assume there is nothing to read into the fact that Lithuania has been a member of NATO since 2004 and nothing about which to be concerned. We know the Minister is mad to get Ireland into NATO. Should we be concerned?

Development of Cork Prison: Motion (18 Jun 2013)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: We had an opportunity to have an initial discussion on the motion at the meeting of the Joint Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality last week. As I pointed out then, I was part of the committee delegation that visited Cork Prison last year. The governor made it clear from the outset that the prison is not up to standard and does not comply with the requirements of a civilised society....

Development of Cork Prison: Motion (18 Jun 2013)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: A Cheann Comhairle, could I ask one question? It is pertinent to whether we can support the motion.

Development of Cork Prison: Motion (18 Jun 2013)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: I promise that it is only one brief question. It will take ten seconds. Of the 275 prison spaces, what number are single-cell occupancy?

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Treatment Issues (18 Jun 2013)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 558. To ask the Minister for Health in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Donegal who suffers from scoliosis and syringomyelia, if he will confirm the person responsible for taking their prognosis; if he will further confirm their designated doctor for treating the aforementioned conditions; if a myelogram has been scheduled for the person; if so, when it will take place; which...

Offences against the State (Amendment) Act 1998 and Criminal Justice (Amendment) Act 2009: Motions (19 Jun 2013)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: I need less time and therefore the Minister can take mine.

Offences against the State (Amendment) Act 1998 and Criminal Justice (Amendment) Act 2009: Motions (19 Jun 2013)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: We will try to keep it to seven or eight minutes each.

Offences against the State (Amendment) Act 1998 and Criminal Justice (Amendment) Act 2009: Motions (19 Jun 2013)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: We are back again. Every year we debate this, every year Sinn Féin opposes it and every year it passes. We all know the background to the Offences against the State Act and I will not re-hash it again today. Suffice to say I have no hesitation in renewing the call on those responsible for what happened at Omagh to cease their activities and to embrace the peace process. The events...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Operations (19 Jun 2013)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 159. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of extra Gardaí that were drafted into Roscommon town for the funeral of Ruairí Ó Brádaigh last Saturday, and also for the removal the previous evening; the person who organised/managed the policing of the funeral; the amount this exercise cost in overtime and extra payments; what do the Gardaí feel set off...

Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Estimates for Public Services 2013
Vote 20 - Garda Síochána (Revised)
Vote 21 - Prisons (Revised)
Vote 22 - Courts Service (Revised)
Vote 23 - Property Registration Authority (Revised)
Vote 24 - Justice and Equality (Revised) (19 Jun 2013)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: I have a number of themes to cover. I want to deal, first, with the issue of prisons. The committee has submitted to the Minister and his Department its report on penal reform which contains five key recommendations. We had a chance to discuss it briefly yesterday during the debate on the Cork Prison motion. I believe and know the members of the committee believe that not only would our...

Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Estimates for Public Services 2013
Vote 20 - Garda Síochána (Revised)
Vote 21 - Prisons (Revised)
Vote 22 - Courts Service (Revised)
Vote 23 - Property Registration Authority (Revised)
Vote 24 - Justice and Equality (Revised) (19 Jun 2013)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: Yes, because it is a substantive question.

Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Estimates for Public Services 2013
Vote 20 - Garda Síochána (Revised)
Vote 21 - Prisons (Revised)
Vote 22 - Courts Service (Revised)
Vote 23 - Property Registration Authority (Revised)
Vote 24 - Justice and Equality (Revised) (19 Jun 2013)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: We would not disagree regarding repeat offenders and someone who is a repeated threat to their community. If we could bring in legislation on a sentencing council and sentencing guidelines that is similar to what is in Great Britain, that would help. We can give a framework to the Judiciary. I appreciate the point that we are not in sole control of incarceration but I will throw it out...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Back to Education Allowance: Discussion on Public Petition Received (19 Jun 2013)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: The committee will consider petition No. P00042/12 from Mr. Kevin Walshe concerning the back to education allowance scheme. The committee will deliberate on the general policy aspects and development of the scheme and take evidence from Mr. Kevin Walshe, the petitioner, Ms Bríd O'Brien and Mr. Robert Lynch, head of policy and media and work section manager, respectively, of the Irish...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Back to Education Allowance: Discussion on Public Petition Received (19 Jun 2013)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: I invite Mr. Oliver Egan, assistant secretary in the Department of Social Protection, to make his opening statement.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Back to Education Allowance: Discussion on Public Petition Received (19 Jun 2013)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: I apologise for interrupting Mr. Egan but he may have misunderstood the reason for this meeting. We invited the Minister for Social Protection but Mr. Egan is here instead. The reason the committee accepted this petition is because of the general policy issues it raises rather than the specific case. I ask him to deal with the policy issues, not the case.