Results 2,201-2,220 of 29,533 for speaker:Brendan Howlin

Written Answers — Road Traffic Offences: Road Traffic Offences (28 Sep 2006)

Brendan Howlin: Question 68: To ask the Minister for Transport if his attention has been drawn to the low rate of prosecutions for dangerous driving and drink driving that result in a disqualification and the action he is taking to strengthen legislation to ensure a sufficient deterrent exists and that current legislation is robust enough for Gardaí to pursue cases with confidence. [30051/06]

Written Answers — Legislative Programme: Legislative Programme (28 Sep 2006)

Brendan Howlin: Question 73: To ask the Minister for Transport the reasons for his delay in extending whistleblowing legislation to all transport sectors here. [30052/06]

Written Answers — Visa Applications: Visa Applications (28 Sep 2006)

Brendan Howlin: Question 118: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the position in relation to an application for visa under the family re-unification scheme in respect of a person (details supplied) who have resided here for many years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30254/06]

Written Answers — Road Traffic Offences: Road Traffic Offences (28 Sep 2006)

Brendan Howlin: Question 119: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if, in view of the introduction of random breath testing of motorists, he will determine and provide details of Garda policy in relation to breath testing of drivers involved in road traffic accidents; if the policy is that all such drivers are to be breath tested at the accident scene; and, if not, the...

Written Answers — Road Traffic Offences: Road Traffic Offences (28 Sep 2006)

Brendan Howlin: Question 120: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if his attention has been drawn to the fact that Garda recording of changed car ownership is several months in arrears and that as a result fixed penalty fine notices are being issued by Gardaí to former rather than current car owners where ownership has changed and that former owners receiving such notices...

Deportation Orders. (3 Oct 2006)

Brendan Howlin: Did it say which year?

Deportation Orders. (3 Oct 2006)

Brendan Howlin: We have spent 15 minutes on this question.

Irish Prison Service. (3 Oct 2006)

Brendan Howlin: Question 130: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform his response to the most recent reports of the Inspector of Prisons and Places of Detention, Mr. Dermot Kinlen; the action being taken to address the serious shortcomings in conditions identified in the reports; if he has received the report of Mr. Michael Mellet into the death of a person (details supplied)...

Irish Prison Service. (3 Oct 2006)

Brendan Howlin: Are they the most recent reports?

Irish Prison Service. (3 Oct 2006)

Brendan Howlin: Then they are the ones to which I refer.

Irish Prison Service. (3 Oct 2006)

Brendan Howlin: I congratulate the Minister on his first occasion to take parliamentary questions in his new office and wish him well for however long he occupies that important position. Does the Minister accept he made an extraordinary admission when he said the conditions outlined in the Kinlen report were allowed to happen because budgets were being cannibalised to pay for overtime? As Minister, he...

Irish Prison Service. (3 Oct 2006)

Brendan Howlin: I welcome the belated acceptance by the Minister that the conditions in Mountjoy remain appalling. He indicated he has not yet received a copy of Mr. Mellet's report. Presumably, inmates continue to arrive at Mountjoy, including some with mental health difficulties. What particular steps have been taken by the Minister since the murder of Gary Douch with regard to enforcement or renewal of...

Irish Prison Service. (3 Oct 2006)

Brendan Howlin: Should they be in prison at all?

Irish Prison Service. (3 Oct 2006)

Brendan Howlin: Is it still the state of affairs?

Irish Prison Service. (3 Oct 2006)

Brendan Howlin: It is happening today.

Irish Prison Service. (3 Oct 2006)

Brendan Howlin: What will the Minister do between now and the building of the prison?

Inspector of Prisons. (3 Oct 2006)

Brendan Howlin: He said the Minister was outrageous and practically unbelievable.

Inspector of Prisons. (3 Oct 2006)

Brendan Howlin: That is something to look forward to.

Garda Training. (3 Oct 2006)

Brendan Howlin: One of the Garda management advisory group's terms of reference is to promote a culture of accountability. How does the Minister envisage this might be done? What is his reaction to the reaction of the Garda representative bodies to the publication of the most recent Morris tribunal reports and the commencement of training of the first members of the Garda reserve?

Garda Training. (3 Oct 2006)

Brendan Howlin: When will they be before the House?