Results 2,281-2,300 of 21,096 for speaker:Charles Flanagan

Jury Intimidation. (25 Mar 2010)

Charles Flanagan: It is not.

Jury Intimidation. (25 Mar 2010)

Charles Flanagan: I asked a simple question.

Jury Intimidation. (25 Mar 2010)

Charles Flanagan: That is not what I asked about.

Jury Intimidation. (25 Mar 2010)

Charles Flanagan: I find it most unsatisfactory that I asked the Minister a straightforward question and he made no attempt to provide me with an answer. I ask that section 16 of the Juries Act 1976 be amended. I invited the Minister to give me his views but he refused to do so. I cannot think of any circumstance in which the addresses of jurors should be made available to anybody. I put it to the Minister...

Jury Intimidation. (25 Mar 2010)

Charles Flanagan: The Minister has not been able to rebut the issue. There have been no cases.

Jury Intimidation. (25 Mar 2010)

Charles Flanagan: The Minister has done nothing to remedy the issue. There has not been one case in a non-jury court.

Prison Accommodation. (25 Mar 2010)

Charles Flanagan: Question 4: To ask the Minister for Justice and Law Reform his views on prison overcrowding, particularly at Mountjoy Prison, Dublin; and the steps he proposes to take to address this issue. [13375/10]

Prison Accommodation. (25 Mar 2010)

Charles Flanagan: With reference to Mountjoy Prison, is the Minister aware that the capacity is exceeded on a regular basis? Currently, there is a weekly average of 660 inmates in Mountjoy. What are the Minister's views on his statement last year, in consultation with the director of the Irish Prison Service, when the intention was to keep the number at Mountjoy at 600? I remind the Minister of the report...

Prison Accommodation. (25 Mar 2010)

Charles Flanagan: I wish to ask the Minister a specific question and perhaps, for a change, he might provide a specific reply. What is the current timeframe, if any, in respect of the completion of the Thornton Hall project?

Prison Accommodation. (25 Mar 2010)

Charles Flanagan: Exactly. We facilitated the passage of the relevant legislation.

Prison Accommodation. (25 Mar 2010)

Charles Flanagan: That which the Minister is uttering is a fairytale. We facilitated a late sitting in order that the legislation might be passed.

Private Security Authority. (25 Mar 2010)

Charles Flanagan: Question 5: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform his views on whether it is appropriate to review the operation of the Private Security Authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13173/10]

Private Security Authority. (25 Mar 2010)

Charles Flanagan: I remind the Minister that the legislation establishing the Private Security Authority was introduced some years ago in order to bring to an end the practice whereby criminal gangsters and paramilitaries were actively involved in running the private security industry in this city and elsewhere. That legislation duly passed into law. The Minister is correct when he states that the granting of...

Private Security Authority. (25 Mar 2010)

Charles Flanagan: I again put it to the Minister that it is a matter of some public disquiet that over 250 people who have serious criminal records or who failed to disclose the existence of any convictions on the appropriate form were granted licences by the Private Security Authority. I ask that he review this matter. On a separate but related issue, the fees relating to these licences are far too high,...

Private Security Authority. (25 Mar 2010)

Charles Flanagan: You just happen to be the Minister.

Private Security Authority. (25 Mar 2010)

Charles Flanagan: Yes, but just because one is the Minister with responsibility for justice one cannot have one's cake and eat it. People in the Opposition try to have their cake and eat it but the fact of the matter is that the Minister does not control the day-to-day operation of an organisation-----

Private Security Authority. (25 Mar 2010)

Charles Flanagan: The Minister has the power to review.

Private Security Authority. (25 Mar 2010)

Charles Flanagan: If it is not working one reviews it.

Private Security Authority. (25 Mar 2010)

Charles Flanagan: The Minister knows that better than anybody.

Private Security Authority. (25 Mar 2010)

Charles Flanagan: The Minister says that about everything I say.