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Departmental Programmes. (12 Dec 2006)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Ar an cheist chéanna, mar gheall ar na scéimeanna i dtaobh na dteangacha oifigiúla atá aontaithe ag an Roinn, deir sé sa chairt do chustaiméirí go gcuirfear na scéimeanna ar bun faoi dháta a n-aontaítear leis an Roinn Gnóthaí Pobail, Tuaithe agus Gaeltachta agus go gcuirfear na scéimeanna i bhfeidhm taobh istigh den tréimhse ama aontaithe chun na custaiméirí a shásamh maidir...

Departmental Programmes. (12 Dec 2006)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: I am referring to that Department's customer service charter.

Order of Business (12 Dec 2006)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: I oppose the proposal to send No. 19 to committee without debate because these regulations, which purport to govern the treatment of persons in Garda custody, have been in place since 1987. No. 19 provides for only a minor adjustment given that the regulations pre-date the events uncovered by the Morris tribunal in County Donegal and many of the deaths which occurred in custody, including...

Written Answers — Register of Electors: Register of Electors (12 Dec 2006)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 59: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he has satisfied himself that the register of electors is as close as possible to accurate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42467/06]

Written Answers — Greenhouse Gas Emissions: Greenhouse Gas Emissions (12 Dec 2006)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 126: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the steps he will take over the next year to enable the State to meet its Kyoto obligations and to reduce CO2 emissions; and the date on which he will publish a revised climate change strategy. [42466/06]

Written Answers — Crime Levels: Crime Levels (12 Dec 2006)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 190: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he has read the log as submitted to him on 21 November 2006 from a person (details supplied) outlining the events to which they have been a witness in the period of 8 September to 20 November 2006; if his attention has been drawn to the number of events contained in that log which details events in one...

Written Answers — Crime Levels: Crime Levels (12 Dec 2006)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 191: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if, in view of the wide discrepancy in actual and reported incidents of violence and serious crime in the Limerick Garda division, steps are being or will be taken to determine the reason for non-reporting of crime; if that is the issue, the efforts being made to address the reasons or issues relative to the...

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (12 Dec 2006)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 212: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the status of an application for long term residency for a person (details supplied) who had been told to expect a decision in late November 2006; and when a decision may now be expected. [42796/06]

Written Answers — Overseas University Courses: Overseas University Courses (12 Dec 2006)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 341: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the Irish consul in California donated funding to a course on revisionist history run by the British Studies Department in the University of California, Berkeley and has refused funding to a course on traditional Irish music proposed to be run under Celtic studies at the same university;...

Written Answers — Departmental Funding: Departmental Funding (12 Dec 2006)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 406: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if discussions have been held with Dublin City Council regarding the allocation of volunteering funding; if the necessary criteria have been met for the allocation of volunteering funding; if not, the criteria that remain to be met; if funds have been allocated to Dublin City Council for volunteering; and if not,...

Written Answers — School Accommodation: School Accommodation (12 Dec 2006)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 475: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the position regarding an application from a school (details supplied) in Dublin 20 for a grant to build additional rooms to cater for English classes for non-national pupils and the principal's office, as these classes are currently held in the school hall. [42672/06]

Written Answers — School Transport: School Transport (12 Dec 2006)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 476: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if her attention has been drawn to the fact that there is a problem with the school bus which ferries children to and from a school (details supplied) in Dublin 20, in that it has no safe set-down area; and if she will communicate with Dublin City Council and the school management on the need to agree a plan to provide a safe set...

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (12 Dec 2006)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 477: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if consideration has been given to relocating a school (details supplied) in Dublin 20, to allow for its expansion and provide adequate play facilities; and if consideration has been given to purchasing a nearby property to serve such a purpose. [42674/06]

Europol (Amendment) Bill 2006 [Seanad]: Report and Final Stages (13 Dec 2006)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: I move amendment No 2: In page 4, lines 25 and 26, to delete ", with any necessary modifications,". On Committee Stage, I argued that we must ensure the Data Protection Acts we have passed in this House will have full effect over this Bill. Currently, the Bill contains the wording "with any necessary modifications" but it does not detail who decides the modifications or what might be...

Europol (Amendment) Bill 2006 [Seanad]: Report and Final Stages (13 Dec 2006)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: The legislation still does not outline who will make the "necessary modifications". I support the principle underpinning the legislation but it is a pity the Minister of State has not provided a satisfactory reply to my question. Is it envisaged that the protocols covered by the Bill will be subject to 25 different Data Protection Acts in the European Union? Will the Parliamentary Counsel...

Europol (Amendment) Bill 2006 [Seanad]: Report and Final Stages (13 Dec 2006)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: I will finish the point I was making. The chairman's summary of the high level conference on the future of Europol of February 2006 stated that "ways should be found to enable Europol to exchange information also with countries that do not have the same data protection standards as those applicable within the European Union". This legislation will not allow for this because it is specific...

Houses of the Oireachtas Commission (Amendment) Bill 2006: Second Stage (13 Dec 2006)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Ba mhaith liom mo chuid ama a roinnt leis na Teachtaí Boyle agus Finian McGrath. Bille teicniúil é seo den chuid is mó agus tá muid ag tacú leis. Tá roinnt rudaí le rá againn, áfach, faoin choimisiún go dtí seo agus faoi áiteanna ina bhfuil easpa agus nach bhfuil na soláthraí cearta ann don Oireachtas. Níl muid sásta leis an ionadaíocht atá ann don taobh seo den Teach....

Houses of the Oireachtas Commission (Amendment) Bill 2006: Second Stage (13 Dec 2006)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Ní sinn a roghnaigh é.

Houses of the Oireachtas Commission (Amendment) Bill 2006: Second Stage (13 Dec 2006)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Níl mé ach ag iarraidh pointe a dhéanamh.

Houses of the Oireachtas Commission (Amendment) Bill 2006: Second Stage (13 Dec 2006)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Ba chóir go mbeadh ionadaithe ar an choimisiún ó gach páirtí agus ba chóir go mbeadh duine ann thar cheann na n-oibrithe chomh maith, mar a dúirt mé nuair a bhí muid ag baint leis seo ar dtús. Ba cheart go mbeadh go leor ionadaithe ann chun na tuairimí difriúla a chur trasna. Is féidir leis an choimisiún a oibriú le duine nó beirt sa bhreis. Níl mé ag rá gur chóir go...