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Prisoner Releases (2 May 2012)

Dara Calleary: Perhaps the Minister might expand on the European Union initiative to which he refers. Given that Ireland will hold the Presidency of the Union next year, will he seek to champion the role victims should play in sentence management? We need to re-imagine our approach to this matter. The Minister referred to re-engineering the process. There is a need to include victims in it. Has the...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (2 May 2012)

Dara Calleary: Question 131: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason 20 hectares of land have been omitted from a single farm payment and agri-environment option scheme application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Mayo; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22234/12]

Construction Contracts Bill 2010 [Seanad]: Second Stage (3 May 2012)

Dara Calleary: I welcome the arrival in the House of the Construction Contracts Bill 2011. I join the Minister of State in paying tribute to Senator Feargal Quinn for the huge amount of work he has done, with Mr. Seán Gallagher. As a Minister of State, I had the privilege of bringing the Bill through the Seanad. If I can express one concern, it is about the length of time it has taken to bring the Bill...

Construction Contracts Bill 2010 [Seanad]: Second Stage (3 May 2012)

Dara Calleary: There is not a Deputy in the House who has not spoken to a subcontractor in difficulty. The worst thing of all is when a subcontractor is let down on a State contract, whether with the HSE, a local authority or third level institution, that he or she thought was gold plated. If the Bill can be enacted before the summer recess, we will have done some service. I cite examples of why the...

Construction Contracts Bill 2010 [Seanad]: Second Stage (3 May 2012)

Dara Calleary: Yes, indeed. The Minister of State and his officials might give some consideration to that definition. It is narrow enough not to cause problems in the legislation the Minister of State envisages. I wonder whether the legislation is too late. I worry that the horse has bolted. The construction industry is, in effect, at a standstill. One hopes that when it comes back to some sort of...

Community Development (3 May 2012)

Dara Calleary: Question 9: To ask the Minister for the Environment; Community and Local Government if he will provide an update on the provision of funding for the RAPID scheme in Rathkeale, County Limerick; and if he will develop targeted regeneration scheme for the town. [22087/12]

Written Answers — Fishing Licences: Fishing Licences (3 May 2012)

Dara Calleary: Question 196: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will confirm if a compensation fund will be established to compensate eel fishermen who's licences were decommissioned. [22558/12]

Written Answers — Planning Issues: Planning Issues (3 May 2012)

Dara Calleary: Question 228: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the position regarding the local area plans in towns (details supplied); and if he will give consideration to extending the lifetime of the plans in the towns referred to, until new plans are introduced. [22563/12]

Written Answers — Planning Issues: Planning Issues (3 May 2012)

Dara Calleary: Question 229: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the legal standing of a matter (details supplied) [22564/12]

Written Answers — Defence Forces Equipment: Defence Forces Equipment (3 May 2012)

Dara Calleary: Question 241: To ask the Minister for Defence the amount of money being spent on riot gear in 2010, 2011 and 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22386/12]

Written Answers — Defence Forces Deployment: Defence Forces Deployment (3 May 2012)

Dara Calleary: Question 242: To ask the Minister for Defence if their are ongoing communications between the armed forces and the Gardaí in relation to riot control procedures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22387/12]

Written Answers — Overseas Missions: Overseas Missions (3 May 2012)

Dara Calleary: Question 243: To ask the Minister for Defence the plans in place for Irish involvement in UN Peace keeping in Syria [22388/12]

Written Answers — Departmental Agencies: Departmental Agencies (3 May 2012)

Dara Calleary: Question 260: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the plans Teagasc have for a disused building (details supplied); if he will confirm that Teagasc is currently unable to sell the premises as a result of issues concerning title or any other issue and if considering this impairment to a commercial disposal, if he will make the premises available to the local regional...

Written Answers — Departmental Schemes: Departmental Schemes (3 May 2012)

Dara Calleary: Question 261: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will consider amending the terms and conditions of the agri environment options scheme to make them more flexible and allow for a more practical approach when dealing with the criteria attached to the scheme, in order to make the scheme more workable for farmers and allow agricultural consultants or planners make...

Written Answers — Fishing Discards: Fishing Discards (3 May 2012)

Dara Calleary: Question 262: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will acknowledge that discards are the hidden scandal of fisheries industry and the socio-economic data available on this real human crisis is variable in quality and highly questionable and that tackling this crisis has been identified as an urgent need by BIM and North Western Waters Regional Advisory; and if he...

Written Answers — Appointments to State Boards: Appointments to State Boards (3 May 2012)

Dara Calleary: Question 263: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on the proposals to include on the boards of BIM, Sea Fisheries Protection Authority, Marine Institute, European Fisheries Fund and other fisheries related State boards, representatives of stakeholders from the non-catch sector Environmental, Community and Voluntary Pillars. [22561/12]

Crime Levels (8 May 2012)

Dara Calleary: Question 70: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to tackle the issue of aggravated burglaries which increased by 7.9% from 2010 to 2011 and to tackle burglaries which increased by 7.7% in the same period; the resources that are being made available to Operation Fiacla; if there are any specific proposals to tackle higher then average increases in burglaries in commuter...

Crime Levels (8 May 2012)

Dara Calleary: I refer to Operation Fiacla, which the Minister says concentrates on mobile gangs. Are resources or particular attention being directed towards local criminals? I am particularly concerned at the increase in the commuter belt. In Meath, there were 112 burglaries in 2011, an increase of 40% on 2010, while in Kildare there were 1,687, an increase of 26%. Burglaries increased in 20 of the 28...

Crime Levels (8 May 2012)

Dara Calleary: On the issue of aggravated burglaries I join with the Minister in paying tribute to the Garda Síochána for the general decrease in levels of most crimes last year as shown in the statistics. However, the number of aggravated burglaries is exactly the same in 2011 as it was in 2010, at 333 instances, approximately six a week. We all agree this is too many and people are suffering. Will...

Proposed Legislation (8 May 2012)

Dara Calleary: Question 73: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will consider the introduction of specific legislative provisions to ensure that the manslaughter of a member of An Garda Síochána, or any member of the security forces or emergency personnel, whilst in the course of duty attracts a specific mandatory sentence; the work he has done on this matter since taking up office;...