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Leaders' Questions (29 Mar 2012)

Bernard Durkan: Hear, hear.

Order of Business (29 Mar 2012)

Bernard Durkan: Be careful.

Order of Business (29 Mar 2012)

Bernard Durkan: Hear, hear

Order of Business (29 Mar 2012)

Bernard Durkan: He cannot get a lollipop or anything.

Order of Business (29 Mar 2012)

Bernard Durkan: There was a big sigh of relief over there.

Order of Business (29 Mar 2012)

Bernard Durkan: What is the status of the companies Bill, which legislation was promised for at least ten years by Members opposite when on this side of the House? The need for this legislation is increasingly urgent.

Order of Business (29 Mar 2012)

Bernard Durkan: Members opposite keep interrupting me.

Order of Business (29 Mar 2012)

Bernard Durkan: I want to reassure the Opposition-----

Order of Business (29 Mar 2012)

Bernard Durkan: I thank Deputy Finian McGrath for raising an issue this morning which I raised previously.

Order of Business (29 Mar 2012)

Bernard Durkan: There are other related promised legislative proposals.

Order of Business (29 Mar 2012)

Bernard Durkan: They were promised by the previous Government also. Would it be possible to select the Bills from the plethora of legislation promised by the previous Government and those proposed by the current Administration on organised crime and to prioritise them? These are illegal organisations.

Order of Business (29 Mar 2012)

Bernard Durkan: They are illegally organised. They are carrying out criminal activities in this country at present. I ask the Minister if he might be able to assist.

Mahon Tribunal Report: Statements (Resumed) (29 Mar 2012)

Bernard Durkan: I am glad to have an opportunity to speak on this issue although it is not one that can be covered adequately in ten minutes. In particular, those of us who have been members of local authorities have lots of experiences and comparisons to make. It is a time of sadness for all of us. It is sad when people who are elected to public office find themselves, for one reason or another, in a...

Written Answers — Foreign Conflicts: Foreign Conflicts (29 Mar 2012)

Bernard Durkan: Question 54: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the extent to which the situation in Syria continues to be monitored by the international community with particular reference to on-going alleged human rights abuses; if his EU colleagues in conjunction with the UN or otherwise can offer persistent persuasion to bring about a resolution; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Irish Communities Abroad: Irish Communities Abroad (29 Mar 2012)

Bernard Durkan: Question 55: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if it has been possible to engage with the US authorities with a view to regularisation of undocumented Irish in the United States having particular regard to the vulnerability of such persons and the potential hardship to them and their families; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17533/12]

Written Answers — Overseas Development Aid: Overseas Development Aid (29 Mar 2012)

Bernard Durkan: Question 28: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the extent to which international aid commitments made by various donor countries throughout the world in the wake of various natural disasters over the past ten years have been honoured in part or in full; the main reason for failure to deliver in such circumstances; if he can take any steps to reactivate such...

Written Answers — Overseas Development Aid: Overseas Development Aid (29 Mar 2012)

Bernard Durkan: Question 49: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he is satisfied that commitments entered into in the wake of numerous worldwide natural disasters have been fully honoured by the various prospective donors, whether on-going encouragement is offered to meet the commitments entered into; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17527/12]

Written Answers — Overseas Development Aid: Overseas Development Aid (29 Mar 2012)

Bernard Durkan: Question 51: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if international aid promised to Haiti and other similar disaster locations worldwide has been met fully or in part to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17529/12]

Written Answers — Foreign Conflicts: Foreign Conflicts (29 Mar 2012)

Bernard Durkan: Question 30: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the extent to which he and his colleagues at EU and on UN level have focused on the top ten worldwide primary locations of known acts of war, terror, human rights or other abuses resulting in starvation famine, genocide or murder by Governments of those attempting to overthrow such; if the international community...

Written Answers — Foreign Conflicts: Foreign Conflicts (29 Mar 2012)

Bernard Durkan: Question 58: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the extent to which he and his EU colleagues continue to examine locations worldwide at which on-going war, famine, starvation, genocide, human rights abuses continue; the degree to which positive intervention can be arranged in such circumstances in the future having particular regard to past experience; and if he...