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Criminal Justice Bill 2007: Committee Stage (Resumed) (29 Mar 2007)

Brendan Howlin: I meant to bring a copy of the Shortt judgment with me because I wanted to mention it. Deputy Ardagh is correct, the entire judgment made horrifying reading. Wise and learned opinion was quoted from a former US Supreme Court Associate Justice, Mr. Justice Thurgood Marshall, in giving the Supreme Court's decision in the Shortt case. It gave a clear message to the Legislature, and I suppose...

Criminal Justice Bill 2007: Committee Stage (Resumed) (29 Mar 2007)

Brendan Howlin: They hire bounty hunters to get them.

Criminal Justice Bill 2007: Committee Stage (Resumed) (29 Mar 2007)

Brendan Howlin: Swedes are very compliant.

Criminal Justice Bill 2007: Committee Stage (Resumed) (29 Mar 2007)

Brendan Howlin: We have had a reasonably lengthy discussion on this issue and I would like to move on to important issues such as the seven-day detention provision for listed offences. I would like the Tánaiste to comment on his change of mind since he received a letter on that matter. Will he indicate the other amendments he is minded to take, as we approach the end of the debate? We are on section 11...

Criminal Justice Bill 2007: Committee Stage (Resumed) (29 Mar 2007)

Brendan Howlin: I know Deputies are hanging around. This has been a very constructive and good debate. We made useful changes to the law and found anomalies. We discussed 11 sections out of 51. A total of 156 amendments were tabled and we have not discussed serious issues such as seven day detention. It cannot be acceptable that we simply pass a Bill having discussed 11 sections. Will the Tánaiste...

Criminal Justice Bill 2007: Committee Stage (Resumed) (29 Mar 2007)

Brendan Howlin: Yes.

Criminal Justice Bill 2007: Committee Stage (Resumed) (29 Mar 2007)

Brendan Howlin: Are we not allowed to introduce amendments?

Criminal Justice Bill 2007: Committee Stage (Resumed) (29 Mar 2007)

Brendan Howlin: That is a huge change on foot of receiving a letter from a lawyer. Will the Tánaiste let us debate it in the House?

Criminal Justice Bill 2007: Committee Stage (Resumed) (29 Mar 2007)

Brendan Howlin: We are not the Seanad.

Criminal Justice Bill 2007: Committee Stage (Resumed) (29 Mar 2007)

Brendan Howlin: Could we have some clarity on what exactly we will be voting on?

Criminal Justice Bill 2007: Committee Stage (Resumed) (29 Mar 2007)

Brendan Howlin: Which amendments are accepted?

Criminal Justice Bill 2007: Committee Stage (Resumed) (29 Mar 2007)

Brendan Howlin: I take it the other 35 amendments in the name of the Tánaiste are included.

Criminal Justice Bill 2007: Committee Stage (Resumed) (29 Mar 2007)

Brendan Howlin: They have not even been looked at.

Written Answers — Cancer Screening Programme: Cancer Screening Programme (29 Mar 2007)

Brendan Howlin: Question 93: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the position regarding the reported 30,000 backlogged smear tests waiting to be examined here; if she will confirm reports that these backlogged tests are to be sent to the US to be processed; her views on plans for a national cervical cancer screening programme; her further views on whether without the means to process tests that a...

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (29 Mar 2007)

Brendan Howlin: Question 100: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her views on the Health Service Executive tendering a development for acutely ill respiratory patients called Hospital in the Home to a private health care company; her further views on the lack of funding for existing respiratory outreach programmes through public hospitals which had hoped to expand and which was effective; and if...

Written Answers — Road Traffic Offences: Road Traffic Offences (3 Apr 2007)

Brendan Howlin: Question 100: To ask the Minister for Transport when he will bring the full list of penalty point categories into force; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12668/07]

Written Answers — Public Transport: Public Transport (3 Apr 2007)

Brendan Howlin: Question 134: To ask the Minister for Transport if he will outline in each case the way the public service obligation payment for 2007 for Iarnród Éireann, Bus Éireann and Dublin Bus was arrived at; the specific routes, areas, passenger profile and other category on which the PSO applies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12645/07]

Written Answers — Adoption Services: Adoption Services (3 Apr 2007)

Brendan Howlin: Question 280: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the fact that, in the south east, the waiting period for the pre-course required before the assessment procedure for international adoption applicants is in excess of eighteen months and that this delay is due to the inadequate number of social workers employed in the south-east; if her attention has...

Leaders' Questions (4 Apr 2007)

Brendan Howlin: They will say "Go now".

Leaders' Questions (4 Apr 2007)

Brendan Howlin: We created 1,000 jobs per week.