Results 3,261-3,280 of 9,148 for speaker:Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (17 Apr 2014)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 37. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his plans to make available a contact within the passport office for Deputies to make inquiries on behalf of constituents. [18395/14]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Investigations (17 Apr 2014)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 191. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will ask the acting Garda Commissioner to examine the allegations reported in The Sunday Times on 23 March 2014 that two children from a Traveller family were entered into the Garda PULSE system, despite the fact that they had neither reported a crime or been charged with any crime; if he will ask the acting Garda Commissioner to...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Official Engagements (30 Apr 2014)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 2. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the reason he did not ensure that a replacement Minister attended the recent AGSI conference on his behalf; and his views on the reason he was not invited to the GRA conference. [19612/14]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Official Engagements (30 Apr 2014)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: The Minister has given a reason as to why he could not attend the AGSI conference, which is fair enough. However, why did he not send a Minister of State or another Minister to engage with the Garda sergeants and inspectors who were present? Why for the second year in a row did the Garda Representative Association not invite the Minister to attend its conference?

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Official Engagements (30 Apr 2014)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: The Minister said the possibility of sending a replacement Minister or Minister of State did not arise. Can he give me further information on how it did not arise? When was he invited? On what date did he receive the invite to attend the AGSI conference? When did he become aware of a clash? What arrangements could he have made to send another Minister? Apparently, many years ago, the...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Official Engagements (30 Apr 2014)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: After all the crises and given the problems he has caused for his colleagues in knocking on doors every day across the State, the way he has managed all of these affairs and how he has summarised the role of the Opposition as denigrating members of An Garda Síochána, at times the Minister takes no responsibility whatsoever for his mishandling of all of these affairs. It is...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Extradition Arrangements (30 Apr 2014)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 5. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the action he has taken in relation to the Ms Sophie Toscan du Plantier case since the Supreme Court refused to extradite Mr. Ian Bailey to France to face questions. [19613/14]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Extradition Arrangements (30 Apr 2014)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: In late 2012, the 44-page report by the Director of Public Prosecutions was provided to Ian Bailey's legal team. On the basis of the report and other matters, the Supreme Court adjudicated that he should not be extradited to France. We have since learned that tapes have emerged as part of a discovery order and these tapes are damning and very serious. They will form part of the Fennelly...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Extradition Arrangements (30 Apr 2014)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: After the Supreme Court made its ruling, the Minister stated publicly that he would consult the Attorney General on the matter. On three subsequent occasions, the legal representatives of Mr. Ian Bailey corresponded with the Minister on the failure of An Garda Síochána to fully co-operate with the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission in respect of documentation. As the...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Extradition Arrangements (30 Apr 2014)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: I note that the Minister failed to answer both my questions, neither of which is immediately relevant to the Fennelly commission of investigation. According to media reports, the French authorities with an interest in the Bailey case have requested permission to visit Ireland again. I understand the Minister has received correspondence from Mr. Bailey's legal representatives which sets out...

Other Questions: Corrib Gas Field (30 Apr 2014)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: By any objective analysis, the policing of the Corrib gas debacle was a sad episode in the history of the Garda Síochána. Many of the people of Erris suffered during that period for standing up and confronting a profound injustice to the people of that community and this State in terms of the revenue that was attained from it. The Minister is aware that the UN special rapporteur...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Firearms Licences (30 Apr 2014)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 570. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to engage with stakeholders prior to completing his review on firearms. [18978/14]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Provision (30 Apr 2014)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 172. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to set out the measures he will put in place to provide for the transport of children to school in County Donegal by a company (details supplied) which has gone into liquidation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19095/14]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Curriculum (30 Apr 2014)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 203. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the process by which the curriculum for history taught in our schools is drawn up and the way that history is verified to be accurate; and how what is taught is prioritised. [19383/14]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Appointments to State Boards (30 Apr 2014)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 553. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 741 of 25 March 2014, if he will provide an indicative timetable for the appointment of the other board members and when the applications will be determined. [18778/14]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Investigations (30 Apr 2014)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 622. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide an update on the case of Fr. Niall Molloy; and when the current review will be completed. [19614/14]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Coroners Service (30 Apr 2014)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 623. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the inquest into the murder of a person (details supplied) was adjourned for the 13th time in March and that this, and the refusal of An Garda Síochána to share vital information with the Police Ombudsman in the North, is causing great distress to the family and obstructing the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Investigations (30 Apr 2014)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 624. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he has met with a person (details supplied) to discuss the death of their baby and to discuss with them the significant number of questions that they have arising out of the Gageby report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19616/14]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Asylum Seeker Accommodation (30 Apr 2014)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 625. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality in view of the fact that Ireland's direct provision system was 14 years old last week, his plans to get rid of the current system and replace it with something more modern, humane and fit for purpose. [19617/14]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Operations (30 Apr 2014)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 626. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he is giving consideration to the need for an urgent and comprehensive independent inquiry into the policing of the Corrib gas project in view the recent calls by AFRI, Front Line Defenders and Archbishop Tutu to name but a few; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19618/14]