Results 321-340 of 21,096 for speaker:Charles Flanagan

Written Answers — Prison Projects: Prison Projects (26 Feb 2008)

Charles Flanagan: Question 431: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of Irish Prison Service staff and the number of external staff who have worked on projects in the CONNECT project in each prison where the project operates since the inception of the project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7845/08]

Written Answers — Prison Education Service: Prison Education Service (26 Feb 2008)

Charles Flanagan: Question 432: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the education and training courses on offer in each prison; the number of places available on each course; the courses for which there is a waiting list; the length of the waiting period; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7846/08]

Written Answers — Prison Education Service: Prison Education Service (26 Feb 2008)

Charles Flanagan: Question 433: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the literacy and numeracy programmes available to prisoners in each prison; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7847/08]

Written Answers — Prison Education Service: Prison Education Service (26 Feb 2008)

Charles Flanagan: Question 434: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if prisoners literacy and numeracy standards and needs are assessed on admission or at any stage in their sentence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7848/08]

Written Answers — Prison Facilities: Prison Facilities (26 Feb 2008)

Charles Flanagan: Question 435: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the exercise and recreational facilities available to prisoners in each prison; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7849/08]

Order of Business (27 Feb 2008)

Charles Flanagan: It is a beautiful day today.

Order of Business (27 Feb 2008)

Charles Flanagan: Or regime change.

Order of Business (27 Feb 2008)

Charles Flanagan: In the course of the 29th Dáil, considerable and, at times, robust debate took place in the House on the matter of reform of home defence law. A Private Member's Bill from Fine Gael attempted to reform the law to strengthen the position of home owners and occupiers in respect of trespassers and persons committing crimes on the premises. The former Minister for Justice, Equality and Law...

Order of Business (27 Feb 2008)

Charles Flanagan: It is a non-starter.

Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2006: Report Stage (27 Feb 2008)

Charles Flanagan: I agree with the amendment, which is sensible and accords with the practical situation. Given the Minister's comments on personal service as opposed to service by way of registered post, are statistics available to the Courts Service or the Department with regard to service of documents? I would have thought that at this stage the vast majority of documentation is served by way of...

Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2006: Report Stage (27 Feb 2008)

Charles Flanagan: The Minister has explained the circumstances well. I am not sure there is anything I can add, except to seek further clarity. The Minister makes an important point, particularly in the context of experienced persons or wise counsel, and particularly those who have served or are currently serving on the tribunal. I welcome the amendment. While I am not sure how many persons will be...

Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2006: Report Stage (27 Feb 2008)

Charles Flanagan: Having regard to the huge level of mobility where, for example, my county is a commuter county, which would have been unthinkable in 1924, I would have thought it preferable to have a general application for the purposes of the signing or serving of warrants. I suggest that it could be done in any part of the country and that we would not differentiate between those who would be entitled to...

Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2006: Report Stage (27 Feb 2008)

Charles Flanagan: This amendment is related to the Minister's earlier point on the review of the District Court areas for the administration of justice. If the Minister does not have a reply for me now perhaps he will examine it and write to me about it. I understood this review was well under way and had been completed a couple of years ago. I wonder why such a length of time has been taken to reorganise...

Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2006: Report Stage (27 Feb 2008)

Charles Flanagan: I only received this amendment the day before yesterday. It is quite a lengthy, detailed amendment and having read through it, I wondered what is the current position. I would have thought that such a provision was already in law and that this is normal practice in any event. The Minister may have confirmed that. Why is there a need for the amendment? What will be the net practical...

Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2006: Report Stage (27 Feb 2008)

Charles Flanagan: I agree with that.

Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2006: Report Stage (27 Feb 2008)

Charles Flanagan: I support the amendment.

Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2006: Report Stage (27 Feb 2008)

Charles Flanagan: I agree with the amendment. Are reviews under way which could further enhance the powers of the county registrar? Changes introduced a few years ago to allow registrars deal in some way with motions to engage in hearing ex parte applications and in the ordering of the list have ensured greater administration of justice at circuit level and given rise to more ordered lists. Matters which...

Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2006: Report Stage (27 Feb 2008)

Charles Flanagan: If solicitors were farmers they would be claiming and receiving compensation.

Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2006: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (27 Feb 2008)

Charles Flanagan: While I am reluctant to open up a debate on the Health Insurance Act 1994, this is a Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill and, from that point of view, it covers a fairly wide range of issues. Notwithstanding the reason put forward by the Minister, which was put in somewhat technical terms, I will venture to ask him to give a practical example of a difficulty that has arisen to give...

Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2006: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (27 Feb 2008)

Charles Flanagan: I am sure the Minister will have received late representations on this issue, as I have. Perhaps there is an issue that may require some clarification. I note that the Leas-Cheann Comhairle prefaced his introduction of the amendment by saying it arose out of Committee proceedings.