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Public Accounts Committee: 2012 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 20 - An Garda Síochána
Chapter 8 - Management of Outsourced Safety Cameras (10 Jul 2014)

John Deasy: Does Mr. O'Donohue know where I am coming from with this? This is basic stuff. I have been around here for 12 years, and I always think that some people legislate blindly because they do not have a clue. If the Garda Síochána and the Road Safety Authority do not know, how do legislators know what legislation to pass if it is not evidence-based in terms of what works and what does...

Public Accounts Committee: 2012 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 20 - An Garda Síochána
Chapter 8 - Management of Outsourced Safety Cameras (10 Jul 2014)

John Deasy: There is a big gap here.

Public Accounts Committee: 2012 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 20 - An Garda Síochána
Chapter 8 - Management of Outsourced Safety Cameras (10 Jul 2014)

John Deasy: It is clear from the number of road deaths ten years ago compared to the number today that there has been a massive drop, so some things definitely work and improvements have been made across the board. I still do not get why more analysis is not done when it comes to causation.

Public Accounts Committee: 2012 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 20 - An Garda Síochána
Chapter 8 - Management of Outsourced Safety Cameras (10 Jul 2014)

John Deasy: I thank the acting Garda Commissioner for her response. Maybe I could ask Superintendent O'Donohue another obvious question. The number of road deaths increased from 162 in 2012 to 190 in 2013. What is the reason for the increase, given that we have made all these improvements? We are here to discuss the GoSafe system. More checkpoints have been put in place, as mentioned by the Road...

Public Accounts Committee: 2012 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 20 - An Garda Síochána
Chapter 8 - Management of Outsourced Safety Cameras (10 Jul 2014)

John Deasy: I accept that.

Public Accounts Committee: 2012 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 20 - An Garda Síochána
Chapter 8 - Management of Outsourced Safety Cameras (10 Jul 2014)

John Deasy: Fair enough.

Public Accounts Committee: 2012 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 20 - An Garda Síochána
Chapter 8 - Management of Outsourced Safety Cameras (10 Jul 2014)

John Deasy: I thank the superintendent. The last set of crime figures showed that homicides had risen by 22.5%. The acting Garda Commissioner made a comment at the time in which she said the increase was not attributable to organised crime. Can she explain? To what does she attribute the increase?

Public Accounts Committee: 2012 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 20 - An Garda Síochána
Chapter 8 - Management of Outsourced Safety Cameras (10 Jul 2014)

John Deasy: The acting Commissioner is basically making the case that society is becoming more violent.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: National Internship Scheme Data (17 Sep 2014)

John Deasy: 56. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of participants in each year since its inception in July 2011 in the JobBridge internship programme in each county; the number of these placements that have led to full-time employment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33047/14]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Exemptions (17 Sep 2014)

John Deasy: 185. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of applications that were successful under the start your own business exemption from income tax announced in the last budget; and the cost to the Exchequer. [32991/14]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Data (17 Sep 2014)

John Deasy: 186. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of applications that were successful under the CGT entrepreneurial relief scheme; and the cost to the Exchequer. [32992/14]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Budget Measures (17 Sep 2014)

John Deasy: 187. To ask the Minister for Finance the current status of the Living City Initiative announced in the last Budget; and the number of times the interdepartmental group dealing with the matter has met. [32993/14]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Reliefs Application (17 Sep 2014)

John Deasy: 188. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will consider increasing the tax relief available under the home renovation incentive scheme in the forthcoming Budget. [32994/14]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: IDA Jobs Data (17 Sep 2014)

John Deasy: 381. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of site visits conducted by the industrial development agency that took place during 2013 and the first six months of 2014 in Waterford city and county. [32995/14]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: IDA Jobs Data (17 Sep 2014)

John Deasy: 382. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of industrial development agency created jobs that exist in Waterford city and county currently; and the number that existed ten years ago. [32996/14]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Single Payment Scheme Payments (17 Sep 2014)

John Deasy: 437. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of recipients of the single farm payment in County Waterford and nationally; and the average payment that is received in County Waterford and nationally; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33002/14]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Station Closures (17 Sep 2014)

John Deasy: 556. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of rural Garda stations that have been shut down in the past five years and their locations. [32997/14]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Deployment (17 Sep 2014)

John Deasy: 557. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí currently serving in the different districts of Waterford city and county; and the number that were serving in those same districts five years ago. [32998/14]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Criminal Prosecutions Data (17 Sep 2014)

John Deasy: 558. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of prosecutions for possession and-or sale and supply of heroin that were recorded at courts in Waterford city and county in each of the past five years. [32999/14]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Criminal Prosecutions Data (17 Sep 2014)

John Deasy: 559. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of prosecutions for possession and-or sale and supply of cocaine that were recorded at courts in Waterford city and county in each of the past five years. [33000/14]