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Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Inland Fisheries Ireland Staff (1 Jul 2014)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 280. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources further to Parliamentary Question No. 92 of 11 June 2014, and in view of his admission that Inland Fisheries Ireland is not in a position to edit or control the content of direct posts to its Facebook page, if in his view the hosting of such posts on the IFI Facebook page has exposed his Department and the State to...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Inland Fisheries Ireland Staff (1 Jul 2014)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 281. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he is satisfied that the hosting by Inland Fisheries Ireland of directs posts, created by staff members of IFI and containing comments regarding issues in respect of which IFI has a statutory function, is in accordance with the provisions of the Ethics in Public Office legislation; his views that this practice by IFI...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Inland Fisheries (1 Jul 2014)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 282. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources further to Parliamentary Question No. 94 of 11 June 2014, if he will identify the scientific journal to which the research has been submitted and when it is expected to be published; if Inland Fisheries Ireland will supply details of this important environmental information in the interim, in accordance with the...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Inland Fisheries (1 Jul 2014)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 283. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources further to Parliamentary Question No. 96 of 11 June 2014, in which he states there was no omission from the list previously supplied, if he will now confirm the following facts, that IFI an or its predecessors were co-authors of the SUMBAWS report and thus the report itself falls under the scope of PQ 18147/14 and it...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Inland Fisheries (1 Jul 2014)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 284. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will now instruct his Department and Inland Fisheries Ireland to make public the important research findings regarding salmon and sea trout contained within the SUMBAWS report. [28336/14]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Inland Fisheries (1 Jul 2014)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 285. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources further to Parliamentary Question No. 95 of 11 June 2014, if Inland Fisheries Ireland has engaged communication consultants partially for the purpose outlined in that question; if so, will he provide details of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28337/14]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Network (2 Jul 2014)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 187. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to fund a new bridge at Cockhill, Buncrana, County Donegal. [28596/14]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Coast Guard Services (2 Jul 2014)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 188. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to provide funding for a new coastguard station building at Malin Head, County Donegal or substantially upgrading the existing station. [28598/14]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: EU Regulation on Eurodac: Motion (2 Jul 2014)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: The Eurodac database is huge, with 2.3 million individuals, and it will grow substantially as we move forward. There are concerns around access by law enforcement agencies to the database, most notably from the European data protection supervisor. It is not complete access but there is concern that asylum seekers will be criminalised through this process. Why would somebody who has...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: EU Regulation on Eurodac: Motion (2 Jul 2014)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: The European data protection supervisor argues that a new impact assessment should have been performed. It also states that the necessity and proportionality of access to Eurodac for law enforcement has not been demonstrated. Does the Minister believe it is okay that an impact assessment was not carried out? Has the important matter of proportionality been demonstrated to our Government?...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: EU Regulation on Eurodac: Motion (2 Jul 2014)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: With regard to fingerprints, there is an existing directive and they are a legitimate requirement. I am aware of a case where an applicant here in Ireland claimed to be from a certain country which is noted for conflict. The person was fingerprinted in Britain initially and it emerged that the person was from a different country in Africa. When an Irish check was done the authorities could...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: EU Regulation on Eurodac: Motion (2 Jul 2014)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: I am advised that Ireland has not implemented Prüm and, therefore, we cannot seek information from Eurodac for criminal investigations. What are the benefits for Ireland opting-in? Other countries have signed up to Prüm. Has a two-tier situation emerged?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: EU Regulation on Eurodac: Motion (2 Jul 2014)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: I thank the Minister.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Business of Joint Committee (2 Jul 2014)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: I also offer my apologies. I thank the Minister for her kind invitation. Perhaps she might consider giving us future opportunities, but I cannot make it this time.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Business of Joint Committee (2 Jul 2014)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: I appreciate the invitation.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Site Acquisitions (8 Jul 2014)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 296. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide a progress report on the efforts of Donegal education training board to secure a site at Buncrana, County Donegal, of adequate dimensions to facilitate a three school campus (details supplied) and if he will allocate the necessary funding for this project to proceed. [29867/14]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Free Travel Scheme Payments (8 Jul 2014)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 374. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if her Department will immediately allocate funding support to the provider and licence holder of the Buncrana, County Donegal to Derry City bus route to reinstate the rights of the elderly and disabled free bus pass holders who avail of the service. [29143/14]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Water and Sewerage Schemes Provision (8 Jul 2014)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 541. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the person responsible for the continued maintenance and upkeep of the many mechanical sewerage treatment plants abandoned by developers, who have gone out of business; his views on the serious health risk to residents of these affected estates throughout the State; if he will indicate if responsibility lies with the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Investigations (8 Jul 2014)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 625. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will provide an update on the concerns in relation to the resource and IT limitations of the computer crime investigation unit of the Garda Síochána that has led to serious delays in prosecuting persons suspected of having images of child abuse stored on their computers. [29130/14]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Public Order Offences (8 Jul 2014)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 652. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will provide in tabular form the number of public order offences prosecuted in Dublin city centre between July 2012 to date in 2014; if she will provide a breakdown of the areas of the city where these offences have occurred; and the type of offences. [29747/14]