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Topical Issues: Gangland Killings (6 Dec 2012)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: I thank the Minister of State for his response and ask him to elaborate on the following statement in his reply: It is also unrealistic to expect the Garda Commissioner to devote his entire resources to protecting individually people who are routinely trying to avoid the Garda in order that they can continue to engage in criminal activity. Such an approach could only come at the expense of...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Deportation Orders (6 Dec 2012)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide in tabular form the number of deportation orders signed under Section 3 of the Immigration Act 1999 since its enactment; the numbers of those enforced and the number of those subsequently revoked under Section 3 (11); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54881/12]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Deportation Orders (6 Dec 2012)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide in tabular form the number of persons granted leave to remain on humanitarian grounds under Section 3 of the Immigration Act 1999 since its enactment; the number of such applications still pending; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54882/12]

Report of the Expert Group on the Judgment in the A, B and C v. Ireland Case: Statements (Resumed) (7 Dec 2012)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: We will take the two slots separately.

Report of the Expert Group on the Judgment in the A, B and C v. Ireland Case: Statements (Resumed) (7 Dec 2012)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: I had a chance to speak briefly on this issue on the night of the legislation put forward by Deputy Clare Daly. This issue, as has been stated, is the single most divisive one in Irish politics. Every politician who talks about abortion always says it is a very sensitive issue, and then nothing happens. Effectively, this issue has seen the greatest amount of political cowardice and...

Leaders' Questions (12 Dec 2012)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: That is a local issue.

Leaders' Questions (12 Dec 2012)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: Hands off Dublin Bay.

Leaders' Questions (13 Dec 2012)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: What about Fianna Fáil's cut to the minimum wage?

Leaders' Questions (13 Dec 2012)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: Deputy Martin would know all about U-turns. His party has been practising them for years.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Youth Issues: Discussion (13 Dec 2012)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: I apologise for being a little late. Please feel free to interrupt if I ask a question that has been answered. I am stunned by the figure showing that 56% of those aged between 17 and 25 years in Northern Ireland are not registered to vote. I spoke to a trade unionist in Australia where voting is compulsory. While I have never advocated compulsory voting, it could be a long-term strategy...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Universal Social Charge (18 Dec 2012)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide, in tabular form, the estimated income that would be generated for the State by raising the universal social charge by 3% on all taxable income above €70,000 and for each €5,000 increment thereafter up to and including €120,000; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56911/12]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (18 Dec 2012)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide the estimated income that would be generated by placing a 1% levy on each unit of alcohol sold here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56912/12]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Assistance Fund (18 Dec 2012)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide a breakdown of the way the student assistant fund was distributed across higher education institutions, in tabular form, for the most recent academic year for which figures are available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56914/12]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Assistance Fund (18 Dec 2012)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if safeguards will be put in place to maintain the student assistant fund after 2013 when the funding from the European Social Fund under the Human Capital Investment Operational Programme ceases; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56915/12]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Foreign Adoptions (18 Dec 2012)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will provide an update in relation to the development of a new bilateral agreement with Russia on adoption; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56308/12]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Role and Contribution of Public Interest Directors in Financial Institutions: Discussion with Permanent TSB (19 Dec 2012)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: I thank Mr. MacSharry and Ms Hayes for attending this meeting. I would first like to hear from Mr. MacSharry and Ms Hayes their understanding of the term "public interest directors".

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Role and Contribution of Public Interest Directors in Financial Institutions: Discussion with Permanent TSB (19 Dec 2012)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: Yet, in response to previous questions, the witnesses cannot identify how their approach is different from that of other bank directors.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Role and Contribution of Public Interest Directors in Financial Institutions: Discussion with Permanent TSB (19 Dec 2012)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: By the public interest, does Ms Hayes mean the wider economy?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Role and Contribution of Public Interest Directors in Financial Institutions: Discussion with Permanent TSB (19 Dec 2012)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: I think most people listening to the previous replies will be disturbed to hear phrases such as "consensus decision making" and "very few votes". Do the witnesses think the public would find that a bit troubling in terms of the witnesses' role, how they perceive that role, how they view the public interest and their interest in the wider economy? However, when they attend board meeting,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Role and Contribution of Public Interest Directors in Financial Institutions: Discussion with Permanent TSB (19 Dec 2012)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: Is there ever a vote on any matter?