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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Misconduct Allegations (15 Jan 2015)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 28. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will address the patent conflict of interest within the independent panel of counsel that has been asked to investigate the circumstances leading to the death of a person (details supplied) who was killed by a hit and run driver at Carrickmacross, County Monaghan on 2 August 2011; if she will instigate a commission of investigation into...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Inspectorate Reports (15 Jan 2015)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 33. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if the criminal justice service group recommended by the Garda Inspectorate in its report on crime investigation from October 2014 has now been established; the progress of its work in implementing the Garda Inspectorate's recommendation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1326/15]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Misconduct Allegations (15 Jan 2015)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 122. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she has read the full GSOC Special Report from May 2013 to the then Minister for Justice, Equality and Defence issued pursuant to Section 80(5) of the Garda Síochána Act, 2005; and her plans to publish the report with the appropriate redactions. [1932/15]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Misconduct Allegations (15 Jan 2015)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 123. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if her attention has been drawn to the promotion of any member of An Garda Síochána under investigation over matters of serious public importance in the GSOC Special Report from May 2013 issued pursuant to Section 80(5) of the Garda Síochána Act, 2005; and her views on the promotion of such a member of An Garda...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (15 Jan 2015)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 169. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the number of persons waiting more than 12 months for an outpatient appointment to see a neurologist which has increased to 1,695 at the end of last year, up 746 from 949 earlier in the year; and his plans to reduce these waiting lists. [1910/15]

Order of Business (20 Jan 2015)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: When will the promised legislation on Government appointments to State boards be brought before Members? Second, will the Taoiseach have a specific look at the Western Development Commission? Of the nine board members, three are former Fine Gael councillors, while another was a failed Labour Party election candidate. Another member may also be a member of the Taoiseach's party.

Order of Business (20 Jan 2015)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: That gives a majority of board members who are former councillors, candidates or party members. Will the Taoiseach examine the issue?

Northern Ireland and the Stormont House Agreement: Statements (20 Jan 2015)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: I thank the Tánaiste - she was a great help during negotiations.

Northern Ireland and the Stormont House Agreement: Statements (20 Jan 2015)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: The cynicism just drips off the Tánaiste.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legislative Process (20 Jan 2015)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 338. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 334 of 2 December 2014, in view of the UK Court of Appeal decision in a case (details supplied), her plans to address the ongoing delay in completing the drafting amendments required to the Spent Convictions Bill and the National Vetting Bureau (Children and Vulnerable Persons) Act 2012 in the view of the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Parliamentary Questions (20 Jan 2015)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 342. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality her views on response times to parliamentary questions submitted to her and forwarded to the Garda Commissioner; and if she will ensure that all parliamentary questions requiring a further detailed reply are dealt with within a 15-day limit similar to the way other Departments operate. [2681/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Drug Treatment Programmes (20 Jan 2015)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 398. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons who sought drug and alcohol addiction services in County Donegal during the past five years; where these services were availed of; and the number of patients who sought rehabilitation and detox services specifically. [2315/15]

Junior Cycle Reform: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (21 Jan 2015)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: We have been waiting on this debate for years and, therefore, I am delighted the motion is before the House. Everyone recognises the need for reform of the junior cycle. Everyone, including Members on the Opposition benches and members of the teacher unions, has bought into the idea of reform and agrees that reform is good. We welcome aspects of what is proposed by the Department but there...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Disciplinary Proceedings (21 Jan 2015)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 140. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of serving and former members of the Garda who have been disciplined for telling lies to the forensic division; and the sanctions that are placed on members who are found to have been lying. [2928/15]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Car Test (21 Jan 2015)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 234. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to address the current difficulties faced by motorists encountering long waits for a national car test that can lead to their NCT certificates going out of date despite their attempts to attain a new one. [2894/15]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Firearms Licences: (Resumed) Discussion (21 Jan 2015)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: I apologise for being late. I have had a chance to read the submissions, so I have a good sense of the issues the witnesses are raising. As an Oireachtas justice committee, we must try to find a balance between the different perspectives. As the witnesses know, representatives of the Garda Síochána and the Department attended the committee before Christmas and now we have the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Firearms Licences: (Resumed) Discussion (21 Jan 2015)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: The witnesses will probably be aware that when senior members of An Garda Síochána made a presentation here before Christmas, they circulated photographic examples of weaponry, and a number of times they used the phrase "military-type weapons". These would obviously cause concern to the public. Why would anybody need military-type weapons? I note that Mr. Slattery has particular...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Firearms Licences: (Resumed) Discussion (21 Jan 2015)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: Yes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Firearms Licences: (Resumed) Discussion (21 Jan 2015)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: That is fine.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Firearms Licences: (Resumed) Discussion (21 Jan 2015)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: The practical issue as I understood it from the Garda was that it did not want anybody to have possession of a weapon.