Results 4,061-4,080 of 11,500 for speaker:Gerry Adams

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Law Reform Commission (29 Jan 2013)

Gerry Adams: I wish to raise the issue of sentencing. The Taoiseach will know that the Law Reform Commission published a report on sentencing in early 2012 and that last week there was an extraordinary public reaction to a decision by a judge with regard to sentencing in the context of sexual offences. I commend that judge on the speed with which he rectified that decision. I particularly commend the...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Law Reform Commission (29 Jan 2013)

Gerry Adams: I welcome the Taoiseach's announcement of a strategic review of penal policy and that this will include sentencing policy. I commend again the issue of the need for consistency so that justice is done and is seen to be done. I do not necessarily seek a response now, but I urge the Taoiseach to ensure that the suggestion for a sentencing guidelines council and a permanent court of appeal...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Freedom of Information Requests (29 Jan 2013)

Gerry Adams: To ask the Taoiseach the total number of Freedom of Information requests his Department has received to date in 2012; the number granted and the number refused; the total fees that have been charged in processing these applications including search and retrieval fees; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55214/12]

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Freedom of Information Requests (29 Jan 2013)

Gerry Adams: As the Taoiseach has just reminded us, the programme for Government contains commitments to restore the Freedom of Information Act to what it was before it was restricted. I presume that was a genuine effort by those who made up the Government to correct what they saw as something which was wrong. They also committed to extend the remit of the Freedom of Information Act to other public...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Office of the Attorney General (29 Jan 2013)

Gerry Adams: To ask the Taoiseach his plans to carry out a review of the capacity of the Office of the Attorney General. [50986/12]

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Office of the Attorney General (29 Jan 2013)

Gerry Adams: I welcome the news that additional staff have been allocated to the Attorney General's office, because the Taoiseach has said in the past that there were pressures on the office due to the demands of the EU-IMF programme. He said it in respect of necessary legislation on domestic violence and the necessary recognition of collective bargaining rights for workers, both of which are being...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Office of the Attorney General (29 Jan 2013)

Gerry Adams: There are two different issues here. I very much welcome the appointment of additional staff to the Attorney General's office and I hope it will mean that really important legislation on domestic violence, workers' rights to collective bargaining and free GP care for those on long-term illness scheme will come forward quite quickly and bring results. On this issue results will count. I...

Death of Garda Adrian Donohoe: Expressions of Sympathy (29 Jan 2013)

Gerry Adams: Ba mhaith liom mo chomhbhrón ó chroí a thabhairt do chairde, do theaghlach agus do chomhghleacaithe an bhleachtaire Garda Adrian Donohoe. Aontaím leis an méid a dúirt an Taoiseach, an Tánaiste agus ceannaire Fhianna Fáil. On my own behalf, I extend my deepest sympathy to the family, friends and colleagues of Detective Garda Adrian Donohoe. On behalf...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Departmental Staff Recruitment (29 Jan 2013)

Gerry Adams: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if sanction has been given by the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform for the provision of 150 additional clerical officer posts to allow for the roll out of the Public Service Card. [4073/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Departmental Staff Redeployment (29 Jan 2013)

Gerry Adams: To ask the Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 140 of 13 November 2012, in which she stated that other staff left or retired as normal, if these positions were filled; and the number of positions vacant in her Department as of 31 December 2012. [4072/13]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: EU Enlargement (29 Jan 2013)

Gerry Adams: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if Croatian accession into the European Union will mean a revision of the number of seats in the European Parliament; if it will mean a reduction in the number of seats that Ireland will have in the next European Parliament; if there has been any negotiations or discussions on this matter; and if he will make a statement on...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sporting Events (29 Jan 2013)

Gerry Adams: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he or his Department or bodies under his auspices have held any discussions with Giro d'Italia organisers, RCS Sports, about the possibility of the Giro d'Italia starting here in 2014; if he has held any discussions or contacts with his northern counterpart in relation to this matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4242/13]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Cultural Policy (30 Jan 2013)

Gerry Adams: To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht his plans to expand culture night to culture week in September; and if he will also consider a second culture week during the summer holiday period in support of the Gathering 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4508/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Applications (30 Jan 2013)

Gerry Adams: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding a Student Universal Support Ireland grant application in respect of a person (details supplied); the length of time this application has taken to process; if it is the case that the applicant's birth certificate was in fact lost by SUSI during the processing; the extent to which the loss of this documentation contributed to...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Nuclear Safety (30 Jan 2013)

Gerry Adams: To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the contacts he has had with the British Government in relation to Sellafield; if he is satisfied with recent stress tests or safety tests that have been carried out on the site; if he is satisfied that Sellafield has been subject to EU-wide stress tests organised at a European level and not subject solely to a domestic...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Property Services Regulation (30 Jan 2013)

Gerry Adams: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of letting agents that are likely to be affected by new regulations introduced in relation to the licensing of Letting Agents by Statutory Instrument 181 of 2012; the reason for the new licensing regime; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4578/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (30 Jan 2013)

Gerry Adams: To ask the Minister for Health if he will outline the gynaecology services that are currently available in hospitals in County Louth and if there has been any reduction in servcies over the past year. [4649/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (30 Jan 2013)

Gerry Adams: To ask the Minister for Health the level of funding or supports currently being provided to the Dignity for Patients group which is based in Drogheda, County Louth and deals with patients who have been victims of sexual abuse. [4650/13]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Water Pollution (31 Jan 2013)

Gerry Adams: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the evaluation his Department have carried out regarding the risk that the former gasworks site in Limerick City could have on the river Shannon; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4689/13]

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Diplomatic Representation (5 Feb 2013)

Gerry Adams: To ask the Taoiseach when he next plans to meet political leaders in Northern Ireland. [53789/12]