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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Military Aircraft Landings (21 Jan 2015)

Clare Daly: 148. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 417 of 14 January 2015, the nature of the investigations undertaken; the investigations that were referred to the DPP; and the findings of each investigation. [3057/15]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Military Aircraft Landings (21 Jan 2015)

Clare Daly: 149. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 417 of 14 January 2015, if the difference between the number of requests to search aircraft listed in her response as 33, and the figure of 17 provided in response to the previous ICCPR periodic review was due to requests made subsequent to the review. [3059/15]

Vehicle Clamping Bill 2014 [Seanad]: Second Stage (22 Jan 2015)

Clare Daly: It is an indictment of the situation that this is the first time we are discussing vehicle clamping regulations in this House. What we have had on the ground, in many areas, is some companies operating like extortion rackets. Clamping firms are patrolling the streets, trying to ensnare and entrap unsuspecting motorists. This is an area which needs to be regulated and controlled and while I...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Military Aircraft Landings (22 Jan 2015)

Clare Daly: 33. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his plans to change existing arrangements between his Department and the Department of Justice and Equality and the Department of Defence in respect of the monitoring of foreign military aircraft on Irish territory in order to ensure our neutrality is not breached. [2660/15]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Diplomatic Representation (22 Jan 2015)

Clare Daly: 40. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views in relation to diplomatic immunity and on whether this may not be invoked as an excuse for torture or complicity with torture. [2661/15]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legal Services Regulation (22 Jan 2015)

Clare Daly: 115. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 399 of 14 January 2015, her views that trust conflicts were illuminated in a declaration of early 2012 by a prominent stakeholder, referred to in the reply as an initial iteration, and that in the public interest and in view of an extraordinary degree of legislative churn these conflicts should be...

An Bille um an gCeathrú Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Comhaltaí de Thithe an Oireachtais) 2014: An Dara Céim [Comhaltaí Príobháideacha] - Thirty-fourth Amendment of the Constitution (Members of the Houses of the Oireachtas) Bill 2014: Second Stage [Private Members] (23 Jan 2015)

Clare Daly: I am an atheist, so I am not here by providence. I am here by choice, because I respect the work that Deputy Mathews has put into this Bill and appreciate his motivation. He has provided us with a good opportunity to discuss crucial issues such as why we are elected, who we represent, to whom we are accountable and, in essence, what is democracy. I would be shy about holding up any role...

Other Questions: Student Grant Scheme Administration (27 Jan 2015)

Clare Daly: I did not expect it would be that quick.

Other Questions: School Staffing (27 Jan 2015)

Clare Daly: 126. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills in view of the resignation of the board of a school (details supplied) in County Limerick in June 2011, the previous and subsequent problems in the school relating to the alleged obstructive behaviour of a teacher at the school and the circumstances whereby Canon Law was invoked by the Limerick Catholic diocese to reject the decisions of the...

Other Questions: School Staffing (27 Jan 2015)

Clare Daly: This question relates to issues of child welfare and, at its essence, religious control of schools and who controls our schools. In light of a particular circumstance that I believe the Minister is aware of in Limerick where the board of management resigned on a number of occasions in relation to the behaviour of an obstructive teacher, it was deemed that the local parish priest had more...

Other Questions: School Staffing (27 Jan 2015)

Clare Daly: My understanding is that the litigation has completed and that the former principal has been exonerated in terms of her very responsible role in this situation where she sought in the best interests of her student to have an obstructive teacher removed. That stance was unanimously supported by the board of management in the school, but as the Minister indicated, it was not agreed by the...

Other Questions: School Staffing (27 Jan 2015)

Clare Daly: Will the Minister follow up the situation as I believe there have been developments since September and that while perhaps a hearing did not take place, an arrangement was reached outside of the courts? The position can be checked. The point is that the board of management, which is supposed to be the organisation that runs schools, twice decided that the teacher should be dismissed. The...

European Council: Statements (27 Jan 2015)

Clare Daly: The election of Syriza has been a fantastic shot in the arm for hard-pressed citizens throughout Europe by raising the prospect of a Europe that could be run in the interests of the millions rather than the millionaires. I, too, pass on my best regards to the new government and the Greek people. It is against that backdrop that I was appalled to hear the comments of the Minister for Foreign...

European Council: Statements (27 Jan 2015)

Clare Daly: -----which is basically forcing Ukrainians into a deal with the EU. If we were really neutral, we would be supporting the Ukrainian people in their ability to internally sort things out for themselves-----

European Council: Statements (27 Jan 2015)

Clare Daly: ----and not slavishly follow the EU agenda which, as Deputy Wallace accurately put it, is also about gas, financial resources and so on. It has nothing to do with human rights or self-determination. It is a scandal, yet again, that this Government goes along with the same slavish adherence to US and EU foreign policy.

European Council: Statements (27 Jan 2015)

Clare Daly: The Minister of State was at pains to point out the differences between Ireland and Greece in response to Deputy Boyd Barrett's question, but he stated at the end of his contribution that, if there were developments for Greece, we might be happy enough to tag along. When will the Irish Government see itself as a sovereign that can make a stand on the world stage and develop ideas and...

European Council: Statements (27 Jan 2015)

Clare Daly: -----which is what the Greeks did for us previously? Why do we not stand by them and help them instead of piggy-backing on anything they might get? The Minister of State will be aware that, next week, the eighth round of the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership, TTIP, negotiations between the EU and the US will take place in Brussels. It is an important agreement that could see...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Enrolments (27 Jan 2015)

Clare Daly: 157. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her views that many national schools in receipt of public funds are discriminating on religious grounds in their admission policies, in some instances requiring parents and children being forced to adopt or change their religion, attend religious celebrations, get their children baptised solely to be allowed to attend their local national...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Public Sector Staff Recruitment (27 Jan 2015)

Clare Daly: 193. To ask the Minister for Finance the reason staff who had multiple renewals of temporary contracts working for the Revenue Commissioners in Ennis, County Clare were not awarded permanent contracts, and to make a statement regarding this practice; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3405/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Home Inspections (27 Jan 2015)

Clare Daly: 399. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to include private nursing home care agencies under the remit of the Health Information and Quality Authority, or any other regulatory bodies, in view of the absence of any effective remedy for persons who currently have complaints. [3802/15]