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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Non-Compliant Installations of Water Meter Boxes: Irish Water and Department of Environment, Community and Local Government (23 Sep 2015)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: I did not say arbitrary or summary. The issue is the guidelines, frameworks and regulations are clear and one either adheres to them or does not. The lay person following these proceedings would ask the question. We are all subject to regulation, particularly those involved in building or engineering works and there are clear standards to be adhered to. It is not about going about them...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Non-Compliant Installations of Water Meter Boxes: Irish Water and Department of Environment, Community and Local Government (23 Sep 2015)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: I appreciate our guests have given their time here today. We will get back to them with follow-up questions and seek clarification on issues for further deliberation.

Garda Síochána (Policing Authority and Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2015: Second Stage (24 Sep 2015)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: It is nice that the Bill has come before the House at long last. The Bill was a central part of the “urgent reform” promised by the Government following the Garda crisis over a year ago. The whole area of administration and application of justice in the State has had a disturbing recent past. As a result, public confidence has been undermined and is slow to recover. The...

Leaders' Questions (24 Sep 2015)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: We might get an answer to the question now.

Leaders' Questions (24 Sep 2015)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: Should the Government fully co-operate in those inquiries?

Leaders' Questions (24 Sep 2015)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: Listen to Comical Ali over there.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Recruitment (24 Sep 2015)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 120. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the total cost of recruiting 100 additional gardaí in 2016, including the cost associated with training 100 new gardaí. [32526/15]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Training (24 Sep 2015)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 121. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if there is an upper limit in respect of the total number of gardaí that the Garda Training College can accommodate, train and provide other associated resources for, under the current resources available to the college, during any one period of time; and if she will provide a breakdown of the costs associated with the training of new...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Recruitment (24 Sep 2015)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 122. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the annual breakdown of the number of gardaí recruited from 2005 to date in 2015. [32528/15]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Insurance Coverage (29 Sep 2015)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 226. To ask the Minister for Finance if he is aware that citizens and residents of this State returning home after a period working abroad are not entitled to retain their no-claims bonus for the purpose of vehicle insurance and are forced to pay the full vehicle insurance cost; the action he will take to address this problem. [32769/15]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Funding (29 Sep 2015)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 357. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality her views regarding concerns raised by the membership organisations of the National Women’s Council of Ireland arising from the 45% cut to its core funding since 2010; her plans to restore its core funding in the upcoming budget. [32816/15]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Special Criminal Court Establishment (29 Sep 2015)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 356. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if her Department is considering the establishment of a second non-jury Special Criminal Court to hear paramilitary and gangland-related cases; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32774/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Ambulance Service Provision (29 Sep 2015)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 401. To ask the Minister for Health to set down the number of kilometres on the odometer of an ambulance before it is replaced. [32742/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Ambulance Service Provision (29 Sep 2015)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 402. To ask the Minister for Health if he is aware of a recent incident (details supplied) involving an ambulance travelling from Letterkenny General Hospital to Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32743/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Ambulance Service Provision (29 Sep 2015)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 452. To ask the Minister for Health the number of times the ambulance service has been deployed in 2015 to date to deal with incidents at night clubs in Letterkenny in County Donegal. [33210/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Reports (29 Sep 2015)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 453. To ask the Minister for Health when the report into flooding at Letterkenny General Hospital in County Donegal by the Letterkenny hospital flood investigation group will be published; and his views that the seriousness of these flooding incidents, in terms of the cost to the State and their impact on the health services of the people of County Donegal, merit an independent inquiry. [33211/15]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Fire Service Staff (29 Sep 2015)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 562. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he is aware of the situation regarding the pension-related deduction whereby retained firefighters, who are also employed by their respective local authority, have the deduction made from their wages even though they will not avail of a pension on retirement from the fire service; and his plans to resolve this...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Building Regulations (29 Sep 2015)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 586. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he has appointed the independent panel to examine the issue of the impact of defective mica blocks on homes and families in County Donegal; if so, when it will commence its work; and when it will complete its report and recommendations. [33209/15]

Social Housing Policy: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (30 Sep 2015)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: It is good to see the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government has joined us - "Angry Alan".

Social Housing Policy: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (30 Sep 2015)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: He is angry at people who say they are not going to pay for their water. He is angry at local authorities because they will not get their act together and sort out his housing crisis for him.