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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Readmission Agreements: Motions (20 Feb 2013)

David Stanton: Hong Kong is the only country that we have signed up with. Is that right?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Readmission Agreements: Motions (20 Feb 2013)

David Stanton: This committee might have to revisit some of the issues that have arisen as we have considered these agreements. Under an order of the Dáil, we are obliged to report not later than 26 February that we have considered these motions. I understand the Dáil will make a formal decision on what to do. Our job is to debate them as we have done. If a vote is to be taken on them, it will...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Readmission Agreements: Motions (20 Feb 2013)

David Stanton: A motion will be put before the Dáil. Deputies will be asked whether it is agreed. There will be no debate because we have debated it here.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Readmission Agreements: Motions (20 Feb 2013)

David Stanton: That is a matter for the Dáil.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Readmission Agreements: Motions (20 Feb 2013)

David Stanton: We must report back not later than 26 February. It is up to the Whips to decide how they will order that business.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Readmission Agreements: Motions (20 Feb 2013)

David Stanton: Perhaps we should finish our business with this motion first, as we are obliged to do. We can come back to the Deputy's suggestion in private session. I am certainly interested in it.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Messages to Dáil and Seanad (20 Feb 2013)

David Stanton: Under Standing Order 87 the following message will be sent to the Dáil: The Joint Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality has completed its consideration of the motions regarding the readmission agreements between the European Community and the Russian Federation, Georgia, Bosnia, Slovenia, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Albania, China, Sri Lanka, Serbia, Moldova,...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Strategies (26 Feb 2013)

David Stanton: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the way in which his Department oversees and monitors eGovernment development; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9620/13]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: EU Funding (26 Feb 2013)

David Stanton: To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if any Government Departments are planning to be involved in 2013 EU funding under the competitiveness and innovation programme and seventh framework programme; the calls for pre-commercial procurement grants open at present; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9619/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Drug Seizures (26 Feb 2013)

David Stanton: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality further to parliamentary Question No. 589 of 19 February 2013, the most likely source of the prescription drugs available on the illegal market; the basis on which the values of seizures are calculated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10046/13]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Coastal Erosion (27 Feb 2013)

David Stanton: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if his attention has been drawn to any studies or surveys in the County Cork area identifying the threat to farmland from coastal erosion; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6938/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Additional Voluntary Contributions (27 Feb 2013)

David Stanton: To ask the Minister for Finance if he has considered introducing legislation to allow indebted persons with supplementary private pension coverage early access to a proportion of their retirement savings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4044/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Customs Cutters (27 Feb 2013)

David Stanton: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will outline the role of the two Customs Cutters; the number of seizures and value of same made by those Cutters in 2010, 2011 and 2012; the costs associated with each of these two vessels respectively in each of the respctive years; the number of personnel assigned to each vessel; his future plans for the Customs Maritime Service; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (27 Feb 2013)

David Stanton: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress regarding additional accommodation for a school (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10469/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (27 Feb 2013)

David Stanton: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress regarding additional accommodation for a school (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10470/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (27 Feb 2013)

David Stanton: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress regarding additional accommodation for a school (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10471/13]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Penal Reform: Discussion with User Voice (27 Feb 2013)

David Stanton: I welcome Mr. Mark Johnson and thank him for his attendance at the meeting. The format is that we will ask him to make brief opening remarks of five or six minutes duration and then we will have a question and answer session with the members. Before we begin, I draw Mr. Johnson's attention to the position on privilege. I ask him to note that witnesses are protected by absolute privilege...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Penal Reform: Discussion with User Voice (27 Feb 2013)

David Stanton: That is interesting. Deputy Finian McGrath has a question.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Penal Reform: Discussion with User Voice (27 Feb 2013)

David Stanton: We have come across a listener service run by the Samaritans. They mentioned prisoners crying themselves to sleep on their own in their cells when the penny dropped that this was it.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Penal Reform: Discussion with User Voice (27 Feb 2013)

David Stanton: How does Mr. Johnson's group deal with people who are addicted to various substances?