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Crime Levels. (4 Mar 2008)

Pat Rabbitte: Is it not the first duty of Government to ensure citizens feel safe walking the streets and in their homes? That is not the case at present. It is all very well for the Minister to say he condemns the public disorder but it is not very reassuring for parents who are concerned when their young son or daughter goes out at night whether they will come home without being the victim of an...

Garda Deployment. (4 Mar 2008)

Pat Rabbitte: Is it not the case that when the Minister says every garda is a community garda we are engaged in a dialogue of the deaf? That is not what community policing means. It is not what the inspectorate meant when it commented on the desirability of community policing. It is to do with the visible presence of gardaí patrolling, talking to people they know and living in the community. That is...

Crime Prevention. (4 Mar 2008)

Pat Rabbitte: I tabled this question because I support the Minister and the Garda Commissioner in establishing the specialist crime unit. The Minister stated the unit was established on a temporary basis last November. Is it now permanent? Is it based exclusively in Dublin and are the members from other parts of the country? From what other sections of the Garda were personnel transferred to the unit?...

Requests to move Adjournment of Dáil under Standing Order 32 (4 Mar 2008)

Pat Rabbitte: I heard Deputy Broughan say that last week.

Order of Business. (4 Mar 2008)

Pat Rabbitte: We are on the same side as the Taoiseach on this one. Maybe himself and Deputy Costello would arrange for public readings of the full text at St. Luke's some evening or perhaps take it chapter by chapter. I wish to ask the Taoiseach about the Immigration, Protection and Residency Bill in the context of the story on the front page of The Irish Times today about the manner of the discharge of...

Order of Business. (4 Mar 2008)

Pat Rabbitte: Is there any concern at all?

Order of Business. (4 Mar 2008)

Pat Rabbitte: I have watched with admiration the sensible manner in which the Ceann Comhairle has allowed the members of the Opposition to discharge their function in the House.

Order of Business. (4 Mar 2008)

Pat Rabbitte: I thought, given the seriousness of the issue I am raising, that the Taoiseach would indicate whether there is any concern in Government about continuing this tribunal under the chairmanship of the current occupant.

Written Answers — Departmental Reports: Departmental Reports (4 Mar 2008)

Pat Rabbitte: Question 143: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he has received the report of the Hartnett inquiry into the death of a person (details supplied); the reason the report has not been published; if it is intended to publish the report in full; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8961/08]

Written Answers — Gambling Casinos: Gambling Casinos (4 Mar 2008)

Pat Rabbitte: Question 164: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if, having regard to the conclusions of the inter-Departmental Review Group on the Gaming and Lotteries Acts in 2000 to the effect that the Gaming and Lotteries Act 1956 effectively prohibits the operation of casinos here and that the ban on casino type gaming included in that Act should be retained in any new...

Written Answers — Civil Registrations: Civil Registrations (4 Mar 2008)

Pat Rabbitte: Question 361: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the processes and guidelines the Registration Offices use to ensure the bona fides of couples wishing to get married; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9140/08]

Written Answers — Garda Charter: Garda Charter (4 Mar 2008)

Pat Rabbitte: Question 504: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when he expects to introduce the Garda charter, promised in the Programme for Government, setting out targeted Garda response times and levels of service which the public can expect; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9120/08]

Written Answers — Garda Operations: Garda Operations (4 Mar 2008)

Pat Rabbitte: Question 505: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when it is intended to increase the Garda search powers, promised in the Programme for Government, in relation to drug crime along the lines of the new random breath-testing model for drink driving to allow random searches at particular places, times and events where senior Gardaí believe there is a risk of drugs being...

Written Answers — Road Traffic Accidents: Road Traffic Accidents (4 Mar 2008)

Pat Rabbitte: Question 506: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if, in respect of a fatal accident (details supplied), where charges against the other party for leaving the scene of the crime have been dropped without explanation to the deceased person's family, he is satisfied that this refusal to explain is consistent with the victims charter; the rationale for this refusal; and if...

Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (4 Mar 2008)

Pat Rabbitte: Question 507: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the position regarding the applications for citizenship by persons (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9123/08]

Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (4 Mar 2008)

Pat Rabbitte: Question 510: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if the Garda National Immigration Bureau keeps statistics on the number of non-EEA nationals to whom it granted a stamp 4 based on marriage to an Irish citizen; the relevant numbers for the past four years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9141/08]

Written Answers — Garda Retirement: Garda Retirement (4 Mar 2008)

Pat Rabbitte: Question 518: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he has plans to raise compulsory retirement age for senior Garda officers from its level of 60; if he is satisfied that the compulsory retirement age is consistent with obligations under equality law and anti-discrimination measures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9195/08]

Anti-Social Behaviour: Motion (Resumed) (5 Mar 2008)

Pat Rabbitte: Anti-social behaviour is a major issue that ought to attract more attention in this House than it does. I regret that we only seem to focus on it following the kind of horrific event that occurred recently in Drimnagh. Anti-social behaviour is a malaise in our society, which mainly afflicts communities in the lower socioeconomic area. Some of the worst affected neighbourhoods attract...

Written Answers — Mental Health Services: Mental Health Services (5 Mar 2008)

Pat Rabbitte: Question 117: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will address serious deficits in the provision of forensic mental health services outside of the Dublin area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9311/08]

Written Answers — Mental Health Services: Mental Health Services (5 Mar 2008)

Pat Rabbitte: Question 142: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of people with learning disabilities who have committed criminal offences and are being accommodated outside Ireland for specialised forensic services; the estimated cost of same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9312/08]