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Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Northern Ireland Issues (21 Jan 2014)

Gerry Adams: I am making a political point.

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Northern Ireland Issues (21 Jan 2014)

Gerry Adams: In Question No. 22, I asked the Taoiseach when he plans to hold a debate in the Dáil on Northern Ireland. He made a commitment to doing this twice and I would like to see that debate take place. There is a huge amount happening in the North and there is a huge amount the Government could be doing, but it is not doing it. The attitude here among Fianna Fáil, Fine Gael and the...

Order of Business (21 Jan 2014)

Gerry Adams: The Government has made a very clear commitment to enforce the prohibition on the use of Irish airspace, airports and related facilities for purposes not in line with the dictates of international law. The Government has also been very clear in committing to move away from prison sentences and towards less costly non-custodial options for non-violent and less serious offenders. In this...

Order of Business (21 Jan 2014)

Gerry Adams: I am asking the Taoiseach about the Government's stated commitments. This woman suffers from Parkinson's disease, is reliant on the use of a Zimmer frame and undergoing cancer treatment. She is quite elderly. She is not a criminal and poses no threat or danger to the public. Is Limerick Prison an appropriate place for a woman of her age and health condition?

European Council: Statements (21 Jan 2014)

Gerry Adams: Before the last summit I raised with the Taoiseach the scandal of US electronic eavesdropping on European allies, but he appeared not to know a thing about it, although it went on to dominate at least part of the Council meeting and certainly the news coverage. He has not mentioned it in his report. As he acknowledged, this was the first meeting since the Lisbon treaty to focus so heavily...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Emigration Data (21 Jan 2014)

Gerry Adams: 161. To ask the Taoiseach the numbers of persons that have emigrated from Ireland since he took office in 2011. [55218/13]

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Electoral Reform (21 Jan 2014)

Gerry Adams: 177. To ask the Taoiseach when he will bring forward and implement proposals for Northern Ireland representation in Dáil Éireann. [2269/14]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Irish Language Issues (21 Jan 2014)

Gerry Adams: 392. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if his attention has been drawn to the fact that Ireland is exempt from an obligation to translate European documents into Irish; the reason this is the case; if he will consider lifting that exemption in order to provide ample employment opportunities to those Irish language translators who are struggling to find work; and if he...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Constitutional Convention Recommendations (21 Jan 2014)

Gerry Adams: 418. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government when he expects to act on the recommendation of the Constitutional Convention to extend voting rights to the Irish diaspora. [2267/14]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Constitutional Convention Recommendations (21 Jan 2014)

Gerry Adams: 419. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government when he expects to act on the recommendation of the Constitutional Convention to extend voting rights to Irish citizens living in Northern Ireland. [2268/14]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Gambling Legislation (21 Jan 2014)

Gerry Adams: 499. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the measures he will put in place in the Gambling Control Bill to deal with illegal gambling operators; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2397/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Ambulance Service Response Times (21 Jan 2014)

Gerry Adams: 653. To ask the Minister for Health if he will confirm that on 13 January 2013 an ambulance based in Drogheda was providing cover in Navan and as a result took 30 minutes to respond to an emergency call in respect of a woman who had collapsed on West Street in Drogheda; the reason the ambulance was providing cover in Navan; his views views on whether these response times are satisfactory; and...

Written Answers — Department of Health: HIQA Investigations (21 Jan 2014)

Gerry Adams: 654. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that an ambulance was available in Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital in the early hours of New Year’s Day when an ambulance from Ardee was dispatched to Drogheda to respond to the stabbing of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2840/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: HIQA Investigations (21 Jan 2014)

Gerry Adams: 655. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide details of the Health Information and Quality Authority investigation into the ambulance response to the stabbing of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2841/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: HIQA Investigations (21 Jan 2014)

Gerry Adams: 656. To ask the Minister for Health if he will ask Health Information and Quality Authority to carry out a thorough investigation into the resourcing, structure and management systems of the ambulance service in the north east region; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2842/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: HIQA Investigations (21 Jan 2014)

Gerry Adams: 657. To ask the Minister for Health if he will ensure that any investigation by Health Information and Quality Authority into the ambulance service in County Louth is carried out in consultation with those frontline staff in our ambulance service who work long hours and provide a remarkable service, often with inadequate resources; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2843/14]

Leaders' Questions (22 Jan 2014)

Gerry Adams: Yesterday, I put it to the Taoiseach that citizens with disabilities do not have equality. It is my contention that this State has failed since its inception to provide services that would be afforded to every citizen if this were a real republic. The gap has been filled by charities. I wish to praise the work they do. Since the foundation of the State, however, charities have not been...

Leaders' Questions (22 Jan 2014)

Gerry Adams: Not all the charities fall foul of whatever may be happening with some of them. They all fall foul, however, of the fact there is a lack of public confidence because of the lack of regulation in the sector. We know this lack of regulation across many sectors has been at the core of the toxic culture in this State for a long time. I asked the Taoiseach a straight question. There is a...

Leaders' Questions (22 Jan 2014)

Gerry Adams: It is piecemeal, however.

Order of Business (22 Jan 2014)

Gerry Adams: Sinn Féin does not oppose No. 24b, but it has a real problem with the proposal regarding the basic right of each Teachta Dála to bring forward a Private Members' Bill. That is for Government as well as Opposition Deputies. The Government should not in any way seek to obstruct or prevent that.