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Written Answers — Law Reform Commission: Law Reform Commission (1 Nov 2006)

Bertie Ahern: The annual budget allocation for the Law Reform Commission for each year from 1997 to 2006 is set out as follows: Year â'¬ 1997 688,000 1998 707,000 1999 1,102,000 2000 1,150,000 2001 1,279,000 2002 1,348,000 2003 1,577,000 2004 1,593,000 2005 1,900,000 2006 2,044,000

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (1 Nov 2006)

Bertie Ahern: My Department did not incur any expenditure on photographers relating to my Constituency Office or the Constituency Offices of the Ministers of State in the period concerned.

Legislative Programme. (7 Nov 2006)

Bertie Ahern: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1 to 5, inclusive, together. My Department has one item of legislation on the A list, the statute law revision Bill, which will be published this session. The Bill will continue the process of modernising the Statute Book by repealing over 3,000 ancient statutes dating from between 1200 and 6 December 1922 that are now redundant or obsolete. The Bill will...

Legislative Programme. (7 Nov 2006)

Bertie Ahern: There are two issues, one of which concerns Northern Ireland. As I stated last week on the Order of Business, that appears more likely to go to an election than a referendum. It is still in abeyance and will be until the legislation is finalised in two weeks' time. On the second issue, the Minister of State at the Department of Health and Children, Deputy Brian Lenihan, will be involved in...

Legislative Programme. (7 Nov 2006)

Bertie Ahern: When asked questions of this nature, I always state that nothing is ever agreed until the Cabinet is prepared to make a decision. It will not have the status of agreement until then. On the question of children, in the summer, the Minister of State, Deputy Brian Lenihan, informed the UN that we were examining the possibility of legislative change. That was on the cards.

Legislative Programme. (7 Nov 2006)

Bertie Ahern: As previously stated in respect of the St. Andrews Agreement, the Attorney General wishes to wait to examine the legislation, when it emerges in its final form, before declaring his position on constitutional and other issues. The deadline is set for two weeks from Friday next, so there should be something shortly thereafter. Legislative issues could well arise but they will probably not be...

Legislative Programme. (7 Nov 2006)

Bertie Ahern: Is the Deputy referring to the 1,350 Acts?

Legislative Programme. (7 Nov 2006)

Bertie Ahern: The rest are abolished, except for the 1,350 Acts.

Legislative Programme. (7 Nov 2006)

Bertie Ahern: Parts of them could still be in there. Some of the Acts date back to 1200. The other matter, not the full process of the Kenny report but the land zoning issue, is being looked at in the Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government.

Legislative Programme. (7 Nov 2006)

Bertie Ahern: The Bill is being drafted.

Legislative Programme. (7 Nov 2006)

Bertie Ahern: I wish to clarify two issues. Deputy Rabbitte asked why I did not say on previous occasions that that issue was pending and I replied that the Cabinet had not cleared it. However, the Cabinet has done so now. Second, it is not pre-empting the committee, which is examining the criminal law aspects. The suggestion, which is not just mine as it has been uttered on other occasions over the...

Official Engagements. (7 Nov 2006)

Bertie Ahern: I propose to take Questions Nos. 6 to 10, inclusive, together. The Cabinet committee on social inclusion and children last met on 11 October 2006. The Cabinet committee will have its next meeting on 15 November 2006, with a further meeting scheduled in December. As I have outlined to the House on a number of occasions, Cabinet committees are an integral part of the Cabinet process....

Official Engagements. (7 Nov 2006)

Bertie Ahern: I will abide by the Ceann Comhairle's ruling in these questions. I will bring the Deputy's question to the attention of the sub-committee. For the information of the House, the details of the sub-committee's operations may be asked of the Minister of State, Deputy Noel Ahern.

Official Engagements. (7 Nov 2006)

Bertie Ahern: The sub-committee is made up of the Taoiseach, the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform, the Minister for Education and Science, the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment, the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs, the Minister for Finance, the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government, the Minister for Health and Children and the...

Official Engagements. (7 Nov 2006)

Bertie Ahern: Day-to-day operational issues relating to drugs are dealt with by the Garda Síochána. The Ministers and the sub-committee are involved in co-ordinating various policy issues. The Deputy referred to day-to-day issues, which are dealt with by the Garda Commissioner or the members of the dedicated drugs task force, working with the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform. They are...

Official Engagements. (7 Nov 2006)

Bertie Ahern: The drugs issue is not a monthly but a daily issue and meetings are always going on with the regional groups outside of the committee structures. The purpose of the meeting is to co-ordinate activity across Departments and agencies on the policy or day to day issues of drugs and deal with questions put down for the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform or the Minister of State...

Commissions of Inquiry. (7 Nov 2006)

Bertie Ahern: I propose to take Questions Nos. 11 to 15, inclusive, together. As Deputies know, I answered extensive questions in the House the week before last on the Commission of Investigation into the Dublin and Monaghan Bombings which is chaired by Mr. Paddy MacEntee SC. As I indicated then, I have now granted a further extension to Mr. MacEntee until 11 December. I published his latest interim...

Commissions of Inquiry. (7 Nov 2006)

Bertie Ahern: The Deputy has raised a number of points. I agree with him that the reports are excellent. We have had four comprehensive reports ranging from the early work of the late Mr. Justice Liam Hamilton to the work in recent years which has been painstakingly carried out, and has involved huge detail, by Mr. Justice Barron. Mr. Justice Barron who has worked within offices of my Department for...

Leaders' Questions. (7 Nov 2006)

Bertie Ahern: Deputy Kenny asked about Moyross in particular. There is a very good community in Moyross. There is a very committed group of people in Moyross who are, and have been for some time, doing their utmost across a range of services. From youth groups and senior citizens' groups to people working in the home and people looking after children, they are doing their best to deal with the...

Leaders' Questions. (7 Nov 2006)

Bertie Ahern: ——but there are also excellent people who want to live in peace and harmony. What the State must do is protect them and give them the resources, and give the commitment to do that. We are doing that and we are determined to continue to do that.