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European Council: Statements (4 Jul 2012)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: The headline coming out of last week's summit was that the link between banking and sovereign debt has been broken, but the problem with headlines is that they are short on detail, they can miss the bigger picture and they can distract from more substantive issues. I am afraid last week's headlines did all three. We cannot even talk about the detail of what was achieved because we have no...

European Council: Statements (4 Jul 2012)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: I will be brief. I enjoyed the Minister of State's exchange with the leader of Fianna Fáil, Deputy Martin. He was tempted to look forward to the next election and a centre-right coalition of Fianna Fáil, Fine Gael and austerity.

European Council: Statements (4 Jul 2012)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: He was certainly tempted to look to the future. When will we get a sense of the growth strategy for Ireland? We know that the readjustment of Structural Funds will not work for us and that the other elements suggested will not apply to Ireland. What level of investment can Ireland expect and what areas is the Government considering in terms of growth and job creation?

Departmental Staff (4 Jul 2012)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: Question 6: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide a list by Government Department of current secretaries general who retain TLAC terms of added years and special severance gratuity payments. [32384/12]

Written Answers — Sale of State Assets: Sale of State Assets (4 Jul 2012)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: Question 23: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the specific regulatory, legislative, corporate governance and financial reforms that must be taken in 2012 to allow for the State asset disposal programme to proceed in 2013 [32383/12]

Written Answers — Bank IT Systems: Bank IT Systems (5 Jul 2012)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: Question 41: To ask the Minister for Finance the action he has taken since the crash of the IT system at Ulster Bank with respect to ensuring that all other banks operating in the State have adequately protected IT systems and appropriate disaster recovery systems in place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32751/12]

Written Answers — Bank IT Systems: Bank IT Systems (5 Jul 2012)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: Question 42: To ask the Minister for Finance if he is satisfied with the response of the Central Bank of Ireland and the Financial Regulator to the collapse of the Ulster Bank IT system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32752/12]

Coast Guard Stations (10 Jul 2012)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: Very serious concerns exist in the north west at the suggestion the Malin Head Coast Guard station and marine rescue sub-centre could be closed. As the Minister of State may know, a very serious campaign was run a number of years ago when there was a threat to the stations at Malin Head and Valentia. The community across the north west including the fishing community and all of the public...

Coast Guard Stations (10 Jul 2012)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: I thank the Minister of State for his response. In 2003 another serious consultancy, Deloitte & Touche, published a report which recommended that Malin Head and Valentia remain open and Dublin be closed. However, what has happened is that the Dublin centre has been sustained and upgraded, while we had to fight like tigers for Malin Head and Valentia. We will do the same again. I welcome...

Written Answers — Child Care Services: Child Care Services (10 Jul 2012)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: Question 37: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if any action will be taken against those Health Service Executive employees who closed their files on children who subsequently died, whose cases were examined in the report of the Independent Child Death Review Group; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33328/12]

Written Answers — Children in Care: Children in Care (10 Jul 2012)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: Question 50: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of children in care on 1 June 2012; the type of care setting they were in and the Health Service Executive area they were in; the number of children on that date who were known to the HSE child and family social workers but not in care; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33329/12]

Written Answers — Human Rights Issues: Human Rights Issues (10 Jul 2012)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: Question 78: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will endorse the requests of human rights activists. [33285/12]

Written Answers — Garda Investigations: Garda Investigations (10 Jul 2012)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: Question 390: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if his attention has been drawn to instructions being issued to An Garda Síochána since 2004 that there was or is a policy not to search suspected rendition flights at Shannon Airport.. [33654/12]

Nuclear Non-Proliferation (11 Jul 2012)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: Question 2: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on whether Iran is entitled under Article IV (1) of the Non Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons Treaty to engage in uranium enrichment for peaceful purposes on its own soil; and his further views on whether to deny Iran the right to uranium enrichment is to treat it as a second-class party to the NPT. [33732/12]

Nuclear Non-Proliferation (11 Jul 2012)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: There was great disappointment among those who defend Ireland's position of neutrality at the closure of our embassy in Tehran. Ireland was a driving force in the non-proliferation treaty and was one of the first states invited to sign it. It is unfortunate that we have supported sanctions against Iran which were advocated by the US, Britain and certain other European states. The report...

Nuclear Non-Proliferation (11 Jul 2012)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: Thankfully the talks appear to be moving towards a peaceful conclusion, although that may disappoint certain states in the region. These states may have ambitions for Iran which would not be shared by Ireland. Three experts, Professor Paul Pillar, who worked for the CIA for 28 years and could be accused of having a vested interest against the United States, Peter Jenkins, the UK ambassador...

Nuclear Proliferation (11 Jul 2012)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: I have had my say in terms of the points that Deputy Boyd Barrett made. Blatantly shocking double standards continue to apply in this regard to Israel. The decision to close our embassy in Tehran was a bad one. Have we considered inserting ourselves into this situation? Have we considered Ireland's role as one of the driving forces behind the nuclear non-proliferation treaty as a neutral...

Written Answers — Departmental Funding: Departmental Funding (11 Jul 2012)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: Question 25: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will provide funding for Ireland's European Youth Parliamentarians to represent the State at the European International Conference held each year. [32296/12]

Written Answers — Nuclear Proliferation: Nuclear Proliferation (11 Jul 2012)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: Question 33: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will support the application of economic sanctions against Israel in order to persuade it to give up its nuclear weapons and bring about a nuclear weapons free zone in the Middle East. [32290/12]

Written Answers — Garda Investigations: Garda Investigations (11 Jul 2012)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: Question 174: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if his attention has been drawn to the growing concerns in the Inishowen area of County Donegal at the response of Gardaí to a number of incidents over recent weeks including delays of over 24 hour delays in taking statements from some victims of crime, the lack of availability of Gardaí in Buncrana in the early hours of weekends...