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Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Garda Station Closures (19 Sep 2012)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: Will the Minister stop passing the buck to the Commissioner? Will he listen to the concerns of those in rural communities about the loss of the vital partnership between community gardaí and the people as they gather intelligence to combat burglaries and about the fear and terror that many elderly people face in those communities?

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Garda Station Closures (19 Sep 2012)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: This issue is about cutbacks and trying to dress them up and present them in a different way. The Garda Representative Association, which represents the vast majority of gardaí, is reporting that their colleagues in the UK say that the reduction in the number of police stations there has had a detrimental impact on their ability to police rural communities. The Minister represents the...

Other Questions: Traveller Community Issues (19 Sep 2012)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: The issue of ethnicity is not unique to Ireland - a debate is taking place throughout Europe on ethnic travelling communities, known in eastern Europe as Gypsy communities. If we can establish their ethnicity we can defend them from the small minority who have engaged in racist comments. I was very alarmed to read recently reported comments of a District Court judge referring to some...

Other Questions: Traveller Community Issues (19 Sep 2012)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: I am sure the Minister of State will agree this has been ongoing for some time. With whom in the Traveller community is the Department consulting, when can we expect an end to these consultations and when can we expect definable action that will defend them? If we can resolve this particular issue, we can move on to working with the Traveller community to address the issues of resources and...

Other Questions: Garda Transport (19 Sep 2012)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: We return to the subject of the Garda Commissioner operating within his resources. It is a bit like a farmer who asks his neighbour to feed cattle but only gives enough feed for half of the cattle to be fed. One cannot blame the neighbour if some of the cattle starve. It is up to the Minister to provide because the buck stops with him. I have read many reports. Every Deputy and Senator...

Other Questions: Garda Transport (19 Sep 2012)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: This does not tally with the facts. On the one hand, the Government will close another 95 Garda stations but will increase mobility and will be smart with policing. At the same time, the Government is reducing the number of vehicles that can get out there and respond. The GRA has been quoted recently as saying that, since 2009, 560 cars have been lost to front-line units. In Cork city,...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Asylum Seeker Accommodation (19 Sep 2012)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of asylum seekers residing in direct provision accommodation broken down by location; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39328/12]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Asylum Seeker Accommodation (19 Sep 2012)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the measures he has taken in order to reduce the amount of funds being paid to private operators of direct provision accommodation for asylum seekers. [39329/12]

Leaders' Questions (20 Sep 2012)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: He must have been referring to the Green Party.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Defence Forces Reorganisation (20 Sep 2012)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: To ask the Minister for Defence if he will provide an update on reorganisation of the Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39666/12]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Defence Forces Reorganisation (20 Sep 2012)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: To ask the Minister for Defence his plans for the transfer of McKee Barracks staff, Dublin, to Cathal Burgha Barracks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39499/12]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Defence Forces Reorganisation (20 Sep 2012)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: The Minister of State will be aware of the view of PDFORRA and the Defence Forces that they more than other sectors of the public service have been co-operating with downsizing since 1990. The closure of the barracks in Mullingar, Castlebar, Cavan, Longford and Lifford and Letterkenny comes to mind. This resulted in the relocation of the Army in North Donegal to Finner which presented huge...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Defence Forces Reorganisation (20 Sep 2012)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: I have three brief supplementaries. There are concerns around reskilling. Those concerned want to examine it in terms of the Croke Park agreement. How will it be ensured that the personnel who will be relocated will be reskilled if need be? There are concerns around the Minister's estimate of the savings that will be made from barrack closures. The Government has said it is €5...

Other Questions: Defence Forces Medicinal Products (20 Sep 2012)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: Proceedings have been served by four plaintiffs-----

Other Questions: Defence Forces Medicinal Products (20 Sep 2012)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: I knew one had been issued but was unaware it had been served. Does the Minister of State know of any other proceedings that may follow and has an assessment been done of the potential outlay to be borne by the State if the cases are successful?

Other Questions: Defence Forces Medicinal Products (20 Sep 2012)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: What about the State's liability?

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Departmental Expenditure (20 Sep 2012)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: To ask the Minister for Defence his plans to reduce bills for telecommunications services in his Department in Budget 2013. [39495/12]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Reorganisation (20 Sep 2012)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: To ask the Minister for Defence his plans to commission civilians in the Defence Forces to take up positions of military judges. [39494/12]

Leaders' Questions (25 Sep 2012)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: For God's sake, will the Taoiseach ever once answer the question without -----

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Applications (25 Sep 2012)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality his views of the short-stay visa waiver scheme allowing visitors here, from 16 emerging tourism markets, to travel around the rest of the island without the need for an additional visa application; if he recognises the potential that a reciprocal approach would have in opening up our tourism industry to new markets; his view of the British...