Results 1,201-1,220 of 21,096 for speaker:Charles Flanagan
- Public Order Offences. (18 Dec 2008)
Charles Flanagan: I am not. How many have been issued?
- Public Order Offences. (18 Dec 2008)
Charles Flanagan: It is not.
- Public Order Offences. (18 Dec 2008)
Charles Flanagan: That is not what is contained in the Minister's folder. If the Minister will not put the figure on the record, then I will. The answer is three ASBOs. I put that on the record. The figure is contained in the Minister's file and he has refused to say it, because it is an embarrassment.
- Public Order Offences. (18 Dec 2008)
Charles Flanagan: Only three have been granted.
- Public Order Offences. (18 Dec 2008)
Charles Flanagan: The Minister is responsible for the legislation.
- Departmental Agencies. (18 Dec 2008)
Charles Flanagan: That is not true.
- Prison Accommodation. (18 Dec 2008)
Charles Flanagan: Question 3: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the prisoner capacity of each prison; the number of prisoners held in each prison; his views on overcrowding in prisons; and the action he will take in the immediate, medium and long term to address the matter of prison overcrowding. [47435/08]
- Prison Accommodation. (18 Dec 2008)
Charles Flanagan: The Minister is not answering the question.
- Prison Accommodation. (18 Dec 2008)
Charles Flanagan: It is regrettable the Minister refuses to accept the fact that the prison system is undergoing a crisis. The criminal justice system is being undermined by dint of the hundreds of offenders who are committed to prison by the courts to serve lengthy sentences only to be released after a short period. How does the Minister propose to deal with this issue? Does he accept the findings of a...
- Prison Accommodation. (18 Dec 2008)
Charles Flanagan: On the next occasion this House meets, we will be a week short of spring. At the end of 2008, I ask the Minister to set out precisely the programme for Thornton Hall. I have heard about it for years but I want to know the factual position. Can he chart the progress made on the project or tell us when building will commence?
- Garda Operations. (18 Dec 2008)
Charles Flanagan: Question 4: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of bench warrants that remain outstanding; his views on the execution of bench warrants; and the action he proposes to take to address deficiencies in the bench warrant system. [47436/08]
- Garda Operations. (18 Dec 2008)
Charles Flanagan: This a most serious problem and it is getting worse. The Minister did not refer to the August initiative, which I understand was specifically designed to deal with the backlog of warrants. He stated that 36,970 bench warrants are currently outstanding. Given that the figure for May was 33,000, the August initiative was a complete failure. Does he accept that a number of serious criminals...
- Garda Operations. (18 Dec 2008)
Charles Flanagan: We cannot wait for the Minister's new fines legislation, which may not be enacted by this time next year. How can the Minister stand over the unedifying spectacle in Limerick, where a well-known leading gang member has turned himself into the Garda station for his own protection although a bench warrant has not been executed. How can the Minister stand over the case of another famous and...
- Garda Operations. (18 Dec 2008)
Charles Flanagan: Deal with the warrants.
- Sex Offender Treatment Programme. (18 Dec 2008)
Charles Flanagan: Question 5: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of sex offenders serving prison sentences; the number of prisoners in each prison who are participating in rehabilitation programmes; and the number of places available for sex offenders on rehabilitation programmes in prison. [47437/08]
- Sex Offender Treatment Programme. (18 Dec 2008)
Charles Flanagan: I welcome the Minister's proposal in respect of the electronic monitoring and wish him well in that regard. I look forward to following progress in that area. Does the Minister accept that where treatment has been provided and a course has been undertaken, the results are such that there is a public safety issue? It is important that every effort is made to encourage prisoners to avail of...
- Sex Offender Treatment Programme. (18 Dec 2008)
Charles Flanagan: Will that be subjected to a debate here?
- Sex Offender Treatment Programme. (18 Dec 2008)
Charles Flanagan: It is a very low uptake.
- Gaming and Lotteries Legislation. (18 Dec 2008)
Charles Flanagan: What is the Government's position on fixed-odds betting terminals, which constitute one aspect of this review? What is the Government's response to the 32 recommendations in the report to the former Minister, Michael McDowell, entitled "Regulating Gaming in Ireland"? Has the current Minister met any representatives of the industry in the context of this review?
- Gaming and Lotteries Legislation. (18 Dec 2008)
Charles Flanagan: Does the Minister not consider it somewhat odd that neither he, as the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform, nor the Government has an opinion on the recommendations in the McDowell report or on FOBTs? He is inviting submissions. Is it not extraordinary that he does not have an opinion on the matter or is it the case that, while he has one, he will not tell the House?