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- Written Answers — Garda Operations: Garda Operations (13 Dec 2005)
Joe Costello: Question 375: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if his attention has been drawn to allegations by a person (details supplied) in County Tipperary that they have been subjected to Garda intimidation and abuse over a period of time; if his attention has further been drawn to the fact that even though he does not drink he is stopped regularly on grounds of drink driving...
- Written Answers — Garda Operations: Garda Operations (13 Dec 2005)
Joe Costello: Question 376: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if his attention has been drawn to the publication of the Garda human rights audit in March 2005; the steps An Garda SÃochána has taken to implement its recommendations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38731/05]
- Written Answers — Garda Disciplinary Proceedings: Garda Disciplinary Proceedings (13 Dec 2005)
Joe Costello: Question 377: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if a senior member of An Garda SÃochána (details supplied) in County Tipperary has been removed from their post and is the subject of disciplinary proceedings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38736/05]
- Written Answers — Residential Institutions Redress Scheme: Residential Institutions Redress Scheme (13 Dec 2005)
Joe Costello: Question 383: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if his attention has been drawn to the number of complaints made by victims of abuse who were reimbursed by the Residential Institutions Redress Board against members of the legal profession for overcharging; if any of the complaints have been referred to An Garda SÃochána; if An Garda SÃochána have initiated a...
- Written Answers — Garda Investigations: Garda Investigations (13 Dec 2005)
Joe Costello: Question 415: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the investigation that occurred into the death of a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; the outcome of that investigation; the reason for the establishment of a new investigation in September 2005; the progress of that investigation; when the investigation is expected to conclude; if he will publish the findings;...
- Written Answers — Garda Investigations: Garda Investigations (13 Dec 2005)
Joe Costello: Question 416: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the reason the Garda has not given its reasons for making criminal allegations against a journalist (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39297/05]
- Written Answers — Non-National Minors: Non-National Minors (13 Dec 2005)
Joe Costello: Question 428: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of unaccompanied non-national minors in the education system here; the schools they attend; the ages at which each non-national minor entered the education system; the present age of each non-national minor; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38729/05]
- Written Answers — Grangegorman Development Agency: Grangegorman Development Agency (13 Dec 2005)
Joe Costello: Question 429: To ask the Minister for Education and Science when she will establish the agency required to enable the Grangegorman development to begin; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38735/05]
- Order of Business. (14 Dec 2005)
Joe Costello: The proposed solution in the Taoiseach's reply to Deputy Rabbitte's question about Marie Therese O'Loughlin cannot work. While she spent some time subsequently in Goldenbridge, which is a scheduled institution, her horrific injuries were sustained in Morning Star when she was a baby there.
- Order of Business. (14 Dec 2005)
Joe Costello: I have a question on the legislation. A small number of those institutions are feeder institutions to the institutions that are scheduled. They have not been included, even though it was the State that transferred them.
- Order of Business. (14 Dec 2005)
Joe Costello: Will the Taoiseach speak to the Minister for Education and Science with a view to amendingââ
- Order of Business. (14 Dec 2005)
Joe Costello: My question is on legislation.
- Order of Business. (14 Dec 2005)
Joe Costello: My question is on legislation. I ask the Taoiseach to amend the Residential Institutions Redress Actââ
- Order of Business. (14 Dec 2005)
Joe Costello: ââto allow time for these issues to be examined properly.
- Establishment of Commission of Investigation: Motion. (14 Dec 2005)
Joe Costello: I once again welcome the Minister whose visits to the House are becoming regular events. I also welcome the motion. I would have preferred it to have been broader than it is, but it is welcome to see at last a commission of investigation being established to investigate the handling of allegations into child sexual abuse against clergy operating under the aegis of the Catholic archdiocese of...
- Establishment of Commission of Investigation: Motion. (14 Dec 2005)
Joe Costello: I do not think he is happy with the manner in which we specified the churchââ
- Establishment of Commission of Investigation: Motion. (14 Dec 2005)
Joe Costello: I am glad. The Archbishop will be delighted.
- Establishment of Commission of Investigation: Motion. (14 Dec 2005)
Joe Costello: It is a relevant matter because the Schedule to the Residential Institutions Redress Act includes Protestant as well as Catholic institutions. Presumably, what we are doing here refers only to the Roman Catholic Church. No doubt the Minister will clarify all of that on Committee Stage. Numerous allegations of child sexual abuse against members of the clergy in the archdiocese of Dublin...
- Establishment of Commission of Investigation: Motion. (14 Dec 2005)
Joe Costello: Some of them can be over-elaborate and may miss the point, despite the fact that they are so long, but some of them can be short and to the point. In this case the reply was quite short and to the point. The question was as follows: "To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when he expects to announce details of the form of inquiry to be held into allegations of serious sexual...
- Establishment of Commission of Investigation: Motion. (14 Dec 2005)
Joe Costello: I am sure Deputy McGrath would have an eye on the job.