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Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Reserve (7 Nov 2012)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: To ask the Minister for Defence the financial supports that will be available to members of the Reserve Defence Forces into the future. [48458/12]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Deployment (7 Nov 2012)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: To ask the Minister for Defence the measures he will undertake to ensure that rural Reserve Defence Forces outposts are maintained and fully supported by permanent members of the Defence Forces. [48459/12]

Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Estimates for Public Services 2012
Vote 35 – Army Pensions (Supplementary) (7 Nov 2012)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: The Minister has stated the additional cost of pensions will be met from the savings accruing the fall-off in the threshold of 9,500. Am I correct to interpret it in this way? Is that where the savings have been made?

Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Estimates for Public Services 2012
Vote 35 – Army Pensions (Supplementary) (7 Nov 2012)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: How will the Minister anticipate what the budget for 2013 will be when the numbers get close to 9,500 again? Will the exposure to pension payments continue? How does the Minister intend to balance the position?

Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Europol Bill 2012: Committee Stage (7 Nov 2012)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: I move amendment No. 6: In page 4, subsection (3), line 36, after "fit" to insert ", and this figure will be made public".This is a straightforward amendment. We want to ensure this section provides for the number of officers who serve in the unit to be made public. It is a question of accountability.

Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Europol Bill 2012: Committee Stage (7 Nov 2012)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: I would like to pursue this matter a little further. The committee has just received a presentation setting out the number of Defence Forces officers and retirees, etc. There was great detail in the presentation, as there should be. All of these things should be accountable to the public. The amendment looks for an indicative number of staff working in the unit. We cannot get agreement on it.

Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Europol Bill 2012: Committee Stage (7 Nov 2012)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: I move amendment No. 7: In page 5, subsection (1)(a), line 25, after "Europol" to insert "on a case by case basis".This amendment seeks to copperfasten the sovereignty of the police service and the defence of our human rights standards in the State. Rather than saying we will respond to requests from Europol, we should say responses will be authorised "on a case by case basis" and limited to...

Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Europol Bill 2012: Committee Stage (7 Nov 2012)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: Am I right in saying requests will be considered on a case by case basis? If so, what is the problem with the amendment?

Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Europol Bill 2012: Committee Stage (7 Nov 2012)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: I move amendment No. 8: In page 6, subsection (2), between lines 1 and 2, to insert the following:“(d) jeopardise the human rights of a person.”.This amendment concerns human rights standards in the State. Amnesty International has found that almost every state in the European Union has been guilty of human rights abuses, including abuses on the part of their police services. ...

Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Europol Bill 2012: Committee Stage (7 Nov 2012)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: Obviously, there is a resistance to spelling things out in clear terms and outlining the sovereignty of our police service and standards in the State.

Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Europol Bill 2012: Committee Stage (7 Nov 2012)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: I move amendment No. 11: In page 6, before section 7, to insert the following new section:“7.--(1) The Garda Commissioner shall ensure external human rights auditing of all liaison officers training materials. (2) The Garda Commissioner shall ensure all liaison officers appointed will undergo human rights training before taking up positions.”.

Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Europol Bill 2012: Committee Stage (7 Nov 2012)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: I move amendment No. 12: In page 6, subsection (1)(b), line 37, after “request” to insert “on a case by case basis”.

Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Europol Bill 2012: Committee Stage (7 Nov 2012)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: I move amendment No. 13: In page 7, subsection (2), between lines 5 and 6, to insert the following:“(d) jeopardise the human rights of a person.”.

Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Europol Bill 2012: Committee Stage (7 Nov 2012)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: I move amendment No. 14: In page 8, subsection (2), line 16, to delete "is satisfied" and substitute "has received a guarantee".The purpose of the amendment is to strengthen the current draft. Rather than saying they are satisfied they have received a guarantee, they would say they had received a guarantee, which would provide for a stronger position.

Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Europol Bill 2012: Committee Stage (7 Nov 2012)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: I move amendment No. 15: In page 8, subsection (1), line 25, after “supplemented,” to insert “or deleted,”.This is merely a technical amendment intended to strengthen the wording of the related paragraph.

Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Europol Bill 2012: Committee Stage (7 Nov 2012)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: I move amendment No. 26: In page 9, subsection (4), line 45, to delete "30 days" and substitute "14 days".

Order of Business (8 Nov 2012)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: The Minister of State gives it to him.

Order of Business (8 Nov 2012)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: The Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform indicated that the Legal Services Bill would be before the House by this time. When will it come back before the House? When will the National Vetting Bureau Bill be before the House?

Written Answers — Department of Health: Universal Health Insurance (8 Nov 2012)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: To ask the Minister for Health in view of the numbers of persons dispensing with private health insurance, if he is reviewing hiss plans for funding universal healthcare through an insurance-based system, since such a system would be heavily dependent on private health insurance companies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48965/12]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Home Accommodation (8 Nov 2012)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: To ask the Minister for Health in view of the fact that 1,201 public nursing home beds have been closed between January 2011 and August 2012, the current total number of nursing home beds in the State; the number public and the number private; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48964/12]