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Supreme Court Ruling in the X Case: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (21 Nov 2012)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: Sinn Féin should not have to table this motion and I should not be making this speech. The thousands of people who took to the streets in the freezing cold on Saturday to demand the Government introduce legislation for the X case should not have had to be there. They should not have had to march through the streets of Dublin and Galway and hold vigils in towns around Ireland to make...

Supreme Court Ruling in the X Case: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (21 Nov 2012)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: So the Government will legislate for the X case.

Supreme Court Ruling in the X Case: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (21 Nov 2012)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: Why is the Government so anxious about it? Why will it not support the motion? It is just ridiculous.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Reform (21 Nov 2012)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide the governance model for public sector reform initiated by him. [51550/12]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Operations: Discussion with An Garda Síochána (21 Nov 2012)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: I thank the Commissioner for coming in today. Criminal gangs thrive on economic disadvantage, particularly in urban communities. There is an intergenerational conveyor belt of people who drift into petty crime and eventually work their way into these gangs. In parts of Dublin and Limerick whole communities have been terrorised by a handful of individuals. What are the Commissioner's...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Operations: Discussion with An Garda Síochána (21 Nov 2012)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: A few years ago, a study of the Garda youth programme proved that it reduced crime by 64%. That was a great success. Is the Commissioner satisfied that Garda resources for engaging with communities, community policing and juvenile liaison schemes are sufficient to prevent crime reaching the stage where officers have to be deployed at the front line against dangerous criminals? Sinn...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Operations: Discussion with An Garda Síochána (21 Nov 2012)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: The Commissioner will be aware there is considerable concern about the station closures and the resources available to the Garda Síochána, most notably from the Garda Representative Association which represents the overwhelming majority of gardaí on the ground. We all know and respect gardaí in our community. We have conversations with them and they are concerned about...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Operations: Discussion with An Garda Síochána (21 Nov 2012)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: The difficulty is that the Minister and the Government of the day allocate a budget to the Commissioner and tells him to make the most of it. The Commissioner must adapt and present a plan based on the budget. The Commissioner, the deputy commissioner and the assistant commissioners present have a responsibility to present to various people that the Garda Síochána has the capacity...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Operations: Discussion with An Garda Síochána (21 Nov 2012)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: How is the Commissioner progressing with the civilianisation of many of the administrative functions of An Garda Síochána that would, in turn, free up gardaí to be out on the beat and in the community? Can he supply to the committee - I do not presume he will have it off the top of his head - the numbers of dedicated community police officers over the past five years? What is...

Order of Business (22 Nov 2012)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: How does one follow Deputy Mattie McGrath? When will the mental capacity Bill come before the House and when will the Legal Services Regulation Bill 2012 be before the House again?

Europol Bill 2012: Report and Final Stages (22 Nov 2012)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: I tabled amendments on Committee Stage. The Minister's colleague, the Minister of State, Deputy Kathleen Lynch, addressed them. I will reiterate my points for future consideration. There needs to be co-operation at European level in terms of tackling criminal gangs. Yesterday, the Garda Commissioner appeared before the committee to discuss the Garda's work in Ireland and at European...

Europol Bill 2012: Report and Final Stages (22 Nov 2012)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: May I respond?

Europol Bill 2012: Report and Final Stages (22 Nov 2012)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: With all respect, the fact that we tabled no Report Stage amendments was our practical and pragmatic way of expressing our concerns.

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Youth Unemployment (22 Nov 2012)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the steps being taken by his Department to create employment for young people who are not in employment, education or training. [51882/12]

Order of Business (27 Nov 2012)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: Section B of the Government's legislative schedule indicates the Government will introduce a criminal justice (miscellaneous provisions) Bill in mid-2013. Can the Taoiseach ensure that Bill incorporates provision 4 of domestic violence legislation as a way to deal with the statistics produced by Safe Ireland, which he has acknowledged are serious?

Topical Issue Debate: Reserve Defence Force (27 Nov 2012)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: I raised my concerns around the so-called value for money review of the Reserve Defence Force and its role with the Minister, Deputy Shatter, a number of weeks ago during defence questions. I appealed to him to have another look at the submission made by the Reserve Defence Force Representative Association, RDFRA, back in 2010 and the innovative proposals within that before a final decision...

Topical Issue Debate: Reserve Defence Force (27 Nov 2012)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: The Minister of State stated "the service of all members of the Reserve is very much appreciated". That is not really the case because if he appreciated the service of all members of the Reserve Defence Force he would have adequately consulted with them and given them a chance to have a real input into the so-called value for money report and he would have provided them with a chance to...

Topical Issue Debate: Reserve Defence Force (27 Nov 2012)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: It is very different.

Topical Issue Debate: Reserve Defence Force (27 Nov 2012)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: With all due respect, that is nonsense. It is a Tory Government which is responsible.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Pilot Training Colleges (27 Nov 2012)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the work he is doing to see that the full details of the closing of the Waterford Pilot Training College are investigated and that no company will be able to operate in such a manner again, leaving students with debts. [52669/12]