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Deportation Orders. (11 Feb 2010)

Alan Shatter: That is what should not have happened, and the District Court reached that decision based on the child's welfare.

Deportation Orders. (11 Feb 2010)

Alan Shatter: The court obviously agreed with her that it was not in the child's interests.

Deportation Orders. (11 Feb 2010)

Alan Shatter: The court made that decision.

Deportation Orders. (11 Feb 2010)

Alan Shatter: The District Court will not allow the child go back to Nigeria.

Deportation Orders. (11 Feb 2010)

Alan Shatter: The District Court will not allow the child travel to Nigeria.

Deportation Orders. (11 Feb 2010)

Alan Shatter: The District Court judge does not either.

Deportation Orders. (11 Feb 2010)

Alan Shatter: The child is just a pawn in all of this.

Deportation Orders. (11 Feb 2010)

Alan Shatter: The Minister is pre-judging the consideration he alleges his officials are giving to this. The Minister's conclusion is that the child stays in care-----

Deportation Orders. (11 Feb 2010)

Alan Shatter: -----indefinitely because-----

Deportation Orders. (11 Feb 2010)

Alan Shatter: The Minister is using this child.

Written Answers — Child Protection Services: Child Protection Services (11 Feb 2010)

Alan Shatter: Question 35: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if the review of Services for Children and Families 2008 published by the Health Service Executive discloses a failure by the State to properly protect children at risk; her views on whether it is acceptable that of 24,668 reports regarding children at risk, only 15,364 resulted in an initial assessment; and the action she is taking to...

Written Answers — Counselling Agencies: Counselling Agencies (11 Feb 2010)

Alan Shatter: Question 79: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will establish a regulatory framework applicable to crisis pregnancy agencies, a licensing system and a code of ethics similar to that enforced in other health professions and a mechanism to investigate allegations of unethical conduct and the application of appropriate sanctions; and if she will make a statement on the matter....

Leaders' Questions (17 Feb 2010)

Alan Shatter: The Deputy is in possession and the Minister is possessed.

Committees of the Houses of the Oireachtas (Powers of Inquiry) Bill 2010: Second Stage (Resumed) (17 Feb 2010)

Alan Shatter: I welcome the Bill published by Deputy Pat Rabbitte on behalf of the Labour Party, which confers express powers on the Houses of the Oireachtas to conduct inquiries. The Bill provides a foundation for very important discussion and debate on the function of this House, the standing of the constitutional powers conferred on it and issues of accountability which are of central concern to many...

Committees of the Houses of the Oireachtas (Powers of Inquiry) Bill 2010: Second Stage (Resumed) (17 Feb 2010)

Alan Shatter: Indeed, the ethos in the British Parliament is that if one is a perjurer and a Minister, one does resign. It is different from the ethos we have in this House, which is to batten down the hatches, protect one's position and not to regard one's self as accountable. Is it any wonder this Government not only is opposed to the Labour Party Bill, but has no appetite for a constitutional...

Requests to move Adjournment of Dáil under Standing Order 32 (18 Feb 2010)

Alan Shatter: On a point of order, Sir, I submitted to you a Standing Order 32 request arising out of the statement made yesterday evening in this House by the Minister for Defence, Deputy Willie O'Dea, in which he admitted confidential information furnished to him as Minister for Defence-----

Requests to move Adjournment of Dáil under Standing Order 32 (18 Feb 2010)

Alan Shatter: -----by members of the Garda Síochána had been improperly used for his own electoral gain.

Requests to move Adjournment of Dáil under Standing Order 32 (18 Feb 2010)

Alan Shatter: Sir, this is an issue of enormous seriousness.

Requests to move Adjournment of Dáil under Standing Order 32 (18 Feb 2010)

Alan Shatter: At the end of the debate yesterday the Minister, Deputy O'Dea, came into this House-----

Requests to move Adjournment of Dáil under Standing Order 32 (18 Feb 2010)

Alan Shatter: -----and, as Minister for Defence, admitted he made a statement-----