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Written Answers — Deportation Orders: Deportation Orders (13 Nov 2008)

Bernard Durkan: Question 176: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the position in relation to an application for residency in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40553/08]

Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (13 Nov 2008)

Bernard Durkan: Question 177: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if a matter has been investigated in the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 8; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40554/08]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (13 Nov 2008)

Bernard Durkan: Question 194: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if supplementary welfare payment will be granted to a person (details supplied) in Dublin 8; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40557/08]

Written Answers — Higher Education Grants: Higher Education Grants (13 Nov 2008)

Bernard Durkan: Question 265: To ask the Minister for Education and Science when a higher education grant will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40513/08]

Requests to move Adjournment of Dáil under Standing Order 32 (18 Nov 2008)

Bernard Durkan: Hear, hear.

Requests to move Adjournment of Dáil under Standing Order 32 (18 Nov 2008)

Bernard Durkan: That is a bit harsh.

Order of Business (18 Nov 2008)

Bernard Durkan: Apropos of the relocation of jobs from Celbridge in County Kildare as raised by Deputy Stagg earlier, to another more cost-conscious EU country, is it intended to have a debate on any of the proposed Bills before the House? It would allow the House to zoom in on the whole question——

Order of Business (18 Nov 2008)

Bernard Durkan: I will tell you in a second, a Leas-Cheann Comhairle.

Order of Business (18 Nov 2008)

Bernard Durkan: The House could debate and Members could contribute to the increasingly prevalent problem of relocation to more cost——

Order of Business (18 Nov 2008)

Bernard Durkan: ——conscious economies. Three Bills are listed, including the employment agency regulation Bill and the industrial development Bill, which is a possibility. It would give the Tánaiste an opportunity to outline her plans for the industrial sector in the future and the retention of the maximum number of jobs.

Order of Business (18 Nov 2008)

Bernard Durkan: Yes. The other is one with which the Leas-Cheann Comhairle will empathise. The Fine Gael leader, Deputy Kenny, the Labour leader, Deputy Gilmore, and the relevant spokespersons from both parties have repeatedly raised in the House the obvious breakdown in the rule of law, whereby criminals are going free.

Order of Business (18 Nov 2008)

Bernard Durkan: I do not want to go through the entire list of Bills here.

Order of Business (18 Nov 2008)

Bernard Durkan: All right. Then in order——

Order of Business (18 Nov 2008)

Bernard Durkan: I do not need to do that at all. The issue is sufficiently important, as the Leas-Cheann Comhairle will readily agree, which is to confront lawlessness here. I ask the Tánaiste——

Order of Business (18 Nov 2008)

Bernard Durkan: ——if the Government is making any serious attempt to introduce the legislation that will confront the criminal elements. Is it intended to do anything about it at all?

Order of Business (18 Nov 2008)

Bernard Durkan: Is it intended to just talk about it?

Order of Business (18 Nov 2008)

Bernard Durkan: Is it intended to ignore it?

Order of Business (18 Nov 2008)

Bernard Durkan: The criminal justice (forensic sampling and evidence) Bill is one. The criminal justice (miscellaneous provisions) Bill is another one. The criminal justice (money laundering) Bill is another. It goes on. I do not want to go through the entire list. There is the civil law (miscellaneous provisions) Bill, the civil partnership Bill, the criminal law (defence of life and property) Bill,...

Order of Business (18 Nov 2008)

Bernard Durkan: I note the Tánaiste thinks it is funny. I do not think it is funny and the people outside the House do not think it is funny either.

Order of Business (18 Nov 2008)

Bernard Durkan: The less fun the Tánaiste sees in that the better.