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Order of Business (20 May 2009)

Charles Flanagan: They are not great.

Order of Business (20 May 2009)

Charles Flanagan: The scheme is not abandoned, it is paused. The new word from the Government is "paused".

Order of Business (20 May 2009)

Charles Flanagan: Did Deputy Rabbitte really discuss the matter with Deputy Howlin?

Criminal Justice (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2009: Second Stage (20 May 2009)

Charles Flanagan: This is part of the Government's package to reduce crime, with particular reference to gun and knife crime. It is in line with what the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform, Deputy Dermot Ahern, stated last year, namely, that one of the main priorities set for the Garda Síochána was to target gun crime in 2009 through a range of measures. I assume the Bill constitutes these. It...

Prison Building Programme. (20 May 2009)

Charles Flanagan: The Minister indicated that the Thornton Hall project was always a long-term project. I put it to him that the phrase "long-term" has a much different meaning now than it had on the previous occasion we addressed this issue. The Minister uses the phrase as if the latest development was not a setback. Is the Minister prepared to stand over spending in excess of €40 million of taxpayers'...

Prison Building Programme. (20 May 2009)

Charles Flanagan: In that case, the latest developments are not a setback.

Prison Building Programme. (20 May 2009)

Charles Flanagan: Was the Thornton Hall site good value?

Prison Building Programme. (20 May 2009)

Charles Flanagan: I do not know what he would say today, if he is still around.

Prison Building Programme. (20 May 2009)

Charles Flanagan: Agricultural land that is worth a fraction of what it was.

Prison Building Programme. (20 May 2009)

Charles Flanagan: For what?

Prison Building Programme. (20 May 2009)

Charles Flanagan: The Minister is not fit to deal in land at these prices.

Prison Building Programme. (20 May 2009)

Charles Flanagan: Regarding where we go from here, the Minister, Deputy Ahern, speaks of other options. Will he confirm to the House that this massive project is, in effect, dead in the water and the option to be explored now is in line with best international practice? He should go back to the drawing board and bring forward realistic plans for a smaller, scaled-down version of Thornton Hall, to deal with...

Prison Building Programme. (20 May 2009)

Charles Flanagan: The Minister said there would be 2,200 and there would be provision to double those, in the event one needs to, as in Mountjoy-----

Prison Building Programme. (20 May 2009)

Charles Flanagan: -----where people are put on the floor.

Prison Building Programme. (20 May 2009)

Charles Flanagan: I ask the Minister to come back to the House with a scaled-down version that will deal with the replacement of Mountjoy and accept his massive project is dead in the water.

Prison Building Programme. (20 May 2009)

Charles Flanagan: That is too big, in any event.

Prison Building Programme. (20 May 2009)

Charles Flanagan: Allotments.

Criminal Justice (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2009: Second Stage (Resumed) (20 May 2009)

Charles Flanagan: I referred to the Minister's knife awareness campaign before the debate adjourned, which was announced last February with a great fanfare of publicity, a budget of €200,000, a promise of a series of road shows, schools visits, and a nationwide advertising campaign. As part of the campaign, the Minister promised to build a presence on the social networking sites. This was the new message...

Central Bank and Financial Services Authority of Ireland (Protection of Debtors) Bill 2009: Second Stage (Resumed) (20 May 2009)

Charles Flanagan: This is not another quango.

Central Bank and Financial Services Authority of Ireland (Protection of Debtors) Bill 2009: Second Stage (Resumed) (20 May 2009)

Charles Flanagan: I thank Members on all sides of the House who spoke on this Bill. In particular, I acknowledge the support of the Labour Party. I regret that while all Government speakers acknowledged and commended the merit and principle of the Bill, none indicated a willingness to go so far as to allow it a Second Reading. This is a consequence of the Whip system that obtains in the House. I have...