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Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Job Creation Numbers (21 Feb 2013)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of jobs created and supported by InterTradeIreland in the past five years; the average cost of each of these jobs; if he will compare and contrast these costs with Enterprise Ireland, Invest NI and the Industrial Development Agency. [9044/13]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Job Creation Numbers (21 Feb 2013)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation of the 12,000 new jobs created in the private sector as claimed in the Action Plan for Jobs progress report, the number that were part time, full time or causal/temporary in nature. [9052/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: State Agencies (21 Feb 2013)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality his views on recent reports that the Equality Authority and the Irish Human Rights Commission have had significant staff and budget reductions since 2009 and are failing to operate effectively as a result; the exact staff reductions and budget cutbacks experienced by these bodies since 2009; the way he intends to ensure that the merged Human Rights...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Exploration Licences (26 Feb 2013)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if a licencing option has been granted to a company for oil off the County Kerry coast, the stage it is currently at; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9980/13]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: National Spatial Strategy (26 Feb 2013)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to reassure the people of Letterkenny, County Donegal, on their serious concerns now that they have lost their Gateway status and are soon to lose their town council. [10111/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Criminal Prosecutions (26 Feb 2013)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if any prosecutions were initiated as a result of information gathered by RTE in the course of its Prime Time programme, Profiting from Prostitution, broadcast on 7 February 2012; the offences charged and the current status of the prosecutions. [9536/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Organised Crime (26 Feb 2013)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will consider establishing an all-Ireland joint-taskforce between An Gardaí Siochána and PSNI in order to combat organised crime. [9566/13]

Magdalen Laundries Report: Statements (Resumed) (27 Feb 2013)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: As I have outlined before, Sinn Féin welcomed the apology from the Taoiseach on behalf of the State to the women incarcerated in the Magdalen laundries. While we commend those involved in putting together the McAleese report, it really only scratches the surface of what went on in Ireland during that time. This should be seen as a starting point in the healing process of the wounds...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Remuneration (27 Feb 2013)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the action he will take to protect the current pay arrangements for prison officers. [10440/13]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (27 Feb 2013)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: We are now in public session for a meeting of the Joint Sub-Committee on Public Petitions. Petition No. P00073/12 from Mr. Arindam Halder is regarding what the petitioner sees as an unjust hike in the registration fee by the Garda National Immigration Bureau. We have had a chance to deliberate on this, so are there any recommendations or proposals?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (27 Feb 2013)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: Is that agreed? Agreed. The next petition is No. P00076/12 from Mrs. Sheila Ferris suggesting that greater use be made of resources in community employment schemes in the year of The Gathering, and that historical groups in local areas transcribe, collate and make available electronically all church records held in each parish, and also investigate how these records could be made available...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (27 Feb 2013)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: Is that agreed?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (27 Feb 2013)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: Is that agreed? Agreed. We will now move on to petition P00081/12 from Mr. Stephen Dwan, who wants video games to be included in the English curriculum. Members have had a chance to consider this petition and I invite them to make recommendations.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (27 Feb 2013)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: Is that agreed?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (27 Feb 2013)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: We can all agree with that proposal. That is great and the joint committee will thank Mr. Dwan for his petition. The next item is petition P00002/13 from Mr. Joerg Thieme regarding the implementation of legislation to permit the right to an abortion in Ireland. This petition has 75 other signatures along with that of Mr. Thieme. Again, we have had a chance to deliberate on the matter and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (27 Feb 2013)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: There has been considerable deliberation in the Houses on these matters and the Government will move soon. Consequently, we will correspond with Mr. Thieme to let him know we have passed on the concerns expressed by him and the other signatories, which will be taken as part of the deliberations.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (27 Feb 2013)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: Absolutely. We will close this petition and note the joint committee has agreed that all petitions it has discussed are closed. It has been agreed to close them and a course of action has been agreed on. This petition also is closed.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (27 Feb 2013)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: That is no problem and I thank the Senator. For the purposes of clarity, I will read into the record that the joint committee has agreed a recommendation that petition P00073/12 is closed. Members also have agreed a recommendation that petition P00076/12 is closed. As just stated, petition P00081/12 is closed and petition P00002/13 is closed. We will move on to petition P00075/12. While...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (27 Feb 2013)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: The joint committee is agreeing to the recommendation made by Deputy Nolan. The next point to make concerns petitions P00074/12 and P00064/12, both of which are inadmissible. The reason for the inadmissibility of P00074/12 is that it has been raised with the Ombudsman and any matter that is currently under her eye is not something members will second-guess or with which they will deal....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (27 Feb 2013)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: Absolutely, showing the present position. I thank colleagues for their co-operation, as that deals with all the petitions before the joint committee today. The final item concerns the announcement last night by the Minister for Health and his Department that the two schemes pertaining to the motorised transport grant and the mobility allowance will be discontinued. As members are aware,...