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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Criminal Law (23 May 2017)

Eamon Ryan: 51. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if the prosecution of those soliciting or procuring sexual services, in accordance with Part 4 of the Criminal Law (Sexual Offices) Act 2017, is under way; the way in which An Garda Síochána is planning to enforce the Act; and if there are statistics available in relation to enforcement since implementation. [24395/17]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Road Traffic Offences Data (23 May 2017)

Eamon Ryan: 82. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if her Department has access to statistics regarding the level of intoxication of persons arrested and-or tested for drink driving; and the trend over time for the average level of intoxication of those arrested and-or tested. [24394/17]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Deportation Orders Data (23 May 2017)

Eamon Ryan: 132. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of letters of intention to deport under section 3 of the Immigration Act 1999, issued by nationality in each of the years from 2013 to 2016 and to date in 2017, in tabular form; if they were asylum related or non-asylum related; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24563/17]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Leave to Remain (23 May 2017)

Eamon Ryan: 133. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of persons, by nationality, granted leave to remain on humanitarian grounds under section 3 of the Immigration Act 1999 in 2016 and to date in 2017 in tabular form; if they were asylum related or non-asylum related; the number of applications pending; if they are asylum related or non-asylum related; and if she...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Deportation Orders Data (23 May 2017)

Eamon Ryan: 134. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of deportation orders signed under section 3 of the Immigration Act 1999, by nationality, in 2016 and to date in 2017 in tabular form; if they were asylum related or non-asylum related; the numbers of these enforced; if they were asylum related or non-asylum related; the number of these subsequently revoked under...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Voluntary Repatriation Schemes (23 May 2017)

Eamon Ryan: 135. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of persons who agreed to voluntary repatriation under section 3 of the Immigration Act 1999, by nationality, in 2016 and to date in 2017, in tabular form; if they were asylum related or non-asylum related; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24565/17]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: European Fund for Strategic Investments (18 May 2017)

Eamon Ryan: 27. To ask the Minister for Finance the funds that have been drawn down from within the State from the Junckers investment fund since its inception. [23572/17]

Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2016: Report Stage (17 May 2017)

Eamon Ryan: I wish to reinforce the point in support of the amendment. The key argument is we must put land use, transport and housing together. I want to draw from personal experience, going back to the formulation of transport plans for Dublin as far back as the late 1990s, when A Platform for Change was the transport plan which developed. It was based on very good planning work and there was an...

Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2016: Report Stage (17 May 2017)

Eamon Ryan: It is an interesting debate and maybe it divides along who has been in government, as it may change the perspective. Once a person has been in government, perhaps he or she is part of the establishment and in a sense such people may not question that bodies are trying to do the best thing and want to take on responsibility. It is also true in that there is a permanent government, which is...

Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2016: Report Stage (17 May 2017)

Eamon Ryan: I appreciate the chance, during the discussion on these amendments, to consider the real heart of this Bill and where it has come from, namely, the Mahon tribunal, as Deputy Wallace pointed out. That tribunal was not without its flaws. It is interesting to note, many years later, that many of the findings against individuals had to be withdrawn because the process itself was flawed. That...

Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2016: Report Stage (17 May 2017)

Eamon Ryan: On that first key issue about our interaction with the Aarhus Convention, if I heard the Minister correctly, we do not bring it into our own legislation; it is in effect a European jurisdiction. I question that. There is a number of other instances where I will be looking to bring European Union directives into our legislation directly but as a convention which we have signed up to, I...

Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2016: Report Stage (17 May 2017)

Eamon Ryan: I, too, regret the fact that the Minister, Deputy Simon Coveney, is not present. I have nothing against the Minister of State, Deputy Damien English, but on Committee Stage we had a very good and quite lengthy discussion with the Minister. It would have been useful to have had a continuation of it because some of the Government's amendments are in response to amendments tabled on Committee...

Topical Issue Debate: Surveillance Operations (17 May 2017)

Eamon Ryan: I have the highest regard for Ms Justice Marie Baker. Will the Minister indicate when the judge was informed by the Garda - as was implied by the Minister today - of concerns about this particular reported case? In responding to that incident, will the Minister outline if the judge will report directly to the Taoiseach, as is normal, or will she also report the Minister for Justice and...

Topical Issue Debate: Surveillance Operations (17 May 2017)

Eamon Ryan: It is important to try to get to the bottom of this story. We need to find out whether it is true. If it is true, we must find out who the people involved are. I take Deputy Clare Daly's point that this should not just be about the political system. We have this example. I was interested to listen to what the Taoiseach said yesterday when this matter was raised in the Dáil. My...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Priority Questions: Naval Service (17 May 2017)

Eamon Ryan: Those vessels are very welcome, and the investment programme in 2012 was not a small investment given the economic situation at the time. However, I am looking for the Minister of State to join with his ministerial colleagues in setting a big ambition of very large-scale marine conservation. My understanding from talking to naval officers and others is that the current system is very hard...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Priority Questions: Naval Service (17 May 2017)

Eamon Ryan: I am sorry. The Minister, Deputy Creed, yes.

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Priority Questions: Naval Service (17 May 2017)

Eamon Ryan: 35. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence his plans for the development of naval capabilities, including increasing the role of the Naval Service in fisheries protection and monitoring Irish waters after Brexit. [23587/17]

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Priority Questions: Naval Service (17 May 2017)

Eamon Ryan: I tabled this question to think big, look outward and look into the future as to what is the vision of the Minister of State for the development of the Naval Service. From my perspective, the north Atlantic is our largest area. Our sea area is ten times our land area. The north Atlantic is changing because of climate change and overfishing. We need to survey, monitor and manage the north...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Priority Questions: Naval Service (17 May 2017)

Eamon Ryan: I thank the Minister of State for the response and I appreciate it. I do not know whether it is the Minister, Deputy Coveney, or which of the Minister of State's colleagues is responsible for managing the marine protection areas which we are looking to develop. I believe we are responsible for approximately 1 million sq. km of sea area, so let us take 200,000 sq. km, which is what we would...

Select Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Minerals Development Bill 2015: Committee Stage (17 May 2017)

Eamon Ryan: I apologise for being late but I was putting a question to the Minister of State at the Department of Defence in the Dáil. I remember after Hurricane Charlie in the early 1980s that a number of friends of ours went to pan for gold in Avoca on the basis that it would have churned up older sediments. I must declare that we did not find anything but it was good fun. On that river there...