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Criminal Justice (Amendment) Bill 2009: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (7 Jul 2009)

Kieran O'Donnell: Can people be convicted without witnesses?

Criminal Justice (Amendment) Bill 2009: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (7 Jul 2009)

Kieran O'Donnell: Under this legislation, is it possible that, with the discretion of the presiding judges in the Special Criminal Court, opinion evidence from the chief superintendent and corroborative evidence obtained under surveillance legislation could lead to a conviction without the witnesses being required to give evidence?

Criminal Justice (Amendment) Bill 2009: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (7 Jul 2009)

Kieran O'Donnell: I come from a very straightforward perspective on this; Limerick in particular has to deal with gangland crime, as Deputy Jan O'Sullivan knows. There is intimidation of witnesses and we have heard people like Michael Murray, the State solicitor, on the intimidation of jurors, about which I know. I welcome the Bill but I want to ensure that we give as much protection as possible to jurors...

Criminal Justice (Amendment) Bill 2009: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (7 Jul 2009)

Kieran O'Donnell: I welcome the section. We are dealing with people involved in criminal activity. There is anecdotal evidence that many of the operations of criminals are directed from prison via mobile phones. What is the position of the Minister in terms of scrambling mobile phones and the phone network within prisons given that it is generally acknowledged that a good deal of the operations of such...

Criminal Justice (Amendment) Bill 2009: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (7 Jul 2009)

Kieran O'Donnell: Gardaí do fantastic work and have great knowledge. The Offences against the State Act requires that opinion evidence be given by a chief superintendent or a more senior garda. The evidence referred to in this section is slightly different. For a garda to report to a chief superintendent seems a more formal way of achieving the same result. When the evidence is presented in court it will...

Written Answers — Capital Projects: Capital Projects (1 Jul 2009)

Kieran O'Donnell: Question 37: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when her review of Health Service Executive capital projects will be completed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26445/09]

Aviation (Preclearance) Bill 2009 [Seanad]: Committee Stage (30 Jun 2009)

Kieran O'Donnell: On providing proper funding for the marketing of the preclearance facility at Shannon, the Minister said €20 million was provided by the State. This, however, will be fully recouped through an extra charge, which when added to the airport travel tax, will mean an extra €20.50 charge per passenger. The €20 million in funding already given to the airport will, through various levies, be...

Aviation (Preclearance) Bill 2009 [Seanad]: Committee Stage (30 Jun 2009)

Kieran O'Donnell: It is relevant to the legislation.

Aviation (Preclearance) Bill 2009 [Seanad]: Committee Stage (30 Jun 2009)

Kieran O'Donnell: Yes.

Aviation (Preclearance) Bill 2009 [Seanad]: Committee Stage (30 Jun 2009)

Kieran O'Donnell: It is a special region.

Aviation (Preclearance) Bill 2009 [Seanad]: Committee Stage (30 Jun 2009)

Kieran O'Donnell: I would like to ask the Minister about a term that was used on Second Stage and is mentioned in Article III. For the purposes of providing preclearance facilities at Shannon Airport, what is regarded by the US authorities as "sufficient traffic" at the relevant airport?

Aviation (Preclearance) Bill 2009 [Seanad]: Committee Stage (30 Jun 2009)

Kieran O'Donnell: I have asked a relevant question.

Aviation (Preclearance) Bill 2009 [Seanad]: Committee Stage (30 Jun 2009)

Kieran O'Donnell: No, it is not.

Aviation (Preclearance) Bill 2009 [Seanad]: Committee Stage (30 Jun 2009)

Kieran O'Donnell: It is very relevant to Shannon Airport and the Limerick region.

Aviation (Preclearance) Bill 2009 [Seanad]: Committee Stage (30 Jun 2009)

Kieran O'Donnell: I ask the Minister to give me an example of any region in Ireland, particularly along the western seaboard, that has a similar concentration of US multinational companies to that of the mid-west region. The €4.5 million mentioned by the Minister is more than justified. In fact, it is not sufficient. Can the Minister mention any other region that has such a concentration of US...

Aviation (Preclearance) Bill 2009 [Seanad]: Committee Stage (30 Jun 2009)

Kieran O'Donnell: I also asked about the number of passengers that is deemed to constitute "sufficient traffic".

Aviation (Preclearance) Bill 2009 [Seanad]: Committee Stage (30 Jun 2009)

Kieran O'Donnell: It is a question of balanced regional development.

Aviation (Preclearance) Bill 2009 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (30 Jun 2009)

Kieran O'Donnell: The Government commissioned the report.

Aviation (Preclearance) Bill 2009 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (30 Jun 2009)

Kieran O'Donnell: It was a good report.

Aviation (Preclearance) Bill 2009 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (30 Jun 2009)

Kieran O'Donnell: We are an island nation.