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Written Answers — Schools Provision: Schools Provision (29 Jun 2006)

Jim O'Keeffe: Question 240: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if there are proposals to review catchment boundaries taking into account the anomalies arising in the provision of school transport and otherwise, due to boundaries which were established over 40 years ago and which take no account of new schools and changes of demographic patterns. [25506/06]

Order of Business. (29 Jun 2006)

Jim O'Keeffe: In the context of immigration legislation, perhaps I might raise with the Tánaiste the failure on the part of the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform to provide information on the number of non-national prisoners released from prison whom he did or did not consider for deportation after their release. A new Bill has been promised, and I would like to raise the difficulty under...

Order of Business. (29 Jun 2006)

Jim O'Keeffe: Does the Tánaiste have any control over that Minister? Does she not accept that he has an obligation to the Dáil to provide information requested in Dáil questions? Some six times, he has failed to do so.

Order of Business. (29 Jun 2006)

Jim O'Keeffe: Returning to the legislation and the rules, is the Tánaiste aware there is an Immigration Bill, No. 70 on the Order Paper? Will there be a provision to require the Minister to comply with his duty to the Dáil to give information when a Deputy requests it?

Written Answers — Freedom of Information: Freedom of Information (28 Jun 2006)

Jim O'Keeffe: Question 47: To ask the Minister for Finance if arrangements will be made that the Information Commissioner is consulted in assessing the merits of extending the Freedom of Information Act 1997 to the vocational educational committees, IFSRA, Adoption Board, An Garda Síochána and so on in order that the Ministers and Government have access to the full range of expertise available in making...

Written Answers — Garda Deployment: Garda Deployment (28 Jun 2006)

Jim O'Keeffe: Question 205: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of Gardaí attached to Coolock Garda station; the population and the area covered by the station; and the number of such Gardaí ordinarily on duty between 6 pm and midnight on Sundays. [25287/06]

Written Answers — Garda Operations: Garda Operations (28 Jun 2006)

Jim O'Keeffe: Question 206: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will provide details of the investigation by a Garda superintendent from outside the relevant Garda district into the death of a person (details supplied) including issues that may have been raised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25288/06]

Written Answers — Treatment of Persons in Custody: Treatment of Persons in Custody (28 Jun 2006)

Jim O'Keeffe: Question 207: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the measures he has or intends to put in place to prevent the death of a person in Garda custody; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25290/06]

Criminal Justice Bill 2004: Report Stage (Resumed). (28 Jun 2006)

Jim O'Keeffe: I note the Minister's health warning on Part 7 dealing with organised crime. When this issue first came before the Select Committee on Justice, Equality, Defence and Women's Rights, the Minister threw more than cold water on the suggestion. I am glad an effort has been made by way of amendment to tackle the issue of organised crime. I am more sanguine than the Minister about the possible...

Criminal Justice Bill 2004: Report Stage (Resumed). (28 Jun 2006)

Jim O'Keeffe: ——give evidence against their fellow criminals. For whatever reason, these people are prepared to give evidence and tell the truth and should be supported. That brings into question the whole issue of what is commonly known as the witness protection scheme. I wonder whether we have sufficiently developed it. In the Minister's response to a recent parliamentary question, I was particularly...

Criminal Justice Bill 2004: Report Stage (Resumed). (28 Jun 2006)

Jim O'Keeffe: Unfortunately.

Criminal Law (Home Defence) Bill 2006: Second Stage (Resumed). (28 Jun 2006)

Jim O'Keeffe: They would probably call it necessary. I thank all those who contributed to the debate, which excited much interest. I am not surprised it did so. Last November, when we debated the issue on Priority Questions, the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform, Deputy McDowell, issued a challenge to me to produce this Bill. I thank all those who helped me in the preparation of the Bill —...

Criminal Law (Home Defence) Bill 2006: Second Stage (Resumed). (28 Jun 2006)

Jim O'Keeffe: That is not correct. These are simple, sensible, effective measures that are supported by right-thinking people. The Bill represents an honest and considered approach to this national and important issue. We expected, given the statements from the Government parties and the challenge issued to me in the House last November by the Minister, that the Bill would be favourably received and that...

Criminal Law (Home Defence) Bill 2006: Second Stage (Resumed). (28 Jun 2006)

Jim O'Keeffe: He knew this was ridiculous, mischievous and also incorrect. The actions he described simply could not be viewed as reasonable and would not be protected by the Bill.

Criminal Law (Home Defence) Bill 2006: Second Stage (Resumed). (28 Jun 2006)

Jim O'Keeffe: He knows perfectly well — it is clear in the Bill — that we are talking about intruders, burglars and housebreakers.

Criminal Law (Home Defence) Bill 2006: Second Stage (Resumed). (28 Jun 2006)

Jim O'Keeffe: Perhaps most laughable of all were the Taoiseach's comments this afternoon——

Criminal Law (Home Defence) Bill 2006: Second Stage (Resumed). (28 Jun 2006)

Jim O'Keeffe: I am not surprised at the Minister's interruptions. He will not bully me. He had his chance. Perhaps most laughable of all were the Taoiseach's comments this afternoon when he tried to tell us the Bill would allow someone to be shot in the garden of the house but not inside.

Criminal Law (Home Defence) Bill 2006: Second Stage (Resumed). (28 Jun 2006)

Jim O'Keeffe: This is so incredibly off the wall that I can only assume the Taoiseach had not studied the Bill because it bears no resemblance in any reality to what is contained in it. Then, not content with trying to devise preposterous situations for the House to consider, the Government pulled a predictable stroke by making an amendment to the Fine Gael motion in Private Members' time that would delay...

Criminal Law (Home Defence) Bill 2006: Second Stage (Resumed). (28 Jun 2006)

Jim O'Keeffe: The Government cannot oppose the Bill because it agrees with it. Everything we have seen in the House in the past two days has been nothing more than political shadow boxing. The Taoiseach and the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform agree with the thrust of this Bill. They know it makes sense. I accept they might have problems with the detail contained in it — one cannot please...

Criminal Law (Home Defence) Bill 2006: Second Stage (Resumed). (28 Jun 2006)

Jim O'Keeffe: That is why all legislation that goes through this House is debated on Second Stage and then sent to committee for fine tuning and amendment. If the Government has issues with the details of the Bill, let us pass Second Stage and debate the Bill in committee, where it can be amended, as was done earlier today with a Bill proposed by the Minister.