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- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (8 Jun 2006)
Michael D Higgins: Question 106: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the number of public nursing home spaces which have been made available and the sites at which they have been made available in Galway City in each of the past ten years; if she will provide the same information with regard to places made available in County Galway over the same period; the number of spaces that it is...
- Written Answers — Asylum Applications: Asylum Applications (8 Jun 2006)
Michael D Higgins: Question 209: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the implications for such decisions as he has made, or is likely to make, in relation to Afghan refugee asylum applicants in view of the fact that Afghanistan is not a party to the United Nations Conventions relating to the status of the refugees 1951 or the 1967 protocol. [22269/06]
- Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (8 Jun 2006)
Michael D Higgins: Question 211: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the reason Ireland has not yet signed the 2004 EU Council Directive on residence permits, or the 2005 Council of Europe Convention on Action Against Trafficking in Human Beings, both of which would allow for residence permits for victims while they receive counselling and consider whether they are able to give evidence on...
- Written Answers — Human Trafficking: Human Trafficking (8 Jun 2006)
Michael D Higgins: Question 212: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the reason Ireland, while it has signed the Palermo Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, especially Women and Children (2000) has not been transposed into Irish law, with the result that such trafficking is not illegal here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22272/06]
- Written Answers — Human Trafficking: Human Trafficking (8 Jun 2006)
Michael D Higgins: Question 213: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will confirm that the only non-Governmental organisations (details supplied) operating here with the mandate of helping persons being trafficked for purposes of prostitution only receives â¬25,000 from the Government to carry out its work; his views on whether this sums indicates that the Government is not giving...
- Written Answers — School Transport: School Transport (8 Jun 2006)
Michael D Higgins: Question 239: To ask the Minister for Education and Science further to a meeting with persons (details supplied) in County Galway regarding the removal of the school bus service to a school the progress made in this regard; if the bus service will be resumed; if so, when this will be and if not, the reasons for this decision; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22260/06]
- Written Answers — Public Transport: Public Transport (7 Jun 2006)
Michael D Higgins: Question 107: To ask the Minister for Transport the way in which he will integrate new Metro, DART, rail and LUAS lines in view of the distances between many of the stops of different modes as proposed; the person who has overall charge of integrating these new projects with existing transport services and proposed ones; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21974/06]
- Written Answers — Aer Lingus: Aer Lingus (7 Jun 2006)
Michael D Higgins: Question 157: To ask the Minister for Transport the progress made on the partial sale of Aer Lingus; and the timescale now envisaged. [21970/06]
- Extraordinary Renditions. (7 Jun 2006)
Michael D Higgins: No, it is not.
- Extraordinary Renditions. (7 Jun 2006)
Michael D Higgins: I apologise to Deputy Allen. Did the Acting Chairman state that supplementary questions are confined to those who tabled questions?
- Extraordinary Renditions. (7 Jun 2006)
Michael D Higgins: I put it to the Minister that he is not in a position to say whether prisoners were transited because he never inspected the planes. When Senator Norris and I met two chief superintendents, they suggested that the legislation which transposed the United Nations Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment into Irish law did not allow them to enter,...
- Extraordinary Renditions. (7 Jun 2006)
Michael D Higgins: The Government is entitled to rely, as regards international law, but the Minister has been advised by the United Nations and the Irish Human Rights Commission that this is a matter in which such assurances should not be relied upon.
- Extraordinary Renditions. (7 Jun 2006)
Michael D Higgins: They did so.
- Extraordinary Renditions. (7 Jun 2006)
Michael D Higgins: Two cases were brought to the attention of the Garda and they were not investigated.
- Extraordinary Renditions. (7 Jun 2006)
Michael D Higgins: I believe the Minister, but two cases were taken to the Garda and they were not investigated.
- Extraordinary Renditions. (7 Jun 2006)
Michael D Higgins: What does the Minister have to lose by carrying out an inspection?
- Extraordinary Renditions. (7 Jun 2006)
Michael D Higgins: The Human Rights Commission said "No" in this regard and the Minister is ignoring that.
- Extraordinary Renditions. (7 Jun 2006)
Michael D Higgins: The Minister is ignoring it.
- Extraordinary Renditions. (7 Jun 2006)
Michael D Higgins: No, not at all.
- Extraordinary Renditions. (7 Jun 2006)
Michael D Higgins: They would normally be going to Rabat.