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Topical Issue Debate: Home Repossession (21 Apr 2015)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: I thank the Deputies for raising this matter. I am speaking on behalf of the Minister for Justice and Equality, who regrets she is unable to be present for the debate due to other official commitments. I will bring the views of the Deputies to her attention. Without wanting to comment on the specific circumstances of any particular case, the Minister is very much aware of the strain...

Topical Issue Debate: Garda Resources (16 Apr 2015)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: I am trying to read between the lines of what the Deputy is saying. It seems to me he is touching on rather dangerous ground if he is attempting to pit one community against another. We must be very careful as to how we describe issues within communities. If we set out to address anti-social behaviour purely as a policing issue, then we miss the point almost entirely. As I said in my...

Topical Issue Debate: Garda Resources (16 Apr 2015)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: I thank the Deputy for raising this issue. As he will appreciate, the Garda Commissioner is responsible for the distribution of personnel among the Garda regions, divisions and districts. Garda management keeps this distribution under continual review in the context of crime trends and policing priorities so as to ensure that the best possible use is made of resources. The Deputy will...

Fair Pay, Secure Jobs and Trade Union Recognition: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (16 Apr 2015)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: As stressed strongly by my ministerial colleagues in the debate on the counter motion last evening, the fundamental philosophy of the Government has been to improve the lives of people and protect the most vulnerable, while at the same time creating conditions that will allow the economy to grow in order that the curse of unemployment, inherited from the previous Government, is lifted from...

Leaders' Questions (16 Apr 2015)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: It was not a smart answer.

Leaders' Questions (16 Apr 2015)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: What did John O'Dowd say? Was it, "Write your answer on a placard"?

Leaders' Questions (16 Apr 2015)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: Jean McConville could have done with child care.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: UN Conventions Ratification (16 Apr 2015)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 115 and 116 together. The Government has given a firm commitment to ratify the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and intends to proceed to ratification as quickly as possible, taking into account the need to ensure all necessary legislative and administrative requirements under the Convention are met. As the Deputy will be aware,...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: EU Directives (15 Apr 2015)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: The European Commission launched proposals to amend Maternity Leave Directive 92/85/EEC in October 2008. The European Parliament voted substantial amendments to the Commission's proposals in October 2010. These amendments were opposed by virtually all Member States, including Ireland, on a number of grounds including that they were cost prohibitive and far exceed minimum standards...

Leaders' Questions (2 Apr 2015)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: The Blackrock College debating society - go on.

Leaders' Questions (2 Apr 2015)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: How many questions did the Deputy ask before today?

Leaders' Questions (2 Apr 2015)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: He is for the Blackrock boys union.

Leaders' Questions (2 Apr 2015)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: It would protect Irish Water workers as well, by the way.

Leaders' Questions (2 Apr 2015)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: This is the first time Sinn Féin has raised it.

Leaders' Questions (2 Apr 2015)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: They do not care. It is not in their make-up.

Other Questions: Anti-Racism Measures (2 Apr 2015)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: The Government is firmly committed to combatting and challenging any and all manifestations of racism. Ireland was one of the first states in the world to develop a national action plan against racism. When the National Action Plan against Racism 2005-2008 was launched, it was conceived as a four-year programme to run until the end of 2008. It was designed to provide strategic direction...

Other Questions: Anti-Racism Measures (2 Apr 2015)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: I appreciate where the Deputy is coming from. Last night in the Seanad I said that we should be reasonably satisfied, without being complacent in any way, that the political system and political debate in this country have not been strangled by the issue of immigration. If one looks at what is happening in the UK and across Europe at the moment, one can see that xenophobic tendencies are...

Other Questions: Anti-Racism Measures (2 Apr 2015)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: I appreciate the Deputy's comments. Work is ongoing in respect of Traveller ethnicity, direct provision, integration and interaction. Yesterday there was positive interaction with the Deputy's committee. One of the points I am quite keen to pursue under the integration strategy relates to young people. Obviously, a number of young people are between two identities at the moment. They...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: National Disability Strategy Implementation Plan (2 Apr 2015)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: The Programme for Government committed to publishing, "following wide consultation, a realistic implementation plan for the National Disability Strategy, including sectoral plans with achievable time scales and targets within available resources and ensuring whole-of-government involvement and monitoring of the Strategy, in partnership with the disability sector". I am pleased to inform...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: National Women's Strategy (2 Apr 2015)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: The implementation of the National Women's Strategy 2007 – 2016 relies upon the efforts of a wide range of Government Departments and Agencies. Insofar as the financial resources being provided by my Department to support the implementation of the Strategy are concerned, the following is the position. The Equality for Women Measure, co-financed by the ESF, has made funding...