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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Deployment (27 Feb 2014)

Bernard Durkan: 208. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the degree to which adequate resources continue to remain available to the Garda authorities to deal with the ongoing problem of the activities of organised criminal drug dealers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10253/14]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Crime Data (27 Feb 2014)

Bernard Durkan: 209. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of known criminal gangland members who have in the course of the past five years successfully obtained bail while charged with a previous offence in respect of which they were already on bail; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10254/14]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Committals (27 Feb 2014)

Bernard Durkan: 210. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the extent to which segregation within the prison service exists to ensure that first-time offenders are not allowed to integrate with serious habitual criminals with a view to ensuring rehabilitative training and encouragement towards a law-abiding lifestyle for first-time offenders; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10255/14]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Education Service (27 Feb 2014)

Bernard Durkan: 215. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of prisoners throughout the prison service who are currently in educational, up-skilling or rehabilitation programmes; the number of these who are first-time offenders; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10281/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Procedures (27 Feb 2014)

Bernard Durkan: 260. To ask the Minister for Health when a surgical procedure will be offered in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10179/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Applications (27 Feb 2014)

Bernard Durkan: 268. To ask the Minister for Health if the application for a full medical card will be reviewed in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10219/14]

Other Questions: Capital Programme Expenditure (26 Feb 2014)

Bernard Durkan: Hear, hear.

Other Questions: Capital Programme Expenditure (26 Feb 2014)

Bernard Durkan: Hear, hear.

Other Questions: Capital Programme Expenditure (26 Feb 2014)

Bernard Durkan: Fianna Fáil did not renegotiate it.

Allegations in relation to An Garda Síochána: Statements (Resumed) (26 Feb 2014)

Bernard Durkan: It is not. Did the Deputy not hear the first line, which began with "as you are aware"?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Role and Functions: Trócaire (26 Feb 2014)

Bernard Durkan: I welcome Mr. Éamonn Meehan, Ms Caoimhe de Barra and Ms Lorna Gold to the committee and thank them for their submission. I wish to make a couple of points on the issues raised. I will try to steer away from issues raised by others. Global challenges are compounded locally and poor governance and failed institutions accentuate economic and social inequalities. In attempting to...

Allegations in relation to An Garda Síochána: Statements (Resumed) (26 Feb 2014)

Bernard Durkan: I am glad you thanked me, because I can assure you I could on and on about this. I ask that the Members of the Opposition, who have been so loquacious on the issue over the past two or three weeks, go back and read it again.

Allegations in relation to An Garda Síochána: Statements (Resumed) (26 Feb 2014)

Bernard Durkan: I know. One can do a lot of damage in 40 seconds depending on which way one goes. I will refer to the Dáil debate of 22 June 2005 on the establishment of the ombudsman commission. A current Minister of State, Deputy Costello, made a considerable contribution to the then Minister to the effect that most of the Opposition was unhappy with the office's structure. The Minister...

Allegations in relation to An Garda Síochána: Statements (Resumed) (26 Feb 2014)

Bernard Durkan: I want to address briefly the contributions made by the last few speakers who spoke about politicisation and corruption in the Department of Justice and Equality and the gardaí. They have been throwing around these remarks for some weeks to give credibility to their case. The debate of recent weeks has done nothing to enhance the procedures and legislation in place as regards the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Business of Joint Committee (26 Feb 2014)

Bernard Durkan: We all wish to be associated with those remarks. We extend good wishes to those who have moved on and welcome those who are incoming. It is always good to do this and acknowledge the role played by people. We express our appreciation in that regard to those who are entrusted with the role. I welcome the new Secretary General and assure him of our support.

Order of Business (26 Feb 2014)

Bernard Durkan: I am loath to raise this matter again but, given the fact that issues relating to bail and its ready availability seem to be in the public arena in respect of other matters discussed in the Chamber today, and also given that I have raised this issue consistently for the past three years and, prior to that, for ten years in opposition, might it be possible to bring the relevant legislation...

Order of Business (26 Feb 2014)

Bernard Durkan: I thank the Taoiseach.

Allegations in relation to An Garda Síochána: Statements (26 Feb 2014)

Bernard Durkan: Did the Deputy ask any questions at the time?

Allegations in relation to An Garda Síochána: Statements (26 Feb 2014)

Bernard Durkan: He knew about it.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Expenditure (26 Feb 2014)

Bernard Durkan: 17. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the extent to which he remains satisfied that expenditure targets in respect of all Government Departments remain in line with projections for the current year and subsequently; if he has identified any deviations from these targets in any particular area of expenditure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9403/14]