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Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Bill 2013: Report Stage (21 Oct 2015)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: This is a welcome initiative by the Minister of State and appears to address one of the key concerns we had and in respect of which I resubmitted amendments. While I think the Minister of State has addressed the concerns, I will reflect on the wording and intent of the amendments notwithstanding that I will be mindful to withdraw them when we come to them later. There are some concerns and,...

Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Bill 2013: Report Stage (21 Oct 2015)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: The key issue NGOs and the Centre for Disability Law and Policy at NUIG have raised is that the legislation must comply with the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. That is the key concern they have and, obviously, it is an important one. I ask that the Minister of State continues to engage with these civil society partners who work at the frontline. In fairness to the...

Other Questions: Garda Investigations (20 Oct 2015)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: The revelations made on the RTE "Prime Time" programme confirmed all the concerns of Opposition Members. They showed a cursory examination of documentation by barristers, a failure to interview families who submitted allegations and a failure to access Garda Síochána files. The Minister must accept that this is not the response required in light of the scale of public concern....

Other Questions: Crime Levels (20 Oct 2015)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: I had put my hand up because I had tabled a priority question but the sequencing rescheduling today meant I lost out on that priority question which concerned Garda station closures. The president of the Garda Representative Association, speaking on the radio today, clearly linked the closure of 139 Garda stations with the increase in burglaries. He is in a position to know about this....

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Cross-Border Co-operation (20 Oct 2015)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: I am pleased to hear the Minister is open to the suggestion on diesel laundering, cigarette smuggling, cattle rustling, petrol stretching and other types of criminality. Wherever there is a border in Europe, never mind on the island of Ireland, there is an opportunity for criminals to take advantage of it. The fact that we have good co-operation between the PSNI and An Garda...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Cross-Border Co-operation (20 Oct 2015)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: I am mindful that the recommendation from the British–Irish Parliamentary Assembly follows its meetings with senior police officers, county managers and a range of key stakeholders. I met senior gardaí and PSNI officers in my role as justice spokesperson and strongly believe that we need a joint task force. We need to join up the capacity on the island to tackle the problem. I...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Cross-Border Co-operation (20 Oct 2015)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 104. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she has held discussions with the Minister of Justice in the Northern Ireland Assembly, Mr. David Ford, on the proposal by the British-Irish Parliamentary Assembly, BIPA, for the establishment of a permanent cross-Border task force aimed at targeting organised criminal gangs involved with cross-Border illicit trade; and if she supports the...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Cross-Border Co-operation (20 Oct 2015)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: As the Minister knows, BIPA conducted an extensive investigation into cross-Border crime over the course of almost a year. To tackle criminality, one of the BIPA's key recommendations was for a cross-Border task force involving the policing and revenue services on this island and with a dedicated all-Ireland focus. Does the Minister support this proposal and will she work with her...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legislative Measures (20 Oct 2015)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 115. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality when she will advance the long-awaited mediation Bill through the Houses of the Oireachtas. [35309/15]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Oireachtas Joint Committee Reports (20 Oct 2015)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 139. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality for an update on the Government's response to the March 2013 report on penal reform from the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality. [35311/15]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Investigations (20 Oct 2015)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 141. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will meet with the sister of a child (details supplied) who disappeared from her Donegal home in 1977 to discuss recent developments in this case. [35310/15]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legislative Measures (20 Oct 2015)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 143. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality when she will advance the long-awaited Judicial Council Bill through the Houses of the Oireachtas. [35308/15]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Sentencing Policy (20 Oct 2015)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 145. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will consider legislating for the introduction of a sentencing council similar to that in place in England and Wales. [35307/15]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Community Employment Schemes Eligibility (20 Oct 2015)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 188. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will consider a special dispensation for retired members of the Defence Forces, with no other means other than their pension, to avail of social welfare supports, and participation in various schemes. [36443/15]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Station Closures (20 Oct 2015)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 376. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if the decision to close 139 Garda Síochána stations will now be reviewed, following her confirmation that theses closures have only saved the State an average of €4,000 per station per year. [35319/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Care of the Elderly Provision (20 Oct 2015)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 439. To ask the Minister for Health his plans, to construct a 100-bedroom care facility for the elderly in Letterkenny in County Donegal; that this facility will serve the elderly population across County Donegal [36155/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Provision (20 Oct 2015)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 440. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to address the growing number of men in County Donegal who have to travel to County Galway to receive treatment for prostate cancer; if he will confirm that Letterkenny General Hospital will be provided with the requisite staff to serve these patients [36156/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Orthodontic Service Waiting Lists (20 Oct 2015)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 441. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children in County Donegal presently awaiting orthodontic treatment; and the length of time they have been on the waiting lists [36157/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointment Delays (20 Oct 2015)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 442. To ask the Minister for Health if he is aware that Diabetes Type 1 patients in County Donegal have a 26-month waiting time to see a consultant; if he will ensure the appointment of a second permanent, full-time Edocrinologist team at Letterkenny General Hospital, to address this serious situation. [36158/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Community Care (20 Oct 2015)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 443. To ask the Minister for Health if the practice by the Health Service Executive of depriving home support workers of their legal entitlements to premia payments is confined to Donegal Primary Community Continuing Care. [36159/15]