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Civil Debt (Procedures) Bill 2015: Second Stage (Resumed) (7 Jul 2015)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: Through their contributions last Friday and today, Government Deputies have tried their hardest to steer the debate away from the real reason for this Bill. It is obvious that this is a desperate attempt to follow on from the undemocratic process with which the Government rammed through the Environment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill last week, all in the hope that outstanding issues...

Other Questions: Stardust Fire (7 Jul 2015)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: I have had the opportunity to meet with the families on a number of occasions and the Minister will know that they remain deeply traumatised. There is a deep sense of injustice in regard to the inquiries and reviews that have taken place over the years. My personal opinion, based on evidence I have seen, is that justice was not served. If I am correct, that is appalling because this...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Garda Operations (7 Jul 2015)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: The Minister talks about a reduced charge. I am aware of a festival in Donegal which struggles to raise funds every year. They got some funding from local government or arts bodies for their festival. They were charged €4,000 for policing by An Garda Síochána - €3,000 up front and €1,000 afterwards - which was more than the grant aid they had received from...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Garda Operations (7 Jul 2015)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: That is encouraging. Sometimes, where there is clear legislation, the gardaí are given a clear framework. Gardaí, particularly in rural areas, pride themselves on the relationship they have with local communities, and it has been strong down the years. I did not realise the issue arose with local organisations but since I raised it, many other organisations have come forward...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Garda Operations (7 Jul 2015)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 2. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality her plans to amend section 30 of the Garda Síochána Act 2005 to ensure that local not for-profit, community festivals and sporting organisations are no longer charged significant amounts of money for policing services. [27087/15]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Garda Operations (7 Jul 2015)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: I am seeking to establish whether the Minister intends to amend section 30. It relates to charging, not major sporting organisations here in the capital and in our other major cities, but local festivals that struggle to raise the money every year.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Proposed Legislation (7 Jul 2015)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 12. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will ensure that the criminal law (sexual offences) Bill 2015 changes the law to ensure that those engaging in prostitution are no longer criminalised. [27016/15]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Child Abuse (7 Jul 2015)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 21. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality her views on the evidence provided to the historical institutional abuse inquiry in the North of Ireland that An Garda Síochána was aware that a person (details supplied) was a paedophile in 1973; the actions she plans to take following these revelations; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27018/15]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Investigations (7 Jul 2015)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 23. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will provide an update on An Garda Síochána's investigation into the murder of a person (details supplied) at Cockhill in Buncrana in County Donegal on 25 May 1991; if she will meet with the family of this person to listen to their concerns and act on these concerns. [27015/15]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Constitutional Amendments (7 Jul 2015)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 27. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality her plans to amend the law to provide that court proceedings relating to the result of a referendum are given priority hearings and appeal hearings to avoid delays in enacting legislation to give effect to the will of the people, as expressed in the referendum; her views on the publishing of a marriage equality Bill; and if she will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Inspectorate Reports (7 Jul 2015)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 28. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality her views on the Central Statistics Office delay in publishing crime statistics following the publication of the Garda Inspectorate's crime investigation report; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27017/15]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Recruitment (7 Jul 2015)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 219. To ask the Minister for Defence if he will intervene in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Derry to ensure that the Garda Síochána vetting certificate issued in February 2015 and sent to the Defence Forces for use in the application process for the reserves is given to the appropriate persons within the Defence Forces to ensure that the person concerned is...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Suicide Prevention (7 Jul 2015)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 365. To ask the Minister for Health his role, if any, in developing suicide prevention strategies among Irish emigrants in the United Kingdom; and his future plans in this regard. [27346/15]

Leaders' Questions (2 Jul 2015)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: Hear, hear.

Leaders' Questions (2 Jul 2015)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: The Government does not give a damn. They are hypocrites.

Leaders' Questions (2 Jul 2015)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: Is that a voice in the wilderness over there?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (1 Jul 2015)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: We have had a chance to deliberate on all the petitions before us in private session and will now read our decisions into the record. The first petition, No. P00008/14, in the name of Mr. Desmond Fitzgerald, concerns public access to the Seanad and Dáil Galleries. The petitioner is arguing that the public should be able to gain access to the Houses without sponsorship from a Member of...

Order of Business (1 Jul 2015)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: It is not seeking to interfere. It is a general Bill.

Order of Business (1 Jul 2015)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: It is not specific to a case.

Order of Business (1 Jul 2015)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: It concerns the people's decision being decided upon quickly one way or the other.