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Leaders' Questions (12 Dec 2012)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: That is a local issue.

Leaders' Questions (12 Dec 2012)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: Hands off Dublin Bay.

Report of the Expert Group on the Judgment in the A, B and C v. Ireland Case: Statements (Resumed) (7 Dec 2012)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: We will take the two slots separately.

Report of the Expert Group on the Judgment in the A, B and C v. Ireland Case: Statements (Resumed) (7 Dec 2012)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: I had a chance to speak briefly on this issue on the night of the legislation put forward by Deputy Clare Daly. This issue, as has been stated, is the single most divisive one in Irish politics. Every politician who talks about abortion always says it is a very sensitive issue, and then nothing happens. Effectively, this issue has seen the greatest amount of political cowardice and...

Topical Issues: Gangland Killings (6 Dec 2012)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: I thank the Minister of State for his response and ask him to elaborate on the following statement in his reply: It is also unrealistic to expect the Garda Commissioner to devote his entire resources to protecting individually people who are routinely trying to avoid the Garda in order that they can continue to engage in criminal activity. Such an approach could only come at the expense of...

Topical Issues: Gangland Killings (6 Dec 2012)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: Ba mhaith liom buíochas a ghabháil leis an Cheann Comhairle as ucht an deis seo a thabhairt dom labhairt an ábhar seo inniu. Last Tuesday a constituent of mine was shot dead in Furry Park in Killester. A street was cordoned off, Garda barriers were erected and local children learned that a man was shot. Eamon Kelly was a notorious criminal but daylight murder should not...

Leaders' Questions (6 Dec 2012)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: Does Deputy Calleary remember the cut to the minimum wage?

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Deportation Orders (6 Dec 2012)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide in tabular form the number of deportation orders signed under Section 3 of the Immigration Act 1999 since its enactment; the numbers of those enforced and the number of those subsequently revoked under Section 3 (11); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54881/12]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Deportation Orders (6 Dec 2012)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide in tabular form the number of persons granted leave to remain on humanitarian grounds under Section 3 of the Immigration Act 1999 since its enactment; the number of such applications still pending; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54882/12]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Credit Unions Regulation (4 Dec 2012)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will ensure that the nominee for the position of Credit Union Regulator has Credit Union as well as banking experience; that they understand the ethos of the Credit Union movement and are comfortable with the concept of volunteerism; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54094/12]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Survey (4 Dec 2012)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the implementation of a national student satisfaction survey for third level students has been delayed by 12 months; the reason for this delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54271/12]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: One-Parent Family Payment Expenditure (4 Dec 2012)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide the exact figure for savings made on the changes to one parent family payment in Budget 2012, broken down between employed and unemployed lone parents, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54051/12]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Naturalisation Applications (4 Dec 2012)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of applications for a certificate of naturalisation by a naturalised Irish citizen acting on behalf of their minor child since this has been made possible, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54050/12]

Leaders' Questions (29 Nov 2012)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: It is Sinn Féin's policy in the North.

Leaders' Questions (29 Nov 2012)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: It is good enough for the people of Newry.

Leaders' Questions (29 Nov 2012)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: It is only a few miles up the road.

Medical Treatment (Termination of Pregnancy in Case of Risk to Life of Pregnant Woman) (No. 2) Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) [Private Members] (28 Nov 2012)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: Being an advocate of legislation to deal with the judgment in the X case has been a lonely position to adopt. My party, the Labour Party, has fought a lonely battle on this front for 20 years. Before the last general election no other party mentioned the X case. We stood alone on that platform and suffered the consequences. As a a party, we take the flak, receive the vulgar letters and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Reform of Third Level Education: Discussion (28 Nov 2012)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: Is it possible to get those figures?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Reform of Third Level Education: Discussion (28 Nov 2012)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: I thank the delegations for attending. Focusing in on the ESRI prediction of an increase of 16% in third level numbers by 2020, how does the HEA intend to meet that challenge? Has the authority any comparative figures on the higher demand for university places from international students? Our seven universities are in the top 500 in the world. It is often suggested each individual...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Child Protection (28 Nov 2012)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the safe guards that have been put in place to protect children who are housed in direct provision centres whilst they and or their parent or legal guardian await their refugee application to be processed especially as many children in said centres are forced to share rooms with adults who are not known to them; and if he will make a statement on...