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Written Answers — Garda Stations: Garda Stations (9 Feb 2010)

Dermot Ahern: The Garda accommodation programme is based on agreed priorities established by An Garda Síochána and it is brought forward in close cooperation with the Office of Public Works, which has responsibility for the provision and maintenance of Garda accommodation. Garda accommodation requirements are considered in the context of the Garda Síochána's identified accommodation priorities and in...

Written Answers — Departmental Programmes: Departmental Programmes (9 Feb 2010)

Dermot Ahern: To date a total of 90 staff in my Department have availed of the Cycle-to-Work Scheme. The operation of the Scheme does not incur a direct cost on the Department, as the cost of the bicycle and equipment purchased is recouped from the individual staff member's salary. The administration of the scheme has been carried out within existing resources and no additional costs have arisen in that...

Order of Business (9 Feb 2010)

Dermot Ahern: The Deputy was embarrassed over the last couple of weeks. The Irish News was looking for him.

Order of Business (4 Feb 2010)

Dermot Ahern: This is democracy.

Order of Business (4 Feb 2010)

Dermot Ahern: That is what we are doing, deliberating.

Order of Business (4 Feb 2010)

Dermot Ahern: That is what the Deputy wants.

Order of Business (4 Feb 2010)

Dermot Ahern: The Deputy is going back to her roots.

Order of Business (4 Feb 2010)

Dermot Ahern: They might be able to do it in Moscow.

Order of Business (4 Feb 2010)

Dermot Ahern: The Deputies opposite know that one cannot rewrite contracts by changing the law.

Order of Business (4 Feb 2010)

Dermot Ahern: The Deputies are hoodwinking people.

Order of Business (4 Feb 2010)

Dermot Ahern: The Deputies are hoodwinking the people.

Gangland Killings. (4 Feb 2010)

Dermot Ahern: I deplore the recent killings. They are further evidence of the callous disregard for human life and community safety shown by members of criminal gangs. The Garda Síochána is carrying out intensive investigations of all these killings and has made good progress in respect of a number of them. The Garda Commissioner has kept me briefed on these events. In setting the policing priorities...

Gangland Killings. (4 Feb 2010)

Dermot Ahern: Either Deputy Flanagan is speaking with a very large tongue in his cheek or he clearly does not understand how prosecutions are gathered. It shows an incredible lack of understanding on his part of how prosecutions are put together, given that those two pieces of legislation were enacted only last July. We are not dealing with ordinary, run of the mill crime but rather with very significant...

Gangland Killings. (4 Feb 2010)

Dermot Ahern: -----all the hoo-ha that was created by people like Deputy Flanagan and others on that side of the House as to whether this was ground-breaking legislation, and I maintained it was not. It takes time for the evidence to be accumulated under the provisions of any new legislation.

Gangland Killings. (4 Feb 2010)

Dermot Ahern: I did not say anything, and Deputy Rabbitte continuously tries to twist things-----

Gangland Killings. (4 Feb 2010)

Dermot Ahern: -----and say that, and he is patently wrong.

Gangland Killings. (4 Feb 2010)

Dermot Ahern: I have to listen to what I regard as claptrap from the people opposite who know right well that I do not prosecute-----

Gangland Killings. (4 Feb 2010)

Dermot Ahern: -----nor do I have-----

Gangland Killings. (4 Feb 2010)

Dermot Ahern: The Deputy, particularly-----

Gangland Killings. (4 Feb 2010)

Dermot Ahern: -----as he has a legal background, should understand that I have absolutely no say in which cases can or cannot be brought under this legislation.