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Mental Health Services: Motion [Private Members] (1 Jul 2014)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: I commend this motion as for too many years, the whole area of mental health has been the Cinderella of the health service. Over the years while growing up and in common with many people, when visiting different towns I wondered what was this big house or what was the history of that big building. One often was told that it was the psychiatric hospital, which was where people were put out...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Inland Fisheries (1 Jul 2014)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 269. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht further to Parliamentary Question No.73 of 11 June 2014, if he will offer a detailed response to the question that was posed, that is, if he is satisfied that no actions have been taken by Inland Fisheries Ireland or its predecessor organisations over the past 15 years which have been damaging to the conservation status of the...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Inland Fisheries Ireland Expenditure (1 Jul 2014)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 279. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he is satisfied that all projects carried out with financial assistance from Inland Fisheries Ireland's salmon conservation fund over the period from 2007 to 2013 were the subject of the required screening statements and or full appropriate assessments where the projects in question were located in or adjacent to...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Inland Fisheries Ireland Staff (1 Jul 2014)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 280. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources further to Parliamentary Question No. 92 of 11 June 2014, and in view of his admission that Inland Fisheries Ireland is not in a position to edit or control the content of direct posts to its Facebook page, if in his view the hosting of such posts on the IFI Facebook page has exposed his Department and the State to...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Inland Fisheries Ireland Staff (1 Jul 2014)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 281. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he is satisfied that the hosting by Inland Fisheries Ireland of directs posts, created by staff members of IFI and containing comments regarding issues in respect of which IFI has a statutory function, is in accordance with the provisions of the Ethics in Public Office legislation; his views that this practice by IFI...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Inland Fisheries (1 Jul 2014)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 282. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources further to Parliamentary Question No. 94 of 11 June 2014, if he will identify the scientific journal to which the research has been submitted and when it is expected to be published; if Inland Fisheries Ireland will supply details of this important environmental information in the interim, in accordance with the...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Inland Fisheries (1 Jul 2014)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 283. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources further to Parliamentary Question No. 96 of 11 June 2014, in which he states there was no omission from the list previously supplied, if he will now confirm the following facts, that IFI an or its predecessors were co-authors of the SUMBAWS report and thus the report itself falls under the scope of PQ 18147/14 and it...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Inland Fisheries (1 Jul 2014)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 284. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will now instruct his Department and Inland Fisheries Ireland to make public the important research findings regarding salmon and sea trout contained within the SUMBAWS report. [28336/14]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Inland Fisheries (1 Jul 2014)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 285. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources further to Parliamentary Question No. 95 of 11 June 2014, if Inland Fisheries Ireland has engaged communication consultants partially for the purpose outlined in that question; if so, will he provide details of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28337/14]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Community Development Initiatives (26 Jun 2014)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 137. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the fact that there is total confusion, chaos and competition among local community development companies, small independent community groups, Traveller organisations and the National Collective of Community Based Women's Networks as a consequence of the tendering process being...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Community Development Initiatives (26 Jun 2014)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 138. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the social inclusion community activation programme, for which local community development companies are currently preparing to tender, has no mechanism to protect the work done over the years with the Traveller community and women; if he agrees that this work is essential...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (25 Jun 2014)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: This petition is an example of why the work we do is important and why the development of a public petitions process at the heart of the Oireachtas is beneficial. This citizen has brought his experience to bear to put forward his view and change has happened in these Houses as a result of him submitting his petition. That is encouraging. It is an example to encourage citizens to engage...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (25 Jun 2014)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: That is agreed. We will close the petition because it is inadmissible and we will make the Ombudsman aware of the case. Following that, we have more work to do in examining the general area. Petition No. P00010/14 is from Mr. Colm Murphy and 12 supporting petitioners seeking regulation of the legal profession. The petitioner is calling for the manner in which the Law Society treats all...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (25 Jun 2014)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: The general theme of regulation of legal services is being dealt with in the Legal Services Regulation Bill. The petitioner is concerned that the legislation will not address the issues he has raised. What is being asked is that the Joint Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality, which is expert in the area and has been engaging with the Bill for some time, would examine the petition in...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (25 Jun 2014)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: The Bill is approaching Report Stage.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (25 Jun 2014)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: The Bill is running behind schedule. We understand it will be quite a while before Report Stage is taken in the Dáil. If the Joint Committee on Justice, Equality and Defence believes that the issues raised, which it will examine in detail, are not addressed, it will notify the Minister to consider tabling an amendment on Report Stage. That is agreed. Petition No. P00011/14 is from...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (25 Jun 2014)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: Yes. The petitioner has had some fun with the petition.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (25 Jun 2014)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: We are not qualified, as the committee probably lacks in musical expertise. I do think the song which was referred to is a great song.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (25 Jun 2014)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: No, but we wish the petitioner well.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (25 Jun 2014)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: The petitioner had lots of fun with his engagement but we cannot engage with it as I am sure he would appreciate. Petition No P0008/14 is from Mr. Desmond Fitzgerald. He is seeking greater access for the public to Leinster House. The Joint Sub-committee on Public Petitions considered this petition at its meeting on 9 April 2014. Arising from its deliberations the committee agreed, as a...