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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Investigations (27 Feb 2014)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 27. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide an update on An Garda Síochána's investigation into the murder of Sinn Féin councillor, Eddie Fullerton, at Cockhill, Buncrana, County Donegal on 25 May 1991. [9725/14]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Deployment (27 Feb 2014)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 43. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the numbers of Garda personnel serving in County Donegal for the years 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 and to date in 2014. [9726/14]

Post Office Network: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (26 Feb 2014)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: I am here as a representative of the people of Donegal just as all of us represent our communities. I will report on the post office situation in Donegal. In Greencastle, at the very top of the Inishowen peninsula, the postmaster, Cyril Gormley, sadly passed away. Very soon afterwards, An Post questioned the future of the postal service that his son wanted to continue. It was very...

Allegations in relation to An Garda Síochána: Statements (Resumed) (26 Feb 2014)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: It is a scam.

Allegations in relation to An Garda Síochána: Statements (Resumed) (26 Feb 2014)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: It is an insult to this House.

Allegations in relation to An Garda Síochána: Statements (Resumed) (26 Feb 2014)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: There is a predictable pattern to these statements. Obviously, the Opposition will express criticism and deal with our concerns and the Government Ministers and backbenchers will speak to the virtues of the Minister and so on. I will get that out of the way first. The Minister has been extremely hard working and has brought through a large amount of legislation. In the main, he is...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Firearms Licences (25 Feb 2014)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 563. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he is planning to introduce new legislation on firearms; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9736/14]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Crime Prevention (25 Feb 2014)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 517. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality to detail the action he is taking to tackle crime in rural communities. [9236/14]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Crime Prevention (25 Feb 2014)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 519. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality to detail the action he is taking to tackle agricultural crime, including the stealing of farm machinery and livestock, particularly in Border areas. [9238/14]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Crime Levels (25 Feb 2014)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 518. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he has carried out any assessment of the impact of the closure of rural Garda stations on the levels and detection of crime in rural areas. [9237/14]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Cross-Border Co-operation (25 Feb 2014)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 520. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality to outline the discussions he has had with his counterpart in the Northern Ireland Executive regarding the problem of cross-border agricultural crime. [9239/14]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Neighbourhood Watch Schemes (25 Feb 2014)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 538. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if his attention has been drawn to the fact that over 1,500 people attended a recent public meeting in County Donegal to outline their concerns about crime in the county and in particular attacks on the elderly in their homes; if he will ensure that he deploys the necessary resources and personnel to An Garda Síochána in the county;...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Neighbourhood Watch Schemes (25 Feb 2014)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 548. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality in view of the ongoing crimes against the elderly and most vulnerable in County Donegal, if he will review his decision not to make a case to the Department of Finance for the moneys raised through the Criminal Assets Bureau to be used to set up and support community alert schemes in rural areas as proposed by Letterkenny Town Council; and if...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Livestock Theft (25 Feb 2014)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 581. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will consider introducing a compensation scheme for farmers who have been affected by livestock thefts, especially as farmers cannot secure insurance to cover such an eventuality. [9216/14]

Leaders' Questions (20 Feb 2014)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: Did the Minister listen to herself? She look at the video afterwards.

Leaders' Questions (20 Feb 2014)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: For God's sake, the Minister signed off on it.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Child Care in Ireland: Discussion (20 Feb 2014)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: I thank the Chairman for giving me the opportunity to speak here today. I am very familiar with the work of the Donegal County Childcare Committee, as is my colleague, Deputy McConalogue. We are very fortunate to have members on that committee of such professionalism and capacity to assist us with addressing child care issues as they arise in the county. Regarding the report before us, I...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Security and Surveillance Issues: Minister for Justice and Equality (19 Feb 2014)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: I will bring this to a close. I thank the Minister, the Secretary General, assistant secretary and officials. That concludes our engagement with the Minister. I thank members for their attendance. I thank the Minister, in particular, for agreeing to remain after 7.30 p.m. It was very important to get this issue resolved today.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Security and Surveillance Issues: Minister for Justice and Equality (19 Feb 2014)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: Let us move on to the second question.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Security and Surveillance Issues: Minister for Justice and Equality (19 Feb 2014)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: That is not a satisfactory answer but we will have to accept it. I call Senator O'Keeffe.