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- Leaders' Questions (21 Jan 2014)
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: Is the Taoiseach-----
- Leaders' Questions (21 Jan 2014)
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: He will not wait months for an operation.
- Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Eligibility (21 Jan 2014)
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 348. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason a person (details supplied) with full parental responsibility for their two young children has been refused one parent family payment. [2531/14]
- Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Stations Closures (21 Jan 2014)
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 502. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans for Swinford Garda station, County Mayo; and if he will allay the concerns of the local community that it will be reduced to a part-time station from its current status. [2439/14]
- Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Consultancy Contracts (21 Jan 2014)
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 515. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide in tabular form a list of all professional fees, including but not limited to legal, consultancy, IT related, advisory, capital, advertising and accountancy; and the company name and the amount invoiced between 1 May 2011 and 31 December 2013. [2732/14]
- Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Consultancy Contracts (21 Jan 2014)
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 516. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of consultants or consultancy firms employed by his Department during each of the past five years; the purpose and duration of each of these consultancies or consultancy contracts; the names of the consultants or firms; if he will list architectural consultancies separately; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2734/14]
- Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Reserve Strength (21 Jan 2014)
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 535. To ask the Minister for Defence the current effective strength of the Reserve Defence Forces, with figures broken down to the Army Reserve and Naval Service Reserve; and when he foresees the beginning of recruitment to fill vacancies in the RDF. [2440/14]
- Charities (Amendment) Bill 2014: First Stage (16 Jan 2014)
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: I move: "That the Bill be taken in Private Members' time."
- Charities (Amendment) Bill 2014: First Stage (16 Jan 2014)
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: I move:That leave be granted to introduce a Bill entitled an Act to provide for the full implementation of the unenacted provisions of the Charities Act 2009; to include the advancement of human rights as a charitable purpose and to provide for related matters.The Bill aims to enact provisions of the Charities Act 2009. The Act was passed to reform the law on charities and ensure they were...
- Order of Business (16 Jan 2014)
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: The Tánaiste will be aware that representatives of the Central Remedial Clinic are appearing before the Committee of Public Accounts today to deal with the scandal that emerged before Christmas. This has thrown into sharp focus the Charities Act 2009 which has not been enacted and the need for a charities regulator. When will the Government enact the Charities Act? My second question...
- Order of Business (16 Jan 2014)
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: I know that, but will the Tánaiste push it forward? It could run into next year. I am asking the Government to prioritise it.
- Leaders' Questions (16 Jan 2014)
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: As the Tánaiste knows, Letterkenny General Hospital was devastated by a flood last July. A total of 40% of the floor space of the hospital was contaminated by flood water. The response from the staff and management as those flood waters were coming into the accident and emergency department and the rest of the hospital was nothing short of heroic. The heroism shown by the staff and...
- Leaders' Questions (16 Jan 2014)
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: Yesterday, the daughter of Máire Uí Dhomhnaill, an elderly cancer patient, told her mother's story. She was brought to that hospital at 5 p.m. last Monday evening and waited in the accident and emergency department for 14 hours in unbelievable conditions until 7 a.m. the following morning. Another woman who attended the accident and emergency department with her husband said:The...
- Written Answers — Department of Finance: Equality Proofing of Budgets (16 Jan 2014)
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 23. To ask the Minister for Finance if following the the recent analysis by Social Justice Ireland which stated that Ireland’s poorest 10% lost 18.4% of their disposable income since the start of the crash in 2008, by contrast the richest 10% lost 11.4%, if he will support the introduction of equality budgeting or the equality impact assessment of all future budgets. [52791/13]
- Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Legal Services Regulation Bill 2011: Committee Stage (Resumed) (15 Jan 2014)
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: Concern has been expressed about the proposed section 69 (11), which is being interpreted as a potential dividend being returned to Government. Is that interpretation correct? I would like the Minister to tease that out with us.
- Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Legal Services Regulation Bill 2011: Committee Stage (Resumed) (15 Jan 2014)
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: With the permission of the Chair, may I clarify that the Minister is stating that the Department will engage with the Law Society and the Bar Council to hear their concerns about the Minister's most recent amendment and that he will ensure there is a fair distribution of the levy and that he will deal with the number registered and the number practising?
- Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Legal Services Regulation Bill 2011: Committee Stage (Resumed) (15 Jan 2014)
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: The Minister appreciates the issues involved here and has received representations from the various bodies on them, particularly the Law Society and the Bar Council. Both representative organisations want to ensure the levy is as fair as possible, based on the level of complaints against the legal practitioners they represent. I am disappointed at the register of solicitors. It is valid to...
- Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Legal Services Regulation Bill 2011: Committee Stage (Resumed) (15 Jan 2014)
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: What about notaries public? We are getting representations asking why notaries public and legal executives are not dealt with in this legislation.
- Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Legal Services Regulation Bill 2011: Committee Stage (Resumed) (15 Jan 2014)
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: At issue is the right to refer a matter to the High Court using a point of law. The amendment seeks to protect the rights which may become an issue anyway. That is what it is and it is straightforward.
- Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Legal Services Regulation Bill 2011: Committee Stage (Resumed) (15 Jan 2014)
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: Is the Minister saying he believes he has addressed the concerns that my amendment sought to address?