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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Insolvency Service of Ireland Application Numbers (10 Dec 2013)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 77. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of applications that have been received under the Personal Insolvency Act in 2013. [52639/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Education Service (10 Dec 2013)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 78. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality his views on the operation of the prison education service and its levels of funding; and his plans to increase that funding. [52641/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Cross-Border Co-operation (10 Dec 2013)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 89. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the date he last met with Northern Ireland Minister David Ford; and if he raised with him the question of lateral entry or transfer between An Garda Síochána and the PSNI. [52637/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Personal Insolvency Act (10 Dec 2013)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 90. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the steps open to a family whose mortgage debt on their primary residence accounts for over 50% of their secure debts to avail of the measures introduced in the Personal Insolvency Act. [52640/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Sentencing Policy (10 Dec 2013)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 102. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he is planning to publish legislation establishing a sentencing council and new sentencing guidelines for the Judiciary. [52638/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Eligibility (10 Dec 2013)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 209. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a person who applied for a special rate Student Universal Support Ireland grant, who meets all income limits and benefit entitlements was refused because their stepfather is not their legal guardian or biological father. [53114/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Child Care Services Funding (10 Dec 2013)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 251. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she plans to cut funding to child care centres currently funded under the community services programme. [52483/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Charities Regulation (10 Dec 2013)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 376. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality when he will fully implement the Charities Act 2009 and ensure that all charities are fully regulated to protect the reputation of the vast majority. [52995/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Cash for Gold Trade (10 Dec 2013)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 377. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality when he will bring in legislation to address the potential for abuse by criminals of the cash for gold system. [52996/13]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Aquaculture Licences Applications (10 Dec 2013)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 407. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to put in place a strict time limit for aquaculture licence applications to ensure that aquaculture companies can effectively plan for the future and meet the ambitious targets of Harvest 2020. [52485/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Services for People with Disabilities (10 Dec 2013)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 533. To ask the Minister for Health when his Department will replace the mobility allowance and motorised transport grant with a new scheme to assist persons with disabilities [52974/13]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Annual Report 2012: Discussion with An Coimisinéir Teanga (4 Dec 2013)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: Before commencing, I remind witnesses of the position on privilege. Witnesses are protected by absolute privilege in respect of the evidence they are to give to the committee. If, however, they are directed by the committee to cease giving evidence in respect of a particular matter and they continue to do so they are entitled thereafter only to a qualified privilege in respect of their...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Annual Report 2012: Discussion with An Coimisinéir Teanga (4 Dec 2013)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: Gabh mo leithscéal, a Choimisinéara, there is a problem here. We are not hearing the English translation. Is any member hearing the translation?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Annual Report 2012: Discussion with An Coimisinéir Teanga (4 Dec 2013)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: Can we identify what the technical problem is?

Order of Business (4 Dec 2013)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: When will it come before the committee?

Order of Business (4 Dec 2013)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: The committee produced an excellent all-party report and recommendations. There are five key recommendations on penal reform. What is the Government's response to the report and does it intend to implement the recommendations?

Order of Business (4 Dec 2013)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: On the very serious reports in this morning's newspapers about overcrowding in the Dóchas women's prison, when will the Fines (Amendment) Bill 2012 come to Committee Stage? This Bill is vital in providing alternatives to prison for people who have not paid fines. With regard to the report and recommendations of the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality on penal...

Leaders' Questions (4 Dec 2013)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: The Tánaiste is doing the same thing himself, with his narrative.

Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Bill 2013: Second Stage (3 Dec 2013)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: I welcome the Bill, although it has taken considerable time to get to the House. I acknowledge that much of this time has been spent consulting with stakeholders and the experts in the field. It is important to stress to all Deputies the importance of speaking with our partners in the NGO community and to the experts working in these fields. We may be the people tasked with legislating,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Public Petitions: Discussion (27 Nov 2013)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: Is that agreed? Agreed. We can revisit it when we get that report. We will notify the petitioners of the actions we have agreed today and we will get back to them when we have further information. We will adjourn until 4 p.m. next Wednesday, 4 December 2013 when we will meet An Coimisinéir Teanga.