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Written Answers — Residential Institutions Redress Scheme: Residential Institutions Redress Scheme (9 Jun 2009)

Pat Rabbitte: Question 690: To ask the Minister for Education and Science his views on the case made by a person (details supplied) regarding the award made by the redress board to their spouse, now deceased, has been abated by stamp duty, brokers' commission and exit tax and investment loss; if he is satisfied that these deductions are in order; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22731/09]

Written Answers — Diplomatic Representation: Diplomatic Representation (28 May 2009)

Pat Rabbitte: Question 25: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs his views on the re-establishment of an Irish embassy in Nairobi, Kenya. [21817/09]

Foreign Adoptions. (28 May 2009)

Pat Rabbitte: Question 6: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the Russian Federation has halted intercountry adoptions from that country to Ireland; the support he is providing to the Department of Health and Children in negotiations to recommence such intercountry adoptions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21852/09]

Written Answers — Programmes for Government: Programmes for Government (27 May 2009)

Pat Rabbitte: Question 71: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the progress made to date with regard to implementation of those sections of the Programme for Government under the headings community payback, parental responsibility and anti-social behaviour; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21470/09]

Written Answers — Gangland Crime: Gangland Crime (27 May 2009)

Pat Rabbitte: Question 76: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of gun murders to have taken place since the beginning of 2009; his views on the spate of such gun murders in the Dublin area and the extent to which this reflects the continued operation of criminal gangs; the steps being taken to deal with such murders; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21469/09]

Garda Strength. (27 May 2009)

Pat Rabbitte: On that point, I understand there are 181 superintendents, 101 of whom are eligible to retire, and 43% of the ranks of ordinary gardaí have five years service or less. Clearly, there is an emerging problem. The Minister seems reluctant to give us details of his Department's assessment of the impact of recent impositions on the public service, including the Garda Síochána. How will the...

Garda Equipment. (27 May 2009)

Pat Rabbitte: Can the Minister tell us when the PULSE system will have total coverage? Does he have a figure for the cost of the system so far? Is it not the case that it is not possible to examine an input from a particular garda because several gardaí can use the same access code? This weakness has been highlighted. Have any measures been taken to correct it?

Crime Levels. (27 May 2009)

Pat Rabbitte: We all share the Minister's objective but the logic of it is that unless one bans all guns, one cannot be sure some deranged person will not be able to access a weapon that could inflict great harm at any time. Has the Minister any evidence that handguns leaked from legitimately licensed sports or gun clubs have been used in a fatal killing? I agree with him that there is a problem with the...

Crime Levels. (27 May 2009)

Pat Rabbitte: Is it not the same for a shotgun?

Prison Building Programme. (27 May 2009)

Pat Rabbitte: Why does the Minister keep trotting out the sale of Shanganagh as an excuse for allowing the taxpayer to be ripped off in the purchase of Thornton Hall? I do not understand how it is all right that we paid €200,000 an acre for farmland because Shanganagh was worth a lot of money. Does this mean it does not matter that we were ripped off in this fashion? With regard to the work that was to...

Prison Building Programme. (27 May 2009)

Pat Rabbitte: That is not true. The Comptroller and Auditor General pointed out that a proper competition would have allowed the site to be acquired for much less.

Prison Building Programme. (27 May 2009)

Pat Rabbitte: He did indeed.

Prison Building Programme. (27 May 2009)

Pat Rabbitte: Since when did the Minister become so concerned about transparency?

Prison Building Programme. (27 May 2009)

Pat Rabbitte: Perhaps the Government should have sent out Deputy Woods. Then we would have had transparency.

Prison Building Programme. (27 May 2009)

Pat Rabbitte: When did I criticise them?

Prison Building Programme. (27 May 2009)

Pat Rabbitte: The Minister should have sent Deputy Michael Woods down with Michael McDowell. There more would have been more transparency and value for money.

Prison Building Programme. (27 May 2009)

Pat Rabbitte: He is like one of those Japanese soldiers emerging from the jungle years after the end of the Second World War, waving his sword in the air.

Prison Building Programme. (27 May 2009)

Pat Rabbitte: I like the Minister.

Prison Accommodation. (27 May 2009)

Pat Rabbitte: Question 45: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if his attention has been drawn to the concern expressed by an association (details supplied) at the extent of overcrowding in prisons and the warning of the atmosphere that the overcrowding is creating; his plans for the provision of additional prison places in view of the collapse of the Thornton Hall project; and if he...

Prison Accommodation. (27 May 2009)

Pat Rabbitte: During the last Question Time, the Minister told us there was a 30% increase in the price for Thornton Hall which he described as coming to hundreds of millions of euro. Since then I have been attempting to understand how 30% of the price could come to hundreds of millions of euro. I have been informed the increase in the construction price was actually €30 million, of which 85% is due to...