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Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Supplementary Welfare Allowance Applications (29 Jan 2013)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason a person (details supplied) in County Donegal has been refused welfare allowance under the habitual residence condition. [4166/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Bodies (29 Jan 2013)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the fees paid to each refugee appeals tribunal member, individually, for each of the years 2008 to 2012 inclusive. [3745/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Bodies (29 Jan 2013)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of cases head by each refugee appeals tribunal member, individually, for each of the years 2008 to 2012 inclusive. [3746/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Asylum Seeker Accommodation (29 Jan 2013)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he visited Hatch Hall or any other direct provision centre last year, including the names of those centres; if he will state the purpose and outcome of each visit. [3753/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (29 Jan 2013)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if there will be any change to the requirement for non-EEA nationals to register with the Gardaí following the recent Sulaimon decision where the Supreme Court ruled that residency permission is effective from the date of the letter from the Minister granting permission to reside and not from the date of registration with the Garda National...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Operations (29 Jan 2013)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality in accordance with section 18 (3) of the Coroners Act 1962 in order to ensure that in the period prior to informing the coroner and/or after the coroner has been informed, if he will ensure that a protocol is in place to ensure that the necessary steps are taken to preserve the scene and evidence and to determine if the scene is one of homicide....

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Operations (29 Jan 2013)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the Coroners Act 1962 states that although the coroner may be notified of a death, it may still be treated as sudden by the Gardai in view of the fact that there is no protocol in place, until the coroner raises questions in relation to the death but this may be more than 24 hours later, when it is...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Directives (29 Jan 2013)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will name the document in which the Garda policy on Family Liaison Officers is contained. [3907/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Crime Levels (29 Jan 2013)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number detected and undetected murders which took place in Donegal in 2009. [3908/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (29 Jan 2013)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that a person (details supplied) travelled from North Donegal to Mayo General Hospital for an operation and that upon arrival to the hospital that evening, they were advised that their operation had been cancelled and if he will make enquiries into this matter [4296/13]

Order of Business (24 Jan 2013)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: In section B of the legislative schedule there is a justice (miscellaneous provisions) Bill. Is the Government considering sentencing guidelines or a new sentencing council in response to the ongoing issue and controversy arising from court decisions regarding sex offenders?

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Enterprise Support Services (24 Jan 2013)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the steps taken by him to ensure that locally owned operated business can compete with large multinational chains. [3228/13]

Education (Welfare) (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) [Private Members] (23 Jan 2013)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: I am happy to support my colleague, Deputy Jonathan O'Brien, and the Bill. However, it is a poor reflection on society that it is necessary in the first place. Up-to-date legislation is long overdue. The last guidelines on countering bullying in schools were circulated in 1993. School in 2013 is a different place from 1993 when the phrase "cyberbullying" would have been meaningless. It...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Review of Legislation on Prostitution: Discussion (Resumed) (23 Jan 2013)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: When the committee was in Sweden, the point was made on a number of occasions that while some women and men are in prostitution of their own free will and want to remain there, we cannot legislate for the minority but must legislate for the majority. I put this to the Sex Workers Alliance Ireland representative here last week, but I will now put the question to Ms Latham. Does she think...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Review of Legislation on Prostitution: Discussion (Resumed) (23 Jan 2013)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: I must ask an obvious question in that regard. One of the criticisms of the Swedish model is that it drives women underground, because the men who purchase sex are criminalised. Therefore, decriminalisation for women is not a better scenario for them, because the user is criminalised. The argument made is that it puts them in more danger in terms of what they do.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Review of Legislation on Prostitution: Discussion (Resumed) (23 Jan 2013)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: Prostitution is a problem across the island of Ireland. I am from Donegal North-East where there have been a number of well publicised cases involving brothels and prosecutions. Unfortunately, what happens is that the sex workers and prostitutes are exposed to the media glare and have their stories told, while the high numbers of people using the service never have theirs told. I apologise...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Review of Legislation on Prostitution: Discussion (Resumed) (23 Jan 2013)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: One of the criticisms of the Swedish model is that it would drive prostitution underground and put women in more danger. A criticism of our existing legislation is that while a woman on her own in her own accommodation can sell sex legally, a number of people co-operating cannot, which puts women involved in prostitution in danger. They are much safer working with one or two others in a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Review of Legislation on Prostitution: Discussion (Resumed) (23 Jan 2013)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: I thank Dr. Freedman for his presentation. He brought a different perspective to the debate when he outlined what motivates the clients of sex workers. As Oireachtas Members, we have been lobbied and received many representations on this subject. Obviously we have received representations from organisations who work on the front line with prostitutes and sex workers. We have also had...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Procurement Contracts (23 Jan 2013)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will include social clauses in all public procurement contracts for supplies, services and construction, clauses designed to tackle disadvantage through bringing young unemployed persons in particular into work. [3064/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Land Repossessions (23 Jan 2013)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide a breakdown by county of the amount of land repossessed by financial institutions since 2009 and the law in relation to mineral rights on lands repossessed by financial institutions. [3469/13]