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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Sentencing Policy (23 Jan 2013)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the sentencing policy that operates here with regard to those that are convicted of political offences; the policy that operates here that stipulates where male and female prisoners convicted of political offences are to serve their sentences; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3251/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Accommodation (23 Jan 2013)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the capacity the new prison in Cork will have; the assessments that have been carried out of the need in Cork, in view of the potential of alternatives to prison; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3447/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Accommodation (23 Jan 2013)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if single-cell accommodation will be the norm in the new prison in Cork, in line with the European Prison Rules; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3449/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Accommodation (23 Jan 2013)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the visiting facilities that will be provided at the new prison in Cork. [3450/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Accommodation (23 Jan 2013)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if remand prisoners will be separated from sentenced prisoners in the new prison in Cork. [3451/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Accommodation (23 Jan 2013)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the medical facilities, educational facilities and training facilities that will be available in the new building in Cork prison. [3452/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Accommodation (23 Jan 2013)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the plans the Irish Prison Service have for the old Cork Prison building and if this may be used for services or to provide low-security accommodation options to prisoners. [3453/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prisoner Rehabilitation Programmes (23 Jan 2013)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the measures the Irish Prison Services/Probation have taken to enhance alternatives to prison and supports for released prisoners in Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3448/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Stations (23 Jan 2013)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide the names of the Garda stations which have closed since 31 December 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3473/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Road Traffic Offences (22 Jan 2013)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 479. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide a breakdown, on a quarterly basis of the number of fines that have been issued from the Go-Safe speed camera detection vans since their introduction onto the roads in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2481/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Road Traffic Offences (22 Jan 2013)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 480. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the amount of public money Go Safe have received each year since undertaking work in detecting speed offences; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2482/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Road Traffic Offences (22 Jan 2013)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 482. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide a copy of the contract between his Department and Go Safe; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2484/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Penalty Point System (22 Jan 2013)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 481. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if his Department is currently investigating penalty points processed by GoSafe. [2483/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Road Traffic Offences (22 Jan 2013)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 483. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if his attention has been drawn to allegations that Go Safe use vans that are not road worthy in the work that they are contracted to do by the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2485/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Road Traffic Offences (22 Jan 2013)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 484. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the areas that the Go Safe speed cameras have operated in each year since their introduction; his plans to expand same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2486/13]

Topical Issue Debate: Burglaries in County Donegal (17 Jan 2013)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: For the second day in a row the Minister for Justice and Equality, Deputy Shatter has given two fingers to the people of Donegal. He shamefully went on Highland Radio, our local radio station in Donegal yesterday and said that Donegal is not a unique case. Elderly people have been robbed. There has been aggravated burglary, people are attacked in their own homes from the Inishowen...

Topical Issue Debate: Burglaries in County Donegal (17 Jan 2013)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: The national broadcaster went to film "Prime Time" in Phyllis Magee’s house. All the national radio stations and newspapers have focused on Donegal. They can see that we have a crime emergency in the county. Yet the Minister for Justice and Equality said on our local radio station that nothing unique is happening there. He could have delegated his Minister of State to cover the...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Legislative Programme (17 Jan 2013)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: To ask the Minister for Finance further to his announcement of introducing legislation to give effect to Real Estate Investment Trusts, if he will provide a timetable for the introduction of legislation and related regulations. [1780/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Real Estate Investment Trusts (17 Jan 2013)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: To ask the Minister for Finance further to his announcement of introducing legislation to give effect to Real Estate Investment Trusts, if he will outline the way in which REITs will be regulated here; the persons that will be responsible for regulation and the competencies and qualifications needed for appropriate regulation of REITs. [1781/13]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Review of Legislation on Prostitution: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Jan 2013)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: Dr. Whitaker is one of the few voices we have heard who is arguing for the existing system so it is important we give her as much time as possible to go through these issues. When the committee was in Sweden, we read the criticisms of the Swedish system, including research by the Sex Workers Alliance Ireland and others. The most particular criticism is that the Swedish system drives...