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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Applications (27 Nov 2012)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on the case of a person (details supplied) in County Donegal who is a mature student, had their student grant cut due to assessment of their 81 year old parents pension; the action he will take to ensure that cases like this in which adults are clearly not dependent on their parents, do not have their grants cut like this again. [52373/12]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Staff Remuneration (27 Nov 2012)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide, in tabular form, the number of staff in his Department or in bodies which fall under the remit of his Department whose annual remuneration including salary, pension and benefits at 31 December 2011 fell into bands of €400,000 and above, between €300,000 to €399,999, between €200,000 to €299,999...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Staff Remuneration (27 Nov 2012)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he has made any contacts requesting staff whose annual salary is in excess of €200,000 in his Department or in any body under the remit of his Department, to waive 15% of their salary or such amount in excess of €200,000 whichever is the lesser; if he has, the date on which he first made this contact; the number of staff whose...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Criminal Prosecutions (27 Nov 2012)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of prosecutions for fraud and the number of convictions for fraud during each of the past ten years broken down by categories of offence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52815/12]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Bureau of Fraud Investigations (27 Nov 2012)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Gardaí attached to the Garda Bureau of Fraud Investigations. [52816/12]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Bureau of Fraud Investigations (27 Nov 2012)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of civilians employed in the Garda Bureau of Fraud Investigations. [52817/12]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Bureau of Fraud Investigations (27 Nov 2012)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of forensic accountants employed in the Garda Bureau of Fraud Investigations and in the Criminal Assets Bureau. [52818/12]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Bureau of Fraud Investigations (27 Nov 2012)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of outsourced or temporary staff employed by the Garda Bureau of Fraud Investigations. [52819/12]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Bureau of Fraud Investigations (27 Nov 2012)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of jobbridge staff employed by the Garda Bureau of Fraud Investigations. [52820/12]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Proposed Legislation (27 Nov 2012)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to introduce new legislation regarding white collar crime. [52821/12]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Recidivism Rate (27 Nov 2012)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality his views on the recent report by the Central Statistics Office on criminal re-offending in Ireland. [52822/12]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Recidivism Rate (27 Nov 2012)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if his attention has been drawn to the fact that studies on recidivism consistently show that offenders who go through restorative processes are less likely to reoffend that those who proceed through criminal courts. [52823/12]

Europol Bill 2012: Report and Final Stages (22 Nov 2012)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: I tabled amendments on Committee Stage. The Minister's colleague, the Minister of State, Deputy Kathleen Lynch, addressed them. I will reiterate my points for future consideration. There needs to be co-operation at European level in terms of tackling criminal gangs. Yesterday, the Garda Commissioner appeared before the committee to discuss the Garda's work in Ireland and at European...

Europol Bill 2012: Report and Final Stages (22 Nov 2012)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: May I respond?

Europol Bill 2012: Report and Final Stages (22 Nov 2012)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: With all respect, the fact that we tabled no Report Stage amendments was our practical and pragmatic way of expressing our concerns.

Order of Business (22 Nov 2012)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: How does one follow Deputy Mattie McGrath? When will the mental capacity Bill come before the House and when will the Legal Services Regulation Bill 2012 be before the House again?

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Youth Unemployment (22 Nov 2012)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the steps being taken by his Department to create employment for young people who are not in employment, education or training. [51882/12]

Supreme Court Ruling in the X Case: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (21 Nov 2012)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: So the Government will legislate for the X case.

Supreme Court Ruling in the X Case: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (21 Nov 2012)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: Why is the Government so anxious about it? Why will it not support the motion? It is just ridiculous.

Supreme Court Ruling in the X Case: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (21 Nov 2012)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: Sinn Féin should not have to table this motion and I should not be making this speech. The thousands of people who took to the streets in the freezing cold on Saturday to demand the Government introduce legislation for the X case should not have had to be there. They should not have had to march through the streets of Dublin and Galway and hold vigils in towns around Ireland to make...