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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Operations: Discussion with An Garda Síochána (21 Nov 2012)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: How is the Commissioner progressing with the civilianisation of many of the administrative functions of An Garda Síochána that would, in turn, free up gardaí to be out on the beat and in the community? Can he supply to the committee - I do not presume he will have it off the top of his head - the numbers of dedicated community police officers over the past five years? What is...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Operations: Discussion with An Garda Síochána (21 Nov 2012)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: The difficulty is that the Minister and the Government of the day allocate a budget to the Commissioner and tells him to make the most of it. The Commissioner must adapt and present a plan based on the budget. The Commissioner, the deputy commissioner and the assistant commissioners present have a responsibility to present to various people that the Garda Síochána has the capacity...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Operations: Discussion with An Garda Síochána (21 Nov 2012)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: The Commissioner will be aware there is considerable concern about the station closures and the resources available to the Garda Síochána, most notably from the Garda Representative Association which represents the overwhelming majority of gardaí on the ground. We all know and respect gardaí in our community. We have conversations with them and they are concerned about...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Operations: Discussion with An Garda Síochána (21 Nov 2012)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: I thank the Commissioner for coming in today. Criminal gangs thrive on economic disadvantage, particularly in urban communities. There is an intergenerational conveyor belt of people who drift into petty crime and eventually work their way into these gangs. In parts of Dublin and Limerick whole communities have been terrorised by a handful of individuals. What are the Commissioner's...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Operations: Discussion with An Garda Síochána (21 Nov 2012)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: A few years ago, a study of the Garda youth programme proved that it reduced crime by 64%. That was a great success. Is the Commissioner satisfied that Garda resources for engaging with communities, community policing and juvenile liaison schemes are sufficient to prevent crime reaching the stage where officers have to be deployed at the front line against dangerous criminals? Sinn...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Reform (21 Nov 2012)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide the governance model for public sector reform initiated by him. [51550/12]

National Vetting Bureau (Children and Vulnerable Persons) Bill 2012: Report and Final Stages (20 Nov 2012)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: I welcome this amendment. One of the issues we discussed on Committee Stage related to the concerns around foreign nationals. A full check can be made on a Irish citizen so I would like the Minister to monitor that situation on an ongoing basis. We can avail of the opportunity offered by the amendment to do so. The Minister had indicated that it was only in exceptional circumstances that...

National Vetting Bureau (Children and Vulnerable Persons) Bill 2012: Report and Final Stages (20 Nov 2012)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: I move amendment No. 1:In page 11, between lines 26 and 27, to insert the following:"(h) the periodic review of data so that it is not stored for an excessive length of time in light of the purpose for which it was gathered according to regulations set out by the Minister.".This refers to the use of soft, that is non-conviction related, information. We accept that the storing of information...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Applications (20 Nov 2012)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding a mature student grant in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51374/12]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Vetting of Personnel (20 Nov 2012)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Gardaí and the number of civilian staff employed by the Garda Central Vetting Unit on 1 November 2012; the number employed under the jobbridge scheme on that date; the number of Garda staff and the number of civilian staff that will be employed by the new National Vetting Bureau once it is established; the number who will be...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Vetting of Personnel (20 Nov 2012)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the average length of time for processing applications by the Garda Central Vetting Unit for each month since January 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51246/12]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Vetting of Personnel (20 Nov 2012)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the details of the training required by employees of the National Vetting Bureau; the timeframe of this training; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51247/12]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Proposed Legislation (20 Nov 2012)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the date on which he will publish a new Sexual Offences Bill; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51250/12]

Other Questions: Banking Sector Remuneration (15 Nov 2012)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide in tabular form, with respect to Bank of Ireland, the number of staff whose annual salary at 31 December 2011 fell into bands of €400,000 and above, between €300,000 to €399,999, between €200,000 to €299,999 and between €150,000 to €199,000. [50513/12]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Banking Sector Remuneration (15 Nov 2012)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: To ask the Minister for Finance in view of the fact that 30 persons in Irish Bank Resolution Corporation earn more than €300,000, the collective payment in base salary for highest paid 30 employees as of end of 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 and the number in 2011 and 2012 that have seen an increase in base salary, pension, expenses and to itemise same. [50514/12]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Overseas Development Aid (14 Nov 2012)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will provide details of the discussion he had with the President of Malawi and the President of Mozambique; and if there will be any changes to the Irish Aid programme in these countries. [50101/12]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Overseas Development Aid (14 Nov 2012)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will provide details on his recent trip to assess the impact of Irish Aid in Vietnam; if there will be a change of focus in Irish Aid's work in Vietnam; and the outcomes of trade talks with the Vietnamese Government. [50099/12]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prisoner Numbers (14 Nov 2012)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of children under 18 years in St. Patrick's Institution, Dublin, on 8 November 2012; the date in which these children will be moved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50448/12]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Stations (14 Nov 2012)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if his attention has been drawn to the concerns of the Garda Representative Association and the Irish Farmers Association regarding the closure of Garda stations; and if he has brought these concerns to the Garda Commissioner. [50449/12]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Staff (14 Nov 2012)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he plans a review of training for prison officers employed in St. Patrick's Institution, Dublin; if disciplinary action has been initiated against any member of staff following publication of a report by the Ombudsman for Children on children in St. Patrick's Institution. [50450/12]