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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...

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...