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Other Questions: Traveller Community Issues (19 Sep 2012)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: I am sure the Minister of State will agree this has been ongoing for some time. With whom in the Traveller community is the Department consulting, when can we expect an end to these consultations and when can we expect definable action that will defend them? If we can resolve this particular issue, we can move on to working with the Traveller community to address the issues of resources and...

Other Questions: Traveller Community Issues (19 Sep 2012)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: The issue of ethnicity is not unique to Ireland - a debate is taking place throughout Europe on ethnic travelling communities, known in eastern Europe as Gypsy communities. If we can establish their ethnicity we can defend them from the small minority who have engaged in racist comments. I was very alarmed to read recently reported comments of a District Court judge referring to some...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Garda Station Closures (19 Sep 2012)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: It has been an interesting time in the context of the use of terminology to replace the word "cutbacks". The Minister of State has referred to "rationalising", "smart policing" and the Commissioner submitting his plan. The Minister for Justice and Equality has told the Commissioner that he must make the best use of the resources allocated. That is the reality and the buck stops with him in...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Garda Station Closures (19 Sep 2012)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: Will the Minister stop passing the buck to the Commissioner? Will he listen to the concerns of those in rural communities about the loss of the vital partnership between community gardaí and the people as they gather intelligence to combat burglaries and about the fear and terror that many elderly people face in those communities?

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Garda Station Closures (19 Sep 2012)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: This issue is about cutbacks and trying to dress them up and present them in a different way. The Garda Representative Association, which represents the vast majority of gardaí, is reporting that their colleagues in the UK say that the reduction in the number of police stations there has had a detrimental impact on their ability to police rural communities. The Minister represents the...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Garda Station Closures (19 Sep 2012)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to reduce resources for rural Garda stations; and the number of Garda stations marked for closure or reductions in opening hours over each of the next twelve months. [39446/12]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Asylum Seeker Accommodation (19 Sep 2012)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of asylum seekers residing in direct provision accommodation broken down by location; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39328/12]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Asylum Seeker Accommodation (19 Sep 2012)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the measures he has taken in order to reduce the amount of funds being paid to private operators of direct provision accommodation for asylum seekers. [39329/12]

National Vetting Bureau (Children and Vulnerable Persons) Bill 2012: Second Stage (18 Sep 2012)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: Sinn Féin welcomes the Bill as an important step in improving the child protection structures in the State. In 2011 a report by the special rapporteur on child protection, Geoffrey Shannon, exposed the alarming inadequacy of laws, procedures and resources to protect children from abuse. The lack of regulated access to soft information on potential abusers of children was one of the...

Leaders' Questions (18 Sep 2012)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: Shame on the Taoiseach. Celiacs are----

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: International Relations (18 Sep 2012)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to the fact that Gerardo Hernandez, a Cuban national and one of the Miami Five imprisoned in the United States has been prevented from meeting with his legal advisor and his consular advisors in the lead up to his final appeal, if he will take immediate action to hold the USA to account for the...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Recruitment (18 Sep 2012)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: To ask the Minister for Defence if a person who was imprisoned for dangerous driving causing death may apply for the Irish army. [37667/12]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Reserve Review (18 Sep 2012)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: To ask the Minister for Defence if he will give an assurance that the ongoing review of the Defence Forces will not result in the closure of the Carndonagh Reserve Defence Force outpost, County Donegal in view of the fact that this serves one of the most geographically dispersed units in the State. [38815/12]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Reserve Strength (18 Sep 2012)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: To ask the Minister for Defence if he will publish the value for money report on the Reserve Defence Force on 14 September 2012 in order for managerial appointments to be provided from the Permanent Defence Forces. [38816/12]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Provision (18 Sep 2012)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: To ask the Minister for Health the number of no shows recorded for scheduled Health Service Executive medical appointments in 2011 where the patient's address was recorded as prison; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38079/12]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Drugs Payment Scheme Administration (18 Sep 2012)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: To ask the Minister for Health the number of medical card holders in County Donegal that require gluten-free foods. [38430/12]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Drugs Payment Scheme Administration (18 Sep 2012)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: To ask the Minister for Health his plans to provide assistance to persons who were previously entitled to gluten-free products which are no longer available to medical card holders. [38431/12]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Drugs Payment Scheme Administration (18 Sep 2012)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: To ask the Minister for Health his plans to reverse the removal of gluten free products from the medical card; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39202/12]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Drug Treatment Programmes Availability (18 Sep 2012)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons in County Donegal and the number of persons in the Health Service Executive North West area who have sought inpatient detox service for opiate addictions; the number of persons in each of these areas who were referred to Beaumont Hospital, Dublin, for treatment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38754/12]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Drug Treatment Programmes Availability (18 Sep 2012)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: To ask the Minister for Health the amount of funding allocated to rural Health Service Executive addiction services; the way this funding is used; the number of persons who engage with rural HSE addiction services broken down by county and HSE area; the number of persons who have sought an appointment with a doctor (details supplied) during each of the past five years; the number of persons...