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Order of Business (19 Oct 2006)

Michael McDowell: I am not in a position to deal with that. I will communicate with the Deputy in writing in regard to it.

Order of Business (19 Oct 2006)

Michael McDowell: That legislation is due this session but I doubt it will deal with that particular chestnut.

Order of Business (19 Oct 2006)

Michael McDowell: My colleague, the Minister for Education and Science, Deputy Hanafin, proposes to publish the Bill this session.

Order of Business (19 Oct 2006)

Michael McDowell: That Bill is expected in 2007.

Order of Business (19 Oct 2006)

Michael McDowell: The parole board is functioning satisfactorily at present on a non-statutory basis. The Deputy will appreciate we currently have other priorities. In regard to the St. Andrews agreement, the Attorney General is considering all of the issues which arise from that agreement, including whether any changes to or developments in the Good Friday Agreement would be of such an order as to require a...

Order of Business (19 Oct 2006)

Michael McDowell: There will not be a referendum before the end of November.

Order of Business (19 Oct 2006)

Michael McDowell: I imagine it will not be before the end of November.

Order of Business (19 Oct 2006)

Michael McDowell: As I understand it, the German Presidency proposes to bring forward the process of consultation among the member states during the period of its Presidency to see where we go now with the ratification process. The possibility referred to by the Deputy is one issue that will be on the table. It is our aim that all member states of the European Union would agree to the constitutional treaty...

Order of Business (19 Oct 2006)

Michael McDowell: When it becomes sensible to do so. That will very much depend on whether a unanimous consensus is emerging within the European Union.

Order of Business (Resumed) (19 Oct 2006)

Michael McDowell: The Deputy must not have been present when the Taoiseach dealt with this issue yesterday and referred to the complexities which have arisen.

Order of Business (Resumed) (19 Oct 2006)

Michael McDowell: The issue does not come under my remit, it comes under the jurisdiction of the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs.

Order of Business (Resumed) (19 Oct 2006)

Michael McDowell: The Taoiseach explained clearly yesterday all the difficulties involved. The Bill will be published next year.

Order of Business (Resumed) (19 Oct 2006)

Michael McDowell: It is not possible to say at this stage.

Order of Business (Resumed) (19 Oct 2006)

Michael McDowell: It will be published in 2007.

Order of Business (Resumed) (19 Oct 2006)

Michael McDowell: No debate is promised. It is a matter for the Whips.

Written Answers — Sexual Offences: Sexual Offences (18 Oct 2006)

Michael McDowell: I propose to take Questions Nos. 182 and 183 together. The numbers of sexual assaults and rapes reported to the Garda Síochána in the Kerry Division are recorded in the Annual Reports of An Garda Síochána for the relevant years, copies of which are available in the Oireachtas library. I am informed by the Garda authorities that the following table shows the number of persons that had a...

Written Answers — Drug Seizures: Drug Seizures (18 Oct 2006)

Michael McDowell: It has not been possible, within the timeframe available, to collate the information required by the Deputy. I will contact the Deputy directly when the information is to hand.

Written Answers — Garda Strength: Garda Strength (18 Oct 2006)

Michael McDowell: I have been informed by the Garda authorities that the personnel strength (all ranks) of the Divisional Drugs unit in the Kerry Division of An Garda Síochána, as on 31 December 2002 and 17 October 2006 respectively, is as per the following table. In addition to the work undertaken by that unit, all Garda personnel in the Division have responsibility for the enforcement of drug legislation....

Written Answers — Legal Aid Service: Legal Aid Service (18 Oct 2006)

Michael McDowell: I can inform the Deputy that the maximum waiting time for legal aid at the Legal Aid Board's law centre in Wexford was two months at the end of September, 2006.

Written Answers — Prison Committals: Prison Committals (18 Oct 2006)

Michael McDowell: On 16 October 2006, there was a total of 2,542 persons in custody serving prison sentences. A breakdown of the number and nationalities of the sentenced persons from the 15 pre-enlargement EU Member States is set out in the following table: Nationality Number of Persons Irish 2,315 United Kingdom & Northern Irish 56 Dutch 5 Portuguese 3 Spanish 3 Italian 2 German 1 Danish 1...