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Criminal Procedure (Amendment) Bill 2007: Committee and Remaining Stages (23 Oct 2007)

Pat Rabbitte: The Minister said he became aware of this difficulty on 11 October. Does any question arise in the matter of a person authorised to take recognisance between 1 July and 11 October? Do any issues arise in this regard in terms of the lacuna identified in this legislation? I welcome the Minister's undertaking in respect of his Department to observe good practice in this House in terms of the...

Criminal Procedure (Amendment) Bill 2007: Committee and Remaining Stages (23 Oct 2007)

Pat Rabbitte: What would the situation be, however, if there was no authorisation by law to accept the recognisances?

Written Answers — Public Transport: Public Transport (18 Oct 2007)

Pat Rabbitte: Question 19: To ask the Minister for Transport the way he proposes to reform bus licensing; the timescale he is working to in this regard; when legislation will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24267/07]

Written Answers — Parking Regulations: Parking Regulations (18 Oct 2007)

Pat Rabbitte: Question 59: To ask the Minister for Transport his policy in relation to the growing problem of larger vehicles parking in residential areas; the measures he will take to combat same; when he will comprehensively update the law in relation to parking; the further measures he will introduce in a newly updated law; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24266/07]

Land and Conveyancing Law Reform Bill 2006 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (18 Oct 2007)

Pat Rabbitte: I am bound to say in starting the discussion this afternoon that as I listened on the last occasion when the Minister introduced the Bill and Deputy Charles Flanagan responded, I found myself overwhelmed by an emotion which does not frequently afflict me. As I sat and listened to the competing erudition about feudal statutes, the rule in Bain and Fothergill, the implications of the Tulk v....

Land and Conveyancing Law Reform Bill 2006 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (18 Oct 2007)

Pat Rabbitte: Deputy Flanagan's conjured up images of examiners of title with wet towels around the backs of their necks brought me out in a cold sweat. This Bill is not for the uninitiated. The people in my constituency of Jobstown reflect on very little other than the Statute De Donis Conditionalibus. The average person will simply want to know if this Bill will speed up and streamline the conveyancing...

Land and Conveyancing Law Reform Bill 2006 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (18 Oct 2007)

Pat Rabbitte: In that case I suppose there is little prospect of progress being made between now and the end of the debate.

Land and Conveyancing Law Reform Bill 2006 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (18 Oct 2007)

Pat Rabbitte: It is a long learning period. The Minister's own learned introduction of the Bill was fascinating. The average citizen, however, wants to know what the changes mean for him. Will conveyancing cost him less? I know that learned counsel, even those on leave of absence from the Law Library, do not like discussing fees but the interests of the average citizen are far more practical. The...

Land and Conveyancing Law Reform Bill 2006 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (18 Oct 2007)

Pat Rabbitte: If we have waited since 1707, we can wait another few years. Great urgency is required, however, on a different issue, which is not addressed in the Bill but which people cannot afford to wait so long to be addressed. It concerns the plight of the many clients of property management companies. I saw recently that an estimated 500,000 people are in such circumstances so this is a major issue...

Land and Conveyancing Law Reform Bill 2006 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (18 Oct 2007)

Pat Rabbitte: I am glad to hear that. This is the first time it has been made clear in this House which Minister will take responsibility for bringing legislation before the House. Given the amount of contact there would have to be between officials in the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment and the Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform in terms of the consumer, enforcement and...

Land and Conveyancing Law Reform Bill 2006 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (18 Oct 2007)

Pat Rabbitte: I will be glad to do so. I ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform to turn his mind to this subject when he is replying.

Order of Business (18 Oct 2007)

Pat Rabbitte: Which office does he go to in the morning?

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (17 Oct 2007)

Pat Rabbitte: Question 130: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her proposals to fulfil the commitment in the 2001 health strategy which stated that by the end of 2003 no adult would have to wait longer than six months for treatment and no child would have to wait longer than three months; the measures that will be taken on foot of recent figures indicating that 12,000 adults are waiting longer...

Written Answers — Hospitals Building Programme: Hospitals Building Programme (17 Oct 2007)

Pat Rabbitte: Question 159: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if the proposed relocation of the Central Mental Hospital to the Thornton Hall site will require planning permission; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22487/07]

Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (17 Oct 2007)

Pat Rabbitte: Question 342: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the status of an application for citizenship by a person (details supplied) in Dublin 24; and when a decision is due; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24167/07]

Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (17 Oct 2007)

Pat Rabbitte: Question 343: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the status of an application for citizenship by a person (details supplied) in Dublin 24; when a decision is due; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24168/07]

Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (16 Oct 2007)

Pat Rabbitte: Question 137: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the Government's response to the ten specific amendments to the Ethics in Public Office Act 1995 suggested by SIPO in its most recent annual report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23689/07]

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (16 Oct 2007)

Pat Rabbitte: Question 499: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the status of the application for residency here from a person (details supplied) in County Clare since their entry into Ireland in July 2006. [23408/07]

Written Answers — European Council Meetings: European Council Meetings (16 Oct 2007)

Pat Rabbitte: Question 523: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he attended the EU Justice Council on 12 and 13 June 2007; the stance he took on the Council Resolution to permit cross-border deployment of undercover officers in the fight against serious cross-border crime; the reason for the Government's position; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23790/07]

Written Answers — Garda Deployment: Garda Deployment (16 Oct 2007)

Pat Rabbitte: Question 524: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of gardaí allocated to Tallaght and Limerick on 1 May 2007; the number of gardaí in the respective areas devoted to community policing on the same date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23791/07]