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Proposed Legislation. (9 Oct 2007)

Pat Rabbitte: When is it proposed that legislation will be enacted to give a statutory basis to the shadow authority which has been established? Does the Minister accept that significant abuses are affecting thousands of young people? Some of these property management companies operate as intended for a defined set of services but many of them do not. Many of them are front companies for the developer...

Residency Permits. (9 Oct 2007)

Pat Rabbitte: People have no alternative but to put down parliamentary questions.

Residency Permits. (9 Oct 2007)

Pat Rabbitte: There are no alternatives to putting down parliamentary questions on the issue.

Garda Investigations. (9 Oct 2007)

Pat Rabbitte: While I do not want to probe the matter unduly either, these are very serious allegations. A mother stumbled across information which implied that her 14 year old was being used at the centre of a paedophile ring. This caused her to visit her local Garda station and hand over her young son's mobile telephone. As I understand it, the initial investigation led to the suspension of a serving...

Garda Investigations. (9 Oct 2007)

Pat Rabbitte: I misheard and I did not appreciate the Minister said the file remains to be submitted. I thought it had been and the investigation concluded. This is a serious matter——

Garda Investigations. (9 Oct 2007)

Pat Rabbitte: That is what I heard.

Proposed Legislation. (9 Oct 2007)

Pat Rabbitte: Does the Minister agree that a breach of the law in respect of a relatively minor matter ought not be a millstone around the neck of a person for the rest of his or her life, impacting on his or her employment and promotional possibilities? The Minister stated the LRC report includes a draft Bill. Is it his intention to bring it before the House at a reasonably early date? I reiterate that...

Proposed Legislation. (9 Oct 2007)

Pat Rabbitte: I take it from the Minister's comments that because of the operation of the PULSE system and the capacity of modern technology, it is all the more probable these days that a person would find himself or herself in a situation where, for example, an application for a job is the subject of an adverse report from his or her youth on a relatively minor matter. It is all the more imperative for...

Drugs in Prisons. (9 Oct 2007)

Pat Rabbitte: I know the Minister is interested in history. I refer him back to the last programme for Government, for which I presume he also takes responsibility. It includes the statement: By the end of 2002 we will publish a plan to completely end all heroin use in Irish persons. This will include the availability of treatment and rehabilitation for all who need them and the introduction of...

Drugs in Prisons. (9 Oct 2007)

Pat Rabbitte: Jack Russells, however, should be kept out of pubs.

Leaders' Questions (9 Oct 2007)

Pat Rabbitte: They are afraid.

Leaders' Questions (9 Oct 2007)

Pat Rabbitte: The Ceann Comhairle is blushing

Land and Conveyancing Law Reform Bill 2006 [Seanad]: Second Stage (4 Oct 2007)

Pat Rabbitte: I felt very inadequate while the Minister was speaking but I am really lost now.

Written Answers — Overseas Missions: Overseas Missions (4 Oct 2007)

Pat Rabbitte: Question 41: To ask the Minister for Defence when the planned reconnaissance mission will be sent to Chad; when a final decision will be made on whether to send an Irish contingent to the region; the terms under which it is expected to operate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21996/07]

Written Answers — Compensation Claims: Compensation Claims (4 Oct 2007)

Pat Rabbitte: Question 49: To ask the Minister for Defence the amount paid out in compensation payments and legal fees, arising from injury or illness claims by members of the Defence Forces in respect of each of the past five years; if he is satisfied that appropriate procedures are in place to minimise risk to members of the Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21997/07]

General Practitioner Services. (3 Oct 2007)

Pat Rabbitte: I am obliged to the Ceann Comhairle for giving me the opportunity to raise this issue. Last week, I attended the launch of a report of a community health project in my constituency entitled "Taking the First Steps to a Healthier Fettercairn". There are some 6,500 people and 840 local authority houses in Fettercairn. Development is well under way to bring the overall number of housing units...

Written Answers — Farm Employment: Farm Employment (3 Oct 2007)

Pat Rabbitte: Question 126: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the number of persons employed full time and part time in farming in 1997, 2002 and the latest date for which figures are available; her plans to reverse the decline in the numbers working in farming; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21792/07]

Written Answers — Defences Forces Recruitment: Defences Forces Recruitment (3 Oct 2007)

Pat Rabbitte: Question 244: To ask the Minister for Defence if his attention has been drawn to the fact that vacancies for aeronautical engineers within the Air Corps are open only to officers and that members of the Defence Forces including Air Corps aircraft inspector sergeants and those with appropriate higher and MA degrees are excluded from applying; his views on whether this is in conflict with his...

Tackling Crime: Statements (Resumed) (3 Oct 2007)

Pat Rabbitte: The deliberate shooting of a garda has caused widespread concern. The casual recklessness of last week's murderous attempt on the life of a member of the Garda Síochána is an assault on the democratic institutions of society. The murderous recklessness that led to the deaths of innocent civilians Donna Cleary and Anthony Campbell has caused alarm to many citizens. It is a measure of the...

Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (2 Oct 2007)

Pat Rabbitte: Question 155: To ask the Minister for Education and Science when the full complement of 300 welfare officers will be sanctioned for the Education Welfare Board in order that it can fulfil its statutory duty with regard to school attendance; her views on the body's assertion that it is only intervening in 10% of cases referred to it; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21618/07]