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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Black Market: Discussion with National Federation of Retail Newsagents (13 Mar 2013)

David Stanton: I can already see Deputy Collins writing the legislation.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Black Market: Discussion with National Federation of Retail Newsagents (13 Mar 2013)

David Stanton: Will Mr. Sweeney explain how a port scanner works?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Black Market: Discussion with National Federation of Retail Newsagents (13 Mar 2013)

David Stanton: I thank Mr. Joe Sweeney, district president, Mr. Martin Mulligan, executive member, and Ms Deirdre Drennan of the development executive of the National Federation of Retail Newsagents for their attendance at the committee and thank them for giving of their time to be here. The format for the meeting is that I will invite the representatives to make brief opening remarks for five or six...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Penal Reform: Discussion with User Voice (27 Feb 2013)

David Stanton: Are there prisoners who will not co-operate and who cannot be reached?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Penal Reform: Discussion with User Voice (27 Feb 2013)

David Stanton: Costs were mentioned earlier, and the fact that prison governors were interested in tangible savings. Could we hear more about that?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Penal Reform: Discussion with User Voice (27 Feb 2013)

David Stanton: Except through what User Voice is doing.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Penal Reform: Discussion with User Voice (27 Feb 2013)

David Stanton: We thank Mr. Johnson for coming today. It was very interesting and we will follow the project's progress carefully and might invite Mr. Johnson back to review that progress. We are fascinated by this issue. We have come across a number of organisations here in our work on penal reform that are doing other work in a similar way, such as the Cornmarket Project in Wexford, which is very...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Penal Reform: Discussion with User Voice (27 Feb 2013)

David Stanton: How does Mr. Johnson's group deal with people who are addicted to various substances?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Penal Reform: Discussion with User Voice (27 Feb 2013)

David Stanton: We have come across a listener service run by the Samaritans. They mentioned prisoners crying themselves to sleep on their own in their cells when the penny dropped that this was it.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Penal Reform: Discussion with User Voice (27 Feb 2013)

David Stanton: That is interesting. Deputy Finian McGrath has a question.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Penal Reform: Discussion with User Voice (27 Feb 2013)

David Stanton: I welcome Mr. Mark Johnson and thank him for his attendance at the meeting. The format is that we will ask him to make brief opening remarks of five or six minutes duration and then we will have a question and answer session with the members. Before we begin, I draw Mr. Johnson's attention to the position on privilege. I ask him to note that witnesses are protected by absolute privilege...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Coastal Erosion (27 Feb 2013)

David Stanton: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if his attention has been drawn to any studies or surveys in the County Cork area identifying the threat to farmland from coastal erosion; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6938/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Additional Voluntary Contributions (27 Feb 2013)

David Stanton: To ask the Minister for Finance if he has considered introducing legislation to allow indebted persons with supplementary private pension coverage early access to a proportion of their retirement savings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4044/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Customs Cutters (27 Feb 2013)

David Stanton: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will outline the role of the two Customs Cutters; the number of seizures and value of same made by those Cutters in 2010, 2011 and 2012; the costs associated with each of these two vessels respectively in each of the respctive years; the number of personnel assigned to each vessel; his future plans for the Customs Maritime Service; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (27 Feb 2013)

David Stanton: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress regarding additional accommodation for a school (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10469/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (27 Feb 2013)

David Stanton: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress regarding additional accommodation for a school (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10470/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (27 Feb 2013)

David Stanton: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress regarding additional accommodation for a school (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10471/13]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Strategies (26 Feb 2013)

David Stanton: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the way in which his Department oversees and monitors eGovernment development; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9620/13]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: EU Funding (26 Feb 2013)

David Stanton: To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if any Government Departments are planning to be involved in 2013 EU funding under the competitiveness and innovation programme and seventh framework programme; the calls for pre-commercial procurement grants open at present; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9619/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Drug Seizures (26 Feb 2013)

David Stanton: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality further to parliamentary Question No. 589 of 19 February 2013, the most likely source of the prescription drugs available on the illegal market; the basis on which the values of seizures are calculated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10046/13]