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Offences against the State (Amendment) Act 1998: Motion (14 Jun 2016)

Jim O'Callaghan: The purpose of the two resolutions before Dáil Éireann this evening is to determine whether this House agrees to extend the operation of 12 sections of the Offences Against the State (Amendment) Act 1998 and section 8 of the Criminal Justice (Amendment) Act 2009 for another 12 months. I am conscious that many Members of the House have previously spoken and voted on the annual...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Criminal Records Data (14 Jun 2016)

Jim O'Callaghan: 125. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of criminal convictions, custodial sentences and suspended sentences, by court, in each of the years 2011 to 2015. [15749/16]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Waste Management (14 Jun 2016)

Jim O'Callaghan: 255. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to grant waivers or other forms of relief to family, single and older person household users under the pay-by-weight scheme. [15698/16]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Commemorative Events (14 Jun 2016)

Jim O'Callaghan: 348. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has requested the British Government to permit a commemoration of the centenary of the execution of Roger Casement at Pentoville Prison, London on 3 August 2016. [15577/16]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Departmental Funding (9 Jun 2016)

Jim O'Callaghan: 81. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he provides social community funds to assist the resource centre (details supplied) that is in urgent need of funding to maintain its building. [15093/16]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legislative Reviews (8 Jun 2016)

Jim O'Callaghan: 87. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the status of the review initiated in 2011 by an expert group within her Department to conduct an examination of the proceeds of crime legislation, including if it is complete; if not, the reason; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14303/16]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Pensions (8 Jun 2016)

Jim O'Callaghan: 362. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform to clarify the rules in the Civil Service and public service pension schemes for same-sex married couples; his plans to ensure that same-sex married couples enjoy full pension rights within the public service and Civil Service pension schemes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14326/16]

Mental Health: Statements (Resumed) (1 Jun 2016)

Jim O'Callaghan: I understood I was sharing my time with Deputy Brendan Smith. If he arrives, he can take five minutes. If not, I will continue. I welcome the opportunity to speak on this issue and congratulate the Ministers opposite. The fact we have Ministers with responsibility for mental health is indicative of the fact that this is an issue that has become much more prominent in the public mind...

Other Questions: Public Sector Pay (31 May 2016)

Jim O'Callaghan: 39. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the status of negotiations with public service unions and representative bodies in regard to the implementation of the Public Service Stability Agreement 2013-2018, the Lansdowne Road agreement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13018/16]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Stations (31 May 2016)

Jim O'Callaghan: 213. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality when the process of reviewing Garda station closures will commence; and the way in which that process will proceed. [13160/16]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Commencement of Legislation (31 May 2016)

Jim O'Callaghan: 124. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the reason she has not yet signed the Commencement Order to give effect to sections 10 to 13, inclusive, and 17, 39, 40, 41 and 42 of the Garda Síochána (Policing Authority and Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2015 which would enable senior promotions in An Garda Síochána to be decided upon by the Policing Authority; and if...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Crime Levels (31 May 2016)

Jim O'Callaghan: 226. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of persons arrested and detained in 2016 to date under section 23 of the Criminal Justice (Amendment) Act 2009 which extended the scope of section 50 of the Criminal Justice Act 2007 to organised crime offences. [13486/16]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Legislative Reviews (31 May 2016)

Jim O'Callaghan: 546. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his plans to re-introduce the Statute Law Revision Bill 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12634/16]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Legislative Reviews (31 May 2016)

Jim O'Callaghan: 547. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the status of the statute law revision project; if it is proposed to continue with the project, in particular in respect of secondary legislation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12635/16]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Commencement of Legislation (31 May 2016)

Jim O'Callaghan: 549. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform when he will issue a commencement order in respect of section 11 of the Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Act 2015, given that all other sections of the Act were commenced by Statutory Instrument No. 546 of 30 November 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12722/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Applications (31 May 2016)

Jim O'Callaghan: 727. To ask the Minister for Health to review the decision made by the Health Service Executive not to grant a discretionary medical card to a person (details supplied). [13444/16]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Felling Licence Issues (31 May 2016)

Jim O'Callaghan: 826. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if Riversdale Avenue, Dublin 6, is an urban area for the purposes of section 19 of the Forestry Act 2014; and, if under this Act, a person would need a felling licence in this area. [13633/16]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Young People’s Facilities and Services Fund (31 May 2016)

Jim O'Callaghan: 921. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the funding his Department provided under the young people’s facilities and services fund in each of the years 2008 to 2016 to date in tabular form. [12690/16]

Commission of Investigation (Certain Matters Relative to the Cavan-Monaghan Division of An Garda Síochána) Report: Statements (25 May 2016)

Jim O'Callaghan: I want to start by thanking Mr. Justice O'Higgins for the comprehensive report he produced. It is worth noting that this commission of investigation was established on 3 February 2015, yet he was able to conclude his investigation and produce a report for the Minister by 25 April 2016, a total of 15 months. He had to do a lot of work. As we know from the report, he interviewed 97...

Dublin and Monaghan Bombings: Motion (25 May 2016)

Jim O'Callaghan: It is now 42 years since the Dublin and Monaghan bombings. Although nobody has been brought to justice for those terrible crimes, it appears highly probable that the murders were carried out as a result of collusion between certain sections within the British state and loyalist paramilitaries. We know that the Glenanne gang, that in the 1970s was based in Armagh and comprised a group of...