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Criminal Prosecutions. (9 Mar 2006)

Pat Rabbitte: Question 6: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the outcome of the Garda investigation into the serious assault on a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; if there is a file with the Director of Public Prosecutions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9673/06]

Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (9 Mar 2006)

Pat Rabbitte: Question 38: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the safeguards which are in place for a person (details supplied) who came here as a minor without a passport or documentation of citizenship; the reason the person was refused for naturalisation; his views on this decision; if he will give this person indefinite leave to remain as the parent of an Irish born child; and if...

Order of Business. (9 Mar 2006)

Pat Rabbitte: On the same issue, I ask the Tánaiste if she recognises these words: People will judge our health services by accident and emergency services... I expect real and measurable improvements to take place in the coming months in the delivery of accident and emergency services... Accident and emergency departments form a litmus test for me, the Government and the people... They were spoken by the...

Written Answers — Private Rented Accommodation: Private Rented Accommodation (8 Mar 2006)

Pat Rabbitte: Question 12: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he intends to provide stronger incentives, financial or otherwise, to local authorities in order to enforce the dwelling standard criteria and to allow a meaningful number of inspections to be carried out on dwellings being considered or in use for rent supplement tenants. [9595/06]

Written Answers — Recycling Policy: Recycling Policy (8 Mar 2006)

Pat Rabbitte: Question 19: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the projected amount of funds to be collected in environmental management charges by the two collective schemes set up with respect to the regulations under the WEEE directive in the first year of the scheme; and when he expects the review of the environmental management charges with respect to the WEEE...

Census of Population. (8 Mar 2006)

Pat Rabbitte: Is the Minister aware of concern about serious inaccuracies in the electoral register? Recent work by the Sunday Tribune estimated between 719,000 and 860,000 inaccuracies, which in the context of our voting population is significant. Given that the Government accepts the inadequacy of the maintenance of the electoral register, does the Minister agree that the census provides a unique...

Census of Population. (8 Mar 2006)

Pat Rabbitte: The Minister has accepted that the concerns about inaccuracies in the electoral register are well founded. Is it the Government's view that the figures on inaccuracy advanced by the Sunday Tribune are approximately correct? He has referred to the efforts by Deputy Gilmore, who introduced a Private Bill on this matter. I cannot see what the problem is regarding the census being every five...

Census of Population. (8 Mar 2006)

Pat Rabbitte: I gather from what the Minister of State said that the instructions given to the enumerators will mean they are effectively operating on a DED basis.

Census of Population. (8 Mar 2006)

Pat Rabbitte: On a district electoral division basis. I did not think I would have to explain the abbreviation "DED" to anyone in this House, but there you are. If that is the case, the recommendation of my colleague, Deputy Quinn, is all the more feasible, practicable and capable of implementation and getting value for money. I urge the Minister of State to persuade his colleague to think about the matter...

Census of Population. (8 Mar 2006)

Pat Rabbitte: With great respect, it is certainly not the duty of the Chair.

Order of Business. (8 Mar 2006)

Pat Rabbitte: Between 1998 and 2004, 75 murders were committed with firearms. Twelve of these cases have been successfully prosecuted leading to convictions. The Taoiseach's response to this was that we needed a change in sentencing policy. Will the Tánaiste clarify whether the Government intends to bring forward legislation to change sentencing policy?

Order of Business. (8 Mar 2006)

Pat Rabbitte: I know well what I was talking about but I am trying to establish what the Taoiseach was talking about. I gather from the Tánaiste there are no proposals——

Order of Business. (8 Mar 2006)

Pat Rabbitte: If there are no proposals, what was the Taoiseach talking about then?

Order of Business. (8 Mar 2006)

Pat Rabbitte: What kind of country is governed by somebody who goes off on a befuddled meander when there is a public crisis, posing as some kind of casual bystander ruminating aloud?

Leaders' Questions. (8 Mar 2006)

Pat Rabbitte: I refer to the National Children's Hospital. Responsibility for policy and health matters is retained by the Minister and operational responsibility is with the HSE. Since it came to existence the HSE is taking policy decisions and disputing policy decisions advocated by the Tánaiste, correctly so in some cases. Concerns exist about the handling of the national children's hospital. A team of...

Leaders' Questions. (8 Mar 2006)

Pat Rabbitte: I thank the Tánaiste for her assurances and I take them at face value. Nobody I know of has criticised the McKinsey report and this is not the issue because the merits of the report are accepted. It may have been a slip of the tongue on the part of the Tánaiste but I think she took the report before Christmas. The presentation to which she referred was held on 31 January 2006.

Leaders' Questions. (8 Mar 2006)

Pat Rabbitte: The re-siting of Temple Street hospital has been worked on for the past five years. It has taken people a little by surprise that a presentation was made on the contents of the McKinsey report on 31 January 2006. A formal letter inviting bids was received on 17 February and a deadline of 2 March was imposed for those tenders. This seems to be a highly unusual way to progress such a large...

Written Answers — Public Transport: Public Transport (7 Mar 2006)

Pat Rabbitte: Question 81: To ask the Minister for Transport the progress in completing the integrated ticketing project; if he is satisfied with the level of co-operation between different State transport providers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9180/06]

Written Answers — Road Traffic Offences: Road Traffic Offences (7 Mar 2006)

Pat Rabbitte: Question 159: To ask the Minister for Transport the way in which and when he proposes to legislate for the private operation of speed cameras; when additional cameras will be provided and the number of same; the preparation he has made to identify the locations for such speed cameras; if this legislation will be dealt with through the proposed Road Traffic Bill or under a separate Bill; and...

Written Answers — Garda Recruitment: Garda Recruitment (7 Mar 2006)

Pat Rabbitte: Question 492: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the reasons for having an upper age limit for application to become a Garda; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9554/06]