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Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Defence Forces Properties (6 Feb 2014)

Clare Daly: The Minister has repeated everything he said previously and, in fairness, we refuted these points on each occasion. Essentially, he has argued that he is not in the housing business, that it costs too much, that other agencies look after housing, that he is the Minister for Defence and that people knew when they were given houses that they would have to leave. We can answer all of these...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: EU Battlegroups (6 Feb 2014)

Clare Daly: 12. To ask the Minister for Defence the State's commitment to participation in EU battlegroups in terms of the likely cost to the State; and the number of Defence Forces personnel that will be involved over the next five years. [5577/14]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Properties (6 Feb 2014)

Clare Daly: 14. To ask the Minister for Defence if he will initiate a cross-departmental meeting with representatives from his Department and the Departments of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht; Environment, Community and Local Government,;Public Expenditure and Reform; and Heath, in order to evaluate how the history and heritage that exists in the Curragh Camp can be preserved; and if he will conduct a...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Properties (6 Feb 2014)

Clare Daly: 24. To ask the Minister for Defence if he will consider the costs of of renovating to acceptable standards the units of family accommodation that remain in the Curragh Camp. [5581/14]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Military Archives (6 Feb 2014)

Clare Daly: 20. To ask the Minister for Defence if he will ensure that the Curragh military history museum takes immediate steps to document and outline the history of the garrison community that existed at the Curragh Camp for almost one hundred years, and is unique here, with particular reference to mapping and gathering oral histories. [5580/14]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Deployment (6 Feb 2014)

Clare Daly: 30. To ask the Minister for Defence the number of Defence Forces personnel that were involved in aid to the civil power security duties at Shannon Airport from 2010 to 2013 and the dates on which they were involved. [5578/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hepatitis C Compensation Payments (6 Feb 2014)

Clare Daly: 238. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 708 of 28 January 2014, if he will conduct a comprehensive audit of the hepatitis C tribunal in relation to the specific issue of the €100 million surplus which accumulated in two years; if he guarantees to the Oireachtas that no mishandling of public moneys has occurred; and if he will agree to provide the...

Northern Ireland: Statements (Resumed) (5 Feb 2014)

Clare Daly: When we look at the North, it is in some ways a case of everything being different, yet in some ways everything remains the same. I was in Derry at the weekend at the invitation of a community organisation to discuss issues of justice following on the anniversary of Bloody Sunday. It had been approximately 28 years since I had been in Derry and in some ways it was like nothing had changed...

Protected Disclosures Bill 2013 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (5 Feb 2014)

Clare Daly: The other Deputies have hit the nail on the head regarding this legislation. We have an attempt to put some protection on paper, with which most right-thinking citizens would agree. However we must ask ourselves how effective that will be when we have a problem with the culture in our society and a tone set by those on the top. It is interesting to look at previous Dáil debates about...

Other Questions: Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (5 Feb 2014)

Clare Daly: I was not making any allegations. We were speaking of matters that are in the public domain.

Other Questions: Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (5 Feb 2014)

Clare Daly: The point I was making, which perhaps the Minister did not fully understand, was that in this instance it has been demonstrated that the DPP failed to adhere - in fact breached - a court order for discovery by Mr. Justice Barry White. To whom is the DPP accountable for breaching court orders? Can the Minister enlighten me as to why in the national Parliament we are not allowed raise issues...

Other Questions: Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (5 Feb 2014)

Clare Daly: 6. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to amend the Prosecution of Offences Act 1974, or introduce any other legislation in order to improve the transparency and accountability of the office of the Director of Public Prosecutions. [5307/14]

Other Questions: Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (5 Feb 2014)

Clare Daly: There has been some concern about the operation of the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions, DPP, because decisions are not published and are not made accountable or monitored. The Minister said earlier that he does not like to rush into things but he has been in office for three years and these matters have been in the public domain for some time. What plans does the Minister have...

Other Questions: Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (5 Feb 2014)

Clare Daly: There are several important issues here. Nobody would dispute the need for the DPP to be independent but I reject the implication that there is a contradiction between independence and accountability. One can have both. In a society which aspires to be democratic and open it is necessary to have both. The Minister has acknowledged that he will finally bring in the EU legislation next year...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Penalty Points System (5 Feb 2014)

Clare Daly: Oh God.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Penalty Points System (5 Feb 2014)

Clare Daly: Stick to the subject.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Penalty Points System (5 Feb 2014)

Clare Daly: Perhaps the Minister might, for once, answer the question.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Protection for Whistleblowers (5 Feb 2014)

Clare Daly: 25. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality his views in relation to the functioning of the Garda confidential recipient; and his views on whether it needs to be reformed in order to protect Garda whistleblowers. [5308/14]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Pensions Reform (5 Feb 2014)

Clare Daly: 96. To ask the Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 125 of 28 January 2014, if a pensionable service tapered table dealing with service and recognising different contributions will be implemented in calculating pension benefits; and if she will acknowledge that this would not constitute age discrimination as applying different criteria to different age groups...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Courts Service (5 Feb 2014)

Clare Daly: 150. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will outline in the interests of open and transparent justice and in view of the fact that €16 million was spent in installing digital audio recording facilities in most of our courts as an accurate and cost effective method of recording evidence, the reason CDs of digital audio recordings of court hearings are not available to...