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Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Defence Forces Service with United Nations: Motion (20 Nov 2013)

Finian McGrath: I would like to join with the Minister in commending our forces abroad on the magnificent work they do with the United Nations. The Minister may die of shock when he hears this, but I wish to commend him on his mention of the approximately 560 Defence Forces personnel who are currently contributing to UN peace-support operations abroad. The term "peace support operations" - to which the...

Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Defence Forces Service with United Nations: Motion (20 Nov 2013)

Finian McGrath: Indeed.

Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Estimates for Public Services 2013
Vote 20 - Garda Síochána (Supplementary)
Vote 24 - Justice and Equality (Supplementary) (20 Nov 2013)

Finian McGrath: The Minister's submission on the Estimates gave the impression everything is hunky dory in our justice system, but the situation is the opposite. I have some questions with regard to his submission because there is a major problem with the justice system in regard to crime that is not being dealt with. In regard to the Supplementary Estimates and the effective management of resources, does...

Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Estimates for Public Services 2013
Vote 20 - Garda Síochána (Supplementary)
Vote 24 - Justice and Equality (Supplementary) (20 Nov 2013)

Finian McGrath: This relates to crime and the Estimates.

Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Estimates for Public Services 2013
Vote 20 - Garda Síochána (Supplementary)
Vote 24 - Justice and Equality (Supplementary) (20 Nov 2013)

Finian McGrath: I will go back to page 2 to develop the point. The Minister stated in his submission that as of 31 October, some 6,972 persons have been arrested and 3,971 persons have been charged with burglary offences under Operation Fiacla. Why is this figure so high? The Minister said we should welcome this. I am shocked so many people have been arrested and charged. That is a very high figure and...

Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Estimates for Public Services 2013
Vote 20 - Garda Síochána (Supplementary)
Vote 24 - Justice and Equality (Supplementary) (20 Nov 2013)

Finian McGrath: That is not true.

Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Estimates for Public Services 2013
Vote 20 - Garda Síochána (Supplementary)
Vote 24 - Justice and Equality (Supplementary) (20 Nov 2013)

Finian McGrath: We always stick to the agenda.

Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Estimates for Public Services 2013
Vote 20 - Garda Síochána (Supplementary)
Vote 24 - Justice and Equality (Supplementary) (20 Nov 2013)

Finian McGrath: That applies to the Minister as well.

Government Decision on Exiting Programme of Financial Support: Motion (Resumed) (20 Nov 2013)

Finian McGrath: A Leas-Cheann Comhairle, thank you for giving me the opportunity to speak in the House during this historic debate on the Government decision to exit the EU-IMF programme. Let there be no mistake about it; the day these people came to town was a sad day for Ireland, a sad day for democracy and, above all, a sad day for the Irish people. We must all recognise this because people have...

Leaders' Questions (20 Nov 2013)

Finian McGrath: Hear, hear.

Leaders' Questions (20 Nov 2013)

Finian McGrath: The Taoiseach is waffling again.

Leaders' Questions (20 Nov 2013)

Finian McGrath: The Taoiseach is waffling again.

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Commemorative Events (20 Nov 2013)

Finian McGrath: 132. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he will support the Clontarf 2014 group in their efforts to develop sports, arts and tourism and for the millennium of the Battle of Clontarf. [49686/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Eligibility (20 Nov 2013)

Finian McGrath: 197. To ask the Minister for Health his views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding the elderly, the medical card and the assessment process. [49699/13]

Leaders' Questions (19 Nov 2013)

Finian McGrath: There will be more cuts.

Leaders' Questions (19 Nov 2013)

Finian McGrath: Hear, hear.

Leaders' Questions (19 Nov 2013)

Finian McGrath: They are on the Taoiseach's watch. The Minister for Health is asleep at the wheel again.

Other Questions: Ministerial Meetings (19 Nov 2013)

Finian McGrath: Go on, Deputy Mathews, give him some welly.

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Northern Ireland Issues (19 Nov 2013)

Finian McGrath: 122. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if the issue of collusion was ever raised with the British Government over the past two years. [48875/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Revenue Commissioners Investigations (19 Nov 2013)

Finian McGrath: 167. To ask the Minister for Finance the position regarding a liquidation issue and unfair dismissal case (details supplied). [48951/13]