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Written Answers — Departmental Funding: Departmental Funding (13 Mar 2012)

Dara Calleary: Question 409: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government when a payment under Leader funding will be made to an organisation (details supplied) in County Mayo; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14307/12]

Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (13 Mar 2012)

Dara Calleary: Question 559: To ask the Minister for Health the reasons for the delay in processing a medical card application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Mayo; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13649/12]

Crime Statistics (13 Mar 2012)

Dara Calleary: Question 60: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the preliminary crime statistics in respect of 2011, broken down by category; his views on the number of burglaries and his plans for dealing with this specific issue during 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14028/12]

Crime Statistics (13 Mar 2012)

Dara Calleary: Question 63: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of aggravated assaults in 2011 and to date in 2012; the legislative plans he has for this area; his views that the Gardaí have sufficient resources to deal with this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14029/12]

Crime Statistics (13 Mar 2012)

Dara Calleary: I thank the Minister for his reply and welcome the trend he identified. I wish to focus on a couple of areas, and in particular aggravated assaults. There were two very high profile incidents at Christmas and last month and we sympathise with the families of Andrew Dolan and James Tynan. There is a difficulty in our urban centres, in particular at weekends, where drug or alcohol related...

Crime Statistics (13 Mar 2012)

Dara Calleary: If we could cut out what happened last week it might not be repeated. The Minister stated, "Lawlessness cannot be allowed to prevail and the gang lords cannot be left to mete out their own version of street justice as they see fit". Speaking about the then Minister, Dermot Ahern, he also stated, "The Minister is not living up to his most basic responsibility of making sure the people feel...

Proposed Legislation (13 Mar 2012)

Dara Calleary: I thank the Minister. I welcome the nomination of Mr. Justice Frank Clarke and Mr. Justice John MacMenamin, two fine servants of the State who will bring great experience to the Supreme Court. I wish them well. What is the timeline? We will not have a referendum in 2012, but does the Minister wish to take steps, for example, public consultation or public discussion, during 2012 with a view...

Garda Operations (13 Mar 2012)

Dara Calleary: I assure the Minister that Deputy Ó Cuív will not be riding into the twilight any time soon. I received information at the weekend to which the Minister may not at present be able to respond. The mounted police unit is used to promote the Garda and its activities, as well as provide security duties. In the past several weeks, the Garda has begun to issue bills for providing policing. I...

Proposed Legislation (13 Mar 2012)

Dara Calleary: I am aware of the barriers that exist in the Constitution. Everybody agrees that the civil partnership legislation introduced by the former Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform, Dermot Ahern, was ground-breaking. It appears the convention will deal with a substantial number of justice issues. Has the Minister been given extra resources to deal with the pressure this will place on...

Leaders' Questions (8 Mar 2012)

Dara Calleary: I hope the Ceann Comhairle is not trying to cramp my style.

Leaders' Questions (8 Mar 2012)

Dara Calleary: I will start by wishing everybody a happy International Women's Day. I hope it is a productive day with some good outcomes.

Leaders' Questions (8 Mar 2012)

Dara Calleary: This morning it was reported that AIB, the Government-owned bank, was planning to announce some 2,500 redundancies today. In fact, the majority of workers heard this on Bloomberg TV this morning. As the Government is the dominant shareholder in the bank, will the Tánaiste confirm that number and tell us when an announcement will be made? When was he informed of this announcement and what...

Leaders' Questions (8 Mar 2012)

Dara Calleary: What plans does the Government have-----

Leaders' Questions (8 Mar 2012)

Dara Calleary: Will the Deputies opposite listen to the comments of the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources, Deputy Pat Rabbitte, about political frivolities? This is in the context of 2,500 redundancies. What plans are in place to address the issue?

Leaders' Questions (8 Mar 2012)

Dara Calleary: The news has just been confirmed as the Tánaiste was on his feet. AIB is stating that if it cannot achieve voluntary redundancies, it will seek enforced redundancies. When was the Government informed of the figure and what action did it take? I share the Tánaiste's aspirations that the people concerned will be taken care of, but we have had this information on a crisis in the financial...

Leaders' Questions (8 Mar 2012)

Dara Calleary: There will not be one today.

Order of Business (8 Mar 2012)

Dara Calleary: It is unfortunate that one of the Tánaiste's biggest achievements in office came too late for inclusion in the Government's love letter to itself yesterday, that is, forcing Fine Gael to cancel its stars party this afternoon. Are there any plans to bring that document published yesterday into the House to allow discussion and debate on what the Government claims to be the achievements of...

Order of Business (8 Mar 2012)

Dara Calleary: One would not need a guillotine on that.

Order of Business (8 Mar 2012)

Dara Calleary: The programme for Government: lean ar aghaidh here forever.

Written Answers — Broadcasting Services: Broadcasting Services (7 Mar 2012)

Dara Calleary: Question 13: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources when he expects to receive the recommendations of the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland investigation into the Fr. Kevin Reynolds case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12857/12]