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Offences against the State (Amendment) Act 1998: Motion (21 Jun 2011)

Dara Calleary: My party will support the Government on this occasion. Regrettably, certain events during the past 12 months have highlighted the need for us to renew this legislation. As the Minister has said, it was introduced in the aftermath of the horror of the Omagh bomb. With the passage of time, the difficulty was that many people did not recognise or remember that horror. If they needed to be...

Order of Business (16 Jun 2011)

Dara Calleary: Does the Government have plans to introduce an amendment to the Social Welfare and Pensions Bill, or introduce another social welfare Bill, to restrict payments to single mothers or fathers? Are any changes planned in this regard?

Order of Business (16 Jun 2011)

Dara Calleary: Someone should tell Senator Tom Sheahan about that.

Order of Business (16 Jun 2011)

Dara Calleary: It is under consideration then.

Order of Business (16 Jun 2011)

Dara Calleary: It is called neutering legislation.

Order of Business (16 Jun 2011)

Dara Calleary: It is 100 days without a job.

Written Answers — Consular Services: Consular Services (15 Jun 2011)

Dara Calleary: Question 81: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to the case of a person (details supplied); if he has made representations to the German authorities regarding this case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15293/11]

Written Answers — Architectural Heritage: Architectural Heritage (15 Jun 2011)

Dara Calleary: Question 138: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will report on a property (details supplied) in County Mayo including a timing and a costing for the envisaged works. [15299/11]

Written Answers — Departmental Recruitment: Departmental Recruitment (15 Jun 2011)

Dara Calleary: Question 139: To ask the Minister for Finance if there is any new recruitment under way in the Office of Public Works; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15300/11]

Written Answers — Departmental Recruitment: Departmental Recruitment (15 Jun 2011)

Dara Calleary: Question 140: To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to recruit a chief information officer for the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15301/11]

Written Answers — Garda Strength: Garda Strength (15 Jun 2011)

Dara Calleary: Question 477: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the total number of serving gardaí on 31 May 2011 excluding the Garda Reserve. [15295/11]

Written Answers — Garda Strength: Garda Strength (15 Jun 2011)

Dara Calleary: Question 478: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the total number of the Garda Reserve on 31 May 2011. [15296/11]

Written Answers — UN Committee Against Torture: UN Committee Against Torture (15 Jun 2011)

Dara Calleary: Question 479: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality his views on the findings of the UN Committee against Torture concluding observation and recommendations regarding those involuntarily confined in the Magdalene Laundries; if he will outline his plans for dealing with the findings. [15297/11]

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (15 Jun 2011)

Dara Calleary: Question 491: To ask the Minister for Defence the cost that has been incurred by the change and purchase of new berets under way within the Reserve Defence Forces; the reason for such a change; if his attention has been drawn to concerns within the RDF over the change; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15294/11]

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (15 Jun 2011)

Dara Calleary: Question 524: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the total amount of envisaged savings from cuts to agri-environment options scheme payments for disadvantaged areas and in designated areas in 2011 and in 2012; and if in view of the lower then forecasted take up of the AEOS scheme for 2011 he will re-examine the decision. [15298/11]

Order of Business (15 Jun 2011)

Dara Calleary: The Taoiseach committed to giving Oireachtas committees powers to vet all State appointments in advance. Will every appointment to State boards be included? He used to criticise the previous Government regularly for appointing friends and colleagues to boards. How does he define the appointment of a €1,000 donor to a State position?

Spent Convictions Bill 2011: Referral to Select Committee (8 Jun 2011)

Dara Calleary: I move: That the Bill be referred to the Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality, in accordance with Standing Orders.

Written Answers — State Assets: State Assets (7 Jun 2011)

Dara Calleary: Question 32: To ask the Minister for Finance when he will make decisions on the recommendations of the review group on State assets and liabilities. [14161/11]

Written Answers — Fiscal Policy: Fiscal Policy (7 Jun 2011)

Dara Calleary: Question 44: To ask the Minister for Finance if the proposed fiscal correction in 2012 is still €3.6 billion. [14160/11]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (7 Jun 2011)

Dara Calleary: Question 183: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding an appeal for disability benefit in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14174/11]