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Overseas Missions (28 Jun 2011)

Dara Calleary: Question 48: To ask the Minister for Defence the numbers of Irish troops currently serving overseas; their locations; the numbers, in terms of Commissioned Officers, non Commissioned Officers and General Service personnel in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17267/11]

Overseas Missions (28 Jun 2011)

Dara Calleary: We discussed the issue of personnel deployed overseas at the committee meeting last week. I join the Minister in wishing the personnel deploying to Lebanon health and success, and I wish their families well. They follow in a very fine tradition. Overseas service is the lifeblood of the Defence Forces in terms of the experience it gives them. Is the Minister happy that the balance serving...

Overseas Missions (28 Jun 2011)

Dara Calleary: With regard to the UN management of our forces, did the Minister see the remarks made by Colonel Gerald Aherne in "SIGNAL" magazine last week? Colonel Aherne was the chief of operations on the UN peace enforcement mission in Liberia. He spoke about UN office politics negatively affecting military missions and said that UN structures were beset by a muddled chain of command. He also said...

Naval Service Operations (28 Jun 2011)

Dara Calleary: The Minister has touched slightly on the subject of my question. I notice the nationality of ships boarded is not included as a targeting measure. Are we precluded from doing this and is it something that should be looked at? Is there a predominance of nationalities among ships boarded and where offences are found, and are those figures available?

Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (23 Jun 2011)

Dara Calleary: Question 24: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality his response to the views expressed on the cost of the referendum on judicial pay versus the anticipated savings of the proposed reductions in judicial pay. [16784/11]

Written Answers — Ministerial Appointments: Ministerial Appointments (23 Jun 2011)

Dara Calleary: Question 25: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the contacts he had with the prescribed persons or organisations prior to the appointment of a person (details supplied) as confidential recipient and if he informed these organisations of this persons political donation to him. [16782/11]

Criminal Investigations (23 Jun 2011)

Dara Calleary: The proposal in regard to the establishment of an inter-agency unit to progress the investigation is not mine, it is the Minister's own, from a speech he gave on a Private Members' motion in 2009. At that stage, he suggested this would be a way to proceed. The sharing of files and the submission of files to the DPP has been under way for some time. My concern in tabling this question was...

Garda Operations (23 Jun 2011)

Dara Calleary: We all congratulate An Garda Síochána for the manner in which the gardaí policed both operations. I appreciate the Minister's difficulties. We are now five weeks down the road and the gardaí have been paid their overtime allowances with their regular salaries. I just wish to get the final costs and draw a line under the matter so that in future a plan is put in place for large security...

Garda Operations (23 Jun 2011)

Dara Calleary: Given the amount involved, will it require an additional Estimate? The Minister said previously an amount had been budgeted for the visits but was this much envisaged? Is the €20 million specifically related to Garda activity?

Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission (23 Jun 2011)

Dara Calleary: I regret any deaths but, given that three of the deaths occurred in 2010, why has there been a delay in getting the report from the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission?

Garda Deployment (23 Jun 2011)

Dara Calleary: Have we an extra hour?

Proposed Legislation (23 Jun 2011)

Dara Calleary: I welcome the fact that the Minister has brought this Bill so quickly. In the current climate, it is essential. The Minister can be assured of my party's full support, whatever House it comes through, in terms of trying to get this through before the summer recess.

Legal Aid Service (23 Jun 2011)

Dara Calleary: Question 1: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the current delays to access a civil lawyer via the Legal Aid Centre; if he will consult with the Department of Social Protection in relation to utilising the new internship scheme to assist the Legal Aid Board in addressing the delays in civil law cases. [16779/11]

Legal Aid Service (23 Jun 2011)

Dara Calleary: I apologise for the delay. I want, first, to acknowledge the Minister's record over many years as a practitioner in this area. I know that he has been very involved. I am sure he will agree that to have 3,800 people waiting for this service on 1 June is something that we cannot stand over and we need to put in place some preparations to address this. The internship scheme announced in the...

Legal Aid Service (23 Jun 2011)

Dara Calleary: Regarding the internship scheme, I welcome the commitment of the Minister and his former colleague in the House, Ms Anne Colley. Has the Minister set a deadline by which people must apply to the scheme? Does his office have plans as to when these people will be made available?

Magdalene Laundries (23 Jun 2011)

Dara Calleary: Question 4: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the reason he did not opt to establish a full statutory inquiry into allegations of torture and degrading treatment of women committed to Magdalene Laundries as recommended by the UN Committee Against Torture. [16787/11]

Magdalene Laundries (23 Jun 2011)

Dara Calleary: In regard to the chairperson of the committee, what type of person does the Minister have in mind? Will the chairperson be someone with a legal or non-legal background? Given that the Minister has given a commitment to revert within three months with a progress report, when can we expect the appointment to be made? The Minister referred to obtaining information from congregations. What...

Magdalene Laundries (23 Jun 2011)

Dara Calleary: On 7 June Professor Maurice Manning of the Human Rights Commission referred on RTE to a wall of official indifference in relation to the work of the commission on this matter. Will the Minister guarantee that both he and the Minister of State, Deputy Lynch, will instruct that that wall of official indifference be taken down for the duration of the investigation?

Magdalene Laundries (23 Jun 2011)

Dara Calleary: Will the meetings be held in public or private?

Order of Business (Resumed) (23 Jun 2011)

Dara Calleary: Therefore, none of them is in order.