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National Drugs Strategy. (18 Nov 2008)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 81: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if, in the context of developing the new national drugs strategy he or his Department's officials have consulted with the Irish Pharmaceutical Union on the matter of the production of crystal meths; and if he has engaged with the Minister for Health and Children or the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform to...

National Drugs Strategy. (18 Nov 2008)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Does the Minister of State agree that prevention is better than cure in this instance and does he agree that crystal meths is gaining a foothold in Europe? Is he aware the UN office on drugs and crime has said the sudden growth of the drug in the United States and its expansion from being a regional to a national problem there could be replicated in Europe? Is he aware that the number of...

Written Answers — Departmental Bodies: Departmental Bodies (13 Nov 2008)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 64: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will make a statement detailing the rationale underpinning the decision to fully integrate the facilities, back office, administrative services and access to citizens of the Human Rights Commission and Equality Authority and to cut their combined budget by approximately40%; the way it is envisaged that this...

Written Answers — Prison Building Programme: Prison Building Programme (13 Nov 2008)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 65: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will make a statement on the status of developments at Thornton Hall including final cost projections and expected date of completion; and his views on whether the upgrading of Mountjoy Prison could have been achieved more speedily and at less expense to the Exchequer had works been undertaken on its existing site in...

Brutal Killing in Limerick: Statements. (13 Nov 2008)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Ba mhaith liom, mar aon le gach duine sa Teach, mo chomhbhrón a chású le clann agus cairde Shane Geoghegan. Ba mhaith liom an deis a úsáid freisin chun mo chomhbhrón a chású le clanna Donna Cleary, Anthony Campbell, Brian Fitzgerald, Seán Poland, Darren Coughlan, Eddie Ward agus na daoine neamhurchóideacha eile a maraíodh go brúidiúlach nó a gortaíodh go dona in ionsaithe le...

Brutal Killing in Limerick: Statements. (13 Nov 2008)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: The Minister has already addressed the Tetra digital radio system. Is it possible to bring forward the roll-out of the dedicated non-Garda confidential telephone line to stop drug dealing? Will the Minister examine setting up a local drugs taskforce specifically for Limerick rather than the existing regional set-up which is not adequate? Will he ask the Garda Commissioner to establish more...

Preservation of Evidence. (13 Nov 2008)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Is the Minister satisfied that everything is done to ensure that evidence collected by the Garda will be available for future court cases? I was involved in one case as a witness and in that case the murder weapon went missing in a Garda station and was never subsequently found. We have also read reports of evidence being stored in locker rooms by gardaí. When will the new property...

Preservation of Evidence. (13 Nov 2008)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: In some cases the evidence can be large items. In the case I raised it was a motor vehicle. Is there sufficient storage space for items of evidence of that size? In the case I mentioned that piece of evidence was destroyed before it could be independently examined. There could be a number of vehicles involved if there are a number of cases. There is also a need for court cases to be...

Aircraft Search and Inspection. (13 Nov 2008)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: The Minister stated it was beyond reasonable doubt that the cargo was legitimate. How can he assert this given that the flights passed through Ireland long before the Garda investigation took place? There could not have been a proper investigation. On a related matter, is the Minister aware of a campaign to have Ireland accept a prisoner or prisoners from Guantanamo Bay?

Aircraft Search and Inspection. (13 Nov 2008)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: It is related to extraordinary rendition and there is a possibility that some of these people previously came through Ireland.

Aircraft Search and Inspection. (13 Nov 2008)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: That may well be the case. Will the Minister encourage the USA to allow some of these people, who have been cleared of any wrong doing, to come to Ireland or Europe given they cannot return to their native countries because of the risks involved?

Aircraft Search and Inspection. (13 Nov 2008)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: How can the Minister state it was beyond a reasonable doubt that the cargo was legitimate, given that it was not possible to investigate the matter?

Written Answers — Road Safety: Road Safety (12 Nov 2008)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 126: To ask the Minister for Transport his views on recent proposals by a group (details supplied) in particular that safe interaction with cyclists should be a mandatory element in all driver instruction programmes and for regulations specifying minimum distances to be kept by drivers when overtaking cyclists. [40029/08]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (11 Nov 2008)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 160: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the reason the fuel allowance is not paid in two block sums, as lobbied for by many poverty and other agencies. [39485/08]

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (11 Nov 2008)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 226: To ask the Minister for Finance further to Question No. 283 of 24 September 2008, if he will correct this anomaly in view of the fact that the amount paid as rent to the local authority under the shared ownership scheme may amount to several hundred euro per month, in addition to the mortgage repayments, and that these homeowners are low-income by definition. [39573/08]

Written Answers — Human Rights Issues: Human Rights Issues (11 Nov 2008)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 363: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if his attention has been drawn to the allegations made by a person (details supplied) that their correspondence went missing; and if he will investigate whether the letters in question were stopped or their content passed on to any other individual or agency and whether letters from their correspondents, their names and...

Written Answers — Prison Medical Service: Prison Medical Service (11 Nov 2008)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 364: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if his attention has been drawn to complaints from a person (details supplied) that they have been suffering acute pain and other symptoms for months but that the prison doctor has refused to treat them; and if he will take action regarding the matter. [39636/08]

Written Answers — Garda Investigations: Garda Investigations (11 Nov 2008)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 365: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if his attention has been drawn to an allegation made by a person (details supplied) that one of their visitors was subsequently visited at home by a detective from special branch who questioned them on the reason they visited the person; if reports of such harassment concern him; and if he will take action. [39637/08]

Written Answers — Local Authority Housing: Local Authority Housing (11 Nov 2008)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 513: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of CAS applications awaiting approval; the value of those applications; and the number of units they include. [39584/08]

Written Answers — Local Authority Housing: Local Authority Housing (11 Nov 2008)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 514: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the amount of the 2009 CAS budget that is available for new applications. [39585/08]