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Written Answers — Diplomatic Representation: Diplomatic Representation (25 Oct 2007)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 93: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he has made representations at international level regarding the replacement of the UN Special Representative for Human Rights in the OPT, Professor John Dugard, whose mandate ends in 2008, or if he will to do so at any stage. [25922/07]

Written Answers — Diplomatic Representation: Diplomatic Representation (25 Oct 2007)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 94: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if his attention has been drawn to the campaign by Palestinian artists and musicians to participate in the Eurovision song contest; and if he has made representations through the International Telecommunications Union or the European Broadcasting Union, or if he will to do so at a future stage. [25923/07]

Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (25 Oct 2007)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 138: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if his attention has been drawn to the concerns of many parents regarding the content available to young children via the internet and mobile phone software; if the Government has plans to legislate for this; if discussion has been held or consideration given to requiring the placing of age limits or ratings on certain...

Criminal Law (Human Trafficking) Bill 2007: Second Stage (25 Oct 2007)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Ba mhaith liom fáilte a chur roimh an Bille seo. Tá sé ríthábhachtach go ndéanann muid plé air mar bhí Teachtaí ar ghach taobh á lorg le blianta anuas. Ba mhaith liom comhghairdeas a dhéanamh le Ruhama as an obair atá déanta acu agus as an iachall a chur siad agus dreamanna eile orainn an reachtaíocht seo a chur ós comhair na Dála. Beidh reachtaíocht cuíosach foirfe...

Requests to move Adjournment of Dáil under Standing Order 32 (25 Oct 2007)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: I seek to adjourn the Dáil to discuss the following matter: the urgent need for the Government to take emergency action to locate the 328 children who have gone missing from HSE care, particularly given the established link between unaccompanied minors going missing from such care and trafficking for the purpose of sexual exploitation, as evidenced by the outcome of a case involving 50...

Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (24 Oct 2007)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 113: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if his attention has been drawn to the campaign by SIPTU for legislation to provide equal treatment to agency workers; and if he will introduce legislation along the lines proposed. [25418/07]

Written Answers — Labour Force Upskilling: Labour Force Upskilling (24 Oct 2007)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 124: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his views on proposals put forward by the Irish Congress of Trade Unions for the introduction of paid learning leave to enable workers to up-skill. [25419/07]

European Council Meetings: Statements (24 Oct 2007)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: In my earlier contribution I asked about the European Commissioner, Mr. McCreevy. Can the Minister confirm that the consequences of a rejection in the referendum would not include an exclusion of the State from the European Union as suggested by Commissioner McCreevy? Can he also confirm that we will have only one referendum and that in the event of the electorate rejecting the treaty it...

European Council Meetings: Statements (24 Oct 2007)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Tá sé go hiontach go bhfuil deis againn arís an seachtain seo déileáil leis an cheist rí-thábhachtach seo. Measaim go ndéanfaimid athrú suntasach ar todhchaí na hÉireann má ghlacfaimid le conradh Lisbon. Is iad na hathruithe atá i gceist sa chonradh na hathruithe céanna a luadh nuair a rabhamar ag déileáil leis an conradh bunreachtúil — nó bunreacht na hEorpa — cúpla...

European Council Meetings: Statements (24 Oct 2007)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: That was acknowledged.

EU Summits. (24 Oct 2007)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: As an Irish republican, does the Taoiseach not see that the only logical position would be to have a common travel area of the island as a whole, where one amalgamates both police services on the island as well as administration and customs? That would address many of the practical difficulties. Given the timeframe, the Taoiseach has obviously given up on any hope of reunification by 2016.

Written Answers — Middle East Peace Process: Middle East Peace Process (23 Oct 2007)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 315: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs his views on the recent statement by UN Special Rapporteur for Human Rights in the Occupied Palestinian Territories, Mr. John Dugard, that the UN should withdraw from the US dominated international quartet, in view of that body's failure to respect Palestinian human rights and that the EU should also consider withdrawing from the quartet...

Written Answers — Misuse of Drugs Act: Misuse of Drugs Act (23 Oct 2007)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 202: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the fact that a young woman collapsed and was hospitalised during the summer 2007 having consumed pills containing the substance benzlpiperazine, a substance recently banned in Britain, which are available over the counter in up to 30 shops here; and if she will make the necessary provisions to...

Written Answers — Firearms Theft: Firearms Theft (23 Oct 2007)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 524: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number and type of legally held firearms which ended up in the hands of criminals every year for the past five years. [24814/07]

Written Answers — State Laboratories: State Laboratories (23 Oct 2007)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 525: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will publish the review (details supplied) into the resource needs of the forensic laboratory; and if he will make a statement on the delay in building a state of the art forensic laboratory. [24816/07]

Written Answers — State Laboratories: State Laboratories (23 Oct 2007)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 572: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will address the personnel shortages at the State Forensic Laboratory in an effort to speed up Garda preparation of books of evidence which in turn could help reduce the numbers absconding while on bail. [25464/07]

Written Answers — State Laboratories: State Laboratories (23 Oct 2007)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 526: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform his views on comments made by the director of the State Forensic Laboratory which will operate the Government's proposed DNA database who stated that the DNA database poses no threat to human rights, in particular given the conflicting grave concerns raised by the Human Rights Commission who pointed to far reaching...

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (23 Oct 2007)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 569: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the amount of the €3 million promised to the graffiti removal operation launched in June 2006 that was actually spent before it was decided by his Department to wind it up. [25461/07]

Written Answers — Garda Deployment: Garda Deployment (23 Oct 2007)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 570: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if his attention has been drawn to the comments by a senior Garda Officer (details supplied) to the effect that the local drugs units are re-directed into other policing tasks which emerge thereby disrupting their focus on drugs; and if, in view of the scale of the drugs crisis and associated gangland crime, he will bring...

Written Answers — Courts Service: Courts Service (23 Oct 2007)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 571: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will make additional resources available to the Courts Service for the Circuit Criminal Court to speed up the acquirement of hearing dates in an effort to reduce the numbers absconding while on bail. [25463/07]