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Written Answers — Child Deaths: Child Deaths (14 Dec 2010)

Alan Shatter: Question 150: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if the Health Service Executive, as promised in their statement of 24 May 2010, collated the numbers of deaths of children who were known to social services over the past decade who were not in the care of the State; if this information has yet been furnished to her and if she will detail the information received and if it has been...

Written Answers — Child Care Services: Child Care Services (14 Dec 2010)

Alan Shatter: Question 151: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she has received recent reports from the Health Service Executive with regard to the progress made by it in implementing the PA Consulting Reform Plan with regard to child care services; in the context of any such report received, the nature of the progress made; if she has been informed of any continuing industrial relations...

Written Answers — Asylum Applications: Asylum Applications (14 Dec 2010)

Alan Shatter: Question 181: To ask the Minister for Justice and Law Reform with regard to the total number of unaccompanied children who arrived in the State between 1 January 2002 and 30 September 2010 being 1,871 children, the number that have been allowed to remain here upon attaining 18 years of age and the numbers whose applications to remain presently await determination. [47102/10]

Written Answers — Garda Strength: Garda Strength (14 Dec 2010)

Alan Shatter: Question 182: To ask the Minister for Justice and Law Reform if he will detail for each of the years 1999 up to and including the year 2010 with regard to the Garda Síochána, the number of chief superintendents, superintendents and inspectors on the Garda Force and the projected number as at the 1 January 2011. [47104/10]

Written Answers — Work Permits: Work Permits (14 Dec 2010)

Alan Shatter: Question 183: To ask the Minister for Justice and Law Reform the rules currently applicable to granting permission to non-EU citizens who wish to move to and work in Ireland to do so; the number of such applications received during the period 1 January 2009 to 31 December 2009 and 1 January 2010 to 30 November 2010; the nationality of the individual applicants in the case of each of the...

Written Answers — Criminal Justice System: Criminal Justice System (14 Dec 2010)

Alan Shatter: Question 191: To ask the Minister for Justice and Law Reform the reason for the oversight in the criminal justice system which led to the death of a person (details supplied) on 31 December 2009; and the ongoing risks to the general public if the system remains unchanged. [47286/10]

Order of Business (14 Dec 2010)

Alan Shatter: Can I ask the Taoiseach-----

Order of Business (14 Dec 2010)

Alan Shatter: I wish to ask the Taoiseach about two matters of legislation. No. 90 on today's Order Paper is the Twenty-ninth Amendment of the Constitution Bill 2009. This is a Bill designed at a time of economic emergency to facilitate the Government to apply the same level of public service remuneration reductions to members of the Judiciary as have been applied to other people. It was published by...

Order of Business (14 Dec 2010)

Alan Shatter: As the Green Party has given the Government some extra time in January, would the Taoiseach agree to take this Bill on board so that when a general election takes place on this simple and straightforward issue, about which there would be no public controversy - we can hold a referendum to coincide with the general election? This would ensure the Judiciary is not perceived as an elite apart...

Order of Business (14 Dec 2010)

Alan Shatter: I am not asking the Taoiseach to hold a children's referendum on election day. I am asking about the judges referendum.

Order of Business (14 Dec 2010)

Alan Shatter: Referenda refers to two, I am seeking one.

Handling of Criminal Matter in Longford: Statements (10 Dec 2010)

Alan Shatter: I wish to share time with Deputy James Bannon.

Handling of Criminal Matter in Longford: Statements (10 Dec 2010)

Alan Shatter: It is appropriate that we discuss the tragic events which occurred on 31 December last year, when Mr. Noel Keegan lost his life, and the report that has been produced by Judge Reilly. I want to start by expressing the condolences of the Fine Gael Party to Marie Keegan and her family on the very tragic loss they suffered. This is a loss that should never have occurred and the assault which...

Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest (No. 2) Bill 2010: Committee and Remaining Stages (10 Dec 2010)

Alan Shatter: Like colleagues, I rise to support this amendment. It is important that those who are currently benefiting from the existing protection with the minimum wage as it is today pending the enactment of this Bill, should not be put under pressure and should not find themselves unemployed in circumstances in which they do not agree to a reduction based on the legislation that is today before the...

Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest (No. 2) Bill 2010: Committee and Remaining Stages (10 Dec 2010)

Alan Shatter: Deputy Gogarty amply fulfils the role of national comedian. The tragedy is that it is the judgment of persons like Deputy Gogarty that has resulted in the catastrophic economic collapse of the State. I make a recommendation to Deputy Gogarty. It is that after the election has taken its course and the people have made the judgment that I expect them to make on him and his party, and as I...

Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest (No. 2) Bill 2010: Committee and Remaining Stages (10 Dec 2010)

Alan Shatter: The strange thing is, and it may come as a revelation to Deputy Gogarty, each Deputy in each party in this House is an individual with a conscience and with a capacity to think, and who has the capacity to make choices as to which way he or she should vote. You have that capacity, Deputy Gogarty,-----

Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest (No. 2) Bill 2010: Committee and Remaining Stages (10 Dec 2010)

Alan Shatter: -----and do not pretend otherwise.

Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest (No. 2) Bill 2010: Committee and Remaining Stages (10 Dec 2010)

Alan Shatter: This presentation of saying one thing-----

Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest (No. 2) Bill 2010: Committee and Remaining Stages (10 Dec 2010)

Alan Shatter: -----and doing the opposite.

Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest (No. 2) Bill 2010: Committee and Remaining Stages (10 Dec 2010)

Alan Shatter: This capacity that Members in Fianna Fáil have had in the more than 20 years I have been a Member of this House to say one thing and vote in the opposite direction is a capacity now that, apparently, has been transferred by some form of political osmosis into the Green consciousness.