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Courts and Court Officers (Amendment) Bill 2007: Second Stage (Resumed) (21 Feb 2007)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: When making my contributions on similar Bills in 2003 and 2004, I recall asking why the Minister did not set a higher figure for the judges to be appointed. I argued that if we had set a higher figure, we would not need to introduce further legislation when the court system had once again become bogged down, which is obviously the impetus for the Bill before us. New judges could have been...

Courts and Court Officers (Amendment) Bill 2007: Committee and Remaining Stages (21 Feb 2007)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: I know in his wisdom, the Ceann Comhairle ruled out of order the amendments I tabled because they would involve a potential charge on revenue. However, the purpose of the Bill and this section and section 3 in particular will mean a potential charge on revenue. The explanatory memorandum details the salaries of a High Court judge, Circuit Court judge and District Court judge. I will not...

Courts and Court Officers (Amendment) Bill 2007: Committee and Remaining Stages (21 Feb 2007)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: As I stated in my opening comments it is a pity we are only dealing with the courts and the appointment of court officers, namely, judges. The referendum promised on the five proposals from the Minister of State at the Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform with special responsibility for children will have implications. It is a pity account was not taken of it in this short Bill....

Courts and Court Officers (Amendment) Bill 2007: Committee and Remaining Stages (21 Feb 2007)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Will the Minister explain the changes being brought forward by the amendment to the Sixth Schedule? Is it just a simple change, as there is nothing in the explanatory memorandum on it?

Health Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2007: Second and Subsequent Stages (21 Feb 2007)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Tonight's developments raise further significant questions about the Government's inept handling of the health care system. Private health insurance in Ireland has been a fiasco from the outset. Sinn Féin will not oppose this legislation because to do so would hurt normal taxpayers, who have to scrimp and save to try to compensate for the failure of successive Governments to put in place a...

Civil Unions Bill 2006: Second Stage (Resumed) (21 Feb 2007)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Tugaim fáilte roimh an deis chun labhairt ar an ábhar tábhachtach seo, agus tacaíonn Sinn Féin go hiomlán leis an mBille. Feicimid níos faide, áfach, ach glacaimid leis agus tacaímid go hiomlán le cearta a bheith ag cúpla den ghnéas céanna pósadh agus clann a bhunadh. Ar ndóigh tacaímid chomh maith le cearta siúd nach bhfuil pósta, nó cúpla nach bhfuil den ghnéas...

Written Answers — Drugs Classifications: Drugs Classifications (20 Feb 2007)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 108: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will prepare legislation providing for the State to adopt a similar classification of drug substances to the British system where drugs are grouped on the basis of their harmfulness to the person and to society as recommended by the Drug Policy Action Group. [41983/06]

Written Answers — Sex Offenders Register: Sex Offenders Register (20 Feb 2007)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 239: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the measures being taken to ensure effective post release supervision of sex offenders; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6421/07]

Written Answers — Sex Offenders Register: Sex Offenders Register (20 Feb 2007)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 240: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will confirm that local Garda stations are fully and promptly informed of all convicted sex offenders moving into their area; if he is satisfied that Garda monitoring of convicted sex offenders post release is as effective as it should be; and the additional measures, that will or should be considered....

Written Answers — Asylum Applications: Asylum Applications (20 Feb 2007)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 243: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of Romanians who had section 3 leave to remain applications pending prior to 1 January 2007; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6445/07]

Written Answers — Asylum Applications: Asylum Applications (20 Feb 2007)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 244: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of Bulgarians who had section 3 leave to remain applications pending prior to 1 January 2007; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6446/07]

Written Answers — Asylum Applications: Asylum Applications (20 Feb 2007)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 245: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of Romanians who had application for permission to remain, not section 3, still pending prior to 1 January 2007; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6447/07]

Written Answers — Asylum Applications: Asylum Applications (20 Feb 2007)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 246: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of Bulgarians who had applications for permission to remain, not section 3, still pending prior to 1 January 2007; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6448/07]

Written Answers — Asylum Applications: Asylum Applications (20 Feb 2007)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 247: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if all requests from Bulgarians and form Romanians for section 3 leave to remain or for permission to remain, not section 3, that were pending prior to 1 January 2007 have been granted or decisions issued; if not, the status of pending application; when decisions will be issued; and his position regarding...

Written Answers — Crime Levels: Crime Levels (20 Feb 2007)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 248: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of cases of rape reported to An Garda Síochána in 2005. [6450/07]

Order of Business (20 Feb 2007)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: I have questions on three Bills. Taking into account the statements made by the Tánaiste last week, is there any chance the legal costs Bill will be brought forward ahead of its expected publication date? It comes within the Tánaiste's ministerial brief. The pharmacy (No. 1) Bill was to be published in this session. Is there any indication of when it will appear? Why is there a delay...

Written Answers — Garda Investigations: Garda Investigations (14 Feb 2007)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 196: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will confirm that the same type of explosive and similar make-up of device wasused in the attempted bomb attack on the Monaghan Sinn Féin Office on 3 March 1997 and the attempted bomb attack on the Widow Scallan's Public House, Dublin, on 21 May 1994; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Northern Ireland Issues: Northern Ireland Issues (14 Feb 2007)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 197: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if, in view of the recent revelation in the Six Counties' Police Ombudsman Ms Nuala O'Loan's report on collusion between British Secret Services and the Mount Vernon UVF, the full details of bombings (details supplied) have been forwarded to the Six Counties' Police Ombudsman's office to help it in other...

Written Answers — Northern Ireland Issues: Northern Ireland Issues (14 Feb 2007)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 198: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if in view of the recent revelations in the Six Counties' Police Ombudsman Ms Nuala O'Loan's report on collusion between British Secret Services and the Mount Vernon UVF, the full details of the UVF bomb attack (details supplied) have been forwarded to the Six Counties' Police Ombudsman's office to help it...

Written Answers — Northern Ireland Issues: Northern Ireland Issues (14 Feb 2007)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 199: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he has discussed with the Garda Commissioner the need to have a fresh look at all cases of UVF attacks in this State in the 1990s in particular in view of recent revelations in the Six Counties' Police Ombudsman Nuala O'Loan's report on collusion between British Secret Services and the Mount Vernon UVF;...