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Written Answers — Garda Recruitment: Garda Recruitment (9 Jun 2010)

Charles Flanagan: Question 179: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when it is proposed to appoint a director of human resource management and when a director of information, communication and technology will be set in place as per the report of the Garda Inspectorate on senior management; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24566/10]

Written Answers — Garda Inspectorate Reports: Garda Inspectorate Reports (9 Jun 2010)

Charles Flanagan: Question 180: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when the status implementation report will be published by the Garda Inspectorate on its last report and recommendations on Garda resource allocation published on 2 February 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24567/10]

Implementation of the Ryan Report: Statements (9 Jun 2010)

Charles Flanagan: It is a year since this House last debated the Ryan report but it feels much more recent. Why is that? It is because over the period of a year one could reasonably have expected significant improvements in our child protection measures. Instead, we are once again mired in reports of gross negligence on the part of the State and the grotesque situation where the State is not entirely sure...

Prison Accommodation (3 Jun 2010)

Charles Flanagan: I thank the Ceann Comhairle for allowing me to raise this issue once again. There is a crisis in Mountjoy Prison. In recent weeks the governor of Mountjoy men's prison has announced his retirement while the governor of the women's prison has resigned. Both cited appalling conditions at the prison and the fact that they were being constantly undermined in their attempts to run effective...

Order of Business. (3 Jun 2010)

Charles Flanagan: On a point of order, when did this happen before? I ask the Ceann Comhairle for the third time to quote the precedent.

Order of Business. (3 Jun 2010)

Charles Flanagan: These are not the dying days of the Weimar Republic.

Order of Business. (3 Jun 2010)

Charles Flanagan: This is an assembly of Members. Everybody here is elected to this House. The Government is suspending the business for next week.

Order of Business. (3 Jun 2010)

Charles Flanagan: This is not Weimar; it is the Irish Republic and the Ceann Comhairle is the Chair of this assembly.

Order of Business. (3 Jun 2010)

Charles Flanagan: The Deputy will not be able to table a question next week.

Order of Business. (3 Jun 2010)

Charles Flanagan: It is all very funny for the Tánaiste and the Minister for Transport.

Order of Business. (3 Jun 2010)

Charles Flanagan: When I made that suggestion I was told to withdraw the remark. In effect, the Ceann Comhairle is-----

Order of Business. (3 Jun 2010)

Charles Flanagan: On a point of order.

Order of Business. (3 Jun 2010)

Charles Flanagan: I think it is unsatisfactory that the Government can come in here-----

Order of Business. (3 Jun 2010)

Charles Flanagan: On a point of order, Ceann Comhairle in the course of earlier exchanges I withdrew remarks which were directed at the you, namely, that you were bowing to Government but you indicted that you were acting in accordance with precedent. I would have thought that you might have availed of the ten minute suspension to find the precedent and quote it to the House.

Order of Business. (3 Jun 2010)

Charles Flanagan: I have been tabling questions, as have Members of this House, to various Ministers----

Order of Business. (3 Jun 2010)

Charles Flanagan: -----since last Christmas where there is a repeated refusal on the part of the Ministers to answer questions.

Order of Business. (3 Jun 2010)

Charles Flanagan: We are not moving on.

Order of Business. (3 Jun 2010)

Charles Flanagan: I am not satisfied. I did not get to my point of order at all yet.

Order of Business. (3 Jun 2010)

Charles Flanagan: I am asking you to deal with a point of order, which is my entitlement under Standing Orders. I will be brief. In the course of those exchanges, you indicated to me further, while neglecting to quote the precedent, that it is possible for this Dáil to vary or change the order. Since you made that statement, the Dáil has voted and decided to set aside Standing Orders 21 and 26 in regard...

Order of Business. (3 Jun 2010)

Charles Flanagan: No.