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Written Answers — Overseas Missions: Overseas Missions (26 May 2005)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 149: To ask the Minister for Defence if he will report on the activities of the Irish Defence Forces deployed in Afghanistan. [17749/05]

Overseas Missions. (26 May 2005)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 5: To ask the Minister for Defence the military hardware that will be used by the EU battle groups. [17748/05]

Overseas Missions. (26 May 2005)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Battle groups by their nature must be ready for all eventualities and the equipment available to them cannot be dependent on the nature of any future and unknown mission. The equipment purchased by the British army for its participation in the EU battle groups includes transport aeroplanes, unmanned aircraft and precision-guided missiles. This is hardly the equipment needed for humanitarian...

Disability Bill 2004: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage. (26 May 2005)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: They are already outside.

Disability Bill 2004: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage. (26 May 2005)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: I move amendment No. 122: In page 19, line 14, to delete "be conducted otherwise than in public." and substitute the following: "not be conducted in public unless—— (a) the applicant requests otherwise, (b) the complaints officer believes a public hearing would be more appropriate.". The purpose of the amendment is to provide that a hearing before a complaints officer, rather than always...

Disability Bill 2004: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage. (26 May 2005)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: I want to deal with the last issue the Minister of State raised because it arose previously. Yesterday, he had a go at an Independent Deputy, Deputy Cowley. I think the phrase he used was "breezing in, breezing out". Now he has had a go at Deputy Ó Caoláin who spoke on the first Bill and the debacle associated with it. Deputy Ó Caoláin spoke on Second Stage on this Bill. He has helped me...

Disability Bill 2004: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage. (26 May 2005)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Okay, well his posterior then. He has not bothered to turn up here to play any role in legislation for which, ultimately, he will be responsible, being the Minister with responsibility for equality issues, supposedly. Those were cheap shots from the junior Minister about the contributions by Members. We all have a huge raft of legislation to deal with and play a role in that respect in...

Disability Bill 2004: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage. (26 May 2005)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: He can do that as well. While the Minister of State can make minimal changes and statements that there will be some movement, there is no movement in regard to this amendment. He also stated that six Departments will have to produce plans within a certain time and that other Departments will have to do so by the end of the year. It would have been much simpler if the Minister of State had...

Disability Bill 2004: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage. (26 May 2005)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: The Minister of State referred to genuine complaints. The complaints officer determines whether a complaint is genuine. Most people who make complaints believe they are genuine. I refer to the term "frivolous and vexatious". I had occasion to make a complaint to the Garda Complaints Board about a garda and Garda harassment. The reply stated my complaint was frivolous and vexatious. I appealed...

Disability Bill 2004: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage. (26 May 2005)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: I move amendmentNo. 98: In page 17, between lines 13 and 14, to insert the following: "(a) the denial of a right to an assessment of need;". The purpose of this amendment is to extend the grounds on which a person with a disability can lodge a complaint to a complaints officer to include cases where the former has been denied a right to an assessment of need. This goes further than the...

Disability Bill 2004: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage. (26 May 2005)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: I welcome the news that the Minister of State is to make additional changes. I hope the Seanad will hear about them in full detail. It is a pity the Minister of State was not able to state the exact nature of the changes in this House so we could debate their adequacy. Every other change the Minister of State has introduced since this Bill was published has been minimal and has not been...

Written Answers — Deportation Orders: Deportation Orders (25 May 2005)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 178: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he is aware that a person (details supplied) who was deported on 19 May 2005 had an appeal pending against the refusal of asylum; and, if so, the grounds on which due process was set aside in this instance. [17510/05]

Written Answers — Deportation Orders: Deportation Orders (25 May 2005)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 179: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if his attention has been drawn to the fact that those who observed a person (details supplied) being detained by the Garda on 19 May 2005 state that he was first bundled into a room, from which screams were heard, and then manhandled to awaiting transport in handcuffs with a bloodied face; and his views on whether this is...

Written Answers — Deportation Orders: Deportation Orders (25 May 2005)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 180: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if there was a medical examination of a person (details supplied) while in Garda custody on 19 May 2005 prior to deportation; if so, the results of same; and the action he will take if it found evidence of an assault. [17512/05]

Written Answers — Deportation Orders: Deportation Orders (25 May 2005)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 181: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the steps that were taken to identify a person (details supplied) as the person whom the Garda sought before he was deported on 19 May 2005; the measures that were taken to ensure all legal proceedings by this person had been completed; and if he will consider having this person returned here to allow due process to...

Written Answers — Deportation Orders: Deportation Orders (25 May 2005)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 182: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the agencies that were contacted in regard to the case of a person (details supplied); if this person's solicitor was contacted, allowed access or informed in any way regarding events affecting his client. [17514/05]

Disability Bill 2004: Report Stage (Resumed). (25 May 2005)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Cosúil leis an Teachta McGrath, tacaím leis an leasú seo ón Teachta Cowley toisc go bhfuil séá chur chun cinn, rud nár aithin mé féin nuair a bhí mé ag dul tríd an reachtaíocht. Ní fhaca mé gurbh fhéidir an rud seo a chur chun cinn cuíosach tapaidh agus nach gcosnódh sé an oiread sin airgid ar an Stát. Tá an ceart ag an Teachta nuair a deir sé go sabhálfadh sé roinnt...

Disability Bill 2004: Report Stage (Resumed). (25 May 2005)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Aontaím leis an Teachta McGrath aríst. Is trua nach bhfuil an tAire sásta glacadh leis an leasú faoi láthair, in ainneoin go ndúirt sé go raibh sásamh éigin ann. Níl i gceist ach céim shimplí, ach tá an tAire á rá, toisc go bhfuil coiste idir-rannógach ann faoi láthair atá ag déileáil le cártaí, nach bhfuil sé sásta bogadh ar an gceist seo. Tá muid ag déileáil leis...

Disability Bill 2004: Report Stage (Resumed). (25 May 2005)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Tacaím le leasú Uimh. 98 a chuir an Teachta Stanton síos sa choiste. I support these amendments, which place an onus on the Health Service Executive to identify under-resourced services for which there is a demand and to plan for the provision of those services in line with demand. That does not amount to ring-fencing resources for them but identifies the services required which are...

Disability Bill 2004: Report Stage (Resumed). (25 May 2005)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Arís, tuigim cad atáá rá ag an Aire, ach ní aontaím go hiomlán leis. Chuirfeadh an leasú leis an reachtaíocht dá nglacfaí leis. Déanann sé iarracht déileáil leis an cheist seo, mar a bhí mé féin ag iarraidh a dhéanamh sna leasuithe a rialaíodh as ord. Is é an rud bunúsach atá i gceist ná go mbeadh na seirbhísí atá de dhíth faoi láthair ar fáil roimh i bhfad. Fiú...