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Written Answers — Irish Prison Service: Irish Prison Service (8 Jul 2009)

Charles Flanagan: Question 332: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of mobile phones seized in each of the prisons to date in 2009; the measures put in place in each prison to prevent mobile phone use by prisoners; the categories of visitor and staff in each prison permitted to enter the prison with mobile phones on their person; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Drugs in Prisons: Drugs in Prisons (8 Jul 2009)

Charles Flanagan: Question 333: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number, location and date of introduction of BOSS chairs in the prison system here; the approximate cost of such a chair; his plans for the roll out of these chairs across all prisons; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28670/09]

Written Answers — Garda Deployment: Garda Deployment (8 Jul 2009)

Charles Flanagan: Question 334: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of members of the Garda Síochána who are regularly carrying out non-front line duties that could be carried out by civilians; the rank of these members; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28671/09]

Written Answers — Garda Deployment: Garda Deployment (8 Jul 2009)

Charles Flanagan: Question 335: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of civilians carrying out non-front line duties in the Garda Síochána; the annual increase in civilianisation since 2002; the number of posts to be filled; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28672/09]

Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (8 Jul 2009)

Charles Flanagan: Question 336: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the consultation process for the White Paper on crime; the budget in respect of same; the methods being used for the promotion and community involvement in the process; when the consultation process will commence and where; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28673/09]

Written Answers — Crime Prevention: Crime Prevention (8 Jul 2009)

Charles Flanagan: Question 337: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the position regarding his knife crime campaign; the organisers contracted to run the campaign; the budget for the campaign; the timeframe for same; the location of road shows; the methods of advertising and promoting the campaign; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28674/09]

Written Answers — Payment of Fines: Payment of Fines (8 Jul 2009)

Charles Flanagan: Question 338: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the amount of uncollected fines imposed by the courts and the Garda Síochána, including driving related offences, for 2006, 2007 and 2008; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28675/09]

Written Answers — Garda Remuneration: Garda Remuneration (8 Jul 2009)

Charles Flanagan: Question 339: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the overtime budget spent for the Garda Síochána and the Prison Service for each year since 2004 to date in 2009; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28676/09]

Written Answers — Sentencing Policy: Sentencing Policy (8 Jul 2009)

Charles Flanagan: Question 340: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the breakdown of the number of offences resulting in imprisonment (details supplied) for each year for the past five years; and the average time spent in prison under each heading over the same timeframe. [28677/09]

Redundancy Payments. (7 Jul 2009)

Charles Flanagan: Question 36: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if she will honour the commitment to allow employers to offset against tax, a redundancy scheme refund, that has not been paid by her; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27557/09]

Criminal Justice (Amendment) Bill 2009: Committee and Remaining Stages (7 Jul 2009)

Charles Flanagan: I do not oppose this amendment but I require some clarification from the Minister. The amendment refers to section 70 of the 2006 Act which was debated at length in the last Dáil. How many cases have been brought referring to this section? What were the difficulties with the section that gave rise to this amendment? Section 70 of the original Act described a criminal organisation as: a...

Criminal Justice (Amendment) Bill 2009: Committee and Remaining Stages (7 Jul 2009)

Charles Flanagan: The Minister would not even talk to the spokespersons about this. Although he speaks of United Nations conventions being disregarded, he did not even talk to the spokespersons.

Criminal Justice (Amendment) Bill 2009: Committee and Remaining Stages (7 Jul 2009)

Charles Flanagan: The time remaining will not give me sufficient opportunity to deal with the Minister's rather general overview of the Bill and the reasoning behind its introduction. This is a pity because time is of the essence if we are to give this Bill appropriate scrutiny. I regret that the Minister started off with a general debate and a high degree of party political content. This is a subversion of...

Criminal Justice (Amendment) Bill 2009: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (7 Jul 2009)

Charles Flanagan: I do not wish to detain the House but the Minister engaged in some general debate on the background to the legislation and said that he was accused of plucking it out of the sky. I do not know who made that accusation. I have not heard it but the Minister has shown himself to be a dab hand at manipulating many of the comments on this legislation for partisan purposes, which is a pity...

Criminal Justice (Amendment) Bill 2009: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (7 Jul 2009)

Charles Flanagan: They may be. If the Minister acts on this in the same way as he acts on the anecdotal evidence of his colleague, the Minister for Defence, the point made by Members on all sides of the House, and beyond, that we should deal with the small print in a way that ensures we get it right is valid because the Supreme Court will test every line of this legislation. I ask the Minister to give us...

Criminal Justice (Amendment) Bill 2009: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (7 Jul 2009)

Charles Flanagan: I agree and accept the Chair's comment. I have a specific question on the section. We are dealing with section 3 and are inserting a new section 71, from the 2006 Act, an Act that has never been brought into force or used in any way that could be described as successful.

Criminal Justice (Amendment) Bill 2009: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (7 Jul 2009)

Charles Flanagan: I am talking about the change being made to the old section 70. The Minister said we are changing it in order to simplify the definition. How does the Minister believe that by changing it from a gang of three to where two persons can be acting in concert will simplify matters? Now there is no need to prove there were three members acting in concert but evidence can be given there were two...

Criminal Justice (Amendment) Bill 2009: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (7 Jul 2009)

Charles Flanagan: My concern related to section 3.

Criminal Justice (Amendment) Bill 2009: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (7 Jul 2009)

Charles Flanagan: I cannot let the Minister away with an assertion that this blocking technology can be successful on a pilot basis in the Midlands Prison and not in Portlaoise because of the hospital. The Midlands Prison in which the pilot project is working is actually in closer proximity to the hospital than is Portlaoise Prison where the gangsters are. Any evidence of operating criminal activities from...

Criminal Justice (Amendment) Bill 2009: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (7 Jul 2009)

Charles Flanagan: I do not have any real or substantive objection to this amendment. I note this is an additional list. I take it from what the Minister has read that is an additional amendment he has brought forward on the Garda uniform and items of Garda equipment.