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Written Answers — Human Rights Issues: Human Rights Issues (10 Nov 2011)

Clare Daly: Question 36: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade noting his policy, Ireland and Africa Our Partnership with a Changing Continent - An Africa Strategy, for his Department which states that Africans are rightly committed to African solutions for African problems and that the African Union has become an increasingly important player in conflict resolution, mediation,...

Written Answers — Cyber Security: Cyber Security (10 Nov 2011)

Clare Daly: Question 123: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if there exists a national cyber strategy; and if so, will a copy be made available to the public under freedom of information. [33782/11]

Written Answers — Employment Rights: Employment Rights (15 Nov 2011)

Clare Daly: Question 245: To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation his plans to establish regulations of the au pair industry here in order that the rights and entitlements of au pairs are established and protected along with establishing standards for the industry that is rapidly growing as a financial entity. [34579/11]

Written Answers — Museum Projects: Museum Projects (15 Nov 2011)

Clare Daly: Question 343: To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he will consider contacting and offering support to the Balbriggan Maritime Museum (details supplied) in County Dublin. [34179/11]

Written Answers — Environmental Policy: Environmental Policy (15 Nov 2011)

Clare Daly: Question 379: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if the heads of Bill for the promised 2012 climate law will be sent to the Oireachtas committee by the end of 2011. [34256/11]

Written Answers — Environmental Policy: Environmental Policy (15 Nov 2011)

Clare Daly: Question 380: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will repeat in 2011 and 2012 the €23 million contribution made in 2010 by his predecessor to the environment fund. [34257/11]

Written Answers — Planning Issues: Planning Issues (15 Nov 2011)

Clare Daly: Question 396: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if and when he intends to transpose into law Article 17 of the Aarhus Convention; and if he will amend the planning process in order that there will no longer be multiple agencies, making planning decisions on the same project with no obligatory consultation resulting in different decisions being reached by...

Written Answers — Departmental Funding: Departmental Funding (15 Nov 2011)

Clare Daly: Question 565: To ask the Minister for Health if he will guarantee that the services of an organisation (details supplied) will not be further threatened by cuts to its funding in budget 2012, in view of the fact that it had its funding cut by 6.85% over the past three budgets; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34032/11]

Written Answers — Departmental Funding: Departmental Funding (15 Nov 2011)

Clare Daly: Question 582: To ask the Minister for Health the reason the Irish Osteoporosis Society did not receive its annual funding from the Health Service Executive in view of the fact that it is the only charity here that deals specifically with osteoporosis and in view of the fact that the level of funding that it was being considered for was just under the cost of treating five fractured hips...

Infrastructure and Capital Investment 2012-2016: Statements (Resumed) (16 Nov 2011)

Clare Daly: The Minister made the point that his revised programme is based on the need to deal with the economic constraints we are facing. Even if I accept that logic, I cannot see why the Government has axed the metro north project. I would like the Minister to give us some more detail on this. The cutting of this project does not save billions. In fact, it is the only transport project that is...

Infrastructure and Capital Investment 2012-2016: Statements (Resumed) (16 Nov 2011)

Clare Daly: Maybe we could get a few Anglo Irish Bank bondholders.

Mental Health Services: Motion (Resumed) (16 Nov 2011)

Clare Daly: There are many issues about which we can make the criticism that there is a lot of talk and not enough action. Ironically, the area of mental health is one in which there is not enough talk, although that does not mean there is enough action. It is one important area in which talking is a positive thing as it allows issues to be aired. It is important that we are having this debate because...

Written Answers — Third Level Grants: Third Level Grants (16 Nov 2011)

Clare Daly: Question 30: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if, in line with the position he took when in opposition, he will repeal the change introduced in May 2010 by the former Government regarding eligibility for student grant applications for third level colleges, specifically that the applicant must be resident here for three of the previous five years prior to application whether or...

Written Answers — Tax Reliefs: Tax Reliefs (17 Nov 2011)

Clare Daly: Question 50: To ask the Minister for Finance the number of persons availing of tax relief under section 482 of the Taxes Consolidation 1997 Act; and the cost to the Exchequer. [35291/11]

Written Answers — Garda Deployment: Garda Deployment (17 Nov 2011)

Clare Daly: Question 165: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí assigned to provide security for retired taoisigh and Presidents; the total cost of this measure; and if there are any plans to remove this security. [35292/11]

Order of Business (22 Nov 2011)

Clare Daly: I want to know why the Taoiseach cannot advise us on a timescale for the promised legislation to deal with the judgments in A, B and C. It is in the programme for Government and we are under a spotlight from the European Court of Justice. The Government's delay is causing serious problems for thousands of Irish women. I do not accept the Taoiseach's response to Deputy Joan Collins. We...

Order of Business (22 Nov 2011)

Clare Daly: An idea might be nice.

Order of Business (22 Nov 2011)

Clare Daly: Perhaps the Taoiseach will give us a clue.

Prison Visiting Committees (22 Nov 2011)

Clare Daly: This is a fundamental human rights issue. The revelations in the report about practices in the women's prison are very worrying. They indicate a move away from the ethos which used to prevail of a progressive and rehabilitative outlook to one which is much more punitive. As somebody who spent a month there I am well aware of the set-up in the Dóchas Centre, and this is an extremely...

Prison Visiting Committees (22 Nov 2011)

Clare Daly: I appreciate that the Minister has said some of the practices are unacceptable and that is important. However, there is a contradiction between what was stated in some of the visiting committees' reports and what was stated subsequently by the Irish Prison Service. Will the Minister, therefore, examine the idea of publishing the findings of the internal investigation into the incidents...