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Tue, 17 Jul 2012
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Prison Regulations
Jonathan O'Brien
575 Deputy Jonathan O’Brien asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if his attention has been drawn to the fact that foreign national prisoners held in prisons here are not allowed to write or telephone family members in languages other than English; the way this policy can be reconciled with the right to respect for family life of those prisoners; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Tue, 17 Jul 2012
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Prison Religious Services
Jonathan O'Brien
576 Deputy Jonathan O’Brien asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the level of access to religious services provided in each prison; and the level of access to minority religious services that is provided.
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Tue, 17 Jul 2012
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Prisoner Rehabilitation Programmes
Jonathan O'Brien
577 Deputy Jonathan O’Brien asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of children who have a parent in prison; the policies within the prison service that are in place to facilitate the child parent relationship; if parenting courses are available in every prison; and the number of prisoners who avail of these courses in each prison.
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Tue, 17 Jul 2012
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Prisoner Transfers
Jonathan O'Brien
578 Deputy Jonathan O’Brien asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the procedures in place to ensure that families are informed of the transfer of their family member; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Thu, 12 Jul 2012
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Job Creation
Jonathan O'Brien
21 Deputy Jonathan O’Brien asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the total cost per job created by each of the enterprise agencies under the direction of his Department.
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Thu, 12 Jul 2012
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Departmental Agencies
Jonathan O'Brien
28 Deputy Jonathan O’Brien asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the cost of each of the international offices of the Enterprise Ireland; and the value of trade and investment generated by each.
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Tue, 10 Jul 2012
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Child Protection
Jonathan O'Brien
33 Deputy Jonathan O’Brien asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of children who have stayed overnight in Garda stations to date in 2012, broken down by division and month, due to a lack of an out-of-hours child protection unit.
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Tue, 10 Jul 2012
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Proposed Legislation
Jonathan O'Brien
62 Deputy Jonathan O’Brien asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she has had any discussions with the Department of Justice and Equality regarding the necessity for progressing the Children First Bill at the same time as progressing the Criminal Justice (Withholding of Information on Offences Against Children and Vulnerable Persons) Bill 2012; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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Tue, 10 Jul 2012
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Garda Investigations
Jonathan O'Brien
348 Deputy Jonathan O’Brien asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he has been briefed by the Garda on any investigations into exchanges of punts for euros at the Central Bank of Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Tue, 10 Jul 2012
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Firearms and Ammunition Security
Jonathan O'Brien
359 Deputy Jonathan O’Brien asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if firearms and ammunition stored at Clancy Barracks, Dublin 8, between 1 July and 31 December 2001 were destroyed by the Garda Technical Bureau.
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Tue, 10 Jul 2012
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Firearms and Ammunition Security
Jonathan O'Brien
360 Deputy Jonathan O’Brien asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the date on which the request for tender was issued to 13 companies for the destruction of firearms and ammunition stored at Clancy Barracks, Dublin 8; and if the request was issued to companies based in states outside of Ireland.
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Tue, 10 Jul 2012
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Firearms and Ammunition Security
Jonathan O'Brien
361 Deputy Jonathan O’Brien asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if the tender company who secured the contract of destroying firearms and ammunition at Clancy Barracks, Dublin 8, between 2000 and 2001 benefited from the exporting of scrap metal shipped abroad for recycling, or if the company was paid separately.
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Tue, 10 Jul 2012
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Firearms and Ammunition Security
Jonathan O'Brien
362 Deputy Jonathan O’Brien asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the exact date in 2000 date on which the firearms and ammunition were destroyed at Clancy Barracks, Dublin 8; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Tue, 10 Jul 2012
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Ambulance Service
Jonathan O'Brien
476 Deputy Jonathan O’Brien asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that there was no ambulance cover in Skibbereen, County Cork, on 3 July from 8 am in view of the fact that there was only one paramedic available who could not operate the service alone; if he will prevent this situation arising in the future; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Wed, 4 Jul 2012
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Public Procurement
Jonathan O'Brien
26 Deputy Jonathan O’Brien asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will consider revising the 2004 national procurement guidelines.
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Wed, 4 Jul 2012
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Public Procurement Contracts
Jonathan O'Brien
36 Deputy Jonathan O’Brien asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he is satisfied that all Government Departments are adhering to the most economically advantageous tender process as required for larger projects of €50,000 and above.
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Tue, 3 Jul 2012
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Rail Services
Jonathan O'Brien
149 Deputy Jonathan O’Brien asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide an update in the progress made with the Luas BXD and any meetings he has had with public and private transport interests to ensure the best link up of services.
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Tue, 3 Jul 2012
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Sports Facilities
Jonathan O'Brien
157 Deputy Jonathan O’Brien asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the funding, if any, he has made available to the funding of outdoor gyms; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Tue, 3 Jul 2012
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Garda Operations
Jonathan O'Brien
503 Deputy Jonathan O’Brien asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if his attention has been drawn to an incident that resulted in a stand off between gardaí and turfcutters on a bog (details supplied) in County Galway; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the situation escalated due to the actions of a garda who called in the emergency response unit; the name of the garda who called the ERU; his views on the Garda’s handling of the situation; the reason the ERU or members of Garda special branch were called in and if they were armed; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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