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Update: Free Legal Aid, 8th June 2015

To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the extent to which free legal aid remains available in respect of criminal cases to those who have re-offended while on bail...

8th July 2015

Update: Criminal Incidents in Kildare, 8th July 2015

To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the total number of burglaries and / or other crimes reported in each Garda Síochána district or division throughout County Kildare...

8th July 2015

Update: Combatting Criminal Gangs, 8th July 2015

To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the steps that will be taken, by way of existing or new legislation, to combat the activities of criminal gangs...

8th July 2015

Update: Available Prison Spaces, 8th July 2015

To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the current number of prison spaces available, for both male and female prisoners...

8th July 2015

Update: An Garda Siochana, 8th July 2015

To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the extent to which the operation and organisation of An Garda Síochána compares with other police forces throughout Europe and globally...

8th July 2015

Wallace slur on PAC members unacceptable – O’Donovan

Fine Gael TD for Limerick and Member of the Public Accounts Committee, Patrick O’Donovan says that Mick Wallace’s claim that PAC is comprised of “publicity chasing politicians” is unacceptable and a slur on its record..

7th July 2015

Sale of Johnson and Johnson plant presents employment opportunity – Coonan

Fine Gael TD for Tipperary, Noel Coonan, has said that the sale of the former Johnson and Johnson plant in Cashel to a major pharmaceutical company has the potential to create high skilled jobs in the region.

7th July 2015

Paying for public transport in Dublin needs to be modernised - Hayes

Speaking in the European Parliament in Strasbourg today (Tuesday) Fine Gael Dublin MEP, Brian Hayes said that a contactless payment system for public transport in Dublin should be introduced. Mr Hayes made the comments following the passing of a report in the European Parliament calling for a European style "LEAP" card to be introduced.

7th July 2015

Parliamentary Question addressed to the Minister for Health

To ask the Minister for Health if Individual Health Identifiers have been provided to patients accessing health and social care services; and the services that are using Individual Health Identifiers? To ask the Minister for Health if Individual Health Identifiers will be used by Health Service Executive staff based in community health centres?

7th July 2015

Parliamentary Question addressed to the Minister for Education and Science

To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the name and patron of all new primary schools opened or planned in the Dublin Rathdown constituency since 2011?

4th July 2015