Ceisteanna—Questions Oral Answers. - Crimewatch Scheme.
- Crimewatch scheme signs 7 speeches
Keating asked when Crimewatch signs would be available and why they were delayed. Dukes said the first signs were expected in about six weeks; funding arrangements with the Gardaí and Dublin Corporation had caused the delay.
Michael Keating, Alan M. Dukes, Thomas J. Fitzpatrick
- Tuam national school extension 1 speech
Treacy renewed his request to raise the proposed extension of the national school in Tuam, County Galway.
Noel Treacy
- Priority questions and speaking time 7 speeches
Allen objected to how his question had been handled and complained that Opposition members were using supplementary questions to dominate Question Time. The Ceann Comhairle explained his decision not to call Allen’s question, prompting a dispute with Treacy over the Opposition’s right to participate.
Bernard Allen, Thomas J. Fitzpatrick, Noel Treacy
- Pig and bacon industry crisis 2 speeches
O’Keeffe requested an Adjournment debate on the serious crises facing the Irish pig and bacon industry; the Ceann Comhairle said he would communicate with him.
Ned O'Keeffe, Thomas J. Fitzpatrick
- Complaint about answer to Question 12 2 speeches
Brady requested an Adjournment debate on the subject of Question 12, describing the Minister’s answer as unsatisfactory and offensive; the Ceann Comhairle said he would communicate with him.
Vincent Brady, Thomas J. Fitzpatrick
asked the Minister for Justice whether the special signs which were to be provided in the context of the crimewatch scheme are ready and available to local associations; if not, the reason; and if he will make a statement in this regard.
Comment on this
I am informed by the Garda authorities that Dublin Corporation have arranged that the first signs will be made available in about six weeks through local Garda superintendents.
Comment on this
Will the Minister state the reason the signs were not available? Obviously it could not have helped efforts to put the crimewatch scheme into operation if the signs were not available.
Comment on this
The Deputy is quite right in inferring that the signs have not been made available so far.
Comment on this
The reason was that we had to discuss with the Garda authorities and the local authority the funding for the signs, how the cost would be met and whether it would be met partly or wholly by the local authority.
Comment on this
I wish to reinforce the request which has already been made to the Chair to raise the question of the proposed extension to the national school in Tuam, County Galway.
Comment on this
The Deputy will hardly believe that I thought hard for a short time about whether I would call his question and then be abused for not allowing five minutes for supplementaries or if I would not call his question and give him an opportunity to try again another day. I decided on the latter course. I knew I would be blamed no matter what I decided.
Comment on this
Members opposite have put down priority questions and they are hogging the normal Question Time with supplementaries.
Comment on this
I should like to raise on the Adjournment the serious crises facing the Irish pig and bacon industry.
Comment on this
I wish to raise on the Adjournment the subject matter of Question No. 12 which the Minister answered most unsatisfactorily and in a manner which was disgusting to the House.