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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Policing Matters: Discussion (Resumed) (7 Nov 2023)

James Lawless: It can happen.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Policing Matters: Discussion (Resumed) (7 Nov 2023)

James Lawless: I hear the Deputy's point. We will take a two-minute response to Deputy Daly's question before we move to the next questioner.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Policing Matters: Discussion (Resumed) (7 Nov 2023)

James Lawless: I did not realise Senator Ward had not come in yet. He is up next and has six minutes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Policing Matters: Discussion (Resumed) (7 Nov 2023)

James Lawless: I appreciate the Senator's brevity. We will move on to Deputy Pringle, who has six minutes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Policing Matters: Discussion (Resumed) (7 Nov 2023)

James Lawless: If the Commissioner or any of his team are sending information in response to members' questions, they should do so through the clerk to the committee in order that it can be circulated to all members. The witnesses should feel free to do that in response to any questions they are asked. It is always useful to get supplementary information. Next up we have Deputy Costello, followed by...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Policing Matters: Discussion (Resumed) (7 Nov 2023)

James Lawless: That concludes the members' questions, but I have two guest Members of the Oireachtas who are not members of this committee. They are welcome and they are entitled to be here. We are pressed for time so I will allow two minutes each for Deputy McGuinness and Senator Keogan.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Policing Matters: Discussion (Resumed) (7 Nov 2023)

James Lawless: I thank the Deputy. I call Senator Keogan and will take a group response, and then we will close this session.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Policing Matters: Discussion (Resumed) (7 Nov 2023)

James Lawless: We are tight for time but also the prisons do not come under the Commissioner's remit.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Policing Matters: Discussion (Resumed) (7 Nov 2023)

James Lawless: We have had other sessions.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Policing Matters: Discussion (Resumed) (7 Nov 2023)

James Lawless: We might just wrap up there.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Policing Matters: Discussion (Resumed) (7 Nov 2023)

James Lawless: I thank the Senator and Deputy McGuinness. I will take the block questions as a group.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Policing Matters: Discussion (Resumed) (7 Nov 2023)

James Lawless: The Commissioner might come back in writing on that. Is that okay? The Commissioner will follow up some questions today. If he could send them through the clerk, they will be circulated to all members so everybody gets a copy. They will certainly be of interest to our members so it would be appreciated if the Commissioner could do those follow ups. That concludes this part of the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Policing Matters: Discussion (Resumed) (7 Nov 2023)

James Lawless: We are looking forward to that. It will be a good engagement. We will move swiftly on because the Minister is due to join us. I thank the Commissioner and appreciate him giving of his time today.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Policing Matters: Discussion (Resumed) (7 Nov 2023)

James Lawless: We are still in public session. I welcome the Minister and her team to the meeting. The Minister is familiar with procedure here so I do not need to go through that. Time is tight as we have an absolute cut-off point of 7 p.m. because the meeting will have lasted three hours by then and that is the cut-off point. I propose to allow members five minutes each for their contributions. The...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Policing Matters: Discussion (Resumed) (7 Nov 2023)

James Lawless: The last member to speak is Deputy Ó Riordáin and following his contribution, I will invite both of our guests, Deputy McGuinness and Senator Keoghan, to come in at the end, with a five-minute slot between them.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Policing Matters: Discussion (Resumed) (7 Nov 2023)

James Lawless: I ask the Deputy to respect the rules about mentioning individuals in the committee meeting. Has this individual been mentioned on the record before?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Policing Matters: Discussion (Resumed) (7 Nov 2023)

James Lawless: That concludes our consideration for this evening. I thank members, the Minister and her team and the other witnesses. Before we wrap up, I ask if it is agreed that we publish the opening statements on the committee's website. Is that agreed? Agreed. That concludes our formal business. The committee will reconvene tomorrow at 3 p.m. in private session for a briefing on the general...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Schemes (24 Oct 2023)

James Lawless: 108. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection how many people availed of the Activation and Family Support Programme in 2022 to fund the cost of training supports and education courses for people on social welfare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46412/23]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Schemes (24 Oct 2023)

James Lawless: 113. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if her Department has examined the provision of a statutory bereavement leave, and the costs associated with this; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46413/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (24 Oct 2023)

James Lawless: 259. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to detail the future provision and timescales for the delivery of additional ASD units in Clane, County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46122/23]