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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Scheme of the Thirty-eighth Amendment of the Constitution (Role of Women) Bill: Discussion (Resumed) (26 Sep 2018)

Jim O'Callaghan: Would Mrs. Justice McGuinness agree that the right itself, as it exists at present, has not done anything for women and has not given them any rights before the courts?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Scheme of the Thirty-eighth Amendment of the Constitution (Role of Women) Bill: Discussion (Resumed) (26 Sep 2018)

Jim O'Callaghan: It is a purely symbolic right.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Scheme of the Thirty-eighth Amendment of the Constitution (Role of Women) Bill: Discussion (Resumed) (26 Sep 2018)

Jim O'Callaghan: In that case, are we being overly cautious, as a lawyer and a judge, about simply changing it so that it remains a symbolic right but is broadened to include people other than women? Could that be done if we changed it in the way recommended by the Constitutional Convention or as has been suggested by Mr. Dunne and Ms Cox? The courts are hardly going to interpret that differently.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Scheme of the Thirty-eighth Amendment of the Constitution (Role of Women) Bill: Discussion (Resumed) (26 Sep 2018)

Jim O'Callaghan: Yes. Sorry, did Mr. Dunne want to say something?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Scheme of the Thirty-eighth Amendment of the Constitution (Role of Women) Bill: Discussion (Resumed) (26 Sep 2018)

Jim O'Callaghan: What Mr. Dunne and Ms Cox are advocating, then, is that it be changed but that it will not be changed in any meaningful way other than it remaining symbolic. It will not simply apply to women, however, but will recognise the role of people-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Scheme of the Thirty-eighth Amendment of the Constitution (Role of Women) Bill: Discussion (Resumed) (26 Sep 2018)

Jim O'Callaghan: Okay. Sorry, did Ms Cox want to say something?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Scheme of the Thirty-eighth Amendment of the Constitution (Role of Women) Bill: Discussion (Resumed) (26 Sep 2018)

Jim O'Callaghan: Yes, I fully accept that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Scheme of the Thirty-eighth Amendment of the Constitution (Role of Women) Bill: Discussion (Resumed) (26 Sep 2018)

Jim O'Callaghan: Perhaps Ms Canning, Ms Roche or Ms O'Reilly will want to comment on this. I will set out what my concern about an amendment would be. I ask the witnesses to consider what would happen if we changed the provision significantly and it was then left to the courts to interpret some new article. When courts interpret rights under the Constitution, they do so on the basis of the people who take...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Scheme of the Thirty-eighth Amendment of the Constitution (Role of Women) Bill: Discussion (Resumed) (26 Sep 2018)

Jim O'Callaghan: That is very helpful. As I said, my view initially has been deletion, but I can understand the importance to people of having a constitutional provision-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Scheme of the Thirty-eighth Amendment of the Constitution (Role of Women) Bill: Discussion (Resumed) (26 Sep 2018)

Jim O'Callaghan: -----that recognises the symbolic role of carers. Perhaps I am looking at this too much as a cautious lawyer or something, concerned about what rights would be generated. I am sure it can be done in order that the wording could be amended so it would not give rise to any new interpretation. I wish to ask the witnesses about one final point. I mentioned this to my colleagues yesterday....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Scheme of the Thirty-eighth Amendment of the Constitution (Role of Women) Bill: Discussion (Resumed) (26 Sep 2018)

Jim O'Callaghan: Yes, certainly.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Scheme of the Thirty-eighth Amendment of the Constitution (Role of Women) Bill: Discussion (Resumed) (26 Sep 2018)

Jim O'Callaghan: I thank all the witnesses.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Scheme of the Thirty-eighth Amendment of the Constitution (Role of Women) Bill: Discussion (Resumed) (26 Sep 2018)

Jim O'Callaghan: Yes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Scheme of the Thirty-eighth Amendment of the Constitution (Role of Women) Bill: Discussion (Resumed) (26 Sep 2018)

Jim O'Callaghan: I do not have a problem with changing it so it is symbolic.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Stations (25 Sep 2018)

Jim O'Callaghan: 219. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the details of the 111 Garda stations not connected to the Garda network; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38546/18]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Stations (25 Sep 2018)

Jim O'Callaghan: 220. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 222 of 12 July 2018, the detail of each Garda station that does not have access to the Internet; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38547/18]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Closed-Circuit Television Systems (25 Sep 2018)

Jim O'Callaghan: 224. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Garda stations that operate CCTV in the custody area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38764/18]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Funding (25 Sep 2018)

Jim O'Callaghan: 225. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the amount of funding provided to a charity (details supplied) in each of the years 2008 to 2018 in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38774/18]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Funding (25 Sep 2018)

Jim O'Callaghan: 226. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the amount of funding provided to each rape crisis centre in each of the years 2008 to 2018, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38775/18]

BusConnects: Motion [Private Members] (19 Sep 2018)

Jim O'Callaghan: I will go first. I wish to start by acknowledging the very good service Dublin Bus provides to the people of Dublin. That is not said frequently enough. Dublin Bus has a very loyal customer base. It provides an efficient and reliable service. The one issue with Dublin Bus at present that anyone travelling around the city in the evening or morning can see is that there are huge numbers of...