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Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Crime Prevention (3 Oct 2019)

Jim O'Callaghan: 1. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if the findings of the recent study by the CSO on prison recidivism which found that almost half of prisoners here went on to commit another offence within three years of their release will be addressed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40229/19]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Crime Prevention (3 Oct 2019)

Jim O'Callaghan: The Minister will be aware that last week the Central Statistics Office published a report on recidivism in the Irish prison sector. It details the number of repeat offences committed by people after their discharge from prison. The results are alarming. What proposals do the Minister and the Government have to address our problem with repeat offenders?

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Crime Prevention (3 Oct 2019)

Jim O'Callaghan: I thank the Minister for his answer. I would not be as positive as he is in my assessment of what is contained in the CSO report. It is important to look at the statistics that were revealed last week. They show that of the prisoners released in 2011, approximately 49% were convicted of another offence within three years. They also showed that 46% of the prisoners released in 2012 were...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Courts Service Data (3 Oct 2019)

Jim O'Callaghan: 22. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the way in which he plans to respond to recently published figures from the Courts Service which revealed the large proportion of summonses that are not served; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39989/19]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Service Data (3 Oct 2019)

Jim O'Callaghan: 35. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if the findings of the recent CSO Prison Recidivism Study will be addressed, namely, that almost half of prisoners here went on to commit another offence within three years of their release; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39987/19]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Ministerial Priorities (3 Oct 2019)

Jim O'Callaghan: 39. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality his priorities for budget 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39990/19]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Asylum Seeker Accommodation (3 Oct 2019)

Jim O'Callaghan: 40. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of asylum seekers being housed in emergency accommodation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39988/19]

Firearms and Offensive Weapons (Amendment) Bill 2019: Second Stage [Private Members] (2 Oct 2019)

Jim O'Callaghan: I thank all the Members who contributed to the debate. It has been very beneficial. I note what the Minister of State said and some of his suggestions. We will give consideration to what he said. It is appropriate that the legislation is not steamrolled through but we will give it consideration when it comes before the Committee on Justice and Equality. Many Members spoke about the...

Firearms and Offensive Weapons (Amendment) Bill 2019: Second Stage [Private Members] (2 Oct 2019)

Jim O'Callaghan: I move: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time." I welcome the opportunity to open the Second Stage debate on the Firearms and Offensive Weapons (Amendment) Bill 2019. The purpose of this legislation is to amend the legislation of 1990, the Firearms and Offensive Weapons Act 1990 and, in particular, to amend section 9 of that Act, which deals with the carrying of knives. In particular, the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Online Harassment and Harmful Communications: Discussion (2 Oct 2019)

Jim O'Callaghan: I thank our guests for attending. Just so that they are aware of what we are doing, we will ultimately produce a report on the issue of online harassment and harmful communications. Obviously, we will make recommendations on legislative changes, but we are not limited to that, since it is not as though we are a legislative group. I agree with virtually everything Deputy Brophy stated. A...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Online Harassment and Harmful Communications: Discussion (2 Oct 2019)

Jim O'Callaghan: Our law makes provision in this regard but, unfortunately, the woman or girl in that situation is probably not aware of that. If she wants to invoke the law, she has to go to a court where she will have to reveal her identity. She will have to describe the events that took place so there will probably be a report about in the newspaper, which would put her off. Does Ms Counihan agree?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Online Harassment and Harmful Communications: Discussion (2 Oct 2019)

Jim O'Callaghan: I am sorry to interrupt but I will be looking at the criminal aspects of this later. What happened to that woman should be criminalised but in terms of any civil remedy, at present her only option lies with our privacy laws. In that context, who has breached her privacy?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Online Harassment and Harmful Communications: Discussion (2 Oct 2019)

Jim O'Callaghan: Does Ms Counihan agree that if the images are posted on a social media site, the social media company itself has also breached her privacy?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Online Harassment and Harmful Communications: Discussion (2 Oct 2019)

Jim O'Callaghan: If those photographs were published in a national newspaper, then the newspaper would be liable for breaching her privacy. Part of the problem is that technology companies do not believe they are publishers. A newspaper is obviously a publisher but technology companies claim that they are not publishers but are servicing their communities. There are online communities and the companies are...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Online Harassment and Harmful Communications: Discussion (2 Oct 2019)

Jim O'Callaghan: Say it is an adult, a woman over 18-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Online Harassment and Harmful Communications: Discussion (2 Oct 2019)

Jim O'Callaghan: Do our guests agree that the law should be changed to criminalise the type of behaviour I outlined in the example?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Online Harassment and Harmful Communications: Discussion (2 Oct 2019)

Jim O'Callaghan: Who does Ms Counihan think is the offender in terms of that prospective offence?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Online Harassment and Harmful Communications: Discussion (2 Oct 2019)

Jim O'Callaghan: Let us take the example again. If the images were published in a newspaper and they related to a child, the newspaper would be criminally liable, would it not?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Online Harassment and Harmful Communications: Discussion (2 Oct 2019)

Jim O'Callaghan: It would be extremely difficult to hold a social media company criminally liable for the posting online of an intimate photograph when what makes it criminal is the fact that consent was not given by the woman in the photograph.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Online Harassment and Harmful Communications: Discussion (2 Oct 2019)

Jim O'Callaghan: To go back to the example I gave earlier, let us say the ex-partner posts the intimate images online without the woman's consent but does so from an anonymous social media account. At present, is there any mechanism, other than An Garda Síochána going to court or to the social media company, for identifying the person who committed the offence?