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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Civilian Staff Data (30 Jan 2018)

Jim O'Callaghan: 311. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of civilian staff employed in An Garda Síochána at the end of each of the years 2010 to 2017, in tabular form; the proportion of total personnel numbers in An Garda Síochána that this represented at each year end; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4316/18]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Reserve (30 Jan 2018)

Jim O'Callaghan: 322. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Garda Reserve members as at the end of 2017; the percentage that completed the minimum of 208 annual hours per annum duty obligations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4607/18]

Intoxicating Liquor (Amendment) Bill 2017 [Seanad]: Second and Subsequent Stages (25 Jan 2018)

Jim O'Callaghan: I welcome the opportunity to speak to this Bill, which Fianna Fáil will support. I commend the Independent Senators who initiated this legislation, particularly Senator Lawless, who the Minister of State mentioned was instrumental in it being put before the Seanad. It is important to recall that the law in this area was set down in 1927 and the Intoxicating Liquor Act of that year...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Equality (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2017: Discussion (24 Jan 2018)

Jim O'Callaghan: I welcome the opportunity to have legislative scrutiny performed on this legislation, which Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin and I introduced last year. I also welcome the representatives from the Equality and Rights Alliance and IBEC. It is very important to get perspectives from outside the Houses on the legislation, which has gone through Second Stage, before we bring forward amendments on...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Equality (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2017: Discussion (24 Jan 2018)

Jim O'Callaghan: My colleagues have already spoken to me on it.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Equality (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2017: Discussion (24 Jan 2018)

Jim O'Callaghan: I thank the representatives of the Equality and Rights Alliance and IBEC for coming in and making their contributions. I will certainly reflect on everything that has been said and I know that other committee members will also reflect on it before it reaches Committee Stage before the select committee. I want to emphasise that we cannot just be satisfied with equality legislation that is...

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (23 Jan 2018)

Jim O'Callaghan: I move amendment No. 18:In page 10, line 10, to delete “and” where it secondly occurs. The amendment simply involves the deletion of the word "and". The amendment is necessary stylistically for amendment No. 20.

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (23 Jan 2018)

Jim O'Callaghan: I move amendment No. 20:In page 10, line 12, to delete “whole.” and substitute the following:“whole, and (c) the objective that there shall be proficiency in the Irish language amongst the judiciary.”.

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (23 Jan 2018)

Jim O'Callaghan: I move amendment No. 22:In page 10, lines 19 to 26, to delete all words from and including “established” in line 19 down to and including line 26 and substitute “established a body to be known as An Comisúin um Cheapacháin Breithiúnacha or, in the English langauge, the Judicial Appointments Commission (in this Act referred to as the...

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (23 Jan 2018)

Jim O'Callaghan: I move amendment No. 23:In page 10, to delete lines 28 and 29.

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (23 Jan 2018)

Jim O'Callaghan: Section 10 relates solely to the functions of the relevant committees and how the functions of the commission are to be performed through the committees. Consistent with earlier amendments, if we are going to do away with the committees, section 10 should not stand in the Bill.

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (23 Jan 2018)

Jim O'Callaghan: I agree with the Minister and Deputy Wallace that the presidents of the Circuit Court and the District Court should be accommodated but they should not be treated as poor relations. Rather, they should be full members of the commission. The solution for the Minister is to include them by means of an amendment on Report Stage. If he wants to retain his objective of having a lay majority, he...

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (23 Jan 2018)

Jim O'Callaghan: I oppose this section for the same reasons I opposed section 10.

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (23 Jan 2018)

Jim O'Callaghan: I note the Chairman's comments. Obviously, this is not his decision.

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (23 Jan 2018)

Jim O'Callaghan: I will revisit it. It is important that we get the Presidents of the District Court and the Circuit Court onto the Commission. I am glad to hear the Minister will give consideration as to how that can be done.

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (23 Jan 2018)

Jim O'Callaghan: What we are debating is how laypersons are appointed. This could be done by asking the PAS to select the individuals but we are proposing that they be nominated by particular bodies. For example, the Act which currently governs the appointment of the Garda Commissioner states that the PAS shall run a competition to select a new person for the role. We all would be very fearful of that but,...

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (23 Jan 2018)

Jim O'Callaghan: Not agreed.

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (23 Jan 2018)

Jim O'Callaghan: Níl.

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (23 Jan 2018)

Jim O'Callaghan: The effect of this is that-----

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (23 Jan 2018)

Jim O'Callaghan: The Chairman is absolutely right. I just want to clarify this for the voters here. If the section, as amended, is defeated here, section 12, as amended, falls. Is that correct?