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Dublin Traffic: Motion [Private Members] (20 Feb 2018)

Jack Chambers: That is correct. I welcome the motion brought forward by my colleague, Deputy Lahart. The Minister has delivered for the people of south Dublin in the recent Transport 2040. They will have another mode of transport with the metro being extended, in addition to their Luas and DART lines and their quality bus corridors. However, in north Dublin, we are still faced with congestion,...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Site Acquisitions (20 Feb 2018)

Jack Chambers: 194. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the development and location for a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8494/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Services for People with Disabilities (20 Feb 2018)

Jack Chambers: 318. To ask the Minister for Health the details of the new day centre opening in Dublin 15 (details supplied); when it will be open; the location of the centre; the contact details for the service provider; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8203/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products Reimbursement (20 Feb 2018)

Jack Chambers: 371. To ask the Minister for Health the measures being taken to assist those persons who can no longer avail of pain-relieving medication (details supplied) following its removal from the medical card scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8520/18]

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Intoxicating Liquor (Breweries and Distilleries) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (Resumed) (15 Feb 2018)

Jack Chambers: Two of the amendments in the group make sense in the context of the section the Minister proposes to insert. The first proposal, in amendment No. 3 in the name of Deputy Mick Wallace, is to extend the time during which sales will be permitted to 7 p.m. I support this proposal and ask the Minister to consider it before the Report Stage debate. A second proposal by Deputy Wallace would...

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (15 Feb 2018)

Jack Chambers: However, the section falls.

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (15 Feb 2018)

Jack Chambers: I would like an explanation from the Minister about why the Government is refusing to shift from the current position that Deputy O'Callaghan has outlined. Surely, if the Minister is trying to reform the process, there is a need to provide explanation and further detail. That is in Deputy Ó Laoghaire's drafting. No person will be identified. It is a case of formalising and opening up...

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (15 Feb 2018)

Jack Chambers: The current position does not change.

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (15 Feb 2018)

Jack Chambers: As the Minister has drafted it, the position would remain the same.

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (15 Feb 2018)

Jack Chambers: I move amendment No. 180:In page 39, to delete lines 25 and 26. This adds another arm to the procedures committee in the context of administrative support. Surely the commission will have the necessary administrative support. I do not see the necessity to have a specific reference to it in the legislation. While the committee has taken a position to support the procedures committee, I do...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Services (15 Feb 2018)

Jack Chambers: 29. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the measures he will introduce to address the problem of overcrowding on the Maynooth to Connolly rail line at peak times for commuters; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7504/18]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (15 Feb 2018)

Jack Chambers: 81. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of plans to electrify the Maynooth to Connolly rail line; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7505/18]

Central Bank (Amendment) Bill 2018: Second Stage [Private Members] (14 Feb 2018)

Jack Chambers: I welcome Deputy Doherty's Bill. I also recognise the great work my colleague, Deputy McGrath, has done as finance spokesperson but also on the Joint Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach with my colleagues in the Dáil. At the heart of the issue is the thread of lies over the past ten years. We have had a decade of lies from banks from when they initially...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Homicide Statistics: Discussion (14 Feb 2018)

Jack Chambers: I thank the members of An Garda Síochána for their presence. I send my sympathies to the family of Detective Superintendent Colin Fox. His funeral is this morning. It is a difficult time for people in the force. He served in my area of Blanchardstown in the K district and did distinguished work. It is important we recognise that. I will start with the working group...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Homicide Statistics: Discussion (14 Feb 2018)

Jack Chambers: Who were the members of the working group?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Homicide Statistics: Discussion (14 Feb 2018)

Jack Chambers: Who drafted the report and who made the decision to proceed with it to the Policing Authority, without the full consultation of the working group? Was the report given to the Policing Authority framed as being under the auspices of the working group, without the working group having fully authorised it? Or how was it presented to the Policing Authority?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Homicide Statistics: Discussion (14 Feb 2018)

Jack Chambers: That was in April 2017?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Homicide Statistics: Discussion (14 Feb 2018)

Jack Chambers: In response to questions from Deputy O'Callaghan, Dr. Singh said he looked for that report for a number of weeks. How many attempts did he make to get that report?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Homicide Statistics: Discussion (14 Feb 2018)

Jack Chambers: What was the response to the initial attempt?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Homicide Statistics: Discussion (14 Feb 2018)

Jack Chambers: Was there no response to the initial attempt?