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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Recent Issues Relating to An Garda Síochána: Acting Garda Commissioner Dónall Ó Cualáin (4 Oct 2017)

Jack Chambers: I will finish now.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Recent Issues Relating to An Garda Síochána: Acting Garda Commissioner Dónall Ó Cualáin (4 Oct 2017)

Jack Chambers: Deputy O'Callaghan mentioned the Garda Information Services Centre and the fact that some of the data were submitted at the point at which they were attained. Was there evidence of those data being changed above the level at which they were submitted, or was it all front-line manipulation, according to the Garda report?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Recent Issues Relating to An Garda Síochána: Acting Garda Commissioner Dónall Ó Cualáin (4 Oct 2017)

Jack Chambers: I have huge sympathy for senior management in An Garda Síochána where this issue is concerned. It has been framed by Government. It is comparable to a primary school teacher asking what two plus two is and expecting a student provide an answer of four. As the witnesses have mentioned, the Government gave them the criteria. Are they comfortable with the Government dictating...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Recent Issues Relating to An Garda Síochána: Acting Garda Commissioner Dónall Ó Cualáin (4 Oct 2017)

Jack Chambers: Should An Garda Síochána not make the decision and set the criteria? It is a "Yes" or "No" scenario. It is important. I know Assistant Commissioner O'Driscoll might not want to answer, but would he be comfortable with a future recommendation from Government to examine a further eight stations that slot around a particular parameter? Would he prefer to have it by the criteria the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Recent Issues Relating to An Garda Síochána: Acting Garda Commissioner Dónall Ó Cualáin (4 Oct 2017)

Jack Chambers: We subscribe to the Policing Authority and removing politics from policing, which is better for members of An Garda Síochána. The force is being told how to utilise its resources because of a political stroke, which is wrong.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Recent Issues Relating to An Garda Síochána: Acting Garda Commissioner Dónall Ó Cualáin (4 Oct 2017)

Jack Chambers: I might not get an answer, but it is important to record that I have sympathy for what the Garda had to go through last week. The Government and departmental officials put two and two together and the Garda had to answer "four". The Garda was not given the opportunity to set its own criteria and decide where was the appropriate place to open a new station or reopen an alternative one....

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Payments (4 Oct 2017)

Jack Chambers: 210. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason a carer's allowance has been cut from a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42057/17]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Labour Activation Programmes (4 Oct 2017)

Jack Chambers: 215. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if the case of a person (details supplied) will be examined who has been placed on two different back to work schemes but has been told they can only accept certain offers and have reluctantly had to turn down a number of suitable offers; if their social welfare payments can be affected if they refuse to accept a place on a...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Placement (3 Oct 2017)

Jack Chambers: 149. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding a new secondary school for the Castleknock and Carpenterstown areas in Dublin 15; the location of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41337/17]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Applications Fees (3 Oct 2017)

Jack Chambers: 210. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the cost of applying for a passport is discouraging some persons from applying; his plans to reduce the cost of passport applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41745/17]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Data (3 Oct 2017)

Jack Chambers: 223. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of open applications for stamp 4 being processed; the average waiting time for a decision to be made on the granting of stamp 4; if he will allocate more resources to ensure applications are dealt with in a more timely fashion; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41313/17]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Naturalisation Applications (3 Oct 2017)

Jack Chambers: 225. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he will examine the case of persons (details supplied) who have applied for naturalisation and due to circumstances outside their control have been unable to advance their application; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41458/17]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Pension Provisions (3 Oct 2017)

Jack Chambers: 248. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the cost of awarding pensions to 20 living gardaí who left the force for any reason before 1 October 1976 having served the required five years service or more; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41730/17]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigrant Investor Programme Administration (3 Oct 2017)

Jack Chambers: 263. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the names and titles of the members of the Immigrant Investor Programme Committee; the criteria used by the committee for the sanctioning of investments; if enhancement of tourism is an official criterion for the committee; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41875/17]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigrant Investor Programme Administration (3 Oct 2017)

Jack Chambers: 264. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the countries of origin of investors under the immigrant investor programme that were issued visas in each of the past three years and to date in 2017; if the countries of origin of those applying have changed since the UK’s Brexit vote; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41876/17]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigrant Investor Programme Administration (3 Oct 2017)

Jack Chambers: 265. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the companies and the purpose of each of the businesses which were granted investors under the immigrant investor programme; the number invested in each one; and the number of issued visas per investment in the businesses in each of the past three years and to date in 2017. [41877/17]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigrant Investor Programme Administration (3 Oct 2017)

Jack Chambers: 266. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if investments made under the immigrant investor programme have been withdrawn following the expiry of the three year requirement for the capital injection to be valid for the visa; and if he has satisfied himself that the programme delivers value in view of the reputational risks that could be involved. [41878/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products Availability (3 Oct 2017)

Jack Chambers: 308. To ask the Minister for Health if the drug prembrolizumab will be licensed for use in the treatment of fine cell neuroendocrine rectal cancer; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41316/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products Availability (3 Oct 2017)

Jack Chambers: 309. To ask the Minister for Health if the drug nivolumab will be made available to persons in the public health system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41317/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Stroke Care (3 Oct 2017)

Jack Chambers: 312. To ask the Minister for Health the services in place to support persons that suffer strokes; if his attention has been drawn to the recommendations by an organisation (details supplied) for improving services for stroke sufferers; his plans to ensure there are properly resourced stroke units in hospitals which treat stroke patients; his further plans to ensure the standardisation of 24/7...