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Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Prisoners' Rights: Discussion with Northern Ireland Prisoner Ombudsman (31 Jan 2013)

Joe McHugh: I thank the members of the committee for their contributions and Mr. Richardson for his presentation. We appreciate Ms McCabe's presence and her openness on this issue. The committee would like to stay in touch with her. She should feel free at any stage to contact us. We will be monitoring her good work.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Prisoners' Rights: Discussion with Northern Ireland Prisoner Ombudsman (31 Jan 2013)

Joe McHugh: It is the 15th anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Prisoners' Rights: Discussion with Northern Ireland Prisoner Ombudsman (31 Jan 2013)

Joe McHugh: I thank Ms McCabe for her openness on this delicate and sensitive issue. We appreciate the work in which she is involved in a constantly evolving environment, which hopefully is evolving in the right direction. I have two questions. The ombudsman referenced the importance of cross-community representation among prison officers, as it is conducive to a more positive environment. How...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Prisoners' Rights: Discussion with Northern Ireland Prisoner Ombudsman (31 Jan 2013)

Joe McHugh: Is it just a case that members of, say, the Catholic community are not coming forward for interview and are not even applying?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Prisoners' Rights: Discussion with Northern Ireland Prisoner Ombudsman (31 Jan 2013)

Joe McHugh: Has recruitment in this present round closed?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Prisoners' Rights: Discussion with Northern Ireland Prisoner Ombudsman (31 Jan 2013)

Joe McHugh: I will call you again, Deputy, but the two Senators have indicated.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Prisoners' Rights: Discussion with Northern Ireland Prisoner Ombudsman (31 Jan 2013)

Joe McHugh: I call Mr. Pat Doherty, MP, to be followed by Deputy Crowe and Senators Jim D'Arcy and White.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Prisoners' Rights: Discussion with Northern Ireland Prisoner Ombudsman (31 Jan 2013)

Joe McHugh: In light of the number of issues Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan has raised, perhaps Ms McCabe might like to deal with them before we proceed to deal with the questions of other members who are offering.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Prisoners' Rights: Discussion with Northern Ireland Prisoner Ombudsman (31 Jan 2013)

Joe McHugh: Thank you, Ms McCabe, for that comprehensive analysis. Some Members are under pressure of time. With the agreement of the committee, people can indicate if they are under pressure. I realise there is another event on this morning. I welcome the members of the Joint Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade in attendance today. I call Deputy Daly.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Prisoners' Rights: Discussion with Northern Ireland Prisoner Ombudsman (31 Jan 2013)

Joe McHugh: I will take questions in groups of two. The protocol is for members to go first.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Prisoners' Rights: Discussion with Northern Ireland Prisoner Ombudsman (31 Jan 2013)

Joe McHugh: I welcome Ms Pauline McCabe and Mr. George Richardson to the committee. I will make full introductions following a minute's silence as requested by the committee members to mark the sad passing of Detective Garda Adrian Donohoe.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Prisoners' Rights: Discussion with Northern Ireland Prisoner Ombudsman (31 Jan 2013)

Joe McHugh: Ms Pauline McCabe is the Northern Ireland Prisoner Ombudsman and will talk to the committee about that role and its context today. She will also discuss the rights of prisoners in Northern Ireland and the reform process within prisons there. I advise members that the Prisoner Ombudsman is fully independent of the Northern Ireland Prison Service and her task is to carry out investigations...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Unfinished Housing Developments (31 Jan 2013)

Joe McHugh: To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will clarify if estates may be subjects of developers' bonds and simultaneously not be classified on the list of unfinished estates for the purpose of the household charge; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4897/13]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Unfinished Housing Developments (31 Jan 2013)

Joe McHugh: To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will clarify if estates may be classified on the list of unfinished estates for the purposes of the household charge and simultaneously remain subjects of developers' bonds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4898/13]

An Garda Síochána: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (30 Jan 2013)

Joe McHugh: I too offer my condolences to the Donohoe family and to Adrian Donohoe's Garda colleagues on this tragic occurrence and on this very sad day. Maybe because of the day that is in it we need to have an honest conversation. We need to be honest about the fact that we have a rural policing challenge and the opening of this debate made a disingenuous offer in calling on the Minister to reopen...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Broadband Services (29 Jan 2013)

Joe McHugh: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will comment on Údarás na Gaeltachta's annual report, which notes that access to high-speed broadband is still a challenge for companies in some Gaeltacht areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3856/13]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Broadband Services (29 Jan 2013)

Joe McHugh: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources with reference to Údarás na Gaeltachta's annual report, which notes that access to high-speed broadband is still a challenge for companies in some Gaeltacht areas, if he will indicate his strategy for addressing this electronic infrastructure issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3857/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: National Children's Hospital (29 Jan 2013)

Joe McHugh: To ask the Minister for Health if he will engage with the Northern Ireland Minister for Health in respect of the maximising the utility of the planned National Children's Hospital; if he will use the Altnagelvin Radiotherapy Unit model as a basis for such engagement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4327/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: National Children's Hospital (29 Jan 2013)

Joe McHugh: To ask the Minister for Health if he will consider providing an opportunity for paediatrics specialists to meet with their Northern Ireland counterparts, to discuss potential mutual arrangements for shared services at the planned new Children's Hospital [4358/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (29 Jan 2013)

Joe McHugh: To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the planned new radiotherapy unit at Altnagelvin Hospital, which will serve patients from both Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland. [4336/13]