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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Scheme of the Policing, Security and Community Safety Bill 2021: Discussion (20 Oct 2021)

Martin Kenny: I thank the witnesses for attending and for their opening statements. I wish to address a couple of comments Mr. Collins made in his statement. Mr. Collins seems to make the point that there is a concern that this is moving away from reforms that were clearly necessary and appropriate in the past. He indicates a sense that some of the matters that were very concerning for many people...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Scheme of the Policing, Security and Community Safety Bill 2021: Discussion (20 Oct 2021)

Martin Kenny: I share the concerns outlined by Mr. Collins. Does he believe those concerns can be addressed successfully in this proposed legislation in order to relieve those pressures?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Scheme of the Policing, Security and Community Safety Bill 2021: Discussion (20 Oct 2021)

Martin Kenny: The heads of the Bill, from 49 onwards, basically deal with issues of creating the strategic plan and the service plan. How much input will the new board have in respect of that? It seems from my reading of it that a lot of it is the Commissioner's job to produce the plan. Heads 53 and 54 state the Minister can direct the Commissioner to amend the plan. Where is the role for oversight...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Scheme of the Policing, Security and Community Safety Bill 2021: Discussion (20 Oct 2021)

Martin Kenny: It strikes me that there is an absence of the oversight we would like to see the authority having, particularly the part that says the Minister can direct the Commissioner in regard to amending the plan. That would raise eyebrows and is a departure from what we expected to see in legislation like this, which is about modernising and moving to a different type of policing from what we had in...

Rental Sector: Motion [Private Members] (19 Oct 2021)

Martin Kenny: Our message is a simple one. We are asking the Government to acknowledge that there is a crisis in the rental sector and we want actions and not words in regard to this. Absolutely nothing was done in the budget last week for renters across the State but corporate landlords and institutions were supported. They are squeezing every last cent out of everyone who is renting. In my...

Access of Competent Authorities to Centralised Bank Account Registries: Motion (19 Oct 2021)

Martin Kenny: We will support this motion. It is European legislation which is being transposed into Irish law. The setting up by the Commission of this registry across the whole EU will be positive and will hopefully do a lot to ensure that financial services which are hiding cash, including the ill-gotten gains of criminal gangs, etc., can be found and traced. While I welcome the powers that it gives...

Financial Resolutions 2021 - Financial Resolution No. 2: General (Resumed) (13 Oct 2021)

Martin Kenny: I thank the Minister and the Minister of State for their work on justice. I acknowledge some of the positive things in this budget with regard to the justice sector. Much of it, such as the recruitment of an additional 800 gardaí, is very welcome. We have looked for that for some time. We recognise Templemore is restrained in the numbers that can be trained in any one year. It is at...

The National Youth Justice Strategy 2021-2027 and Supporting Community Safety: Statements (6 Oct 2021)

Martin Kenny: I thank the Ministers of State for their statements. The issue of a youth justice strategy goes to the very core of much of what has been in the media in the past couple of days and the incidents we have seen, particularly in Dublin. We have had many examples of situations where people feel afraid, violated or unable to walk the streets at night, particularly in urban areas and on public...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (6 Oct 2021)

Martin Kenny: In the programme for Government there is a clear commitment to integrity, high standards and transparency. In recent days, we learned that the Attorney General has been doing private work while at the same time working for the Government. That was going on for almost 18 months after his appointment. I suggest that in the interests of that commitment to integrity in the programme for...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (6 Oct 2021)

Martin Kenny: There is certainly no inference.

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (6 Oct 2021)

Martin Kenny: I am speaking about the Government's integrity, regarding how it deals with this matter and such matters.

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (6 Oct 2021)

Martin Kenny: In the interest of transparency, it would be useful were the Government to publish and make clear what work the Attorney General was undertaking during that time, in order that there is no inference from any side as to the integrity of the Attorney General or, indeed, of the office he holds.

Planning and Development (Climate Emergency Measures) (Amendment) Bill 2021: Second Stage [Private Members] (30 Sep 2021)

Martin Kenny: I thank the Ceann Comhairle for calling me earlier than expected. We will support this legislation because it is appropriate that there be legislation to deal with the issue of data centres in particular, to stall the situation and to look hard at where it is going. This week, the Minister with responsibility for energy stated that he could not guarantee that there would not be blackouts...

Climate Action: Statements (30 Sep 2021)

Martin Kenny: The issues raised here today are issues that have been around for a long time. I will focus particularly on rural issues because I come from a rural place. I deal with the issues of power supply and car chargers etc. all the time. I recently wrote to the Minister about one aspect of this issue. Many tourists who drive electric cars along the Wild Atlantic Way find that there is nowhere...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Care Packages (30 Sep 2021)

Martin Kenny: 377. To ask the Minister for Health the number of patients who are not receiving their allocated numbers of hours of home care support; the number of hours they are short for the months January to September 2021 in the CHO1 area in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47445/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Care Packages (30 Sep 2021)

Martin Kenny: 378. To ask the Minister for Health the number of homecare service hours being provided to HSE patients in CHO1 by private agency staff; the cost associated with same each month from January to September 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47446/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Care Packages (30 Sep 2021)

Martin Kenny: 379. To ask the Minister for Health the number of vacancies in home care supports services in CHO1 as of 1 September 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47447/21]

Afghanistan Crisis: Statements (29 Sep 2021)

Martin Kenny: I am sharing time minutes with other Members. I thank both Ministers for their statements on the devastating situation in Afghanistan and for the people in that part of the world. There are many Afghans in Ireland who have been here for many years and who are very concerned about their family members and others whom they know in that country and how they can manage through this...

Hospital Waiting Lists: Motion [Private Members] (28 Sep 2021)

Martin Kenny: The issue here is about capacity more than anything else, and that is the same in every hospital in the State. I am very conscious, especially in Sligo University Hospital, that we have a situation where people are waiting on wards but they cannot get in. They are being sent to a four-bed ward with six beds in it. It does not have the capacity or the staff. It is the same in the emergency...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Courts and Courthouses: Discussion (28 Sep 2021)

Martin Kenny: I thank the Chairman and all our witnesses. It has been a very interesting conversation. Many of the issues I wished to raise have been covered but there are a couple of small points I wish to clarify regarding victim support, where it is at and how well it is provided for, particularly in courts in various parts of the country. One of the things members hear regularly is that many victims...