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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Bail Law (20 Nov 2019)

Bernard Durkan: 27. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the extent to which further consideration has been given to further reform the bail laws with particular reference to the need to tackle organised crime, deal with recidivism and protect the general public; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47782/19]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Strength (20 Nov 2019)

Bernard Durkan: 148. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the strength of An Garda Síochána at the latest stage of audit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48163/19]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Data (20 Nov 2019)

Bernard Durkan: 149. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí available for duty in the past six months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48165/19]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Data (20 Nov 2019)

Bernard Durkan: 150. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of women members of An Garda Síochána; the extent to which this number has fluctuated in the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48166/19]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Courts Service Data (20 Nov 2019)

Bernard Durkan: 151. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of persons male and female, respectively, on bail in respect one or more offences and repeat offences; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48167/19]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Missing Persons Data (20 Nov 2019)

Bernard Durkan: 152. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of persons listed as missing persons; the extent to which this number has fluctuated in the past six years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48168/19]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Judicial Appointments (20 Nov 2019)

Bernard Durkan: 153. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of vacancies for judges at District, Circuit or High Court level; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48169/19]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Organised Crime (20 Nov 2019)

Bernard Durkan: 154. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the degree to which An Garda Síochána remains in contact with Europol and Interpol in the pursuit of organised crime; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48170/19]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Service Data (20 Nov 2019)

Bernard Durkan: 155. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of prison places available nationally; the degree to which overcrowding exists; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48171/19]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Promotions (20 Nov 2019)

Bernard Durkan: 156. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of unfilled promotional positions throughout An Garda Síochána; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48172/19]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Brexit Preparations (20 Nov 2019)

Bernard Durkan: 170. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the extent to which she has identified job creation prospects likely to fill voids arising from Brexit; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48161/19]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Job Creation (20 Nov 2019)

Bernard Durkan: 171. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the extent to which innovation and technology continues to be a feature in the creation of new and replacement jobs in the future through innovation and technology; the degree to which she identified the full potential in this regard; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48162/19]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Workforce Planning in the Mental Healthcare Sector: Discussion (20 Nov 2019)

Bernard Durkan: I welcome our guests and thank them for their presentations. I will follow up on my colleague's last point. I was a member of the health board and learned a few lessons there, some which have stood to me in good stead. There is a presumption that the rule prevails across the country. There should be no changes from one area to another. The same conditions arise, perhaps to a greater...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Workforce Planning in the Mental Healthcare Sector: Discussion (20 Nov 2019)

Bernard Durkan: Are any efforts being made to spread the availability of rehabilitation services evenly throughout the country, proportionate to demographic demand?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Workforce Planning in the Mental Healthcare Sector: Discussion (20 Nov 2019)

Bernard Durkan: If we were to bring about some change in that area, what should we do at this level? What can Dr. Finnerty do at her level to co-ordinate the efforts with a view to addressing those particular deficiencies?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Workforce Planning in the Mental Healthcare Sector: Discussion (20 Nov 2019)

Bernard Durkan: The mental health services were always regarded as the Cinderella of the health service. Has the system improved in its favour or have things gone the other way in the past ten years? I ask mindful that we have incurred the most serious economic crash in our history and that two things came together as demand increased and resources decreased. That was very difficult to manage and still...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Workforce Planning in the Mental Healthcare Sector: Discussion (20 Nov 2019)

Bernard Durkan: We need better dispersal of what we have.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Workforce Planning in the Mental Healthcare Sector: Discussion (20 Nov 2019)

Bernard Durkan: How does the service become aware when children need attention? Do the referrals come from school medical examinations? Are they from reports from An Garda Síochána or some other source? Some time ago, I asked a parliamentary question on the number of children aged between eight and 13 years who had attended at emergency departments having self-harmed or attempted to do so, and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Workforce Planning in the Mental Healthcare Sector: Discussion (20 Nov 2019)

Bernard Durkan: On community services and adherence to medication programmes, one of the problems that I found over the years was an unwillingness in some cases to comply with medication requirements, which resulted in reversion and so on. How satisfied are the representatives here that adherence to medication programmes is respected and fully followed through in the community?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Workforce Planning in the Mental Healthcare Sector: Discussion (20 Nov 2019)

Bernard Durkan: One thing I have found with regard to medication for children and young people is that, in some cases, a parent may feel that the medication has an adverse effect on the child or teenager and decides not to pursue it. To my mind, this is a very false economy. I would like to see a more uniform process applying in all cases so that there would not be peaks and valleys in either the quality...