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Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Second Stage (Resumed) (5 Jul 2017)

Darragh O'Brien: I am dealing with the contents of the Bill. I can stand over the fact that members of the Provisional IRA-----

Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Second Stage (Resumed) (5 Jul 2017)

Darragh O'Brien: I respect the Chair.

Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Second Stage (Resumed) (5 Jul 2017)

Darragh O'Brien: Let me put it this way, let us look back historically. The context in which I raise these points is that our Judiciary operated and continues to operate in a very independent manner. It has stood up to threats to its independence from criminals, criminal gangs and terrorists.

Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Second Stage (Resumed) (5 Jul 2017)

Darragh O'Brien: I will do so. I am saying this because some of the amendments on which Sinn Féin is insisting on Committee Stage will mean that some of the people who may have tried in the past to tamper with juries and trials and to influence courts in this country and who did not even recognise those courts could actually serve on this lay committee themselves. That will happen because of the deal...

Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Second Stage (Resumed) (5 Jul 2017)

Darragh O'Brien: I cannot do that because it is true.

Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Second Stage (Resumed) (5 Jul 2017)

Darragh O'Brien: I did not mention any specific Member.

Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Second Stage (Resumed) (5 Jul 2017)

Darragh O'Brien: Okay. I do not mean to make the Acting Ceann Comhairle's job more difficult. I will simply say that over the 40-year course of the armed conflict, if we want to call it that, there were people in this country who tried on a regular basis to circumvent and undermine the judicial system and to undermine juries. Many of them did not even recognise the courts. This is all factual. There are...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Enrolments (4 Jul 2017)

Darragh O'Brien: 230. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps he is taking to help meet the need for primary school places in Swords, County Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31334/17]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Human Rights (4 Jul 2017)

Darragh O'Brien: 247. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the efforts being made at EU and international level to prevent the persecution of Christians; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30902/17]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Syrian Conflict (4 Jul 2017)

Darragh O'Brien: 249. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the position regarding the situation in Syria; the recent efforts made by the EU to resolve this conflict; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31025/17]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: EU Issues (4 Jul 2017)

Darragh O'Brien: 250. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the position regarding the situation in Hungary; the efforts being made at EU level to address issues such as the curtailment of the media and violations of democratic norms; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31026/17]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Conflict Resolution (4 Jul 2017)

Darragh O'Brien: 251. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the position regarding the situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo; the efforts being made to bring peace to the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31027/17]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Undocumented Irish in the USA (4 Jul 2017)

Darragh O'Brien: 252. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the recent efforts that have been made to address the situation of the undocumented Irish in the United States of America; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31028/17]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: EU Migration Crisis (4 Jul 2017)

Darragh O'Brien: 253. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the position regarding the recent efforts being made at EU and international level to address the migration crisis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31029/17]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Humanitarian Aid Provision (4 Jul 2017)

Darragh O'Brien: 254. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the position regarding the situation in South Sudan; the efforts being made to bring an end to the civil war and to address the emerging famine in the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31030/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Public Health Policy (4 Jul 2017)

Darragh O'Brien: 346. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide alcohol consumption statistics here and across EU member states since 2005, including those from the World Health Organization; if he will cite the source of each in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30901/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Alcohol Advertising (4 Jul 2017)

Darragh O'Brien: 351. To ask the Minister for Health if he will publish the findings of the report commissioned by his Department and undertaken by a company (details supplied) on alcohol labelling; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30928/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Patient Safety (4 Jul 2017)

Darragh O'Brien: 380. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to introduce a statutory duty of candour which will place a legal obligation on medical professionals to disclose negligence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31077/17]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Departmental Programmes (29 Jun 2017)

Darragh O'Brien: 141. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the areas within his Department which remain outstanding in respect of the confidence and supply agreement; the status of plans for the implementation of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30581/17]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Deployment (29 Jun 2017)

Darragh O'Brien: 163. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of community gardaí who were and are assigned to Malahide Garda station in each of the years 2014 to 2016 and to date in 2017, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30642/17]