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Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (22 Jul 2020)

Martin Kenny: I want to raise with the Taoiseach the issue of adults with intellectual disabilities who are at home with elderly parents who, in many cases, are unable to cope. This situation has continued through the pandemic. Many people around the country are at their wits end in regard to what to do. Day care services and respite care services have been taken away. Across my constituency, and I am...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (22 Jul 2020)

Martin Kenny: 164. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the arrangements being made with education authorities in the Netherlands to enable leaving certificate students to enrol and take up places on courses due to commence in early September 2020; if she received confirmation that students will not be disadvantaged due to the delay by her Department in issuing results; if she will guarantee...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Garda Stations (28 Jul 2020)

Martin Kenny: 270. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the estimated cost of refurbishing Fitzgibbon Street Garda station. [18445/20]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Garda Stations (28 Jul 2020)

Martin Kenny: 271. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the estimated cost of refurbishing Sligo Garda station [18446/20]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Recruitment (28 Jul 2020)

Martin Kenny: 780. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the additional cost to the Departmental baseline funding to commence and sustain a five-year Garda recruitment drive commencing in 2021 and concluding in 2025 with an intake of 800 Garda recruits per annum and their subsequent retention, that is, the amount by which the baseline must be increased in 2025 in comparison to...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Civilian Staff (28 Jul 2020)

Martin Kenny: 781. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the estimated cost of recruiting and employing an additional 1,000 civilian staff for An Garda Síochána. [18441/20]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Expenditure (28 Jul 2020)

Martin Kenny: 782. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the estimated cost of increasing Prison Service funding by 10%. [18442/20]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Facilities (28 Jul 2020)

Martin Kenny: 783. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the estimated cost of providing video links to each prison to assist the Courts Service. [18443/20]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Criminal Assets Bureau (28 Jul 2020)

Martin Kenny: 784. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the estimated cost of increasing the funding of the Criminal Assets Bureau by 10%. [18444/20]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Court Accommodation (28 Jul 2020)

Martin Kenny: 785. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the estimated cost of refurbishing Tralee courthouse. [18447/20]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Youth Diversion Projects (28 Jul 2020)

Martin Kenny: 786. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the estimated cost of the establishment of ten new Garda youth diversion programmes. [18448/20]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Crime Data (28 Jul 2020)

Martin Kenny: 787. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the estimated cost of the multiannual sexual violence prevalence study by the Central Statistics Office. [18451/20]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Courts Service (28 Jul 2020)

Martin Kenny: 788. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the estimated cost of a 10% increase in the Courts Service capital building and refurbishment programme. [18452/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (28 Jul 2020)

Martin Kenny: 825. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated cost of increasing the budget for psychiatric services in prisons by 20%. [18450/20]

Perjury and Related Offences Bill [Seanad] 2018: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (29 Jul 2020)

Martin Kenny: I commend the Regional Group on bringing this motion before the Dáil. It was, I think, in December 2019 that we last debated this legislation in the House. It is badly wanted legislation and has been talked about for a considerable length of time. Much has been made of how the insurance industry has been impacted by perjury, false statements and false affidavits and of how this has...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Direct Provision System (29 Jul 2020)

Martin Kenny: 259. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the date upon which each direct provision centre or emergency accommodation centre contract expires. [20324/20]

Civil Law and Criminal Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2020: Second Stage (30 Jul 2020)

Martin Kenny: Sinn Féin will be proposing two amendments to the Bill. There was a sense of agreement around all of these measures about Covid-19, making life easier for people who work in our courts system and prison service and mitigating against the difficulties that exist. In that context, we all agreed there would be a suspension of the normal process we go through when passing legislation such...

Civil Law and Criminal Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2020: Second Stage (30 Jul 2020)

Martin Kenny: I understand. My colleague is taking four minutes.

Civil Law and Criminal Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2020: Second Stage (30 Jul 2020)

Martin Kenny: There is a David and Goliath struggle between bankers and ordinary lenders. We need to make sure that we as legislators are very much on the side of ordinary lenders and stand up for them. This Bill is an opportunity to do that, and I implore for the Minister to withdraw this proposal.

Civil Law and Criminal Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2020: Committee and Remaining Stages (30 Jul 2020)

Martin Kenny: I move amendment No. 1: In page 6, line 2, after “provisions” to insert the following: “and continue in operation until the 9th day of November 2020, unless a resolution approving of its continuation has been passed by both Houses of the Oireachtas”. This amendment concerns a time limit on this legislation. As was acknowledged by the Minister, all the other...