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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Community Policing and Rural Crime: Discussion (3 Oct 2018)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Would Mr. Garvey like to pick up on those points?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Community Policing and Rural Crime: Discussion (3 Oct 2018)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I thank Dr. Connolly for his comments and Senator Frances Black for her contribution. Our last contributor is Deputy Jim O'Callaghan.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Community Policing and Rural Crime: Discussion (3 Oct 2018)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I suggest that Dr. Connolly answers first and then each of the remaining witnesses in order, from Foróige and Macra, please.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Community Policing and Rural Crime: Discussion (3 Oct 2018)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I apologise to Mr. Garvey. I knew the moment I said it that I should have said "Muintir" rather than "Macra". No harm done, I am sure.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Community Policing and Rural Crime: Discussion (3 Oct 2018)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Deputy Ó Laoghaire is pushing it today but I will let him in.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Community Policing and Rural Crime: Discussion (3 Oct 2018)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: On behalf of the Joint Committee on Justice and Equality, I thank each of the witnesses this morning. I thank Dr. Johnny Connolly from the school of law at the University of Limerick. He is not the first witness from the university to be here as, in recent weeks, one of his colleagues was also before the committee. I thank Ms Meally and Ms Canning from Foróige. I hope the plug for...

Report of the Joint Committee on Justice and Equality: Motion (4 Oct 2018)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I move:That Dáil Éireann:(1) notes the agreed Report of the Joint Committee on Justice and Equality under Standing Order 114 on the Amended Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on establishing a framework for interoperability between EU information systems (borders and visa) and amending Council Decision 2004/512/EC, Regulation (EC) No 767/2008,...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services Staff (9 Oct 2018)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: 287. To ask the Minister for Health the recommended number of early intervention and prevention counsellor posts in each CHO area; the level of vacancies in these posts; and the detail of counsellor numbers employed between the HSE and section 38 agencies. [40867/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (9 Oct 2018)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: 291. To ask the Minister for Health the waiting time for X-rays to be read and advised to the referring general practitioner by hospital; and his views on the unacceptable wait of weeks before the result is advised in so many cases. [40885/18]

Financial Resolutions 2019 - Financial Resolution No. 4: General (Resumed) (10 Oct 2018)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: As Sinn Féin's spokesperson on disability rights, I am thinking primarily of all those persons with disabilities and their families at home tonight, perhaps watching proceedings, who feel very let down and abandoned by budget 2019 and by this Government. There is nothing in the Government's budgetary measures announced yesterday that suggests that the rights and hope contained in the UN...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Waste Management (10 Oct 2018)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: 32. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if his Department has considered a different model of household waste collection. [41137/18]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Waste Management (10 Oct 2018)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: 42. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his views on the problems of the current household waste market structure here in view of a report by the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission, CCPC, recently. [41138/18]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Business of Joint Committee (10 Oct 2018)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: As we have a quorum, we will commence. I remind members to switch off their mobile phones as they interfere with the recording equipment. No apologies have been received. We will now go into private session to deal with a number of housekeeping matters.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: European Union Regulations: Motion (10 Oct 2018)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: We are now back in public session. The purpose of our first session is to consider a Government motion to exercise the right to opt in, pursuant to Protocol 21 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, to two measures in the civil justice area. The first is a proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EC) No. 1393/2007 on the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: European Union Regulations: Motion (10 Oct 2018)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: The Minister of State is skilled in delivering such a detailed paper and he did so well. I thank him for the detail he has shared with the committee on this opt-in proposal and I now open up the opportunity for any questions from members.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: European Union Regulations: Motion (10 Oct 2018)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I thank Deputy O'Callaghan. As no other members appear to be indicating, it seems this is one of the easier passages for the Minister of State. No doubt we will have him back on that basis. I thank the Minister of State again for his attendance and the detail of his contribution. A message will be sent to both Houses of the Oireachtas that the Joint Committee on Justice and Equality...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Messages to Dáil and Seanad (10 Oct 2018)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: The Joint Committee on Justice and Equality has completed its consideration of the following motions:That the proposal that Dáil Éireann approves the exercise by the State of the option or discretion under Protocol No. 21 on the position of the United Kingdom and Ireland in respect of the area of freedom, security and justice annexed to the Treaty on European Union and to the Treaty...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Community Policing and Rural Crime: Discussion (Resumed) (10 Oct 2018)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: The purpose of our engagement this morning is to resume our consideration of the issues of community policing and rural crime. We are joined this morning for, to my knowledge, only the second time ever by a senior representative of the Police Service of Northern Ireland, PSNI, the last time being in 2006 in, I understand, the context of the Barron report. Therefore, I extend a special...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Community Policing and Rural Crime: Discussion (Resumed) (10 Oct 2018)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I thank Mr. Todd for his opening address. I understand that Mr. Leahy will take the lead on the Garda presentation. If he would now like to make his opening statement, please do so.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Community Policing and Rural Crime: Discussion (Resumed) (10 Oct 2018)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I thank Assistant Commissioner Leahy. That opens up the opportunity to members of the committee and Deputy O'Callaghan is the first to indicate. I invite Deputy O'Callaghan to take the floor.