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Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Remuneration (24 Jan 2018)

Alan Farrell: 40. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the position regarding pay for personnel within the Defence Forces with particular reference to the past 12 months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3155/18]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Business of Joint Committee (24 Jan 2018)

Alan Farrell: As we have a quorum I propose we will commence in private session. Is that agreed? Agreed.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: HIQA Inspection Report on Oberstown Detention Centre: Discussion (24 Jan 2018)

Alan Farrell: I welcome the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs, Deputy Katherine Zappone, and her officials, Dr. Fergal Lynch, Secretary General of the Department of Children and Youth Affairs, Ms Michelle Shannon, director of the Irish Youth Justice Service, IYJS and Mr. Tony O'Donovan, child welfare adviser, IYJS, to the meeting. I thank them for their attendance this morning and for bearing with...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: HIQA Inspection Report on Oberstown Detention Centre: Discussion (24 Jan 2018)

Alan Farrell: Thank you, Minister. Your remarks are always welcome. Thank you again for coming in. Two speakers have indicated. I have no wish to limit unnecessarily your contributions, but it is 10.23 a.m. and we have another session to work through. I propose that contributors take five minutes each. Then, if people wish to come back in, they may do so. We will try to limit it to that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: HIQA Inspection Report on Oberstown Detention Centre: Discussion (24 Jan 2018)

Alan Farrell: Does that include exterior doors? There were problems with exterior doors in the past.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: HIQA Inspection Report on Oberstown Detention Centre: Discussion (24 Jan 2018)

Alan Farrell: I thank HIQA for its report. It was an eye-opener for me. Oberstown is in my constituency and during my recent visit, I had a very thorough engagement with the staff and young adults. I want to thank the staff in particular for their hospitality and the young adults who engaged with me. It is incredibly disappointing that a detention centre of this nature was not designed as detention...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: HIQA Inspection Report on Oberstown Detention Centre: Discussion (24 Jan 2018)

Alan Farrell: I appreciate that Minister. I call Senator Freeman.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: HIQA Inspection Report on Oberstown Detention Centre: Discussion (24 Jan 2018)

Alan Farrell: I thank the Minister and her officials, Mr. O'Donovan, Ms Shannon and Dr. Lynch, for their attendance to discuss the HIQA report on Oberstown. I propose that we suspend to allow for the changing of the guard. We will then begin our very important discussion on the affordable childcare scheme and related matters.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Affordable Child Care Scheme and Related Matters: Discussion (24 Jan 2018)

Alan Farrell: I welcome from the Department of Children and Youth Affairs, Dr. Fergal Lynch, Secretary General, who has stayed with us, and Ms Bernie McNally, assistant secretary, Ms Laura McGarrigle, principal officer, and Mr. Toby Wolfe, assistant principal, all of whom have joined us. I thank them for their attendance. I ask members and witnesses to turn off their mobile telephones or switch them to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Affordable Child Care Scheme and Related Matters: Discussion (24 Jan 2018)

Alan Farrell: I wish to make a couple of remarks myself, if I may. It is fair to say that in building on the initiatives of recent years, including the free scheme, tremendous progress has been made in the relatively recent past on which the Minister and her Department must be commended. Moving us away from having the most expensive child care service in Europe towards having one of the most affordable...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Affordable Child Care Scheme and Related Matters: Discussion (24 Jan 2018)

Alan Farrell: I thank the Deputy, and the Minister and her personnel on behalf of all members of the committee. I thank the members for their engagement and the witnesses for their fulsome responses. They answered pretty much everything fulsomely and that is very much appreciated.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (25 Jan 2018)

Alan Farrell: Is it a protected disclosure?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (25 Jan 2018)

Alan Farrell: No, that was not my question. Is it a protected disclosure?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (25 Jan 2018)

Alan Farrell: Okay, I thank the Chair.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (25 Jan 2018)

Alan Farrell: That is fine.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (25 Jan 2018)

Alan Farrell: The clerk is giving me the eye, so I will read between the lines.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (25 Jan 2018)

Alan Farrell: I thank the Chair.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (25 Jan 2018)

Alan Farrell: It is not a public relations firm.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (25 Jan 2018)

Alan Farrell: It is not a public relations firm, if that is the only service that it is providing. That is not public relations.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (25 Jan 2018)

Alan Farrell: I accept that.