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Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: DEIS Status (17 Apr 2019)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: Táim buíoch don Aire as a bheith anseo. Tá áthas orm go bhfuil sé anseo chun é seo a chloisteáil agus chun na díospóireachta seo a bheith againn. Tá súil agam go mbeidh sé in ann smaoineamh air i ndiaidh na díospóireachta. I expect that the Minister will provide a lengthier version of a reply to a parliamentary question,...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: DEIS Status (17 Apr 2019)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: Aontaím leis an Aire go n-oibríonn DEIS. Bhí an meánscoil i bPáirc na bhFianna i cathair Chorcaí, mar shampla, i measc na scoileanna is fearr feabhais anuraidh ó thaobh torthaí na hardteistiméarachta de. Téann nach mór de leath de dhaltaí na scoile go dtí an ollscoil anois. Cúpla bliain ó shin, chuaigh níos...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Regulation of Gambling Sector: Discussion (17 Apr 2019)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: I will be as quick as I can. I echo the frustrations expressed by other members. There has been a lack of action. From what the Minister of State says, there is a consensus regarding the need for regulation yet we are in the same space we were several years ago regarding the lack of a regulator. This is a significant issue that affects a significant amount of people. I know about the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Regulation of Gambling Sector: Discussion (17 Apr 2019)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: I thank Dr. Fulton for her presentation. This is an area which is getting an increasing amount of focus and which has a substantial impact on many people's lives. It is a difficult addiction to tackle. It is invidious and very often hidden from view, even hidden from loved ones, until, as Dr. Fulton has identified, one reaches a crisis point - the involvement of a bailiff, an unpaid bill...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Regulation of Gambling Sector: Discussion (17 Apr 2019)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: My question was not so much about comparing the two forms of addiction, which have commonalities and differences, but about whether licensed premises should be prohibited from allowing opportunities to gamble or whether gambling premises should be prohibited from serving alcohol. That is more the question I was asking. It is about the legislators' response.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Regulation of Gambling Sector: Discussion (17 Apr 2019)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: Okay. Age verification is a very tricky area. It is desirable but difficult to implement in practice. It is vitally important. Does Dr. Fulton have a view on the existing policies of the big online bookmakers? Does she have a view as to how age verification might be best achieved or as to how the process can be improved?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Regulation of Gambling Sector: Discussion (17 Apr 2019)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: I have two more questions. The first is on a related area. It is about restricting access, particularly online. I touched on this in my previous contribution. There are policies but they can be weak. There are ways around them. Should there be a uniform sort of exclusion that carries right across several companies? I am not sure how that would be managed technologically. If people...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Regulation of Gambling Sector: Discussion (17 Apr 2019)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: This question concerns the prevalence of gambling advertising in sport, an issue that is very visible in Britain in particular with the soccer premiership and even in the lower tiers of the sport. Is that an area that Dr. Fulton believes needs legislative restriction? I welcome that the GAA has voluntarily introduced a ban on gambling companies sponsoring teams. Does she believe that...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Regulation of Gambling Sector: Discussion (17 Apr 2019)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: Is there a noticeable increase in adolescents reporting problem gambling and, if so, what kind of changes may be needed?

Youth Homelessness: Statements (18 Apr 2019)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: Following Deputy Mitchell's contribution, I highlight that at least 910 young people are homeless and there are perhaps many more in overcrowded accommodation. With regard to the aftercare issue and children leaving care, as Deputy Mitchell said, 12% of young people leaving care are homeless, and one third are at risk of homelessness. The Child Care (Amendment) Act 2015 that Senator James...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Customs and Excise Staff (8 May 2019)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 186. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to increase the number of customs officers in County Cork in the context of Brexit. [20023/19]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Firearms Licences (8 May 2019)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 442. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if a formal decision was taken to allow PSNI officers to carry weapons here which has been reported as being the case since 2013. [18540/19]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Firearms Licences (8 May 2019)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 443. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if a formal decision was taken to allow PSNI officers to carry weapons here which has been reported as being the case since 2013; if not, the level at which the decision was taken; and if the decision was communicated to other Departments after the decision was taken. [18541/19]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Firearms Licences (8 May 2019)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 444. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if a formal decision was taken to allow PSNI officers to carry weapons here which has been reported as being the case since 2013. [18542/19]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Firearms Certificates (8 May 2019)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 445. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of times firearms certificates have been granted to personnel from other jurisdictions; the personnel granted certificates and the circumstances in which they were granted. [18543/19]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Rent Pressure Zones (8 May 2019)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 1586. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if rent pressure zones in Cork are to include the Ballincollig-Carrigaline municipal district as revised; and if the southern end of Carrigaline, including Fountainstown, Myrtleville and Crosshaven, will now fall under the new Carrigaline municipal district and be considered a designated rent pressure zone as a result....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Oversight and Accountability: Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission (8 May 2019)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: Gabhaim buíochas chugaibh go léir as teacht isteach. Tá sé an-úsáideach mar léargas ar na riachtanaisí atá ann. I thank the delegation. The meeting has been very useful and insightful in outlining the needs that exist. Deputy Daly has very clearly outlined that many of the requirements have been identified by GSOC and others as having existed...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Oversight and Accountability: Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission (8 May 2019)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: Does Ms Justice Mary Ellen Ring believe that is achievable?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Oversight and Accountability: Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission (8 May 2019)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: I want to refer to protected disclosures. There are protected disclosures from gardaí. A recent report outlined that, apart from 13 cases that were discontinued, 36 were still on the books and that there has not been any case from last year that led to a prosecution or recommendation of disciplinary action. This is the third report of that kind. The first, covering 2014 to 2016,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Oversight and Accountability: Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission (8 May 2019)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: I understand that and I would not for a second suggest that people should be turned away. There is a backlog which, obviously, will take time to address. Nevertheless, not a single case has resulted in a sanction. From Ms Justice Ring's point of view, it is a matter of resources but I imagine there must be cases on the books for in excess of two years. Are cases on the books for in excess...