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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Court Accommodation Refurbishment (17 Jul 2013)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 212. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to upgrade the family law court at Dolphin House which is in dire condition and not fit for purpose; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35755/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Anti-Racism Measures (17 Jul 2013)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 213. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality his views on the figures released by the Immigrant Council of Ireland stating that 50 serious incidents have been reported to them in ten weeks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35756/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Sexual Offences (17 Jul 2013)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 214. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to address the issue of counselling notes from children who have been sexually assaulted being made available in criminal prosecutions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35757/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Northern Ireland Issues (17 Jul 2013)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 215. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality his views on whether the Nally report into the Omagh bombing was unsatisfactory; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35758/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Northern Ireland Issues (17 Jul 2013)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 216. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to open a new investigation into the Omagh bombing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35759/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Vetting of Personnel (17 Jul 2013)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 217. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if his attention has been drawn to the serious difficulties for community employment schemes and potential participants arising from delays in the Garda vetting unit in processing requests. [35760/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Vetting of Personnel (17 Jul 2013)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 218. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of errors that have been acknowledged by the Garda vetting unit in the years 2009 to 2012, inclusive, and to date in 2013. [35761/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Ministerial Meetings (17 Jul 2013)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 219. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans for the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission and the Garda Commissioner to meet with him to discuss GSOC's publicly aired serious concerns. [35763/13]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (17 Jul 2013)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: The Europol Joint Supervisory Body has some concerns about this in terms of data protection. It argues that the existing data protection system within Europol is very strong and it believes what is proposed in the regulation is weaker than what is already in place. The definition of the types of crimes Europol can examine has changed to a more broader definition. The concern would be that...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (17 Jul 2013)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: The joint supervisory body will have an important function in overseeing all of this. The proposal refers to the fact that the existing regulations are strong and robust. It was stated that the level of data protection introduced by the proposed regulation, in view of the new competences of Europol, is a clear retrograde step compared to the existing level of data protection set out in the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (17 Jul 2013)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: That is an entirely reasonable point, but I wish to clarify something. When the Minister has completed his negotiations, will the finalised proposal also come before the Houses for a vote?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (17 Jul 2013)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: This is a bizarre process. As parliamentarians, we are being asked to support a proposal that we do not agree with right now. We are also being asked to give the Government the green light to go ahead and see if it wants to negotiate and improve it. We are therefore being asked to vote for and support something that we have not seen in a final format. I do not think that is acceptable....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (17 Jul 2013)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: This whole process is deeply worrying. The Parliament is being asked to give permission to the Government to opt into a measure for which we do not know the final form.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (17 Jul 2013)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: We do not if the Minister looks at our record in the European Parliament. He is being mischievous.

Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Legal Services Regulation Bill 2011: Committee Stage (17 Jul 2013)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: The difficulty is that it has been 18 months since Second Stage and we are now engaged in a symbolic gathering for an hour and a half before the summer recess. We will revisit all of this during the recess. We will probably get through Parts 1 and 2 today but we will not get to Part IV. The difficulty is we are being asked to agree sections that have a cost implication for the legal...

Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Legal Services Regulation Bill 2011: Committee Stage (17 Jul 2013)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: We are being asked to subscribe as legislators to a regulatory authority without knowing what amendments will be made to it, given the Minister has indicated he will make considerable further amendments to the legislation down the line. We do not know what they will be and we are being asked to vote on part of a picture without knowing the full implications. That is not acceptable.

Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Legal Services Regulation Bill 2011: Committee Stage (17 Jul 2013)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: I move amendment No. 7: In page 13, before section 8, to insert the following new section:"8.—(1) The Authority shall consist of 13 members. (2) Subject to the provisions of this section, the members of the Authority shall be appointed by the Government and shall consist of the following persons:(a) 3 persons nominated by the Law Society of Ireland; (b) 2 persons nominated by the Bar...

Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Legal Services Regulation Bill 2011: Committee Stage (17 Jul 2013)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: The nominating body system is a good one with oversight by the Oireachtas. There appear to be two points of difference between what the Minister proposes and our amendments. The first is the existing section 8(2)(b). I do not understand why the Minister insists on the chairperson being a lay member and why the Government has to appoint that member. The subsection states, "The Government...

Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Legal Services Regulation Bill 2011: Committee Stage (17 Jul 2013)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: I shall give the Minister an explanation. If he looks at what he proposes to leave in the section in respect of requisite skills, "business and commercial matters", there is no nominating body that has a particular remit in business and commercial matters. There is space to add IBEC in that context. If he adds IBEC it would be good practice to have the ICTU as well. That is why I am...

Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Legal Services Regulation Bill 2011: Committee Stage (17 Jul 2013)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: Will the Minister comment on the issue of the chairperson?