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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Scheme of the Criminal Justice (Hate Crime) Bill 2021: Discussion (17 Nov 2021)

Martin Kenny: Deputy Carroll MacNeill mentioned the Good Friday Agreement and I will go into the legislation on that. Parity of esteem and everything else was very carefully placed in the Good Friday Agreement. Some of that legislation has been enacted partially but a lot of it has yet to be enacted. One of the difficulties we have within the context of the Good Friday Agreement and the arrangements in...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Scheme of the Criminal Justice (Hate Crime) Bill 2021: Discussion (17 Nov 2021)

Martin Kenny: I thank our guests for their opening statements and submissions. I want to go back for a moment to the hostility dimension and the aspect of the matter about which Dr. Taylor has spoken. One needs to be able to prove motivation and that is one of the key difficulties because proving motivation is the problem with all of this. It always struck me that one of the things we are dealing with...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Bodies (9 Dec 2021)

Martin Kenny: 15. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when he plans to form a successor stakeholder group to the Beef Market Task Force; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60764/21]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Reports (9 Dec 2021)

Martin Kenny: 17. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when he expects to receive and publish the wool feasibility study; the measures he will adopt to develop an indigenous wool sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60765/21]

European Council Meeting: Statements (14 Dec 2021)

Martin Kenny: It is clear that the primary discussion at the meeting this week is going to be around the pandemic, the managing of it and how that is progressing. Really the TRIPS waiver is the issue for the world that we need Europe to lead out on. Talking about COVAX and everything else simply does not cut it. It has simply failed. There needs to be recognition of that. Ireland needs to take this...

Appropriation Bill 2021: Second Stage (14 Dec 2021)

Martin Kenny: As has been said, we all understand this is a housekeeping Bill and it is required for Exchequer funds to be spent by Departments on various capital projects. I, in common with most Deputies, am concerned about capital funding across our constituencies and particularly Sligo, Leitrim, north Roscommon and south Donegal. We have issues with various capital projects we hoped to see progressed...

Appropriation Bill 2021: Second Stage (14 Dec 2021)

Martin Kenny: Precisely, a Leas-Cheann Comhairle.

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Work Permits (14 Dec 2021)

Martin Kenny: 104. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will grant a work permit extension to workers who are temporarily laid off due to Covid-19 restrictions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61254/21]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Éireann (14 Dec 2021)

Martin Kenny: 178. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason prison records of ex-prisoners that come under the Good Friday Agreement are being used to refuse employment by Bus Éireann; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61136/21]

Appointment of Member and Chair of the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission: Motion (15 Dec 2021)

Martin Kenny: I am sharing time with Deputy Carthy. We have no issue with this new appointment. I wish Ms Justice Mary Ellen Ring, the outgoing chair, all the best for her future on her retirement from the role. I met her on a number of occasions and she was certainly diligent in trying to do the right thing and progress things. She felt handicapped on many occasions, particularly in regard to funding...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Minorities Engaging with the Justice System: Discussion (24 Nov 2021)

Martin Kenny: Are there examples from other jurisdictions where this type of multifaceted approach has worked?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Minorities Engaging with the Justice System: Discussion (24 Nov 2021)

Martin Kenny: Is it not the case that An Garda Síochána seeks an assessment of an individual by a psychologist before he or she is brought to a facility? Sometimes, there is no space for such individuals in those facilities and they end up being released. The risk the Garda has highlighted can sometimes come to pass because there is nowhere for these people to go.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Minorities Engaging with the Justice System: Discussion (24 Nov 2021)

Martin Kenny: I thank Ms Keane for that response.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Minorities Engaging with the Justice System: Discussion (24 Nov 2021)

Martin Kenny: I welcome all of the witnesses and thank them for their contributions and written statements. I will ask questions of the groups in the order they spoke. The Mental Health Commission raised some issues, including in respect of engagement with An Garda Síochána. It strikes me, and has long struck me, that many of the situations members of the Garda encounter involve individuals...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Minorities Engaging with the Justice System: Discussion (24 Nov 2021)

Martin Kenny: Regarding the migrant issue, particularly migrant women, I note at the end of Dr. Mbugua's presentation there is a reference to trafficked women and girls being used for sexual exploitation. What impact does that have on many people who would not have immigration status here? Basically, they are here illegally and that is being used as a means of coercion or control. Is there a fear in...

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Estimates for Public Services 2021
Vote 20 - An Garda Síochána (Supplementary)
Vote 22 - Courts Service (Supplementary)
Vote 24 - Department of Justice (Supplementary) (1 Dec 2021)

Martin Kenny: I am interested in the issue of the additional investment in ICT that is required, especially in view of the cybercrime incident we had earlier this year and the ongoing growth in crime, fraud, etc., in that area, whether it is through people's bank accounts and mobile phones or other fraud over the Internet, which is clearly a growth area, unfortunately, for many people who are experiencing...

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Estimates for Public Services 2021
Vote 20 - An Garda Síochána (Supplementary)
Vote 22 - Courts Service (Supplementary)
Vote 24 - Department of Justice (Supplementary) (1 Dec 2021)

Martin Kenny: I will ask about one final aspect of this issue in respect of personnel and the adequate experience and training that they may need. Is the Garda recruiting people with that particular type of expertise or has it been contracted in from agencies that do that type of work?

Birth Information and Tracing Bill 2022: Second Stage (19 Jan 2022)

Martin Kenny: In his speech, the Minister said he is pleased that the Birth Information and Tracing Bill is going to do what no other legislation has done in the past. I accept his bona fides on that. Compared to what we have had in previous attempts at dealing with this issue, this is a genuine effort and I acknowledge that the Bill is a huge leap forward. However, we must also listen to the reality of...

Gender-based Violence: Motion [Private Members] (19 Jan 2022)

Martin Kenny: The murder of Ashling Murphy has traumatised people across the length and breadth of the country. Our hearts go out to her and her family, and all the other women who have died over the years at the hands of men. We have discussed this for the past week or so and it has come to us all that it is about behaviour and attitude. We cannot legislate for attitude but we can legislate for some...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (20 Jan 2022)

Martin Kenny: The programme for Government gives an overall commitment to transparency across all Departments and programmes. In fairness, much progress has been made in the Department of Justice on Garda reform and so forth. However, in the last number of weeks we have seen the documentary "Crimes and Confessions" running on RTÉ. The most recent episode on the Sallins train robbery was shocking...