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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Citizenship Applications (31 Jan 2019)

Jim O'Callaghan: 105. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when a person (details supplied) will be given a determination in respect of a citizenship application made in August 2016. [4886/19]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Home Loan Scheme (5 Feb 2019)

Jim O'Callaghan: 654. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if consideration will be given to amending the Rebuilding Ireland home loan scheme in order that persons that previously owned property but lost it during the financial downturn could be considered as eligible for such loans; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5134/19]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Equipment (7 Feb 2019)

Jim O'Callaghan: 138. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the estimated cost of the roll-out of body cameras for all gardaí; if he has received such a request from the Garda Commissioner; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6189/19]

Criminal Law (Extraterritorial Jurisdiction) Bill 2018 [Seanad]: Second Stage (12 Feb 2019)

Jim O'Callaghan: I welcome the opportunity to speak on the Bill. Fianna Fáil will be supporting its provisions and we hope to see it pass as quickly as possible. As the Minister of State indicated, the catalyst for the introduction of this legislation is the Istanbul Convention. It is important that we enact this legislation so that we can ratify that convention, which was signed in May of 2011....

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Inspector of Prisons (12 Feb 2019)

Jim O'Callaghan: 286. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the staffing complement of the Inspector of Prisons; the staffing level deemed necessary; if requests for additional funding to increase staff numbers have been made in 2018 or to date in 2019; if so, the result of such requests; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6268/19]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Brexit Issues (13 Feb 2019)

Jim O'Callaghan: 103. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the consideration given to the effect of the non-application post Brexit of Regulation 2201/2003 on recognition of divorces and child abduction cases involving the UK and Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7233/19]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Interim Report on Review of Youth Referrals: An Garda Síochána (13 Feb 2019)

Jim O'Callaghan: We did not get Accenture to put it in.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Interim Report on Review of Youth Referrals: An Garda Síochána (13 Feb 2019)

Jim O'Callaghan: I thank the Commissioner, assistant commissioner and chief superintendent for coming in. Am I correct in assuming that the problem, when one looks at the statistics in the slides, has been virtually solved at this stage? When one looks at 2016, 1.4% of referrals were not progressed appropriately and in 2017, it is down to 0.7%. Has the problem been solved and does Mr. Harris have...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Interim Report on Review of Youth Referrals: An Garda Síochána (13 Feb 2019)

Jim O'Callaghan: In terms of 2018 it sounds like the number of cases arising that appear not to have been progressed appropriately would be statistically irrelevant.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Interim Report on Review of Youth Referrals: An Garda Síochána (13 Feb 2019)

Jim O'Callaghan: Of the 7,894 cases that were not progressed appropriately, most of which took place between 2010 and 2015, what was the reason for them not being progressed? Was it simply Garda failure on an individual basis or was there a systems failure?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Interim Report on Review of Youth Referrals: An Garda Síochána (13 Feb 2019)

Jim O'Callaghan: Obviously the objective is to try to deter children from continuing along a path of crime. From the Commissioner's assessment of the youth diversion programme, does he think it is succeeding in that objective?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Interim Report on Review of Youth Referrals: An Garda Síochána (13 Feb 2019)

Jim O'Callaghan: How do the victims of crime respond to the scheme? If they are told the person who perpetrated the crime was a child and that we are going to divert the child into the youth diversion programme, is there a mixed response from the victims of crime? Are some of them dissatisfied, in particular if it is a serious crime?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Interim Report on Review of Youth Referrals: An Garda Síochána (13 Feb 2019)

Jim O'Callaghan: How can the people who make a complaint to An Garda Síochána keep apprised of how the complaint is being progressed by the Garda? Is it all dependent on contacting the garda to whom it was reported? Is there an objective way to contact the Garda system to see how the complaint is being progressed?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Interim Report on Review of Youth Referrals: An Garda Síochána (13 Feb 2019)

Jim O'Callaghan: People making a complaint about a bike being stolen, or about a serious crime such as assault, make a statement at a Garda station. How can they keep aware of whether somebody will be prosecuted? Is it dependent upon them contacting the particular gardaí with whom they dealt to see what is happening?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Interim Report on Review of Youth Referrals: An Garda Síochána (13 Feb 2019)

Jim O'Callaghan: The youth diversion programme is a very good scheme and it should be promoted and encouraged. What is disturbing is the question mark over parts of it. I am sure it is the wish of the committee that the scheme continues because if we can get a child off the path of criminality at an early stage we will save society, that child and victims of crime in the long term. If we do not we will...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Vetting Applications (14 Feb 2019)

Jim O'Callaghan: 116. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the reason for the delay in processing a Garda vetting security clearance application by a person (details supplied); the expected timeline for the application; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7578/19]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Forensic Science Ireland Laboratory (19 Feb 2019)

Jim O'Callaghan: 171. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the status of a new State forensic science laboratory; the reason for the delay in the construction; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7787/19]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Forensic Science Ireland Laboratory (19 Feb 2019)

Jim O'Callaghan: 172. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the position with regard to the premises of the national forensic library; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7788/19]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Forensic Science Ireland Laboratory (19 Feb 2019)

Jim O'Callaghan: 173. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the spend to date on preparatory works for a new facility for the national forensic library; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7789/19]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: National Children's Hospital Expenditure (19 Feb 2019)

Jim O'Callaghan: 274. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the projects which have been delayed as a result of cost overruns at the national children’s hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7791/19]