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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union (Consequential Provisions) Bill 2019: Discussion (27 Feb 2019)

Jim O'Callaghan: They are citizens.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union (Consequential Provisions) Bill 2019: Discussion (27 Feb 2019)

Jim O'Callaghan: On immigration, obviously the Dublin Convention requires that someone applying for asylum must apply in their first port of call. If somebody has applied for asylum in the United Kingdom and they are refused or their process is still being considered, will they then be able to apply for asylum in this State again or will we have rules in place to say they have already applied in the UK?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union (Consequential Provisions) Bill 2019: Discussion (27 Feb 2019)

Jim O'Callaghan: Will that be in place by 29 March?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union (Consequential Provisions) Bill 2019: Discussion (27 Feb 2019)

Jim O'Callaghan: Do the officials believe that applications for asylum in Ireland will increase after 29 March if the British leave because applying in Ireland gives them an opportunity to have access to the full European Union?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union (Consequential Provisions) Bill 2019: Discussion (27 Feb 2019)

Jim O'Callaghan: Why was there a 30% increase in applications last year?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union (Consequential Provisions) Bill 2019: Discussion (27 Feb 2019)

Jim O'Callaghan: Two areas are not addressed and the Minister may not have any concerns about them. One relates to family law. At present, obviously, there is recognition of United Kingdom divorces. After 29 March what will be the status of recognition of divorces in the UK and, indeed, child abduction cases involving Ireland and the UK? At present I believe it is dealt with by regulation No. 2201/2003....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union (Consequential Provisions) Bill 2019: Discussion (27 Feb 2019)

Jim O'Callaghan: On civil jurisdiction, at present an Irish citizen or any person in Ireland is able to sue a British citizen or company in the Irish courts under the terms of a Brussels regulation. Is there any proposal for reciprocal arrangements to permit that type of process to continue?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union (Consequential Provisions) Bill 2019: Discussion (27 Feb 2019)

Jim O'Callaghan: I thank the Minister.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union (Consequential Provisions) Bill 2019: Discussion (27 Feb 2019)

Jim O'Callaghan: I should have raised it earlier. It concerns a small but vulnerable group of people, the non-EEA family members of UK citizens, of whom there are currently approximately 5,000 in Ireland. They are here under their EU treaty rights. What will happen to them after the UK leaves? Will they still be entitled to be resident here? Will they have an entitlement to a new visa?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union (Consequential Provisions) Bill 2019: Discussion (27 Feb 2019)

Jim O'Callaghan: Is it likely that they will have to apply for a new visa or will their status be recognised as entitling them to stay and work?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union (Consequential Provisions) Bill 2019: Discussion (27 Feb 2019)

Jim O'Callaghan: They will not lose their status or right to be or work here.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Direct Provision Data (5 Mar 2019)

Jim O'Callaghan: 246. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of asylum seekers who have died in each of the years 2003 to 2018 and to date in 2019, while being provided with accommodation by the RIA in direct provision centres by location. [10901/19]

Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union (Consequential Provisions) Bill 2019: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (6 Mar 2019)

Jim O'Callaghan: The Government's proposed amendment of section 14 of the 1965 Act is appropriate and regrettably, necessary in the context of us facing a no-deal Brexit. One of the great achievements of the EU has been the European arrest warrant, which enables countries to apply for the extradition of persons from other countries in order that they can be held accountable for criminal acts that they...

Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union (Consequential Provisions) Bill 2019: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (6 Mar 2019)

Jim O'Callaghan: Amendments Nos. 56 to 58, inclusive, are unnecessary. Sometimes adding more words to a statutory provision has the effect of narrowing the meaning of that provision. There is a general assumption that the more words one uses, the broader the definition becomes whereas, in fact, it can become narrower. I am concerned that were we to add to section 3A the words suggested by Deputy Ó...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Reform of Family Law System: Discussion (Resumed) (6 Mar 2019)

Jim O'Callaghan: I thank the witnesses for coming in. Listening to them has been very useful to the committee. I wish to let them know what our process is and what we are trying to do. Reform of the family law system is a big part of our work programme for the year. We have heard from today's witnesses and from other people in previous weeks. Our final sittings will be next week. At the end of this...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Reform of Family Law System: Discussion (Resumed) (6 Mar 2019)

Jim O'Callaghan: Who funds the child care law reporting project?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Reform of Family Law System: Discussion (Resumed) (6 Mar 2019)

Jim O'Callaghan: I beg her pardon.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Reform of Family Law System: Discussion (Resumed) (6 Mar 2019)

Jim O'Callaghan: What about the other cases involving divorce or issues that do not involve a child?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Reform of Family Law System: Discussion (Resumed) (6 Mar 2019)

Jim O'Callaghan: Would it be beneficial for the reporting of family law cases to extend beyond the childcare cases the project has reported on?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Reform of Family Law System: Discussion (Resumed) (6 Mar 2019)

Jim O'Callaghan: I wish to ask Dr. O'Shea about her presentation. Everyone would agree that we should try to resolve family disputes at the earliest possible stage. There are two parts to my query. First, sometimes in family law environments there is alleged or actual domestic abuse. Under the Mediation Act 2017, certain types of cases are precluded from mediation because of that.