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

Jim O'Callaghan: Dr. O'Shea believes mediation should still be available even if there are circumstances involving domestic violence or abuse.

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

Jim O'Callaghan: I thank Mr. Ó hUallacháin, Dr. Fennell and Ms Baldwin for coming before us. One of the things we discussed at the previous hearing was how the voice of the child can be heard in family law proceedings. From the practical experience of the witnesses, is there an inconsistency between how a judge will hear the voice of a child? Is it done in affidavit? Is the child called to give...

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

Jim O'Callaghan: Dr. Barrington and Mr. Peelo said they think the system would benefit if there were automatic guardianship rights for fathers. What would be the practical effect of that on the family law system? I am not asking the witnesses whether or not they agree with it. What would be the effect of it? Is it easy to predict?

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

Jim O'Callaghan: Sometimes there is a perception that fathers do not get a fair crack of the whip when it comes to family law courts and that these courts are generally balanced in favour of the mother, particularly when it comes to custody and access. Do Dr. Barrington and Mr. Peelo believe this perception is correct or is it unfair?

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

Jim O'Callaghan: Do the witnesses think, by way of reform, that unmarried fathers should be given automatic guardianship rights?

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

Jim O'Callaghan: Yes.

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.

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

Jim O'Callaghan: I thank Dr. O'Shea. I have no more questions.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Proposed Legislation (12 Mar 2019)

Jim O'Callaghan: 1. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to amend the Succession Act 1965 to ensure that perpetrators or their families cannot benefit in cases of familicide; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12314/19]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Brexit Issues (12 Mar 2019)

Jim O'Callaghan: 3. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding the need to update the regulations that govern the jurisdiction of courts in civil and commercial matters following the departure of the United Kingdom from the European Union; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12315/19]

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Direct Provision System (12 Mar 2019)

Jim O'Callaghan: 7. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he is satisfied with the level of security provided at current and future direct provision centres; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11964/19]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Victim Support Services (12 Mar 2019)

Jim O'Callaghan: 25. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the position with regard to the release of information pertinent to cases of familicide by organisations with relevant knowledge; if a review will be conducted of barriers to provide information for families of victims of familicide; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11960/19]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Staff (12 Mar 2019)

Jim O'Callaghan: 33. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the destinations of prison officers to be recruited in 2019; the number required to replace retired officers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11963/19]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prisoner Data (12 Mar 2019)

Jim O'Callaghan: 36. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if a report will be commissioned on the extent to which persons with a care history are represented within the prison population. [11961/19]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Hospital Overcrowding (13 Mar 2019)

Jim O'Callaghan: 12. To ask the Minister for Health his plans in place to increase capacity at St. Vincent’s University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12217/19]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Hospital Overcrowding (13 Mar 2019)

Jim O'Callaghan: My question concerns St. Vincent's University Hospital, which is in my constituency. What are the Minister of State's plans to increase capacity at the hospital in the light of the increase in demand for services there?

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Hospital Overcrowding (13 Mar 2019)

Jim O'Callaghan: The Minister of State is correct that St. Vincent's hospital requires additional focus. When one considers the figures for the hospital, however, one can see that it requires much more focus and attention than the Government has given it to date. According to the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation, the number of people on trolleys in St. Vincent's hospital in 2018 was 3,773, which was...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Hospital Overcrowding (13 Mar 2019)

Jim O'Callaghan: I acknowledge the suite of measures that the Government has introduced but it is clear that it is not sufficient or appropriate for St. Vincent's hospital. The Minister of State referred to 22 acute beds being opened in the past 18 months in St. Vincent's, which is welcome but it does not take into account the extraordinary increase in demand for services at the hospital and the necessity...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Election Monitoring Missions (13 Mar 2019)

Jim O'Callaghan: 114. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the details of the election observation competition; the way in which it was operated; the basis for selection; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12576/19]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Reform of Family Law System: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Mar 2019)

Jim O'Callaghan: I thank everyone for coming in this morning. It has been very useful for us. We are preparing a report and are hearing from a wide variety of people. We will consider all submissions made and come up with recommendations at the end. I will start with Mr. Drakeford and Men's Voices. Speaking of men's voices, mine is vanishing so I apologise for that. Mr. Drakeford is correct that family...