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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Data (28 Jun 2022)

Martin Kenny: 718. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the estimated cost of providing administrative support to the current restorative justice programme, including all associated costs such as capital costs et cetera. [34066/22]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Data (28 Jun 2022)

Martin Kenny: 719. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the estimated cost of hiring an additional 10% staff to the Irish Prison Service per annum, including all associated costs such as uniforms et cetera. [34067/22]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Data (28 Jun 2022)

Martin Kenny: 720. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the average cost of providing one fully qualified psychotherapist to one crime victim support service per annum, such as one service (details supplied) funded by the Department of Justice. [34068/22]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Data (28 Jun 2022)

Martin Kenny: 721. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the average cost of providing one fully qualified psychotherapist to one domestic violence survivor support service per annum, such as one service (details supplied) funded by her Department. [34069/22]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Data (28 Jun 2022)

Martin Kenny: 722. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the average cost of establishing one domestic violence refuge in Roscommon, including all associated costs such as staffing, resourcing, capital spend et cetera. [34070/22]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Data (28 Jun 2022)

Martin Kenny: 723. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the average cost of funding one domestic violence refuge in Cork per year, including all associated costs such as staffing, resourcing, capital spend et cetera. [34071/22]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Data (28 Jun 2022)

Martin Kenny: 724. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the estimated cost of hiring increasing International Protection Office staff by 10% per annum. [34072/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (28 Jun 2022)

Martin Kenny: 863. To ask the Minister for Health if he plans to extend the drugs payment scheme to cover the cost of ozempic semaglutide for those prescribed it off-label for reasons other than those associated with diabetes. [34207/22]

Remediation of Dwellings Damaged By the Use of Defective Concrete Blocks Bill 2022: Second Stage (30 Jun 2022)

Martin Kenny: All of us in this House have made the choice to put ourselves before the public and become public representatives. We have made choices to make political decisions. The people in the Gallery, those with houses affected by pyrite, did not make choices to be political. However, they have been forced into this by the consequence of what has happened to them. Unfortunately, the Bill the...

Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2022: Second Stage (1 Jul 2022)

Martin Kenny: I welcome this Bill and the moves to resolve many of the issues outlined. I will deal first with the issue of the Stardust inquest and the coroner’s court. The Stardust tragedy happened 41 years ago when 48 people went for a night out and did not come home. It has influenced and impacted not just the people of Artane and that part of Dublin but the whole country. I remember that...

Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2022: Second Stage (1 Jul 2022)

Martin Kenny: I suggest that the Member should make his contribution without interruption.

Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2022: Second Stage (1 Jul 2022)

Martin Kenny: It is a Second Stage debate.

Education (Provision in Respect of Children with Special Educational Needs) Bill 2022: Second Stage (1 Jul 2022)

Martin Kenny: I welcome the Bill. As has been said, a few weeks ago we tabled a motion which set out the major problems with this issue across the country. We all acknowledge the serious lack of investment in special needs education over the years. The provisions in the Bill dealing with special needs education go some way to dealing with that. The section 37A process gives a lever for a Minister to...

Rent Reduction Bill 2022: Second Stage [Private Members] (13 Jul 2022)

Martin Kenny: We support the Bill. We see spiralling rents in every part of the country. I raised Knocknashee and Tobercurry with the Taoiseach a couple of months ago. People there were paying €800 a month in rent, then the landlord increased it to €1,500 a month overnight. That happened to ten people in a housing estate, because the landlord owned many houses there. The Government made...

Summer Economic Statement: Statements (Resumed) (14 Jul 2022)

Martin Kenny: As the Leas-Cheann Comhairle was reading the list of various Topical Issue matters, it brought into focus what we are talking about here. While the summer economic statement may paint a rosy picture, when you listen to those matters raised, you hear of all the various issues throughout the country that are affecting people. These are the issues of services mainly that are so devoid in so...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Scheme of the Communications (Retention of Data) (Amendment) Bill 2022: Discussion (30 Jun 2022)

Martin Kenny: I thank Mr. Lupton. In regard to his opening statement, Mr. Lupton also mentioned that we must have an eye on emerging and developing law across the European Union as things progress. How does he feel this legislation before us, which we assume from talking to everybody could be improved upon, will fit as we look forward? How future-proofed is it? What more needs to be done to ensure that...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Scheme of the Communications (Retention of Data) (Amendment) Bill 2022: Discussion (30 Jun 2022)

Martin Kenny: One of the main criticisms that came from the European Court of Justice related to mass surveillance and the protection of people's right to privacy in this context. The issue here is to try to find the balance between protecting that right and having an effective method that can assist An Garda Síochána or other law enforcement agencies to do their work appropriately and in the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Scheme of the Communications (Retention of Data) (Amendment) Bill 2022: Discussion (30 Jun 2022)

Martin Kenny: I have another question for Assistant Commissioner Kelly. Probably one of the ways to deal with this is to look at scenarios. We all remember the Joe O'Reilly case in north County Dublin. His wife was murdered, and CCTV and telecommunications were part of the method that was used at that time to investigate the case. If a similar situation arises after this legislation comes in, a victim...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Scheme of the Communications (Retention of Data) (Amendment) Bill 2022: Discussion (30 Jun 2022)

Martin Kenny: Yes, that is the real issue I have with it in respect of a serious situation like that. What would happen if we had a situation where the Garda did have access to a piece of data and in examining it another crime came to light, which had not been the subject of the judicial application to examine the data? Could the information be used, or would the Garda be prohibited from using it? For...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Scheme of the Communications (Retention of Data) (Amendment) Bill 2022: Discussion (30 Jun 2022)

Martin Kenny: I am sorry, but Mr. Kelly broke up a little bit. Did he say he would not be able to proceed?