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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Security and Surveillance Issues: Minister for Justice and Equality (19 Feb 2014)

Clare Daly: Can the Minister categorically say that neither the Defence Forces nor the Garda have authorised surveillance? He has not answered the question.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Security and Surveillance Issues: Minister for Justice and Equality (19 Feb 2014)

Clare Daly: He has asked and received that assurance? Could he answer the second question?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Security and Surveillance Issues: Minister for Justice and Equality (19 Feb 2014)

Clare Daly: I am just curious to know. The Minister is saying that he has not done so.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Security and Surveillance Issues: Minister for Justice and Equality (19 Feb 2014)

Clare Daly: Let us not speculate about anything. I am referring to the legislative basis upon which authorised surveillance can take place. There are three organisations that can do this. I have asked the Minister on what he is basing his assertion that no such-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Security and Surveillance Issues: Minister for Justice and Equality (19 Feb 2014)

Clare Daly: He indicated that he had not asked the Garda Commissioner about the basis on which he was allegedly satisfied.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Security and Surveillance Issues: Minister for Justice and Equality (19 Feb 2014)

Clare Daly: How does the Minister know that this is the case? Is it because the Commissioner told him?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Security and Surveillance Issues: Minister for Justice and Equality (19 Feb 2014)

Clare Daly: No, I am just asking whether the Minister asked the Commissioner.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Security and Surveillance Issues: Minister for Justice and Equality (19 Feb 2014)

Clare Daly: True to form.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Security and Surveillance Issues: Minister for Justice and Equality (19 Feb 2014)

Clare Daly: Absolutely.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Security and Surveillance Issues: Minister for Justice and Equality (19 Feb 2014)

Clare Daly: The Minister has misrepresented and quoted selectively throughout. Most of his submission to us allegedly relied on what GSOC had stated. GSOC, including Mr. Kieran FitzGerald, stated there was no evidence of Garda misconduct. Will the Minister state it is equally the case that there is no evidence of the Garda having been exonerated? It is a "Yes" or "No" answer. We have not received a...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Credits (20 Feb 2014)

Clare Daly: 18. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will review the decision to award the single parent tax credit to only one parent in view of the enormous financial and social hardship that is being imposed on families as a result of this budget measure. [8244/14]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Property Taxation Collection (20 Feb 2014)

Clare Daly: 34. To ask the Minister for Finance the criteria used to justify the Revenue Commissioners sending recent demand notices threatening the sheriff in relation to alleged non-payment or the local property tax and letters from the compliance intervention unit alleging that they have received information that the person is in receipt of undeclared income; his views on the methods used in this...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Representations (20 Feb 2014)

Clare Daly: 106. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on inaccurate information being communicated by Student Universal Support Ireland to Deputies' offices regarding updating the status of individual student grants and fees (details supplied). [8646/14]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Extradition Arrangements (20 Feb 2014)

Clare Daly: 208. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if Ireland's legally binding obligations under the United Nations convention against torture, Article 3.1, prohibit the State from extraditing a person wanted on alleged terrorist offences to the USA. [7993/14]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Licences (20 Feb 2014)

Clare Daly: 249. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on the delays in processing driving licences by the National Driver Licensing Service and the practice of charging persons €15 for an e-mail copy of licences while they are waiting for the hard copy. [8722/14]

An Bille um an gCeathrú Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Ceapacháin Bhreithiúnacha) 2013: An Dara Céim - Thirty-fourth Amendment to the Constitution (Judicial Appointments) Bill 2013: Second Stage [Private Members] (21 Feb 2014)

Clare Daly: I will be brief. I agree with the points made that the reverence displayed towards judges is unhealthy in any society that claims to be democratic. If one says anything about or names a judge, one almost is accused of assaulting the independence of the Judiciary. This approach is very similar to the approach that had been prevalent in respect of the Garda Síochána. Until...

An Bille um an gCeathrú Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Ceapacháin Bhreithiúnacha) 2013: An Dara Céim - Thirty-fourth Amendment to the Constitution (Judicial Appointments) Bill 2013: Second Stage [Private Members] (21 Feb 2014)

Clare Daly: Absolutely appalling decisions have been made in the courts that have really damaged people in a most severe way. I have no examples of where this was done for reasons of political influence, except possibly in the case of Fr. Niall Molloy to which other Members have referred. However, there must be a reason that they were done because of incompetence or for some reason. Perhaps it was...

Other Questions: Special Educational Needs Services Provision (25 Feb 2014)

Clare Daly: 111. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will take whatever steps are necessary to ensure that children with Down's syndrome due to start school in September will be given automatic access to resource teaching hours equal to those on offer in respect of children in the low-incidence category.. [8916/14]

Other Questions: Special Educational Needs Services Provision (25 Feb 2014)

Clare Daly: I understand that in reply to a previous question from Deputy Finian McGrath, the Minister indicated that the needs of children with Down's syndrome would be met as part of the overall review. However, this will not do anything for children who are due to start school in September of this year and whose applications need to be completed by the end of March. What does the Minister intend to...

Other Questions: Special Educational Needs Services Provision (25 Feb 2014)

Clare Daly: The problem with the Minister's answer is that the new allocation model will obviously affect all children with disabilities, which is entirely appropriate. However, the current system discriminates against the condition of Down's syndrome or does not bestow on it an adequate rating. Comparisons have been made with autism. For the very small number of children who are in the category to...