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Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Business of Select Committee (30 Nov 2016)

Jim O'Callaghan: I agree with the Chairman.

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Business of Select Committee (30 Nov 2016)

Jim O'Callaghan: It is instructive that the Tánaiste did not concentrate on my main criticism, which is the failure of the Government to send the money message. The Tánaiste referred to pre-legislative scrutiny. I am happy to do that if we know at the end of the process that the Government is not going to pull the same stroke again. There is no point in a private Members' Bill going through...

Prisons (Solitary Confinement) (Amendment) Bill 2016: Second Stage [Private Members] (1 Dec 2016)

Jim O'Callaghan: I will start by thanking Deputies Wallace and Paul Murphy for permitting me to speak ahead of them. I also want to welcome this Bill and the opportunity to speak on the Irish Prison Service, on prison officers and the prisoners who are held within our prisons. It is instructive to note that since I became justice spokesperson for Fianna Fáil, on many occasions in this House I have...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Help Service Provision (1 Dec 2016)

Jim O'Callaghan: 16. To ask the Minister for Health the increase in home help hours planned for the Dublin south east and Dún Laoghaire local health areas in 2017. [38052/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Accident and Emergency Departments (1 Dec 2016)

Jim O'Callaghan: 94. To ask the Minister for Health the reasons for the substantial increase in emergency department overcrowding in St. Vincent’s hospital over the past two years. [38053/16]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Strength (1 Dec 2016)

Jim O'Callaghan: 110. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the most recent figures for the number of community gardaí in each Garda division in tabular form. [38162/16]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Strength (1 Dec 2016)

Jim O'Callaghan: 112. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí in each division who have received tactical awareness training in tabular form. [38172/16]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Strength (1 Dec 2016)

Jim O'Callaghan: 113. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí in each division who have received firearm awareness training in tabular form. [38173/16]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Strength (1 Dec 2016)

Jim O'Callaghan: 114. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the most recent figures for the number of appointed detectives in each division in tabular form. [38175/16]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prisoner Data (1 Dec 2016)

Jim O'Callaghan: 131. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of mobile phones that were confiscated from the prison population for each of the past five years and to date in 2016; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38267/16]

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Business of Committee (1 Dec 2016)

Jim O'Callaghan: Before we proceed, may I raise a point of order?

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Business of Committee (1 Dec 2016)

Jim O'Callaghan: I wish to outline the context in which raise my point of order. This Bill was introduced in the Dáil on 24 October 2016. It went through Second Stage on 15 November 2016. The explanatory memorandum to the Bill explains that the Bill was being introduced to deal with the consequences of the ruling of the Court of Appeal in the case of Permanent TSB plc v.Langan. When the Minister of...

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Business of Committee (1 Dec 2016)

Jim O'Callaghan: Yes, it has. The determination I handed to the Chairman is the determination of the Supreme Court dated 17 November 2016. The court has determined that there will be an appeal on the matter. The parties to the case, the appellant in the Supreme Court, PTSB, brought an application seeking the permission of the Supreme Court, which is only granted in exceptional circumstances, to hear an...

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Business of Committee (1 Dec 2016)

Jim O'Callaghan: The Supreme Court is hearing cases much faster now because of the presence of the Court of Appeal. The decision of the Court of Appeal was given in July. The Supreme Court is giving listings for cases within periods of six months to nine months. It is faster but I cannot be definitive on that. I do not believe we should proceed with this committee hearing when a Supreme Court appeal will...

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Business of Committee (1 Dec 2016)

Jim O'Callaghan: We should not proceed with Committee Stage today. If it is the case that the Supreme Court allowed this appeal, then we will not have to introduce this legislation. This House should be cautious about introducing legislation which is unnecessary. As well as that, the Supreme Court is determining the matter. We do not want parties in the Supreme Court saying that this has been affected or...

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Business of Committee (1 Dec 2016)

Jim O'Callaghan: I learned of it last Friday. In fact, it was reported in The Irish Timesthat the Supreme Court granted permission to appeal. I then checked the courts register and website. That is where the determination I handed up to the Chairman is available. In respect of the case, it talks about an important issue of public importance in the case. That is why there is legislation here. We should...

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Business of Committee (1 Dec 2016)

Jim O'Callaghan: It is a two-way process.

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Business of Committee (1 Dec 2016)

Jim O'Callaghan: I made the point that we should adjourn until the Supreme Court determination, which may be in a number of months. I have no difficulty with the committee's seeking a shorter adjournment of a week or so to allow the Minister of State to consider the matter and come back before us to discuss it further. However, it is inappropriate for us to proceed to consider a Bill in respect of which...

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Business of Committee (1 Dec 2016)

Jim O'Callaghan: I thank the Minister for his comments about raising the issue and I appreciate what he said. It would not be a good idea to subdivide the Bill. I acknowledge there are areas relating to cost but we can be reasonable about that in due course. We are here to deal with this Bill, which is primarily concerned with the consequences of the Permanent TSB plcv. Langan decision. We should adjourn....

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Business of Committee (1 Dec 2016)

Jim O'Callaghan: There was agreement that the meeting be adjourned.