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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education and Training Provision (31 Jan 2017)

Jim O'Callaghan: 228. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of tourism and hospitality skills training positions that were allocated to the constituency of Dublin Bay South in 2015 and 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4400/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education and Training Provision (31 Jan 2017)

Jim O'Callaghan: 229. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the amount of funding which was allocated to the constituency of Dublin Bay South for tourism and hospitality skills training in 2015 and 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4401/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education and Training Provision (31 Jan 2017)

Jim O'Callaghan: 230. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the agency or body which has overall responsibility for hospitality and tourism skills development policy here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4402/17]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Staff Grades Review (31 Jan 2017)

Jim O'Callaghan: 372. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the reason the proposed amalgamation by his Department of the staff officer and executive officer grades within the Civil Service did not take place on 2 January 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3980/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Drug and Alcohol Task Forces (31 Jan 2017)

Jim O'Callaghan: 519. To ask the Minister for Health if consideration can be given for the recruitment of a full-time co-ordinator of the South Inner City Drugs & Alcohol Task Force following the retirement of the office holder; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3974/17]

Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Bill 2015 [Seanad]: Report Stage (1 Feb 2017)

Jim O'Callaghan: We had tabled an amendment in respect of consent on Committee Stage, which we withdrew. The Minister indicated that she would propose a definition. That was helped in large part by a decision of the Supreme Court on 11 November in the case of the DPP v.O'R which gave a broad overview of the issue in respect of consent. Obviously, people previously had a definition of consent when it came...

Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Bill 2015 [Seanad]: Report Stage (1 Feb 2017)

Jim O'Callaghan: Are the amendments grouped? I thought we would deal with amendments Nos. 1 and 52 to 55, inclusive, together.

Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Bill 2015 [Seanad]: Report Stage (1 Feb 2017)

Jim O'Callaghan: Part of the definition of a person in authority is any other person who is, or has been, responsible for the education, supervision, training, care or welfare of the child. I take it this includes people such as sports coaches and members of the clergy involved with children at a particular time. I am interested to hear the Minister's view on this.

Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Bill 2015 [Seanad]: Report Stage (1 Feb 2017)

Jim O'Callaghan: On Second and Committee Stages, Fianna Fáil's attitude to Part 4 of the Bill, which deals with the purchase of sexual services, has not altered. Therefore, we will not support amendment No. 10. It is important to recall what lies at the heart of prostitution. At its heart lies abuse of vulnerable women and that vulnerability has been growing in recent times. When you look at the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigrant Investor Programme Eligibility (1 Feb 2017)

Jim O'Callaghan: 159. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the basis for the increase in the amount required by applicants to avail of the immigrant investor programme and which increase was announced on 20 December 2016; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4817/17]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (1 Feb 2017)

Jim O'Callaghan: Do the witnesses think the intention behind this directive to try to introduce into Irish law an examinership type protection for smaller businesses and individuals? Is that what this seeks to do?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (1 Feb 2017)

Jim O'Callaghan: The witnesses will know the companies can go and get examinership. They go to the court because they cannot pay their debts but they do not want to go into liquidation so they get the protection of the court and their loans are restructured, subject to the views of the creditors. Is this proposed directive similar in terms of an individual availing of that process, or does that process...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (1 Feb 2017)

Jim O'Callaghan: Am I correct in stating that this directive will only apply to what are defined as entrepreneurs? An entrepreneur appears to be defined as a natural person exercising a trade, business, craft or profession. That could exclude a lot of people. Would that not be so?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (1 Feb 2017)

Jim O'Callaghan: In the presentation it was mentioned that it may impact on the independence of the Judiciary. Is that because of Article 24, which mentions that they will have to have certain expertise in respective areas? I may be wrong, but I am just wondering.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (1 Feb 2017)

Jim O'Callaghan: Can I ask just one quick question on the answer given to Deputy Brophy? If this directive is introduced and transposed into Irish law, is Ms O'Higgins saying then that that will diminish the protections that Irish people have under the legislation on examinership or under the legislation on personal insolvency?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (1 Feb 2017)

Jim O'Callaghan: The directive sets out the minimum requirements that we must transpose into Irish law. If we go beyond that as we have done already in the legislation on examinership and personal insolvency, why would that undermine the directive?

Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Bill 2015 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) (2 Feb 2017)

Jim O'Callaghan: There is general agreement that there should be a review of this legislation and that a report should be produced. That is a good idea. When we introduce new laws, it is important that we review them on an ongoing basis and come back with recommendations where they might be improved. It is important that we are not too prescriptive with regard to the legislation in terms of setting out...

Committee Report on Garda Oversight and Accountability: Motion (2 Feb 2017)

Jim O'Callaghan: Approximately 50% of my time as spokesperson for justice and equality is devoted to issues concerning An Garda Síochána. That is not surprising when one considers that it is a force of up to 13,000 members who interact with members of the public every day. One of the downsides of discussing An Garda Síochána in this House is that we only really get to focus on issues...

Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Bill 2015 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (7 Feb 2017)

Jim O'Callaghan: Deputy Jonathan O'Brien wanted to move that amendment.

Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Bill 2015 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (7 Feb 2017)

Jim O'Callaghan: I want to speak to the amendment. The amendment in Deputy Jonathan O'Brien's name is a proposal to amend the legislation by removing section 28, which criminalises incest on the part of females of or over 17 years of age. This was discussed briefly on Committee Stage when the matter was before the select committee. The law in respect of incest is archaic and there was a discrepancy between...