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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Access to Justice and Legal Costs: Discussion (Resumed) (11 Dec 2019)

Thomas Pringle: I hope it will be as relevant after the next general election too. Deputy O'Callaghan mentioned barriers. The biggest barrier is money, as has been outlined. That aspect is one that was not mentioned in that discussion. I do not have a legal background but I know that everybody thinks straightaway about costs when considering legal stuff. Our whole legal structure is based on paying...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Access to Justice and Legal Costs: Discussion (Resumed) (11 Dec 2019)

Thomas Pringle: When the Free Legal Advice Centres, FLAC, came before this committee its representatives talked about free services. However, when one delved into the matter one discovered that it costs €130 for an initial consultation, which means assistance is not free and, therefore, poses a real barrier. Are the CLM services entirely free?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Access to Justice and Legal Costs: Discussion (Resumed) (11 Dec 2019)

Thomas Pringle: Sorry, the Legal Aid Board or whatever.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Access to Justice and Legal Costs: Discussion (Resumed) (11 Dec 2019)

Thomas Pringle: Yes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Access to Justice and Legal Costs: Discussion (Resumed) (11 Dec 2019)

Thomas Pringle: It definitely is. I thank Ms Wall. It was mentioned that legal aid was not allowable at the WRC. For my own information, is it allowable where the WRC makes a judgment that is then challenged in the courts? I know of instances where someone who got a favourable judgment at the WRC that was then challenged in the courts by the employer lost there because he or she had no legal representation.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Access to Justice and Legal Costs: Discussion (Resumed) (11 Dec 2019)

Thomas Pringle: That is something of which people are not aware. In a number of instances that I know of, people won their cases for genuine reasons but, when they went to court, they were ruled against because they had no legal representation. That is-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Access to Justice and Legal Costs: Discussion (Resumed) (11 Dec 2019)

Thomas Pringle: The WRC probably does not make people aware of it either.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Access to Justice and Legal Costs: Discussion (Resumed) (11 Dec 2019)

Thomas Pringle: I thank Ms O'Sullivan. I have two further questions. It was mentioned in passing that the legal advice was funded by the Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government rather than the Department of Justice and Equality. This may be an unfair question for the witnesses, but I believe that is the crux of the problem, in that the Department of Justice and Equality is not about justice...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Access to Justice and Legal Costs: Discussion (Resumed) (11 Dec 2019)

Thomas Pringle: It is telling that the Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government did that rather than the Department of Justice and Equality.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Access to Justice and Legal Costs: Discussion (Resumed) (11 Dec 2019)

Thomas Pringle: That is everything from me.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Data (12 Dec 2019)

Thomas Pringle: 106. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the schools in existence for 20 years or longer that are still housed in prefab buildings with no permanent building structures, by county in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52485/19]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Regulatory Impact Assessments (12 Dec 2019)

Thomas Pringle: 119. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if a regulatory impact assessment was conducted for the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission Act 2014; and if so, the detail of same. [52446/19]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Environmental Policy (12 Dec 2019)

Thomas Pringle: 301. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to revise the corporate governance framework in view of the fact the current framework does not explicitly commit his Department to engagement with environmental interests and stakeholders in comparison with extensive provision for economic interests and other internal and external stakeholders; his views on whether...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: EU Directives (12 Dec 2019)

Thomas Pringle: 307. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the official or group in his Department responsible for calculating and reporting the obligations of Ireland under the land use, land use change and forestry, LULUCF, regulation, that is, EU Regulation 2018/841; if Ireland will be a net emitter over the period the regulation covers; and the implications of this...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Renewable Energy Generation (12 Dec 2019)

Thomas Pringle: 308. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment when he plans to require the Commission for Regulation of Utilities to facilitate private wires between renewable energy generators and energy consumers. [52480/19]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Renewable Electricity Support Scheme (12 Dec 2019)

Thomas Pringle: 309. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the rationale for limiting the RESS auction category for solar energy to a maximum of 10% (details supplied). [52481/19]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Planning Issues (12 Dec 2019)

Thomas Pringle: 365. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when he plans to remove the planning restrictions on roof-top solar for households and businesses. [52479/19]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Expenditure (17 Dec 2019)

Thomas Pringle: 70. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he will consider the proposal to increase the defence budget of the EU in the coming years as mentioned at the recent NATO summit; his views on the proposal that Europe needs to contribute more to NATO defence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52906/19]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: European Defence Capabilities (17 Dec 2019)

Thomas Pringle: 74. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the expenditure to date on the European Defence Fund by Ireland; the status of the integration into the European Defence Fund by Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52907/19]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Permanent Structured Co-operation (17 Dec 2019)

Thomas Pringle: 87. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the status of the integration of Ireland into PESCO in view of the upcoming second anniversary of the participation of Ireland in same; the level of engagement and lobbying his Department has received from European arms manufacturers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52870/19]