Results 5,201-5,220 of 8,015 for speaker:Jonathan O'Brien

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Parole Bill 2016: Committee Stage (24 May 2017)

Jonathan O'Brien: I would agree with Deputy O'Callaghan's analysis. There is good balance in terms of those appointed by the Public Appointments Service and the nominating bodies. I would agree with the inclusion of a community representative. How we define that can obviously be looked at, but I agree with the inclusion of someone with such experience. One could argue that an ex-offender would have the...

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Parole Bill 2016: Committee Stage (24 May 2017)

Jonathan O'Brien: I wish to indicate that my party will be considering introducing an amendment to section 8 on Report Stage.

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Parole Bill 2016: Committee Stage (24 May 2017)

Jonathan O'Brien: I agree with amendment No. 26 tabled by Deputy Clare Daly. Perhaps we might delete "3 or" and leave it at "5". I understand what Deputy Mick Wallace is seeking to achieve in his amendment, but, in legislative terms, what is reasonable to me may not be reasonable to someone else. Therefore, I do not know how one could legally define "a reasonable timeframe". Perhaps we need to consider the...

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Parole Bill 2016: Committee Stage (24 May 2017)

Jonathan O'Brien: I can see where Deputies Daly and Wallace are coming from with their amendments. All of the guiding principles, such as the stated reasons and recommendations made by the sentencing judge, the information from the trial and the sentencing process, go to the very nature and gravity of the offence. The nature and gravity of the original offence will form part of the decision-making process...

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Business of Select Committee (24 May 2017)

Jonathan O'Brien: Before the Chairman adjourns the meeting-----

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Business of Select Committee (24 May 2017)

Jonathan O'Brien: That is okay because I want to flag a matter to the Chairman.

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Business of Select Committee (24 May 2017)

Jonathan O'Brien: Is it possible to go into private session?

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Tribunals of Inquiry Reports (30 May 2017)

Jonathan O'Brien: 107. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if the Charleton tribunal has presented a preliminary report to the Clerk of the Dáil; and the date on which this report will be made available. [25483/17]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prisoner Transfers (30 May 2017)

Jonathan O'Brien: 114. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the status of a prison transfer application for a person (details supplied); if recent decisions have been made regarding their applications for transfer; and the rationale for decisions made. [25343/17]

Offences Against the State (Amendment) Act 1998 and Criminal Justice (Amendment) Act 2009: Motions (20 Jun 2017)

Jonathan O'Brien: The continuing spate of gangland-related murders in Dublin and the fear within communities most directly affected by the activities of violent organised criminals requires a sustained and focused response. To properly confront the threat of organised crime and the wider corrosive impact it is having on our society, the Garda and the criminal justice system require the tools to do their job...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Reports (20 Jun 2017)

Jonathan O'Brien: 719. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the projected cost of implementing the outstanding recommendations from the working group on improvements to the protection process including direct provision and supports to asylum seekers. [26769/17]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Juvenile Offenders (20 Jun 2017)

Jonathan O'Brien: 720. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of children in adult prisons; and the projected cost of sending them to age appropriate units instead. [26777/17]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prisoner Transfers (20 Jun 2017)

Jonathan O'Brien: 779. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality further to parliamentary Question No. 114 of 30 May 2017, if he will clarify the meaning of operational grounds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27368/17]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Refugee Status Applications (20 Jun 2017)

Jonathan O'Brien: 793. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when a decision will be made on the application for refugee status subsidiary protection by a person (details supplied). [27601/17]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Vetting of Personnel (20 Jun 2017)

Jonathan O'Brien: 802. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the HSE Garda vetting unit has advised this Deputy that they will not be carrying out garda vetting on transport providers or drivers in view of the fact that they are not direct employees of the HSE; if his attention has been further drawn to the fact that it has advised that...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Tribunals of Inquiry (20 Jun 2017)

Jonathan O'Brien: 809. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he has discussed the status of investigations by An Garda Síochána and the Director of Public Prosecutions into the findings of the Moriarty tribunal with the Garda Commissioner or with other persons in her Department in 2017; the stage these investigations are at; the timeframe for a decision to be made;...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Reserve (20 Jun 2017)

Jonathan O'Brien: 858. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the cost of recruiting additional Garda Reserve members (details supplied) in 2018; and the costs associated with training the additional Garda Reserve. [28523/17]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Reserve (20 Jun 2017)

Jonathan O'Brien: 859. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of new Garda Reserve recruits expected to complete their training in 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022, respectively. [28524/17]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Reserve (20 Jun 2017)

Jonathan O'Brien: 860. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the projected number of Garda Reserve in the force by the end of 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022, respectively. [28525/17]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Reserve (20 Jun 2017)

Jonathan O'Brien: 861. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of recruitment of sufficient Garda Reserve in 2018 to meet the 2,000 target in the programme for Government. [28526/17]