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Childcare Support Bill 2017: Second Stage (31 Jan 2018)

Seán Sherlock: I will be brief. I welcome the Bill. It is important that we have a codification of or legislative architecture around the system of child care support. I acknowledge the work that the Minister has done. We must likewise acknowledge the role of the Committee on Children and Youth Affairs in its pre-legislative scrutiny of the Bill. I also acknowledge the role of the committee's current...

Leaders' Questions (1 Feb 2018)

Seán Sherlock: It is in The Irish Times.

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Priority Questions: Garda Commissioner Appointment (6 Feb 2018)

Seán Sherlock: 50. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the progress to date on arrangements for the selection of a new Garda Commissioner; the expected timeframe; the salary of the new Commissioner; the arrangements in relation to the appointment of a team to assist the Commissioner; if changes in legislation are required; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5752/18]

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Priority Questions: Garda Commissioner Appointment (6 Feb 2018)

Seán Sherlock: Last week The Irish Times published a report by Conor Lally which stated that Garda Commissioners would have the same power as Cabinet Ministers in appointing staff. The article also said that the successor to Commissioner Nóirín O'Sullivan was unlikely to be appointed before September. My question is simple. What is the progress to date in relation to the arrangements for the...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Priority Questions: Garda Commissioner Appointment (6 Feb 2018)

Seán Sherlock: I am gleaning from the Minister that this is an ongoing process, no final salary has been determined and as of today there is still do not have a definitive date for an advertisement for the post. In clear yes-no terms, I ask the Minister if that is the case. I also ask the Minister in relation to the recruitment of staff within that department because the newspaper article states that...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Priority Questions: Garda Commissioner Appointment (6 Feb 2018)

Seán Sherlock: If the process is such that the new Commissioner can appoint external persons at his or her discretion, will that require changes in legislation?

Other Questions: Policing Authority Reports (6 Feb 2018)

Seán Sherlock: 55. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality his views on the progress on completion of a workforce plan and human resources strategy within An Garda Síochána as outlined in the Policing Authority report of December 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5559/18]

Other Questions: Policing Authority Reports (6 Feb 2018)

Seán Sherlock: The Policing Authority report is very good. It is easily readable and digestible. There is the creation of a new language, as it were, within the Policing Authority regarding how it sets out the challenges it faces. Has there been any progress on the completion of the workforce plan and human resources strategy?

Other Questions: Policing Authority Reports (6 Feb 2018)

Seán Sherlock: Does the Minister acknowledge that concerns were raised in the report of 22 December 2017 about the pace of implementation? The July report stated that although the Garda Síochána had indicated that 20% were completed, the authority found on further investigation that many of those which had been marked as complete had, in fact, not met the intent of the relevant recommendation in...

Other Questions: Policing Authority Reports (6 Feb 2018)

Seán Sherlock: I thank the Minister for his response. All Members, along with the community who are observing the ongoing change management, want to see a policing strategy and a committee to examine performance in that regard. I acknowledge that is taking place on a monthly basis but we must ensure that milestones are being reached and that reform, which is a slow and meticulous process, is achieved....

National Broadband Plan: Motion [Private Members] (6 Feb 2018)

Seán Sherlock: I would like to ask, through the Leas-Ceann Comhairle, what the status of the motion will be if the Government is defeated on its amendment. If Fianna Fáil wins the day on this motion, is the Government obliged to carry out Fianna's Fail's ask, so to speak, and de factoconduct a review? I ask the Minister that if, in the event the Government is defeated, it is obliged to carry out the...

National Broadband Plan: Motion [Private Members] (6 Feb 2018)

Seán Sherlock: Arguably, that is progress. How was that deal done and why did Eir do that deal but a few short months later, completely and utterly pulled the plug? We all have our theories on what is happening but it is incumbent on the Minister, perhaps not during Private Members' time tonight, but certainly tomorrow when we have statements, to clarify the correspondence he has sent to every Member on...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Crime Data (6 Feb 2018)

Seán Sherlock: 68. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he has satisfied himself that the recording of statistics relating to the incidence of domestic burglaries as reported to An Garda Síochána is completely accurate. [5560/18]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Policing Authority (6 Feb 2018)

Seán Sherlock: 69. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the consultations he has had with the Policing Authority regarding the development of the policing plan and related performance targets for An Garda Síochána; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5556/18]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Expenditure (6 Feb 2018)

Seán Sherlock: 73. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if his attention has been drawn to the November 2017 report of the Policing Authority on matters arising at the Garda training college in Templemore and in particular in relation to the 19 recommendations arising from the interim audit report. [5558/18]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Data (6 Feb 2018)

Seán Sherlock: 91. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if his attention has been drawn to the methodologies used by An Garda Síochána to accurately measure the number of homicides here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5557/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Drugs Payment Scheme (6 Feb 2018)

Seán Sherlock: 400. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a medicine has been withdrawn from a person (details supplied) [5787/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Applications (6 Feb 2018)

Seán Sherlock: 455. To ask the Minister for Health when a decision will be made regarding an application for an emergency medical card by a person (details supplied) in County Cork. [6079/18]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Sector Pensions (6 Feb 2018)

Seán Sherlock: 537. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has satisfied himself that SI 323/2000, SI 205/2010 and SI 353/1951 in respect of pension arrangements within an entity (details supplied) are being adhered to; and if he or his officials have received requests in relation to matters arising from the operation of the schemes. [5596/18]

Petroleum and Other Minerals Development (Amendment) (Climate Emergency Measures) Bill 2018: Second Stage [Private Members] (7 Feb 2018)

Seán Sherlock: The Labour Party is supporting the Bill. We wish to see it proceed to Committee Stage. It is great to stand in the Chamber and hear the voice of a young child in the Public Gallery. It is a nice reminder of just exactly why we are all here. It is lovely to hear that little voice from on high. I will offer a different slant on this Bill. In Paris in December 2015, Ireland agreed to...