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Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission Funding (30 Jan 2019)

Mick Wallace: 36. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality his views on whether funding issues may be impeding the ability of GSOC to deal with protected disclosures in an expedient and timely manner; if he has considered increasing the budget for GSOC; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4388/19]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission Funding (30 Jan 2019)

Mick Wallace: This is a connected question. The Minister referred to due process, but I would insist that Mr. Keogh certainly has not got due process to date. Are funding issues impeding the ability of GSOC to deal with protected disclosures in an expedient and timely manner? GSOC is getting an extra €600,000 in this year's budget, but will the Minister consider giving it more money to make it...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission Funding (30 Jan 2019)

Mick Wallace: I am aware that GSOC has more money now than it did before, but will it not need even more if it is to do the job as effectively as we would like? Last December, the Minister announced that the Government had endorsed the report of the Commission on the Future of Policing in Ireland and agreed to accept all 157 key recommendations. According to the Department's implementation plan, the new...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission Funding (30 Jan 2019)

Mick Wallace: That is contradictory. The Minister said that GSOC is a statutory independent body and that we should not rush to judgment. Why did he not wait for GSOC to investigate the protected disclosure regarding assistant commissioner Fanning before he was suspended? Why was he suspended in advance of the investigation? The Minister is the one accusing me of-----

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission Funding (30 Jan 2019)

Mick Wallace: I am sorry. I will not name anyone anymore. The Minister said that I was the one jumping to a judgment. With what is happening, it looks to me that he does not have confidence in GSOC to do its work. I have not a clue as to what Fanning did or did not do.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission Funding (30 Jan 2019)

Mick Wallace: I am sorry. That was a slip of the tongue. I am not the one making the judgment. If the Minister has faith in GSOC, why did he have to come up with this panel? Why was this individual suspended in advance of the protected disclosure being heard?

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission Funding (30 Jan 2019)

Mick Wallace: I do not understand this.

Juvenile Crime: Motion [Private Members] (30 Jan 2019)

Mick Wallace: I was going to leave two minutes for Deputy Connolly.

Juvenile Crime: Motion [Private Members] (30 Jan 2019)

Mick Wallace: I support any programme that is an alternative to prison and the youth diversion programme is an excellent example of this but, unfortunately, like many progressive programmes, it is underfunded. Some €14 million was allocated in 2018 but more is obviously needed. The programme allows young people suspected of a crime, who then accept responsibility for it, to get off with a...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Sex Offenders Treatment Programme (30 Jan 2019)

Mick Wallace: 43. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality his views on the fact that the uptake in the Building Better Lives programme for sexual offenders is decreasing year on year; if proposals to make this programme mandatory will be examined; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4385/19]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legislative Programme (30 Jan 2019)

Mick Wallace: 53. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the status of the Judicial Council Bill 2017; when he expects it to progress to Dáil Éireann; the reason for the delay to date; his views on whether this is having a negative impact on the courts system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4384/19]

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Disability (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (30 Jan 2019)

Mick Wallace: My points will be pretty similar to those aired. The assisted decision-making legislation lists jury duty as one of the exemptions to the provisions of the Act, which is a problem as it contravenes the spirit of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, especially Article 12.2. It affects the ability of persons with disabilities to participate in all aspects...

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Disability (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (30 Jan 2019)

Mick Wallace: I would back up Deputy Chambers' argument. It is a rational one and I do not see the rationale for not pressing ahead with it today. Separately, it is good to hear that the Minister of State is hopeful that the Irish Deaf Society funding issue will be sorted this week. Why are things allowed to get to this point? The people from the Irish Deaf Society who contacted us were pretty upset...

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Disability (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (30 Jan 2019)

Mick Wallace: Section 3 removes the reference to section 41 of the Electoral Acts to "unsound mind" in respect of a person standing for election to the Dáil or Seanad. This is obviously welcome. The UN committee on the rights of persons with disabilities has urged that all stages of an election should be made fully accessible, including the political campaigns around them. Our amendment, as...

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Disability (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (30 Jan 2019)

Mick Wallace: I move amendment No. 11: In page 7, lines 19 to 21, to delete all words from and including “to keep” in line 19 down to and including “disabilities;",” in line 21 and substitute the following: “to promote, protect, and monitor the implementation of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, and to keep under review the adequacy and...

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Disability (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (30 Jan 2019)

Mick Wallace: I will consider the amendment further. I reserve the right to reintroduce it on Report Stage.

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Disability (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (30 Jan 2019)

Mick Wallace: I realise that we tend to legislate in terms of "may" rather than "shall" and this amendment probably fits into the same category.

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Disability (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (30 Jan 2019)

Mick Wallace: Yes.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement (31 Jan 2019)

Mick Wallace: 5. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if she will reconsider her decision not to publish the original ODCE report into the collapse of a trial (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4679/19]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement (31 Jan 2019)

Mick Wallace: This question relates to the Minister's refusal to date to publish the original report of the Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement, ODCE, into the collapse of the Seán FitzPatrick case. The Minister has told me she would be breaking the law if she published the original report. I wonder if she could tell us which law she would actually be breaking. So many questions remain...