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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Role and Purpose of Churchfield Community Trust: Discussion (15 Jul 2015)

David Stanton: The purpose of this part of the meeting is to receive a briefing from the Churchfield Community Trust on the work it is undertaking. I understand briefing materials have been circulated to members. On behalf of the joint committee, I welcome Ms Eileen O'Brien, project director, Mr. Paul O'Donnell, deputy project director, and Sr. Jo McCarthy, board member. I thank the witnesses for giving...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Role and Purpose of Churchfield Community Trust: Discussion (15 Jul 2015)

David Stanton: Deputy Ferris, who indicated first, will begin the questions.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Role and Purpose of Churchfield Community Trust: Discussion (15 Jul 2015)

David Stanton: The Deputy is fine. His line of questioning is very interesting.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Role and Purpose of Churchfield Community Trust: Discussion (15 Jul 2015)

David Stanton: Thank you. Are there any further questions?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Role and Purpose of Churchfield Community Trust: Discussion (15 Jul 2015)

David Stanton: Ms O'Brien said they were not as advanced as Dublin. It might be a cautionary note to sound for other parts of the country and on which to end. I visited Churchfield Community Trust centre and was highly impressed with the work. I appreciate that the work the young men, whom I met, are doing is very difficult for them. I was amazed at the progress they are making and how hard they are...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Electoral Reform (16 Jul 2015)

David Stanton: 21. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to extend postal voting rights to persons who are due to be abroad on holidays on polling day; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29000/15]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Irish Water Remit (16 Jul 2015)

David Stanton: 34. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to transfer responsibility for maintenance and upkeep of private sewers and lateral drains to Irish Water; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28999/15]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Disability Allowance Payments (16 Jul 2015)

David Stanton: 70. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection when payment following a successful appeal under the disability allowance scheme will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29821/15]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Amusement Machine Licences (16 Jul 2015)

David Stanton: 235. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of amusement machine licences in place; and the amount of revenue accrued, in each of the years 2011 to 2014 and in 2015 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30413/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (16 Jul 2015)

David Stanton: 660. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will re-examine the special needs assistant allocation in respect of a school (details supplied) in County Cork in view of the complex needs of the children enrolled in the school which allowed for additional SNA allocations in previous years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29820/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Correspondence (22 Sep 2015)

David Stanton: 1332. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a response will issue to correspondence relating to registration problems of a teacher in a special school (details supplied) in County Cork; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32054/15]

Garda Síochána (Policing Authority and Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2015: Second Stage (Resumed) (24 Sep 2015)

David Stanton: I would like to share time with Deputy O'Donnell.

Garda Síochána (Policing Authority and Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2015: Second Stage (Resumed) (24 Sep 2015)

David Stanton: I will be quite brief. As Chairman of the Joint Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality, which did some pre-legislative scrutiny on this legislation, I should have spoken earlier in this debate. I apologise for being unable to do so. I was detained elsewhere. As we know, policing is an important matter. The more I look at it, the more I am impressed to note the huge myriad of tasks...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Migrant Crisis: Discussion (30 Sep 2015)

David Stanton: Apologies have been received from Deputies Anne Ferris and Niall Collins and Senator Denis O'Donovan. The purpose of this part of the meeting is to receive a briefing from the Office of the Refugee Applications Commissioner, ORAC, and the Irish Nationalisation and Immigration Service, INIS. On behalf of the committee, I welcome Mr. David Costello, the Refugee Applications Commissioner, and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Migrant Crisis: Discussion (30 Sep 2015)

David Stanton: That is probably a matter for the foreign affairs or European affairs committees, but seeing as some of those people will be coming here anyway------

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Migrant Crisis: Discussion (30 Sep 2015)

David Stanton: Has it been identified where these reception centres are going to be yet?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Migrant Crisis: Discussion (30 Sep 2015)

David Stanton: As the Deputy said, many people have been awaiting processing, some of them for a number of years. Could Mr. Kirrane comment on it? It is of concern to members and we would like to know why it is taking so long to process them. Are there people who have been cleared but have not moved out of the centres?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Migrant Crisis: Discussion (30 Sep 2015)

David Stanton: Does Mr. Kirrane wish to address that issue?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Migrant Crisis: Discussion (30 Sep 2015)

David Stanton: May I intercede for a moment? Deputy Finian McGrath mentioned this issue earlier. How many offers or pledges are being processed by the Red Cross and can Mr. Kirrane tell the committee a little about them?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Migrant Crisis: Discussion (30 Sep 2015)

David Stanton: Sorry, Mr. Kirrane, I have to suspend the meeting as we have to attend a vote in the House.