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Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Appointments to State Boards (2 Feb 2017)

Clare Daly: 12. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps he has taken to ensure that the Irish National Stud will abide by the code of practice in appointing a new chief executive which is currently under way, in view of the controversy over the reappointment for a third term of a person as CEO of Horse Racing Ireland, despite the code of practice for the governance of State...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Appointments to State Boards (2 Feb 2017)

Clare Daly: This question comes on the back of the debacle on the reappointment of Brian Kavanagh as CEO of Horse Racing Ireland. As the Minister is aware, the position of CEO of the Irish National Stud is currently up for grabs and I hope the Minister can reassure me that the code of practice for governance of State bodies, in particular with regard to stipulation of a single non-renewable term, will...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Appointments to State Boards (2 Feb 2017)

Clare Daly: I do not think the Minister knows what I would or would not like to do. Horse racing has been called into serious disrepute due to the handling of the previous CEO's appointment. I am concerned to ensure that such a debacle is not repeated in this instance. I take heart from the fact the Minister has told me the position will not be filled by the current CEO who has just finished his term...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Appointments to State Boards (2 Feb 2017)

Clare Daly: It is a matter for the board, subject to the Minister's approval. I am pleased the Minister said the outgoing CEO will not continue in the position. The recruitment process is already well under way. The gentleman's contract has expired. The question I asked the Minister is how long he is prepared to extend the contract and when can we expect the vacancy to be filled in line with the code...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Horse Racing Ireland (2 Feb 2017)

Clare Daly: 13. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 549 of 24 January 2017, the reason two persons, both with connections to the biggest player in the horse racing industry, have recently been appointed to the board of Horse Racing Ireland, particularly in view of the fact that one of the key objectives of the revised guidelines on appointments...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Horse Racing Ireland (2 Feb 2017)

Clare Daly: It is a pity the board did not contact the Minister before the expiry of the deadline. This question also relates to Horse Racing Ireland, which was the subject of much attention over the debacle surrounding the reappointment of Brian Kavanagh. We had the board members before the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine and to say they made an absolute show of...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Horse Racing Ireland (2 Feb 2017)

Clare Daly: I am not sure whether the Minister is choosing to misunderstand or if he just does not get it, but the reality is that there is a deep crisis within horse racing and an urgent need to have a capable, strong Horse Racing Ireland board. That is obvious and well known. The people the Minister appointed happen to be people with very developed connections to Coolmore Stud. There is a belief,...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Horse Racing Ireland (2 Feb 2017)

Clare Daly: No points were made against the individuals personally. What I put to the Minister as the Minister who appointed them is that he has a requirement to secure independent oversight of an industry that is self-regulatory and, in fact, non-regulatory. I did not pass any judgment. Under the foal levy, small owners have to pay a 3% levy to HRI that is based not on the fee they paid, but on the...

Committee Report on Garda Oversight and Accountability: Motion (2 Feb 2017)

Clare Daly: Like everyone else, I thank the industrious Chairman of our committee who has us here again on a Thursday evening. Ours is the most productive committee and has issued many reports. It is important to state this is the first justice report we have published. We have published two based on our equality brief. In some ways, it is not accidental that this is the topic we chose first because...

Committee Report on Garda Oversight and Accountability: Motion (2 Feb 2017)

Clare Daly: The process was initiated in October and Mr. Justice O'Neill was supposed to have concluded it quickly. The Minister has probably had it for two months, although certainly for six weeks. It is only a paper review. It is not a large body of work. Clearly, there are questions for the Commissioner to answer and the political problem is one of how she can remain in place while the matter is...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Magdalen Laundries Report (2 Feb 2017)

Clare Daly: 44. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she has ordered an investigation into the serious issue of gaps in the affidavits provided by her Department to the courts regarding the Magdalen redress scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4964/17]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Inspector of Prisons (2 Feb 2017)

Clare Daly: 81. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality when the position of Inspector of Prisons will be filled; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5293/17]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Deaths (2 Feb 2017)

Clare Daly: 82. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality her views on the fact that five inmates died in custody in 2016; when the inquests are likely to be held; when the numbers who died while on temporary release will be available; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5294/17]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prisoner Gratuity Payments (2 Feb 2017)

Clare Daly: 83. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality her views on the payment of allowances to prisoners who are not in prison but are still in custody, for example, in long-term hospital care; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5295/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Control of Dogs (2 Feb 2017)

Clare Daly: 147. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 511 and 513 of 17 January 2017, if he will clarify that if a conflict exists between Irish law and EU law, then EU rules on procurement prevail. [5041/17]

Order of Business (7 Feb 2017)

Clare Daly: Today's business shall be No. 16, Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Bill 2015 [Seanad] - Report and Final Stages resumed; and No. 5, Courts (No. 2) Bill 2016 - Order for Second Stage and Second Stage. Private Members' Business shall be No. 26, Pensions (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2017 selected by Fianna Fáil. Wednesday's business shall be No. 16, Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Bill 2015...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: RTE Staff (7 Feb 2017)

Clare Daly: 60. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his views on the potential conflict of interest whereby members of the board of the national broadcaster are also major beneficiaries of RTE commissions. [5550/17]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Hydraulic Fracturing (7 Feb 2017)

Clare Daly: 71. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his views on the findings of the EPA-led joint research programme on the impacts of hydraulic fracturing on the environment and human health; and the implications these findings will have on the Prohibition of the Exploration and Extraction of Onshore Petroleum Bill 2016 proceeding to the next legislative...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Refugee Resettlement Programme (7 Feb 2017)

Clare Daly: 107. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the average length of time spent in direct provision centres by refugees relocated from Greece as part of the refugee relocation programme since that programme was launched in September 2015. [5971/17]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Refugee Resettlement Programme (7 Feb 2017)

Clare Daly: 108. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if any refugee arriving here as part of the refugee resettlement programme is accommodated in emergency reception and orientation centres other than the ones in Monasterevin and Clonea Strand; and if any refugee that has arrived here as part of this programme is currently being accommodated in Mosney. [5972/17]