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Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Estimates for Public Services 2015
Vote 20: An Garda Síochána (Supplementary)
Vote 21 - Prisons (Supplementary) (2 Dec 2015)

Fergus O'Dowd: What are those savings?

Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Estimates for Public Services 2015
Vote 20: An Garda Síochána (Supplementary)
Vote 21 - Prisons (Supplementary) (2 Dec 2015)

Fergus O'Dowd: I appreciate that. Prisons contain some of the most disadvantaged in society in terms of educational attainment. In many cases those with serious learning difficulties need as much educational service as they can get to improve their capacity to function on leaving prison, particularly in respect of issues around literacy and health.

Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Estimates for Public Services 2015
Vote 20: An Garda Síochána (Supplementary)
Vote 21 - Prisons (Supplementary) (2 Dec 2015)

Fergus O'Dowd: I accept all that.

Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Estimates for Public Services 2015
Vote 20: An Garda Síochána (Supplementary)
Vote 21 - Prisons (Supplementary) (2 Dec 2015)

Fergus O'Dowd: I will put it a different way. I appreciate the reply the Minister has given me. What I am trying to understand is what is not being done that money is not being spent? On what is money not being spent? In other words, where are the savings being made? Is it that people who were employed to-----

Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Estimates for Public Services 2015
Vote 20: An Garda Síochána (Supplementary)
Vote 21 - Prisons (Supplementary) (2 Dec 2015)

Fergus O'Dowd: External-----

Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Estimates for Public Services 2015
Vote 20: An Garda Síochána (Supplementary)
Vote 21 - Prisons (Supplementary) (2 Dec 2015)

Fergus O'Dowd: Right.

Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Estimates for Public Services 2015
Vote 20: An Garda Síochána (Supplementary)
Vote 21 - Prisons (Supplementary) (2 Dec 2015)

Fergus O'Dowd: So there is no diminution in-----

Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Estimates for Public Services 2015
Vote 20: An Garda Síochána (Supplementary)
Vote 21 - Prisons (Supplementary) (2 Dec 2015)

Fergus O'Dowd: Fine. That is okay.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Deployment (3 Dec 2015)

Fergus O'Dowd: 129. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality his views on correspondence (details supplied) from the Cooley Peninsula community alert groups; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43232/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Care Professionals (3 Dec 2015)

Fergus O'Dowd: 172. To ask the Minister for Health his views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding the Irish Association of Physical Therapists; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43233/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Pupil-Teacher Ratio (3 Dec 2015)

Fergus O'Dowd: 249. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of a primary school which is due to lose a teacher in September 2016 due to changes in the pupil-teacher ratio leaving the school one pupil short, given that the loss of the teacher will result in an extra large class with a number of pupils needing learning support; if the school can appeal this decision, given an expected increase...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (9 Dec 2015)

Fergus O'Dowd: 169. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of a proposed school building (details supplied) in County Meath; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44329/15]

Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Joint Sub-Committee on Human Rights relative to Justice and Equality Matters: UN Convention on the Rights of Older People: Discussion (9 Dec 2015)

Fergus O'Dowd: I apologise for being late; the traffic was heavier than I expected. I welcome the presentation and I have a number of questions. As a public representative, I do a lot of work on the care of older people, particularly institutional and long-term care. There are significant issues.

Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Joint Sub-Committee on Human Rights relative to Justice and Equality Matters: UN Convention on the Rights of Older People: Discussion (9 Dec 2015)

Fergus O'Dowd: I apologise. One of the key issues is that there are privately run nursing homes and a public-run HSE system. If I was being abused in a public nursing home, the HSE has power and authority, but if it was a private nursing home, I would go first of all to the nursing home owner, make her call the manager and make my complaint, after which nothing would be done. I have come across hundreds...

Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Joint Sub-Committee on Human Rights relative to Justice and Equality Matters: UN Convention on the Rights of Older People: Discussion (9 Dec 2015)

Fergus O'Dowd: There is no point in having aspirations if we do not have the backup or fire power to sort these people out.

Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Joint Sub-Committee on Human Rights relative to Justice and Equality Matters: UN Convention on the Rights of Older People: Discussion (9 Dec 2015)

Fergus O'Dowd: I am trying to find a model that actually works. I preface all my comments with my acknowledgement of the significant improvements in quality of care but there are very significant abuses - sexual, financial, emotional and family. There are huge problems which we need to address. I am also concerned with the issue of dementia care. More and more people will suffer from dementia because...

Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Joint Sub-Committee on Human Rights relative to Justice and Equality Matters: UN Convention on the Rights of Older People: Discussion (9 Dec 2015)

Fergus O'Dowd: Will Mr. Moran indicate, from the research, the areas where there have been significant advances?

Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Joint Sub-Committee on Human Rights relative to Justice and Equality Matters: UN Convention on the Rights of Older People: Discussion (9 Dec 2015)

Fergus O'Dowd: I acknowledge that the Chairman understands my point. It is all very well to have aspirations, if all these abuses are happening underground.

Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Joint Sub-Committee on Human Rights relative to Justice and Equality Matters: UN Convention on the Rights of Older People: Discussion (9 Dec 2015)

Fergus O'Dowd: Yes.

Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Joint Sub-Committee on Human Rights relative to Justice and Equality Matters: UN Convention on the Rights of Older People: Discussion (9 Dec 2015)

Fergus O'Dowd: I welcome everything that has been stated. The convention is excellent and will be ground breaking, but we as a country must vindicate each and every one of those rights and, from a political perspective, invest responsibility in one Minister or Department to ensure that all agencies do so and all policies are proofed as regards older people. The most important point that I can make is...