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Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (22 Nov 2017)

David Stanton: 144. To ask the Minister for Health if his officials will facilitate a meeting with Cobh Community Hospital to discuss his plans for the hospital (detail supplied). [49502/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Community Care Provision (22 Nov 2017)

David Stanton: 145. To ask the Minister for Health the status of progress on the development of a day care centre (details supplied) in Midleton, County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49503/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services Funding (22 Nov 2017)

David Stanton: 146. To ask the Minister for Health if funding will be made available to an organisation (details supplied) to develop residential services at a facility; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49504/17]

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Criminal Prosecutions Data (23 Nov 2017)

David Stanton: I am taking this Commencement matter on behalf of the Minister for Justice and Equality who, unfortunately, cannot be here this morning. I thank Senator Bacik for highlighting this issue and for her work on this matter over many years, which I know she will continue to do. The statistics sought by the Senator in this Commencement matter were compiled by the Central Statistics Office, which...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Criminal Prosecutions Data (23 Nov 2017)

David Stanton: I thank the Senator for her contribution and I will be sure to pass on her comments to the Minister. Returning to Part 4 of the Act, and specifically section 27, I must advise the House the exact nature of the report mandated under the new Act has yet to be decided. Related to this, I am aware that officials in the Department of Justice and Equality have been engaged in discussions as part...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Migrant Integration (28 Nov 2017)

David Stanton: I would draw the Deputy’s attention to my response to question number 136 of 22 November 2017. I have no responsibility in relation to the actions of local authorities. However, in order to be of assistance to the Deputy, I have sought the relevant information from the Local Government Management Agency. The names of the ten local authorities which have published a migrant integration...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Garda Stations (28 Nov 2017)

David Stanton: The Minister sends his apologies. Unfortunately, he cannot attend because he is taking business in the Dáil. On his behalf, I thank the Senator for raising this important matter. The Senator will appreciate that the Garda Commissioner is primarily responsible for the effective and efficient use of the resources available to him, including in respect of the opening and closing of Garda...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Garda Stations (28 Nov 2017)

David Stanton: I again thank the Senator for raising this important matter. As I said, the Government is committed to a strong, visible police presence throughout the country in order to maintain and strengthen community engagement, to provide reassurance to citizens and to deter crime. In addition to its commitment to achieving an overall Garda workforce of 21,000, the Government initiated a process to...

Seanad: Domestic Violence Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (28 Nov 2017)

David Stanton: I thank the Senators for their contributions here and for all of the work that they have put into this very important legislation. I also thank the other organisations and interested parties who have been helping and debating with everybody on this. At the last debate on this Bill, we considered the issue of factors to be taken into account by judges when considering applications for...

Seanad: Domestic Violence Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (28 Nov 2017)

David Stanton: There is not a whole lot between us on this one at all. My advice is that we have to be cautious as it could risk making things more difficult for victims. However, I have listened carefully to what my learned friends here have said and I respect the wishes of the Seanad. I am prepared to come back on Report Stage with an amendment that I think will probably meet the wishes of the Senators...

Seanad: Domestic Violence Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (28 Nov 2017)

David Stanton: The purpose of the Government amendment is to extend eligibility to apply for safety and protection orders to persons who are in intimate and committed relationships but who are not cohabiting. This improvement in protection for victims of domestic violence has been sought by organisations working with victims. The former Tánaiste indicated when the Bill was published and on Second...

Seanad: Domestic Violence Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (28 Nov 2017)

David Stanton: The purpose of amendments Nos. 9, 12, 14, 17 and 28 is to address concerns about the use of undertakings to determine applications to court for domestic violence orders. I am aware that SAFE Ireland has suggested that the Bill should make it impossible for an application for an order to be determined by undertakings, which are not orders of the court, in circumstances where the court is...

Seanad: Domestic Violence Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (28 Nov 2017)

David Stanton: I think I have made the points pretty strongly and I do not want to delay matters but I will be sticking to my guns on this issue. We have made huge improvements in this area. We cannot deny individuals access to the courts and that is crucial in the context of amendment No. 36. We have to be very careful not to put something in that might scupper the whole Bill. Undertakings can have a...

Seanad: Domestic Violence Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (28 Nov 2017)

David Stanton: The Senators are testing us by putting forward challenging amendments. I thank them for proposing these amendments, which are designed to ensure that essential text messages, emails or other electronic communications about child access or the sharing of child care decisions, which can be helpful in difficult relationships, are not prohibited where a court otherwise orders that there is to be...

Seanad: Domestic Violence Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (28 Nov 2017)

David Stanton: Let me draw the Senator's attention to section 5(3) which states, "A safety order may be subject to such exceptions and conditions as the court may specify". I would argue that what the Senators want to include is encapsulated by that subsection. The wording is very broad and gives the court discretion. It is similar to the point the Senators made earlier. It is a catch-all phrase which...

Seanad: Domestic Violence Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (28 Nov 2017)

David Stanton: I thank the Senators for the debate and for putting forward the amendments. I draw Senators' attention to the emergency barring order provided for in section 8 of the Bill, which I argue is a very innovative provision that allows an applicant with no ownership of a property or a lesser share than the respondent to have the respondent barred from the property for up to eight working days. An...

Seanad: Domestic Violence Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (28 Nov 2017)

David Stanton: There are two issues, the first of which is communication by telephone or electronic means. I have dealt with that, as it is important that someone be available in person. The second issue has to do with delays in emergency or extreme cases where an applicant or children could be in grave danger. Court clerks are on call and can call the judge assigned and explain the gravity of the...

Seanad: Domestic Violence Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (28 Nov 2017)

David Stanton: There does not seem to be a need for amendments Nos. 26 and 27, given that what they are calling for is already possible according to my information. However, perhaps the practice needs to be made known and improved. Regarding the amendments on someone being present in court in person, that is important so as to verify the identity of the applicant. The issue of malicious applications by...

Seanad: Domestic Violence Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (28 Nov 2017)

David Stanton: I thank the Senators for their work and consideration on this matter. The introduction of the emergency barring order provided for in section 8 of the Bill is an innovative provision that allows an applicant with no ownership of property or a lesser share than the respondent to have the respondent barred from that person's property for up to eight working days. We have given careful and...

Seanad: Domestic Violence Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (28 Nov 2017)

David Stanton: Let us look at what we are doing here. We are actually saying that an owner of a property can be barred for up to eight working days or maybe 13 working days by using this innovative emergency barring order. This is very new. It is innovative. The advice I have is that eight working days is something one could work with. If we go beyond that we are talking about property rights. A...