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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Recent issues relating to An Garda Síochána: Discussion (27 Sep 2017)

Clare Daly: I thank Ms Feehily for attending. When we raise questions and make criticisms of the authority, they are mainly aimed at a body that was set up poorly, so its members are dealing with a flawed product. It was built into the legislation that the authority would be reviewed after two years, with 1 January specified in the Act as the end of that period. In that context, I would be...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Recent issues relating to An Garda Síochána: Discussion (27 Sep 2017)

Clare Daly: Limited as the legislation is, I would have thought the authority could have done more in some areas and I want to home in on some of those now. The first concerns appointments and removals, picking up on Deputy Wallace's point about the Garda Commissioner and the authority's failure to recommend to the Government that she be removed. It has now been well established that keeping her in...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Recent issues relating to An Garda Síochána: Discussion (27 Sep 2017)

Clare Daly: It seems a striking response when added to Ms Feehily's earlier indication that the authority does not, under the legislation, have the role to appoint the new Garda Commissioner but that this comes under the Public Appointments Service instead. The witness is now saying that what the law really means is that the authority would never recommend the removal of a Garda Commissioner. The...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Recent issues relating to An Garda Síochána: Discussion (27 Sep 2017)

Clare Daly: They also have quite a few positives to offer here. They probably look across at us thinking what while they may be bad, at least they are not like us.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Recent issues relating to An Garda Síochána: Discussion (27 Sep 2017)

Clare Daly: This committee wrote to the Policing Authority before the summer to express our concerns with regard to promotions, which is one of the authority's central roles. This correspondence has not been acknowledged, which I find quite shocking given that it is one of the body's central briefs. It has been well established that to transform the culture inside the force, one needs to look at...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Recent issues relating to An Garda Síochána: Discussion (27 Sep 2017)

Clare Daly: My last point was about the children.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Recent issues relating to An Garda Síochána: Discussion (27 Sep 2017)

Clare Daly: The replies are quite lengthy and have not necessarily been responses to my questions. Perhaps that is something to bear in mind. Regarding children and the recommendations made by the special rapporteur on child protection, Dr. Geoffrey Shannon, who appeared before the committee last week, he said he has had no contact from the Policing Authority, which I found astounding, particularly...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Recent issues relating to An Garda Síochána: Discussion (27 Sep 2017)

Clare Daly: I do not mean this in a personal way, but I find it amazing that the Policing Authority cannot answer how many of the recommendations have been implemented. Some of the recommendations were quite simple - for example, the laminated card, the risk principles, the new ones that Dr. Shannon designed. The Policing Authority's brief is to oversee systems and principles, and children is a key one...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Recent issues relating to An Garda Síochána: Discussion (27 Sep 2017)

Clare Daly: It was Fine Gael and the Labour Party.

Report of Joint Committee on Justice and Equality on Immigration, Asylum and the Refugee Crisis: Motion (28 Sep 2017)

Clare Daly: I will start by thanking the organisations that appeared before the justice committee and helped us in compiling the report - the Nasc, the MRCI, Justice for the Undocumented - and all of the people who told us their stories. They helped to shape a report that received unanimous support, including from members of the Minister of State's party. The five serious suggestions contained in...

Report of Joint Committee on Justice and Equality on Immigration, Asylum and the Refugee Crisis: Motion (28 Sep 2017)

Clare Daly: This is not personal, as the Minister of State is here in a certain role, but the proposition made was not good enough. Many of the measures look good on paper, but that is all that they do. Let us consider the supports offered to undocumented migrants. I agree with the Minister of State that an undocumented migrant who manages to get into our system is entitled to gold plated refugee and...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (28 Sep 2017)

Clare Daly: 39. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the establishment of a "lets buy healthcare" scheme to purchase private healthcare for procedures that are not being carried out in the public system due to large waiting lists; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40784/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Deaths (28 Sep 2017)

Clare Daly: 40. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the recent recommendation by a person (details supplied) that all direct maternal deaths in hospitals be subject to external review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40785/17]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Inspector of Prisons (28 Sep 2017)

Clare Daly: 130. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when the Inspector of Prisons vacancy will be filled; the status of reports which were not completed by a person (details supplied) as a result of their unexpected death; if they will be concluded and or published; if not, if they will need to be recommenced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41156/17]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Metal Detectors (28 Sep 2017)

Clare Daly: 137. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her plans to review and revise the law on metal detecting here. [41115/17]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Military Aircraft (28 Sep 2017)

Clare Daly: 247. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of munition of war permits issued between 1 June and 31 August 2017 under Article 5 of the Air Navigation (Carriage of Munitions of War, Weapons and Dangerous Goods) Order 1973; the details of the date, the aircraft operator, the location from which they were flying to and from and the cargo they were carrying that required...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Military Aircraft (28 Sep 2017)

Clare Daly: 248. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason for the drop in the number of exemption applications to carry munitions processed in May and June 2017; and the reason for the increase again in July 2017. [41159/17]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Military Aircraft (28 Sep 2017)

Clare Daly: 249. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the detail of the eight flights which landed here with munitions classified as dangerous goods on board in August 2017; the reason for the high number of flights; the countries they were from; the destination in each case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41160/17]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Foster Care Provision (28 Sep 2017)

Clare Daly: 251. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the steps she has taken to address the potential shortcomings highlighted by the Special Rapporteur for Children in respect of the legal basis for children that are the subject of a section 12 order to be handed into the care of a private foster provider. [41157/17]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Naval Service Expenditure (28 Sep 2017)

Clare Daly: 289. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence further to Parliamentary Question No. 815 of 20 September 2017, the cost of the trip, including fuel, pay and allowances for the crew of the ship in view of the fact the ship was not available to carry out its duties here, for example, fishery protection while it was on this trip to London. [41155/17]