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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Recent Issues Relating to An Garda Síochána: Acting Garda Commissioner Dónall Ó Cualáin (4 Oct 2017)

Jack Chambers: We subscribe to the Policing Authority and removing politics from policing, which is better for members of An Garda Síochána. The force is being told how to utilise its resources because of a political stroke, which is wrong.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Recent Issues Relating to An Garda Síochána: Acting Garda Commissioner Dónall Ó Cualáin (4 Oct 2017)

Jack Chambers: I might not get an answer, but it is important to record that I have sympathy for what the Garda had to go through last week. The Government and departmental officials put two and two together and the Garda had to answer "four". The Garda was not given the opportunity to set its own criteria and decide where was the appropriate place to open a new station or reopen an alternative one....

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (10 Oct 2017)

Jack Chambers: 131. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to build a primary school for children with autism in the Dublin 15 area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42878/17]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigrant Investor Programme Administration (10 Oct 2017)

Jack Chambers: 199. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if a project (details supplied) was referred to the immigrant investor programme committee; if so, the reason it was not successful; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42503/17]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigrant Investor Programme Administration (10 Oct 2017)

Jack Chambers: 200. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the due diligence that is carried out on companies submitting projects to the immigrant investor programme; if an assessment was made of a company (details supplied) that has submitted projects; if tax clearance and other checks are carried out on companies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42504/17]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigrant Investor Programme Administration (10 Oct 2017)

Jack Chambers: 201. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the representations made by Members of the Government for projects submitted under the immigrant investor programme in each of the past three years; if he will release the representations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42505/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products Availability (10 Oct 2017)

Jack Chambers: 383. To ask the Minister for Health if the drug eteplirsen is available for persons here; his plans to fund this drug for public patients; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42892/17]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Child Benefit Eligibility (11 Oct 2017)

Jack Chambers: 185. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if child benefit will be extended to persons over 18 years of age until they complete full time secondary education; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43106/17]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Wards of Court: Discussion (11 Oct 2017)

Jack Chambers: I welcome Ms Farrell and all of the members of the Justice for Wards group. When vulnerable and innocent members of the public have empowered a public entity to manage a fund on their behalf and the fund has been depleted to the detriment of an individual, it has a serious long-term impact on his or her life. I was taken by one of the remarks made by Ms Farrell, that there was no due...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Wards of Court: Discussion (11 Oct 2017)

Jack Chambers: That deals with the question on due care and diligence. Was there, or is there, any evidence of lost funds or misappropriation? Is it just a matter of a lack of intervention at the appropriate time?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Wards of Court: Discussion (11 Oct 2017)

Jack Chambers: What does Ms Farrell's group consider to be the resolution? How does she see the matter being rectified from the State's perspective? What would she like to see happen?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Wards of Court: Discussion (11 Oct 2017)

Jack Chambers: Would that be the first thing Ms Farrell would like to see?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Wards of Court: Discussion (11 Oct 2017)

Jack Chambers: I thank the representatives for their attendance at the committee. I want to raise some of Ms Farrell's queries with the witnesses. There seems to be an anomaly between some families managing a fund and others not being given the opportunity. Is this correct?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Wards of Court: Discussion (11 Oct 2017)

Jack Chambers: Does Mr. Finn feel that the families should have an input or say in the investment strategy?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Wards of Court: Discussion (11 Oct 2017)

Jack Chambers: Ms Farrell referred to what she and her group regard as a lack of transparency and accountability. How would the witnesses respond to those accusations?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Wards of Court: Discussion (11 Oct 2017)

Jack Chambers: Why is that?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Wards of Court: Discussion (11 Oct 2017)

Jack Chambers: When did that mismatch occur, and has it been rectified as of now?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Wards of Court: Discussion (11 Oct 2017)

Jack Chambers: Is that to all 2,600?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Wards of Court: Discussion (11 Oct 2017)

Jack Chambers: Okay, but how many have been issued?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Wards of Court: Discussion (11 Oct 2017)

Jack Chambers: Some 120 have been issued.