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

Jack Chambers: Of the 2,600, 120 have been issued. Would the witnesses accept that a significant number of families are left in a vacuum in terms of information, without any knowledge or know-how about how the fund is being managed? Would they accept that that would give rise to questions?

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

Jack Chambers: When did that change of policy occur?

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

Jack Chambers: Did the Department of Justice and Equality receive communication of the concerns with the vacuum that occurred?

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

Jack Chambers: Did the Department receive correspondence from the Courts Service regarding the vacuum in terms of information and the number of statements that were issued? Did it receive communication about the concerns that the Courts Service had about not being able to issue the statements, that obviously reflected the concerns of the group?

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

Jack Chambers: I wish to revisit some of the questions about the investment profile. Is the point the witnesses are making that, because the awards were not significant enough, they had to rest those funds at a higher risk profile? Is that the calculation that the Courts Service made?

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

Jack Chambers: Well, there is always risk, so-----

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

Jack Chambers: Mr. Quigley says it is a least-risk approach, but he also said that he has had to engage in slightly higher risks to meet the calculated demands of the treatment profile or the needs of the person. Is there a mismatch or dysfunction within the courts, not necessarily with the Courts Service, where the witnesses are managing a fund that they see as being insufficient, and the Judiciary may...

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

Jack Chambers: I know that, but obviously Mr. Quigley communicates within the committee structure. Is he party to the committee structure with the various members of the Judiciary?

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

Jack Chambers: Yes.

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

Jack Chambers: Does the investment committee have a co-ordinated approach?

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

Jack Chambers: The Committee of Public Accounts report mentioned one case that will run out in the next two years, that six wards of court were defunded below €10,000, and 15 may not prove sufficient. Is that an accurate current profile of the number of cases?

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

Jack Chambers: Mr. Finn is saying that 22 cases of the 2,600 are at risk.

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

Jack Chambers: Is Mr. Finn saying that there are only 22 cases that are currently at risk, according to his projections or his analysis?

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

Jack Chambers: Does that match with what the Justice for Wards group has said? Does Mr. Finn feel their concerns-----

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

Jack Chambers: I know that. Thank you, Chairman.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (12 Oct 2017)

Jack Chambers: 75. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding plans to build a permanent school building for a school (details supplied); if this development will be fast tracked; the position regarding the interim facilities that will be put in place until the new build is completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43251/17]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Early Childhood Care and Education (17 Oct 2017)

Jack Chambers: 496. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if her attention has been drawn to the fact that some child care providers are only offering sessional rates for parents in excess of the three hours covered by the new ECCE scheme resulting in higher rates for parents; her plans to provide a solution to this issue in order that parents can afford to cover childcare costs; and if she...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Maternity Leave (17 Oct 2017)

Jack Chambers: 566. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if the recent changes to maternity leave regarding mothers whose babies are delivered prematurely will be extended to include mothers who are currently on maternity leave or who have recently returned to work; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43487/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products Licensing (18 Oct 2017)

Jack Chambers: 131. To ask the Minister for Health if he will request the Health Products Regulatory Authority to license pembrolizumab for use in the treatment of fine cell neuroendocrine rectal cancer; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44084/17]

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (18 Oct 2017)

Jack Chambers: I concur with my colleagues. The ruling is inconsistent, contradictory and without rationale. Two bodies are mentioned in Deputy Daly's amendment and six in Deputy O'Callaghan's, but one amendment is allowed and the other is not. We have seen examples of this happening in other Bills, when it is asserted that there is an apparent charge on the Exchequer where there is none. This is not...