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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: International Security Fund: Motion (26 Sep 2018)

Clare Daly: I hope if Ireland is at the table, we will be a little clearer than we are today. In terms of what I am asking, we heard that the Minister wants to participate on 2 October. Is there a barrier to the Minister participating on 17 October? Can he indicate that the Irish Parliament wants to discuss this matter and once we have sorted out the issue, we will attend on 17 October? Is it the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: International Security Fund: Motion (26 Sep 2018)

Clare Daly: I heard that but is there an impediment to us joining in a week or two later? That is the question.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: International Security Fund: Motion (26 Sep 2018)

Clare Daly: I do not think there is either.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: International Security Fund: Motion (26 Sep 2018)

Clare Daly: Pardon me?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: International Security Fund: Motion (26 Sep 2018)

Clare Daly: I did not ask why we should bother. I am concerned in regard to the backdrop of the view of the population on the Lisbon treaty. This is an opt-in in relation to the Lisbon treaty. I am very cognisant that we cannot divorce a discussion of internal security across Europe from security decisions made by the European Union such as to raise the borders and spend massive amounts of money on...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: International Security Fund: Motion (26 Sep 2018)

Clare Daly: I will not say anything else on the matter. However, I do not accept the Minister's response because his argument has shifted. He stated earlier that we might not have voting rights but is now stating with certainty that we would not have voting rights.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Scheme of the Thirty-eighth Amendment of the Constitution (Role of Women) Bill: Discussion (Resumed) (26 Sep 2018)

Clare Daly: I thank everybody for attending. This has been an excellent meeting. We made the point last week that the requirement for pre-legislative scrutiny was demonstrated very well by those who appeared before the committee. That also applies to today's meeting, which has been incredibly helpful. In that sense, I do not have a many questions because the witnesses made a very strong case and,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Scheme of the Thirty-eighth Amendment of the Constitution (Role of Women) Bill: Discussion (Resumed) (26 Sep 2018)

Clare Daly: Is another one due?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Scheme of the Thirty-eighth Amendment of the Constitution (Role of Women) Bill: Discussion (Resumed) (26 Sep 2018)

Clare Daly: The witnesses' responses were excellent.

Regulation establishing Internal Security Fund: Motion (27 Sep 2018)

Clare Daly: I would like to share time with Deputy Wallace. The Minister said at yesterday's meeting of the Joint Committee on Justice and Equality that the ISF will be used for things like automatic facial recognition, information sharing between EU states, advance security at airports and surveillance. This type of thing should send a shiver down the spine of anybody who gives a hoot about civil...

Regulation establishing Internal Security Fund: Motion (27 Sep 2018)

Clare Daly: They did not open their mouths so I do not know where the Minister got that from.

Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) (Amendment) Bill 2018: Second Stage (27 Sep 2018)

Clare Daly: There are two parts to the Bill. The first deals with the maximum sentences for incest and the second deals with the introduction of new mandatory minimum sentences for repeat sexual offenders. I will deal with the two parts in reverse order. First, in terms of the new mandatory minimum sentencing, I understand the motivation behind the proposal. Repeat sexual offenders have a...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (27 Sep 2018)

Clare Daly: 88. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the development of a building project by a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39151/18]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Deportation Orders (27 Sep 2018)

Clare Daly: 104. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 289 of 18 September 2018, if he will respond to the question regarding the statistics for prisoners on protection in Irish prisons as opposed to those on restricted regimes; and the figures for the daily average of prisoners on protection in 2017. [39251/18]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prisoner Discipline (27 Sep 2018)

Clare Daly: 105. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 292 of 18 September 2018, his views on the measures to reduce the number of prisoners on restricted regimes in view of the fact that the number has increased from 339 in 2013 to 536 in July 2018; and his plans to review the current policy. [39252/18]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Mortgage Protection Policies (27 Sep 2018)

Clare Daly: 237. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the compulsory mortgage protection insurance on the Rebuilding Ireland scheme costs far above market rates; the reason recipients of Rebuilding Ireland mortgages are not free to obtain their own mortgage protection insurance at market rates; and the steps he will take to...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: National Parks and Wildlife Service (2 Oct 2018)

Clare Daly: 86. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if budget 2019 will allocate more resources for National Parks and Wildlife Service, NPWS, officers in order to prevent and detect incidents of wildlife crime. [39796/18]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: National Parks and Wildlife Service (2 Oct 2018)

Clare Daly: 98. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht when she will be in a position to increase funding and staff numbers for the National Parks and Wildlife Service. [39797/18]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Investigations (2 Oct 2018)

Clare Daly: 137. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the length of time it took for an investigation to commence following the discovery in 2018 of a spyhole in a female shower area in the central supply area of the Naval Service; the reason for delays in commencing an investigation; and the outcome of the investigation. [39876/18]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Fuel Rebate Scheme (2 Oct 2018)

Clare Daly: 180. To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 147 of 25 September 2018, his plans to review the terms of the diesel rebate scheme in view of the rising costs of fuel for Irish hauliers. [39774/18]