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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Scheme of the Communications (Retention of Data) Bill 2017: Discussion (8 Nov 2017)
Jack Chambers: There is a contradiction of opinion in that there is significant criticism of those heads, that they do not meet the Tele2 judgment threshold. There is a general concern that, in the drafting of this provision, it has failed to reach the appropriate threshold of protection that underpins the Murray report. While people welcome the drafting and the changes to the legislation, there is still...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Scheme of the Communications (Retention of Data) Bill 2017: Discussion (8 Nov 2017)
Jack Chambers: There has been very little consultation?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Scheme of the Communications (Retention of Data) Bill 2017: Discussion (8 Nov 2017)
Jack Chambers: What has been said must be controversial.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Scheme of the Communications (Retention of Data) Bill 2017: Discussion (8 Nov 2017)
Jack Chambers: Alarms sound so often that people are conditioned not to respond to them.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Scheme of the Communications (Retention of Data) Bill 2017: Discussion (8 Nov 2017)
Jack Chambers: I thank the witnesses for their contribution and submission. They mentioned that under EU law and in general jurisprudence, provision is made for certain people in society to have particular privileges around data. Should there be a separate pillar within the scheme and who would they include in that additional protection? The Department tried to provide a generalised scheme without...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Scheme of the Communications (Retention of Data) Bill 2017: Discussion (8 Nov 2017)
Jack Chambers: Is Mr. McGarr saying that this does not provide that additional protection?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Scheme of the Communications (Retention of Data) Bill 2017: Discussion (8 Nov 2017)
Jack Chambers: Mr. McGarr does not feel the Department has provided that for-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Scheme of the Communications (Retention of Data) Bill 2017: Discussion (8 Nov 2017)
Jack Chambers: So rather than specifying an additional pillar or particular class of people who deserve a specialised privilege, everyone should have that threshold improved in the context of the general-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Scheme of the Communications (Retention of Data) Bill 2017: Discussion (8 Nov 2017)
Jack Chambers: Is it fair to say Mr. McGarr feels that the general scheme, as published, falls short of the Murray recommendations?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Scheme of the Communications (Retention of Data) Bill 2017: Discussion (8 Nov 2017)
Jack Chambers: Does Mr. McGarr feel that if this Bill was progressed, it could end up back where it all started.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Scheme of the Communications (Retention of Data) Bill 2017: Discussion (8 Nov 2017)
Jack Chambers: So the State is facing a definite challenge if the Bill as published becomes-----
- Multi-Party Actions Bill 2017: Second Stage (14 Nov 2017)
Jack Chambers: Say nothing.
- Multi-Party Actions Bill 2017: Second Stage (14 Nov 2017)
Jack Chambers: I welcome the Bill introduced by my Sinn Féin colleagues and I am pleased to be able to speak on it. As has been mentioned, the Bill replicates many of the findings and recommendations from the 2005 Law Reform Commission report on multi-party litigation, known as class actions in other jurisdictions. The Minister and others have mentioned the current test case procedure that comes...
- Multi-Party Actions Bill 2017: Second Stage (14 Nov 2017)
Jack Chambers: I did.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospitals Funding (14 Nov 2017)
Jack Chambers: 267. To ask the Minister for Health the amount of funding that has been awarded to public hospitals under the NTPF insourcing scheme to date in 2017; and the treatments delivered by hospital, number, types of procedures performed and prices paid for each procedure type, in tabular form. [47655/17]
- Written Answers — Department of Health: National Treatment Purchase Fund Eligibility (14 Nov 2017)
Jack Chambers: 268. To ask the Minister for Health the criteria applied when assessing if treatment in public hospitals is eligible to be funded as insourcing by the NTPF; the way in which it is ensured that the hospitals that are in receipt of HSE funding are not being funded twice for doing the same work; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47656/17]
- Written Answers — Department of Health: National Treatment Purchase Fund Eligibility (14 Nov 2017)
Jack Chambers: 269. To ask the Minister for Health the process by which public hospitals have been invited to apply for funding under the NTPF insourcing initiative; if a system of competitive tendering is used; the way in which value for money is ensured; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47657/17]
- Criminal Justice (Corruption Offences) Bill 2017: Second Stage (15 Nov 2017)
Jack Chambers: I am. The other speakers will be here shortly. Fianna Fáil supports the Criminal Justice (Corruption Offences) Bill 2017. It is important that the House moves collectively to strengthen anti-white-collar crime through the measures contained in the Bill. The current legislation governing corruption is too unwieldy and because of recent court cases it is prudent to strengthen the...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services Staff (15 Nov 2017)
Jack Chambers: 82. To ask the Minister for Health the number of primary care psychologists recruited to date in 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48229/17]
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Long-Term Illness Scheme Coverage (15 Nov 2017)
Jack Chambers: 146. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to add the freestyle libre blood monitoring sensor to the long term illness scheme or reimbursement scheme; the position regarding plans to add this to either scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48272/17]