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Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (17 Jan 2018)

Jim O'Callaghan: I wish to refer to two amendments about which I have not spoken previously. The first is amendment No. 21 in the name of Deputy Clare Daly on which the Minister has just spoken. This proposes including an express reference to the fact that a person's political affiliation should not be considered when the recommending body is considering their application. The purpose behind the...

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (17 Jan 2018)

Jim O'Callaghan: No, it is not. In other countries, many people who made excellent judges previously had political affiliations. The same is true in this country, but we will not go into that. I have not yet referred to my amendment No. 124 which is in this grouping. I know the Minister did not have an opportunity to discuss it. In amendment No. 124, Deputy Jack Chambers and I seek to set out the...

Report of the Joint Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Statements (Resumed) (18 Jan 2018)

Jim O'Callaghan: I welcome the report of the committee and thank its members for their work on this matter. It was a difficult task, to which they devoted a great deal of time. Having heard from delegates, they produced a report with very decisive recommendations. All of the individuals on the committee deserve to be commended for the time they gave and effort they put into to it. I speak as a Fianna...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Station Opening Hours (23 Jan 2018)

Jim O'Callaghan: 244. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number and names of Garda stations that are opened on a 24 hour basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2781/18]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Tribunals of Inquiry Data (23 Jan 2018)

Jim O'Callaghan: 246. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of staff serving on the unit within An Garda Síochána known as the Charleton liaison unit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2807/18]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Tribunals of Inquiry Data (23 Jan 2018)

Jim O'Callaghan: 247. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of staff serving on the unit within An Garda Síochána known as the Charleton liaison unit that are retired members of the force; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2808/18]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Tribunals of Inquiry Data (23 Jan 2018)

Jim O'Callaghan: 248. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of staff serving on the unit within An Garda Síochána known as the Charleton liaison unit that were appointed to the position by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2806/18]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Irish Prison Service (23 Jan 2018)

Jim O'Callaghan: 255. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of requests made by the Prison Service for an armed garda escort for prison transfers in 2017; the number of those requests that were refused; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2846/18]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Expenditure (23 Jan 2018)

Jim O'Callaghan: 267. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the amount of funding allocated to Garda information and communication technology under the capital plan 2016 to 2021; the amount spent in 2016 and 2017 respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3192/18]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Irish Prison Service (23 Jan 2018)

Jim O'Callaghan: 268. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the amount of funding allocated to the Prison Service under the capital plan 2016 to 2021; the amount spent in 2016 and 2017 respectively; the breakdown of the expenditure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3193/18]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Courts Service (23 Jan 2018)

Jim O'Callaghan: 269. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the amount of funding allocated to the Courts Service under the capital plan 2016 to 2021; the breakdown of the amount spent in 2016 and 2017 respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3194/18]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Divisional Headquarters (23 Jan 2018)

Jim O'Callaghan: 270. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the amount of funding provided under the capital plan 2016 to 2021 for construction of the divisional headquarters at Kevin Street, Dublin 8; the amount spent to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3195/18]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Divisional Headquarters (23 Jan 2018)

Jim O'Callaghan: 271. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the amount of funding provided under the capital plan 2016 to 2021 for construction of the divisional headquarters in County Wexford; the amount spent to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3196/18]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Forensic Science Ireland Laboratory (23 Jan 2018)

Jim O'Callaghan: 272. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the amount of funding provided under the capital plan 2016 to 2021 for the construction of the forensic science laboratory in County Kildare; the amount spent to date; the expected completion date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3197/18]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Irish Prison Service (23 Jan 2018)

Jim O'Callaghan: 285. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the amount spent in 2017 on transferring prisoners on remand to courts for the purpose of attending for mention dates; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3287/18]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Irish Prison Service (23 Jan 2018)

Jim O'Callaghan: 286. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of times prisoners on remand were transferred to court for the purpose of attending for mention dates in 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3288/18]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Irish Prison Service (23 Jan 2018)

Jim O'Callaghan: 287. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of times the video link facility was used for remand hearings in 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3289/18]

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (23 Jan 2018)

Jim O'Callaghan: I move amendment No. 18:In page 10, line 10, to delete “and” where it secondly occurs. The amendment simply involves the deletion of the word "and". The amendment is necessary stylistically for amendment No. 20.

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (23 Jan 2018)

Jim O'Callaghan: I move amendment No. 20:In page 10, line 12, to delete “whole.” and substitute the following:“whole, and (c) the objective that there shall be proficiency in the Irish language amongst the judiciary.”.

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (23 Jan 2018)

Jim O'Callaghan: I move amendment No. 22:In page 10, lines 19 to 26, to delete all words from and including “established” in line 19 down to and including line 26 and substitute “established a body to be known as An Comisúin um Cheapacháin Breithiúnacha or, in the English langauge, the Judicial Appointments Commission (in this Act referred to as the...