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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Online Harassment and Harmful Communications: Discussion (2 Oct 2019)

Catherine Connolly: I understand that. We might come back to this. The submission from the legal profession makes a similar point. It argues that the focus should be on harm inflicted and that consideration should be given to defining harmful content. I have no problem with that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Online Harassment and Harmful Communications: Discussion (2 Oct 2019)

Catherine Connolly: It is a tricky area.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Online Harassment and Harmful Communications: Discussion (2 Oct 2019)

Catherine Connolly: We need to come back to that. My last question concerns other models. New Zealand, Australia and Scotland have been cited in the other presentations. Has an Garda looked at that? Have its members visited those jurisdictions?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Online Harassment and Harmful Communications: Discussion (2 Oct 2019)

Catherine Connolly: Is anyone more familiar with the New Zealand regime? No. I refer to the calls for a digital safety commissioner. This suggestion came from the Law Reform Commission, and all of the witnesses endorse it. Would that be separate from the office of the Data Protection Commissioner, Ms Helen Dixon? Is there a need for another office and another official?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Online Harassment and Harmful Communications: Discussion (2 Oct 2019)

Catherine Connolly: Can the witnesses tease that out for me? Why?

Development of a Liquefied Natural Gas Facility in Ireland: Statements (3 Oct 2019)

Catherine Connolly: Gabhaim buíochas don Teachta Bríd Smith as ucht an bhrú a chur sí ar an Dáil chun an t-ábhar seo a phlé. There is a danger here if the Minister listens with closed ears and thinks this is just the same old stuff from the Opposition on the radical left. It is a serious problem for democracy if that is the approach he is taking. I have repeatedly spoken...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: International Protection (3 Oct 2019)

Catherine Connolly: 15. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of vulnerability assessments carried out pursuant to the transposition of the EU reception conditions directive into Irish law in June 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40122/19]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Criminal Law Review (3 Oct 2019)

Catherine Connolly: 16. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality his views on the recent report titled A Review of the Criminalisation of Paying for Sexual Services in Northern Ireland; if there is an update on the review of criminalisation of sex work under the Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Act 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40123/19]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Sexual Offences Data (3 Oct 2019)

Catherine Connolly: 31. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the status of the new SAVI survey; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40125/19]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Asylum Seekers (3 Oct 2019)

Catherine Connolly: 34. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the progress with regard to allowing asylum seekers apply for a driver licence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40126/19]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Probation and Welfare Service (3 Oct 2019)

Catherine Connolly: 37. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of community service supervisor vacancies; the length of time the positions have been vacant; the location of the vacancies; the reason such positions are vacant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40124/19]

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (3 Oct 2019)

Catherine Connolly: Much of what I wanted to say about the risk register has been said. I thank the Chairman for going through the correspondence in detail.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (3 Oct 2019)

Catherine Connolly: It was very helpful, and I will reread it with a different eye. The risk register is what jumped out at me, again, as someone who is not experienced in this area. We rely on such registers. When I look at the accounts every single week I see the risk registers and what has turned up on them. However, the risk register is only as good as what goes on it, so perhaps somebody could help us...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (3 Oct 2019)

Catherine Connolly: On that point, let us take the case of Galway. This is very much factual. It is another problem about which nothing was done, but the hospital was good in that it put the capacity of the hospital on the risk register. Then let us turn to the universities, not just NUI Maynooth. Knowledge was mentioned. I believe knowledge should be acquired through questioning. I disagree slightly with...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (3 Oct 2019)

Catherine Connolly: Does that happen all the time?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (3 Oct 2019)

Catherine Connolly: Would that be highlighted in the accounts when they come before us?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (3 Oct 2019)

Catherine Connolly: Is that not a question for Maynooth as well, namely, that it reviews the effectiveness?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (3 Oct 2019)

Catherine Connolly: We should be clear that it is okay for people to write to the committee, and we will deal with the matter. It is important to give that message. I am looking at this from a procedures perspective.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (3 Oct 2019)

Catherine Connolly: I am not taking issue with the Deputy. My concern relates only to the procedure that applies when a letter of this nature is submitted. I just wanted to clarify the matter.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (3 Oct 2019)

Catherine Connolly: Níl aon eolas agam faoi sin.