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Topical Issue Debate: Brexit Issues (18 Oct 2016)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Who is taking this matter?

Topical Issue Debate: Brexit Issues (18 Oct 2016)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Go raibh maith agat. I do not exaggerate when I say that the Irish mushroom industry is in peril. Of the 60 growers in operation at the time of the Brexit referendum in Britain and Northern Ireland, at least six have since ceased production. With 80% of Irish mushrooms destined for the British market, the decline in the value of sterling vis-à-visthe euro of almost 20% since the...

Topical Issue Debate: Brexit Issues (18 Oct 2016)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: The Minister of State indicated that the Department has set up a dedicated unit to consider the impact of Brexit. That is important but the situation we are talking about is not post the moving of Article 50 by the British Prime Minister, the reality of the crisis facing the mushroom industry is immediate. The producers cannot wait until after March 2017. We can already measure the...

Topical Issue Debate: Brexit Issues (18 Oct 2016)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Ronnie Wilson.

Services and Supports for People with Dementia and Alzheimer's Disease: Motion [Private Members] (19 Oct 2016)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I welcome the opportunity to speak on this important motion. I commend Deputy Mary Butler for bringing it forward. We will be fully supporting the proposal. The provision of health and social care services for people with dementia has become an increasingly important issue. That is set to continue as a result of our ageing population, longer life expectancy and the expected trebling of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Priorities for Garda Inspectorate: Discussion (19 Oct 2016)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I thank Senator Frank Feighan for facilitating the joint committee in the absence of any member who is a Member of the Seanad. Apologies have been received from Deputy Colm Brophy. The purpose in this part of the meeting is to engage with Mr. Mark Toland, deputy chief inspector, and Ms Éimear Fisher, acting deputy chief inspector, from the Garda Inspectorate on the priorities for and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Priorities for Garda Inspectorate: Discussion (19 Oct 2016)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: While the inspectorate, regretfully, does not have the statutory authority to oversee implementation of recommendations, nevertheless, Mr. Toland has noted that recent legislation provides for the Policing Authority to have a role in monitoring implementation of some of the inspectorate's recommendations. Let me piggyback on Deputy Clare Daly's questions. Will Mr. Toland clarify whether,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Priorities for Garda Inspectorate: Discussion (19 Oct 2016)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I call Deputy Mick Wallace.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Priorities for Garda Inspectorate: Discussion (19 Oct 2016)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I beg your pardon; my apologies.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Priorities for Garda Inspectorate: Discussion (19 Oct 2016)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I thank Mr. Toland.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Priorities for Garda Inspectorate: Discussion (19 Oct 2016)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I call Deputy Jim O'Callaghan.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Priorities for Garda Inspectorate: Discussion (19 Oct 2016)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Would Deputy Alan Farrell be kind enough to allow me to let Deputy Clare Daly in? She had indicated earlier one last, small supplementary and I know she has to leave at 10.30 a.m. for another pressing appointment. I do not want her denied.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Priorities for Garda Inspectorate: Discussion (19 Oct 2016)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I call Deputy Alan Farrell and thank him for facilitating Deputy Clare Daly.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Priorities for Garda Inspectorate: Discussion (19 Oct 2016)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I will take Deputy Farrell.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Priorities for Garda Inspectorate: Discussion (19 Oct 2016)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Will Mr. Toland comment on Deputy O'Brien's observation?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Priorities for Garda Inspectorate: Discussion (19 Oct 2016)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Deputy O'Brien had an earlier brief supplementary.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Priorities for Garda Inspectorate: Discussion (19 Oct 2016)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I thank Mr. Toland very much. He stated earlier that the resource allocation report published in 2010 referred to the need for a national computer-aided dispatch system. That was almost seven years ago. The crime investigation report in 2014 also recommended "the procurement of a computer-aided dispatch system to accurately record calls for service and enable the effective deployment of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Priorities for Garda Inspectorate: Discussion (19 Oct 2016)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: That is exactly the phraseology I used in my most recent question to the Commissioner last week. I asked whether she is such a champion, and she said she is. I hope that proves to be the case. Mr. Toland has used strong language in terms of his assessment of the system across the board. He said it was "highly inefficient and negatively impacts on the deployment of resources". It is a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Priorities for Garda Inspectorate: Discussion (19 Oct 2016)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: On behalf of the committee, I would like to extend a sincere thanks to Mr. Toland and Ms Fisher for their co-operation with us. I was creating an easement by saying an hour might do it but we have just clocked two hours. That underscores the huge interest in this meeting. I hope all members feel they have been properly accommodated during the question and answer session. The...

Written Answers — Department of Health: EU Directives (25 Oct 2016)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: 455. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the Health Products Regulatory Authority, HPRA, has said it is currently unable to enforce the European medical devices directive (93/42/EEC) for the provision of custom-made devices because there is no link between the EU legislation and Ireland's current dental legislation; if he will ensure that the new...