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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Scheme of the Criminal Justice (Victims of Crime) (Amendment) Bill 2018: Discussion (13 Nov 2019)
Catherine Connolly: Those figures should be readily available in order that we can form policy around them. I refer to the way forward. I am not sure which-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Scheme of the Criminal Justice (Victims of Crime) (Amendment) Bill 2018: Discussion (13 Nov 2019)
Catherine Connolly: That is true, but the Department must also have an approach to the low uptake of this scheme, given the prevalence of violence against women, and to a lesser extent against men. There is an onus on the Government and the Department to conduct a review of that scheme and identify the issues in order that we can introduce proper legislation based on policy. I fully support amending this...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Scheme of the Criminal Justice (Victims of Crime) (Amendment) Bill 2018: Discussion (13 Nov 2019)
Catherine Connolly: Ms Counihan is doing well.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Scheme of the Criminal Justice (Victims of Crime) (Amendment) Bill 2018: Discussion (13 Nov 2019)
Catherine Connolly: That is a very good point but it is an operational issue.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Scheme of the Criminal Justice (Victims of Crime) (Amendment) Bill 2018: Discussion (13 Nov 2019)
Catherine Connolly: It was suggested that RCNI might provide this service, though it currently has even fewer resources than the Legal Aid Board. Which organisation should provide this service, assuming it was granted sufficient resources to do so?
- Financial Challenges Facing RTÉ and its Revised Strategy 2020-2024: Statements (Resumed) (14 Nov 2019)
Catherine Connolly: I welcome the opportunity to take part in the debate. Once again, I am disappointed that the Minister does not have a written speech. In addition to health, climate change and housing, the future of public service broadcasting is one of the most important topics. It is not a luxury, but an essential part of a functioning, healthy democracy. I expected, at the very least, that the Minister...
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (14 Nov 2019)
Catherine Connolly: I welcome that response and the engagement with the committee. It is confirmation that the university is taking this seriously.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (14 Nov 2019)
Catherine Connolly: I am concerned about the non-compliance but I am also concerned about the suitability of the system. The Galway and Roscommon Education and Training Board, GRETB, of which I am critical, has raised serious issues in terms of the difficulty it has in complying. Would it be possible to listen to somebody on the ground? Maybe consideration could be given to that.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (14 Nov 2019)
Catherine Connolly: Yes, to assist us in our understanding. Maybe that would be worth considering.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (14 Nov 2019)
Catherine Connolly: I was thinking more of the organisations that experience-----
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (14 Nov 2019)
Catherine Connolly: The letter is very important. We will get back information about EU directives and all of our obligations but we are teasing out the balance here and how to get the balance, as the Comptroller and Auditor General has just said. It is about how we tease this out to ensure it is competitive but still of benefit to the local community, that it is fair and that they have an equal opportunity to...
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (14 Nov 2019)
Catherine Connolly: In its strategic resourcing plan, the figures are slightly different. The outsourced numbers are forecasted to go up more on page 21 of the plan. The NTA has forecast that-----
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (14 Nov 2019)
Catherine Connolly: Page 21.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (14 Nov 2019)
Catherine Connolly: Yes, it is on page 21. It confirms the forecasted headcount is not actually the figure given earlier. It forecasts 140 direct employees and 179 outsourced placements. It will actually increase. The Chairman was looking at page 20 of the letter when the current outsourced claims placement numbers are 148 and will rise to 179 for this year.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (14 Nov 2019)
Catherine Connolly: The prediction for this year is a further increase.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (14 Nov 2019)
Catherine Connolly: There is a background to this from various Government policies.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (14 Nov 2019)
Catherine Connolly: Yes, but we must highlight it.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (14 Nov 2019)
Catherine Connolly: It would be remiss of me, as Chair of the Irish language committee, not to mention there are serious implications for the Irish language and Bille na dTeangacha Oifigiúla, which will provide that 20% of all new recruits will have Irish, although, presumably, that will not cover outsourced jobs. Serious implications will arise from that type of Government policy.
- Public Accounts Committee: 2018 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 22: Courts Service (14 Nov 2019) Catherine Connolly: Fáilte roimh and comhghairdeas, Ms Denning. Brendan Ryan has retired and I wish him all the best. I acknowledge the Courts Service's organisational capability review. It pays tribute to its staff, stating that the overriding message from the evidence is that the management and staff are highly capable, committed and professional in their everyday work. It has been on the ground for...
- Public Accounts Committee: 2018 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 22: Courts Service (14 Nov 2019) Catherine Connolly: It is the organisational capability review, which it kindly gave us along with other documents in which it highlighted the problem with the payment of fines. The review states:Over the course of evidence gathering, stakeholders raised concerns about access to justice, drawing particular attention to matters around delays, costs and complexity. However, for its part, the Courts Service...