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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Scheme of the Equality/Disability (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill: Discussion (14 Dec 2016)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I have already allowed Senator Dolan a lengthy uninterrupted opening contribution. As other members have indicated a desire to contribute and we have only limited time remaining, I can only allow him a brief supplementary at this point.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Scheme of the Equality/Disability (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill: Discussion (14 Dec 2016)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I do not propose to invite the Minister of State to respond.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Scheme of the Equality/Disability (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill: Discussion (14 Dec 2016)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I will allow the Minister of State to do so, briefly.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Scheme of the Equality/Disability (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill: Discussion (14 Dec 2016)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I have one last question in reference to the school admissions Bill. If the Minister of State is researching that, he might also look at this Chairman's contribution on Second Stage in the Dáil because Senator Kelleher has reflected all the points I made on that. She is absolutely right. Across the board, we believe in the establishment of special class provision in relation to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Scheme of the Equality/Disability (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill: Discussion (14 Dec 2016)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: On the equality/disability (miscellaneous provisions) Bill, does the Minister of State know and does he have the detail with him on the number of Acts which will be directly impacted by amendment through the passage of this legislation? My own count is 11 Acts, but I am curious to know if I have missed out on any having gone through it quite carefully. I am anxious to know about the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Scheme of the Equality/Disability (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill: Discussion (14 Dec 2016)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I would like people to note that and I thank the Minister of State for his response. Before concluding and with no other hands showing, I ask if it is agreed that the Clerk should write to the Tánaiste informing her that the committee has considered the general scheme of the equality/disability (miscellaneous provisions) Bill 2016 and is of the view that it is extremely important that...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Immigration and Refugee Crisis: Discussion (14 Dec 2016)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: We will now address the issues of immigration and the refugee crisis. The purpose of our second session today is a discussion on these matters with the Minister of State at the Department of Justice and Equality, Deputy David Stanton. The joint committee identified immigration and the refugee crisis as one of its priority issues in the preparation of its work programme for 2016. The...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Immigration and Refugee Crisis: Discussion (14 Dec 2016)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I do not think I will get five years out of it.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Immigration and Refugee Crisis: Discussion (14 Dec 2016)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I now open the opportunity for members of the committee to question the Minister of State or make pertinent points. The first to indicate was Deputy Mick Wallace.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Immigration and Refugee Crisis: Discussion (14 Dec 2016)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: For the information of members, the next speaker will be Deputy Clare Daly and she will be followed by Senator Martin Conway. Theirs were the only hands that were held aloft. I ask members to please raise their hands if they wish to be placed on the list of speakers.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Immigration and Refugee Crisis: Discussion (14 Dec 2016)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I thank Deputy Daly for her questions. Before the Minister of State responds, I beg her indulgence as Senator Martin Conway must speak in the Seanad and he wishes to make a brief contribution. Would Deputy Daly mind if I take his contribution now?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Immigration and Refugee Crisis: Discussion (14 Dec 2016)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I wish to raise some points with the Minister. Direct provision has been raised by my colleagues. The Minister will recall that the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality responded to one of my questions a couple of weeks ago in the Dáil during Leaders' Questions, when I was asking questions for Deputy Adams. She passed the baton to the Minister of State to reply to my...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Immigration and Refugee Crisis: Discussion (14 Dec 2016)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Has the Minister of State indicated that the number of unaccompanied children has now gone to five?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Immigration and Refugee Crisis: Discussion (14 Dec 2016)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: The definition we use ourselves.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Immigration and Refugee Crisis: Discussion (14 Dec 2016)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Is that up from one?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Immigration and Refugee Crisis: Discussion (14 Dec 2016)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: In bringing this session to a close, I ask the Minister of State to take on board the points made by the Deputies and Senators who contributed, and while not at all taking less notice of the fact that we are a jurisdiction that lobbies intently on behalf of our citizens overseas, that while we will not have a general regularisation scheme, to be mindful of our own displaced nationals in other...

Questions on Promised Legislation (17 Jan 2017)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Four years ago next month, people with disabilities, particularly younger people with an expectation, were dealt a serious blow with the scrapping of the motorised transport grant and the mobility allowance. Over the intervening four years, there have been many promises made. In the legislative programme for the spring-summer session for 2017, the health (transport support) Bill is to...

Communications Regulation (Postal Services) (Amendment) Bill 2016: Second Stage (18 Jan 2017)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I welcome the opportunity to speak to this Bill. As stated by my colleague, Deputy Stanley, Sinn Féin will not support its passage. While I recognise that measures are needed to address the falling volume of postal business and I am cognisant of the fact that the increase in the price of postage stamps was one of many recommendations of the recent Bobby Kerr report on the development...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: TAMS Administration (18 Jan 2017)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: 216. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will initiate an urgent review of the procedures involved in applying for TAMS grants in view of the experience of so many farmers frustrated by the bureaucracy involved and the resultant long delays in the issuance of payments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2120/17]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Legal Aid Board: Discussion with Chairman Designate (18 Jan 2017)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: As we have a quorum, we will commence. We received apologies from Senator Niall Ó Donnghaile. I do not know if there are any other apologies that members would like to offer. Before introducing our guest, I take this opportunity to welcome the members back to the committee post the Christmas recess and to extend very best wishes to each of them for 2017. Hopefully, as a committee,...