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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Homicide Statistics: Discussion (14 Feb 2018)

Jim O'Callaghan: Was that June?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Homicide Statistics: Discussion (14 Feb 2018)

Jim O'Callaghan: Yes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Homicide Statistics: Discussion (14 Feb 2018)

Jim O'Callaghan: Does the Chairman wish to go first?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Homicide Statistics: Discussion (14 Feb 2018)

Jim O'Callaghan: I want to be straight with our guests. My concern, and I believe it is one shared by other members of the committee, is that there was a deliberate attempt to exclude the analysis section of the working group in the lead up to the meeting with the Policing Authority in April 2017. I also have a concern that there was a deliberate attempt to push through the report that was referred to at...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Homicide Statistics: Discussion (14 Feb 2018)

Jim O'Callaghan: Was any pressure brought to bear on Dr. Singh to agree to, and not to question, the report that was referred to in the policing committee meeting of April 2017?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Homicide Statistics: Discussion (14 Feb 2018)

Jim O'Callaghan: If there was pressure brought to bear on Dr. Singh, I presume he would have been aware of it. Would he?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Homicide Statistics: Discussion (14 Feb 2018)

Jim O'Callaghan: There was no pressure brought to bear on Dr. Singh to say he was happy with the April 2017 report.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Homicide Statistics: Discussion (14 Feb 2018)

Jim O'Callaghan: I know but were any senior members of Garda management saying to him: "Just sign off on it"?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Homicide Statistics: Discussion (14 Feb 2018)

Jim O'Callaghan: Okay. Does Dr. Singh believe there was a deliberate policy to exclude the civilian analysis section from the report that was referred to at the Policing Authority meeting of April 2017?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Homicide Statistics: Discussion (14 Feb 2018)

Jim O'Callaghan: Okay. Thank you, Dr. Singh.

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Intoxicating Liquor (Breweries and Distilleries) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (14 Feb 2018)

Jim O'Callaghan: Like Deputy Wallace, I commend Deputy Kelly on bringing forward the Bill. We said on Second Stage that we would support it and will support it on Committee Stage. We would like to see it passed. Any time a Bill with the words "intoxicating liquor" in it goes through the Oireachtas, it should be said that we have an extremely troubled and complicated relationship with alcohol in this...

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Intoxicating Liquor (Breweries and Distilleries) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (14 Feb 2018)

Jim O'Callaghan: I thank the Minister.

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Intoxicating Liquor (Breweries and Distilleries) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (14 Feb 2018)

Jim O'Callaghan: Dublin 6.

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (15 Feb 2018)

Jim O'Callaghan: The section falls but the Minister will bring forward an amendment on Report Stage.

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (15 Feb 2018)

Jim O'Callaghan: I move amendment No. 152:In page 34, lines 16 and 17, to delete “a relevant committee” and substitute “the Commission”.

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (15 Feb 2018)

Jim O'Callaghan: I move amendment No. 153:In page 34, lines 17 and 18, to delete “a relevant committee” and substitute “the Commission”.

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (15 Feb 2018)

Jim O'Callaghan: I move amendment No. 154:In page 34, lines 19 to 25, to delete all words from and including “Subsection (3)” in line 19 down to and including “office” in line 25 and substitute the following: “Subsection (3) has effect where a person, who is a member of the Commission, has made an application under section 41 as respects a particular judicial office.”.

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (15 Feb 2018)

Jim O'Callaghan: I move amendment No. 155:In page 34, line 20, to delete “a relevant committee” and substitute “the Commission”.

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (15 Feb 2018)

Jim O'Callaghan: I move amendment No. 156:In page 34, line 26, to delete “relevant committee” and substitute “Commission”.

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (15 Feb 2018)

Jim O'Callaghan: Deputy Jack Chambers and I will support amendments Nos. 157 and 160, partly because there is a similar provision in our own legislation which has passed Second Stage. I note the Minister says he is opposed to it because he thinks that it is constitutionally frail and could impinge on the prerogative of the Government to nominate individuals for appointment. That point is valid in regard to...