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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: SOLAS Funding (28 Feb 2017)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: 298. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the amount that is being drawn from the European Social Fund (ESF) for SOLAS (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9838/17]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Metropolitan Area Networks Programme (28 Feb 2017)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: 731. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the number of licensed telecommunication operators using the Metropolitan Area Networks (MANs) around Ireland; the number of operators using this network in County Monaghan; if an assessment has been made on the success of MANs; if an audit has been done on their value for money; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Telecommunications Services Provision (28 Feb 2017)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: 732. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if an assessment has been made on Project Kelvin's success here; the number of businesses in County Monaghan availing of this direct fibre optic connection to the US; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9789/17]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: National Broadband Plan Implementation (28 Feb 2017)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: 733. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the status of the national broadband plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9790/17]

Traveller Ethnicity: Statements (1 Mar 2017)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: As Chairman of the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Justice and Equality, I very much welcome the opportunity to contribute to the statements on this very important and truly historic declaration. I wholeheartedly welcome the Taoiseach’s announcement this evening formally recognising, on behalf of the State and on behalf of the Irish people, the reality that the Irish Traveller community...

Traveller Ethnicity: Statements (1 Mar 2017)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: The language used in that report was instructive as to the State’s ideological approach to the Travelling community at the time. It is also instructive that no representatives of the Traveller community sat on the commission. The approach and recommendations found in the 1963 report of the Commission on Itinerancy remain deeply offensive to Travellers and, thankfully, are finally and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Prisons, Penal Policy and Sentencing (Resumed): Victims' Rights Alliance (1 Mar 2017)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I thank Senator Colette Kelleher who has helped us, once again, to get the business of the committee under way. She is very welcome on the morning of what will prove to be an historic day, of which we are all very conscious, and once again I thank her. Apologies have been received from Senator Niall Ó Donnghaile. I welcome Ms Maria McDonald of the Victims' Rights Alliance to discuss...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Prisons, Penal Policy and Sentencing (Resumed): Victims' Rights Alliance (1 Mar 2017)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I thank Ms McDonald for her very comprehensive address. One member has indicated. I ask members to give me a little nod. The first member to address the issue will be Deputy O'Callaghan.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Prisons, Penal Policy and Sentencing (Resumed): Victims' Rights Alliance (1 Mar 2017)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Please do.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Prisons, Penal Policy and Sentencing (Resumed): Victims' Rights Alliance (1 Mar 2017)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: It is open to other members to indicate if they would like to make a contribution or ask a question. I call Deputy Jack Chambers.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Prisons, Penal Policy and Sentencing (Resumed): Victims' Rights Alliance (1 Mar 2017)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: We know the Deputy is dealing with a terrible cold at the moment and wish her a full recovery.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Prisons, Penal Policy and Sentencing (Resumed): Victims' Rights Alliance (1 Mar 2017)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I invite Ms McDonald to respond while we just park that one.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Prisons, Penal Policy and Sentencing (Resumed): Victims' Rights Alliance (1 Mar 2017)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Very much so.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Prisons, Penal Policy and Sentencing (Resumed): Victims' Rights Alliance (1 Mar 2017)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Thank you. Does Deputy O'Brien have a further point to make?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Prisons, Penal Policy and Sentencing (Resumed): Victims' Rights Alliance (1 Mar 2017)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: The issue of removing seems to be a very common challenge in different institutions at the present time.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Prisons, Penal Policy and Sentencing (Resumed): Victims' Rights Alliance (1 Mar 2017)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Deputy Wallace has brought us onto new terrain-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Prisons, Penal Policy and Sentencing (Resumed): Victims' Rights Alliance (1 Mar 2017)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: In the absence of any other question, I will pose one myself. In Ms McDonald's opening remarks, she indicated that were the Bill not amended, the State could find itself facing infringement proceedings by the European Commission on foot of its failure to properly transpose the directive into Irish law. The deadline for that is more than 12 months past. Have any infringement proceedings...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Prisons, Penal Policy and Sentencing (Resumed): Victims' Rights Alliance (1 Mar 2017)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Can I deduce from what Ms McDonald has said that the majority of member states have transposed the directive as required, within the timeframe or not and regardless of whether they tick all the boxes on all the specific elements?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Prisons, Penal Policy and Sentencing (Resumed): Victims' Rights Alliance (1 Mar 2017)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Are we okay? I would like to thank Ms Maria McDonald for attending today and for not just imparting useful information, but also for a detailed presentation and response to members' points and questions. We are thankful to her for that. It will greatly assist the committee in the consideration of these issues and in the final preparation of our report, which we will present to the...

Commission of Investigation into the Grace case: Motion (7 Mar 2017)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: It is beyond comprehension how Grace, a young woman with intellectual disabilities, was left in a foster home for 20 years, despite a succession of sexual abuse allegations. It is equally hard to understand how 46 other children were placed in this setting over the two decades up to 2013. This scandalous series of events represents nothing other than gross negligence on the part of the...