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Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Disability (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (30 Jan 2019)

Finian McGrath: The NDA will monitor and report on progress in respect of employment. I have also set up a team under the national disability inclusion strategy, which meets every couple of months. I bring in officials from every Department and we sit around the table and ask what they have done on disabilities over the previous three or four months. There is accountability to me as Minister of State and...

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Disability (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (30 Jan 2019)

Finian McGrath: It is of the utmost importance that the essence of Article 14.2 is adequately provided for in primary legislation. In this regard, the Department feels strongly about, and continues to prioritise, the development of legislation on the deprivation of liberty safeguards. While it was initially intended to include a deprivation of liberty safeguard on Committee Stage, the importance of...

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Disability (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (30 Jan 2019)

Finian McGrath: I will take Deputy Ó Laoghaire's views on board and I assure him that the heads of the Bill are ready.

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Disability (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (30 Jan 2019)

Finian McGrath: I take the points on board that were made by Deputies Wallace and Ó Laoghaire. I have consulted IHREC and understand that it has made provisions for its role as an independent monitor in its work plan and budget for this year. On the question of resources, IHREC receives substantial Exchequer funding each year to support its core activities. The 2019 Estimates provide an allocation of...

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Disability (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (30 Jan 2019)

Finian McGrath: I agree with Deputy Chambers. This section of Bill creates a statutory basis for IHREC's role in the monitoring framework with regard to the UNCRPD. IHREC, as Ireland's national human rights and equality body has a function to keep under review the adequacy and effectiveness of law and practice in the State relating to the protection of human rights and equality and so is well placed to...

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Disability (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (30 Jan 2019)

Finian McGrath: I said that I am open to supporting the amendment.

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Disability (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (30 Jan 2019)

Finian McGrath: I may have to come back on Report Stage with some changes to the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission Act of 2014 to make provisions consistent.

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Disability (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (30 Jan 2019)

Finian McGrath: I am in a similar position. I have a group of disabled people in the audiovisual room waiting for me at 11 a.m. and we have about three other events on today. It is difficult. I am prepared to facilitate if the committee wishes to choose a quieter time when we are not rushed to complete this.

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Disability (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (30 Jan 2019)

Finian McGrath: That is okay.

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Disability (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (30 Jan 2019)

Finian McGrath: The Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission, IHREC, has appointed a disability advisory committee under section 9 of the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission Act 2014. When it was established, it had regard to the Disability Bill 2016 of its own volition. The disability advisory committee is made up of 14 members, three of whom are commissioners, being the chair, the vice chair and...

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Disability (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (30 Jan 2019)

Finian McGrath: IHREC is an independent body which is directly accountable to the Oireachtas. Accordingly, it would not be appropriate for me as Minister of State to contradict any determination it makes to the composition of its advisory committee. Therefore, I propose that the amendment be withdrawn.

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Disability (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (30 Jan 2019)

Finian McGrath: I move amendment No. 14: In page 7, after line 35, to insert the following: “Amendment of Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Act 2015 7. The Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Act 2015 is amended— (a) in section 15(1)— (i) by the substitution of “one or more of” for “one or both of”, and (ii) in paragraph (c), by the substitution...

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Disability (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (30 Jan 2019)

Finian McGrath: I will bring forward amendments on Report Stage.

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Disability (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (30 Jan 2019)

Finian McGrath: I move amendment No. 17: In page 3, line 9, to delete “2014” and substitute “2014, the Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Act 2015”.

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Message to Dáil (30 Jan 2019)

Finian McGrath: I did, yes.

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Message to Dáil (30 Jan 2019)

Finian McGrath: No.

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Message to Dáil (30 Jan 2019)

Finian McGrath: There are further amendments to the Bill that I intend to introduce on Report Stage. They are being drafted by the Office of the Parliamentary Counsel. I intend to introduce an amendment to address the issue that arose regarding a person whose fitness to be tried was to be determined in the course of criminal proceedings. I thank colleagues for their contributions. I welcome the...

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Message to Dáil (30 Jan 2019)

Finian McGrath: We might have another year, but Deputy Fitzpatrick has already told us that we will be here until next year.

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Message to Dáil (30 Jan 2019)

Finian McGrath: I thank Deputy Fitzpatrick for his support. Many of us have targets that are higher than 6%.

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Hospital Accommodation Provision (29 Jan 2019)

Finian McGrath: I assure Deputies that I do not do spin and I think Deputy Mattie McGrath is looking for an Oscar with his shenanigans in the Dáil.