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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Equality (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2017: Discussion (24 Jan 2018)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I only said it because I did not want Ms McElwee's contribution to be interfered with in any way. Please resume.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Equality (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2017: Discussion (24 Jan 2018)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I thank Ms McElwee. Would Mr. Crowley like to address Deputy Ó Laoghaire's points?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Equality (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2017: Discussion (24 Jan 2018)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I thank Mr. Crowley for his responses. Would Deputy Ó Laoghaire like to ask a supplementary question?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Equality (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2017: Discussion (24 Jan 2018)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Yes. The next speaker is Deputy Clare Daly.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Equality (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2017: Discussion (24 Jan 2018)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I believe Deputy Daly's question is specific to Ms McElwee so I invite her to respond first and then I will bring in Mr. Crowley.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Equality (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2017: Discussion (24 Jan 2018)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: It would be remiss of me not to share a thought that struck me while Ms McElwee was speaking. Notwithstanding the current protections, I can say we can never have enough protection. During my years as a Member of the Oireachtas, I can recall two cases involving women in specific employments who acknowledged they had experienced an episode of depression in their lives. The outcomes in both...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Equality (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2017: Discussion (24 Jan 2018)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I appreciate that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Equality (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2017: Discussion (24 Jan 2018)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Before Ms McElwee responds, I will just alert members to the fact that I want to bring in Mr. Crowley on this discussion too.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Equality (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2017: Discussion (24 Jan 2018)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: That is fine.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Equality (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2017: Discussion (24 Jan 2018)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I thank Mr. Crowley. Does Deputy Chambers have any supplementary questions?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Equality (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2017: Discussion (24 Jan 2018)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I am very happy to say that members of the Traveller community, through no small thanks to this committee, are members of a formally recognised ethnic group, and quite properly. Deputy Fiona O’Loughlin is very welcome to our committee. A number of colleagues of all hues and descriptions have been and gone. Would the Deputy like to make a small intervention?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Equality (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2017: Discussion (24 Jan 2018)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: The Deputy was a party to the Bill.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Equality (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2017: Discussion (24 Jan 2018)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: On behalf of the committee, I thank our friends from the Equality and Rights Alliance and from IBEC. I thank them for their respective contributions and their attendance. I thank committee members for their participation. There is other business in the House and, on the screen, I see Deputy Wallace is in the Dáil. We understand why we are down to small numbers at this point. ...

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (23 Jan 2018)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Apologies have been received from Deputy Jack Chambers. He has arranged for Deputy James Lawless to substitute for him for voting purposes. The meeting has been convened to resume our consideration of Committee Stage of the Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017. I welcome the Minister for Justice and Equality, Deputy Charles Flanagan, and his officials. When we last considered the...

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (23 Jan 2018)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Amendment No. 18 is in the names of Deputies Jim O'Callaghan and Jack Chambers.

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (23 Jan 2018)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: If the Deputy withdraws the amendment, he will have an opportunity to retable it.

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (23 Jan 2018)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Amendment No. 20 is in the names of Deputies Jim O'Callaghan and Jack Chambers.

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (23 Jan 2018)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: We move on to amendment No. 21.

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (23 Jan 2018)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Would Deputy O'Callaghan like to comment?

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (23 Jan 2018)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Amendment No. 24 is in the name of Deputy Sean Sherlock. As he is not present, I propose to mark the amendment as "not moved" and proceed immediately to amendment No. 25.