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- Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Spent Convictions Legislation (16 Feb 2017)
Jonathan O'Brien: That never happens.
- Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Spent Convictions Legislation (16 Feb 2017)
Jonathan O'Brien: 2. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality her plans to review legislation on spent convictions; and her further plans to introduce new legislation to expand the range of convictions that fall under the terms of the legislation. [7857/17]
- Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Spent Convictions Legislation (16 Feb 2017)
Jonathan O'Brien: I wish to ask the Minister about spent convictions and if there are future plans in that regard.
- Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Spent Convictions Legislation (16 Feb 2017)
Jonathan O'Brien: Unfortunately, it is not on our work programme at the moment. I accept the legislation is very new. Prior to the enactment of the Bill I tabled a number of amendments. The Bill provides primarily for motoring offences and minor convictions but, given the current debate on drugs for personal use we are moving away from a criminal justice model to a public health model for dealing with...
- Establishment of a Tribunal of Inquiry: Motion (16 Feb 2017)
Jonathan O'Brien: Deputy Pearse Doherty will take one or two minutes also. I will get directly to the point. Yesterday, we met with the Minister and brought to her seven separate proposals in terms of the changes we would like to see made. I am glad to say that six of those proposals have been taken on board in some capacity. There was an issue around the wording, and the Minister committed to do her...
- Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Civil Legal Aid (16 Feb 2017)
Jonathan O'Brien: 51. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the revenue received by the Civil Legal Aid Board in contributions made by persons seeking legal aid for domestic violence cases; and the percentage which these contributions are of the total revenue received by the Civil Legal Aid Board. [7618/17]
- Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Investigations (16 Feb 2017)
Jonathan O'Brien: 59. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she or any person in her Department has examined the possibility of working with the Department of Health to expand the remit of HIQA to cover prisons. [7617/17]
- Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Station Opening Hours (16 Feb 2017)
Jonathan O'Brien: 79. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the hours Glanmire Garda station is meant to be open; if this station has regularly opened these hours; the number of gardaí attached to that station; the number of gardaí from that station on maternity leave and the number of those who have been replaced; the number of days that the station has opened to date in 2017; and her plans...
- Confidence in Government: Motion (15 Feb 2017)
Jonathan O'Brien: I do not have confidence in the Taoiseach or the Government. I question how anybody in this House could vote confidence in the Government of a Taoiseach who cannot even remember what he said, whom he met and what he was told only a few short days ago. Since last Friday, the Taoiseach has given four different accounts of the events surrounding his knowledge of the Tusla aspects of the...
- Confidence in Government: Motion (15 Feb 2017)
Jonathan O'Brien: Come on.
- Confidence in Government: Motion (15 Feb 2017)
Jonathan O'Brien: Enda.
- Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Garda Deployment (15 Feb 2017)
Jonathan O'Brien: 88. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if there is a requirement for any security by An Garda Síochána at a hotel (details supplied) since President Trump was elected; and if so, the cost of any such security costs. [7562/17]
- Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Prison Service (15 Feb 2017)
Jonathan O'Brien: 89. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality her plans to establish an office of the prison ombudsman. [7649/17]
- Clarification of Statements made by the Taoiseach and Ministers: Statements (Resumed) (14 Feb 2017)
Jonathan O'Brien: Deputy Howlin raised the matter on Thursday morning on Leaders' Questions.
- Clarification of Statements made by the Taoiseach and Ministers: Statements (Resumed) (14 Feb 2017)
Jonathan O'Brien: As this is the final question I would like to give the Taoiseach the opportunity to clarify the record of the Dáil. He just said in response to my colleague, Deputy Quinlivan, that the first he heard of the false allegations being made against Sergeant Maurice McCabe was after the "Prime Time" programme on Thursday night. Obviously he is not aware that Deputy Howlin raised those...
- Clarification of Statements made by the Taoiseach and Ministers: Statements (Resumed) (14 Feb 2017)
Jonathan O'Brien: I am asking the Taoiseach the questions.
- Clarification of Statements made by the Taoiseach and Ministers: Statements (Resumed) (14 Feb 2017)
Jonathan O'Brien: Did the Taoiseach not hear Deputy Howlin?
- Clarification of Statements made by the Taoiseach and Ministers: Statements (Resumed) (14 Feb 2017)
Jonathan O'Brien: The Taoiseach just said, "Of course I heard him."
- Clarification of Statements made by the Taoiseach and Ministers: Statements (Resumed) (14 Feb 2017)
Jonathan O'Brien: The Taoiseach just said he heard Deputy Howlin.
- Clarification of Statements made by the Taoiseach and Ministers: Statements (Resumed) (14 Feb 2017)
Jonathan O'Brien: What?