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Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2016: Second Stage [Private Members] (26 Oct 2016)

Jonathan O'Brien: I acknowledge that the Tánaiste advised me that she may have to leave before I conclude. I commend Deputy O'Callaghan on the publication of his Bill, which is comprehensive and well-drafted legislation. It is clear that considerable thought went into it. This is an area where we need to be very careful because it is necessary to work around constitutional limitations in the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Recognition of Traveller Ethnicity: Discussion (26 Oct 2016)

Jonathan O'Brien: I thank the Chairman. At the outset, I reiterate Deputy Jim O'Callaghan's comments about the previous committee having done a lot of work on this issue. The work this committee is doing is not to replace that committee's work but will complement it and keep the issue on the political agenda. I also acknowledge the efforts by the Chairman, Deputy Ó Caoláin, to keep this on the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Recognition of Traveller Ethnicity: Discussion (26 Oct 2016)

Jonathan O'Brien: It needs to be a sincere apology.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Recognition of Traveller Ethnicity: Discussion (26 Oct 2016)

Jonathan O'Brien: There is another Carrickmines waiting to happen. I represent the constituency in Cork where Spring Lane is located. Mr. Joyce will be well aware of Spring Lane. It is a Carrickmines that is going to happen. The reason it will happen is because of the underlying discrimination and prejudice against the families living on that site. That is led at community and local level. It is being...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Recognition of Traveller Ethnicity: Discussion (26 Oct 2016)

Jonathan O'Brien: The question everyone is asking is why we have not acknowledged Traveller ethnicity. In the context of the work done by the previous committee, of the work of this committee and of the work done outside the Oireachtas, nobody has ever come up with a valid reason. Deputy O'Callaghan touched on my own belief, which I will repeat. I am of the view that there is an institutional prejudice...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Recognition of Traveller Ethnicity: Discussion (26 Oct 2016)

Jonathan O'Brien: My point is that while we can never excuse people's prejudice or racism against the Travelling community at a local level, why is it allowed to continue? Following an incident such as what happened in Carrickmines, is it any wonder that members of the settled community feel comfortable, wrong as it is, with standing up and saying they want no Travellers in their back yard when they see the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Recognition of Traveller Ethnicity: Discussion (26 Oct 2016)

Jonathan O'Brien: If it is not a cost or legal issue and if there is no impediment even at the level of the Minister and the junior Minister, what is stopping it from happening?

Topical Issues: Garda Industrial Relations (25 Oct 2016)

Jonathan O'Brien: The AGSI is due to have another round of discussions tomorrow. The Minister might inform us when the GRA is due to meet Department officials. While we do not want to say anything that may jeopardise those ongoing negotiations, it is important for the general public to know what is happening. That is why I put down this Topical Issue in that it gives the Minister the opportunity to...

Topical Issues: Garda Industrial Relations (25 Oct 2016)

Jonathan O'Brien: I ask the Tánaiste to provide an update on the ongoing negotiations with Garda representative organisations. While I fully understand she cannot provide details of the discussions, I ask her to provide information on the number of meetings that have taken place and so forth. I am aware that representatives of the Association of Garda Sergeants and Inspectors, AGSI, are due to meet...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: UN Conventions Ratification (25 Oct 2016)

Jonathan O'Brien: 100. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the status of the Government's ratification of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. [31603/16]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Domestic Violence Policy (25 Oct 2016)

Jonathan O'Brien: 110. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she has liaised with the Minister for Social Protection on the matter of victims of domestic violence who are required to contact their abuser regarding payment of maintenance and the lack of guidance or protocol in this area. [31627/16]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Domestic Violence Policy (25 Oct 2016)

Jonathan O'Brien: 111. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the status of her plans to introduce specialist Garda units to investigate sexual and domestic crimes. [31640/16]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Cyber Security Policy (25 Oct 2016)

Jonathan O'Brien: 112. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the status of the development of a cyber crime unit within An Garda Síochána. [31647/16]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Inspectorate Reports (25 Oct 2016)

Jonathan O'Brien: 134. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the recommendations made by the Garda Inspectorate in its previous reports that have not yet been implemented, in tabular form; and the timeframe in which she expects to deal with them. [31733/16]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Operations (25 Oct 2016)

Jonathan O'Brien: 135. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Garda stations that have no access to PULSE. [31736/16]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Ombudsman for Children Remit (25 Oct 2016)

Jonathan O'Brien: 372. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the date on which he will publish legislation to extend the remit of the Office of the Ombudsman for Children to include cases concerning children residing in direct provision. [32061/16]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Priorities for Garda Inspectorate: Discussion (19 Oct 2016)

Jonathan O'Brien: Are they not being implemented because of a resource or a culture issue?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Priorities for Garda Inspectorate: Discussion (19 Oct 2016)

Jonathan O'Brien: It seems a bit ironic that if a person approaches a garda in the street to report a stolen wallet, it may not be recorded, yet if a person in a car is stopped by gardaí and he or she has no tax disc or he or she fails to produce his or her driving licence in a Garda station, that is definitely recorded. What is the difference? There is no doubt that failure to produce an insurance...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Priorities for Garda Inspectorate: Discussion (19 Oct 2016)

Jonathan O'Brien: I have two brief supplementaries. We always talk about Garda numbers as if they are the be-all and end-all of policing, but I am more interested in Garda hours and how we utilise them. Even I have had great difficulty in trying to find out not how many personnel are dedicated to investigating burglaries or sex crimes but how many Garda hours are spent in each area. We would get a better...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Ombudsman for Children Remit (19 Oct 2016)

Jonathan O'Brien: 36. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the date on which she will publish legislation to extend the remit of the Office of the Children's Ombudsman to include cases concerning children residing in direct provision. [31000/16]