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Public Accounts Committee: 2017 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 20 - An Garda Síochána
Chapter 7 - Management of Overtime Expenditure in An Garda Síochána (9 May 2019)

Alan Farrell: The overtime is being incurred by both the Department of Children and Youth Affairs in Oberstown and the Department of Justice and Equality. I wished to highlight it in this forum because of a conversation I had in the past with Mr. Patrick Bergin, the director of Oberstown, in consultation with Inspector Twomey in Balbriggan. Perhaps that can be examined because it is important. If there...

Public Accounts Committee: 2017 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 20 - An Garda Síochána
Chapter 7 - Management of Overtime Expenditure in An Garda Síochána (9 May 2019)

Alan Farrell: I agree, and so does Oberstown.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Business of Joint Committee (8 May 2019)

Alan Farrell: Apologies have been received from Deputies Lisa Chambers and Sherlock. I propose that we go into private session to deal with housekeeping matters. Is that agreed? Agreed.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Women's Aid Impact Report 2018: Discussion (8 May 2019)

Alan Farrell: I welcome members, and also viewers who may be watching proceedings on Oireachtas TV, to the public session of the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Children and Youth Affairs. The purpose of the meeting is to meet, in session one, representatives of Women's Aid to discuss the organisation's Impact Report 2018, "Children let down by the system" and, in session two, representatives of the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Women's Aid Impact Report 2018: Discussion (8 May 2019)

Alan Farrell: I thank Ms Martin and Ms Regan for their presentation. They have presented some startling facts. I offer the floor to the Vice Chairman, Senator Freeman.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Women's Aid Impact Report 2018: Discussion (8 May 2019)

Alan Farrell: I have an observation to make on one of Ms Martin's closing remarks. She stated, "the consent of the abuser is needed for children to attend counselling" and she made reference to the children being witness to these incidents, which is horrifying to me, not only as a parent but as a parliamentarian as well. Is there a remedy for that aside from guardianship ad litem, which comes much later...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Women's Aid Impact Report 2018: Discussion (8 May 2019)

Alan Farrell: Without asking the professionals why they seek both parents' consent for the child to access custody, can Ms Regan see a way around that under current legislation, given her professional experience with both hats on?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Women's Aid Impact Report 2018: Discussion (8 May 2019)

Alan Farrell: Change is required.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Women's Aid Impact Report 2018: Discussion (8 May 2019)

Alan Farrell: How long does that delay the process in Ms Regan's experience, presuming that an order for a child to access counselling with only one parent's consent is granted?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Women's Aid Impact Report 2018: Discussion (8 May 2019)

Alan Farrell: I thank Ms Regan for that information. It is obviously very pertinent to the work of the committee in ensuring that children are accessing services.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Women's Aid Impact Report 2018: Discussion (8 May 2019)

Alan Farrell: I thank the Senator for her very pertinent questions.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Women's Aid Impact Report 2018: Discussion (8 May 2019)

Alan Farrell: I thank Ms Martin and Ms Regan. I appreciate them coming before the committee and answering questions so comprehensively. We will suspend to allow time for our next session to commence.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Children's Rights Alliance Report Card 2019: Discussion (8 May 2019)

Alan Farrell: I again welcome members, and viewers who may be watching proceedings on Oireachtas TV, to the public session of the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Children and Youth Affairs. Our second session is with the Children's Rights Alliance on its report card for 2019. On behalf of the committee, I welcome Ms Tanya Ward, chief executive, and Ms Edel Quinn, legal research and public policy manager,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Children's Rights Alliance Report Card 2019: Discussion (8 May 2019)

Alan Farrell: Thank you very much, Ms Ward. I will let Senator Freeman in presently because I know time is against her. I will be quick. I have some observations to make on which I seek your views. Lest I be accused of being party political, a C+ grade is not good enough for this State. An F grade on homelessness is disgraceful. Our national legacy of the treatment of Travellers, regardless of what...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Children's Rights Alliance Report Card 2019: Discussion (8 May 2019)

Alan Farrell: I thank Deputy Neville and call Deputy Mitchell.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Children's Rights Alliance Report Card 2019: Discussion (8 May 2019)

Alan Farrell: Is there a cost associated with that?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Children's Rights Alliance Report Card 2019: Discussion (8 May 2019)

Alan Farrell: Absolutely. We might take it upon ourselves to get in contact with the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport in relation to the issue. It would seem to be one of those costs that involves a net benefit to the State in the long run. Of course, we would need to determine what the cost is first. I thank Deputy Mitchell for that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Children's Rights Alliance Report Card 2019: Discussion (8 May 2019)

Alan Farrell: That concludes our discussion. On behalf of the committee, I thank Ms Ward and Ms Quinn for answering our questions so comprehensively and thank them for taking the time to attend. The joint committee will now adjourn until 9 a.m. on Wednesday, 15 May 2019, when it will meet the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs to receive an update on the LGBTI+ youth strategy.

National Children's Hospital Costs: Statements (17 Apr 2019)

Alan Farrell: Deputy, please. That sort of language is not permitted in the House, as you well know. We are now moving to the second round, which is questions and answers. I call Deputy Donnelly.

National Children's Hospital Costs: Statements (17 Apr 2019)

Alan Farrell: It is eight minutes each. The Deputy may ask questions and receive answers. It is entirely up to him whether he wishes to ask a question and get an answer.