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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Scheme of the Equality/Disability (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill: Discussion (14 Dec 2016)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I thank the Senator. Would the Minister of State like to respond?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Scheme of the Equality/Disability (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill: Discussion (14 Dec 2016)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Go raibh maith agat, a Aire Stáit. I call Senator John Dolan.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Scheme of the Equality/Disability (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill: Discussion (14 Dec 2016)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I call the Minister of State to reply.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Scheme of the Equality/Disability (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill: Discussion (14 Dec 2016)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I have already allowed Senator Dolan a lengthy uninterrupted opening contribution. As other members have indicated a desire to contribute and we have only limited time remaining, I can only allow him a brief supplementary at this point.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Scheme of the Equality/Disability (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill: Discussion (14 Dec 2016)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I do not propose to invite the Minister of State to respond.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Scheme of the Equality/Disability (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill: Discussion (14 Dec 2016)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I will allow the Minister of State to do so, briefly.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Scheme of the Equality/Disability (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill: Discussion (14 Dec 2016)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I have one last question in reference to the school admissions Bill. If the Minister of State is researching that, he might also look at this Chairman's contribution on Second Stage in the Dáil because Senator Kelleher has reflected all the points I made on that. She is absolutely right. Across the board, we believe in the establishment of special class provision in relation to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Scheme of the Equality/Disability (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill: Discussion (14 Dec 2016)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: On the equality/disability (miscellaneous provisions) Bill, does the Minister of State know and does he have the detail with him on the number of Acts which will be directly impacted by amendment through the passage of this legislation? My own count is 11 Acts, but I am curious to know if I have missed out on any having gone through it quite carefully. I am anxious to know about the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Scheme of the Equality/Disability (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill: Discussion (14 Dec 2016)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I would like people to note that and I thank the Minister of State for his response. Before concluding and with no other hands showing, I ask if it is agreed that the Clerk should write to the Tánaiste informing her that the committee has considered the general scheme of the equality/disability (miscellaneous provisions) Bill 2016 and is of the view that it is extremely important that...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Immigration and Refugee Crisis: Discussion (14 Dec 2016)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: We will now address the issues of immigration and the refugee crisis. The purpose of our second session today is a discussion on these matters with the Minister of State at the Department of Justice and Equality, Deputy David Stanton. The joint committee identified immigration and the refugee crisis as one of its priority issues in the preparation of its work programme for 2016. The...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Immigration and Refugee Crisis: Discussion (14 Dec 2016)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I do not think I will get five years out of it.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Immigration and Refugee Crisis: Discussion (14 Dec 2016)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I now open the opportunity for members of the committee to question the Minister of State or make pertinent points. The first to indicate was Deputy Mick Wallace.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Immigration and Refugee Crisis: Discussion (14 Dec 2016)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: For the information of members, the next speaker will be Deputy Clare Daly and she will be followed by Senator Martin Conway. Theirs were the only hands that were held aloft. I ask members to please raise their hands if they wish to be placed on the list of speakers.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Immigration and Refugee Crisis: Discussion (14 Dec 2016)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I thank Deputy Daly for her questions. Before the Minister of State responds, I beg her indulgence as Senator Martin Conway must speak in the Seanad and he wishes to make a brief contribution. Would Deputy Daly mind if I take his contribution now?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Immigration and Refugee Crisis: Discussion (14 Dec 2016)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I wish to raise some points with the Minister. Direct provision has been raised by my colleagues. The Minister will recall that the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality responded to one of my questions a couple of weeks ago in the Dáil during Leaders' Questions, when I was asking questions for Deputy Adams. She passed the baton to the Minister of State to reply to my...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Immigration and Refugee Crisis: Discussion (14 Dec 2016)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Has the Minister of State indicated that the number of unaccompanied children has now gone to five?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Immigration and Refugee Crisis: Discussion (14 Dec 2016)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: The definition we use ourselves.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Immigration and Refugee Crisis: Discussion (14 Dec 2016)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Is that up from one?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Immigration and Refugee Crisis: Discussion (14 Dec 2016)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: In bringing this session to a close, I ask the Minister of State to take on board the points made by the Deputies and Senators who contributed, and while not at all taking less notice of the fact that we are a jurisdiction that lobbies intently on behalf of our citizens overseas, that while we will not have a general regularisation scheme, to be mindful of our own displaced nationals in other...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Curriculum (13 Dec 2016)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: 190. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the second level religious education programme; if it is an academic study subject, in line with his Department's memo following a meeting with the NCCA on 27 January 1995, confirmed by the NCCA in writing to his Department on 11 April 1995; if the State religious education course at second level is optional for students; and if...