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Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Local Government Bill 2018: Committee Stage (5 Dec 2018)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: Does that anticipate a formal legal process?

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Local Government Bill 2018: Committee Stage (5 Dec 2018)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: I will. I am encouraged by that. I would add, however, that it is not just the planning element; there are also the by-laws and the budgetary and statutory requirements. There are area committees in Dublin which work pretty well and there are no statutory requirements in respect of them. We need to look at that. I would be obliged if the Minister of State could return to this on Report Stage.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Local Government Bill 2018: Committee Stage (5 Dec 2018)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: It is different from local authority housing or some of the other issues in that the asset is the liability. It is a loan. There are approximately 150 of these properties in the transition areas, not a huge number. However, there is concern that the level of administration involved in their transfer from the county to the city would mean proportionately a significant amount of work for the...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Local Government Bill 2018: Committee Stage (5 Dec 2018)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: To clarify the point - maybe the Minister of State will communicate with the local authority in this regard - compared to the difficulties involved in transferring them, there is very little difficulty that I can see in leaving them with the county council. There is a contractual obligation with the council but there is no obligation in terms of housing maintenance, tenancy or anything like...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Local Government Bill 2018: Committee Stage (5 Dec 2018)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: I move amendment No. 91: In page 24, between lines 26 and 27, to insert the following: “(4) All housing loan debts, which are outstanding from loans provided by Cork County Council to customers residing in the transition area, shall remain with Cork County Council.”.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Local Government Bill 2018: Committee Stage (5 Dec 2018)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: I move amendment No. 102: In page 26, between lines 1 and 2, to insert the following: "Amendment to Local Government Reform Act 2014 32. The Local Government Reform Act 2014 is amended in section 22A(1), by the substitution of the following paragraph for paragraph (a): "(a) subject to subsection (4), every county and city and county set out in Part 1 and Part 3, respectively, of...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Local Government Bill 2018: Committee Stage (5 Dec 2018)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: I move amendment No. 103: In page 26, between lines 1 and 2, to insert the following: "Amendment to Planning and Development (Amendment) Act 2018 32.The Planning and Development (Amendment) Act 2018 is amended in section 13, after subsection (1A), by the insertion of the following subsection: "(1B) The planning authority of Cork City Council, shall not in 2019, be required to begin...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: EU Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund: Motion (5 Dec 2018)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: Like the other speakers, I am conscious that today's agenda is a marathon. I share Deputy Daly's view, which she articulately outlined, of the deep flaws in EU policy as a whole on migration and integration. Likewise, while efforts have been made in this area, much more can be done to provide a home here for refugees and asylum seekers. I do not have many questions as such. Whatever...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Bail (Amendment) Bill 2017: Discussion (5 Dec 2018)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: I thank the witnesses for attending. It is much appreciated. I also thank Deputy O'Callaghan for the opportunity to address this issue. We previously discussed it during the summer in the week the quarterly crime statistics were published, which indicated a significant increase in burglaries, thefts and so on. Much of the discussion at that time related to the levels of crime that happen...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Bail (Amendment) Bill 2017: Discussion (5 Dec 2018)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: I agree with much of what Ms Deane said, in particular that judicial discretion is important and should be retained. On the legislation and section 2, on Committee Stage, I expressed the view that paragraphs (c) and (d), on their own, would expand the circumstances in which a judge could refuse bail. This may be worthy of consideration. Section 1(a) and 1(b) would make that an imperative....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Bail (Amendment) Bill 2017: Discussion (5 Dec 2018)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: That is my current reading of the legislation. I will reflect on it again if there is a report to be written. I have two remaining points which I will make together. People can address them but I am not looking for a response. My view is that there needs to be more resourcing, especially for the Garda, to pursue people where there are significant breaches of bail. Numerous cases have...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Bail (Amendment) Bill 2017: Discussion (5 Dec 2018)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: I do not think Ms Malone addressed the electronic tagging issue.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Bail (Amendment) Bill 2017: Discussion (5 Dec 2018)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: Ms Malone dealt with that. I am asking about the efficacy of it and the fact it is only as good as the system that is backing it up.

Local Government Bill 2018: Instruction to Committee (4 Dec 2018)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: That is not true.

Local Government Bill 2018: Instruction to Committee (4 Dec 2018)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: In the context of rules and procedures, there is a certain irony in how the rules of this institution can work peculiarly. Last week I was prevented from tabling an amendment to the Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) (Amendment) Bill 2018 concerning the manner in which sexual assault trials were governed. I will certainly be appealing against that decision. In this instance, we practically...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda-PSNI Transfers (4 Dec 2018)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 242. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí who have transferred to the PSNI; and the number of PSNI officers who have transferred to An Garda Síochána. [50423/18]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda-PSNI Transfers (4 Dec 2018)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 243. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of members of An Garda Síochána and the PSNI who have taken part in personnel exchanges for each year since 2005; and the time each exchange lasted. [50424/18]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda-PSNI Transfers (4 Dec 2018)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 244. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the rank of the members of An Garda Síochána and the PSNI who have taken part in personnel exchanges for each year since 2005; and the time each exchange lasted. [50425/18]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda-PSNI Transfers (4 Dec 2018)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 245. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of members of An Garda Síochána who have been on secondment with the PSNI; and the number of PSNI officers who have been on secondment with An Garda Síochána. [50426/18]

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 20 - Garda Síochána (Supplementary)
Vote 21 - Prisons (Supplementary)
Vote 22 - Courts Service (Supplementary)
Vote 24 - Department of Justice and Equality (Supplementary) (29 Nov 2018)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: I have a number of questions. On the issue of training, Deputy Clare Daly raised training in respect of child protection. Another issue that was raised during the year was the ability of gardaí to give chase. I do not believe the Department ever provided figures on how many gardaí were qualified up to CBD, competency based driving, level 2, although I might be mistaken. My...