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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...

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 will ask my remaining questions together. The first relates to an issue that arose on Question Time earlier. A number of additional direct provision centres have been opened recently but it is difficult for people to travel from sites such as Moville, Kenmare and Lisdoonvarna to Dublin and back within a day. Will the Minister elaborate on plans to relocate some of the facilities in...

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 am sorry but I reject that. The Minister could put it onto the Department of Children and Youth Affairs, but they are putting it back on the Minister's Department and they reckon that where there is a child protection issue, it is a matter for Tusla. I do not mind particularly who it comes under as long as it is funded. As far as the Department of Children and Youth Affairs is concerned,...

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: Contact centres are the point. I will ask the question again. The reference to family resource centres is because in some instances they have provided this service off their own bat. Contact centres exist primarily for facilitating Tusla referred supervised access visits. In any instances where there is a desire for a judge in a family court to direct for supervised access in...

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: No, that was it, but the question was more specific than that. Has the Minister provided in budget 2019 for additional resources for the Courts Service and for the Prison Service so they can take on the additional responsibilities they may have if gardaí are no longer doing them in the context of future policing?

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: Yes.

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) (Amendment) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (29 Nov 2018)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: This was a very important amendment. Elements of it could be improved, but it deals with a matter which is the subject of significant public debate. I will be seeking to re-enter it or a variation thereon on Report Stage. I will appeal the mystifying decision to rule it out of order to the Ceann Comhairle. The Bill addresses two discrete areas of criminal law sexual offences policy....

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) (Amendment) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (29 Nov 2018)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: To respond to that last point, it has been shown elsewhere that, where guidelines are in place, it is not simply that the judges read them. There is transparency and knowledge about the sentences being handed down across the board. There is more information about sentencing. Judges are better educated and better equipped as to what the standards are and what is expected of them. There is...

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) (Amendment) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (29 Nov 2018)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: May I speak on the section briefly?

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) (Amendment) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (29 Nov 2018)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: I wish to indicate that I may table amendments to section 6 on Report Stage.