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Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Back to School Clothing and Footwear Allowance Scheme Data (27 Sep 2018)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 226. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of back to school grant applications received from persons living in direct provision in each year since 2012; the number of these grants which were successful; the reasons given for unsuccessful applications in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39245/18]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: International Security Fund: Motion (26 Sep 2018)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: Ba mhaith liom buíochas a ghabháil leis an Aire as teacht isteach. Co-operation on security and tackling crime internationally is important. However, this is a substantial fund and one which is different in a number of respects from the 2014 to 2020 programme. I have a number of questions, which I ask the Minister to answer as briefly as he can, and I may then offer some...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: International Security Fund: Motion (26 Sep 2018)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: It is difficult to imagine that we could not calculate that. Perhaps the Minister does not have it right now. While there is a general overall allocation to Europe, I presume that if a country can opt out, the calculation of the budget of the fund can be made. If it can be done centrally in Europe, we should surely be able to figure out roughly what we will contribute to this. We may be...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: International Security Fund: Motion (26 Sep 2018)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: We will make a contribution to the EU budget.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: International Security Fund: Motion (26 Sep 2018)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: Very well. The Minister said there was an audit committee for the ISF. How often has the audit committee met during the lifetime of the current programme?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: International Security Fund: Motion (26 Sep 2018)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: That is not what I asked about.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: International Security Fund: Motion (26 Sep 2018)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: I asked how often it had met.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: International Security Fund: Motion (26 Sep 2018)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: There is a standing audit committee for the current programme. I am asking how often that has met.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: International Security Fund: Motion (26 Sep 2018)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: Does the Minister have the information to hand on how often it has met?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: International Security Fund: Motion (26 Sep 2018)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: This fund is substantially larger than the previous fund. There is an increase in overall funding of between 84% and 112%. The increased budget is aimed partly at increasing the flexibility of the fund to accommodate targeted actions as agreed by the Commission. A sum of €1 billion will be allocated to provide that fluidity. I understand that the single rulebook will allow the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: International Security Fund: Motion (26 Sep 2018)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: I am not sure that is a direct answer to the question I asked. Is it possible to use moneys from the flexible element of the fund so that the Commission can advance projects related to the Common Security and Defence Policy, Frontex or the Integrated Border Management Fund? Is that within the scope of the Commission? As I understand it, the Commission is responsible for targeted actions...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: International Security Fund: Motion (26 Sep 2018)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: Three specific policies have been outlined. Can moneys from the ISF be used for projects which cross over with those three projects? It is a reasonably straightforward question.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: International Security Fund: Motion (26 Sep 2018)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: We may be net contributors but, by opting in, we are supporting the potential expenditure of that money, either directly or indirectly. The Minister mentioned some concerns. Can he elaborate on the concerns the Department has and how they might be rectified in the negotiations? How is it intended to spend the moneys drawn down under the upcoming programme?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: International Security Fund: Motion (26 Sep 2018)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: The second element of my question was not answered in respect of what the Government intends to do with any money that is drawn down. The Minister has outlined that he has concerns but it is not crystal clear what they are. My concern is that the European Commission could decide to spend a substantial element of this fund any way it wishes, or to direct it be spent in any way it wishes,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: International Security Fund: Motion (26 Sep 2018)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: That is fine.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Scheme of the Thirty-eighth Amendment of the Constitution (Role of Women) Bill: Discussion (Resumed) (26 Sep 2018)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: I am glad we have had these hearings. There was a bit of a discussion some time ago to the effect that we should just proceed with the constitutional proposal as it was, as formulated by the Government. I think this hearing and the previous hearing have been valuable because there is an interesting discussion to be had on this as to whether there should be a simple deletion or whether there...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Scheme of the Thirty-eighth Amendment of the Constitution (Role of Women) Bill: Discussion (Resumed) (26 Sep 2018)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: I would like to make a few points in response to that. As Mrs. Justice McGuinness has suggested that the difficulty with including a provision of this nature in Article 45 is that it might well be disregarded as all the other parts of Article 45 have been. I am trying to understand whether, as far as Mrs. Justice McGuinness can see, it would be the case that if we were to adopt a wording...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Scheme of the Thirty-eighth Amendment of the Constitution (Role of Women) Bill: Discussion (Resumed) (26 Sep 2018)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: If the proposal of the Constitution Review Group were included in the Constitution as an alternative wording, or if something in that general vein were included to make this section of the Constitution gender-neutral, would there be any obvious cause of action, from Mrs. Justice McGuinness's point of view, that could be taken? Given that there have not been many successful actions on the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Scheme of the Thirty-eighth Amendment of the Constitution (Role of Women) Bill: Discussion (Resumed) (26 Sep 2018)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: Yes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Scheme of the Thirty-eighth Amendment of the Constitution (Role of Women) Bill: Discussion (Resumed) (26 Sep 2018)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: I understand that.