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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Cybersecurity for Children and Young Adults: Discussion (Resumed) (21 Feb 2018)

Joan Freeman: Apologies have been received from the Chairman, Deputy Alan Farrell, Deputies Kathleen Funchion and Lisa Chambers, who cannot be here today. I also note that Senator Martin Conway is formally substituting for Deputy Farrell. I welcome members and also viewers who may be watching our proceedings on Oireachtas television to the public session of the Joint Committee on Children and Youth...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Cybersecurity for Children and Young Adults: Discussion (Resumed) (21 Feb 2018)

Joan Freeman: As everybody needs the opportunity to ask questions, I ask that members stick to the five-minute rule and use those five minutes for questions rather than statements. Is that agreed? Agreed. I welcome members from other committees who are in attendance today, including Deputy Dooley. The procedure here is that the members have the right to ask questions first and then I would be...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Cybersecurity for Children and Young Adults: Discussion (Resumed) (21 Feb 2018)

Joan Freeman: To whom is the Deputy's first question on responsibility directed?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Cybersecurity for Children and Young Adults: Discussion (Resumed) (21 Feb 2018)

Joan Freeman: I ask the Minister, Deputy Naughten, to answer the first part.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Cybersecurity for Children and Young Adults: Discussion (Resumed) (21 Feb 2018)

Joan Freeman: Thank you, Minister. I call the Minister, Deputy Naughten.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Cybersecurity for Children and Young Adults: Discussion (Resumed) (21 Feb 2018)

Joan Freeman: I call the Minister, Deputy Flanagan.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Cybersecurity for Children and Young Adults: Discussion (Resumed) (21 Feb 2018)

Joan Freeman: Thank you. I call the Minister, Deputy Bruton.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Cybersecurity for Children and Young Adults: Discussion (Resumed) (21 Feb 2018)

Joan Freeman: I thank you all. I am heartened by the meeting this morning. It is wonderful to see four Ministers, who are extraordinarily busy, making the time to come here and reassure the members. I want to thank the members for their vigorous questioning, regardless of the length of time they took. I propose that we suspend for a few minutes to allow the witnesses to leave.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Cybersecurity for Children and Young Adults: Discussion (Resumed) (21 Feb 2018)

Joan Freeman: We are resuming in public session. The meeting of the joint committee is adjourned until 9.30 a.m. on Wednesday, 21 March 2018.

Seanad: Order of Business (20 Feb 2018)

Joan Freeman: I wish to bring one issue to the attention of Senators. I want them to think of instances of overcrowding in everyday life. It could be on our buses, on the Luas or in our children's classrooms. While we object to such overcrowding, and it is uncomfortable to say the least, I want Senators to imagine an overcrowded psychiatric ward. I mean a ward where there is enough space for 44 people...

Seanad: Mental Health (Amendment) Bill 2017: Committee Stage (14 Feb 2018)

Joan Freeman: I would like to make a few short statements. I do not want to go into too much technical detail.

Seanad: Mental Health (Amendment) Bill 2017: Committee Stage (14 Feb 2018)

Joan Freeman: Yes. I also commend Deputy Browne and, indeed, Fianna Fáil for pushing the issue of mental health. As an aside, our Government seems to feel absolutely no embarrassment that the existing Mental Health Act 2001 is not compliant with either the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child or the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. Fianna Fáil, Sinn...

Seanad: Mental Health (Amendment) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (7 Feb 2018)

Joan Freeman: I move amendment No. 1:In page 3, between lines 11 and 12, to insert the following: “Amendment of section 4 of Principal Act 2. Section 4 of the Principal Act is amended by inserting the following subsections after subsection (3):“(4) An admission order made in respect of a child to an approved centre shall only be made where the consultant psychiatrist making the admission...

Seanad: Mental Health (Amendment) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (7 Feb 2018)

Joan Freeman: I did not welcome the Minister of State to the Chamber today. I hope he will forgive me. I am terribly surprised that he sometimes finds it difficult to work with me. I cannot understand why that might be.

Seanad: Mental Health (Amendment) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (7 Feb 2018)

Joan Freeman: I thank my fellow Senators for their support. I also want to refer to something that Senator Kelleher said when she spoke about child and adolescent mental health services, CAMHS. I agree with the Minister of State. The people who provide the services are the hardest working men and women imaginable. They are in the most difficult situations. They are as frustrated as the rest of us...

Seanad: Mandatory Reporting: Statements (25 Jan 2018)

Joan Freeman: It is lovely to see the Minister here. I am pleased to have the opportunity to speak briefly on the mandatory reporting provisions that were commenced in December. As far as I am aware, this is the first time that the mandatory reporting of child abuse has been put on a statutory footing for professionals. It is important to acknowledge that this is an excellent development for the safety...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: HIQA Inspection Report on Oberstown Detention Centre: Discussion (24 Jan 2018)

Joan Freeman: Thank you, Chairman. I thank the Minister for her presentation. I fully acknowledge that there has been major progress in Oberstown. However, I am still deeply concerned over certain areas. When Mr. Bergin was before the committee, many of us expressed concerns. I am keen to know whether progress has been made on certain points and, if not, I want to know about the timeframe for...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: HIQA Inspection Report on Oberstown Detention Centre: Discussion (24 Jan 2018)

Joan Freeman: Is there a timeframe? Is there a progress report on implementation?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: HIQA Inspection Report on Oberstown Detention Centre: Discussion (24 Jan 2018)

Joan Freeman: I do not know how appropriate it is to suggest that a member of this committee might accompany the Minister and her team. I mean that a member be allowed to accompany the Minister and then to report back to the committee.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: HIQA Inspection Report on Oberstown Detention Centre: Discussion (24 Jan 2018)

Joan Freeman: The single separation, the restraints and so on. Some members have commented on the time when the Minister will be talking to the staff in Oberstown. This is not checking up on anybody but the issue of single separation has had a great impact on us. I really believe that we could come back and report instead of dragging the Minister back to report on the visit. I do not know how...