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Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Estimates for Public Services 2014
Vote 35 - Army Pensions (Supplementary)
Vote 36 - Defence (Supplementary) (3 Dec 2014)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: In fairness, Chairman-----

Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Estimates for Public Services 2014
Vote 35 - Army Pensions (Supplementary)
Vote 36 - Defence (Supplementary) (3 Dec 2014)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: With respect, Chairman, we are very busy people. There is no way we can sit here as defence spokespersons and examine figures without talking about the people behind them.

Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Estimates for Public Services 2014
Vote 35 - Army Pensions (Supplementary)
Vote 36 - Defence (Supplementary) (3 Dec 2014)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: However, we are not bean counters. We are people with a view regarding the implications for our Defence Forces of these proposals.

Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Estimates for Public Services 2014
Vote 35 - Army Pensions (Supplementary)
Vote 36 - Defence (Supplementary) (3 Dec 2014)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: That is fair enough.

Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Estimates for Public Services 2014
Vote 35 - Army Pensions (Supplementary)
Vote 36 - Defence (Supplementary) (3 Dec 2014)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: My previous point was that if the Minister meets PDFORRA, he should also meet the Reserve Defence Forces Representative Association. Throughout the last period when we were dealing with the value for money report and its implications, we were receiving representations and there would be a concern. The FCA evolved into the Reserve Defence Force. The individuals involved in these...

Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Estimates for Public Services 2014
Vote 35 - Army Pensions (Supplementary)
Vote 36 - Defence (Supplementary) (3 Dec 2014)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: The Minister will be aware of the alarming reports from the PDFORRA annual conference of members of the Defence Forces sleeping in cars. I acknowledge he dealt with this issue at the last Question Time but I also refer to the pay issue, whereby 20% of the membership of the Defence Forces is in receipt of family income supplement. Has the Minister met representatives of PDFORRA since he took...

Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Estimates for Public Services 2014
Vote 35 - Army Pensions (Supplementary)
Vote 36 - Defence (Supplementary) (3 Dec 2014)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: As subhead A5 pertains to Reserve Defence Force, I will deal with that issue then.

Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Estimates for Public Services 2014
Vote 35 - Army Pensions (Supplementary)
Vote 36 - Defence (Supplementary) (3 Dec 2014)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: Will the Department seek the meeting or is the Minister awaiting an invitation?

Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Estimates for Public Services 2014
Vote 35 - Army Pensions (Supplementary)
Vote 36 - Defence (Supplementary) (3 Dec 2014)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: That is okay and I thank the Minister.

Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Business of Select Committee (3 Dec 2014)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: I second that proposal.

Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Estimates for Public Services 2014
Vote 35 - Army Pensions (Supplementary)
Vote 36 - Defence (Supplementary) (3 Dec 2014)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: Similar to the Justice Vote which we dealt with last week, there seems to be substantial under-estimation of the number of members who will retire in a given year. Are there lessons to be learned on making projections? We have discussed the issue of Defence Force personnel who must retire at a certain age, although individual members feel they are physically capable of continuing to serve....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Aggressive Begging from a Public Order Perspective: Discussion (3 Dec 2014)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: This issue has been ignored for too long. It is a difficult issue to which the response must by its nature take a multi-agency approach. Policing obviously is one aspect of it, but consideration also must be given to social services, housing services and all of that. In addition, one must be realistic in this regard. I would argue that some of those who are involved in begging, albeit in...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Aggressive Begging from a Public Order Perspective: Discussion (3 Dec 2014)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: Like everybody here today I find the issue of begging deeply troubling. On the way to the hotel where I stay when I am in Dublin on Dáil duty, I come across a plethora of people who are begging, some of whom are aggressive and others who are passive. Every now and again I feel obliged to help because that is what a person would want for their brother or sister if in that situation. At...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Proposed Legislation (3 Dec 2014)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 73. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality when the children and family relationships Bill will be published. [46416/14]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Misconduct Allegations (3 Dec 2014)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 76. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality her plans to hold a public inquiry into the murder of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46463/14]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legislative Process (2 Dec 2014)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 334. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the current status of the spent convictions Bill; and when it will be enacted. [46076/14]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legislative Process (2 Dec 2014)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 335. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if a person (details supplied) in County Mayo who has previous convictions dating from the 1970s, will qualify under the spent convictions legislation. [46077/14]

Finance Bill 2014: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (26 Nov 2014)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: On a point of order, are there ways, under Standing Orders, by which the Ceann Comhairle could establish whether there were enough Deputies to call a vote before we would be called from all over the House for a vote?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (26 Nov 2014)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: We have had a chance today to deliberate on the four petitions before us and we will now deal with the decisions we have made. The first petition, No. 33/13 submitted by Mr. Henry Gaynor, relates to equality and fairness regarding the raising of the State pension age to 66 and beyond. The petitioner has an issue with having to sign on for jobseeker's allowance between the age of 65 and 66,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (26 Nov 2014)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: Is that agreed? Agreed. Our final petition today is No. 21/14, submitted by Mr. John Breslin, in regard to motor taxation reform. The petitioner seeks the introduction of pay-as-you-use type of motor taxation for haulage drivers as opposed to the current system where hauliers must tax their vehicles for a minimum of three months. Research by the committee secretariat has identified that...