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Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Children and Family Services Provision (24 Oct 2017)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 356. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her plans for the expansion of contact centre services to facilitate access and similar services for families. [44607/17]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Children and Family Services Provision (24 Oct 2017)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 359. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the action she is taking to ensure that there are facilities available to families that are referred from the District Court for supervised access. [44610/17]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Children and Family Services Provision (24 Oct 2017)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 360. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the action she is taking to ensure that there are facilities available to families that are referred from the District Court for supervised access in County Cork. [44611/17]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child and Family Agency Services (24 Oct 2017)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 357. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the services available for access and contact centres for families in Munster; and the services available both in circumstances in which a child is in care and not in care. [44608/17]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child and Family Agency Services (24 Oct 2017)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 358. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the services available for access and contact centres for families in County Cork; and the services available both in circumstances in which a child is in care and not in care. [44609/17]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Penalty Points System Offences (19 Oct 2017)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 2. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if his attention has been drawn to the processes An Garda Síochána has prepared to deal with the issue of those who were the subject of a conviction related to a fixed-charge penalty notice and who may have faced consequences more significant than a fine, such as being taken into custody and loss of reputation; and if...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Penalty Points System Offences (19 Oct 2017)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: As the Minister will be aware, 14,700 people wrongly received convictions for motoring offences having paid fixed charges. Others - the number is not yet clear - might have faced more significant consequences such as being taken into custody and loss of reputation and other related consequences. I wish the Minister to comment on the processes the Garda has initiated to deal with this issue.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Penalty Points System Offences (19 Oct 2017)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: I am aware of the ongoing process and that there is work being done. At a meeting of the justice committee some weeks ago, I put this question to the Garda. Assistant Commissioner Michael Finn told us that as many as 119 solicitors had contacted the Garda about adverse consequences for clients. As the Minister said, nobody was imprisoned solely owing to a summons being issued instead of a...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Penalty Points System Offences (19 Oct 2017)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: The point on imprisonment is not contested, but there are reports of people being arrested at their homes and subsequently released. Obviously, this still has serious implications for their reputation. My question, which has not been answered yet, is whether the Minister is aware of any specific process the Garda is undertaking to quantify the number of cases in which the aforesaid...

Questions on Promised Legislation (19 Oct 2017)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: White collar crime has been treated too leniently to date and it is important that as legislators we take a stand against it. When will the criminal justice (corruption) Bill, which aims to clarify and strengthen certain corruption offences, to provide greater clarity on influence offences and specific liability for companies for corrupt acts, come before the House? Was there an increase in...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Employment Rights (19 Oct 2017)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 19. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to introduce legislation to allow persons seeking international protection the right to work; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44243/17]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Community Policing (19 Oct 2017)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 18. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of dedicated community gardaí in the service of An Garda Síochána for each of the past seven years; the number of dedicated community gardaí in the Cork city Garda district for each of the past seven years; and the commitment of his Department to the national model of community policing. [44244/17]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Policy (19 Oct 2017)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 41. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to establish a time bound scheme with transparent criteria to regularise the position of undocumented migrants here. [44241/17]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Court Judgments (19 Oct 2017)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 48. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of reserved judgments currently outstanding in the High Court over three months, one year and two years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44245/17]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Commissioner Appointment (19 Oct 2017)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 50. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the manner in which the Garda Commissioner will be replaced; and when the vacancy will be filled. [44242/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Emergency Works Scheme (19 Oct 2017)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 97. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to provide emergency funding for schools damaged by storm Ophelia; and the action his Department plans to take to support such schools. [44468/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Emergency Works Scheme (19 Oct 2017)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 98. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the actions his Department will take to assist a school (details supplied) in repairing damage done by storm Ophelia. [44469/17]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Lower Lee (Cork City) Flood Relief Scheme: Discussion (18 Oct 2017)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: Do we want a response?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Lower Lee (Cork City) Flood Relief Scheme: Discussion (18 Oct 2017)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: I thank the representatives of Save Cork City and the OPW for attending today. I commend the OPW on its many years of good work in Cork city. Irrespective of people's view of the particular scheme, it is a civic service to interrogate a project such as this in an intensive way. Public consultation is a regular cause of frustration for public representatives. At most public consultations,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Lower Lee (Cork City) Flood Relief Scheme: Discussion (18 Oct 2017)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: Is that down by Francis Quay?